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denu

(n.)
Grammar
denu, e; f : dene,an ; f : dene,es ; m.

A plain, vale, dale, valleyvallis, convallis

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Ðá becóme wit to ánre dene, seó wæs ormǽtlíce deóp and wíd, and forneán on lenge unge-endod we two then came to a valley, which was immensely deep and wide, and in length almost endless, Homl.

Linked entries: dænu dene dene dene

FÓÐER

(n.)
Grammar
FÓÐER, fóður, es; n.

foodfood for cattlefodderălĭmentumjūmenti pābŭlumthat in which food is carrieda basketcophĭnusκόφĭνosthat in which food for cattle is carrieda cartcart-loadvĕhesplaustrumnunc massa vel vŏlūmen plumbi

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Stv. 14, 20. that in which food for cattle is carried,-a cart or cart-load, about 19 or 20 cwt. a heavy weight, as we now use the word for a FOTHER of lead, that is 191/2 cwt; vĕhes, plaustrum, nunc massa vel vŏlūmen plumbi He scolde gife sixtiga fóðra

Linked entry: fódder

láreów

(n.)
Grammar
láreów, es; m.

A teachermasterpreacher

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cildra biddaþ ðé eálá Láreów ðæt ðú tǽce ús sprecan nos pueri rogamus te, Magister, ut doceas nos loqui, Coll. Monast. Th. 18, 1. Ne gyrne gé ðæt eów man Láreówas nemne án ys eówer Láreów nolite vocari Rabbi: unus enim est Magister vester, Mt.

nabban

(v.)
Grammar
nabban, ( = ne habban, the verb is conjugated throughout)

not to haveto be without

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nabbaþ, Mk. Skt. 9, 13. Earmra manna gehelpan ðe sylfe nabbaþ and ðæra myhta nabbaþ ðæt hié wyrcen mágon, L. E. I. 3, Th. ii. 404, 22. Hí heora nabbaþ má ðonne hí heora habban, Bt. 26, 1;Fox 90, 19.

Linked entries: næfde nafa ne

nearuness

(n.)
Grammar
nearuness, e; f.

a straitoppressiondistressdistressanxietytribulationtroublegrief

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Hú ne witon ðæt nán nearewnes ne nán unrótnes nis nán gesǽlþ nam non esse anxiam, tristemque beatitudinem quid attinet dicere? Bt. 24, 4; Fox 86, 20.

Linked entry: nirwett

or-wíge

(adj.)
Grammar
or-wíge, adj.
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Icel. víg homicide) cweþaþ ðæt mon móte mid his hláforde feohtan orwíge (onwíge, MS. H.), gif mon on ðone hláford fiohte; swá mót se hláford mid ðý men feohtan (cf. Unicuique licet domino suo sine wita subvenire, L. H. I. 82, 3; Th. i. 590, 2).

Linked entries: -wíge on-wíge

undern

(n.)
Grammar
undern, es; m.

The third hour of the daynine in the morning

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étaþ on ðam Sunnandagum on undern and on ǽfen, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 3. Sele drincan on þreó tída, on undern, on middæg, on nón, Lchdm. ii. 140, 1. Fram hancréde óð undern, Homl. Th. i. 74, 21: Chr. 538; Erl. 16, 2. Ofor undern, Blickl. Homl. 93, 15.

a-rǽfnan

Grammar
a-rǽfnan, l. á-ræfnan (-ian), and add: I.
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eall áræfnaþ, Bl. H. 13, 9. Ic hit áræfnede ꝥ ic eów æteówe hwylcum gemete gé sceolan áræfnan, 237, 12. Þú his dómas on þé sylfum áremdest (v. l. geþolodest), Angl. xii. 505, 4. Hú hé áræfnede ðæs cwelres hand, Shrn. 129, 9. Áræfne þú ealle . . .

á-reccan

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Ðis willað hwéne rúmedlícor áreccean haec paulo latius replicando disseramus, 75, 17. Sié áreaht expolietur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 69

cyst

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dele last two passages. substitute for 'with gen. pl. . . . æstimatio,' an excellent, precious thing; with gen. the best of anything, best of its class (cf. colloquial the pick of), and add Gif þám dǽdlican þás cyste (cf. ungerím feós, 231) geúðan

hopa

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Add: expectation of what is desired, desire combined with expectation On hopan ( spe ) hǽle beóð gewordene: hope sóðlíce sé þe gesewen ys nys hopa (Rom. 8, 24), Scint. 130, 3. Geanbidung rihtwísra bliss; hopa sóðlíce árleásra forwyrð, 8.

rídan

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rídan tó mid þám geréfan, 236, 12. Rídan þá yldestan men ealle tó . . . Gif hwá nylle rídan, 208, 29-31.

hlystan

(v.)
Grammar
hlystan, p. te

To list, listen to, hear, hearken

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biddaþ ðé leóf ðæt ðú hlyste úre sprǽce oramus, domine, ut audias nos, Gen. 43, 20. Man láreówum hlyste let teachers be listened to, L. Eth. vii. 19; Th. i. 332, 26. Hig hlyston hím audiant illos, Lk. Skt. 16, 29.

fæger

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
fæger, fægr; comp. m. fægerra; f. n. fægerre; sup. -est, -ost, -ast, -ust; adj. [fæger beauty, fairness]

FAIR, beautiful, joyous, pleasant, pleasing, sweet pulcher, dĕcōrus, lætus, jucundus, dulcis

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Wæs geforþad ðín fægere weorc thy beautiful work was done, Hy. 9, 24; Hy. Grn ii. 291, 24. Mín se éca dǽl fægran botles brúceþ my eternal part shall enjoy a fair mansion, Exon. 38 a; Th. 125, 13; Gú. 353.

ge-sceððan

(v.)

To injure, hurt, oppress, be an enemy tonocere, adversari

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[with the same form in the infinitive are to be found, apparently, two verbs, one belonging to the strong, the other to the weak conjugation. Corresponding to the Gothic verb skaþjan, skóþ is sceððan, scód; [cf. sceppan, scóp.]

þolian

(v.)
Grammar
þolian, p. ode
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biþ ðæt, ðonne mon him sylf ne mæg wyrd onwendan, ðæt hé ðonne wel þolige, 459, 16; Hy. 4, 117. Æt ðearfe þolian, unwáclíce wǽpna neótan, Byrht. Th. 140, 53; By. 307: 137, 45; By. 201

ge-fæstnian

(v.)
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Wearð hé gefæstnod be þǽre swíþran handa tó þǽre bǽre, 151, 18. Róde gefæstnad, Cri. 1448. Gefæstnodon sceare and cultre mid þǽre sýl confirmato vomere et cultro aratro, Coll. M. 19, 19.

feoh

cattlepropertywealthmoneyrichestreasurebribegiftmetalcoin

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Álǽned feoh pignus, gylden wed vel feoh arra, forweddad feoh fiducia, 21, 5-8. price paid. Similar entries v. sellan; IV. Feh blódes hit is praetium sanguinis est, Mt. L. 27, 6.

ge-habban

(v.)
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S. 3, 325. to treat well or ill Hé fram him fremsumlíce wæs onfangen and micle tíd mid him well gehæfd (-hæfed, v. l.) wæs (habitus est ), Bd. 4, 1; Sch. 340, 16. <b>XII a.

ge-hátan

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weán oft gehét, B. 2937.