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cot-líf

(n.)
Grammar
cot-líf, es; pl. nom. acc. -líf; gen. -lífa; n.

A village villa

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He bohte feola cotlíf he bought many villages Chr. 963; Erl. 121, 24. Hý forbærndon óðra cotlífa fela they burned many other villages 1001; Erl. 136, 32

twelf-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
twelf-feald, adj.
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-fealdum ágife ðone ciricsceat, L. In. 4; Th. i. 104, 11. Forgilde mid twelffealdan, L. Eth. ix. 11; Th. i. 342, 28: Wulfst. 311, 6

freólslíce

(adv.)

freely without hindrancewithout restraintsolemnly

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Substitute: freely, without hindrance, without restraint him synderlíce wíc getimbrede, ꝥ mihte on ðám freólslíce (freólíce, v.l.) Gode þeówian ( in quo liberius caelestibus studiis uacaret ). Bd. 3, 19; Sch. 277, 14.

mixen

(n.)
Grammar
mixen, [n]e; f.

A mixendung-heapdung

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A mixen, dung-heap; also dung On ðære nyðemestan fléringe ( of the ark ) wæs heora gangpyt and heora myxen, Boutr. Scrd. 21, 7. Meoxine sterculii, Germ. 397, 449. Job sæt on his mixene, Homl. Th. ii. 452, 28.

Linked entries: meoxen myxen

ge-faran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-faran, p. fór; pl. -fóron, -fóran; pp. faren.

To goproceedreach by goingarriveireproficiscimeareto departdieto proceedget onfareTo get by goingexperienceoccupyreachobtaingo against

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Philippus gefór heora burh Philip took their town, 3, 7; Bos. 60, 6. Ne dorste he genéðan ðæt he hie mid firde gefóre he dare not venture to attack them with an army, 1, 10; Bos, 33, 31. Similar entries Cf. gerídan. [O.

Linked entry: ge-fór

hleów

(n.)
Grammar
hleów, hleó, es; n.

A shelter, protection, covering, refuge;

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him beád his recedes hleów he offered them the shelter of his house, Cd. 112; Th. 147, 18; Gen. 2441.

ádl-wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
ádl-wérig, adj.

Weary with sicknessmorbo fatigatus

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Weary with sickness; morbo fatigatus Fonde his mon-dryhten ádlwérigne he found his master weary with sickness, Exon. 47b; Th. 162, 25; Gú. 981

ǽfen-tíma

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-tíma, an; m.

Evening timeeventidevespertinum tempus

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Evening time, eventide; vespertinum tempus Ðá ǽfentíma wæs, he férde to Bethaníam cum jam vespera esset hora, exiit in Bethaniam, Mk. Bos. 11, 11

Linked entry: tíma

feorran

(v.)
Grammar
feorran, p. de; pp. ed

To remove to a distancewithdrawremŏvēreelongāre

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To remove to a distance, withdraw; remŏvēre, elongāre Ne wolde feorhbealo feorran he would not withdraw the mortal bale, Beo. Th. 314; B. 156

leás-sagol

(adj.)
Grammar
leás-sagol, adj.
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Saying what is false, mendacious Se ðe wǽre leássagol weorðe se sóðsagol he that told lies, let him tell the truth, Wulfst. 72, 16

ge-tyddrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tyddrian, p. ode; pp. od

To producebring forth

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To produce, bring forth Swilce he swá fela wínboga getyddrode as if it so many vine-branches brought forth, Homl. Th. ii. 74, 7

ge-brehtnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brehtnian, p. ade, ode; pp. ad, od

To become bright

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To become bright Ðætte he gebrehtnige se clarificari, Jn. Skt. p. 6, 17. Gibrehtnad [geberehtnad, Lind.] is clarificatus est, Jn. Skt. Rush. 13, 31

ge-efenlícad

(v.)
Grammar
ge-efenlícad, part. p.

Made equalæquātus

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Made equal; æquātus Ðæt he swá geefenlícad wǽre mid ða gife his þingeres quātĕnus æquātus grātia suo intercessōri, Bd. 4, 29; S. 608, 3

Linked entry: ge-eblícadun

ge-feald

(n.)
Grammar
ge-feald, es; n.

A foldinclosurefieldseptumăger

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A fold, inclosure, field; septum, ăger Þurh fífela gefeald forþonette he hastened forth through the field of the monsters, Wald. 76; Vald. 2, 10

ge-nǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nǽstan, p. te

To contend

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To contend Se ðe wiþ mægenðisan mínre genǽsteþ he that contends against my main force, Exon. 107 b; Th. 410, 3; Rä. 28, 10

Linked entry: nǽstan

síd-fæðme

(adj.)
Grammar
síd-fæðme, adj.
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Broad of bosom, of a ship, broad in the beam sǽlde tó sande sídfæðme scip, Beo. Th. 3839 ; B. 1917. Cf. wíd-fæðme

swǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
swǽlan, p. de
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sende of heofonum swǽlende lég, Wulfst. 213, 6

þeód-lícettere

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-lícettere, es; m.
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An arch-hypocrite Se þeódlícetere ( Antichrist ) hit gehíwaþ swá ðæt læst manna wát, hú him wið ðone ðeódfeónd gescyldan sceal, Wulfst. 54, 18

þreó-niht

(n.)
Grammar
þreó-niht, pl.

Three days

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Three days He þreónihta (or? þreó nihta, þreó being undeclined after the manner of feówer, etc. ) fæc swefeþ, Exon. Th. 357, 34; Pa. 38

þúsend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þúsend-líc, adj.

Numbered by thousands

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Ðæt ús gescylde wiþ ða þúsendlícan cræftas deófles costunga, Blickl. Homl.19, 16