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frem-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
frem-sum, fræm-sum; adj.

Kind ⬩ benign ⬩ courteous ⬩ benignus

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Kind, benign, courteous; benignus He þearfum and ellreordigum symble eáþmód and fremsum and rúmmód wæs paupĕrĭbus et pĕrĕgrīnis semper hŭmĭlis, benignus et largus fuit, Bd. 3, 6; S. 528, 11: Ps. Spl. 68, 20: Ps. Th. 134, 3.

Linked entry: fræm-sum

mete-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
mete-leás, adj.

Without food ⬩ lacking food

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Kmbl. 1220; El. 612: 1392; El. 698. Heó wunode seofon niht meteleás she remained seven days without food, Homl. Skt. 10, 283

eácian

(v.)
Grammar
eácian, p. ode
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Hé him eác gesægð hú ðǽm monnum ðe him mægen and cræft wiexð, hú him eác hwílum eákiað æfter ðǽm mægenum ðá costunga crescente virtule plerumque bella tentationis augentur, Past. 163, 8.

blissian

(v.)
Grammar
blissian, blyssian, blissigan, blissigean; part. blissiende, blissigende; ic blissie, blissige, ðú blissast, he blissaþ, pl. blissiaþ; p. ode, ede, ade; pp. od, ed, ad

To rejoice, exult, be glad or merry ⬩ lætari, gaudere, exultare, ovare ⬩ To make to rejoice, to gladden, delight, exhilarate ⬩ lætificare

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Blissian [blissien, Th. 66, 4] and fægnian híg þeóda lætentur et exultent gentes, Ps. Lamb. 66, 5. Ðæt hí blission mid Criste that they rejoice with Christ, Chr. 1036; Erl. 165, 17; Ælf. Tod. 9. v. trans. dat. or acc.

Linked entry: blyssian

twégen

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twégen, (twegen? In the later MSS. of the Gospels tweigen and twegen are found, but ei may represent earlier e, e. g. weig, Lk. 1, 79, eige, 2, 9; or é, e. g. wreigende, 23, 10, wreigeð, 23, 14: Layamon has tweiȝe, tweien: in the Ormulum the form is tweȝȝen); m.: twá, twuá; f.: tú, tuu, twá; n.: gen. twéga, twégea, tweágea, twíga, twégera, twégra (later Gospels have tweigre, tweire); dat. twám, twǽm Besides these West Saxon are the following forms, nom. acc. twǽgen, twœgen, tuoegi, tuoege, tuóge, tuoe, tué; m.: f. tuoege: gen. tuoega, tuoe, twégen, tuoegara, twoegra, tuoera.

Two ⬩ absolutely ⬩ distributively

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Andreas wæs óþer of ðám twám (tuǽm, Lind.: twǽm, Rush.) erat Andreas unus ex duobus, Jn. Skt. 1, 40. Be ðám neáhstan twám is æfter tó cweþanne, Bd. 4, 23; S. 594, 12. Him twám duobus ex eis, Mk. Skt. 16, 12.

Linked entries: tú tuu twá

FINGER

(n.)
Grammar
FINGER, gen. fingeres, fingres; dat. fingre; pl. nom. acc. fingras; gen. fingra, fingrena; m.

A FINGER ⬩ digĭtus

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Wulfere mid his fingre gewrát on Cristes mél Wulfhere wrote with his finger on Christ's cross, Chr. 656; Erl. 32, 23. Nellaþ híg ða mid heora fingre æt-hrínan digĭto suo nōlunt ea mŏvēre, Mt. Bos. 23, 4: Lk. Bos. 11, 46. Fingras digĭti, Wrt.

Linked entry: fincer

be-tǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
be-tǽcan, p. -tǽhte, pl. -tǽhton; pp. -tǽeht; v. a. [be by, tǽcan to teach, shew]

to shew ⬩ ostendere ⬩ to BETAKE, impart, deliver, commit, put in trust ⬩ impertire, adsignare, tradere, commendare ⬩ to send, follow, pursue ⬩ mittere, insequi, amandare

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to shew; ostendere He eów betǽcþ mycele healle ipse ostendet vobis cænaculum magnum, Lk.

Linked entries: eft-betǽht be-tǽhte be-táht be-táhten

ge-þwǽrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þwǽrian, -þwérian; p. ode, ede; pp. od.

to cause to agree ⬩ to make accordant ⬩ mild ⬩ to be or become in accord ⬩ to agree ⬩ consent ⬩ be agreeable ⬩ consentire ⬩ concordare ⬩ congruere ⬩ convenire

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Gif twegen of eów geþwǽriaþ be ǽlcum þinge si duo ex vobis consenserint de omni re, Mt. Bos. 18, 19. Ðes ne geþwǽrode hyra geþeahte hic non consenserat consilio eorum, Lk. Bos. 23, 51. Hí geþwǽredon sibi concordant, Bd. 2, 2; S. 502, 16.

Linked entry: ge-þwǽran

bærning

(n.)
Grammar
bærning, berning, e; f.

A BURNING ⬩ adustio

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A BURNING; adustio Sylle bærninge wið bærninge reddat adustionem pro adustione, Ex. 21, 25

Linked entries: berning brenning

plætt

(n.)
Grammar
plætt, a sounding blow, a smack : in the compound
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eár-plætt Drihten ús sealde hǽlu þurh ðám eárplættum, Homl. Th. ii. 248, 25

Linked entries: eár-plætt spor-plætt

ge-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fæstan, p. -fæste; pp. -fæsted

To place ⬩ locare

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To place; locare Monn gefæste ða homo locavit eam, Mk. Skt. Lind, 12, 1

Linked entry: ge-feastian

ge-hínan

(v.)

to oppress

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to oppress, Ex. 5, 9 : L. Alf. 35; Th. i. 52, 23, note 64

Linked entries: ge-hénan ge-hýnan ge-hýnan

ge-scítt

(v.)

shoots forward, falls to, is allotted to,

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shoots forward, falls to, is allotted to, Ex. 29, 26; pres. of ge-sceótan

geolo-rand

(n.)
Grammar
geolo-rand, es; m.

A yellow disk, shield

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Kmbl. 235; El. 118

un-andhéfe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-andhéfe, adj.

Insupportable

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Insupportable Byrþenne hæfige and unandhoife onera gravia et inportabilia, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 23, 4

Linked entry: and-héfe

wanspédigness

(n.)
Grammar
wanspédigness, e; f.
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Indigence, poverty Of neóde oþþe wanspédig*-*nysse ex necessitate uel indigentia, Scint. 198, 5

brego-ríce

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Wé gehérdon þá on bregoríce audivimus eam in Effrata, Ps. L. 131, 6. Add

grana

(n.)
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Polopis et crinitus, i. grona, Hpt. 33. 251, 18. (?)

Linked entry: granu

gúþ-mód

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
gúþ-mód, adj.
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Substitute: <b>gúþ-mód,</b> es; n. A martial mind

heoru-flá

(n.)
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an arrow for war Wǽpna and heoruflán arma et sagittę, Ps. L. 56, 5

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