dyderian
To deceive, delude ⬩ illūdĕre
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To deceive, delude; illūdĕre Me þincþ ðæt ðú me dwelige and dyderie [dwelle and dydre, Cot.], swá mon cild déþ methinks that thou misleadest and deludest me, as any one does a child, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 164, 12
erfe-weard
An heir ⬩ hēres
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Forleórt he ðæs hwílewendlícan ríces erfeweardas his suna þrié tres fīlios suos regni tempŏrālis hērēdes relīquit, Bd. 2, 5; Whelc. 121, 41
faroþ-strǽt
The sea-street, the sea ⬩ marĭtĭma via, măre
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The sea-street, the sea ; marĭtĭma via, măre Ic ongiten hæbbe ðæt ðú on faroþsttǽte feor ne wǽre I have understood that thou wert not far from us upon the sea, Andr. Kmbl. 1795; An. 900: 622; An. 311
fellan
To cause to fall ⬩ to fell ⬩ cut or throw down ⬩ strip off ⬩ destroy ⬩ cædĕre ⬩ sternĕre ⬩ projĭcĕre ⬩ abjĭcĕre ⬩ dejĭcĕre ⬩ destruĕre
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To cause to fall, to fell, cut or throw down, strip off, destroy; cædĕre, sternĕre, projĭcĕre, abjĭcĕre, dejĭcĕre, destruĕre Gefered ðǽr hit felde borne where it was thrown down, Exon. 109 b; Th. 419, 11; Rä. 38, 4. feallan
feoh-leás
Moneyless ⬩ priceless ⬩ pĕcūniæ ĭnops ⬩ sine prĕtio
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Ðæt wæs feohleás gefeoht that was a priceless fight, Beo. Th. 4873; B. 2441
feorh-hyrde
Life-guardian or protector ⬩ vītæ custos vel protector
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Life-guardian or protector; vītæ custos vel protector He hine bæd ðæt he him feorhhyrde wǽre he prayed that he would be his life-protector, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 5 : Hy. 9, 8; Hy. Grn. ii. 291, 8
ferd-mon
A soldier ⬩ mīles
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A soldier; mīles Ðæt feoh mon ðám ferdmonnum sellan sceolde the money should be given to the soldiers, Bt. 27, 4; Fox 100, 14. Cyning sceal hæbban ferdmen a king must have soldiers, 17; Fox 58, 33, MS. Cot
ferhþ-gleáw
Prudent in mind ⬩ sagacious ⬩ anĭmo prūdens ⬩ săpiens
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Prudent in mind, sagacious; anĭmo prūdens, săpiens Ðǽr hie Iuditþe fundon ferhþgleáwe they found Judith there prudent in mind, Judth. 10; Thw. 21, 29; Jud. 41. Þúsenda manna ferhþgleáwra of a thousand sagacious men, Elen. Kmbl. 653; El. 327
Linked entry: fyrhþ-gleáw
flax-fóte
Broad-footed ⬩ flat-footed ⬩ web-footed ⬩ palmĭpes
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Broad-footed, flat-footed, web-footed; palmĭpes Ða fugelas ðe on flódum wuniaþ syndon flaxfóte, ðæt hí swimman mǽgen [MS. magon] the birds that dwell in waters are web-footed, that they may swim, Hexam. 8; Norm. 14, 15
Linked entries: flohten-fóte flox-fóte
for-bégan
To bow down ⬩ bend down ⬩ humble ⬩ abase ⬩ destroy ⬩ deprĭmĕre ⬩ hŭmĭliāre ⬩ immĭnuĕre
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To bow down, bend down, humble, abase, destroy; deprĭmĕre, hŭmĭliāre, immĭnuĕre Ðæt gé gúþfreán gylp for-bégan that ye may humble the warrior's pride. Andr. Kmbl. 2668; An. 1335: 3141; An. 1573: Cd. 223; Th. 294, 8; Sat. 468
fóre-gilpan
To boast greatly ⬩ valde jactāre
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To boast greatly; valde jactāre Ðæt he wǽre cumen to ðám gódan tídum ðe Rómáne eft fóregulpon that he was come to the good times of which the Romans afterwards boasted greatly, Ors. cont. 4, 7; Bos. 12, 13
for-sceorfan
To gnaw or eat off ⬩ arrōdĕre
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To gnaw or eat off; arrōdĕre Gærstapan ǽlc wuht forscurfon, ðæs ðe on ðam lande wæs grówendes locusts ate off everything that was growing in the land, Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 105, 17, notes, p. 24, 7, MS. L
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fóster-leán
Foster-loan ⬩ remuneration for rearing a foster-child ⬩ educatiōnis præmium ⬩ nutrīcii merces
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Foster-loan, remuneration for rearing a foster-child; educatiōnis præmium, nutrīcii merces Is to witanne hwám ðæt fósterleán gebýrige it is to be known to whom the remuneration for fostering belongs, L. Edm. B. 2; Th. i. 254, 8
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frécen
Peril ⬩ danger ⬩ perīcŭlum ⬩ discrīmen
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Ðǽr is ealra frécna mǽste there is the greatest of all perils, Cd. 24; Th. 31, 21; Gen. 488
mǽþian
To regard ⬩ respect
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To regard, respect Hé sylþ árleásnysse ðæt hé ne árige ne eác ne mǽþige his underþeóddum ne his gelícum the devil gives pitilessness, so that the man neither spares nor regards his subordinates or his equals, Wulfst. 59, 17
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mearc-bróc
A brook which serves as a boundary
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Ǽrest ðǽr mercbróc scýt on Seolesburnan; of mearcbróce ... swá andlang burnan eft on mérbróce, 284, 12-30
mitting
A meeting
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A meeting Ðonne habbaþ wé gecweden ðæt úre mytting síe þríwa on XII mónþum we have agreed that our meeting be thrice a year, Chart. Th. 613, 25. Se mæssepreóst á singe twá mæssan æt ǽlcere mittinge, 614, 5
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norþ-healf
The north-side ⬩ the north
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The north-side, the north Æt ðæs weofudes sídan ðe ys on norþhealfe ad latus altaris, quod respicit ad aquilonem, Lev. 1, 11 : Blickl. Homl. 209. 1 : Ps. 47, 2 : Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 12, 13 : Swt. 22, 13
ge-belg
Anger ⬩ offence ⬩ īra ⬩ offensio
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Anger, offence; īra, offensio Us is acumendlícere eówer gebelh, ðonne ðæs Ælmihtigan Godes grama your displeasure is more tolerable to us than the anger of the Almighty God, Homl. Th. i. 96, 6. Bd. de Sapientĭbus, Som. Ben. Lye
Linked entry: BELG
slacian
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Ðæt ne ða sleacgiendan ( pigritantes ) hé ofhreóse, Hymn. Surt. 18, 15