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feáwa

a few

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Hwæt ðá feáwa syndan þe his willan wyrcean willen, R. Ben. 2, 17. Hé cýdde fela be Crístes godcundnysse . . . feáwa hé áwrát be his menniscnysse, Hml.

langoþ

(n.)
Grammar
langoþ, es; m.

Longingdesirediscontent

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Longing, desire, discontent, or weariness that arises from unsatisfied desire Æfter men dyrne langaþ born a secret longing for the man burned within him, Beo. Th. 3763; B. 1879. Hine ne meahte longaþ gelettan, Exon. 37 b; Th. 123, 29; Gú. 330.

Linked entry: langaþ

BERSTAN

(v.)
Grammar
BERSTAN, part. berstende; ic berste, ðú birst, he birsteþ, biersteþ, birst, byrst, bierst, pl. berstaþ; p. ic, he bærst, ðú burste, pl. burston; pp. borsten.

to BURSTbreakfailfallcum fragore dissilirecorruererumpifrangito make the noise of a bursting or breakingto crashdashcrackfragorem ederesonarecrepare

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Gif him áþ burste if an oath failed them, L.

Linked entries: bærst biersteþ

fóre-cweðan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-cweðan, p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon; pp. -cweden

To foresaypredictprædīcĕrepropōnĕre

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Swá hit fórecweden wæs ut prædictum ĕrat, 3, 15; S. 542, 3

Seax-

(prefix)
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Hér forþférde Cénwalh ( of Wessex ), and Seaxburg án geár rícsode his cuén æfter him, 672; Erl. 34, 34. Gesecg Seaxnéting ( East Saxon ), Txts. 179, 16. Cf. Saxnót in the formula of renunciation. v. Grmm. D. M. 184. Seaxréd ( East Saxon ), 179, 19.

six-hynde

(adj.)
Grammar
six-hynde, adj.
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Gif hit sié syxhynde mon, [gielde] ǽlc mon . lx. scił ł. , L. Alf. pol. 30; Th. i. 80, 11. Gif hió sié syxhyndu, 18; Th. i. 72, 14. Syxhyndes monnes burhbryce . xv. scił ł., 40; Th. i. 88, 10.

blæc

(adj.)
Grammar
blæc, blac black.
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Him wǽron þá nebb and þá cleá ealle blace rostro pedibusque nigris, Nar. 16, 16. Hió an Ceóldrýþe hyre blacena tunecena swá þǽr[a?] hyre leófre beó, Cht. Th. 538, 5. Beátan mid blacum flintum, Hml. S. 11, 99. Dele last paragraph, and add

Linked entries: blac blec

for-feran

Grammar
for-feran, l. -féran,

to perishperish

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and add: of physical death. natural Se cing (Ethelred) forférde (geendode his dagas, v. l.) on S.

ge-rihtwísian

(v.)
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Sé þe behýt his leahtras, ne bið hé gerihtwísad, Angl. xii. 513, 16. to shew an action, statement, &c. to be right, defend as right Swá hwæt swá ðú cwist oþþe dést, ic hit gerihtwísige. Hml, Th. i. 380, 4.

Linked entry: rihtwísian

ofer-hygd

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Hé þóhte on his oferhigdum hú hé sceolde him tó sprecan, 37, 21. Gif ǽnig sý uppáhófen and inbláwen on þá oferhýda þǽre deófles láre, Cht.

cor-snǽd

(n.)
Grammar
cor-snǽd, e; f. [cor, cer, cyrr a choice; snǽd a bit, piece]

A choice or trial piece panis conjurátus, offa consecrāta

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The Host was used for this purpose in Christian times Gif man freónd*-*leásne weofod-þén mid tihtlan belecge, gá to corsnǽde if a friendless servant of the altar be charged with an accusation, let him go to the corsnǽd L.

Linked entries: snǽd or-dál

trymming

(n.)
Grammar
trymming, e; f. I.a

strengtheningconfirmingestablishingedificationthat which strengthens or supportsa foundation that which edifies

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strengthening, confirming, establishing, edification Se cyning ðæt mǽ hús (the temple) Gode betǽhe him and his folce tónge tó trymminge and tó gescyldnysse wið ǽélces yfeles onscyte, Homl. Th. ii. 578, 22.

Linked entry: truming

átor

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Him mon sealde áttor drincan, Shrn. 90, 25: Gr. D. 158, 29. Éttre virus (evomuit), An. Ox. II. 85. Þá; áttru (átru,v.l.) geondférdon his innoþ, Gr. D. 187, 3. Wið ealle áttru, Lch. i. 170, 18, 19. Fácnes áttru fraudis venena, Hy. S. 16, 15. Add

cwacung

(n.)
Grammar
cwacung, e; f.

QUAKING, trembling tremor

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Cwacung gegráp híg tremor apprehendit eos, Ps. Spl. C. 47, 5. On cwacunge in tremore, Ps. Spl. C. 2, 11. Wæs se múnt Garganus bifigende mid ormætre cwacunge the mount Garganus was trembling with immense quaking, Homl. Th. i. 504, 28.

sárigness

(n.)
Grammar
sárigness, e; f.

Sadness

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hig funde slǽpende for unrótnesse (later MS. sárignesse) dormientes prae tristitiam, Lk. Skt. 22, 45. Tristicia þet is þissere worlde sarinesse, O. E. Homl. i. 103, 22. Þer wes sarinesse (wowe, 2nd MS.), sorreȝen inoȝe, Laym. 27560.

(adv.)
Grammar
iá, adv.

Yea

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And hé cwæþ : Iá leóf ic hit eom tu es filius meus Esau? Respondit : Ego sum, Gen. 27, 23. Se kyng befealh georne hire bréðer óþ ðæt hé cwæþ já wið the king pressed her brother eagerly until he said yes in reply, Chr. 1067 ; Erl. 204, 23

ge-freógan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-freógan, -freón; p. -freóde; pp. -freód

To freemake free

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To free, make free Ðonne mót hine se hlaford gefreógan then must the lord free him, L. In. 74; Th. i. 148, 18 : L. Ælfc. C. 20; Th. i. 48, 25 : Ps. Th. 93, 1. Gefreóde freed, Exon. 16 a; Th. 37, 4; Cri. 588.

Linked entries: ge-friéga ge-frígian

þurh-sleán

(v.)

to smite throughstrike throughto smite

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his byrnsweord getýhþ and ðás world ealle þurhslyhþ, Blickl. Homl. 109, 34. Hire swiora næs þurhslagen, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 235. Ðá wearð heó mid micelre sárnysse ðurhslegen, Homl.

epistol

(n.)
Grammar
epistol, es; m. (not e; f.): epistola, an; m.
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On þǽm ǽrron epistole, 3, 28. weak forms Hé cuæð on his epistolan tó Galatum, P. 117, 7.

ǽrer

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽrer, adv.

Before

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Before Ǽrer hit gewyrþe before it comes to pass. Bt. 41, 2; Fox 244, note 8