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ge-freógan

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Mið ðý ðú gást mid wiðerworde ðínum, sel geornlíce ꝥte ðú sé gefreód from him. Lk. L. 12, 58. to love, embrace Gefrígode hiá complexans eos, Mk. L. 10, 16

uppe

(adv.)
Grammar
uppe, adv.

upaboveon highup

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Uppeon roderum mid englum, Exon.

Linked entry: up

fýr

fire firefireto be on firea fire, fuel in a state of combustion a fire on a hearth a piece of burning material firelightninga disease

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On þám écan fýre mid deófle, C. D. iv. 52, 9. On éce fýr sendan, Bl.

hál

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Hálum monnum sanatis hominibus, Mt. p. 15, 19. (3 a) of a part of a living body :-- Þæt mǽden (a girl born dumb ) hæfde hire sprǽce mid hálre tungan, Hml. S. 31, 1118. Hálne incolumem (pupillam evulsam ), An.

Linked entry: tunge

ge-híran

(v.)
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Wuna mid ús. . ' Hé hié þá nolde gehiéran, ac hié forlét, Bl. H. 247, 35. the object a thing Hié hrýmað tó mé and ic gehíre hira hreám, Ex. 22, 23. Heora béna hé gehýreð, Bl. H. 107, 21. Gehýr míne stefne, 89, 13.

basilisca

(n.)
Grammar
basilisca, an; m.

A basiliskbasiliscus

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A basilisk; basiliscus Ðú ofer aspide miht eáðe gangan and bealde nú basiliscan tredan super aspidem et basiliscum ambulabis, Ps. Th. 90, 13

be-didrian

(v.)
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be-didrian, p. ode; pp. od

To deceivedecipere

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To deceive; decipere Wéndon ge, ðæt ge mihton bedidrian mínne gelícan think ye, that ye could deceive one like me? Gen. 44, 15

Linked entry: be-dyderian

fela-sinnig

(adj.)
Grammar
fela-sinnig, adj.

Very sinfulvalde facĭnŏrōsus

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Very sinful; valde facĭnŏrōsus Ðǽr ðú findan miht felasinnigne secg where thou mayest find the very sinful man, Beo. Th. 2762; B. 1379

wyn-gesíþ

(n.)
Grammar
wyn-gesíþ, es; m.

A pleasant companiona companion in whom one delights

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A pleasant companion, a companion in whom one delights Næs mé wyngesíð wiðerweard heorte non adhaesit mihi cor pravum, Ps. Th. 100, 3

á-melcan

(v.)
Grammar
á-melcan, pp. -molcen
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To milk Nim gáte meoluc, þonne hió furþum ámolcen sié, Lch. ii. 188, 12. Níwan ámolcene, 202, 16. [O. H. Ger. ar-melchan.]

esne-wyrhta

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Hú manige esnewyrhtan (fela esnewyrhtena, v. l.) wǽron in mínes fæder húse quanti mercenarii in domo patris mei, Gr. D. 107, 4. Add

lagian

(v.)
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Ic smeáde hú ic mihte eallum mínum leódscype rihtlícast lagian þá þing tó þearfe þe wé scylan healdan, Ll. Lbmn. 269, 14. Add

midlung

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On midlunge mínra daga in dimidio dierum meorum, 101, 25. Add

wealcere

(n.)
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wealcere, es; m.

A walkera fuller

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Lancashire Gloss. s. v. walk-mill), a fuller Wealceres fullones (- is ?), Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 3

hát

(n.)
Grammar
hát, es; n.

A promise, vowvotaa solemn promise, vowa command

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A promise, vow Ic sendo hát fadores mínes ego mitto promissum patris mei, Lk. Skt. Lind. 24, 49. Hátes promissionis, Rtl. 14, 14

corflian

(v.)
Grammar
corflian, p. ode; pp. od [ceorfan to cut]

To cut up small, mince concidere

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To cut up small, mince; concidere Ðás wyrta sý swýðe smæl corflode let these herbs be minced very small Lchdm. iii. 292, 5

wan-ǽht

(n.)
Grammar
wan-ǽht, e; f.

Scant possession

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Scant possession Náh ic fela goldes . . . ic mé sylf ne mæg fore mínum wonǽhtum willan ádreógan, Exon. Th. 458, 19 ; Hy. 4, 103

tǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽlan, p. de.

to blame, rebuke, reprove, reproach, censure, accuse.to blame a person for what is wrongto blame what is wrong in a personto speak evil of, blaspheme, revile, slander, calumniate, backbiteto treat with contempt, to scorn, despise, insult, mock, deride, jeer at

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Ne hine ne tǽl, ne ne ter mid wordum, Basil admn. 5; Norm. 46, 11. Ne tǽl ðú ðínne Dryhten thou shalt not revile the gods, L. Alf. 37; Th. i. 52, 29: Ex. 22, 28.

Linked entries: télan be-tilldon

hiw

(adj.)
Grammar
hiw, l. híw,

shapeformshapefigurea formshapewritingappearanceaspectcolourformkindnaturecharacterformulaformtypemodela pretexa fancya kindspecies

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Mid manifealdum híwum diversis (imaginum) thoraciclis, i. imaginibus, An. Ox. 1044.

fór-sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
fór-sceáwian, p. ode; pp. od

To foreshewforeseepræ-ostendĕrepōrĕre in conspectuprovĭdēre

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To foreshew, foresee; præ-ostendĕre, pōrĕre in conspectu, provĭdēre Ic fórsceáwode Driht on gesihþe mínre symble provĭdēbam Dŏmĭnum in conspectu meo semper, Ps. Spl. 15, 8