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folgere

(n.)
Grammar
folgere, es; m.

aFOLLOWERattendantdiscipleasseclapĕdĭsĕquusassectātor

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Hwæt wille we sprecan be ðam cyninge, and be his folgerum what shall we say about the king, and about his followers? Bt. 29, 1; Fox 104, 10.

láreów

(n.)
Grammar
láreów, es; m.

A teachermasterpreacher

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Be ðære láre mínes láreówes, Blickl. Homl. 185, 8: Exon. 14 b; Th. 29, 6; Cri. 458. Hí sendon Aidan ðone biscop Angelþeóde tó láreówe ad prædicationem gentis Anglorum Aidanum miserant antistitem, Bd. 5, 22; S. 644, 25: 3, 5; S. 527, 29.

lytlian

(v.)
Grammar
lytlian, p. ode

to lessendiminish

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B], Herb. 3, 3, 4; Lchdm. i. 88, 2, 7

frum-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
frum-sceaft, e; f.
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wǽron, Bt. 39, 13; F. 232, 26), Met. 29, 7: Rä. 4, 14: An. 798.

ge-lícettan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lícettan, p. te.
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<b>II a.

Linked entry: ge-liccettan

of-áxian

(v.)
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A. 106, 137. where the source from which is given, cf. (1 b) Sulpicius wrát be Martine þá ðing þe hé ofáxode oððe æt him sylfum oððe æt óþrum mannum, Hml.

ofer-cuman

(v.)

to overcome, vanquish, subdueto come upon, reach, obtain

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Æþelfriþ Scotta þeóde mid gefeohte ofercom praelio conterens Bd. 1, 34; S. 499, 17: Cd. Th. 178, 33; Exod. 21. Hé ðone feónd ofercwom, Beo. Th. 2551; B. 1273. Hié feónd heora þurh ánes cræft ofercómon, 1403; B. 699.

a-cwínan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cwínan, p. -cwán, pl. -cwinon; pp. -cwinen

To waste or dwindle awaydeclinebecome extincttabescere

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To waste or dwindle away, decline, become extinct; tabescere Ðæt fýr acwán and adwæsced wæs the fire declined and was extinguished, Bd. 2, 7; S. 509, 29

Linked entries: a-cwán a-cwinen

æl-þeódignes

(n.)
Grammar
æl-þeódignes, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

A being or living abroada pilgrimage

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Spl. 118, 54: Gen. 12,10: Bd. 4, 23; S. 593, 11

Linked entry: æll-þeódignes

ǽðe-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽðe-líc, adj. [ǽðe = eáðe easy; adj. líc like]

Easyfacilis

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Easy; facilis Gif ðú ne wilt us geþafian in swá ǽðelícum þinge si non vis assentire nobis in tam facili causa, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 26

Linked entry: eáðelíc

a-reósan

(v.)
Grammar
a-reósan, p. -reás, pl. -ruron; pp. -roren

To fall downperishdeciderecorruere

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To fall down, perish; decidere, corruere Ic areóse [MS. areófe] be gewyrhtum fram feóndum mínum on ídel decidam merito ab inimicis meis inanis, Ps. Spl. 7, 4

a-spýlian

(v.)
Grammar
a-spýlian, -spýligan; p. ode; pp. od

To cleansewashpurifyabluere

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Cot.] on hluttrum wæterum swine will not wash in pure waters, Bt. 37, 4; Fox 192, 27

a-sterian

(v.)
Grammar
a-sterian, p. ede; pp. ed

To agitatestirmovecommoveremovere

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To agitate, stir, move; commovere, movere He astereþ ðone ródor and ða tungla it moves the sky and the stars, Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 6, note

Linked entry: astered

byrgen-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
byrgen-leóþ, es; n.
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A tomb-elegy, an epitaph; sepulcrale carmen, epitaphium On his byrgenne is awriten byrgen-leóþ scriptnm est in tumba ipsius epitaphium, Bd. 2, 1; S. 500, 18

ceáping

(n.)
Grammar
ceáping, e; f.

A buying, marketingemptio

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A buying, marketing; emptio Ðæt nán ceáping ne sý Sunnan dagum that no marketing be on Sundays, L. Ath. i. 24; Th. i. 212, 15, note 31

cwidian

(v.)
Grammar
cwidian, cwiddigan, cwydian , cwyddian; p. ode; pp. od [cwide, cwyde a saying]

o speak, say dicere

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o speak, sayT; dicere Ongan hine hyspan and hearm cwiddigan [cwidian, Cot.] he began to revile and speak ill of him, Bt. 18, 4; Fox 66, 33

Linked entries: cwyddian cwydian

efn-behéfe

(adj.)
Grammar
efn-behéfe, adj. [behéfe necessary]

Equally useful or necessaryæque ūtĭlis vel necessārius

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Equally useful or necessary; æque ūtĭlis vel necessārius Is ðiós óðru býsen efnbehéfu this other similitude is equally necessary, Bt. Met. Fox 12, 14; Met. 12, 7

Linked entry: efen-behéfe

elmestlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
elmestlíc, adj.

Charitable mĭsĕrĭcors

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Charitable; mĭsĕrĭcors Swé hit him bóem rehtlícast and elmestlícast wére as might be most righteous and most charitable for both, Th. Diplm. A. D. 830; 465, 23

feordian

(v.)
Grammar
feordian, p. ode; pp. od

To be at warbellum gĕrĕre

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To be at war; bellum gĕrĕre Hí feordodan wið Ætlan Húna cininge they were at war with Ætla king of the Huns, Chr. 443: Erl. 11, 35

fior

(adv.)
Grammar
fior, adv.

Farat a distanceprŏcullonge

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Far, at a distance; prŏcul, longe Hió biþ swíðe fior hire selfre beneoðan she is very far beneath herself, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 443; Met. 20, 222