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ofer-hogiend

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

A despiser, contemner

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A despiser, contemner Gyf hwylc bróðor ongyten biþ his yldrena geboda oferhogiend, R. Ben. 48, 6

forþ

(adv.)
Grammar
forþ, adv. [faran to go]

FORTHthencehenceforwardsonwardshenceforthfurtherstillindehincprorsumporrodehincdeincepstămen

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He let ðæt forþ on his bósme awunian he let it still remain in his bosom, Bd. 3, 2; S. 525, 13: Cd. 17; Th. 21, 7; Gen. 320: Exon. 11 a; Th. 13, 31; Cri. 211. And swá forþ and so forth, and so on, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Som. 26, 59: Homl.

feáwa

a few

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Hwæt ðá feáwa syndan þe his willan wyrcean willen, R. Ben. 2, 17. Hé cýdde fela be Crístes godcundnysse . . . feáwa hé áwrát be his menniscnysse, Hml.

BLIND

(adj.)
Grammar
BLIND, def. se blinda, seó, ðæt blinde; adj.

BLIND, deprived of sightcæcusa blind or inward wounda bite, the wound of which does not appear because of the swelling of the part affectedmorsus, cujus vulnus non apparet præ tumore partis affectæ,

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Blinde cweartern a blind or dark prison; cæcus vel tenebrosus carcer Gebrohton hine binnan ðam blindan cwearterne they brought him into the dark prison, Homl. Th. i. 416, 28.

DÁH

(n.)
Grammar
DÁH, dóh; gen. dáges; m?

DOUGH farina subacta,

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Cned hyt ðæt hit sí swá þicce swá dóh knead it that it may be as thick as dough, Lchdm. iii. 88, 17. Wyrc clam of dáge make a paste of dough, L. M. 3, 59; Lchdm. ii. 342, 18

Linked entry: dóh

be-sprecan

(v.)
Grammar
be-sprecan, part. -sprecende, ic -sprece, ðú -sprecest, -sprycst, he -spreceþ, -sprycþ, pl. -sprecaþ; p. -spræc, pl. -sprǽcon; pp. -sprecen, -spræcen; [be by, sprecan to speak]

To speak to, to tell, pretend, plead, speak against, to complain, charge, accuse, impeachobloqui

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Hit besprecen biþ it is charged, L. Eth. ii. 8; Th. i. 288, 16: Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 36, 39

wit-word

(n.)
Grammar
wit-word, es; n.

A statement which bears witnesstestamentcovenant

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A statement which bears witness to anything, testament, covenant Witword and gewitnes, ðæt ðæt stande ðæt hit nán man ne áwende, L. Eth. iii. 3; Th. i. 294, 1. Wé willaþ ðæt . . . witword and getrýwe gewitnes . . . fæste stande, L. N. P.

fǽman

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Add: of fluids, when boiling Wyl wæter on croccan, dó hunig on, fleót simle ꝥ fám of oþ hit nelle má fǽman, Lch. ii. 104, 20.

ge-wittig

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Cf. ge*-*wit; Hé cwico wæs þá géna, wís and gewittig, B. 3094. having intelligence, having discretion Ꝥ cild þe læg on cradele . . . þá gýtseras lǽten efen scyldig and hit gewittig wǽre, Ll.

hlinc-rǽw

(n.)
Grammar
hlinc-rǽw, e; f.
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Of ðám stáne on áne hlincræwe oð hit cymð tó gráfum, 455. I

un-wittig

(adj.)

Without wit or understanding,

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Hit is áwriten:'Ne bið se stunta mid wordum gerihtlǽced' Homl. Th. ii. 532, 13. Þeówian unclǽnum deóflum and ðám unwittigum heargum, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 52

Linked entry: un-gewittig

ge-freógan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-freógan, -freón; p. -freóde; pp. -freód

To freemake free

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To free, make free Ðonne mót hine se hlaford gefreógan then must the lord free him, L. In. 74; Th. i. 148, 18 : L. Ælfc. C. 20; Th. i. 48, 25 : Ps. Th. 93, 1. Gefreóde freed, Exon. 16 a; Th. 37, 4; Cri. 588.

Linked entries: ge-friéga ge-frígian

þurh-sleán

(v.)

to smite throughstrike throughto smite

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his byrnsweord getýhþ and ðás world ealle þurhslyhþ, Blickl. Homl. 109, 34. Hire swiora næs þurhslagen, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 235. Ðá wearð heó mid micelre sárnysse ðurhslegen, Homl.

epistol

(n.)
Grammar
epistol, es; m. (not e; f.): epistola, an; m.
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On þǽm ǽrron epistole, 3, 28. weak forms Hé cuæð on his epistolan tó Galatum, P. 117, 7.

wlitigian

(v.)
Grammar
wlitigian, p. ode.

to make beautifulto grow beautiful

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to make beautiful Ða hé geðwǽraþ and wlitegaþ, hwílum eft unwlitegaþ and on óþrurn híwe gebrengþ, Bt. 39, 8 ; Fox 224, 9. Simle ðæt unwlitige wlitigaþ ðæt wlitige ever the beautiful beautifies the unbeautiful, Shrn. 165, 35.

ylp

(n.)
Grammar
ylp, (elp), es; m.
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Hé ( the unicorn ) fiht wið ðone myclan ylp, and hine oft gewundaþ on ðære wambe óþ deáþ, Wrt. Voc. i. 78, 1. Gif hé ylp gesihð láðne oððe gramne, sume wróhte hit getácnaþ, Lchdm. iii. 204, 1.

Linked entry: elp

BERSTAN

(v.)
Grammar
BERSTAN, part. berstende; ic berste, ðú birst, he birsteþ, biersteþ, birst, byrst, bierst, pl. berstaþ; p. ic, he bærst, ðú burste, pl. burston; pp. borsten.

to BURSTbreakfailfallcum fragore dissilirecorruererumpifrangito make the noise of a bursting or breakingto crashdashcrackfragorem ederesonarecrepare

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Gif him áþ burste if an oath failed them, L.

Linked entries: bærst biersteþ

Seax-

(prefix)
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Hér forþférde Cénwalh ( of Wessex ), and Seaxburg án geár rícsode his cuén æfter him, 672; Erl. 34, 34. Gesecg Seaxnéting ( East Saxon ), Txts. 179, 16. Cf. Saxnót in the formula of renunciation. v. Grmm. D. M. 184. Seaxréd ( East Saxon ), 179, 19.

blæc

(adj.)
Grammar
blæc, blac black.
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Him wǽron þá nebb and þá cleá ealle blace rostro pedibusque nigris, Nar. 16, 16. Hió an Ceóldrýþe hyre blacena tunecena swá þǽr[a?] hyre leófre beó, Cht. Th. 538, 5. Beátan mid blacum flintum, Hml. S. 11, 99. Dele last paragraph, and add

Linked entries: blac blec

for-feran

Grammar
for-feran, l. -féran,

to perishperish

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and add: of physical death. natural Se cing (Ethelred) forférde (geendode his dagas, v. l.) on S.