þeów
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Þeówe men manode se apostol ... Ða hláfordas hé manode ðæt hí milde wǽron heora ðeówum mannum, Homl. Th. ii. 326, 21-27. Nelt ðú nán ðing yfeles habban ... ne yfele cild, ne yfele ðeówe men, 410, 16
cú-meoluc
Cow's milk ⬩ vaccæ lac
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Cow's milk ; vaccæ lac Gáte geallan meng wið cúmeoluc mingle goat's gall with cow's milk, L. M. 1, 3 ; Lchdm. ii. 40, 19
ferhþ-sefa
The mind's sense ⬩ intellect ⬩ mens
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The mind's sense, intellect; mens Cwén gefeah on ferhþsefan the queen rejoiced in her mind, Elen. Kmbl. 1696; El. 850: 1787; El. 895
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a-ferian
To take away ⬩ remove ⬩ withdraw ⬩ auferre ⬩ amovere ⬩ subducere ⬩ cum averiis vel curru vehere ⬩ averiare
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Th. 135, 25: Menol. Fox 47; Men. 23. Gif he aferaþ if he remove; si averiat, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 8. He sceal aferian [MS. auerian = averian = aferian] he shall remove; debet averiare, 432, 10
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weorþ-líce
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Men wurðlícor lybbaþ þonne treówu the life of men is more excellent than that of trees Shrn. 168, 24. Swá hit weorðlícost foresnotre men findan mihton, Beo.
ferwett-full
Curious ⬩ anxious ⬩ sollĭcĭtus
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Curious, anxious; sollĭcĭtus Ferwettfulle men sollĭcĭti, Lk. Skt. Rush. 12, 26
wel-hwilc
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Wellhwylce men tweóað carnales quique dubitant, Gr. D. 260, 21. Add
gum-dryhten
A lord of men ⬩ virorum dominus
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A lord of men; virorum dominus, Beo. Th. 3289; B. 1642
ge-dwǽlan
To seduce ⬩ lead astray
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To seduce, lead astray Ðæt is hefig dysig, ðæt ða earman men mid ealle gedwǽleþ of ðæm rihtan wege that is a grievous folly that altogether seduces the miserable men from the right way, Bt. Met. Fox 19, 6; Met. 19, 3
camp-weorud
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Fighting-men, soldiers; militia, exercitus, Bd. 3, 24; S. 556, 33
syn-fáh
Stained with sin
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Stained with sin Synfá men, Exon. Th. 67, 3; Cri. 1083
cliwen
A clew ⬩ a ball of thread, ball ⬩ glomus, globus
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Men gesáwon scínan æt his hnolle swilce fýren clywen men saw shining on his crown as it were a fiery circlet, Homl. Th. ii. 514, 2. Cliwene glomere, Mone B. 3713. Cleóne [= cleowene] glomere, 526. Cliowena globos, 1662
FEÓWER
FOUR ⬩ quătuor
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From feówerum foldan sceátum from the four corners of the world, Exon. 20 b; Th. 55, 5; Cri. 879: Menol. Fox 419; Men. 211. Embe feówér wucan after four weeks, 30; Men. 15: 313; Men. 158.
fyrd-hwæt
Bold in warfare ⬩ warlike ⬩ brave ⬩ bellĭcōsus
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Bold in warfare, warlike, brave; bellĭcōsus Ðæt wǽron mǽre men ofer eorþan, and fyrdhwate those were famous men throughout the earth, and bold in warfare, Andr. Kmbl. 16; An. 8: Elen. Kmbl. 2356; El. 1179: Apstls. Kmbl. 33; Ap. 12: Beo.
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ferht
The mind ⬩ mens
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The mind; mens He mæg rihtwísnesse findan on ferhte he may find wisdom in his mind, Bt. Met. Fox 22, 119; Met. 22, 60
tóþ-sealf
A tooth-salve
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A tooth-salve Wyrc ðus tóþsealfe: ofersǽwisc rind and hunig and pipor, meng tósomne, lege on, Lchdm. ii. 52, 3. Tóþ-sealfa, 4, 5
ge-beran
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Mín sunu, ic ðé tó men gebær, Hml. S. 25, 175. Add
hwósta
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Wiþ angbreóste, gif men sié dríge hwósta, Lch. ii. 58, 15. Add:
hlígan
To allow one a reputation for anything, ⬩ to give one glory
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To allow one a reputation for anything, to give one glory Ne forlét ðú úsic éce drihten for ðám miltsum ðe dec men hlígaþ forsake us not, eternal Lord, because of those mercies for which men account thee glorious, Cd. 190; Th. 235, 25; Dan. 311.
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tún-cyrice
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(q. v. ) Habbe hé þat lond fré his day and his wíues, and after here bothere day meó þe túnkirke, and men fré . . . þat lond schal intó túnkirke . . . and þó men fré, Chart. Th. 572, 20-33. Intó ðe túnkirke on Mardingford, 593, 2