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friðo

(n.)
Grammar
friðo, indecl. f.

Peacepax

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He benam his feónd friðo he deprived his foe of peace, Cd. 4; Th. 4, 21; Gen. 57

fyrwitnys

(n.)
Grammar
fyrwitnys, -nyss, e; f.

Curiositycūriōsĭtas

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Ðæt he his fyrwitnysse fæderlíce miltsode that he would paternally compassionate his curiosity, ii. 138, 19

hearpe-nægel

Grammar
hearpe-nægel, hearp-nægel, es; m.

An instrument for striking the strings of a harp

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Apollonius his hearpenægl genam Apollonius took his harp-nail, Ap. Th.17, 7

Linked entry: nægel

on-slápan

(v.)
Grammar
on-slápan, p. -slép

To sleep, fall asleep

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Andreas ásette his heáfod ofer ǽnne his discipula and hé onslép, Blickl. Homl. 235, 13

Linked entry: on-slǽpan

þrág

(n.)
Grammar
þrág, þráh, e; f.

a timeseasontime

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Wéndon hié þearlra geþinga, þráge hnágran, Andr. Kmbl. 3195; An. 1600. Óð ðæt rímgetæl réðre þráge daga forð gewát, Cd. Th. 85, 26; Gen. 1420. Hé ðý wyrs meahte þolian ða þráge, ðá hió swá þearl becom (cf.

Linked entry: wód-þrág

feó-gýtsung

(n.)
Grammar
feó-gýtsung, e; f.

Money-desiregreedavaricepĕcūniæ cŭpīdoavārĭtia

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Money-desire or greed, avarice; pĕcūniæ cŭpīdo, avārĭtia Ðæt he sceolde his treówe for feógýtsunge and lufan forleósan that he should lose his truth for desire and love of money, Bd. 2, 12; S. 514, 40

Linked entry: feoh-gýtsung

for-þolian

(v.)
Grammar
for-þolian, p. ode; pp. od

To be deprived ofwantprīvāricărēre

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To be deprived of, want; prīvāri, cărēre Wát se ðe sceal his winedryhtnes lárcwidum longe forþolian he knows who must long be deprived of his dear lord's lessons, Exon. 77 a; Th. 288, 29; Wand. 38

hwít-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hwít-ness, e; f.

Whiteness

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His gewǽda scinon on snáwes hwítnysse his raiment shone with the whiteness of snow, ii. 242, 7

in-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
in-weard, adv.

Within

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Ðá hig inweard fóron ðá gemytton hig twegen ealde weras when they went in, they met two old men, Nicod. 31; Thw. 18, 3

síþ

Grammar
síþ, <b>. IV.</b>
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Add Hé cóm tó his bréðer, and his síð be endebyrdnysse sǽde, Hml. Th. ii. 358, 25. 1. Add Ǽne síþa semel, Ps. Srt. 61, 12: 88, 36

æt-hýde

Put out of the hideskinnedexcoriatus

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Put out of the hide, skinned; excoriatus

byre

(n.)
Grammar
byre, gen. byres; dat. byre; acc. byre: pl. nom. acc. byras, byre; gen. byra; dat. byrum; m.
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Lamech bearna strýnde; him byras wócan eafora and idesa; he ðone yldestan Noæ nemde Lamech begat children; to him descendants were born of sons and daughters; the eldest he named Noah, Cd. 62; Th. 75, l; Gen. 1233

Linked entry: ge-byre

á-grafan

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Add: to engrave, emboss, inscribe Se engel ágróf mid his fingre ródetácn on ðám stánum, Hml. Th. i. 466, 13. Ágróf se mon on ǽrenum brede drýcræftæs word, Shrn. 141, 15. Þás race on ánum leádenum tabulan mid stafon ágrófon, Hml. S. 23, 343.

full-fremedlíce

(adv.)
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ꝥ fulfremedlíce oncneówan, 177, 19. Þæt þæt gehwilc on him sylfum be dǽle hæfð, þæt hé hæfð on óðrum werode fulfremodlíce . . . Is gehwilc ðǽra weroda þám naman gecíged ðe ðá gife getácnað þe hé fulfremedlícor underféng, Hml. Th. i. 348, 18-31.

rihtung

(n.)
Grammar
rihtung, e; f.

direction guidancecorrection setting right correction reproof a direction rule regularis

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Bisceopes dægweorc . . . his gebedu ǽrest, and ðonne his bócweorc, rǽding oððon rihting ( correcting manuscripts? ), L. I. P. 8 ; Th. ii. 314, 19.

Linked entry: rihting

folc-land

(n.)
Grammar
folc-land, -lond, es; n. [folc folk, land land] .

the land of the folk or people

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Hist, folk-land

be-tweohs

(prep.)

among

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among Betweohs him among them, Ex. 34, 10

firran

(v.)
Grammar
firran, p. de.
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Hit fyrþ tollit, An. Ox. 61, 6. Add

fro

(prep.)
Grammar
fro, [ = from]
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Fro him ab eo, Lk. L. 13, 17

be-geómerian

(v.)
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Sé þe . . . his gyltas begeómerað, Nap. 75. Add