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fealwian

(v.)
Grammar
fealwian, fealewian, fealuwian; p. ode; pp. od

To grow yellow, ripen, to wither as leaves flāvescĕre

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To grow yellow, ripen, to wither as leaves; flāvescĕre On hærfest hit fealwaþ in harvest it ripens, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 23. His leáf ne fealwiaþ its leaves shall not wither, Ps. Th. 1, 4.

lógian

(v.)
Grammar
lógian, (v. lóh); p. ode

To lodgeplacearrangeframe

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To lodge, place, put in order, arrange, frame þreágenne gé lógiaþ eówere sprǽce ye frame your speech to reprove, Homl. Th. ii. 454, 25. Hí on heora scype heora nett lógodon in navi componentes retia, Mk. Skt. 1, 19.

mæssepreóst-scír

(n.)
Grammar
mæssepreóst-scír, e; f.

The district attached to the church at which a masspriest officiated

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The district attached to the church at which a masspriest officiated Gif man hwylc metrum cild mæssepreóste bringe, sý of swylcre mæssepreóstscýre swylce hyt sý, L. E. I. 17; Th. ii. 412, 21. Cf.

þæran

(v.)
Grammar
þæran, (? þærran)
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The word intended seems to be one corresponding to Icelandic þerra, which, as well as the form mundlaug, the equivalent of the rather uncommon mundleów, the modern version in that language uses in this passage) mid ðý líne, ðe hé wæs begyrded, Homl.

Linked entries: þerran þirran

á-ídan

(v.)
Grammar
á-ídan, p. de
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To dispossess (? cf. eád), to turn out, expel Áídeþ eliminat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 29, 23. Áýdan eliminare, An. Ox. 8, 108. Út áídan eliminare, 7, 109: Angl. xv. 208, 12.

Linked entry: -ídan

be-lǽwan

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Add: to betray, a person Hé hine belǽwde deáþe, Wlfst. 18, I: Hml. A. 153, 56. Hé belǽwde þone Hǽlend þám cwellerum, 74, 45: Hml. Th. i. 26, 25. Beleede (biléde, R.) proderet, Mk. L. 14, 10.

fiscere

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Him þá cóm án fiscere and hiene ánne ofer bróhte piscatoria scapha trepidus transit, Ors. 2, 5; S. 84, 10. Wearð geworden, swá swá God wolde, fiscere to biscope, Ll. Th. i. 334, 12. hwon þú sceole for ówiht þysne man (S.

ge-hycgan

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D. 271, 13. to think, conceive, have an idea of Ne mæg ic þæt gehicgan, hú ic in þǽm becwóm, Sat. 179. to resolve, determine For þon scyle mon gehycgan þæt hé Meotude hýre, Sch. 98

ge-nægled

(v.)
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Substitute: ge-næglian; p. ede, ode. to nail, attach one object to another by nails Hiá gelǽddon hine ꝥ hiá on róde genæglede duxerunt eum ut crucifigerent, Mt. L. 27, 31. Sié áhóen ł fæste genæglad on róde crucifigatur, 22. Genægled, 26.

ge-dreógan

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Wel hym þæs geweorkes . . . gif hé ealteáwne ende gedreógeð, Hy. 2, 13. to suffer Wíf ðiú blódes flóning geðolade ł gedróg (-dreóg ?) mulier quae sanguinis fluxum patiebatur, Mt. L. 9, 20. to live through, spend time, life, &c. [v. N. E.

ofer-flówendness

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Þonne wǽre hit oferflówennis (superfluum uideretur) ús áwiht níwes trahtnienne, Chrd. 2, 4. Lustas heora hláford þurh oferflówednysse unlustum gehnexiað, ii. 92, 19.

sceand

(n.)
Grammar
sceand, f.
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Beseah Hieu þǽre sceande (Jezabel) úp . . . 'Gáð þǽre hætse (vel sceande) þe ic hét niþer ásceófan,' 18, 344-350

wác-lic

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Add: poor with regard to physical properties Hé wæs swíðe wáclic on his gewǽdum erat valde vilis in vestibus, Gr. D. 34, I. with regard to mental or spiritual properties Ic sylf, án wáclic man ( homuncio ), Gr. D. 7, 22.

wyrt-truma

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-truma, (wyrtruma), an: -trum, es; m.: -trume, an; f. (v. Be ðare wyrtruman,
    Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 93, 7).
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ðan heáfdan ... uurtwalan, vi. 2, 4-6. Andlang fyrh on ða heáfda; andlang heáfda on ðæne grénan pæð ... andlang fyrh on ða wyrtwale; swá be ðære wyrtwale, iv. 19, 17-28. Cf. too: Be ðám heáfdon, iii. 378, 22. Á be heáfdan, 438, 29.

Linked entry: -truma

cearian

(v.)
Grammar
cearian, cearigan, carian; ic cearige, ðú cearast, he cearaþ, ceariaþ; ode; od [cearu = care]

To take care, heed, to be anxious or sorrycurare, sollicitum esse

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To take care, heed, to be anxious or sorry; curare, sollicitum esse Hwæt bemurnest ðú cearigende why mournest thou sorrowing? Exon. 10b; Th. 11, 27; Cri. 177. He æt gúþe ná ymb his líf cearaþ he cares not about his life in battle, Beo.

Linked entry: carian

líc-þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
líc-þegnung, -þénung, e; f.

funeralexeguies

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Last offices done to the dead, funeral, exeguies Ic mæg habban árwurþfulle lícþénunge of heófigendre menigu I may have honourable service done to my corpse by a mourning multitude, Homl. Th. i. 86, 33.

un-sidu

(n.)
Grammar
un-sidu, a; m.

A bad habitvicious custommal-practice

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A bad habit, vicious custom, mal-practice Sóð is ðæt ic secge, árǽre man unlaga on lande oððe unsida lufige swíðe, ðæt cymð ðære þeóde unþearfe, L. I. P. 4; Th. ii. 308, 8.

un-nytness

(n.)
Grammar
un-nytness, e; f.

Uselessnessfrivolityvanitytriviality

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Ðæt on ðam hálgan Sunnandæge nán man hine unnytnesse swíðe ne geþeódde, Wulfst. 227, 6. Wé forbeódaþ ǽgðer ge geflitu, ge plegan, ge unnytta word, ge gehwelce unnytnesse in ðám hálgan stówum dónne, L. E. I. 10; Th. ii. 408, 23

Linked entry: nytness

wíd-mǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
wíd-mǽrsian, p. ode
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To spread abroad the knowledge or fame of an object, to proclaim, publish, celebrate Ðá spræc man ofer eall and wíd*-*mǽrsude, ðæt Iósepes bróðrn cómon Pharaone auditum est et celebri Sermone vulgatum in aula regis: Venerunt fratres Joseph, Gen. 45

bendan

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[Icel. benda to bend