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FREÁ

(n.)
Grammar
FREÁ, [ = freaha], freó; gen. freán; m.

A lordmasterthe Lorddŏmĭnus

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Freá moncynnes lord of mankind, Bt. Met. Fox 17, 17; Met. 17, 9. Swá neáh wæs sigora Freán þusend aurnen so nearly a thousand [winters] of the Lord of victories had elapsed, Chr. 973; Erl. 124, 23; Edg. 15.

scilling

(n.)
Grammar
scilling, es; m.
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as a denomination of English money (uncoined), a shilling. The shilling appears to have been of different values in different parts of the country; in Wessex five pennies make a shilling: Fíf penegas gemacigaþ ǽune scillinge, Ælfc.

wrixlan

(v.)
Grammar
wrixlan, wrixlian; p. ede.

to changevaryalterto changealternateto exchangedealconversationintercourseto lendof what is lentof wordsto speak

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deal on equal terms; the terms being that each side should return the captives, and then peace be maintained by each side), Ors. 4, 6; Swt. 178, 16.

Linked entries: wrislan wrixlung

blǽd

(n.)
Grammar
blǽd, m.

a blowingbreathbreathingspiritinspirationflameblazeprosperity

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Ox. 1527. inspiration Of gerýnelicum blǽde (spiramine) word Godes geworden flǽsc, Hy. S. 43, 36. Se Hálga Gást mid his blǽde onǽlde eorðlicra manna heortan, Hml.

Linked entry: blæst

DOLH

(n.)
Grammar
DOLH, dolg,es ; n.

A wound, scar of a wound, cut, gash, sore vulnus, cicatrix, ulcus

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A wound, scar of a wound, cut, gash, sore; vulnus, cicatrix, ulcus Cnua gréne betonican and lege on ðæt dolh gelóme, óþ-ðæt ðæt dolh [sý] gebátod pound green betony and lay it on the wound frequently, until the wound is bettered, L.

Linked entry: dolg

dógor-gerím

(n.)
Grammar
dógor-gerím, es; n. [gerím a number]
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Number of days, allotted time of life; diērum numĕrus, vitæ spătium Wæs eall sceacen dógorgerímes all the number of his days was departed, Beo. Th. 5449; B. 2728.

ed-cer

(n.)
Grammar
ed-cer, -cir, -cyr, -cerr, -cirr. -cyrr, es; m.

A return reversio, rĕdĭtus

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A return; reversio, rĕdĭtus Ne hí edcerres ǽfre móton wénan they may never think of return, Cd. 223; Th. 293, 7; Sat. 451. Edcir ðære ádle a return of the disease, Past. 33, 7; Cot. MS. Edcyr of wræcsiþe [MS. spræc-siðe] postlīmĭnium, Ælfc.

Linked entries: ed-cyr wiþer-cirr

fyrd-rinc

(n.)
Grammar
fyrd-rinc, ferd-rinc, es; m.

A man of armswarriorsoldierbellātormīles

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A man of arms, warrior, soldier; bellātor, mīles Fród wæs se fyrdrinc skilful was the man of arms, Byrht. Th. 135, 58; By. 140. Fyrdrincas frome bold soldiers, Elen. Kmbl. 521; El. 261.

irre-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
irre-weorc, es; n.
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A work undertaken in anger Engla drihten wile uppe heonan sáwla lǽdan and wé seoððan á ðæs yrreweorces hénþo geþoliaþ the Lord of angels will up from hence lead souls, and we ever after shall suffer the humiliation of that angry feat [the harrowing of

gemynd-wirþe

(adj.)
Grammar
gemynd-wirþe, adj.
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Worthy to be had in remembrance, of persons Wé witon manige foremǽre and gemyndwyrþe weras forþ-gewitene þe swíþe feáwa manna á ongit, Bt. 19; F. 70, 12. of things, worthy of record Hé mé ealle ðá þe gemyndwurðe wǽron onsende ea mihi, quae memoria digna

ge-sufel

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sufel, adj.

A word of uncertain meaningbut descriptive of a certain kind of bread

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A word of uncertain meaning, but descriptive of a certain kind of bread Ǽlc gegilda gesylle ǽnne gesufelne hláf let each gild-brother give a 'gesufel' loaf, L. Æthelst. 5, 8; Th. i. 236, 36.

Linked entry: ge-syfled hláf

eáster

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Hé wæs gefullod on Eástrum . . . þá wæron Éstran on .ii. idus Apr̃., Chr. 626; P. 25, 16. Þá wǽron Eástron on .iii. N[^o] Apr̃., 1042; P. 163, 19.

cwénn

(n.)
Grammar
cwénn, cwén , Exon. 25b; Th. 73, 34; Cri. 1199; acc. s.

a woman

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of a woman

dolc-swaðu

(n.)
Grammar
dolc-swaðu, scars, Ps. Lamb. 37, 6, = dolh-swaðu; pl. nom.
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of dolh-swæþ

feóde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
feóde, pl. feódon hated,
  • Ps. Th. 118, 163
  • ;
p.
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of feón, feógan

fer-grunden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fer-grunden, ground to pieces, mangled,
  • Chr. 937
  • ;
  • Erl. 114, 9
, = for-grunden; pp.
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of for-grindan

ferhþ-grim

fierce of spirit

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fierce of spirit

fióde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fióde, hated,
  • Bt. 39, 1
  • ;
  • Fox 212, 5
; p.
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of fiógan, fión

fleág

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fleág, flew,
  • Exon. 46a
  • ;
  • Th. 157, 9
  • ;
  • Gú. 889
  • ;
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p. of fleógan

gást-cwalu

torment of soul

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torment of soul