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sǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
sǽlan, de.

to fasten with a cordto restrain, repress, confine

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to fasten with a cord Hé sǽlde tó sande sídfæðmed scip oncerbendum fæst, Beo. Th. 3838; B. 1917. Wedera leóde sǽwudu sǽldon, 457; B. 226. Hwǽr wé sǽlan sceolon sǽhengestas ancrum fæste, Exon. Th. 54, 3; Cri. 863.

neó-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
neó-síþ, es; m.

Death

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Death Se sceal æfter neúsíþum wunian wítum fæst Exon. Th. 316, 27; Mód. 55

tigelen

(adj.)
Grammar
tigelen, adj.
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Of pot Fæt tigelen (-an?; lámys, MS. C.) vas figuli, Ps. Spl. 2, 9

fón

(v.)

to takecatchto takearrestapprehendto getgainto getsufferexperienceto beginto beginto taketo set aboutundertaketo attackto begin atto take taketo set to work atdeal withreceiveacceptto taketo taketake possession ofto taketo takeundertaketo taketo take toallow ofto take toto take tojoin battleto join togetherto struggle with

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Fæla þǽra gedwolmanna féngon tó geleáfan, Hml. S. 3, 351. Ꝥ se hláford tó his gafole búton wítnunge fó that the lord accept his (overdue) tribute without penalty. Ll. Th. i. 270, 19.

dropettan

Grammar
dropettan, droppettan.
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Dropeteð blód swá þon gelícost þe tóbrocen fæt, Lch. ii. 230, 25; Dropetende stillantia. Ps. Srt. 71, 6. Add

hell-bend

(n.)
Grammar
hell-bend, m. f.

A hell-bond

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A hell-bond Hellbendum fæst fast in the chains of hell, Beo. Th. 6137; B. 3072

hýdig

(adj.)
Grammar
hýdig, adj.

leathern

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Made of hide, leathern Hýdig fæt bulga, Ælfc. Gl. 29; Som. 61, 28; Wrt. Voc. 26, 28

Linked entries: higdi be-hydig

tó-hopung

(n.)
Grammar
tó-hopung, e; f.

Hopeexpectation

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Hope, expectation Wæs eall heora myne fæst on tóhopunge ðæs écean Drihtnes, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 155

Linked entry: -hopung

fyrra

(adj.)
Grammar
fyrra, firra, m; fyrre, firre, f. n. adj. [comp. of feor; adv. far, q.v.]

Fartherultĕrior

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Farther; ultĕrior He ge-eóde ða fyrran Frysan he had overcome the farther Frisians, Bd. 5, 10; S. 624, 3

Linked entry: firra

eárede

(adj.)
Grammar
eárede, adj.
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Having a handle Eárede (printed earde, but see Angl. viii. 450) fæt cratera, Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 25

ge-tídran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tídran, ge-tídrian; pp. ge-tídred, ge-tídrod
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To make or to become weak: — Sceall nýde ꝥ lícumlice fæt beón getýdrod (infirmetur), Gr. D. 227, 27

lang-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
lang-gestreón, es; n.
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Treasure that had existed long, ancient treasure Wénde hé þæt hé lytel fæc longgestreóna brúcan móste, B. 2240

un-áwendedlic

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Add: unmoved, immoveable Se stán wunode fæst and unáwendedlic (unwendedlic, v.l.) lapis immobilis mansit, Gr. D. 123, 3

hand-þweál

(n.)
Grammar
hand-þweál, es; n.

A washing of the hands

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A washing of the hands Hándþweáles fæt malluviæ, Ælfc. Gl. 26; Som. 60, 87; Wrt. Voc. 25, 27

fer-scrifen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fer-scrifen, part. [ = for-scrifen; pp. of for-scrífan to disregard, abandon]

Disregardedabandonedaddictus

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Disregarded, abandoned; addictus Ferscrifen [MS. fær-scribæn] addictus, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 153, 53. Ferscrifen addictus [Lye has ferscrifer = ferscrifen? abdictus ], Cot. 14

be-tweonum

(adv.)
Grammar
be-tweonum, adv.

Betweeninter, in medio

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Between; inter, in medio Ne sí lang fæc be-tweonum ne sit longum spatium in medio, Bd. 4, 9; S. 577, 27

á-bíwan

(v.)
Grammar
á-bíwan, -beówan (-býwan, v.
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Dict. ), to rub up, polish, burnish, scour Ǽren fæt nyþewerd ábýwed, Lch. iii. 292, 10. Ábeówed defricatum Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 26

Linked entries: á-beówed a-býwan

þri-fótede

(adj.)
Grammar
þri-fótede, -fótad; adj.

Three-footed

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Þryfótad fæt trisilis, Wrt. Voc. i. 25, 30

íren-bend

(n.)
Grammar
íren-bend, es; m.

An iron bondband

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Írenbendum fæst, Beo. Th. 2001; B. 998

-mód

(suffix)
Grammar
-mód, Add: v. ǽ-, fast-, ge-, geþyld-, hefig-, hoh-, hræd-, leás- [v. leásmód-ness], lytel-, mád-, seóc-, stearc-, strang-, swǽr-, þole-, unrót-, wác-, weá-, wiþer-mód.