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ferþ

(n.)
Grammar
ferþ, ferþþ; gen. -es; dat. -e; m. n.

the soulspiritmindanĭmusmenslifevīta

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Ferþþum, 114 b; Th. 440,15; Rä. 60, 3. life; vīta Lǽtaþ gáres ord ingedúfan in fǽges ferþ let the javelin's point dig into the life of the doomed one, Andr. Kmbl. 2665; An. 1334

deáwig

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Substitute for first passage Deáwig sceaftum with the dew on their spears, Exod. 344; and add :-- Deáwigre roscido, An. Ox. 84. Mid déwium (dǽwigum, Hpt. Gl. 421, 65) roscidis, rore madidis, 655

fóster-land

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land assigned for the support of monks (ad cibum monachorum) Ich Æðelstán ... grantye ... .xxx. hýden on Sidemyntone tó fósterland, and tó at Chelmyntone, and six at Hylfelde, C.D. v. 236, 10.] Add: [

gemynd-dæg

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Add: the anniversary of a person's death Scs Gregorius gemynddæg (March 12. Cf. On ðone twelftan dæg ðæs mónðes (March) bið Sce Gregories geleórnes, Shrn. 62, 18), Ll. Th. i. 92, 5

swán-geréfa

(n.)
Grammar
swán-geréfa, an; m.
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of the wood and of the mast. . .

folc-stede

(n.)
Grammar
folc-stede, -slyde, es; m.

Folk or dwelling-placepŏpŭli lŏcushabĭtācŭlum

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Folk or dwelling-place; pŏpŭli lŏcus, habĭtācŭlum Folcstede gumena the dwelling-place of men, Andr. Kmbl. 40; An. 20. On folcstede in the folk-place, Chr. 937; Erl. 114, 7; Ǽðelst. 41: Exon. 102b; Th. 388, 21; Rä. 6, 11.

em-niht

(n.)
Grammar
em-niht, es; n. [em, emn equal; niht night]

Equal day and night, equinoxæquĭnoctium

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Equal day and night, equinox ; æquĭnoctium On emnihtes dæg, ðæt is ðonne se dæg and seó niht gelíce lange beóþ on the day of the equinox, that is when the day and night are equally long, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 12, 19; Lchdm. iii. 260,

Linked entry: efen-niht

manung

(n.)
Grammar
manung, e; f.

monitionadmonitionadvicea claiming or exaction of debt, tributethe place where toll is demandedthe district in which a power of summoning or exacting is exercisedthe people residing in such a district, and bound to answer his summons

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Th. 472, 10. the place where toll is demanded, the district in which a power of summoning or exacting is exercised Monno sittende æt gæflæs monunge hominem sedentem in teloneo, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 9, 9.

mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnan, p. de

To meanto intend to convey a certain senseto intend to indicate a certain person or thing without direct statement to meanpurposehave as an object to which the mind is directedintendto signifyhave a certain signification or purpose

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To mean. of persons to intend to convey a certain sense Gif hé of wege ǽnigne gebrohte . . ðæt is ðæt ic mǽne gif hé ǽnigne man on synne bespeóne if he have brought any man out of the way . . . what I mean, is, if he have lured any man to sin, L.

Linked entries: ge-mǽnan ge-mǽnan

innoþ

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Hé wolde ðæt of ðǽm innoðum á libbendu wætru fleówen ðe on hine gelífden, Past. 467, 30. as seat of appetite Fræcum innoþes gýfernesse gulosa uentris ingluvie, An. Ox. 2446. a gut, an entrail Se wǽta ðára innoða humor viscerum, Past. 73, 9.

FETER

(n.)
Grammar
FETER, fetor, e; f.

A FETTERchain for the feetcompespĕdĭca

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A FETTER, chain for the feet; compes, pĕdĭca He fédeþ swá on feterum he feeds him thus in fetters, Exon. 88b; Th. 332, 30; Vy. 88: Ps. Th. 78, 11. Án sceal inbindan forstes fetre one shall unbind fetters of frost, Exon. 90a; Th. 338, 9; Gn. Ex. 76.

Linked entries: feoter fetor

irfan

(v.)
Grammar
irfan, p. de

To inherit

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Kmbl. i. xxxiii-v on the leases of church lands for lives, in which such phrases as the following occur :-- His dæg forgeaf, and æfter his dæg twám yrfeweardum. Such lives were sometimes named in the instrument setting forth the grant

cost

(n.)
Grammar
cost, es; m.
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Þár þegen áge twégen costas, lufe oþþe lage, and hé lufe geceóse where a thane has two ways of settlement open to him, by amicable agreement or by appeal to law, and he choose the former, Ll. Th. i. 298, 5

breóst-hord

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-hord, es; n. m.

the heart, minda hoard, treasure The breast's treasure, the thought, mind, heart pectoris thesaurus, cogitatio, mens, cor

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[breóst the heart, mind, hord a hoard, treasure] The breast's treasure, the thought, mind, heart; pectoris thesaurus, cogitatio, mens, cor Óþ-ðæt wordes ord breóst-hord þurhbræc until the point [or issue] of the word broke through his mind, Beo.

-en

(suffix)
Grammar
-en, <b>. I.</b> m. forms only a few masculine terminations of nouns; as, Þeóden; gen. þeódnes; m. a king, from þeód people: dryhten; gen. dryhtnes; m. a lord, from dryht

people, subjects

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Also -en forms many nouns of the f. gender [corresponding to the Icel.

Linked entry: -ælfen

freónd

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R. 23, 12. (6 a) one who is on the same side or of the same party as another, an associate :-- Ne sé wé freóndas ( socii, geféran, W.S.) hiora in blód ðára wítgana, Mt. L. 23, 30.

munuc-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
munuc-líc, adj.

Monastic

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Monastic On munuclícre drohtnunge in monachica conversatione, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 96, 46 : Bd. 4, 11; S. 579, 2 : 4, 27; S. 603, 24. Hé wolde árǽran on his biscopríce munuclícne regol, Homl. Skt. 6, 59. Healdan his munuclíce scrúdware, L.

ge-rúm

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rúm, es; n. [rúm space]

Room, spacespătium

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Cyning healdeþ me on heáðore, hwílum lǽteþ eft on gerúm sceacan the king holds me in restraint, sometimes again lets me go at large, Exon. 105 b; Th. 401, 20; Rä. 21, 14

Linked entry: rúm

ge-sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceádan, -scádan; p. -scéd, -sceód; pp. -sceáden [in the Northern Gospels weak forms occur]

To separate, distinguish, discern, decideto separate

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Rodera rǽdend hit on riht gescéd the ruler of the firmament decided it aright, Beo. Th. 3115; B. 1555. He biþ on ðæt wynstre weorud gesceáden he will be assigned at the separation to the band on the left hand, Exon. 117 a; Th. 449, 23; Dóm. 75

ge-mong

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mong, es; n.

A mixture, crowd, throng, companycommixtio, turba, cætus

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A mixture, crowd, throng, company; commixtio, turba, cætus Ðǽr is sib bútan níþe hálgum on gemonge there is amity without envy among the holy, Exon. 32 a; Th. 101, 19; Cri. 1661: 59 b; Th. 216, 9; Ph. 265. On gemonge in the throng, Beo.