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fisc-noþ

(n.)
Grammar
fisc-noþ, -naþ, es; m?

A fishing ⬩ piscātus

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A fishing; piscātus Seó þeód ðone cræft ne cúðe ðæs fiscnoþes the people knew not the art of fishing, Bd. 4, 13; S. 582, 43

Linked entries: fiscoþ fixnoþ

fóre

(n.)
Grammar
fóre, gen. dat. acc. of fór

a going ⬩ journey ⬩ course ⬩ approach

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Exon. 111 a; Th. 426, 10; Rä. 41, 71: Bd. 5, 9; S. 623, 23: 4, 27; S. 604, 29

FYLST

(n.)
Grammar
FYLST, e; f.

Help ⬩ assistance ⬩ auxĭlium

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Help, assistance; auxĭlium Mid Godes fylste with God's help, Bt. Met. Fox 23, 14; Met. 23, 7: Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 35, 20. [Cf. fullǽst.]

Gátes héued

(n.)
Grammar
Gátes héued, es; n. [Goat's head]

GATESHEAD, near Newcastle, Durham ⬩ oppĭdi nōmen juxta Nŏvum Castrum in agro Dunelmensi, capræ căput signĭfĭcans

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Ben. Lye: Bd. 3, 21; S. 125, note 37

heort-hogu

(n.)
Grammar
heort-hogu, e; f.

Heart-care

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Heart-care Ðis mæg tó heorthoge ǽghwylcum bisceope this may be care of heart for every bishop, L. I. P. 5; Th. ii. 308, 27

Linked entry: hogu

hér-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
hér-, hǽr-líc; adj.

Noble ⬩ excellent

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Noble, excellent Næs ðæt hérlic dǽd that was no noble deed, Bt. Met. Fox 9, 36; Met. 9, 18. Hǽrlíc, 1, 86; Met. 1, 43

in-áberan

(v.)
Grammar
in-áberan, p. -bær

To bring in

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To bring in Be ðam hunde ðe his hand eft innábær of the dog that brought his hand in again, Homl. Th. ii. 520, 14

lyft-edor

(n.)
Grammar
lyft-edor, es; m.
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An enclosure formed by clouds [? v. lyft] Síðboda lyftedoras bræc the pillar of fire broke through the clouds, Cd. 155; Th. 193, 24; Exod. 251

ge-talian

(v.)
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Þé bið getalod éce méd of heora hǽle tibi ex illorum salute merces iudicabitur eterna, Chrd. 93, 18

blóstmian

(v.)
Grammar
blóstmian, part. blóstmiende; p. ode; pp. od

To BLOSSOM, blow ⬩ efflorere

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To BLOSSOM, blow; efflorere Seó beorhtnes ðæs blóstmiendan feldes wæs gesewen the brightness of the blossoming field was seen, Bd. 5, 12; S. 629, 38

ge-mete

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-mete, adv.

Fitly, meetly, in a proper manner ⬩ apte, congruenter, convenienter

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Fitly, meetly, in a proper manner; apte, congruenter, convenienter, Exon. 40 a; Th. 132, 13; Gú. 472: Bt. Met. Fox 13, 36; Met. 13, 18

un-forfeored

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forfeored, (un-forfored(?).

Unbroken ⬩ extricabile

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also ungebrocenre extricabili, 33, 7: perhaps in each case inextricabilis should be read, cf. untósliten inextricabilis, 110, 60); Unbroken; extricabile, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 22

Linked entry: for-feored

wyrhte

(n.)
Grammar
wyrhte, (?), an; f.

A female worker

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A female worker, in cýs-wyrhte Be cýswyrhte. Cýswyrhtan gebyreþ hundred cýse, and ðæt heó buteran macige, L. R. S. 16; Th. i. 438, 30

fæþm-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
fæþm-lic, adj.

embracing ⬩ encompassing ⬩ sinuous

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embracing, encompassing Sý þín þæt fæþmlice hrif mid eallum fægernessum gefrætwod, Bl. H. 7, 28. sinuous Ðǽm fæðmlice sinuosis (flexibus), Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 65

flyge

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Mid þan þe se strǽl on flyge wæs, þá cóm windes blǽd foran ongeán, ꝥ seó strǽl wearð eft gecyrred, Bl. H. 199, 20. Add

for-giten

(adj.)
Grammar
for-giten, adj.

Forgetful

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Forgetful Críst nelle gehýran þæs gímeleásan and þæs forgytenan mannes gebedrǽdene, Bl. H. 57, 4. Ealra þǽra worda hí wǽron forgytene, Hml. S. 23, 389

Linked entry: for-gitan

for-hogodness

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Forhogodnesse contemptum, Bd. 4, 24; Sch. 481, 15. Take here for-hogednes, and add

Linked entries: -hogodness for-hogdness

ge-rislic

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Substitute: In agreement with, similar Wæs hé geris-licrc (gelicre, v. l. ) willsumnesse módesþám cymnge pari ductus deuotione mentis, Bd. 5, 19; Sch. 653, 19

Linked entry: -rislic

ge-syndig

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-syndig, adj.
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Fair, favourable Tó þon þæt gesyndge windas ús set lande gebróhte adeo ut secundi nos uenti ad terram comitarentur, Bd. 5, 1 ; Sch. 553, 13

Linked entries: -syndig ge-sundig

gicþa

Grammar
gicþa, itch.
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Se giecða bið suíðe unsár, Past. 71, 18. Wiþ wambe gicþan, Lch. ii. 240, 5. Wið wambe gicþum, 166, 7. Gihðum, i. 374, 2. Add