feórþling
A fourth part of a thing ⬩ FARTHING ⬩ quadrans
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last example. A fourth part of a thing, FARTHING; quadrans Ðes feórþling oððe feórþa [MS. feórþan] dǽl þinges hic quadrans, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 37; Som. 12, 35. Ǽr ðú agylde ðone ýtemestan feórþling [MS. feórþlingc] dōnec reddas nŏvissĭmum quadrantem, Mt. Bos
nyt-líc
Useful ⬩ profitable ⬩ beneficial
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Useful, profitable, beneficial Ǽghwæðer ( the male and female pennyroyal ) ys nytlíc (MS. H. netlíc) . . . and hí on him habbaþ wundorlíce mihte, Lchdm. i. 204, 11. Móna se feórþæ wercu onginnan nytlíc ys the fourth day of the moon is advantageous for
ge-rihtan
To set right or straight, to direct, correct ⬩ dirĭgĕre, corrĭgĕre, emendāre
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To set right or straight, to direct, correct; dirĭgĕre, corrĭgĕre, emendāre He wolde ðone Cristes gelǽfan gerihtan he would set right the faith of Christ, Chr. 680; Erl. 41, 14. Ða þing ðe he unfullfremed gemétte, mid heora fultume he ða gerihte and
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turnian
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to turn (intrans.), revolve round an axis or centre Ða árleásan turniaþ on ymbhwyrfte, Homl. Th. i. 514, 23. Seó firmamentum tyrnþ symle onbútan ús . . . and ealle ða steorran, ðe hyre on fæste synd, turniaþ onbútan mid hyre, Lchdm. iii. 254, 16. Hwylces
efen-hlytta
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Add: a partner Sé þe ne mæg lustlíce Godes word gehýran, hé bið ðǽra árleásra Judéiscra efenhlytta, Hml. Th. ii. 228, 26. with gen. of thing shared Efenhlytta fæderlices leóhtes consors Paterni lucis, Hy. S. 18, 1. Neód is þæt hí beón efenhlyttan þæs
ge-lystan
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Add: with acc. of person, and gen. of thing desired Hý gelyst ǽlces ýdeles, R. Ben. 136, 22. Þa mé gelyste þǽre deóglan stówe þe ic ǽr on wæs in mynstre; seó is þǽre gnornunge freónd secretum locum petii amicum moeroris, Gr. D. 3, 10. Geseah heó ǽnne
heals
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Add: as part of a person Dyde him of healse hring gyldenne þeóden, B. 2809: 3017. Cyning þegn be healse genam, 1872. Hire wið halse grápode, 1565. Wiþ healswærce . . . þonne þone heals wærc[e], smire ðá þeóh; gif þá þeóh wærce, smire þone heals, Lch.
ofer-irnan
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Add: <b>I a.</b> of a fluid, to spread over or throughout Gif of þǽre wambe ánre þá yfelan wǽton cumen, and ne oferyrnen ealne þone líchoman . . . Gif sió yfele wǽte of þǽre wambe oferyrneþ ealne þone líchoman, Lch. ii. 178, 16-20. Ðó ꝥ se
sendan
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add: (b. β) where a thing is personified Ic ( a storm ) . . . wrecan on wáþe wíde sended, Rä. 2, 11. add Hé on ǽnne lytelne calic sende sumne dǽl þæs líchaman and þæs blódes úres Drihtnes, Hml. S. 23 b, 659. Þá sende seó heofen níwne steorran, Hml.
sceáp
A sheep
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A sheep Scép ovis, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 54. Ðæt dysige scép, Ps. Th. 118, 176. Sceáp sceal gongan mid his fliése óþ midne sumor, L. In. 69 ; Th. i. 146, 10. Emban ceápgild ... sceáp tó sciłł., L. Ath. v. 6,2 ; Th. i. 234, 2. Man healde .iii. niht hýde and
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biddan
to ask ⬩ to ask ⬩ to pray to
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Add: to ask, make a request Hit bið swá þú bidest. Shrn. 89, 1. Biddað, and gé underfóð, Jn. 16, 24. Nele se sláwa erian on wintra, ac hé wile biddan on sumera, Past. 285, 6. þ hé þon bid*-*dendan líf forgeáfe, Bl. H. 19, 35. to ask, make request to
cunnan
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Add: to know. absolute Ge þá þe cunnon, ge þá þe ne cunnon, Bt. 21; F. 72, 31. with acc. Seó óþru leofað, þá ic cann on ansýne and ne can ná hire naman altera superest, quam facie scio, sed nomine nescio, Gr. D. 283, 12. Ðú cans eal ðis wésten, and
ceorlian
To take a husband, to marry ⬩ nubere
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To take a husband, to marry; nubere. Spoken of a woman, and opposed to wífian to take a wife Ne wífiaþ híg, ne híg ne ceorliaþ they take not a wife, nor do they take a husband, Mt. Bos. 22, 30. Ne nán preóst ne mót beón æt ðam brýdlácum áhwǽr, ðǽr man
fléte
What floats on the surface ⬩ Cream ⬩ skimming ⬩ curds ⬩ flos lactis ⬩ lactis crĕmor exemptus ⬩ coagŭlum
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What floats on the surface, hence, — Cream, skimming, curds; flos lactis, lactis crĕmor exemptus, coagŭlum Genim cúmeoluc bútan wætere, lǽt weorþan to flétum, geþwer to buteran take cow's milk without water, let it become cream, churn it to butter, L
teóðung-mann
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one set over ten persons, a ruler of ten Ic sette hig tó teóðingmannum constitui eos decanos, Deut. 1, 15. Geceós wise men and sóðfæste ... and gesete of him ... teóðingmen ( decanos ), Ex. 18, 21. as a technical English term, the head of a tithing,
twifealdness
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doubleness, doubling, v. twi-feald, Geedlǽcend twyfealdnys iterata dupplicatio Anglia viii. 331, 23, irresolution, v. twi-ftald, Of ðære leóhtmódnesse cymþ sió twiefealdnes and sió unbieldo inconstantia ex levitate generatur Past. 42 ; Swt. 307, 3.
un-geleáful
Unbelieving ⬩ incredulous
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Unbelieving, incredulous Ne beó ðú ungeleáfful (-full, MS. C.) noli esse incredulus, Jn. Skt. 20, 27. Eálá ungeleáffulle cneórys, Mk. Skt. 9, 19. Eálá gé ungeleáffulle cneóres, Mt. Kmbl. 17, 17. Hé ungeleáfful wæs Cristes ǽristes, Homl. Th. i. 234, 20
fær-riht
fare
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Due payment for passage, fare Ðá cwæð hé: " Gif þú hæfst ꝥ færriht (færeht, v. l.), ne forwyrnþ þé heora ǽnig. " Ðá cwæð ic tó him : " Bróðor, næbbe ic nán færriht (færeht, v. l.) tó syllanne, ac ic wille faran and án þǽra scypa ástígan " then said he
heóf
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Heóf luxus (= luctus), weópan luxerunt, Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 33. Þǽr (in hell) is wánung and gránung and aa singal heóf, Wlfst. 94, 3. Se hlúda heóf, 186, 19. Nán þincg gehýred næs búton seó geómerung þæs heófes, Hml. S. 23 b, 203. In þám heófe þæs feóndes
neádian
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Add: absolute Neádode inuitos, i. coactos, An. Ox. 1621. to force to do something Neádiende compellens (scandere), An. Ox. 2463. Neádod conpellitur, i. angariatur (per vim amittere), 2660. Neádude cogerentur, i. compellerentur (redire ), 2484. to force