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CROP

(n.)
Grammar
CROP, cropp, es; m.

a sprout or top of a herb, flower, berry, an ear of corn, a bunch of berries or blooms, cluster cymathyrsusspica, corymbusracermus, uvathe CROP or craw of a bird vesicula gutturisa kidney rien

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Lind. 6, 1 Wið ðon biþ gód lustmocan crop a bunch of 'lustmock' is good for that L. M. 1, 38; Lchdm. 11, 92, 9 Genim lustmocan crop take a bunch of 'lustmock,' 1, 38; Lchdm. ii. 98, 16.

Linked entry: croppa

ge-swutelian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swutelian, -swuteligan, -swytelian, -sweotulian, -sweotlian; p. ode, ade, ude; pp. od, ad, ud [sweotol manifest, clear, open]

To declarepublishmake knownexplainprovemanifestshowglorifymonstrāredemonstrārepublĭcāreexprĭmĕremanĭfestāresignāreexplānāreprŏbāreclārĭfĭcāre

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Is geswutelod signātum est, Ps. Th. 4, 7. Nú ys mannes sunu geswutelod, and God ys geswutelod on him nunc clārĭfĭcātus est fīlius hŏmĭnis, et Deus clārĭfĭcātus est in eo, Jn. Bos. 13, 31, 32

in

(prep.)
Grammar
in, prep.
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Ic in mínne fæder hyht staðelie, Jul. 436. of adjective to some department to which its qualification is limited. Cf. A.

þanan

(adv.)
Grammar
þanan, þonan (-on, -un, -en); adv.
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Ðý læs hé áfealle ðonon ðe hé fæsðlícost tó hopian scolde, Past. 51; Swt. 395, 11. marking the point from or in regard to which direction or position is estimated Ðanon ðe hé blǽwþ him byþ nama gesett from the quarter that the wind blows is a name made

wegan

(v.)
Grammar
wegan, p. , pl. ; pp.

to move, bear, carry, bring, transport to bring, cause to bear, support to bear, carry, to have bearwearto haveto be under the influence of havebear to bear, submit toto weigh,to put something in a balance to be equal to To move

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Weien hit to lutel is ase vuel, A. R. 336, 22

Linked entry: æt-wegan

folc

a peoplea nationan armya racetribesectlay-folkthe laitythe peoplefollowersthe people the common peoplecountry-folkfolkmenpeoplefolksa crowdcompanytrooppeoplefolk

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Gode is his folc swýþe leóf, Bl. H. 45, 19, 35: 47, 21.

healf

(adj.)
Grammar
healf, adj.

a half

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Sé be hine gefó and gegange healfne hine áge, 42, 18. denoting one of the parts into which the division is made, healf dǽl a half: Hió hire folc on tú tóðǽlde . . .

Linked entry: healf

DOLH

(n.)
Grammar
DOLH, dolg,es ; n.

A wound, scar of a wound, cut, gash, sore vulnus, cicatrix, ulcus

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A wound, scar of a wound, cut, gash, sore; vulnus, cicatrix, ulcus Cnua gréne betonican and lege on ðæt dolh gelóme, óþ-ðæt ðæt dolh [sý] gebátod pound green betony and lay it on the wound frequently, until the wound is bettered, L.

Linked entry: dolg

FÆC

(n.)
Grammar
FÆC, es; pl. nom. acc. facu; gen. faca; n.

Space, interval, distance, portion of timespătium, intervallum, tempŏris intervallum

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Se þeódwíga þreónihta fæc swífeþ on swefote the noble creature is dormant in slumber a three nights' space, 96 a; Th. 357, 34; Pa. 38. Geseah he ánre stówe fæc vīdit ūnius lŏci spătium, Bd. 3, l0; S. 534, 19. Unfyrn faca in a little time, Andr.

Linked entries: æfter-fæce fec

FEOR

(adv.)
Grammar
FEOR, feorrv, fior; comp. fyrr, fyr, fier; sup. fyrrest; adv.

FARat a distanceprŏcullongebeyondmoreoverultraporro

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Hyra heorte is feor [feorr, Mt. Bos. 15, 8] fram me cor eōrum longe est a me, Mk. Bos. 7, 6: Bt. Met. Fox 24, 4; Met. 24, 2. Ðá gyt ðá he wæs feor his fæder, he hyne geseah when he was yet far from his father, he saw him, Lk. Bos. 15, 20.

Linked entries: feorr fior

FRÉCNE

(adj.)
Grammar
FRÉCNE, frǽcne; adj.

Horriblesavageaudaciouswickeddaringdangerousperilousdīrusasperaustērusatroxaudaxperīcŭlōsus

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Ðæt biþ frécne wund that is a perilous wound, Exon. 19 a; Th. 48, 12; Cri. 770. He ána genéðde frécne dǽde he alone ventured on the daring deed, Beo. Th. 1782; B. 889. Be ðære frécnan cóðe of the dangerous disorder, L. M. 2, 33; Lchdm. ii. 236, 12.

HÚS

(n.)
Grammar
HÚS, es; n.

A HOUSEa family

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A HOUSE, a family Hic lar þis fýr on ánfealdum getele, and hit getácnaþ hús on mænigfealdum getele, hi lares ðás hús; ðanon is gecweden lardum spic, forðan hit on húsum hangaþ lange, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 9, 48.

irnan

(v.)
Grammar
irnan, p. arn, pl. urnon ; pp. urnen

To run

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Seó [eá] is irnende of norþdǽle, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 15. Ac hí forweorþan wætere gelícost ðonne hit yrnende eorþe forswelgeþ ad nihilum devenient, velut aqua decurrens, Ps. Th. 57, 6.

læc

(adj.)
Grammar
læc, adj.
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Another form that attracts comparison is given by Graff ii. 200, lah, which has reference to cutting, and this suggests the rendering wounded.

Linked entry: lacra

lǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽnan, p. de

To lendgrantlease

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Gif gé lǽnaþ ðám ðe gé eft æt onfóþ hwilc þanc is eów sóþlice synfulle synfullum lǽnaþ si mutuum dederitis his a quibus speratis accipere quæ gratia est vobis? nam et peccatores peccatoribus fænerantur, Lk. Skt. 6, 34.

Linked entry: ge-léned

seldan

(adv.)
Grammar
seldan, (-on, -un, -um) ; cpve. seldnor ; adv.
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Icel. of- too, and v. of-) seldan hwǽr æfter leódhryre lytle hwíle bongár búgeþ too rare are the cases in which after the fall of men the deadly weapon retires, or often after slaughter the spear is seldom at rest, i. e. in most cases frequent strife

Linked entry: seldnor

BLÓSTMA

(n.)
Grammar
BLÓSTMA, blósma, an; m.

A BLOSSOM, bloom, flowerflos

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He dysegaþ se ðe wintregum wederum wile blósman [Cot. blostman] sécan he is foolish who will seek flowers in wintry weather, Bt. 5, 2; Fox 10, 32. Ðænne wangas blóstmum blówaþ then [i.e. in summer] the fields bloom with flowers, Menol.

Linked entry: blóstm

triumpha

(n.)
Grammar
triumpha, an; m.
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The explanation is called forth by the passage: Heora an consul forsóc ðone triumphan, ðe him mon ongeán brohte . . . and sǽde, ðæt hié hæfden bet gewyrht, ðæt him mon mid heáfe ongeán cóme ðonne mid triumphan, 17-21.

twiwa

(adv.)
Grammar
twiwa, tweowa, twuwa, tuwa, tuwwa, tua, twiga, twigea, twige, twía; adv.
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.; ðæt is III c wintra and I M Ors. 6, I; Swt. 252, 6. Tuwa fífe binas quinquies. Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 25. Tuwa fíftig bis quingentenum, 11, 76. Twige, Hpt. Gl. 486, 77. Twía seofon beóþ feówertýne, Anglia viii. 302, 45. Twía fíf beóþ týn, 328, 22

bí-geng

(n.)
Grammar
bí-geng, (big-).

practiceexercisedoingcultivationtillageobservanceworship

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Ðis hǽðen-gyld deófles biggeng is, Hml. Th. i. 72, 4. On bíggenge Godes beboda, 544, 25. Tó þám bígenge his gebeda ad orationis studium, Gr. D. 36, 19: 71, 10. Gástlicre rǽdincge bígencge (studio), Angl. xiii. 392, 383.