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freógan

Grammar
freógan, <b>; II.</b> to love. Add:: to caress, show love by actions, v. ge-freógan; II.
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Cóm culfre and fleáh ymbe þone lýchaman and hyne freóde, Shrn. 154, 12

nosu

(n.)
Grammar
nosu, neosu; gen. a and e; also an; f.

the nosea nessa piece of land projecting into water

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Ða telgran habbaþ ǽgðer ge eágon ge nosa (nosan, MS. B.), Lchdm. i. 318, 11. Nose hí habbaþ nares habent, Ps. Th. 134, 17 : 113, 14. a ness, a piece of land projecting into water Of hliþes nosan, Beo. Th. 3789; B. 1892.

Linked entries: nasu nose leþer-hose

ús

(pronoun.)
Grammar
ús, dat.: ús, úsic; acc.: úser, usser; gen.; pron. pl. first person.

To ususof usour

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Geóca úser, Cd. Th. 234, 14; Dan. 292. Helpe usser, Ps. Th. 67, 20. gen. used as a possessive (v. úre), our Úser yldran, Cd. Th. 234, 26; Dan. 298

Linked entries: úre úsic

FEÐER

(n.)
Grammar
FEÐER, gen. dat. acc. feðere; pl. nom. acc. feðera, feðra, feðre; f.

FEATHERpennaplūmaWingsālæpennæwhat is made of a featherA penpennacălămus

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Gedó feðere on ele put a feather in oil, L. M. 1, 18; Lchdm. ii. 62, 11. Swanes feðre, nom. pl. swan&#39;s feathers, Exon. 57b; Th. 207, 6; Ph. 137. Wurp ða feðera wið æftan ðæt weofod plŭmas projĭciet prŏpe altāre.

Linked entries: fæðer fiðere

platian

(v.)
Grammar
platian, Substitute: to beat into thin plates; and add: v. ge-platod.

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frætwe

(n.)
Grammar
frætwe, frætewe, frætuwe, frætwa, frætewa; gen. frætwa; pl. f.

Ornamentsadornmentsdecorationstreasuresornāmentaornātusres pretiōsæ

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Hafa wunden gold, feoh and frætwa have the twisted gold, the wealth and ornaments, Cd. 98; Th. 128, 21; Gen. 2130: 136; Th. 171, 17; Gen. 2829: Exon. 51 b; Th. 179, 3; Gú. 1256: Beo. Th. 1797; B. 896.

Linked entry: frætewe

eorþ-waru

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-waru, e; f: -ware; gen. -wara; pl. m; -waran; gen. -warena; pl. m.

Inhabitants or population of the earthterrĭcŏlæ, terrĭgĕnæ

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Inhabitants or population of the earth; terrĭcŏlæ, terrĭgĕnæ Heofonwaru and eorþwaru cælĭcolæ et terrĭcolæ, Hy. 7, 95 ; Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 95. Crist sibb is heofonware and eorþware Christ is the peace of the inhabitants of heaven and of the inhabitants

ÉCE

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ÉCE, ǽce; gen. m. n. éces; gen. f. écre, écere; dat. m. n. écum; f. écre, écere; def. se écá, écea; seó, ðæt éce; gen. écan, écean; adj.

Eternal, perpetual, everlasting sempĭternus, æternus

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Cd. 64; Th. 76, 23; Gen. 1261. Ðé síe éce hérenis eternal praise be to thee, Exon. 13 b; Th. 26, 10; Cri. 415. Ðæt is écu rest that is eternal rest, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 142; Met. 13, 71.

Linked entry: ǽce

gefeó

Grammar
gefeó, = gefó; pres. of gefón, q. v.

take

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take,Coll. Monast. Th. 21, 31

DEÓFOL

(n.)
Grammar
DEÓFOL, deóful, dióful; contracted to deófl; gen. es; dat. ; nom. pl.deóflu , deófol; gen. deófla; m. n.

DEVIL diabŏlus

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TheDEVIL ; diabŏlus. m. Nú þencþ menig man and smeáþ hwanon deófol cóme? Ðonne wite he ðæt God gesceóp, to mǽran engle, ðone ðe nú is deófol; ac God ne gesceóp hine ná to deófle; ac ðá ðá he wæs mid ealle fordón and forscyldgod þurh ða miclan upahefednysse

Linked entry: deóful

gebundennes

(n.; part.)
Grammar
gebundennes, -ness, e; f. [ge-bunden, pp. of ge-bindan to bind]

A bindingan obligationoblĭgātio

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A binding, an obligation; oblĭgātio Gibundennises ligandi, Rtl. 59, 11. Ða abúgendan on gebundennesse oððe to bændum declīnantes in oblĭgātiōnes, Ps. Lamb. 124, 5

wearg-brǽde

(n.)
Grammar
wearg-brǽde, (wearge- [wearg-ge- (?)], wearh-), an; f.

Some form of disease;impetigo, ulcus, carcinoma

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Some form of disease; the word translates impetigo, ulcus, carcinoma Wearhbrǽde impetigo, Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 62. Weargebrǽde, ii. 45, 39: nevum, 62, 29. Werhbrǽde, i. 61, 16. Gif hwylcum weargbrǽde (wearh-, MS. B.; the Latin has ulcus) weaxe on þám nosum

Linked entries: werh-brǽde brǽde

EARNIAN

(v.)
Grammar
EARNIAN, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad; v. trans, gen. acc. To

EARN, merit, deserve, get, attain, labour for mĕrēri

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EARN, merit, deserve, get, attain, labour for; mĕrēri Byþ geseald ðære þeóde ðe hys earnaþ it shall be given to the nation which deserves it, Mt.

curon

(v.)
Grammar
curon, chose, Cd. 86; Th. 108, 9; Gen. 1803; p. pl.
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of ceósan

dryhten-bealo

(n.)
Grammar
dryhten-bealo, -bealu; gen. -bealowes; n. [bealo evil]

Profound misery, extreme evil permagna calămĭtas

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Profound misery, extreme evil; permagna calămĭtas He sceal dreógan dryhten-bealo he shall suffer profound misery, Exon. 88 a; Th. 330, 22; Vy. 55. Ellen biþ sélast ðám ðe sceal dreógan dryhtenbealu courage is best for those who must suffer extreme evil

FÆC

(n.)
Grammar
FÆC, es; pl. nom. acc. facu; gen. faca; n.

Space, interval, distance, portion of timespătium, intervallum, tempŏris intervallum

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Space, interval, distance, portion of time; spătium, intervallum, tempŏris intervallum On swá lytlum fæce in so short a space, Elen. Kmbl. 1917; El. 960. Ðæt wæs on fæce syxtig furlanga fram Hierusalem quod ĕrat in spătio stădiōrum sexāginta ab Ierūsālem

Linked entries: æfter-fæce fec

fára

(n.)
Grammar
fára, Andr. Kmbl. 2045; An. 1025; gen. pl. of fáh hostile.

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fér-clam

(n.)
Grammar
fér-clam, gen. -clammes; m. [fér- = fǽr- sudden, clam what holds]

A sudden seizingarreptio repentīna angustiæ perīcŭlōsæ

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A sudden seizing; arreptio repentīna angustiæ perīcŭlōsæ, Grn. Exod. 119. v. oferclamme, clam, clom

Linked entry: clam

bil-swæþ

(n.)
Grammar
bil-swæþ, gen. -swæðes, pl. nom. -swaðu; n.

A bill or sword track

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A bill or sword track Bilswaðu blódige bloody sword tracks, Cd. 160; Th. 198, 27; Exod. 329

Linked entry: swæþ

wan

(n.)
Grammar
wan, es; [n. (?) cf. Icel. vánt (neut, of vanr) with gen.]
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Want, lack Ne byð mé nánes gódes wan nihil mihi deerit, Ps. Th. 22, 1. Hí habbaþ ǽghwæs genóh, nis him wihte won, Exon. Th. 352, 9; Sch. 95. On ðám ðingum ðe hí won hæfdon in eis quae minus habuerat, Bd. 5, 22 ; S. 644, 15