ham
A dwelling, fold, or enclosed possession.
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A dwelling, fold, or enclosed possession.
Cædmon
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A man employed by the monks of Whitby in the care of their cattle in the early part of the seventh century. He is the first person of whom we possess any metrical composition in our vernacular language. So striking and similar are some of his thoughts
óþ-ferian
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Ðæt hé nǽfre nahbe foldan ðæt hit óþferie . . . Se ðe ðis feoh ðþfergean (carry off, steal ) þence, Lchdm. i. 384, 9-15. Hi willaþ óþfergan, ðæt ic friþian sceal; ic him ðæt forstonde, Exon. Th. 398, 13; Rä. 17, 7. Cf. æt-ferian
mǽst
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Alexandreas ealra rícost monna cynnes and hé mǽst geþah þara þe ic ofer foldan gefrægen hæbbe, Víd. 16. Þeáh leahtras bysigen monna módsefan mǽst and swíðost. Met. 22, 31: 62. Mǽst and fyrmest, Ps. Th. 121, 7.
hróðor
Solace ⬩ comfort ⬩ benefit ⬩ pleasure
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Forðon ðé hróðra oftíhþ gréne folde therefore shall the green earth withdraw from thee her delights [fruits ], Cd. 48; Th. 62, 21; Gen. 1017. Gehwæðer óðrum hróðra gemyndig each to other was mindful of benefits, Beo. Th. 4349; B. 2171.
frætwe
Ornaments ⬩ adornments ⬩ decorations ⬩ treasures ⬩ ornāmenta ⬩ ornātus ⬩ res pretiōsæ
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Ða wæstmas, foldan frætwe the fruits, the treasures of the earth, 59 b; Th. 215, 22; Ph. 257. Wangas gréne, foldan frætuwe green fields, the ornaments of the earth. Menol. Fox 411; Menol. 207.
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CEALD
Cool, COLD ⬩ frigidus, gelidus
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Ðú ðæm wætere wǽtum and cealdum foldan fæste gesettest thou firmly settest the earth to the water wet and cold, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 180; Met. 20, 90: 20, 152; Met. 20, 76. Wedera cealdost the coldest of tempests, Beo. Th. 1097; B. 546
fyllan
to fill ⬩ to fill ⬩ to fulfil
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Fyllað eówre fromcynne foldan sceátas, Gen. 1533. with prep. mid Ꝥ leóhtfæt man mid ele fylleþ, Bl. H. 127, 30. Ðú fyldest þás eorþan mid mistlicum cynrenum nétena, Bt. 33, 4; F. 132, 25.
set
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Ða Deniscan sǽeton ðǽr behindan, 91, 1), Chr. 894 ; Erl. 90, 19-22. of animals, a place where animals are kept, a stall, fold, or where they feed, pastures -Seotu bucitum (cf. hrýðra fald bucetum, Wrt. Voc. i. 15, 22), Txts. 47, 339.
feallan
to run ⬩ to be overcome ⬩ to stumble ⬩ snare ⬩ to fail ⬩ fall away ⬩ decay ⬩ crumble away
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Feól tó foldan swurd, ne mihte hé gehealdan méce, By. 166. Þá locu feóllon. Hö. 39.
a-lǽdan
to lead ⬩ lead out ⬩ withdraw ⬩ take away ⬩ ducere ⬩ producere ⬩ educere ⬩ to be produced ⬩ brought forth ⬩ to grow ⬩ produci
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Spl. 108, 22. to be produced, brought forth, to grow; produci Ðú of foldan fódder neátum lǽtest alǽdan thou permittest fodder to be produced from the earth for cattle, Ps. Th. 103, 13.
umbor
A child
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Meotud ána wát hwǽr se cwealm cymeþ ðe heonan of cýþþe gewíteþ umbor ýceþ ðá ǽr ádl nimeþ ðý weorþeþ on foldan swá fela fira cynnes the Lord only knows what becomes of the pestilence that departs away from the land.
ge-blówan
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Haswig feðra (the Phenix) grene eorðan áflýhð, foldan geblówene assueti nemoris dulce cubile fugit, 155. fig. flourishing, blooming Hé (the Phenix) bið feþrum gefrætwod, swilc hé æt frymðe wæs, beorht geblówen reformatur qualis fuit ante figura, Ph.
þeód-land
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an inhabited district, a region, country Fromcyme folde weorðeþ, þeódlond monig, ðíne gefylled, Cd. Th. 106, 4; Gen. 1766.
æfter
After ⬩ then ⬩ afterwards ⬩ post ⬩ postea ⬩ exinde
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Swá ðas foldan fæðme bewíndeþ ðes eástrodor and æfter west quantum ortus distat ab occasu. Ps. Th. 102, 12
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boga
an arch ⬩ a vault
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H. 199, 18. folded parchment [cf. Ger. bogen]: Cine quaternio, boga diploma, Wrt. Voc. i. 75, 12. [Bowa diploma, 89, 51.] the word occurs as a surname : Édwíg boga, C. D. B. iii. 536, 5
ofer-faran
To pass, go off ⬩ to pass, cross ⬩ to pass through, traverse ⬩ to pass through ⬩ to pass through, penetrate ⬩ to come upon, come across, meet with
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Ne ða ebban foldes mearce oferfaran móton, Met. 11, 70. to pass through, traverse Hí forþ oferfóran folcmǽro land, Cd. Th. 108, 4; Gen. 1801.
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ge-hladan
to load ⬩ burden ⬩ freight ⬩ heap up ⬩ onĕrāre ⬩ impōnĕre ⬩ congĕrĕre ⬩ cŭmŭlāre ⬩ to draw [water] ⬩ haurire
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to load, burden, freight, heap up; onĕrāre, impōnĕre, congĕrĕre, cŭmŭlāre Ðe he on foldan on his gǽste gehlód which he on earth loaded on his soul, Exon. 23 a; Th. 64, 10; Cri. 1035. He sǽbát gehleód he loaded the sea-boat, Beo.
tredan
to tread ⬩ tread down ⬩ trample upon ⬩ to tread upon ⬩ step upon ⬩ walk upon
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Forð gán, foldweg tredan, Andr. Kmbl. 1550; An. 776. Gewát him se hearda sǽwong tredan, Beo. Th. 3933; B. 1964. Tredan elþeódigra foldan, Exon. Th. 329, 4; Vy. 29. Ic seah turf tredan .vi. gebróðor, 394, 10; Ra. 14, 1.
freórig
freezing ⬩ chilled ⬩ frigid ⬩ frozen ⬩ frīgens ⬩ frīgŏre rīgens ⬩ frīgĭdus ⬩ gĕlĭdus ⬩ chilled with fear or sorrow ⬩ trembling ⬩ sad ⬩ trĕmens ⬩ tristis
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Kmbl. 2520; An. 1261. chilled with fear or sorrow, trembling, sad; trĕmens, tristis He gefeóll freórig to foldan he fell trembling to the ground, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 27; Jud. 281.