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á-cólian

(v.)
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Bið manna lufu ácólod, Hml. Th. ii. 542, 26. Ic Godes þeówdóm ácóledne behreówsige, C. D. iii. 349, 8

drípan

(v.)
Grammar
drípan, p. te
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(v. drip:) but the form may be taken as a subjunctive, cf. the following instances of that mood in Lch. :-- Nime þysse wyrte wós, dó on, i. 266, 8. Ceáces sure wið wín gemenge, ii. 32, 9. Gewyrce (cf. wyrc, 32, 5) him ... finul, wyl þá wyrta, 34, 9.

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fore

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
fore, adv.

in frontat the headbefore

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In the Northern specimens many Latin verbs with the prefixes prae, pro are glossed by fore and the verb which translates the simple Latin verb, e.g. foregearuiga praeparauero, Jn.

ge-ner

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Betere wé faran ús intó þám niycclan scræfe . . . and ðǽr wé magon on genere wunian, Hml. S. 23, 204. Gif. . . hí manna ǽnig on genere heólde, 50.

plegan

Grammar
plegan, [In p. 775, col. 2, l. 2 for 361, l. 391.]
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Add Mann dysig plegað mid handum homo stultus plaudet manibus, Scint. 95, 8

wilwan

(v.)
Grammar
wilwan, wilwian, wilian; p. wilwede, wilede.

to rollfig.to joincompoundcompose

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[Welwyn or rollyn al thyngys þat may not be borne volvo, Prompt. Parv. 521. Goth. walwjan (trans.).] Similar entries v. á-, be-, ge-wilwan; wealwian

HREÓH

(adj.)
Grammar
HREÓH, adj.

ROUGHfiercesavageroughstormytempestuousdisturbed

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Wæs him hreóh sefa ege from ðam eorle troubled was his mind, he was in fear of the man, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 142; Met. 1, 71.

þearfan

(v.)
Grammar
þearfan, p. de; pp. ed
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Ǽnig gemynd þearfendra manna, Blickl. Howl. 69, 10. Brec ðínne hláf þearfendum mannum, 37, 20: 75, 23: 109, 14. Ðæt hé sealde sum þping þearfendum mannum ( egenis ), Jn.

þeów-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
þeów-dóm, es; m.
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Nú habbaþ hig ðæt mynster gesett mid preóstan, and willaþ ðǽr habban þeówdóm eall swá man hæfþ on Paules byrig on Lundene, Chart.

wunung

(n.)
Grammar
wunung, e; f.

dwellinglivinga dwellinghabitationplace to live inbeingexistenceliving

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Swá eác se fordóna man bið deófles templ, and deófles wunung, Homl. Th. i. 262, 5-18. Ne biþ ðǽr Cristes eardung ne his wunung on ðære heortan, Blickl. Homl. 13, 24. On ðære fíftan fléringe wæs ðæra manna wunung gelógod, Boutr. Scrd. 21, 10: Homl.

Linked entry: wunian

ge-wǽcan

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Gif man on huntuþe rán mid fláne gewǽceþ, Lch. i. 166, 25. Ic for yldum gewǽht eom, ꝥ ic delfan ne mæg, Hml. S. 23 b, 782. Nis hǽlo on flǽsce míne. Gewǽht ( afflatus ) ic eom, Ps. Spl. 37, 8.

a-rísan

(v.)
Grammar
a-rísan, part. arísende; p. arás, pl. arison; pp. arisen; v. n.

To ARISEriserise uprise againto come forthoriginatesurgereexsurgereresurgereprovenireoriri

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Sindon costinga monge arisene many temptations are arisen, Exon. 33 a; Th. 104, 20; Gú. 10. Arisen wæs sunne exortus est sol, Mk. Lind. War. 4, 6

Linked entry: a-rás

FIRAS

(n.)
Grammar
FIRAS, fyras; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m.

Living beingsthe chief of living beingsmenmankindhŏmĭnesvĭrigĕnus hūmānum

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Living beings, the chief of living beings, men, mankind; hŏmĭnes, vĭri, gĕnus hūmānum Firas monige many men, Runic pm. 26; Kmbl. 344, 28; Hick. Thes. i. 135, 52. Me wítan ne þearf Waldend fira the Ruler of men need not upbraid me, Beo.

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from-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
from-cyn, -cynn, es; n.

a from-kinoffspringprogenyposterityprōgĕniesprōlesthe race from which one springsancestryorigingĕnusŏrigo

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Nis ǽnig ðæs horsc, ðe ðín fromcyn mǽge, fira bearnum, sweotule geséðan there is not any so wise, who may manifestly declare thine origin to the children of men, Exon. 11 a; Th. 15, 26; Cri. 242

huntaþ

(n.)
Grammar
huntaþ, huntoþ, es; m.

Huntinggamevenatio

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On ðæt gerád ðet ðenne ðæs neód bíþ his meu beón gearuwe tó huntoþe on the condition that, when there shall be need for it, his men may be ready for hunting Chart. Th. 148, 3.

plóg

(n.)
Grammar
plóg, es ; m.
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Plowlond carrucata, þat a plow may tylle on a day, Prompt. Parv. 405. In Ælfric's Colloquy the ploughman says : Ǽlce dæg ic sceal erian fulne æcer oððe máre.

teóðung-land

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung-land, es; n.
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As may be seen from another charter, the land at Liddiard was in the hands of the bishop of Winchester, v. 144; and several names besides will be found common to the two charters.

flá

Grammar
flá, a strong dat. flá occurs: dat. pl. flán(?)
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Se mann mid his ágenre flán ofscoten wæs, Hml. Th. i. 502, 17-30. Hé wearð mid ánre flán ofscoten telo e muris jacto perfossus occidilur, Ors. 3, ll; S. 144, 27. Hé wearð gescoten mid ánre flá on ðám cneówe, Hml. Th. 492, 5.

fram-scipe

(n.)
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Þý lǽs hié ormóde wǽron ... ðæs hié mid mec tó fromscipe geféran scoldon lest they should despair ... of coming to advancement with me, Nar. 32, 25. ꝥ þú gefeó in þǽm fromscipe mínes lífes and eác blissige in þǽm weorðmyndum that you may be glad at the

líne

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Add: a cord Ne magon hy ðá lífes línan on middan ynibfæðmian, Sal. K. 150, 31. a line, stroke made on a surface ' Þú leornedest be ánre línan wæs áwriten anlang middes þæs þóþeres'. . . ' Ic wót hwæt seó líne tácnað, ' Solil.