fædera
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Faedra patruus, faedran sunu patruelis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 116, 24, 25. Mínes fæderan fæder patruus meus magnus, i. 52, 14. Harald, Magnus fædera (Sigurð, Harald's father, was stepfather to Olaf, the father of Magnus), Chr. 1049; P. 167, 20. Acsicheles sunum
for-sacan
renounce ⬩ abandon ⬩ forsake
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Add Ic forsace detracto, ne forsace ic non detracto, Wrt. Voc. ii. 70, 1, 2. Forsooc detractavit, 106, 15. Forsóc, 25, 24. to refuse to receive what is offered Hé forsóc þá feáwa axan (cf. ꝥ hé underfénge þá gerýnu, 46), Hml. S. 12, 58. Mid árwurðnysse
hlihhan
to laugh ⬩ to rejoice ⬩ to laugh at ⬩ to laugh ⬩ to scorn ⬩ To laugh at ⬩ deride ⬩ scorn
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Take here hlehhan in Dict., and add: to laugh Ic hlihe ridebo, Kent. Gl. II. Hlihcaþ rident Germ. 391, 17. Wearð micel gehlýd hlihhendra deófla, Hml. S. 31, 810. to have an emotion which may be expressed by laughing, to rejoice: Hió hlihð ridebit (mulier
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on-ginnan
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add: to draw near to performing an instantaneous act His sunu ongan sweltan his son drew near to death, Shrn. 122, 8. ¶ with almost the sense of the auxiliary do. Cf. later gan with infinitive :-- Ongan ic steppan forð, Sat. 248. Mid þý hé geswiperum
wyrcan
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Dele at end' fore-, in- (Exon. Th. 337, 21; Gn. Ex. 68)', and I. Add Gebiddan neód ys and weorcean orare necesse est et operari, Scint. 35, 3. (2 a) add :-- Wíngeard wyrcan blíðnysse líf getácnað vindemiare, hilaritatem uitę significat, Lch. iii. 212
þorn
A thorn ⬩ the prickle of a plant ⬩ a plant on which such prickles grow
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A thorn, the prickle of a plant or a plant on which such prickles grow Þorn spina, Wrt. Voc. i. 33, 44: 80, 22: tribulus, 33, 45: dumus, ii. 25, 70. On ða þyrnan westeweardes, ðǽr se mycla þorn stód, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 404, 13. Tó hafucðornæ; of ðam
for-hæfedesta
Most continent ⬩ contĭnentissĭmus
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Most continent; contĭnentissĭmus Se hálgesta wer and se forhæfedesta vir sanctissĭmus et contĭnentissĭmus. Bd. 4, 3; S. 569, 41;
ie
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For words beginning with these combinations look under i, í, and see the preliminary remarks under the letter I
leóht-beámed
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Having bright beams or rays Sind sume steorran leóhtbeámede, fǽrlíce árisende and hrædlíce gewítende, Homl. Th. i. 610, 2
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líf-líce
Vitally
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Vitally, so as to infuse life Hé genam ðá hláf and hine líflíce hálgode, Homl. Th. ii. 244, 10
neáh-gebýren
A neighbour
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A neighbour Heó clypaþ hyre frýnd and néhhebýryna (-byrna, MS. A.) convocans amicas et vicinas, Lk. Skt. 15, 9
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níþ-cwalu
Grievous destruction
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Grievous destruction Hé hý generede from níþ-cwale, and eác forgeaf éce dreámas, Exon. Th. 77, 18; Cri. 1258
niþer-heald
Bent downwards
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Bent downwards Nis ðæt gedafenlíc, ðæt se módsefa monna ǽniges niþerheald wese, and ðæt neb upweard, Met. 31, 23
pís-líc
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Heavy Woeron égo hiora píslíco ł hefigo ( ingravati ), Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 14, 40. v. next word and pís
fleardian
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Ábroðene and fleardigende hí folgiað fracedum lífe hos solutos atque oberrantes sola turpis uita complectit, Chrd. 77, 36. Add
be-wrigen
covered, concealed
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covered, concealed, Bt. Met. Fox 4, 93; Met, 4, 47; Similar entries pp. and p. pl. of be-wríhan
bitst
askest, he asks,
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askest, he asks, Ex. 33, 12: Homl. Th. i. 250, 8, 9; 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of biddan
ge-dríf
A driving ⬩ movement
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A driving, movement Ðæs lyftes gedríf, ðæs wæteres gedríf the regions of air and water, Salm. Kmbl. 186, 22
sunne-beám
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A sun-beam Hér æteówede cometa se steorra, and scán iii móuðas swilce sunnebeám, Chr. 678; Erl. 41, 5
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þunring
Thundering ⬩ thunder
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Thundering, thunder Swá stór þunring and lǽgt wes, swá ðæt hit ácwealde manige men, Chr. 1085; Erl. 219, 22