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feówer-fóted

(adj.)
Grammar
feówer-fóted, feówer-fótede; adj.

Four-footed

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Four-footed [Mid feówerfóted nýtene, Hml. A. 177, 246.]

fiþer-híwe

(adj.)
Grammar
fiþer-híwe, adj.
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Having four forms Mid fiðerhíwum quadriformis, An. Ox. 177

æpsen

(adj.)
Grammar
æpsen, adj.

Impudent, shameless, foul

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Impudent, shameless, foul Æpsin frontosa, An. Ox. 7, 301

Linked entry: æfesne

hind-fald

(n.)
Grammar
hind-fald, es [or -falda, an]; m.

A hind-fold.

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A hind-fold. Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. vi. 112, 33

á-sweorfan

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The citation may be found also Germ. 391, 41

fóre-genga

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-genga, an; m.

a fore-goerfore-runnerpredecessorprædecessora fore-runnerprodrŏmusπρόδρομος

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Th. 43, 2., a fore-runner; prodrŏmus = πρόδρομος Hæfde fóregenga fýrene loccas their fore-runner had fiery locks, Cd. 148; Th. 185, 9; Exod. 120.

wolcen

(n.)
Grammar
wolcen, wolcn (wolc), es;n. : also wolcne, an; f.

A cloudthe cloudsthe heavensthe skythe clouds of nightunder heavenon earthskywelkin

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Seó lyft ábyrð ealle wolcnu (-a, v. l. ), Lchdm. iii. 274, 9, 24: Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 9.

ofer-mete

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-mete, es; m.

Food in excess, a feast where food is in excess

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Food in excess, a feast where food is in excess :— Se ofermete ne befæst ús nǽfre Gode esca nos non commendat Deo, Past. 43, 9; Swt. 316, 19. Ofermettas commessationes Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 13 note

wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
wrégan, (wrecan) ; p. wrégde, wréhte; pp. wreged, wreht

To bewrayaccusedenounceto accuseto accuseto accuseto denounce

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Similar entries v. for-, ge-wrégan

prod-bor

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On prodbore in foro, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 11, 16. On protbore, 20, 3. [Cf.(?) bor and prod a pointed instrument; to prod to prick, Jamieson, and common in many parts of England, as if foro were connected with forare.] (?)

fald-gang

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The pasture land grazed by the animals belonging to a fold (?). (Cf. fold-course a sheep-walk, N. E. D.) Sceóte man ælmessan, swá æt heáfde peninc, swá æt sulhgange peninc, swá æt faldgange pening, Wlfst. 170, 37. Substitute:

Linked entry: fald-gang-penig

bletsian

(v.)
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Add: <b>I a</b> α. to pronounce the benediction in a religious service Hé hæfeð nú gemæssod, and bletsað nú þis folc, Vis. Lfc. 17. Þonne gé bletsiað on Israhéla folc, Num. 6, 23

ge-samnian

(v.)
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Ox 1403. used reflexively, to join together for a common purpose to associate for common action Hié móton hié gesomnian, gif hié willað, tó þám were.

setl

(n.)
Grammar
setl, sedl, seðl, seotl, sotl, seatl, sitl (-el, -ol, -ul), es; pl. setl, setlu, sotelas, setlas (
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Fore sedle before the throne, 47, 26. Ðú Scippend heofones ðú ðe on ðam écan setle rícsast, Bt. 4; Fox 6, 30. Setle solio , Wrt. Voc. ii. 142, 13. Ðonne sitt hé ofer his mægen þrymme setl (seðel, Lind. : on sedle, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 25, 31.

unc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
unc, dat.: unc, uncet (-it), acc.: uncer; gen.

Us twome and theeme and him

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Wit gerehton bi ealre uncer fóre, 43, 34. Uncer láþette ǽgðer óðer, 39, 22. Ne nǽfre uncer áwþer his ellen cýðde, Exon. Th. 496, 29; Rä. 85, 22. Grammar unc, with numeral forms Ic wið ðé sceolde for unc ánum twám ǽrendsprǽce ábeódan, Exon.

Linked entries: uncet ungc wit

earm

(adj.)
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Winnan on swá earm folc swá hí wǽron adversus inopes sumsisse bellum, Ors. 1, 10; S. 44, 12. Hié for feós lufan earmne fordémaþ, Bl. H. 63, 11. Úre teóþan sceattas sýn earmra manna gafol.

ÆSC

(n.)
Grammar
ÆSC, g. æsces; pl. nom. acc. æscas, ascas; g. æsca, asca; d. æscum, ascum; m;

an ash-treefraxinus excelsiorthe Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚨan ash-speara spearlancehasta fraxineahastaa small shipa skiffa light vessel to sail or row innavisnavigiumdromo

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Gl. 45; Som. 64, 98. the Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚨ; = æ, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is æsc an ash-tree, hence this Rune not only stands for the letter æ, but for æsc an ash-tree, as, — ᚨ; byþ oferheáh, eldum dýre, stíþ staðule the ash-tree is over-high

Linked entries: æscen asca barþ

FLÓWAN

(v.)
Grammar
FLÓWAN, part. flówende; ic flówe, ðu flówest, fléwst, he flóweþ, flewþ, pl. flowaþ; p. fleów, pl. fleówon; pp. flówen

To FLOWissuefluĕrefluctuāreinundāre

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Fox 5, 28; Met. 5, 14: Ps. Th. 67, 2: 63, 1: 103, 10: 147, 7. On ðæt land ðe fléwþ meolece and hunie in terram quæ fluit lacte et melle, Ex. 3, 8: Num. 13, 28: 14, 8: 16, 14: Ps.

Linked entry: geond-flówan

sester

(n.)
Grammar
sester, seoxter, es; m.
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Cristallisce dryncfatu and gyldne sestras wǽron forþborenne crystallina vasa potatoria et sextariola aurea invenimus, Nar. 5, 14. a measure for liquids or for dry things; its capacity is uncertain, as an English measure Twegen sestres sápan and twege

Linked entry: seolfor-gewiht

á-lísan

(v.)
Grammar
á-lísan, (-lýsan, q. v.
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</b> to make free in respect to a person or thing (wiþ, for) :-- Nú álýse ic mé sylfne wið God I will free myself in relation to God, Hml. S. 17, 75. For leahtrum álés þíne gesceft, Hy. 8, 33. [Goth. us-lausjan: O. Sax. á-lósian: O. H.

Linked entry: á-lýsan