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FURÐOR

(adv.)
Grammar
FURÐOR, furður; adv.

FURTHERmoreforwardsultĕriusultraampliusporro

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Siððan he ðone fintan furðor cúðe when he further knew the sequel, Exon. 74 b; Th. 278, 32; Jul. 606: Cd. 21; Th. 26, 3; Gen. 401.

Linked entries: forðor furður

mild-heort

(adj.)
Grammar
mild-heort, adj.

kind-heartedof gentle dispositionmeekmercifulcompassionategraciousclement

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wæs eallra monna mildheortast he was most compassionate of all men, 5, 12; Swt. 242, 20

þeówetling

(n.)
Grammar
þeówetling, es; m.
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Þeáh ðe brúce brádes ríces is earm ðeówtling ná ánes hláfordes though he exer- cise extensive power, he is a poor miserable slave, and not of a single master, Homl. Th. ii. 228, 11. Ǽlc hysecild ǽgðer ge æþelboren ge þeówetling, i. 92, 1.

huntaþ

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férde út on huntað mid eallum his werode . . .þá geseah micelne floc heorta, and ðá gestihte his werod . . . hú hí on þone huntað fón sceoldon. Þá hí ealle ymb þone huntað ábysgode wǽron . . . Hml.

þanc

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</b> sake; gratia :-- Gebeáh tó þance rihtre cumlíðnesse tó Quadrigesimo ad Quadrigesimum hospitalitatis gratia declinabat, Gr. D. 215, 14. hine bæd ꝥ underfénge ꝥ him bróhte tó þance þǽre sóþan lufan ( gratia caritatis ), 343, 22.

hláford-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
hláford-scipe, es; m.

Lordship, rule;dominatio

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Hwí wæs Adame án treów forboden ðá ðá wæs ealles óðres hláford ? To ðan ðæt hine ne onhófe on swá micclum hláfordscipe why was one tree forbidden to Adam, when he was lord of every other?

líc-hama

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Þý lǽs heó þone hálan líchoman fornime, Lch. i. 100, 6. Hié heora líchoman leáfum beþeahton, Gen. 845. dead His líchama (corpus) ne mihte on þám ylcan dæge beón bebyrged, for þám þe wæs feorr tó berenne, Gr. D. 83, 31.

ofer-gán

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-gán, p. -eode; pp. -gán.

to overspreadto overrun (a country, as a victorious army does), to conquerto pass a point or limitto pass a moral limit, to transgressto pass across, traverse, crossto pass, pass off or away, be over, come to an endTo be overto come upon, attack

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Rush. 15, 2. to pass across, traverse, cross ofereode steáp stánhliþo, Beo. Th. 2820; B. 1408. Hí ða Reádan Sǽ ofereodon, Homl. Th. ii. 200, 27: Beo.

Linked entries: ofer-eode ofer-gangan

a-fíndan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fíndan, p. -fánd, pl. -fúndon; pp. -fúnden

To finddetectfeelexperienceinveniredeprehendereexperirisentire

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To find, detect, feel, experience; invenire, deprehendere, experiri, sentire De he Godes eorre afúnde though he felt God's anger, Ps. C. 25. Ic afínde experior, Ælfc. Gr. 31; Som. 35, 55.

Linked entry: a-fúnden

býge

(n.)
Grammar
býge, bíge, es; m. [býgan to bow]
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A bowing, bending, turning, a corner, an angle, a bay, bosom, the apex of a helmet; flexus, ancon, angulus, sinus, conus Ðá gestóp he to ánes wealles býge then he stepped to a bend of a wall, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 23: Num. 22, 26.

Linked entry: bíge

Defena scír

(n.)
Grammar
Defena scír, Defna scír,e ; f. [Hunt. Deuenesire, Dauenescyre: Hovd. Daveneshire: Brom. Deveneschire: Kni. Devenchire, Devenschyre]

DEVONSHIRE Devōnia

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DEVONSHIRE; Devōnia He wæs on Defena scíre he was in Devonshire, Chr. 878; Th. 146, 33, col. 1: 851; Th. 120, 20, col. 1. Hí ymbsǽton án geweorc on Defna scíre they besieged a fortress in Devonshire, 894; Th. 166, 28.

éhtend

(n.)
Grammar
éhtend, es; m.

A persecutor persĕcūtor

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He dreág éhtendra níþ he endured the persecutors' malice, Exon. 40 a; Th. 133, 28; Gú. 496. Ic his éhtendas ealle geflýme I will put all his persecutors to flight, Ps. Th. 88, 20

éstfulnes

(n.)
Grammar
éstfulnes, -ness,e ; f.

Fulness of liberality, devotion, zeal dēvōtio

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His éstfulnesse wiðteáh se esol ðe he onuppan sæt the ass, on which he [Balaam] sat, opposed his zeal, Past. 36, 7; Cot. MS

friþ-stów

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-stów, e; f.

A peace-placerefugeasylumpācis lŏcusrefŭgiurnasȳlum

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Gif he friþstówe geséce if he seek an asylum, L. Alf. 13; Th. i. 46, 25. v. Grm. R. A. 886 sqq

hyscan

(v.)
Grammar
hyscan, p. te

To mockderidetauntreproach

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Ðonne hyscte on ða godcundan láreówas, Wulfst. 235, 25. Hyhsan conviciari, Gl. Prud. 696. Hihsendes subsannantis, Hpt. Gl. 524

Linked entries: husc hyseþ hiscan

mǽg-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽg-leás, adj.

Without kinsmen

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Without kinsmen Gif sí mǽgleás if he have no kinsmen, L. Eth. ix. 24; Th. i. 344, 28: L. In. 23; Th. i. 116, 16: L. C. E. 5; Th. i. 362, 24. Fædrenmǽga mǽgleás mon a man having no kinsmen on the father's side, L. Alf. pol. 27; Th. i. 78, 20

mann-lufu

(n.)
Grammar
mann-lufu, an; f.

Love of men

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Love of men Woldun ðæt him tó móde fore monlufan sorg gesóhte, ðæt síþ tuge eft tó éþle they desired that for love of men care would visit his mind, that he might take his journey back to his country (and not remain as a hermit), Exon. 37 b; Th. 123

meagolmód-ness

(n.)
Grammar
meagolmód-ness, e; f.

Earnestnessdiligence

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Earnestness, diligence sang ǽghwylce dæge mæssan Gode töólofe myd swýðe mycelre meagolmódnysse and myd wépendum teárum every day he sang mass to the praise of God with very great earnestness, and with tears, Shrn. 98, 3.

óþ

(con.)
Grammar
óþ, conj.
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hæfdææe ða, óþ ofslóg ðone aldorman, Chr. 755; Erl. 48, 20. Ðæt mód glít niðor and niðor, óþ hit mid ealle áfielþ, Past. 38 ; Swt. 279, 3 : Cd. Th. 22, 14 ; Gen. 340. v. preceding word

scóh-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
scóh-wyrhta, an; m.
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et marsupia. e Besides boots and shoes he makes harness, leather bags and bottles

Linked entry: sceó-wyrhta