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ofer-fæðman

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-fæðman, p. de

To cover in an embrace, to overspread, to envelope

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Th. 470, 12; Hy. 11, 14

leás

Grammar
leás, <b>. II.</b>
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Þás feówer ( the four evangelists) syndon tó underfónne, . . . and forlǽtan þá óðre þe leáse gesetnysse (pseudo-gospels, apocryphal writings ) gesetton, Hml.

fér

(n.)
Grammar
fér, es; m.

Fearterrortĭmor

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Fear, terror; tĭmor Mid fére foldbúende se micla dæg meahtan Dryhtnes bihlǽmeþ the great day of the mighty Lord shall strike earth's inhabitants with fear, Exon. 20 b; Th. 54, 13; Cri. 868

for-tyllan

(v.)
Grammar
for-tyllan, p. de; pp. ed

To draw off from the objectseducesedūcĕre

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To draw off from the object, seduce; sedūcĕre Ðonan us se swearta gǽst forteáh and fortylde whence the dark spirit drew away and seduced us. Exon. 11 b; Th. 17, 14; Cri. 270

ear

(n.)
Grammar
ear, ær, es; m.

Sea, oceanmăre, oceănus

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Sea, ocean; măre, oceănus Hyre [dúne] deorc on lást eare geblonden óðer fereþ dark on its [the down's] track goes another mixed with the ocean, Exon. 101b; Th. 384, 3; Rä. 4, 22

Linked entries: æchir ær eher geher

god-sǽd

(n.)
Grammar
god-sǽd, es; n.
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The fear of God, piety Æþele cnihtas and ǽfæste ginge and góde in godsǽde noble youths and pious, young and good in the fear of God, Cd. 176; Th. 221, 19; Dan. 90

Linked entry: sǽd

gilp

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(v. ídel; ) action that shows pride, ostentation Ne sylþ hé hit ús tó þon ꝥ wé hit hýdon oþþe tó gylpe syllan, Bl. H. 53, 17. Nó þæt þín aldor ǽfre wolde Godes goldfatu in gylp beran, ne þý hraðor hrémde, Dan. 755.

nume-stán

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The gloss at 13, 6 seems to combine these two, and in this case nume-stán corresponds to the second. Could nume-stán be a mistake for nume[rus tæfl]stán ?

greótan

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Hwí ne bidst þú þé beþunga lífes lǽcedómes nú þú scealt greótan, teáras geótan cur tua non purgas lacrymis peccata profusis, et tibi non oras placidae fomenta medelaet? Dóm. L. 82. [v. N. E. D. greet.] Cf. grétan. Add

afor

Grammar
afor, l. áfor.
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Dele Goth. abrs, and add: bitter to the taste, acid, sour Áuur (suur?) léc acerbum cepe , Germ. 394, 262. Gedó tó þám hunige emfela ecedes þæs ne sié swíþe áfor ne swíðe swéte . . . and ne sié on bergnesse tó sweotol þæs ecedes áfre scearpnes.

dæg-rím

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-rím, es; n. [dæg day, rím a number]

A number of days, a course of daysdierum numerus

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Fox 26, 66; Met. 26, 33: Cd. 47; Th. 60, 1; Gen. 975: 67; Th. 80, 20; Gen. 1331, On his dægríme in his number of days, Exon. 83 b; Th. 314, 10; Mód. 12. Dægríme fród wise in number of days, 130 a; Th. 498, 15; Rä. 88, 2: Cd. 99; Th. 131, 9; Gen. 2173

geond-þencan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-þencan, p. -þohte; pp. -þoht [þencan to think]

To think over, consider, contemplateaniĭo lustrāre, contemplāri

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Se ðis deorce líf deópe geondþenceþ he profoundly contemplates this dark life, 77 b; Th. 291, 29; Wand. 89

dwol-líce

(adv.)
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Þurh ðone deófol þe hé dwollíce gehýrsumede, 7, 172: 18, 391: Hml. Th. ii. 140, 19. Þá deóflu oncneówon Críst, and þæt Iudéisce folc hine dwollíce wiðsóc, 380, 2. Woruldmen ðus dwollíce ( so erroneously ) mé oncnáwað, i. 366, 13.

willa

Grammar
willa, will.
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Add Gyf mon méte ꝥ hé feala spera geseó ætsamne, þonne byð ꝥ þæt hé on his feóndum his willan gewryhð (ꝥ þú ofercymst ealle þíne fýnd, v.l.). Lch. iii. 176, 10.

FROM

(adj.)
Grammar
FROM, freom; comp. fromra; sup. fromest, frommast; adj.

FIRMstrongstoutboldstrenuousfortisstrēnuusrichabundantexcellentūberabundanspræstans

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Th. 5048; B. 2527: Exon. 46 a; Th. 156, 13; Gú. 874. Ic eom forþsíþes from I am strenuous of departure, 124 b; Th. 479, 21; Rä. 63, 2: 126 b; Th. 487, 6; Rä. 72, 24.

Linked entries: fram freom fromnis frum

deád-líce

(adv.)
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Þá beóð ádwealde þe wénað þæt se man scyle deádlíce swyltan ( die and have no life after death ), efne swá nýten, Wlfst. 5, 9

ge-réþru

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Geredro, 7, 5. pá hwíle þe þá rówendas þæs scipes gegearwodon óþre geréðru ðam nautae navis armamenta repararent, Gr. D. 306, 4

Linked entry: -réðru

hǽþenisc

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Gé sǽdon ꝥ eów selfum wǽre betere ꝥ gé eówerne crístendóm forléten and tó þǽm hǽðeniscan þeáwum fénge þe eówre ieldran ǽr beeódon, 6, 37; S. 296, 21. Add: —

éfstan

(v.)
Grammar
éfstan, éfestan; p. éfstte, éfste, pl. éfston, éfstun; impert. éfst, éfste, pl. éfstaþ; pp. éfsted, éfst; v. intrans. [ófest, ófost, ófst haste]

To hasten, draw near, approach, make haste, be quickfestīnāre, propĕrāre, concurrĕre, appropinquāre, accelĕrāre

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Éfstaþ ðæt ge gangon þurh ðæt nearwe geat hasten that ye go through the narrow gate, Lk. Bos. 13, 24. Ðæt we to ðé mid ealre heortan éfston that we may hasten to thee with all our heart, Homl. Th. ii. 600, 3.

Linked entries: ǽfstian éfestan

FELA

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
FELA, fæla, feala, feola; adj. indecl.

Manymuchmultummultamany thingsmuchverymultamultumin primiscum maxĭmeso many ... astot ... quot

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Th. 23, 27