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feá

(adj.)
Grammar
feá, adj.

Fewpauci

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He feára sum befóran gengde he with a few went before, Beo. Th. 2828; B. 1412. Ealle nemne feáum ánum all save a few only, Beo. Th. 2167; B. 1081. Nales feám síþum not a few times, Elen. Kmbl, 1633; El. 818: Andr. Kmbl. 1210; An. 605

gafol-swán

(n.)
Grammar
gafol-swán, es; m.

A tribute-swaina swine-herd, paying a tribute or part of his stock, for permission to feed his pigs on the landporcārius ad censum

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A tribute-swain, a swine-herd, paying a tribute or part of his stock, for permission to feed his pigs on the land; porcārius ad censum Gafolswáne gebýreþ, ðæt he sylle his slyht be ðam ðe on lande stent.

ídel-hende

(adj.)
Grammar
ídel-hende, adj.

Empty-handedempty

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Gif cume ídelhende tó si vacuus appropinquat, Past. 49, 2 ; Swt. 379, 21. biþ ealra his ǽhta ídelhende he shall be destitute of all his possessions, Blickl. Homl. 49, 26. Nó ídelhende bona of ðam goldsele gongan wolde, Beo. Th. 4169; B. 2081.

ge-heald

(n.)
Grammar
ge-heald, -hæld, es; m. [?] n. [?]

a holdingkeepingguardobservingobservantiaa keeperguardianprotectioncustostūtēla

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a holding, keeping, guard, observing; observantia He sende him stafas and gewrit be gehealde rihtra Eástrana he sent him a letter and epistle about the holding of right Easters, Bd. 5, 21; S. 643, 8. Habbaþ gé gehæld habetis custodiam, Mt. Kmbl.

stær-blind

(adj.)
Grammar
stær-blind, adj.
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Stærbli[nde] scotomaticos, Hpt. Gl. 478, 20. [Bi daie þu (the owl) art stareblind, O. and N. 241. O. Frs. staru-, stare-, star-blind: O. H.

Linked entries: stare-blind blind

þegen-riht

(n.)
Grammar
þegen-riht, es; n.
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Gif ceorl geþeáh ðæt hæfde fullíce fíf hída ágenes landes ... and sundernote on cynges healle, ðonne wæs ðononforð þegenrihtes weorðe, L. R. 2; Th. i. 190, 18.

Linked entries: þegen-lagu þegen-wer

þwǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
þwǽnan, p. de

To soften by moisture, ointmentto soften

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Ðá ðam feaxe onféng ðæs hálgan heáfdes ðá wæs monad ðæt tó gesette and sum fæc ðone swyle mid ðýgde and ðwénde (ðwǽnde, MSS. B.

Linked entry: þwénan

cwíþan

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Th. i. 184, 11) oððon crafode hine on hundrede oððon on gemóte, on ceápstówe oþþe on cyricware, ðá hwíle lifde. Unsac wæs on lífe, Lch. iii. 288, 4. v. un-cwíd[d]

ge-wyrce

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wyrce, es; n.
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Gýme swán ꝥ æfter sticunge his slyhtswýn wel behweorfe, sæncge; ðonne bið ful wel gewyrces wyrðe, 17. [The nature of the perquisite may be illustrated from later documents.

Linked entries: ge-wirce wyrce

irsian

(v.)
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. - Ne beó tó sláw, ne beó tó eorsigende (printed eornigende). Ll. Th. ii. 416, 16. with dat. Ǽlc ꝥ yrsað (eorsaþ, R.) hys bréðer omnis qui irascetur fratri suo, Mt. 5, 22. with prep. Hwí irsast þú wiþ ús?, Bt. 7, 5 ; F 22, 36.

lácnung

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Wite þæt þá gýmenne þára umtrumra sáula tó rihtre lácnunge underféng noverit se infirmarum curam suscepisse animarum, R. Ben. 51, 12.

ridda

(n.)
Grammar
ridda, an; m.

a horsemanridera mounted soldier

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Feówer hund and þúsend cræta hæfde and twelf þúsend riddena, Homl. Th. ii. 578, 3. Pharao him filigde mid his crætum and gilplícum riddum.... Seó sǽ ealle his crætu and riddan oferwreáh, 194, 22-27.

on-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
on-hweorfan, p. -hwearf.

To change, reverseTo change, turn, revert

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Hwý is ðis gold ádeorcad and ðæt æðeleste hiew hwý wearþ hit onhworfen quomodo obscuratum est aurum, mutatus est color optimus, Past. 18, 3; Swt. 133, 11. intrans.

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fót-swæþ

(n.)
Grammar
fót-swæþ, -swaþu.

of the track (lit. or fig.) of living creatures.of the trace of things

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H. 74, 21. ástrehte hine tó Ióhannes fótswaðum, Hml. Th. i. 68, 14. Ic sceolde his fótswaðum fylian, 382, 18. Ǽghwylce yfele fótswaðu him ongeán cumende forbúgeþ, ge for ðon se yfela man hyne forcyrreþ oððe him onbúgeþ, Lch. i. 318, 22.

reccend

(n.)
Grammar
reccend, es; m.
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Dryhten úre reccend is ðara læssena ríca reccend is, Ors. 2, 1; Swt. 58, 22-25. God is scyppend and reccend ealra his gesceafta, Blickl. Homl. 185, 27 : Met. 4, 30. Ealra gesceafta reccend and stýrend, Wulfst. 255, 17.

ge-reord

(n.)
Grammar
ge-reord, -reorde, es; n.

Language, speech, tongue, voice

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Ðá wǽron ða apostolas cweðende to him hwonon him ða wundorlícan gereordo cóman then the apostles were saying to him whence came to him those wonderful speeches, Blickl. Homl. 153, 9.

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teorian

(v.)
Grammar
teorian, p. ode.
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Lǽcedóm wiþ miclum gange ofer land ðý læs teorige, 16, 26. Be ðone ðe lád teorie ( fail ). Ðeáh æt stæltyhtlan lád teorie Ængliscan, L. O. D. 4; Th. i. 354, 13-14.

un-weder

(n.)
Grammar
un-weder, es; n.

Bad weathertempest

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Bad weather, tempest Nú cweðaþ sume men ðæt se móna hine wende be ðan ðe hit wuderian sceal on ðam mónðe; ac hine ne went nǽfre náðor ne weder ne unweder of ðam ðe him gecynde is, Lchdm. iii. 268, 4.

Linked entries: un-geweder un-widere

á-cwellan

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H. 243, 19. Ácwellað mé ðý deáðe ðe sylfa álýfe mé tó ácwyllane, Gr. D. 254, 8. Ðý lǽs hié hié selfe ácwellen ne moriantur, Past. 370, 11. Neron wolde hátan his fósterfæder ácwellan, Bt. 29, 2; F. 104, 19.

ge-máh

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Gemáh scínhíw flíhð pervicax monstrum (the devil) fugit, Hy. S. 142, 12.