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feoh

cattlepropertywealthmoneyrichestreasurebribegiftmetalcoin

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Gif ðú þisses mannes feá (cf. góde, 3, and: Hé his hrægle onféng, 280, 21) ne onfénge, Bd. 3, 19; Sch. 281, 8. Gif hié feoh (fioh, v. l.) habbað and his him oftióð si quas haberent pecunias absconderent, Past. 377, 2.

(adv.)
Grammar
ná, <b>, ;</b> adv.

Nonotnon

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Th. 100, 12; Cri. 1640. Ic gelýfe nó ðæt him eorþwelan éce stondeþ, 309, 33; Seef. 66. Nó ðæt ðín aldor wolde Godes goldfatu in gylp beran, ne ðý hraðor hrémde ... ac ðæt oftor gecwæþ . . . ðæt hé wǽre ána Drihten, Cd. Th. 263. 34; Dan. 754.

Linked entries: ne

fær

(n.)

goingpassinga going awaya journeycoursea voyagea marchan expeditionenterprisea passagethoroughfareroadentrancecarriagevessela troopa crewfareproceedings

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Ic ne cúðe hira fær nesciebam unde essent, Jos. 2, 4: Hml.

Linked entry: færbu

wanian

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
wanian, p. ode. I. trans.

To make lesslessendiminishcurtailto bring within narrower limitsto abatecheckreduceto cause to cease or failto bring to noughtdestroyfrustrateto put in an inferior positionTo wanebecome lessdecreasediminishto wanebecome inferiordeclinedecay

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Th. 59, 13 ; Cri. 952.

Linked entry: a-wanian

ge-dón

(v.)
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was, Chr. 1086; P. 219, 16.

déman

(v.)
Grammar
déman, to démanne, démenne; part. démende; ic déme, ðú démest,démst, he démeþ, démþ, pl.démaþ ; p. démde, pl. démdon; impert. dém, déme, pl. démaþ, déme ge; pp. démed; v. trans. dat. acc. [dóm judgment, opinion]

DEEM, judge, think, consider, estimate, reckon, determine, examine, prove, doom, condemn judicāre, arbitrāri, æstimāre, censēre, recensēre, decernĕre, sancīre, examināre, condemnāre

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Nǽfre God démeþ ðæt ǽnig ðæs earm geweorþe God never deems [ = decrees] that any should become so poor, Exon. 78 b; Th. 294, 17; Crä. 16.

Linked entries: a-déman doeman

FEÁWA

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
FEÁWA, feá; pl. nom. acc. feáwe, feáwa, feá; gen. feáwena, feáwera, feára; dat. feáwum, feáum, feára; adj.

FEWpauci

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Hira feáwa on weg cómon few of them came in the way, Chr. 918; Erl. 104, 9: Deut. 28, 62. Inne on ðæm fæstenne sǽton feáwa cirlisce men a few countrymen sat within the fastness, Chr. 893; Erl. 88, 33.

Linked entry: feá

FOLM

(n.)
Grammar
FOLM, gen. dat. folme; acc. folm, folme; pl. nom. acc. folme, folma; f: folme, an; f.

The palm of the handthe handpalmamănus

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Ic ðé wreó and scylile folmum mínum I will cover and shield thee with my hands, Cd. 99; Th. 131, 4; Gen. 2171: Exon. 28b; Th. 87, 9; Cri. 1422: Beo. Th. 1449; B. 722: Judth. 10; Thw. 23, 1; Jud. 99: Andr. Kmbl. 1044; An. 522: Elen.

Linked entry: folme

hrægel

(n.)
Grammar
hrægel, hrægl, es; n.

A garmentdressroberailclothing

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C.] bewunden infantem pannis involutum, Lk. Skt. 2, 12. Mid godwebbenum hræglum with purple raiment, Blickl. Homl. 95, 20. Hrægl spolia, Ps. Spl. 67, 13

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hryre

(n.)
Grammar
hryre, es; m.

Falldownfallruindestructionperditiondecaydeclinedeath

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Hordwearda hryre, Cd. 169; Th. 210, 6; Exod. 511: Exon. 76 b; Th. 287, 1; Wand. 7. Ne timbreþ hé nó healle ac hryre non habitaculum sed ruina fabricatur, Past. 49, 3; Swt. 383, 33. Mid gelómlǽcendum hryrum by frequent destructions, Homl.

werian

(v.)
Grammar
werian, p. ede, ode.
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Se forlét . . . his gástlícan wǽpna, and féng tó his spere and tó his sweorde æfter his biscupháde, Chr. 1056; Erl. 190, 24

wítnian

(v.)
Grammar
wítnian, p. ode

To punishtormentplague

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cui supplicium inferendum putares, eius qui fecisset, an qui pertulisset injuriam? Fox 208, 16.

á-feallan

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Láriówas áfeóllun, Cht. Crw. 19, 7. Sió lár áfeallen wæs, Past. 7, 16. Áfeallan of ðǽre weámódnesse ðe hit ǽr on áhafen wæs, 297, 19. of destruction, to fall to the ground, be destroyed Ǽlc riht áfeóll, Chr. noo; P. 235, 24

bétan

put rightto mendrepairrestorecureto correctto amendmake amendsreparation for

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Add: to make good, put right, to mend, repair, restore Hí béttan heora scipa, Chr. 1009; P. 140, 4. Wyrcan wé brycge and þá bétan (cf. brycg-bót), Wlfst. 239, 9. Uton bétan úre cyrcean, 303, 5. of a fire or light (v. beet in D.

eádig

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Se eádiga Petrus se apostol, Chr. 35; P. 6, 15. Seó eádige Maria, Bl. H. 11, 14. Seó eádige fǽmne Sancta Maria, 9, 18. Þæs eádigan weres Sancte Martines, 211, 14. Be þǽre his ( St. Michael ) eádgan gemynde, 197, 5. <b>I b.

fíftig

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S. 18, 250. uncertain Þæs ymbe fíftig daga (but cf. l. 22 v. supra), Hml. Th. i. 312, 10: Bl. H. 133, 14. Án sceolde fíf hund penega and óðer fíftig (fífteih, L.), Lk. 7, 41.

for-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
for-healdan, for-healden.

withholdkeep backdisregardneglect

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On wráðra (the fallen angels) gield þára þe forhealdene (cf. the phrase used by Dante of the sin of the angels 'superbo strupo,' Inf. c. vii. 12) hé of hleó sende, Gen. 102. to abuse a privilege, &c.

Linked entry: for-healden

ge-hlýd

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Ðá bróðru þá mid gehlýde wurpon wæter on ꝥ fýr swylce hit tó ádwǽscenne cum jaciendo aquam, et ignem quasi extinguen-do perstreperent Gr. D. 123, 29.

gréne

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C. 35. Grénes gehæges uernantis prati, An. Ox. 550. Se munt is sum mid grénum felda oferbrǽded, Bl. H. 207, 28. Tó grénan hlince, C. D. v. 365, 29. Æfter ðám grénan wege, iii. 389, 9. On grénan dúne, v. 135, 36. On grénan pytt, ii. 28, 31.

un-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wís, adj.

unwisefoolishstupidignorantignorant of something

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Hié sealdon ánum unwísum cyninges þegne Miercna ríce tó haldanne, Chr. 874; Erl. 76, 27. Unwíse on folce and dysige insipientes in populo et stulti, Ps. Spl. 93, 8: Ps. Th. 73, 21: Blickl. Homl. 59, 22: Homl. Skt. i. 17, 70.