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ende-byrd

(n.)
Grammar
ende-byrd, es; n?

An arranging, arrangement, order ⬩ ordo

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Met. Fox 13, 8; Met. 13, 4

Linked entry: ende-byrdes

for-dyde

(v.)
Grammar
for-dyde, pl. -dydon

did for ⬩ destroyed

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Met. Fox 29, 91; Met. 29, 45;

gid

(n.)
Grammar
gid, gidd, gied, giedd, gyd, gydd, ged, es; n.

a song ⬩ lay ⬩ poem ⬩ cantus ⬩ cantilena ⬩ carmen ⬩ poema ⬩ A speech ⬩ tale ⬩ sermon ⬩ proverb ⬩ riddle ⬩ sermo ⬩ dictum ⬩ loquela ⬩ proverbium ⬩ ænigma

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Met.

Linked entries: gidding gied ged gyd

ende-byrdes

(adv.)
Grammar
ende-byrdes, adv.

Orderly, for order ⬩ per ordinem, ordĭnātim

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Met. Fox 11, 41; Met. 11, 21. Ðú ðysne middangeard todǽldest swá hit getǽsost wæs endebyrdes thou hast divided this middle earth as it was most suitable for order, 20, 23; Met. 20, 12

Linked entry: ende-byrd

ge-mæcca

Grammar
ge-mæcca, <b>. I.</b> add: <b>I a.</b> of things
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Ne métte ic nǽfre on mínum lífe swá mycles sáres ne yfeles gemǽccan, Verc. Först. 120, 14

eald-gefá

(n.)
Grammar
eald-gefá, an; m.
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An old foe Métte hiene his ealdgefána sum and hiene ofstang, Ors. 3, 7; S. 118, 34

mynele

(n.)
Grammar
mynele, an; f.

Desire ⬩ longing

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Met. Fox 21, 133; Met. 26, 67

earfoþ-tǽcne

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþ-tǽcne, adj.

Difficult to be shewn ⬩ diffĭcĭlis demonstrātu

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Met. Fox 20, 294; Met. 20, 147

Linked entry: -tǽcne

geond-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-líhtan, p. -líhte; pp. -líhted; v. a. [lýhtan, líhtan to shine]

To enlighten ⬩ illūmĭnāre

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Met. Fox 30, 24; Met. 30, 12

a-célan

(v.)
Grammar
a-célan, p. de; v. intrans.

To be or become cold ⬩ algere ⬩ frigescere

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Met. Fox 7, 34; Met. 7, 17

Linked entry: æ-céled

fágian

(v.)
Grammar
fágian, p. ode; pp. od

To shine, glitter, vary ⬩ văriāre

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Met. Fox 11, 79; Met. 11, 40. Hí fágiaþ they vary, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 13

Linked entries: ge-fágod fágettan

FETEL

(n.)
Grammar
FETEL, gen. feteles, fetles; m.

A girdle ⬩ belt ⬩ cingŭlum ⬩ balteus

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Met. Fox 25, 19; Met. 25, 10. Mid fetlum with belts. Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 5

Linked entries: sweord-fetels fetlum

ge-rádscipe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rádscipe, es; m. [gerád consideration, scipe condition]

Prudence ⬩ prudentia

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Met. Fox 22, 96; Met. 22, 48

agén-arn

(v.; part.)
Grammar
agén-arn, p. of agén-yrnan.

met ⬩ occurrit

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met; occurrit.Mk. Bos. 5, 2;

eornoste

(adv.)
Grammar
eornoste, eorneste; adv.

in earnest, earnestly, seriously, courageously, strongly ⬩ sērio, strēnue, sēdŭlo, vĕhĕmenter

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Met. Fox 13, 56; Met. 13, 28: 16, 44; Met. 16, 22

éþ

(adv.)
Grammar
éþ, adv.

More easily

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Met. Fox 12, 43; Met. 12, 22: 10, 75; Met. 10, 38

Drihten-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
Drihten-líc, def. se -líca, seó, ðæt Drihten-líce ; adj.

Belonging to the Lord, Lordly ⬩ Domĭnĭcus

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He nǽfre mete onféng bútan ðý Drihtenlícan dæge he never took meat except on the Lord's day, 4, 25; S. 599, 30

Linked entry: Dryhten-líc

blót

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Hé his ágenne snnu his godum tó blóte ácwealde, and hine him sylf siððan tó mete gegyrede ipsum filium epulis Iovis non dubitarit inpendere, Ors. 1, 8; S. 42, ll. Hǽðenscipe dreógan on blót, Ll. Th. ii. 296, 28.

ofer-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-þearf, e; f.

Extreme need

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Extreme need Gif ðæs oferþearf síe ǽr mete, ðæt hé spíwan mǽge. Lchdm. ii. 226, 9: Wulfst. 134, 21. Ágan ða yldran ðæs oferþearfe, ðæt hí heora gingran Gode gestrýnan, 38, 23. For oferþearfe ilda cynnes. Elen. Kmbl. 1039; El. 521.

æling

(n.)
Grammar
æling, e; f.

Burning ⬩ burning of the mind ⬩ ardour ⬩ ardor ⬩ flagrantia animi

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Met. Fox Introd. 11; Met. Einl. 6

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