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forþian

(v.)
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Forðige hé ofer ꝥ geár ealle gerihtu ðe him tó gebyrigean, 434, 25. Se cyning betǽhte þám wyrhtan ungerím feós tó forðigenne ꝥ weorc, Hml. S. 36, 105

weard-setl

(n.)
Grammar
weard-setl, es; n.

A place where guard is kept; those who keep watch, a guard

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A place where guard is kept; those who keep watch, a guard On weardsetl; of weardsetle, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 48, 11. Andlang herpaðes tó weardsetle, 284, 23. On weardsetl, Cod. Dip. B. iii. 682, 24. Seofon weardsetl wacodon ofer ðone cásere. ...

hǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
hǽtan, p. te; pp. ed

To heat, make hot

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Hǽt scenc fulne wínes heat a cup full of wine, Lchdm. i. 370, 26 : ii. 24, 25

Linked entry: ge-hǽt

weód

(n.)
Grammar
weód, es; n. f. (?)

A useless or injurious plant,a weed

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Swá hwá swá wille sáwan westmbǽre land, átió ǽrest of ealle ða weód ðe hé gesió, ðæt ðám æcerum derigen Bt. 23; Fox 78, 23 : Met. 12, 4, 28

æsc-þræc

(n.)
Grammar
æsc-þræc, g. -þræce; pl. nom. g. acc. -þraca; f.

Spear-strengthbrunt of spearsa battlehastæ vishastarum impetusprælium

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Spear-strength, brunt of spears, a battle; hastæ vis, hastarum impetus, prælium Æt æscþræce, Cd. 98; Th. 130, 2; Gen. 2153

æt-gár

(n.)
Grammar
æt-gár, es; m. [æt, gar a spear]

A short spear or javelina kind of dart or other weapon to cast at the enemyframea

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A short spear or javelin, a kind of dart or other weapon to cast at the enemy; framea, Cot. 188: 86

a-flówan

(v.)
Grammar
a-flówan, p. -fleów, pl. -fleówan; pp. -flówen

To flow fromflow overeffluere

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To flow from, flow over; effluere Etna fýr afleów up the fire of Etna flowed over, Ors. 5,4; Bos. 105, 9

Linked entry: a-fleów

an-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
an-gitan, p. -geat; pp. -giten

To getlay hold ofseizeassequicorripereinvadere

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To get, lay hold of, seize; assequi, corripere, invadere Hine se bróga angeat terror seized him, Beo. Th. 2587; B. 1291

Linked entry: on-gitan

and-beorma

(n.)
Grammar
and-beorma, an; m.

That which is without barmunleavenedunleavened breadthe feast of unleavened breadazyma

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That which is without barm, unleavened, unleavened bread, the feast of unleavened bread; azyma Andbita vel [and-]beorma azyma, Cot. 17

beón-broþ

(n.)
Grammar
beón-broþ, es; n.

meada drink of water and honey mingled and boiled togethermelicratum

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Perhaps mead, a drink of water and honey mingled and boiled together; melicratum L. M. 2, 24; Lchdm. ii. 216, 12

Linked entry: broþ

be-reótan

(v.)
Grammar
be-reótan, p. -reát, pl. -ruton; pp. -roten

To deploredeplorare

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To deplore; deplorare Æðelinges deáþ bereótan to deplore the death of the noble, Exon. 119 b; Th. 459, 27; Hö, 6

Ceaster-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Ceaster-scír, e; f. [ceaster III. Chester, scír a shire]

Cheshireager Cestrensis

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Cheshire; ager Cestrensis Rodbeard wæs gecoren to bisceope to Ceasterscíre Robert was chosen bishop of Cheshire, Chr. 1085; Erl. 218, 21

cyne-gold

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-gold, es; n. Royal gold, a crown; diadema = διάδημα , corona
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Þeódnes cynegold sóþfæstra gehwone glengeþ the Lord's crown shall adorn each of the just, Exon. 64b; Th. 238, 17; Ph. 605

DRǼDAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRǼDAN, ic drǽde, ðú drǽdest, drǽtest, drǽst, he drǽdeþ, drǽt, pl. drǽdaþ; p. dréd, dreórd, pl. drédon; pp. drǽden

DREAD, fear timēre, pavēre

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To DREAD, fear; timēre, pavēre: found in the compounds a-drǽdan, an-, on-drǽdan, ondrǽd-endlíc, on-drǽd-ing: of-drǽd

drǽfend

(n.)
Grammar
drǽfend, es; m.

A hunter venātor

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A hunter; venātor Sum biþ deóra drǽfend one is a hunter of beasts, Exon. 78 b; Th. 295, 24; Crä. 38

dryht-cwén

(n.)
Grammar
dryht-cwén, e; f.

A noble queen dŏmĭna et rēgīna

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A noble queen; dŏmĭna et rēgīna Dryhtcwén duguþa a noble queen of chieftains, Exon. 86 a; Th. 324, 21; Wíd. 98

deáþ-rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-rǽs, es; m. [rǽs a rush]

Death-rush, rushing of deathmortis impĕtus

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Death-rush, rushing of death; mortis impĕtus Ealle deáþrǽs forféng the death-rush clutched them all, Andr. Kmbl. 1990; An. 997

earn-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
earn-cyn, -cynn, es; n.

Eagle-kind gĕnus aquĭlæ

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Eagle-kind; gĕnus aquĭlæ Ne ete ge nán þing earncynnes do not eat anything of the eagle-kind, Lev. ll, 13

fex

(n.)
Grammar
fex, es; n.

Hair of the headthe lockscæsăries

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Hair of the head, the locks; cæsăries Fex cæsăries, Ælfc. Gl. 69; Som. 70, 39; Wrt. Voc. 42, 47: 70, 32

fixen

(adj.)
Grammar
fixen, adj. [fox a fox]

Of or belonging to a foxvulpīnus

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Of or belonging to a fox; vulpīnus Fixen hýd a fox-skin, Med. ex Quadr. 3, 15; Lchdm. i. 342, 11