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fǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
fǽtan, p. te; pp. fǽted, fǽtt.

pack ⬩ to adorn ⬩ ornament

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hroden for ideas of load and ornament

Linked entries: ge-fætan hroden fæt fæt-gold

eges líc

(adj.)
Grammar
eges líc, def. se eges líca, seó, ðæt eges líce; adj. [eges líc a likeness of fear = ]

Fearful, terrible, dreadful, terrific, horrible, awful ⬩ terrĭbĭlis, terrĭfĭcus, horrĭbĭlis, horrendus

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Egeslícne cwide sigora Weard ofer ðæt fǽge folc forþ forlǽteþ the Lord of victories shall send forth a dreadful utterance over the fated folk, Exon. 30a; Th. 92, 30; Cri. 1516.

HÝDAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÝDAN, p. de

To HIDE ⬩ conceal

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Fleóþ ðonne tó muntum and hié hýdaþ for ðara engla onsýne, Blickl. Homl. 93, 26: Past. 15, 1; Swt. 89, 15. Ic on mínre heortan hýdde in corde meo abscondi, Ps. Th. 118, 11: Bt. Met. Fox 29, 109; Met. 29, 55.

Linked entries: a-hýdan hídan

freónd

(n.)
Grammar
freónd, friónd, es; pl. nom. acc. freóndas, frénd, frýnd, freónd; gen. freónda; dat. freóndum; m. [freónde loving, part. of freón,

A FRIEND ⬩ ămīcus

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Se hláford ne scrífþ freónde ne feónde the lord regards not friend nor foe, Bt. Met. Fox 25, 31; Met. 25, 16: Exon. 105 b; Th. 401, 23; Rä. 21, 16.

Linked entries: frénd friénd friónd ge-frýnd

til

(adj.)
Grammar
til, adj.
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Th. 104, 26. til is found in proper names, see for examples Txts. 497

Linked entries: ticlum til-líc

hwæt

(adj.; int.; pronoun.)
Grammar
hwæt, neut. of hwá, used as an adv. or interj.

Why ⬩ what! ⬩ ah!

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Be ðæs folces heringe ic nát hwæt wé ðæs fægniaþ as regards popular applause, I know not why we rejoice at it, Bt. 30, 1; Fox 108, 22. Hwæt befealdest ðú folmum ðínum bróðor ðínne why hast thou felled thy brother with thy hands?

Linked entries: hwet hwá hwata hwilc-hwega

raðe

(adv.)
Grammar
raðe, (aspirated and unaspirated forms occur, and each can alliterate; the two forms are given separately. v. hraðe); adv.
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Ne þincþ eów nó ðý raðor ( none the sooner ) heora genóh, Bt. 13; Fox 38, 31 : 30, 1; Fox 108, 9. Nán man hit náh tó geáhnianne raðost þinga ( at the earliest ), ǽr syx mónþum æfter ðam ðe hit forstolen wæs, L. C. S. 24; Th. i. 390, 13.

ge-leáfa

(n.)
Grammar
ge-leáfa, an; m. [leáfa belief]

Belief ⬩ faith ⬩ confidence ⬩ trust ⬩ fĭdes ⬩ fĭdūcia

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On rihtum geleáfan in right faith, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 31. Hí monige hrǽdlíce fram deófolgyldum to Cristes geleáfan gecyrdon multos in brĕvi ab idōlătria ad fĭdem convertĕrent Christi, Bd. 5, 10; S. 624, 9 : Chr. 565; Erl. 17, 21.

Linked entries: leáfa ge-lǽfa leáfa ge-lǽfa

ge-limpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-limpan, he -limpeþ, -limpþ; p. -lamp, -lomp, pl. -lumpon; subj. p. -lumpe, pl. -lumpen; pp. -lumpen

To happen ⬩ occur ⬩ befall ⬩ come to pass ⬩ take place ⬩ accĭdĕre ⬩ evĕnīre ⬩ contingĕre

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Fox 26, 34; Met. 26, 17 : Bt. 18, 4; Fox 66, 27. Ealle ðás ungesǽlþa us gelumpon þurh unrǽdas all these calamities befell us through evil counsels, Chr. 1011; Erl. 145, 1. Gif ðé ðæt gelimpe if that befall thee, Elen. Kmbl.879; El. 441: Beo.

ge-þeóde

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeóde, es; n.

Language ⬩ speech ⬩ idiom ⬩ translation ⬩ lingua

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Hí mihton sóna sprecan on ǽghwelc ðara geþeóda ðe under heofonum is they could at once speak in every language under heaven, Shrn. 85, 16: Bt. 35, 4; Fox 162, 26.

Linked entry: ge-þióde

þætte

(con.)
Grammar
þætte, ( = þæt þe; cf. eác wæs ðæt ðe beforan ðæm temple stód ceác, Past. 16; Swt. 105, 1, and : Ðá wæs ꝥte scyttelas wurdan tóbrocene, Blickl. Homl. 87, 5. Þætte is used in the same way as þæt, q. v.); conj.
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Th. 210, 2; Exod. 509. where there is a demonstrative form as antecedent Hé beóþ swá geþwǽra, þætte nó ꝥ án ꝥ hí magon geféran beón, ac ðý furþor ꝥ heora nán búton óþrum beón ne mæg, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 17.

þá

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
þá, adv. conj.
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Bt. 5, 3; Fox 14, 4. ¶ See git, gita, gén, géna, nú for other instances of the word

feorh-ner

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-ner, -nere, es; n.

Life's preservation or salvation, a refuge, sustenance, nourishment ⬩ food ⬩ vītæ servātio ⬩ refŭgium ⬩ ălĭmentum ⬩ cĭbus

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Life's preservation or salvation, a refuge, sustenance, nourishment; food; vītæ servātio, refŭgium, ălĭmentum, cĭbus Monigfealde sind gód ðe us dǽleþ to feorhnere Fæder ælmihtig manifold are the goods which the Father almighty distributes to us for life's

FÝSAN

(v.)
Grammar
FÝSAN, p. de; pp. ed [fús ready, prompt, quick] .

To hasten ⬩ festīnāre ⬩ To speed oneself ⬩ make haste ⬩ take oneself away ⬩ hasten away ⬩ se festīnāre ⬩ propĕrāre ⬩ se abrĭpĕre ⬩ To incite ⬩ stimulate ⬩ to send forth ⬩ drive away ⬩ stĭmŭlāre ⬩ incĭtāre ⬩ accĕlĕrāre ⬩ emittĕre

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To hasten; festīnāre He ongan fýsan to fóre he began to hasten for the way, Cd. 138; Th. 173, 12; Gen. 2860 : Elen. Kmbl. 451; El. 226. v. reflex.

Linked entries: fýsian ge-fýsan

M

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Also for earlier fn is found mn, as in emn along with efn, Goth. ibn; stemn and stefn, Goth. stibna.

grǽdig

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Add: having an excessive appetite for food, of persons Consumptor, i. devorator gífre, grǽdig gluto, Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, 2. Grédge ambrones, 100, 12. Grǽdige gúðrincas ( the cannibals ), An. 155. of animals Geoguð myrwe grǽdig, Rä. 39, 2.

ǽfen-steorra

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-steorra, an; m.

The evening star ⬩ Hesperus

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It then goes after the sun into the earth's shade, till it runs off behind the sun, and comes up before the sun, then we call it the morning star, because it comes up in the east, and announces the sun's approach, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 232, 34.

Linked entry: morgen-steorra

FLÓWAN

(v.)
Grammar
FLÓWAN, part. flówende; ic flówe, ðu flówest, fléwst, he flóweþ, flewþ, pl. flowaþ; p. fleów, pl. fleówon; pp. flówen

To FLOW ⬩ issue ⬩ fluĕre ⬩ fluctuāre ⬩ inundāre

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Fox 5, 28; Met. 5, 14: Ps. Th. 67, 2: 63, 1: 103, 10: 147, 7. On ðæt land ðe fléwþ meolece and hunie in terram quæ fluit lacte et melle, Ex. 3, 8: Num. 13, 28: 14, 8: 16, 14: Ps.

Linked entry: geond-flówan

BLÓWAN

(v.)
Grammar
BLÓWAN, part. blówende; ic blówe, ðú blówest, bléwst, he blóweþ, bléwþ, pl. blówaþ; p. ic, he bleów, ðú bleówe, pl. bleówon; pp. blówen; v. n.

to BLOW, flourish, bloom, blossom ⬩ florere, efflorere, reflorere ⬩ to be in full vigour or bloom ⬩ to burst, blossom

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Fox 527; Gn. C. 34: Exon. 109 a; Th. 417, 6; Rä. 35, 9. Wæs Aarones gyrd gemétt blówende and berende hnyte Aaron's rod was found blossoming and bearing nuts, Homl. Th. ii. 8, 15.

wild-deór

(n.)
Grammar
wild-deór, wildeór, es; n.

A wild animal ⬩ wild beast

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Wildiórum gelícran ðonne monnum, Bt. 38, 5 ; Fox 208, I. Ic áfyrre yfel wilddeór ( malas bestias ). Lev. 26, 6. Ealle yfele wilddeór, Lchdm. i. 202, 13. Wildeór, Lev. 26, 22 : feras Ps. Th. 67, 27. Nétena oððe wildeór, Bt. 38, 2 ; Fox 196, 18.

Linked entry: wildedeór

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