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un-heáh

(adj.)
Grammar
un-heáh, adj.

Not highlow

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Faraþ tó feldlandum and dúnlandum and tó unhéheran landum venite ad campestria atque montana et humiliora loca, Deut. 1, 7. Hwǽr se weall unhéhst sý, Homl. Th. i. 484, 10

Linked entry: un-hége

ge-sund

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</b> in valedictory expressions :-- Heó rǽhte hire handa him tó and hét hine gesund faran ( she bade him farewell), Ap. Th. 27, 2. Farað nú gesunde and gesǽlige becumað. Hml. S. 6, 89. Hé háteð hý gesunde faran, Cri. 1342

Lindisfaran

Grammar
Lindisfaran, l. Lindesfaran.
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Myrcna mǽgþ and Middelengla and Lindesfarena (-farona, v. l. ), Sch. 367, 7. Hé hine ásænde Myrceon tó biscope and Middelenglum and Lindesfarum, Shrn. 59, 14

wǽg-líþend

(n.)
Grammar
wǽg-líþend, es; m.: -líþende; ptcpl.

A sea-farersea-faring

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A sea-farer; sea-faring Wénaþ wǽglíþende, ðæt hý on eálond sum eágum wlíten, Exon. Th. 360, 26; Wal. 11. Ne móston wǽglíðendum wætres brógan hrínon, ac hié God nerede, Cd. Th. 84, 9; Gen. 1395: Beo. Th. 6297; B. 3159.

ende-dógor

(n.)
Grammar
ende-dógor, es; m. n.

The final day, day of one's deathfinālis dies, mortis dies

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Nis nú swíðe feor ðam ýtemestan endedógor it is now not very far to the utmost final day. Exon. 49 b; Th. 172, 8; Gú. 1140. Bád se endedógor he awaited [his] final day, 51b; Th. 179, 10; Gú. 1259

Linked entry: ende-dæg

feorrian

(v.)
Grammar
feorrian, p. ode; pp. od

depart

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To go far away, depart Fearras discedit, Lk. L. R. 9, 39. Hiá fearrageð ł fléað recedunt, 8, 13. Feorriað hí and fleóð longe fugiunt, Nar. 35, 32: 36, 22. Ic feorude fleógende elongavi fugiens, Ps. Spl. C. 54, 7.

wóp-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wóp-líc, adj.

Mournfuldolefullamentable

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In faran ðæt tungla wóplícan heofones eáhþerl ðú eart geworden intrent ut astra flebiles, coeli fenestra facta es, Hymn. Surt. 76, 5. Grammar wóp-líc, of that which is an expression of grief Hé spræc mid wóplícre stemne, Homl. Th. i. 402, 9 : Homl.

huntian

(v.)
Grammar
huntian, p. ode

To hunt

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Ic fare huntian venatum pergo, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Som. 25, 10. Huntigendra venantium, Ps. Spl. 90, 3 : 123, 6

land-fird

(n.)
Grammar
land-fird, e; f.

An expeditiona land force

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Man sceolde mid scypfyrde and eác mid landfyrde hym ongeán faran, 999; Erl. 134, 30. Se man ðe ætfleó fram his hláforde sý hit on scypfyrde sý hit on landfyrde þolige ealles ðæs ðe hé áge and his ágenes feores, L. C. S. 78; Th. 1. 420, 9.

Linked entry: fird

sweotolian

(v.)
Grammar
sweotolian, swutelian, swytelian; p. ode.
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Hé ongan swutelian (ostendere) his leorningcnihtum, ðæt hé wolde faran, Mt. Kmbl. 16, 21. [He schawde and sutelede he wes soð godd, Kath. 1037. He schawde him and sutelede him seolf to hire, 1834. Þet hit sutelie in us hwuch was his lif, A.

scegð

(n.)
Grammar
scegð, scǽð, es; m.: e; f.

A light, swift vessel

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Syððan hé tó lande cymþ, ðonne forlǽt hé ðæt scyp standan; for ðam him þincþ syððan ðæt hé mǽge ǽð bútan faran ðonne mid.

offrian

(v.)
Grammar
offrian, p. ode, ede

To offer, bring a sacrifice or gift in honour of another

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Lǽtaþ ús faran and offrian (sacrificemus) úrum Gode, Ex. 5, 17. Tó offrienne litaturus, Hpt. Gl. 522, 25

for-tendan

(v.)
Grammar
for-tendan, p. -tende [ = -tendede], pl. -tendon; pp. -tended [for-, tendan to burn]

To burn off or awaysearinūrĕre

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-cildan], ða wíf fortendon ðæt swýðre breóst fóran, ðæt hit weaxan ne sceolde, ðæt hí hæfden ðý strengran scyte; forðon hí mon hét on Creácisc Amázanas, ðæt is on Englisc fortende from the female children, the women burnt off the right breast so far that

Linked entry: tendan

léf

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
léf, [or lef?]; adj.

Weakinjuredinfirm

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Oft him feorran tó laman liomseóce léfe cwómon oft from far to him the paralytic, the cripple, the infirm came, Elen. Kmbl. 2426; El. 1214. See note to Grmm. A. u. E. p. 166

irþling

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Add: a husbandman Far tó wéstene þǽr nán fugel ne flýhð, ne yrðling ne erað, ne mannes stemn ne swégð, Hml. Th. i. 464, 25. Gif se yrðlincg behylt underbæc gelóme, ne bið hé gelimplic tilia . . .

ge-belgan

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Lét hé of breóstum, þ á hé gebolgen wæs, word út faran, stearcheort styrmde, B. 2550. Hé wearð yrre gebolgen, Jul. 58. þonne hí weorþaþ gebolgen (gebolgene, Met. 25, 45),, of animals Eofore cénra, þonne hé gebolgen bídsteal giefeð, Rá. 41, 19.

full

(n.)
Grammar
full, a cup with liquor in it.
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[Þe ilke þat halt þene nap, he hine drinkeð up; oder uul me þider fareð . . . þenne þat uul beoð icumen, þenne cusseoð heo þreoien, Laym. 14333-8.] Add

wíde

(adv.)
Grammar
wíde, adv.
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Th. 472, 17 ; Rä. 61, 17. where a great distance is traversed, widely, far, to a distance Fior ł wíde longiuscule, Hpt. Gl. 517, 3 : Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 31. Wíde longius, 50, 39. Hig férdon swá wíde landes swá hig faran mihton. Cod. Dip.

melu

(n.)
Grammar
melu, melo, mela, meolu, mealu, wes; n.

Mealflour

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Windlas mid meluwe canistra farina, Gen. 40, 16. Of rigenum melwe, L. M. 2, 32; Lchdm. ii. 236, 9. Genim beren mela gód, L. M. 1, 5; Lchdm. ii. 50, 3. Beren meala, Lchdm. iii. 8, 15

Linked entries: meala mela meolu

fremian

(v.)
Grammar
fremian, freomian; part. fremiende; hit fremaþ; p. ode; pp. od [fremman]

To profitdo goodbe good or expedientavailprofĭcĕreprōdesseexpĕdīrevălēre

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Eów fremaþ ðæt ic fare expĕdit vōbis ut ĕgo vādam, Jn. Bos. 16, 7: Mt. Bos. 19, 10. Ðæt hyt náht ne fremode quia nihil profĭcĕret, Mt. Bos. 27, 24: Mk. Bos. 5, 26.