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fnæd

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Þone munuc sum sweart cniht teáh út be þám fnæde his hrægles (per vestimenii fimbriam), Gr. D. in, 28: Hml. Th. ii. 160, 23. Heó hrepode his reáfes fnædu, 394, 12. Fnæda, Hml. 8, 31, 570. Sume heora fnada (fimbrias) gemiccliaþ, R. Ben. 135, 26. Add

spere

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Þæt yrre slihð ꝥ geðyld mid his spere (sceafte, v. l. conto), Prud. 18 b. Ꝥ yrre scýt his spere (lanceam) ongeán ꝥ geðyld, 20 b. Swá sé ásent speru and flána sicut qui mittit lanceas et sagittas, Scint. 193, 16. v. eofor-, nægel-spere; gewriþ. Add

be-sceáwod

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Sý hé snotor and wel besceáwod on his dǽdum . . . Sý hé á foregleáw and wel besceáwod on his gebodum prudenter agat. . . In ipsis imperiis suis prouidus et consideratus , R. Ben. 121, 2-15.

tó-gesceádan

(v.)

to separate things from one anotherto expound,interpret

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to separate things from one another; metaph. to expound, interpret Wæs ingunnen from Moyse and allum wítgum tógisceóde him in allum gewriotum ða ðe of him wérun incipiens a Mose et omnibus prophetis interpraelabatur illis in omnibus scripturis quae de

Linked entry: ge-sceádan

móna

Grammar
móna, <b>. I.</b>
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Ðæs mónan ryne is swíðe nearo for þan þe hé yrnð ealra tungla niðemest and þǽre eorðan gehendost . . . þis is þæs mónan geár; ac his mónað is máre, ꝥ is þonne hé gecyrð níwe fram þǽre sunnan oð ꝥ hé eft cume hyre forne ágeán . . . and eft þurh beó

wiþ-standan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-standan, p. -stód, pl. stódon; p. -standen.

to withstandresistto stand againstsucceed in opposingbe a match forrefuteto stand in the waybe a hindranceobstructpreventbe a preventiveto stand offkeep away,be absentto be hostile

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Him nǽnig wiþstód nullo prohibente, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 41. In swá micclum heápe ðæra ðe ðǽr wǽron út gongende, hira nǽnig ðám in gangendum ne wiðstód, Shrn. 41, 10. Ða þióstro ðínre heortan willaþ mínre láre wiðstondan, Met. 5, 22.

wrítere

(n.)
Grammar
wrítere, es; m.

a draughtsmanpaintera writerscribecopyista writerauthora scribe

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Ða wríteras and ða ðe ymbe writon, Bt. 18, 3 ;Fox 66, l.

Linked entries: ge-wrítere wrítan

án-ége

(adj.)
Grammar
án-ége, adj.

One-eyed

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One-eyed Gif híg ánége gedó si lascos eos fecerit, Ex. 21, 26

at-áwian

(v.)
Grammar
at-áwian, p. ode; pp. od

To shewostendere

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To shew; ostendere He atáwode him ostendit eis, Ps. Spl. T. 77, 14

Linked entries: at- áwian

at-ýwan

(v.)
Grammar
at-ýwan, p. de; pp. ed

To shewostendere

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To shew; ostendere He atýwde him ostendit eis, Ps. Spl. C. 77, 14

emtig

(adj.)
Grammar
emtig, adj.

Empty, idle vacuus, ōtiōsus

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Empty, idle; vacuus, ōtiōsus Híg synt emtige they are idle, Ex. 5, 8

firhþ-sefa

(n.)
Grammar
firhþ-sefa, an; m.

The mindmens

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The mind; mens On firhþsefan in his mind, Elen. Kmbl. 425; El. 213

óþ-clífan

(v.)
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to cleave to, adhere Him sár óclífeþ, Exon. Th. 78, l; Cri. 1267

óþ-faran

(v.)
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to escape Siððan hié feóndum óþfaren hæfdon, Cd. Th. 181, 21; Exod. 64

gold-hilted

(adj.)
Grammar
gold-hilted, adj.
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Having a golden hilt, Exon. 114 a; Th. 437, 27; Rä. 56, 14

Linked entries: -hilted hilt-sweord

ge-bisgian

(v.)
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Hé mid Godes herungum his múð gebysgað, Hml. Th. i. 494, 16. Add

un-behelod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-behelod, adj.

Uncoverednaked

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Uncovered, naked Hé læg on his getelde unbehelod ( nudatus ), Gen. 9, 21, 22

un-tídre

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tídre, adj.

Not weakfirmstrong

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Not weak, firm, strong Him wæs hyge untyddre, Andr. Kmbl. 2506; An. 1254

Linked entry: tídre

wist-fyllu

(n.)
Grammar
wist-fyllu, indecl. -fyll, e; f.
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Abundance of food Him álumpen wæs wistfylle wén, Beo. Th. 1472; B. 734

á-metsian

(v.)
Grammar
á-metsian, p. ode
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To provide food for Man him ámetsode, Chr. 1006; P. 137, 27 note