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ǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽr, eár, ér; sup. ǽrost, ǽrest, ǽrst; adv.

EREbeforesoonerearlierformerlyalreadysome time agolatelyjust nowtilluntilanteapriusmanematuredudum

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Ðá ic hér ǽrest com when I first came here, 129; Th. 164, 8; Gen. 2711: Beo. Th. 1236; B. 616

ge-endian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-endian, -endigan, to -endianne; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad.

To endfinishcompleteaccomplishfīnīreconsummāreperfĭcĕreto come to an end

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Ic geendige fīnio, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 5; Som. 34, 57. Man ðæt geendaþ on ǽfynne man ends it in the evening, Ps. Th. 103, 22. Oþoniél geendode his dagas mortuus est Othoniel, Jud. 3, 11 : Chr. 189; Erl. 9, 27. Hyt ys geendod consummātum est, Jn.

Linked entry: endian

séfte

(adj.)
Grammar
séfte, adj. Soft
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<b>IVa.

Linked entry: sófte

winestra

(adj.)
Grammar
winestra, adj.

Left

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Left; the feminine form is used substantively = left hand. v. swíþ, II. Ðæt sió winestre hand ne scyle witan hwæt sió suíðre dó, Past. 44; Swt. 323, 14.

Linked entries: wynstra winstre

un-áwendendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áwendendlíc, adj.

Unchangeableunalterableinvariable

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Unchangeable, unalterable, invariable Heora nán nǽfre of ðam háde ðe hé is ne áwent, forðan ðe God is unáwendendlíc, Homl. Th. ii. 606, 27: Bt. 35, 2; Fox 158, 4.

cræt

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Voc. ii. 78, 76. Crætena cearcetunge, Wlfst. 200, 17. Cratum bigis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 89, 70: 12, 5. Crætum quadrigis, 149, 14: curricis, 28, 17: carpentis, i. curribus, Wülck. Gl. 254, 12. Creatum curribus, Ps. Srt. 19, 8

gyrdel

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Voc. i. 40, 51. Swyrdes gyrdel baltheus, 58. Gyrdel oððe belt balteum, ii. ii. 51. Gyrdel oððe bréc lumbare, 51, 15. Synd gesealde from þám abbode ealle neádbehéfe þing, þæt is . . . gyrdel (bracile), R. Ben. 92, 3.

fandian

(v.)
Grammar
fandian, fandigan; to fandienne; p. ede , ode ; pp. ed , od ; v. trans. gen. dat. acc.

To try, tempt, prove, examine, explore, seek, search outtentāre, prŏbāre, exāmĭnāre, expĕrīri, inquīrĕre, vestīgāre

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Ic bohte án getýme oxena, nú wille ic faran and fandian hyra jŭga boum ēmi quinque, et eo prŏbāre illa, Lk. Bos. 14, 19. Ic wille fandigan nú hwæt ða men dón I will now seek to know what those men do, Cd. 109; Th. 145, 24; Gen. 2410.

Linked entries: fandere ge-fandod

Frysa

(n.)
Grammar
Frysa, Friesa, an; pl. nom. acc. Frysan, Frisan, Fresan; gen. Frysena, Frysna; dat. Frysum; m.

A FrisianFrīsiusFreso

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Gyf Frysna hwylc ðæs morðorhetes myndgiend wǽre if any of the Frisians should be a rememberer of this deadly feud, Beo. Th. 2212; B. 1104. Ic wæs mid Frysum I was with the Frisians, Exon. 85 b; Th. 322, 24; Wíd. 68: Beo.

Linked entries: Fresan Friesa Frisan

lind

(n.)
Grammar
lind, e; and linde, an; f.

a shield

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Voc. ii. 75, 29. In ða greátan lindan; of ðære lindan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 79, 24. On ða gemearcodan lindan; of ðære gemearcodan lindan, vi. 182, 2.

stocc

(n.)
Grammar
stocc, es ; m. I.
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Skt. i. 5, 386-402. Ic hæbbe of ðam stocce ðe his ( Oswald's ) heáfod on stód, ii. 26, 260. Óþ ðone calewan stoc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 216, 1. Hé gefeól on ðone stocc be ðære stǽnenan strǽte ðe is geháten sacra uia, and tóbærst on feówer dǽlas.

ge-fillan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fillan, p. de.
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Th. i. 170, 10. Ealle ic mihte feóndas gefyllan, hwæðre ic fæste stód, Kr. 38. Ne wearð wæl máre folces ge-fylled sweordes ecgum, Chr. 937 ; P. I 10, (I a) fig. :-- Hé úp áhóf hond his ofer hié ðæt hé gefælde hié (ut prosterneret eos), Ps.

hættian

(v.)
Grammar
hættian, p. ode; pp. od

To take the hair and skin from a person's head

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He thinks the form hettian [hættian] has no sense, but may it not be connected with hæt, as it was just that part of the head which the hat covered that was affected? It was giving the victim the appearance of wearing a hat of a most ghastly kind

Cynewulf

(n.)
Grammar
Cynewulf, es; m.
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ᚹ [wén] is geswíþrad, <b>W</b> [hope] is overpowered, gomen æfter gearum, my joy in my old age, geógoþ is gecyrred youth is turned back ald onmedla. my old pride.

tó-slítan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-slítan, p. -slát, pl. -sliton; pp. -sliten

To tear in two,tear to pieces,tear asunderto tear in two,in pieces,rend material,to give a torn appearance to anythingto serrateto rend,cleave,break asunder that which is hard or bulkyto tear the flesh,rend,bite,woundlacerateto tear asunderpartseparate what has been joinedseverto pull to piecesdestroy the existence of an object, abstract or concreteto destroydissipateto distract the mindTo be different

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To tear in two, tear to pieces, tear asunder Ic tóbrece oððe tóslíte rumpo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Zup. 177, 4.

ferian

(v.)
Grammar
ferian, ferigan, ferigean, fergan; to ferianne; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [fer = fær a journey] .

to carryconveybearleadconductferreportārevehĕrededūcĕreafferreto betake oneself tose gerĕreversērito godepartvehiīre

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Th. ii. 518, 29. Ðé on folmum feredan in mănĭbus portābunt te, Ps. Th. 90, 12: 82, 3. Feriaþ mid éow of ðære eorþan wæstmum afferte nōbis de fructĭbus terræ, Num. 13, 21. He wæs fered on heofen ferēbātur in cælum, Lk.

Linked entries: fergan ferigan fergan

scínan

(v.)
Grammar
scínan, p. scán, sceán
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Th. ii. 242, 7. Hwǽr is seó eorðe ðe nǽ fre sunne on ne sceán? In ðære reádan sǽ, Salm. Kmbl. 198, 14. Wígbord scinon, Cd. Th. 207, 14; Exod. 466. Eoforlíc scionon, Beo. Th. 612; B. 303.

hrægl

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<b>III a.

þweál

(n.)
Grammar
þweál, es; n. m.

washingwhat is used in washingointment

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[Forhabbe hé hyne wyð ǽlc þweald, Lchdm. iii. 134, 25.] what is used in washing, ointment. (Cf. Icel. þvál a kind of soap, þvæla to wash with soap: Swed. twål hard soap.) Similar entries v. þweán, II Pund ðuahles librum ungenti, Jn. Skt. Lind. 12, 3

Linked entry: þweán

síþ

(prep.; adv.; con.)
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Kmbl. ii. 47, 2