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FYRD

(n.)
Grammar
FYRD, fyrdung, e; f.

an armythe military array of the whole countryexercĭtusexpĕdītioan armyagmenexercĭtusan expeditionexpĕdītioa campcastrum

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Fór fyrda mǽst the greatest of armies marched, Elen. Kmbl. 69; El. 35.

talu

(n.)
Grammar
talu, e; and indecl.; f.

a tale, talk, story, accounttalk, discussion, disputea charge, claiman excuse, a defenceas a law term, a case (as regards either plaintiff or defendant), an action,a tale, list, series

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Se ðe nánum ne derede, him man dyde talu, and hé wæs beswungen unscyldig for ús, Basil admn. 4; Norm. 42, 27.

þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
þrymm, es; m.

a hostgreat body of peoplea forcemultitudea great body of waterforcepowermightglorymajestymagnificencegreatnessgrandeur

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Mín werod fóran ymb mé úton mid þrymme ( with magnificent array ), and herebeácen and segnas beforan mé lǽddon, Nar. 7, 16. Hé fór mid ðrymme and mid prasse, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 26: Elen. Kmbl. 658; El. 329: Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 7: Met. 25, 13.

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áscian

(v.)
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Iówan ðæt him mon tó áscað, Past. 173, 2. to ask after, enquire for, search for Syþþan wé hit ǽscað, Ll. Th. i. 234, 16. Mann ús ofer eall sóhte and ús man georne gehwár áxode, Hml. S. 23, 451.

Linked entry: áhsian

ge-hwirfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hwirfan, ge-hweorfan.
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I, 14; Sch. 39, 2. (10) to change one thing for another, exchange, with gen., to make exchange of Hí ealra þinga gehwyrfdon ge on cucan ceápe ge on óðrurn, C. D. v. 378, 20.

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lǽtan

(v.)
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'Lǽt forð ðíne willas.' . . . Ðæt is ðæt mon his wætru út lǽte 'Deriventur fontes tui foras.' . . . Fontes foras derivare est, Past. 373, 12-16. to allow to have Þá bæd Eustachius ꝥ hí him fyrst léton ꝥ hí him tó Gode gebǽdon, Hml.

LǼCE

(n.)
Grammar
LǼCE, es; m.

A LEECHdoctorphysiciana leech

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B. lǽcon] gecwéme the yellow is however most suitable for doctors, Herb. 165, 1; Lchdm. i. 294, 11. Josep beád his þeówan lǽcon Joseph præcepit servis suis medicis, Gen. 50, 1.

Linked entries: lǽca léce

morþ

(n.)
Grammar
morþ, es; n. m.

deathdestructionperditionthat which causes deathmurderslaying with an attempt at concealment of the deedmurderhomicide

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III and morþ-dǽd) forþ of hire inclifan. Ðá nam man ðæt wíf and ádrencte hí æt Lundenebricge, Chart. Th. 230, 17. murder; as a technical term, slaying with an attempt at concealment of the deed.

fandian

(v.)

to tryto temptto tryto trytastefeelto tryto visittemptprovokeattempt

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Hé cwæð ꝥ þǽm weorce nánum men ǽr ne gerise bet tó fandianne þonne þǽm wyrhtan þe hit worhte he said that for no one was it more fitting that he should be the first to try the machine (the bull of Phalaris) than for the man who made it, Ors. 1, 12; S.

eáþe

(adv.)
Grammar
eáþe, adv.
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Gif huæt eáða ( forte ) gemitte, Mk. L. R. 11, 13. ¶ Eáþe mæg, perhaps, may be Eáða mæhte ł eáðæ mæge forte, Mt. L. 11, 23. Eáðe (ǽðe, R.) mæg forsitan, Jn. L. 8, 19: alioquin, Mt. L. 6, 1. lest; ne forte Eáðe mæg ł ðý lǽs ne forte, Lk. L. 12, 58.

hyht

(n.)
Grammar
hyht, es; m. [f. Ps. Th. 77, 53.]

Hopejoyous expectationjoy

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Ðære hǽlo ðe hé us tó hyhte forgeaf for the salvation which he hath given us to hope for, Exon. 16 b; Th. 38, 28; Cri. 613. Hæbbe ic mé tó hyhte heofonríces weard I have the guardian of the kingdom of heaven as my hope, 68 b; Th. 255, 10; Jul. 212.

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ge-þyld

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þyld, e; f.
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Forðám dóme his geðylde, 27, 21. Ꝥ mægn þǽre geþylde, Gr. D. 20, 16. Wundorlicre geþylde man, 283, 18. Tó ðǽre geðylde, Past. 222, 8. Ðá geðyld ðe is módur ealra mægena, 215, 19: 222, 25: 219, 13.

ge-fremian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fremian, ge-fremman.
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Hine God ofer ealle men forð gefremede, B. 1718. Gifremid, -fraemid provecta, Txts. 84, 759. Gefremed, Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 39. to effect, accomplish, commit a crime Ic þonne gefremme þæs monnes neádþearf-nesse, Shrn. 77, 8.

ge-weorpan

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Ꝥ salt bið geworpen út mittatur foras, Mt. L. 5, 13. Geworpene iactari (in ardentes thermarum vapores), An. Ox. 4781. where a change of position is caused by force, to cast in or out Gewarpp ðá bibyccenda ejicit vendenles, Mt. p. 18, 17.

Galwalas

(n.)
Grammar
Galwalas, galwealas, nom. acc; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m. [wealh foreign; cf. Bryt-walas]

GaulsFrenchmenpeople of Gaul in a bodyGaulFranceGalliGallia

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He fór in Galwalas he went into Gaul, 380; Erl. 11, 2

earfoþnes

(n.)
Grammar
earfoþnes, -ness, -niss, -nyss, e; f.

Difficulty, hardship, anxiety, tribulation, misfortune diffĭcultas, lăbor, angustiæ, tribŭlātio, infortūnium

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B.] for the difficulties of women, Med. ex Quadr. 2, 7; Lchdm. i. 334, 18.

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hreówsung

(n.)
Grammar
hreówsung, e; f.

Sorrowingsorrowpenitencerepentance

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Se apostol bebeád ðæt hí þrítig daga be hreówsunge dǽdbétende Gode geoffrodon the apostle ordered that they for thirty days with penitence should offer to God doing penance, Homl. Th. i. 68, 17.

ge-mǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽrsian, ic -mǽrsige; p. ode; pp. od

To magnify, glorify, celebratemagnĭfĭcāre, glorĭfĭcāre, celebrāre

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Ðú Sunnan dæg sylf hálgodest and gemǽrsodest hine manegum to helpe thou thyself didst sanctify Sunday and didst glorify it for help to many, Hy. 9, 26; Hy. Grn. ii. 291, 26.

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wynsumlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wynsumlíce, adv.

pleasantlyagreeablypleasantlygraciouslygladlyjoyously

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Sume tiliaþ wífa, for ðam ðæt hí þurh ðæt mæge mǽst bearna begitan, and eác wynsumlíce libban uxor, ac liberi, qui jucunditatis gratia petuntur, Bt. 24, 3; Fox 82, 27. Engla werod wynsumlíce sungon, Homl. Skt. ii. 29, 297.

wuldor-full

(adj.)
Grammar
wuldor-full, adj. l.

gloriousvainglorious

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For his wuldorfullan sige oretlofes propter ejus gloriosissimi victoriam triumphi, Anglia xiii. 400, 497. Seó wunung on ðam wuldorfullum dreáme, Homl. Ass. 43, 481. Tó ðare wuldorfullan byrig Hierusalem, H. R. 7, 4. Wuldorfulle on mægðháde, Homl.

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