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clipian

(v.)
Grammar
clipian, clipigan,clipiaþ; ode; od

call, address, invokevocare, alloqui

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To make a vocal sound, call, address, invoke; vocare, alloqui We clipiaþ to ǽlcum þinge we address everything, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Som. 6, 25

Linked entries: cleopian clypian

fer-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
fer-scipe, es; m.

Societyfellowshipsŏcietas

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Society, fellowship; sŏcietas To healfnm fó se cyng, to healfum se ferscipe dīmĭdium căpiat rex, dīmĭdium sŏciĕtas, L. Ath. v. 2; Wilk. 65, 19

frioðo

(n.)
Grammar
frioðo, indecl. f.

Peacepardonpaxvĕnia

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Peace, pardon; pax, vĕnia He feóll to foldan, frioðo wilnode he fell to the earth, implored pardon, Andr. Recd. 1839; An. 920. vi freoðo

ymb-spannan

(v.)
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to span round Swyle ðon swíþe áswollen ðæt hine mon ná mid twám handum ymbspannan ( circumplecti ) mihte, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 7

Linked entry: spannan

biter-wyrde

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Bitter of speech, given to bitter words, Ꝥ gé ne beón biterwyrde, ne bealufulle on móde, Hml. A. 48, 576. Substitute: and add

fel-tún

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Hé gecierde inn ðǽm scræfe and wolde him ðǽr gán feltúne ad purgandum ventrem speluncam ingressus est, Past. 197, 15, 24. Add

for-bítan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bítan, p. -bát
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To bite to pieces, destroy by biting Áhleóp án leó and hió swengde on hine and forbát him þone sweoran, Hml. A. 206, 391

hlíwe

(n.)
Grammar
hlíwe, an; f.

A shelter

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ðǽre strǽt; on ðá streátan hlýwan; of ðǽre hlýwan, C. D. iii. 229, 28. poshlíwan; ðonne of poshlíwan, 82, 2

mangian

(v.)
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to mix Suá is mon[g]ianne (mengenne, v. l.) ðá liéðnesse wið ðá réðnesse miscenda est lenitas cum severitate Past. 125, 13. (?)

bræsian

(v.)
Grammar
bræsian, brasian, ic bræsige, ðú bræsast, he bræsaþ, pl. bræsiaþ; p. ode; pp. od

ærare"To cover or furnish with brass, to make of brass

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ærare"; To cover or furnish with brass, to make of brass Ic bræsige [MSS. C. D. brasige] æro, Ælfc. Gr. 36; Som. 38, 39

Linked entries: bracigean brasian

costigend

(n.)
Grammar
costigend, costnigend, es; m.

A tempter tentator

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A tempter; tentator Se costigend eóde to him the tempter went to him Homl. Blick. 27, 4. Se costnigend tentator Mt. Bos. 4, 3

Linked entry: costnigend

ge-þerscan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þerscan, p. -þearsc, pl. -þurscon

To strikebeatthrash

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To strike, beat, thrash Geþearsca cædere, Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 65. To geþearscanne, 15, 15. Geþurscon cederunt, 12, 3: Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 21, 35

a-fyrhtan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fyrhtan, p. -fyrhte; pp. -fyrhted, -fyrht

To affrightterrifyterrereexterrereperterreretimore afficere

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To affright, terrify; terrere, exterrere, perterrere, timore afficere He afyrhted wearþ he was affrighted, Exon. 52 a; Th. 181, 29; Gú. 1300: Andr. Kmbl. 3057; An. 1531.

Linked entry: a-firhtan

bealo-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
bealo-ful, -full ; def. se bealo-fulla ; adj.

BALEFULdirecursedwickedpestiferusfacinorosusscelestusmalitiosus

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Heó ðone bealofullan aléde mannan she laid down the odious man, Judth. 10; Thw. 23, 2 ; Jud. 100. Biter bealofullum bitter to the baleful, Exon. 21 a ; Th. 56, 31; Cri. 909

forht-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
forht-líc, adj.

Timidfearfultremblingtrĕpĭdusterrĭbĭlis

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Fleóþ forhtlíce þunres brógan they, being afraid, shall flee the terror of [thy] thunder; a vōce tŏnitrui tui formīdābunt, Ps. Th. 103, 8. On ða forhtlíce sorgum wlítaþ on which, they, frightened, look sorrowfully, Exon. 24 a; Th. 68, 15; Cri. 1104

rǽd-bana

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd-bana, an; m.
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One who contrives a person's death, but is not the actual perpetrator Gif man secge ðæt hé wǽre dǽdbana oððe rǽdbana if he be said to be the actual perpetrator of homicide, or the deviser of it, L. Eth. ix. 23; Th. i. 344, 26. Cf.

ge-wintred

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wintred, -wintrad; part.

Grown to full agefull-agedagedadultus

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Alf. pol. 26; Th. i. 78, 18

Linked entry: -wintred

sýring

(n.)
Grammar
sýring, e; f.

Butter-milk

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S. 14; Th. i. 438, 25. Cýswyrhtan gebyreþ ðæt heó of wring-hwæge buteran macige hláfordes beóde, and hæbbe ða sýringe ealle búton ðæs hyrdes dǽle, 16; Th. i. 438, 33

þeóden-hold

(adj.)
Grammar
þeóden-hold, adj.
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Th. 137, 32; Gen. 2282

cneówian

(v.)
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Th. ii. 134, 14