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fær

(n.)

goingpassinga going awaya journeycoursea voyagea marchan expeditionenterprisea passagethoroughfareroadentrancecarriagevessela troopa crewfareproceedings

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bǽdon ꝥ móston faran þurh ðá burh, ac ðá burhware noldon þæs færes him getýðian, Hml. S. 25, 445. Þá þá gehýrde þæs folces fær mid þám Hǽlende, ðá ácsode hwá þǽr férde. cwǽdon him tó þæt þæt wǽre ðæs Hǽlendes fær, Hml.

Linked entry: færbu

baðian

(v.)
Grammar
baðian, beðian, beðigean, ic -ige, -yge; p. ode, ede; pp. od.

To washfomentcherishlavarefovereTo BATHElavaribalneareaquis se immergere

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Baðiendra manna hús ðǽr unscrédaþ inne apodyterium, domus, qua vestimenta balneantium ponuntur, Ælfc. Gl. 55; Som. 67, 9

eáðelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
eáðelíce, eðelíce, ýðelíce; comp. or; sup. ost, ust; adv.

Easilyfăcĭle

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He sóhte he eáðelícost hine gesealde he sought how he might most easily betray him, 22, 6

Linked entry: éðelíce

un-scrýdan

(v.)
Grammar
un-scrýdan, p. de

To undressstripdivest

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Hine man sóna unscrýde and ða reáf nime ðe ǽr notode mox exuatur rebus propriis quibus vestitus est, R. Ben. 101, 22. hét hine unscrýdan, Hontl. Th. i. 432, 3: 424, 12. Gif hwá his líc forstǽle, nolde hine unscrýdan, 220, 8.

hleápan

(v.)
Grammar
hleápan, p. hleóp, pl. hleópon and hlupon [cf.Icel.hlupu]; pp. hleápen

To LEAP, jump, dance, run

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Roger hét án of heom se hleóp into ðam castele æt Norþwíc Roger was the name of one of them, he threw himself into the castle at Norwich, Chr. 1087; Erl. 224, 34.

un-gód

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gód, adj.

Not goodevilbad

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Not good, evil, bad Seldan bið eald; ungódan deáðe swylt, Lchdm. iii. 184, 23. On ylde ungódum deáðe heó swylt, 188, 28

ge-freoðian

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

To protectguardfreekeep

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Se ðe his ánum her feore gefreoðade he who here protected only his life, Exon. 39 a; Th. 128, 32; Gú. 413. Gefreoða hyre protect it [the soul], Exon. 118 b; Th. 456, 3; Hy. Grn. ii. 284, 61.

Linked entry: ge-friðian

for-bredan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bredan, for-bregdan.

transformto corrupt

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I a wæs fram deóflum forbróden and sweolt he was dragged about by devils and he died, Mart. H. 214, 31: 28, 2. to hurl to destruction Forbregd praecipita, Ps.

sǽtian

(v.)
Grammar
sǽtian, sǽtan; ode

To lie in wait for, waylay

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To lie in wait for, waylay (with gen. ) Forðam hine ne meahte mid openlícum gefeohte ofersuíðan sǽtaþ ðonne diógollíce and sécþ hine mǽge gefón quia enim publico bello perdidit, ad exercendas occulte insidias exardescit, Past. 33, 7; Swt. 227

Linked entries: sǽt sǽtan sǽtnian

maniend

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Add: a creditor sǽde ꝥ wǽre hefelíce geswenced fram his maniende (moniendan, v. l.) for twelf scillingum quia a creditore suo pro duodecim solidis graviter offligeretur, intimavit. Gr. D. 157, 32. hét ágeáfe his maniende (-um, v. !.

innane

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Innane (intus) hit geþafode, 417, 17. áþindað innane on ídlum gilpe, 439, 5

hreówsian

(v.)
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Sceal ðára lǽstena worda hreówsian, 199, 16. with clause hreówsade ðæt him ǽfre suá ungeriesenlíce geðénigan sceolde, Past. 199, 18. with prep.

spiweþa

(n.)
Grammar
spiweþa, an;m.

vomitingvomit, what is vomited

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vomiting Gif hié ( diseases ) cumen of oferfyllo, mid spiweþan mon sceal lytlian, Lchdm. ii. 178, 11. Wið miclan spiweþan, and ne máge nánne mete gehabban, 190, 8. Wið spiwþan, 190, 1. Ðurh spiwðan, i. 274, 21.

Linked entry: speowþa

freó

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hét unbindan ... ꝥ frige móston faran swá hwider swá woldon, Hml. S. 23, 191. free from obligation or restraint upon action (with gen.) Ðá ðe beóð mid synscipe gebundene ..., ðá ðe beóð frió ðára benda, Past. 177, 21. Freó, 393, 21.

ge-anbídian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-anbídian, l. ge-anbidian, geandbidian,

to wait to wait for.to wait for the comingreturnto wait for the coming to passto wait

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Godes ríces geanbidode, Mk. 15, 43. with acc. geandbidode ðone frófer ðe beháten wæs, Hml. Th. i. 136, 1. geanbidude Godes ríce, Lk. 23, 51. with a clause geanbidað þæt wé tó beteran gecyrren he waits for our conversion R.

ge-mangian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mangian, p. ode; pp. od
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Hwæt forstent ǽnegum men, ðeáh he gemangige ðæt he ealne ðisne middangeard áge, gif he his sáule forspildeþ what profits it any man, though he trade so as to obtain all this world, if he destroy his soul? Past. 44, 10; Swt. 332, 9; Cot. MS

Linked entry: mangian

oððe

(con.)
Grammar
oððe, conj. I.
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Hét ðæt hié óðer sceolden, oððe ðæt lond æt him álésan, oððe hié wolde fordón, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 44, 9: 44, 21. Hié óðer forleósan woldon, oððe hira ágen líf oððe Porsennes, 2, 3; Swt. 68, 28.

Linked entry: eðða

mundian

(v.)
Grammar
mundian, p. ode.

to protectshelterguardTo act as guardian

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Baldwine geaf Ælfgife wununge on Bricge and mundode and heóld da hwíle ðe heó ðǽr wæs, Chr. 1037; Erl. 167, 4. Cristenum cyninge gebyreþ ðæt Godes áre mundie, Wulfst. 266, 17. in a technical sense, To act as guardian

Linked entry: a-mundian

on-drǽdan

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Ðonne him mon ðissa tuéga hwæðer ondrǽtt suíður ðonne óðer, Past. 189, 9. Sé þe him his Dryhten ne ondrǽdeð, Seef. 106. Nó him þá sæcce ondréd, B. 2347. Hié him ondrédon Godes hete, Gen. 767. Ne ondrǽd ðú ðé deáð tó swíðe, Prov. K. 16.

ful-ricene

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-ricene, adv.

Full quicklyvery quicklyimmediatelycitissĭme

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Full quickly, very quickly, immediately; citissĭme Gif he múntas hríneþ, fulricene reócaþ if he touches the mountains, they immediately smoke, Ps. Th. 103, 30