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FOLM

(n.)
Grammar
FOLM, gen. dat. folme; acc. folm, folme; pl. nom. acc. folme, folma; f: folme, an; f.

The palm of the hand ⬩ the hand ⬩ palma ⬩ mănus

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Heó genam cúþe folme she took the well-known hand, Beo. Th. 2610; B. 1303: Salm. Kmbl. 339; Sal. 169: Ps. Th. 128, 5.

Linked entry: folme

dígol

(adj.)
Grammar
dígol, dýgol, diógol; gen. m. n. dígles, f.dígolre ; def. nom. m. dígla; f. n. dígle; adj.

Secret, hidden, private, dark, obscure, profound, abstruse, unknown ⬩ secrētus, occultus, obscūrus, ignōtus

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Ger. tougal opācus, obscūrus, occultus.]

Linked entries: deáhl dégle diégel dígel dýgel dýgle dígle

mád

(adj.)
Grammar
mád, (v. ge-maad vecors,
  • Wrt. Voc. ii. 123, 36
); adj.

Unreasoning ⬩ foolish ⬩ mad

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Unreasoning, foolish, mad Þrinteþ him on innan ungeméde mád mód within him (one guilty of oferhygd) swells a mind displeasing by its folly, Exon. 83 b; Th. 315, 2; Mód. 25

EÓWU

(n.)
Grammar
EÓWU, gen. eówe ; pl. nom. acc. eówa; gen. eówena; dat. eówenum; f; ewe, an; f. A

EWE, female sheep ⬩ ŏvis fēmĭna

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Twáhund eówena, and twentig rammena two hundred ewes, and twenty rams, Gen. 32, 14. Eówu biþ, mid hire geonge sceápe, scilling weorþ a ewe, with her young sheep, shall be worth a shilling, L. In. 55; Th. i. 138, 7, MS. B.

Linked entries: eáwu eówe eówena eúwu éwe éwe

niht

(n.)
Grammar
niht, næht, næct, neaht, neht, nyht, e; f.: but also with gen. es.

night ⬩ night ⬩ darkness ⬩ night

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Th. 20, 12; Gen. 307. Dagum and nihtum, Met. 20, 213. night, darkness (as opposed to light) Seó swearte niht ðære écan geniþerunge, Homl. Th. i. 530, 23. Dryhten ðe ús of duste geworhte, nergend of nihtes sunde, Salm.

Linked entries: næct neaht niht-hwíl un-gecýd

gest-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
gest-ærn, -ern, gyst-ern, es; n.

A guest-place ⬩ guest-chamber ⬩ an inn ⬩ hospĭtālis aula ⬩ hospĭtium ⬩ diversōrium

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A guest-place, guest-chamber, an inn; hospĭtālis aula, hospĭtium, diversōrium Eódon hí on sumes túngeréfan gestærn qui intrāvērunt hospĭtium cujusdam villĭci, Bd. 5, 10; S. 624, 20: Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 22, 11

Linked entries: gæst-ærn gyst-ern gest-ern

æhte swán

(n.)
Grammar
æhte swán, es; m. [ǽht property, swán swain or herdsman: O. H. Ger. sweinn a herdsman]

A cowherd ⬩ swineherd ⬩ who belongs to the property of his lord ⬩ bubulcus ⬩ porcarius qui in peculio domini est

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A cowherd, swineherd, who belongs to the property of his lord; bubulcus, porcarius qui in peculio domini est, L. R. S. 7; Th. i. 436, 22

Linked entry: swán

fandian

(v.)
Grammar
fandian, fandigan; to fandienne; p. ede , ode ; pp. ed , od ; v. trans. gen. dat. acc.

To try, tempt, prove, examine, explore, seek, search out ⬩ tentāre, prŏbāre, exāmĭnāre, expĕrīri, inquīrĕre, vestīgāre

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Ic wille fandigan nú hwæt ða men dón I will now seek to know what those men do, Cd. 109; Th. 145, 24; Gen. 2410. Ðæm weorce to fandienne to prove the work, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 36, 37.

Linked entries: fandere ge-fandod

mynegian

(v.)
Grammar
mynegian, myngian; p. ode ( with acc. of person and gen. of thing, or with a clause).

to bring to one's own mind ⬩ recall ⬩ to bring to another's mind ⬩ to remind ⬩ to bring a duty to the mind ⬩ to admonish ⬩ exhort ⬩ to remind of a debt ⬩ to ask for payment ⬩ to have in the mind ⬩ to purpose ⬩ intend ⬩ determine

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Wé willaþ myngian freónda gehwilcne, ðæt gehwá hine sylfne beþence, L. Eth. vi. 42; Th. i. 326, 6. to remind of a debt, to ask for payment, Similar entries v. manian Myngaþ exigit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 81. Sǽde on heortan hys ne myngeþ (requiret).

Linked entries: myngian un-mynegod ge-mynegian

átor

(n.)
Grammar
átor, áttor, áter, átter, ǽtor, ǽtter, ǽttor; gen. átres, áttres; n.

Poison ⬩ venom ⬩ venenum

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Poison, venom; venenum Átres drync the drink of poison, Andr. Kmbl. 105; An. 53. Áttre gelícost most like to poison, Cd. 216, Th. 274, 32 ; Sat. 162. Flór áttre weól the floor boiled with venom, 220; Th. 284, 8 ; Sat. 318. Áttru venena, Scint. 28. Wið

Linked entries: ǽtor-cyn ǽtter áter áter-drinca átter átter-berende átter-láðe áttor áttor-coppe áttor-láðe áttor-sceaða áttor-spere

cymþ

(v.)
Grammar
cymþ, cymeþ comes ,
  • Cd. 17
    • ;
  • Th. 20,
    • 26;
  • Gen. 315: Beo. Th. 4123
    • ;
  • B. 2058
;
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3rd sing. pres. of cuman

færst

Grammar
færst, færsþ goest, Gen. 4, 12; færþ goes, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 432; Met. 20, 216;
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2nd and 3rd pres. sing. of faran

fót-swæþ

(n.)
Grammar
fót-swæþ, gen. -swæðes; pl. nom. acc. -swaðu; n: fot-swaðu, e; f.

A foot-trace ⬩ foot-print ⬩ pĕdis vestīgium

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A foot-trace, foot-print; pĕdis vestīgium Ðæt ne sýn astyrode oððe awende síþstapla oððe wegas oððe fótswaðu míne ut non mŏveantur vestīgia mea, Ps. Lamb. 16, 5. Eall ðæt rýmet, ðe eówer fótswaðu on bestæpþ, ic eów forgife omnem lŏcum, quem calcāvĕrit

earfoðe

(n.)
Grammar
earfoðe, es; pl. nom. acc. a, u, o, e; n. [A feminine earfoþu; gen. e, a, or indecl. seems to occur in the following
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) habban, þæt hé on þysne síð fare, Gen. 513.] tribulation, affliction, trouble Him ne wæs nǽnig earfoþe ꝥ líchomlice gedál, Bl. H. 135, 30. Ꝥ þú mid earefoþe sum eofel ne geféldest, Bt. 7, 3; F. 22, 19.

Beornice

(n.)
Grammar
Beornice, gen.a; dat. um; pl. m.

The Bernicians ⬩ Bernicii

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The Bernicians; Bernicii Man gehálgode twegen biscopas on his stal, Bosan to Derum and Eátan to Beornicum two bishops were hallowed in his stead, Bosa over the Deirians and Eata over the Bernicians Chr. 678; Th. 61, 17, col. 1 : Bd. 3, 24; S. 556, 45

flít-georn

(n.)
Grammar
flít-georn, -gern, es; m.

One desirous of contention ⬩ a quarreller ⬩ lítĭgātor ⬩ vĭtĭlīgātor ⬩ rixātor

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One desirous of contention, a quarreller; lítĭgātor, vĭtĭlīgātor, rixātor Flítgern lītĭgātor, Prov. 25

EÁGE

(n.)
Grammar
EÁGE, ége; gen. dat. -an; acc. -e; pl. nom. acc. -an, -on; gen. -ena, -na; dat. -um, -on; n.

EYE ⬩ ocŭlus ⬩ the eye of a needle ⬩ forāmen

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an EYE ; ocŭlus Gyf ðín swýðre eáge ðé ǽswície si ocŭlus tuus dexter scandalīzat te, Mt. Bos. 5, 29. Mínra eégna leóht light of my eyes, Exon. 67 a; Th. 248, 14; Jul. 95. Eágena gesihþ the sight of the eyes. Andr. Kmbl. 60; An. 30. Eágum to wynne to

Linked entry: ége

gearowe

(adj.)
Grammar
gearowe, dat. s. f. of gearo.

prepared ⬩ ready

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prepared, ready,Jud. 4, 13;

gæst

(n.)
Grammar
gæst, gest, gist, giest, gyst, es; pl. nom. acc. gastas; m.

a GUEST ⬩ hospes ⬩ sŏcius ⬩ a stranger ⬩ an enemy ⬩ vir aliēnĭgĕnus ⬩ hostis

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Gasta werode with the multitude of guests, Cd. 67; Th. 81, 16; Gen. 1346. Gif hine sǽ byreþ gæsta [gasta?]

Linked entries: giest gist gast gyst GEST

gearcian

(v.)
Grammar
gearcian, gærcian; p. ode; pp. od [gearo ready]

To prepare ⬩ make ready ⬩ procure ⬩ furnish ⬩ supply ⬩ părāre ⬩ præpărāre ⬩ appărāre ⬩ exhĭbēre ⬩ præbēre

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On him gearcode fæt deáþes in eo părāvit vāsa mortis, 7, 14 : Gen. 19, 3

Linked entries: gærcian ge-gearcian

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