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tó-scǽnan

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tóscǽnde ( dirupit ) þone stán and fleówon wæteru, Ps. L. 104, 41. Add

un-árímendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
un-árímendlic, adj.
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Innumerable Ꝥ gesáwe unárímendlice (innumera) stówa þára lígea, Gr. D. 317, 8

brúcan

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[For translation of Wand. 44 in Dict. substitute: he ruled a liberal lord

cúþ-lic

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cýð gecýðnysse swíþe cúðlice be mé, Nap. 77. (Cf. cúþ; II.) Add

on-fealdan

(v.)
Grammar
on-fealdan, p. -feóld

To unfold, unwrap

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To unfold, unwrap onfeóld hys hrægl æt hys sceoldrum, Shrn. 98, 17

hleáppettan

(v.)
Grammar
hleáppettan, p. te

To leap up

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To leap up ongunne hleápettan exsiliens, Bd. 5, 2; S. 615, 22

FEÐER

(n.)
Grammar
FEÐER, gen. dat. acc. feðere; pl. nom. acc. feðera, feðra, feðre; f.

FEATHERpennaplūmaWingsālæpennæwhat is made of a featherA penpennacălămus

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He gesihþ brimfuglas brǽdan feðra he sees sea-fowls spread their wings, Exon. 77a; Th. 289, 13; Wand. 47. Cómon earnas on flyhte, feðerum hrémige eagles came in flight, exulting in their wings, Andr. Kmbl. 1728; An. 866: Bt. Met.

Linked entries: fæðer fiðere

ge-samnung

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Í. 236, 17. of things, material, a heap, mass Gesomnung congeries (gemmarum ], Wrt. Voc. ii. 78, 38.

wracu

(n.)
Grammar
wracu, e; f.

painsufferingmiserysufferingpunishmentvengeanceretributionpersecutionhostilityactive enmityvengeancerevenge

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wítgode be ðære wræce ..., ðæt wæs ðá hí tó Babilonia gelǽdde wǽron, Ps. Th. 30, arg. Heó on wrace seomodon swearte síðe, Cd. Th. 5, 14; Gen. 71.

nát-hwilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
nát-hwilc, pron. indef.

Some oneI know not who

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in níþsele náthwylcum wæs in some unknown hall was he, Beo. Th. 3031; B. 1513. (Cf. sceaða ic nát hwylc, 554; B. 274.)

on-tydran

(v.)

to nourish, support

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ðonne is wén, swá micle swíðor swá þencþ ðæt hit ádwæsce, ðæt hit swá micle swíðor ontydre pax ista an incentivum malorum fuit? stillicidium illud olei, in medium magnae flammae cadens exstinxit fomitem tanti ignis, an aluit?

ge-sibsumian

(v.)
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Hér cýð on ðysum gewrite hú Godwine and Leófwine wurdon ge-sybsumode ymbe ðæt land, C. D. iv. 266, 10

ge-cnáwan

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Heó helode hire nebb, þæt hig ne mihte gecnáwan ( ne agnosceretur ), Gen. 38, 15. Gif þú nú sweotole gecnáwan miht ðá anlícnessa þǽre gesǽlþe, ðonne is þearf ꝥ ic þé hí selfe getǽce, Bt. 33, 1; F. 118, 35.

FEL

(n.)
Grammar
FEL, FELL, es; n.

skinhidepelliscŏriumcŭtis

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Næs hyre feax ne fel fýre gemǽled neither her hair nor skin was marked by the fire, Exon. 74 a; Th. 278, 1; Jul. 591. Fell pellis, Wrt. Voc. 71, 18. Felles ne récceþ he cares not for my skin, Exon. 127 a; Th. 488, 12; Rä. 76, 5.

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fore-spræc

Grammar
fore-spræc, fóre-spræc.

advocacyexcusepreliminary speecha prefaceprologue

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Take these together under fore-sprǽc, and add: speech on behalf of a person or thing. advocacy ús gefreóð mid his foresprǽce from écum wítum advocatione sua nos ab aeternis suppliciis liberans, Past. 261, 10.

FULL

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
FULL, ful; gen. m. n. fulles, f. fulre: def. se fulla; seó, ðæt fulle: comp. m. fulra, f. n. fulre; sup. fullost; adj.

FULLfilledcompleteentireplēnussătiātusconfertusintĕger

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He geseah unrihte eorþan fulle he saw the earth filled with unrighteousness, Cd. 64; Th. 78, 13; Gen. 1292.

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word

(n.)
Grammar
word, es; n.

a worda single part of speechwordsa written worda worda group of wordsa sayingsentencewordsa sayingmaxima talestorya reporttidingsfamename(good) word,(good) reporta commandan orderordinancea messagean announcementwordsolemn statementpromiseoathan (expressed) intentionopinionspeechlanguagewordslanguagestylewordword of God

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com be Honorius wordum ðes pápan, Chr. 634; Erl. 25, 28. wrát ða týn word, ðe Drihten him bebeád, Ex. 34, 28 : Deut. 10, 4. a message, an announcement word ábeád: 'Eów hét secgan sigedrihten mín, ðæt eówer æþelu can, Beo.

herigend-lic

praiseworthyapprobationexcellent

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Se man nǽre herigendlic, gif for þí ne syngode þe ne mihte; ac wǽre hérigendlic, gif ne syngode þá þá mihte . . . drecð deófol mancyn mid costnungum, ꝥ þá be-ón hergendlice and hálige þe him wiðstandað magnae laudi non esset, si ideo homo

healf

(n.)
Grammar
healf, e; f.

Sidepartsidehandbesidedisputebehalfaccountsidequarterdirection

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gesette twá folc on twá healfa his, S. 174, 32. Hié selfe wǽron on þǽm midmestan, and þá óþre on twá healfa hiera, 5, 12; S. 242, 4. Behealde on feówer healfe his, Bt. 19; F. 68, 22: Ll.

ge-wis

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.) :-- Him for án þúhte ꝥ þæs gewiss wǽre, ꝥ ǽlcne man gecneówe the only thing he seemed certain of was, that he knew everybody, Hml.