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hind

(n.)
Grammar
hind, e; f.

A hind, the female of the hart

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Fox 19, 33; Met. 19, 17

tóh

(adj.)
Grammar
tóh, adj.

Tough,tenacious,holding fast togetherlentustough,plianttough,sticky,glutinous,clammy

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Thei hadden towȝ cley for syment, Wick. Gen. 11, 3. Towhhe, not tender tenax, Prompt. Parv. 498

Linked entries: teáh tóan

swice

(adj.)
Grammar
swice, adj.

deceitful, fraudulentproving false to what is expectedtreacherous, failing in loyalty,

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Laym. 14865.] proving false to what is expected :-- Norðmen wáron súðfolcum swice (i. e. the southern people were deceived in their estimate of the northmen's power; swice, as applied to the northmen, cannot mean rebellious, renouncing allegiance, for

weód

(n.)
Grammar
weód, es; n. f. (?)

A useless or injurious plant,a weed

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Swá hwá swá wille sáwan westmbǽre land, átió ǽrest of ealle ða weód ðe hé gesió, ðæt ðám æcerum derigen Bt. 23; Fox 78, 23 : Met. 12, 4, 28

HÝRAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÝRAN, heran, hiéran; p. de [with acc., with infin., and with acc. and infin.]

to HEARhear ofto listen tofollowserveobeybe subject tobelong to

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Fox 4, 10; Met. 4, 5. Hýrde on ðam ða bysene ðæs ǽrestan hyrdes Godes cyricean in quo exemplum sequebatur primi pastoris ecclesiæ, Bd. 2, 4; S. 505, 11.

feáwa

a few

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Sprecan áne feáwa worda, Nic. 5, 40. adjectival Þá frýnd . . . þe hine for þám welan lufiaþ . . . þá feáwan þe hine for lufum lufedon, Bt. 29, 2; F. 106, 11. Feám wordum, Past. 73, 19. Feám (feáum, v. l.), 75, 16. Feáum, 395, 12: Bt. 19; F. 70, 11.

gífre

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Ex. 70. in a good sense, eagerly desirous for (gen. ) Ic wolde ymbe þone lǽcedóm þára ðínra lára hwéne máre gehýran . .

hæc

(n.)
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Substitute for all but the bracket: hæc[c], e ; /. and hæc[c], hæcce, es; m.

hearm

evilan evilinjurya calamitygriefafflictioncalumnya calumny

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Seó dǽd wearð Rómánum tó ðǽm mǽstan hearme þæt him nán folc ne getrúwode the deed was the cause of this very great injury to the Romans, that no people trusted them, Ors. 4, 12; S. 210, 11.

Linked entry: hearm-fullic

stræc

(adj.)
Grammar
stræc, strec; adj.

strict, severe, rigorous, stern, hardrigid, unyielding, obstinate, persistentviolent, using force, uncompromising, vehement

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Eal cristen folc sceal mid neádunge and strecum móde ðæt heofonlíce ríce geearnian, Homl. Th. i. 358, 25-35.

Linked entry: strec

féðe-spédig

(adj.)
Grammar
féðe-spédig, adj.

Speedy of footlĕvĭpēs

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Speedy of foot; lĕvĭpēs Sum biþ on londe snel, féðespédig one is swift on land, speedy of foot, Exon. 79a; Th. 296, 18; Crä. 53

bí-lifen

(n.)

food

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food, Cot. 171

cócnian

(v.)
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to season food

ge-ceósan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ceósan, to geceósanne, geceósenne; ic -ceóse, ðú -ceósest, -cýst, -císt, he -ceóseþ, -cýsþ, -cýst, pl. -ceósaþ; p. -ceás, pl. -curon; pp. -coren

To electchoosedecideproveapproveeligerepræeligereseligereasciscerepeterenancisci

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Fox 15, 21; Met. 15, 11. Se foresprecena wer for hine in bisceop-háde wæs gecoren the aforesaid man was chosen into bishophood for him, Bd. 4, 23; S. 594, 29 : 4. 1 ; S. 564,12.

singan

(v.)
Grammar
singan, p. sang, song, pl. sungon ; pp. sungen
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For hwam wolde gé secgan oððe singan, ðæt ic gesǽllíc mon wǽre, Met. 2, 17. of other living creatures Earn sang hildeleóþ, Judth. Thw. 24, 28 ; Jud. 211. Wulfas sungon ǽfenleóþ, Cd.

tíman

(v.)
Grammar
tíman, p. de.

to teem,be productive.to be with child,bear,bring forth youngto beget, have intercourse with (wið) a womanto have offspring,bring forthto vouch to warranty to refer property (acc.) to (tó) the person from whom it was obtained in support of the right of possessionto refer an opinion to the source from which it is derived in its supportto betake one's self to a place,go to to resort toappeal to in reverence or for help to lead to

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Ðæt folc týmde micelne teám on ðam wéstene, Homl. Th. ii. 212, 17. Þeóda týmdon, Cd. Th. 75, 19; Gen. 1242. Témaþ and wexaþ, 13, 1; Gen. 196. Týmaþ and tiédraþ, 91, 14; Gen. 1512. Feoh sceal on eorðan týdran and týman, Menol. Fox 557; Gn. C. 48.

ge-staþelian

(v.)
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Heó gestaðelode ðæt fǽmna mynster ꝥ is nemned on Bercingum, Shrn. 138, Ðis is seó freólsbóc tó ðan mynstre . . . swá swá hit Wulfríc gestaðelode for hine and for his yldrena sáwle, C. D. vi. 149, 37.

Linked entry: ge-staþeled

smeágan

(v.)
Grammar
smeágan, smeán; p. smeáde; ppr. smeágende, smeánde; pp. smeád

to consider, meditate, inquire, deliberateto consider, ponder, examine, inquire into, discuss, searchto seek an opportunityto accept as the result of inquiry, to suppose

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MS.), wé habbaþ litellne gearowitan búton tweón Bt. 41, 5; Fox 254, 9. Ðæt ic smeáde (meditarer) sprǽce ðíne Ps. Spl. 118, 148. Ðú woldest míne láre smeágean 22, 1; Fox 76, 25.

Linked entry: smeán

tigele

(n.)
Grammar
tigele, tigle, tiegle, an; f.
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Hig hæfdon tygelan ( lateres ) for stán, Gen. 11, 3

Linked entries: tiegle tygele

un-mǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
un-mǽte, adj.

Immenseenormousexcessive

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Síde herigeas, folc unmǽte, Andr. Kmbl. 1305; An. 653: Menol. Fox 11; Men. 6. Gebrec unmǽte, Exon. Th. 59. 18; Cri. 954. Ðæt unmǽte gestreón goldes and seolfres, Blickl. Homl. 99, 28.

Linked entry: un-gemǽte