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ófost

(n.)
Grammar
ófost, ófest, ófst, e; f.

Haste, speed

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Ðeós worald is on ófste this world is hurrying on (to its end ), Wulfst. 156, 5: Cd. Th. 191, 32; Exod. 223. Beó ðú on ófeste hasten Beo. Th. 777; B. 386. On ófoste, 5487; B. 2747. Þorh ófst per anticipationem Wrt. Voc. ii. 116, 77.

Linked entries: éfest ófest ófst

læccan

(v.)
Grammar
læccan, læccean; p. læhte; pp. læht

To takegraspseizecatchapprehendcapture

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I. P. 19; Th. ii. 328, 4. Hí gærs ǽton georne and ǽlc læhte of óðrum gif hé hwæt litles hæfde they eagerly ate grass, and each seized from the other, if he had any little bit, Ælfc. T. Grn. 21, 10.

Linked entries: on-leccan leccan

land-ríca

(n.)
Grammar
land-ríca, an; m.

a land-lord

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L. 58, 59; Th. ii, 300, 3: 6, 7. Fare ðæs cingcesgeréfa tó, and ðæs bisceopes, and ðæs landrícan [cf. landhláford, 11], L. C. E. 8; Th. i. 366, 8: L. Eth. ix. 8; Th. i. 342, 16. Healf landrícan, healf wǽpentake, L. Eth. iii. 3; Th. i. 294, 8, 9.

Linked entry: heáh-landríca

þanc-weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
þanc-weorþ, -wurþ, -wirþe; adj.
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Thankworthy, deserving thanks, acceptable Þurh ðære þancweorþan Cristes gyfe through the help of Christ's grace, which is deserving of all thanks, Lchdm. iii. 432, 23. Þancwurðre gratuita (Christi gratia fretus), Hpt. Gl. 420, 76.

þicness

(n.)
Grammar
þicness, e; f.
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Skt. i. 23, 36. a thicket. v. þicce, III On ðicnessum in condensis, Ps. Lamb. 117, 27. Ðicnyssa condensa, 28, 9. referring to dimension, thickness, depth, a thick body. v. þicce, IV Hreóflícre þicnesse elephantina callositate, Hpt. Gl. 519, 31.

Linked entry: þicce

þegen-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
þegen-scipe, es; m.
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Edg. ii. 3; Th. 266, 18: L. C.

éce

(adj.)
Grammar
éce, adj.
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Ox. 11, 114. eternal Hú éce ðæt is ðæt hié wilniað, hú gewítende ðæt is ðæt hié onscuniað . . . hú éciu (écu, v. l. aeterna ) ðá ðing sint, Past. 299, 8-10. Deádlic and gewítendlic, þe á libbendu and écu, Solil. H. 3, 5.

for-hogian

(v.)

to disdainto disdain

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Th. ii. 174, 12

gim

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<b>II a.</b> </b>

ge-wunelíce

(adv.)
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Th. i. 504, 6. <b>II a.

ge-wealdan

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Wið feóndseócum men, þonne deófol þone monnan innan gewealde mid ádle when a devil possesses a man, Lch. ii. 136, 25, <b>III a.

langsum

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Voc. ii. 53, 52 (in Dict.)

sand

(n.)
Grammar
sand, e; f.

a sending, mission, message a dish of food, victuals

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Th. i. 194, 17. Gregorius is rihtlíce Engliscre þeóde apostol, forðan ðe hé þurh his rǽd and sande ús fram deófles biggengum ætbrǽd, ii. 116, 28. Nú com ic tó eów þurh ðæs Almihtigan sande, 296, 20.

waefer-sín

(n.)
Grammar
waefer-sín, -sién, -sýn, -seón, e; f.

A sightshowspectacle

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Voc. i. 55, 44. Ðæt ic him wæfersýn wǽre factus sum illis in parabolam, Ps. Th. 68, 11. Ond swá micel wundor and wæfersién wæs mínes weoredes on fægernisse fuitque inter uarietates spectaculorum in conspiciendo talem exercitum, Nar. 7, 18.

Linked entry: wlite-seón

ǽfen

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen, ǽfen[n], éf(e)rn; [m. and] n.

eveningeve, the evening preceding a day (of festival)

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Voc. i. 53, 15. Seó niht hæfð seofan dǽlas . . óþer is uesperum, ðæt is ǽfen, ðonne se ǽfensteorra betwux ðǽre repsunge æteówað, Lch. iii. 242, 28: Angl. viii. 319, 28. Ðá éfern (éfen, R.) warð vespere facto, Mt. L. 26, 20.

wilnung

(n.)
Grammar
wilnung, e; f.

Desire

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P. i. 5 ; Th. ii. 174, 10. Fram gebrosnucge lícumlícre willnunge clǽne a corruptione con-cupiscentiae carnalis inmune, Bd. 3, 8 ; S. 532, 36. Unálýfedre willnunge mód biþ geþeóded, I. 27; S. 495, 9.

Linked entry: willnung

ofer-drífan

(v.)

to cover by driftingto overcome, refute, repel, defeat

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Eth. iii. 13; Th. i. 298, 4

of-sceótan

(v.)

to wound or kill by shooting an arrow or by hurling a weaponelf-shot, diseased from an elf&#39;s shot, Lchdm. ii. 156, 25: 290, 21. The disease consists in an over-distension of an animal&#39;s stomach from the swelling up of clover and grass, when eaten with the morning dew on it.

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The disease consists in an over-distension of an animal&#39;s stomach from the swelling up of clover and grass, when eaten with the morning dew on it.

frécennes

Grammar
frécennes, frécnes.
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Take here frǽcnes in Dict., and add

full-fremed

(adj.)
Grammar
full-fremed, adj. (p/cpl.)

Perfectfully trainedconversant

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Ne métte ic nó ðín weorc fullfremed ( plena ) beforan mínum Gode, Past. 445, 21. Fulfremed, 22.

Linked entry: fremed