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cunnian

(v.)
Grammar
cunnian, p. ode, ade , ede; pp. od , ad , ed ; v. a.

to prove, try, inquire, search into, seek for, explore, examine, investigate, tempt, venture probare, tentare, explorare, requirere, experiri, periclitari with gen. To have, experience of, to make trial of periclitari, experiri

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To have, experience of, to make trial of; periclitari, experiri Gódes and yfles ðǽr ic cunnade there I had experience of good and evil, Exon. 85b ; Th. 321, 26; Wíd. 52. Gif wada cunnedon ye made a trial of the fords, Beo. Th. 1021; B. 508 . III

fald

(n.)
Grammar
fald, es; m. (not f.)
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On ðone ealdan fald; of ðám ealdan falde . . . On Bunningfald; of Bunningfalde on æscfald; of æscfalde . . . on Wufincgfald, C. D. vi. 56, 9-15: Cht. E. 290, 31. Gebúr sceal licgan of Martinus mæssan oð Eástran æt hláfordes falde, Ll.

feng

a takingembracegamecaptureseizure

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Add: a taking Faengae, fenge pro captu, Txts. 82, 727. a taking hold by way of greeting, embrace: On fænge (fenge, 102, 61) ge on clyppe, Angl. xi. 99, 76. a taking of fish, game, &c.: Feng fisca captura piscium, Lk. p. 4, 17.

ildu

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Add: an age, one of the six ages of the world Yldo evo (primo, ) Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 80. Þes middangeard néde on ðás eldo endian sceal þe nú andweard is; for þon fífe þára syndon ágangen on þisse eldo, Bl.

wæl-cyrge

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-cyrge, -cyrige, -cyrie, an; f.

A chooser of the slain.

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Something of the old idea is still shewn in the following glosses, in which the word renders a Fury, a Gorgon, or the goddess of war Uualcyrge Tisifone, Wrt. Voc. ii. 122, 34: Eurynis, 107, 43. Walcrigge Herinis, 110, 34.

Linked entries: -cyrge wæl-ceásiga

ǽ-spring

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-spring, ǽ-springe, ǽ-sprynge, es; n. [ǽ water, spring a spring]

A water-springfountainaquæ fonsfons

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Ǽspringe útawealleþ of clife a fountain springs out of a cliff, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 23; Met. 5, 12. Ealle ǽspiynge all springs, Exon. 55a; Th. 194, 5; Az. 134, 93b; Th. 351, 8; Sch. 77

æt-wítan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-wítan, p. -wát, pl. -witon; pp. -witen

To reproachblameupbraidimputareimproperareexprobrare

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Siððan Gúþláf and ósláf ætwiton weána dǽl since Guthlaf and Oslaf reproached him for a part of their woes. Beo. Th. 2304; B. 1150: Ps. Th. 88, 44: 73, 17: Ps. Spl. 31, 2

Linked entry: ed-wítan

áht

(pronoun.)
Grammar
áht, es; n.

AUGHTanythingsomethingaliquidquidquam

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Ðe áhtes wǽron who were of aught, of any account or value, Chr. 992; Th. 238, 35. Ðæt án man, ðe himsylf áht wǽre, mihte faran that a man, who himself was aught, might go, 1087; Th. 355, 17

Linked entry: óht

Bægere

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

The BavariansBavariithe BoiariBajuvarii

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The Bavarians; Bavarii, the Boiari, or Bajuvarii, whose country was called Boiaria, its German name is Baiern, now called the kingdom of Bavaria Mid Bægerum with the Bavarians, Chr. 891; Th. 160, 24.

beorc

(n.)
Grammar
beorc, e; f.

a birch-treebetula

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a birch-tree; betula. the Anglo-Saxon Rune ᛒ = b, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is beorc a birch-tree, hence this Rune not only stands for the letter b, but for beorc a birch-tree, as, ᛒ byþ blǽda leás a birch-tree is void of fruit Hick.

Linked entries: byrc B berc birce

eft-cyme

(n.)
Grammar
eft-cyme, es; m.

A coming again, returnrĕdĭtus, reversio

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A coming again, return; rĕdĭtus, reversio Ðæt eorlwerod sæt on wénum eftcymes leófes monnes the warrior band sat in expectation of the return of the dear man, Beo. Th. 5785; B. 2896: Exon. 121 b; Th. 466, 33; Hö. 130.

éhtere

(n.)
Grammar
éhtere, éhtre, es; m.

A persecutorpersĕcūtor

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Of éhtere ex persecūtōre, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 19. Sanctus Albanus cýðde ðám éhterum Godes geleáfan ðæt he cristen wǽre Saint Alban told the persecutors of God's truth that he was a christian, 1, 7; S. 477, 22.

Linked entry: éhtre

fíf-tyne

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
fíf-tyne, -tene

fifteenquindĕcim

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fifteen; quindĕcim Fíftyne fæðma fifteen [of] cubits, Gen. 7, 20. Fíftyne suna fifteen [of] sons, Boutr. Scrd. 21, 32. He slóh fíftyne men he slew fifteen men, Beo. Th. 3169; B. 1582.

Linked entries: fíf-tene fýftyne

for-molsnian

(v.)
Grammar
for-molsnian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [molsnian to corrupt]

To putrefycorruptmake rottendecayputrefăcĕretabefăcĕremacĕrāre

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Se ylca God, ðé ealle þing of náhte geworhte, mæg arǽran ða formolsnedan líchaman of ðam duste the same God, that wrought all things from naught, can raise up the decayed corpses from the dust, Homl. Th. ii. 608, 6

forþ-ateón

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-ateón, p. -teáh, pl. -tugon; pp. -togen

To draw forthbring forthproduceproferreprodūcĕreedūcĕre

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God ðá forþateáh of ðære moldan ǽlces cynnes treów produxitque Dŏmĭnus Deus de hŭmo omne lignum, Gen. 2, 9. He forþateáh wæter of stáne eduxit ăquam de petra, Ps. Lamb. 77, 16. Forþ-atogen progenitus, Hpt. Gl

fyrn-dagas

(n.)
Grammar
fyrn-dagas, gen. a; dat. um; pl. m.

Days of oldancient dayspriscæ dies

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Days of old, ancient days; priscæ dies Ðis is se ilca God ðone on fyrndagum fæderas cúðon this is the same God whom your fathers knew in days of old, Andr. Kmbl. 1503; An. 753: 1951; An. 978: Cd. 223; Th. 293, 31; Sat. 463.

ídel-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
ídel-georn, adj.

lazyinert

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Fond of idleness, lazy, inert Ne beó ðú tó slǽpor ne tó ídelgeorn forðan ðe slép and ðæt ýdel fét unþeáwas and unhǽlo ðæs líchoman be not too fond of sleep or idleness, for sleep and idleness nourish bad habits and bad health in the body, Prov.

líf-leást

(n.)
Grammar
líf-leást, -lǽst, e; f.

death

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Loss of life, death On ǽlcum ðara daga gif man ǽnige ǽddran geopenaþ on ðara tíde ðæt hit biþ lífleást oððe langsum sár on each of those days, if a vein be opened at that hour, it is death or long disease, Lchdm. iii. 152, 5.

bí-sǽce

(n.)
Grammar
bí-sǽce, es; n? m?

a visitvisitatiopersecution, dispute, litigationcontroversia, litigatioto seek, visit, persecute, dispute

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Gif ðǽr hwæt bísǽces sý, seme se biscop if there be somewhat of dispute, let the bishop settle it, Const. vii; Th. ii. 258, note a

ge-hlid

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hlid, es; pl. nom. acc. -hlidu, -hleodu; n.

A lidcoveringroofan inclosurea vaulttectumclausūraseptum

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Ðonne bearn Godes þurh heofona gehleodu óþýweþ when the son of God shall appear through heaven's vaults, 21 a; Th. 56, 23; Cri, 905