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fæted

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fæted, fætt; part.

Covered with gold, gilt, golden, ornamented bracteātus

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Th. 4499; B. 2253: 4553; B. 2282: Exon. 113 b; Th. 434, 27; . 52, 7: Andr. Kmbl. 601; An. 301

Linked entries: fætt fǽtan

firenian

(v.)
Grammar
firenian, firnian, fyrenian, fyrnian; p. ede; pp. ed.

to sinpeccāreto revilecălumniāri

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Ða ðe firnedon beóþ beofigende they who sinned shall be trembling, Cd. 227; Th. 303, 29; Sae. 621. to revile; călumniāri Heó firenaþ mec wordum she reviles me with words, Exon. 105b; Th. 402, 24; . 21, 34

GÓS

(n.)
Grammar
GÓS, gen. góse; dat. gés; acc. gós; pl. nom. acc. gés, gees; gen. gósa; dat. gósum; f.
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Hwílum ic grǽde swá gós sometimes I cry as a goose, Exon. 106 b; Th. 406, 18; . 25, 3. Gees [gés, MS. H.] geese, L. In. 70; Th. i. 146, 18

Linked entry: gees

stán-gella

(n.)
Grammar
stán-gella, -gilla, an; m.
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A stone-yeller, a bird whose cry is heard among the rocks (gellan is used of the cry of the hawk, . 25, 3), a pelican Stángella pellicanus, Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 20. Gelíc geworden ic eom ðam stángillan (-gyllan, MS. C.: stánegellan, Ps.

Linked entry: gella

slíþe

(adj.)
Grammar
slíþe, adj.

Dire, hard, cruel, hurtful, dangerous dangerous, perilous, fierce dangerous, destructive, cruel saevus, malus fearful, dire atrocious savagely

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Th. 384, 17; . 4, 29. On ða slíþan tíd (the crucifixion) Elen. Kmbl. 1710; El. 857. þurh slíþne níþ sáwle bescúfan in fýres fæþm Beo. Th. 370; B. 184. Hé níþa gehwane genesen hæfde, slíþra geslyhta 4787; B. 2398

an-fón

(v.)
Grammar
an-fón, p. -féng; pp. -fangen

To taketake to one's selfreceiveperceivecomprehendacciperesusciperesumerepercipererecipere

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To take, take to one's self, receive, perceive, comprehend; accipere, suscipere, sumere, percipere, recipere Ðú sceonde æt me anfénge thou shouldest have taken to thyself shame from me, Cd. 42; Th. 54, 10; Gen. 875 : Exon. 112 a; Th. 429, 12; . 43,

Linked entries: an-fangen an-fénge

ÍW

(n.)
Grammar
ÍW, es; m.

Yew

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Se hearda íw, Exon. 114 a ; Th. 437, 18; . 56, 9. On ðone ealde íw ðonan of ðon íwe to the old yew; thence from the yew, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 218, 35. In proper names, vi. 306, col. 2 ; 307, col. 1

Linked entry: eóh

þeána

(adv.)
Grammar
þeána, (combined with swá, se); adv. conj.
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Th. 440, 6; . 59, 13: 108, 32; Gú. 81. Nó God wolde ðæt seó sáwl sár þrowade, lýfde se þeána ðæt hý him mid hondum hrínan mósten, 127, 3; Gú. 380

geoguþ-myru

(n.)
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Th. 103, 21 León hwelpas sécað þæt him grǽdigum ǽt God gedéme) . 39, 2

or-þanc

(adj.)
Grammar
or-þanc, adj.

Cunning, skilful

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Th. 403, 23; . 22, 12. Hwǽr com heora snyttro and seó orþonce gláunes, and se ðe gebregdnan dómas démde ? Blickl. Homl. 99, 31

ful

(n.)
Grammar
ful, full, es; n.

a cuppōcŭlumwhat contains liquidsA collection of waterthe seacloudsreceptācŭlum liquĭdimărenūbes

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Full the cup, Exon. 106 b; Th. 406, 8; . 24, 14.

hlúde

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Similar entries cf. hlúd; III. 3 Biersteð hlúde heáh hlóðgecrod, . 4, 62

from-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
from-cyn, -cynn, es; n.

a from-kinoffspringprogenyposterityprōgĕniesprōlesthe race from which one springsancestryorigingĕnusŏrigo

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ancient, Exon. 127b; Th. 490, 16; . 80, 1: Th. 491, 2; . 80, 8.

wagian

(v.)
Grammar
wagian, p.ode

To move (intrans.).to wag, wave, shake, move backwards and forwardsto shake, totter

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Th. 436, 25;. 55, 6. Hreád ðæt wagende, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 12, 20. of that which threatens to fall, to shake, totter Hornsalu wagiaþ, weallas beofiaþ. Exon. Th. 383, 10;. 4, 8. Wagaþ, áslád and gefióll labat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 62. Weagat, 112, 43.

Linked entry: wagung

a-mæstan

(v.)
Grammar
a-mæstan, p. -mæstede; pp. -mæsted, -mæstd, -mæst [a, mæstan to fatten]

To fattensaginareimpinguare

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To fatten; saginare, impinguare Mára ic eom and fættra ðonne amæsted swín, bearg bellende on bóc-wuda I am larger and fatter than a fattened swine, a barrow-pig grunting in the beech-woods, Exon. 111b; Th. 428, 9; . 41, 105.

Linked entry: ge-mæstan

higera

(n.)
Grammar
higera, higora, an; m: higere an; f

A magpie or a woodpecker

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A magpie or a woodpecker ; see Exon. 106b; Th. 406, 14; . 25 where the name of a bird that can imitate various sounds is given by the runes G, A, R, O, H, I. Higera picus. Wit. Voc. 62, 34. Higere picus, 281, 5: gaia vel catanus, Ælfc.

Linked entry: higre

óþ-beran

(v.)
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Th. 404, 20; . 23, 10. Sumne fugel óþbær (bore off) ofer heánne holm, 291, 13; Wand. 81

á-rǽran

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</b> to bring about a condition Ic him yfle ne mót, ac ic on hæftnýd hwílum árǽre ( someetimes I bring captivity upon them), . 80, 10

heoru-grim

(adj.)
Grammar
heoru-grim, adj.

Very fierce or cruel,savage

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Very fierce or cruel, savage, Exon. 30 a; Th. 93, 10; Cri. 1524: 31 b; Th. 98, 25; Cri. 1613: 47 a; Th. 161, 1; Gú. 952: 53 a; Th. 186, 29; Az. 27: 111 a; Th. 425, 12: . 41, 55: Beo. Th. 3132; B. 1564: 3698; B. 1847: Elen.

hrung

(n.)
Grammar
hrung, e; f.

A rungstaffrodbeampole

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; then the wain bore the horses to land, Exon. 106 a; Th. 404, 19; . 23, 10