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elpend-bán

(n.)
Grammar
elpend-bán, es; n.

ivory

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Úton his brýdbúras wǽron elpendbánum geworhte, Nar. 5, 5

em-leoht

(n.)
Grammar
em-leoht, es; n.
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The incorrect use (elision?) of m Emleohtes motacismi (= metacismi), An. Ox. 5473

Linked entries: el-leoht emm

ende-dæg

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Ic gefremman sceal eorlic ellen oððe endedæg mínne gebídan I will do or die, B. 637. the last day, Similar entries cf. ende, II, 1 a Ne lǽt láðe cwellan and bærnan sáwla úre . . . ne lǽt swá heánlíce þín handgeweorc on endedæge forwurðan, Hy. 7, 112

eorþ-gealla

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Eorðgealla fel terre uel centaurum, An. Ox. 56, 423. Nim centaurian, ꝥ is hyrdewyrt, óðre naman eorþgealla, Lch. ii. 248, 14. Hirdewyrt, ꝥ is eorðgealla, 202, 23. Add

eorþ-lic

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Similar entries cf. eorþe, V, 4 Úre eorðlice niht cymð þurh ðǽre eorðtan sceade, Lch. iii. 240, 13

eówan

Grammar
eówan, eówian.
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Eóweð (-að, v. l.) hé útan eádmódnesse, Past. 313, 2. Ðæt ðæt hé útan eówað (iówað, v. l.), 55, 13. Eáuað ostendit, Lk. L. 3, 7. Hé eówode þǽm hundum þone hláf, Bl. H. 181, 22.

ersc

(n.)
Grammar
ersc, ersc, ærsc, es; m.

Arrish ⬩ ersh

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Ad locum qui dicitur langan ersc . . . ubi dicitur heán ersc, iii. 373,9, 18. Substitute:

éstfulnes

luxury ⬩ lasciviousness

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Uton mid ealre éstfulnysse úres módes ðás freólstíde wurðian, Hml. Th. i. 446, 28. Ic þé þæt mid éstfulnysse sylle id ego tibi devotus dabo, Gr. D. 25, 23. Gode mid geornfulnysse and éstfulnysse þénian, LI. Th. ii. 360, 31. luxury, lasciviousness.

fæst-heald

(adj.)
Grammar
fæst-heald, adj.
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Having fast hold, firmly joined, firmly cemented Hí swíðe fæsthealdne weorcstán upp áhwylfdon, and ǽfre swá hí neár and neár eódon hí fundon ǽlcne stán on óðerne befégedne, Hml. S. 23, 423

fæst-rǽd

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fæst-rǽd, fæst-rǽde.
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Uton habban fulne hyht and fæstrǽdne geleáfan on úrne Drihten, Wlfst. 282, 5. Ánræ-acute; dne geleáfan and fæstrǽde geþanc tó úrum Drihtne, 101, 23. Hí ne magon áfyllan mín fæstrǽde geþanc they cannot cast down my constant mind, Hml. S. 8, 20

fen

mud ⬩ mire ⬩ dirt ⬩ fen

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Swá se hrefen þurh þá fennas upp áflígeð, swá þú him æfter rów, Guth. 50, 10

fenester

(n.)
Grammar
fenester, es; n.

A window

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Ꝥ wæter becóm upp tó þám fenestrum (ad fenestras), 220, 15, 22

fen-ýce

(n.)
Grammar
fen-ýce, fen-ýce, -úce, an; f.

A snail ⬩ tortoise

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A snail (?), tortoise (?) Fænúcæ testudo (cf. limax snægl, testudo gehúsed snægl, Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 5; lumbricus rénwyrm, chelio, testudo sǽsnǽl, 32), Txts. 100, 997. Mé is snægl swiftra, snelra, regnwyrm, and fenýce fóre hreðre lumbricus et limax et

feóndulf

(n.)
Grammar
feóndulf, feónd-ulf (ulf < wulf; cf. ulf in proper names, e. g. Swíð-ulf, Beorht-ulf, Eád-ulf, Beorn-ulf, Ecg-ulf, Chr. 897; P. 90, 4-9, and see Kl. Nom. Stam. p. 17), es; m.

A felon ⬩ villain

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A felon, villain Feóndulf furcifer, furca dignus, Germ. 396, 317. Substitute:

feorh-hama

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-hama, an; m.
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Some part of the body Seó útre wamb venter, fearhhama cauliculus, cwið vel cildhama matrix, Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 22

Linked entries: hama fearh-hama

feówertigeda

Grammar
feówertigeda, feówerteóþa.
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Add: alone Wé sceolon under þǽm feówerteóþan geríme (during Lent) syllan þone teóþan dǽl úre worldspéda, Bl. H. 35, 18.

finger

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Folm mec mæg bifón and fingras þrý útan eáðe ealle ymbclyppan in media concludor parte pugilli, 41, 52. Genim cymenes swá micel swá þú mæge mid þrím fingrum foreweardum geniman, Lch. ii. 180, 20.

flówing

(n.)
Grammar
flówing, (-ung), e; f.

A flowing ⬩ flux

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A flowing, flux Wíf sum wæs in flówing (fluxu) blódes. . . Astód ꝥ flówing (fluxus) blódes, Lk. L. 8, 43, 44. Flówing fluxum Mt. L. 9, 20

for-déman

to condemn ⬩ to condemn ⬩ sentence to punishment ⬩ to confiscate ⬩ sequestrate ⬩ decide ⬩ determine

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[He let him fordéme lif and lime, O. and N. 1098.] to give judgement on, decide, determine Hé ǽr on him fordéme gif líf his on wyrþscype sí wel þæslic ante in se discutiat si uita honore sit condigna, Scint. 125, 5.

for-dyttan

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Hí fordytton ǽlc fær upp tó þám muntum praeoccupaverunt omnes vertices montium, Hml. A. 104, 70. Fordytte ꝥ eáre mid þǽre wulle, Lch. ii. 42, 25: 44, 3. Hé hét fordyttan þæs scræfes múð mid weorcstánum, Homl. Th. ii. 424, 26.