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FLINT

(n.)
Grammar
FLINT, es; m.

FLINTa rocksĭlexpetra

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Híg cómon to ðam flinte, and Moyses ætfóran him eallum slóh mid ðære girde túwa ðone flint, and fleów sóna of ðam flinte wæter they came to the rock, and Moses struck the rock twice with his rod before them all, and immediately water flowed from (he rock

folgaþ

(n.)
Grammar
folgaþ, es; m.

a trainretinueid quod sĕquĭturcŏmĭtātusservice of a followercŏmĭtis servĭtusministĕrium

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Heó fægerne folgaþ hæfdon uppe mid englum they had a fair service above with angels, Cd. 220; Th. 284, 30; Sat. 329. Ic gewát folgaþ sécan I departed to seek my service, Exon. 115a; Th. 442, 8; Kl. 9.

ile

(n.)
Grammar
ile, es ; m.

callosity

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Mid ísenum pílum heora ilas gefæstnode fastened the soles of their feet with iron nails, Homl. Skt. 5, 388. hard skin [such as comes on the sole of the foot?], callosity Ile callus, Ælfc. Gl. 78; Som. 72, 51; Wrt. Voc. 46, 11.

óþ-þringan

(v.)
Grammar
óþ-þringan, to force away from one (oftenest in phrases líf, feorh, etc., óþþringan
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Se ðe mid gáres orde óðrum aldor óþþringeþ, Cd. Th. 92, 3; Gen. 1523 : Exon. Th. 330, 11; Vy. 49. Ecghete fǽgum feorh óþþringeþ, 310, 8; Seef. 71. Ðám ic ealdor óþþrong, 272, 17; Jul. 500: Judth. Thw. 24, 12; Jud. 185.

gnornung

(n.)
Grammar
gnornung, e; f.

Grieflamentationmourningmœstitia

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Mid mycelre gnornunge ymbe ðæs cyninges slege with great grief for the king's death, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 45, 24: Chr. 975; Erl. 126, 13; Edg. 39.

ge-healdsumnys

(n.)
Grammar
ge-healdsumnys, -nyss, e; f.

A keepingobservancepreservationabstinencecustōdiaobservātioconservātioabstĭnentia

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Mid ðære gehealdsumnysse with abstinence, i. 318, 8

ge-líðian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líðian, -líðegian; p. ode; pp. od

To soothesoftenmitigaterelieveappeaselēnīremītĭgāreplācāre

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Forðæm is swíðe micel néddearf ðæt mon mid micelre gemetgunge swelcra scylda ðreáunga gelíðige therefore it is very necessary that the chiding of such sins be tempered with great moderation, Past. 21; Swt. 159, 3; Hat. MS

Linked entry: líðigian

ge-neósian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-neósian, p. ode; pp. od [neósian to visit]

To visit, come tovisĭtāre, adīre

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Us mid hǽlo hér geneósa visĭta nos in salutāri tua, Ps. Th. 105, 4. Ðæt ic geneósige temple his ut visĭtem templum ejus, Ps. Spl. 26, 8

Linked entry: neósian

geócor

(adj.)
Grammar
geócor, [or geocor? cf. geocsa]; adj.

Strong, fierce, harsh, dire, sadstrife, anger

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Strong, fierce, harsh, dire, sad Geócor sefa, geómrende hyge sad spirit, mourning mind, Exon. 48 a; Th. 164, 33; Gú. 1021: 49 a; Th. 170, 13; Gú. 1111. On ða geócran tíd in that grievous time, 47 a; Th. 160, 26; Gú. 949.

uncer

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
uncer, pron. poss.

Of us twoour

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Mid uncrum fótum, Shrn. 42, 1: Gen. 31, 16. For uncera sáule, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 304, 33

Linked entry: úser

un-árímedlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-árímedlíc, adj.

innumerablecountlessboundlessinfiniteshewn in countless instances

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Hí genámon unárímedlíco herereáf, Chr. 473; Erl. 12, 26: 584; Erl. 18, 25. boundless, infinite, shewn in countless instances Ðæt mid Drihtne sig unárímedlícu mildheortnys quod apud Dominum sit innumerabilis misericordia, L. Ecg.

un-sýfre

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sýfre, adj.

Impureuncleanfoul

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, clǽnsa mid hunige, Lchdm. ii. 210, 2. Wíc unsýfre ( a prison ), Andr. Kmbl. 2622; An. 1312. Unsýfra olidarum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 15. moral Forhwan ðú ðæt selegescot, ðæt ic mé on ðé gehálgode, þurh firenlustas fúle synne unsýfre ( or adv.? Cf. O.

Linked entry: sýfre

un-sófte

(adv.)
Grammar
un-sófte, adv.

not at easein discomfortnot gentlyhardlyseverelyhardlywith difficultywith trouble

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Homl. 203, 18. hardly, with difficulty, with trouble Wé hit unsófte mid longsceaftum sperum ofscotadon vix ipsis defixa est venabulis, Nar. 15, 28. Ic ðæt unsófte ealdre gedígde, Beo. Th. 3314; B. 1655: 4287; B. 2140: Elen.

Linked entry: sófte

wirsian

(v.)
Grammar
wirsian, p. ode

To get worse

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And aa hit wyrsode mid mannan swíðor and swíðor, Chr. 1085; Erl. 219, 23. Wyrsadon deterioraverunt, Wrt. Voc. ii. 139, 37. Folclaga wyrsedan ealles tó swýðe, Wulfst. 158, 6.

bíte

(n.)
Grammar
bíte, l. bite,

a bitethe bite

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Swá hwilcne swá þæt hors mihte, hit slát and wundode hiora lima mid bitum, Gr. D. 78, 5. of the effect of cancer :-- Ealne þone bite þæs cancres heó áfeormað, Lch. i. 296, 22. fig. :-- 'Eálá deáþ, ic beó þín deáþ, and ic beó þín bite ou helle.'

butsa-carlas

(n.)
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Chr. 1066 ; P. 197, 8, Hé nam of þám buttekarlon sume mid him, P. 196, 7. Hé gespeón him tó ealle þá butsecarlas (-karlas) of Hæstingan, 1052; P. 178, 25

drohtian

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 28, 45. to carry out a practice Ꝥ hé ꝥ (the right observance of Easter) mihte mid ðý máran ealdorlicnesse drohtian (þurhteón, v. l.) and gefremman quod ut majore auctoritate perficeret, Bd. 5, 21; Sch. 676, 24

Eást-land

(n.)
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Hé monega anwealdas mid gewinnum geeóde on þǽm eástlondum plurima per orientem bella gessit, Ors. 3, 11; S. 150, 17. Gewinn on eástlondum Orientis bella, 5, 2; S. 218, 21.

egesa

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Mid þon egsan and þǽre lufan Drihtnes, Bl. H. 119, 17.

feolan

Grammar
feolan, l. feólan, take here passages under felgan,
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Nú mé fealh on móde it has come into my mind, Gr. D. 17, 32. Hé hét rǽdan oð ðæt hé fulge on slǽpe he bade them read till he could get to sleep, Hml. A. 98, 211.