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FLEÓGAN

(v.)
Grammar
FLEÓGAN, fliógan, to fleógenne; part. fleógende; ic fleóge, ðú fleógest, he fleógeþ, pl. fleógaþ; p. ic, he fleág, fleáh, ðú fluge, pl. flugon; pp. flogen [fleóge a fly] .

To FLY as with wingsvŏlāreTo fleeflee fromfŭgĕreeffŭgĕre

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Ic hæbbe swíðe swifte feðera, ðæt ic mæg fliógan ofer ðone heán hróf ðæs heofones I have very swift wings, that I can fly over the high roof of heaven, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 5.

Linked entries: FLEÓN fliógan flecgan

eardian

(v.)
Grammar
eardian, eardigan, eardigean, ærdian; part, eardiende, eardigende, eardende; ic eardige, ðú eardast, he eardaþ, pl. eardiaþ, eardigaþ; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed.

To dwell, live, feed habĭtāre To inhabit inhabĭtāre

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To dwell, live, feed; habĭtāre Heofenes fugelas eardian mágon under his sceade possunt sub umbra ejus aves cœli habĭtāre. Mk. Bos. 4, 32: Exon. 129 b; Th. 496, 24; Rä. 85, 19: Ps. Th. 67, 6: Ps. Spl. 2, 4: 5, 5. Eardigan, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 10.

Linked entries: ærdian eordian

ge-sceap

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceap, -scæp, -scep, es; pl. nom. acc. -sceapu, -sceapo; gen. -sceapa, -sceapena; n.

a creation, created being or thing, creaturecreātio, creātūraa decree, fate, destiny, condition, nature, form, shapefātum, destĭnāta, condĭtio, nātūra, indŏles, forma, spĕciesthe privy membersvĕrenda, pŭdendacreaturedecrees of fate

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His gesceapu maðan weóllon his members swarmed with vermin, 86, 10: ii. 512, 4: Gen. 9, 22. Wið gicþan ðæra gesceapa against itch of the verenda, Herb. 94, 4; Lchdm. i. 204, 22: 123, 1; Lchdm. i. 234, 19.

Linked entries: ge-scæp ge-scapu

slæc

(adj.)
Grammar
slæc, sleac, slec (v. slæcness); adj.
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Slack. of persons inactive, slothful, lazy, not willing to make an effort Slæc reses, Wrt. Voc. ii. 118, 77. Sleac piger, i. 74, 33: lentus vel piger, 49, 35. Sleac vel slaw pigras vel lentus, 16, 48.

Linked entry: sleac

sinc

(n.)
Grammar
sinc, es ; n. (used only in poetry)
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Ðú ða mádmas Higeláce onsend ; mæg ðonne on ðæm golde ongitan, ðonne hé on ðæt sinc stariaþ . . ., 2975 ; B. 1485. ¶ Sinces brytta, hyrde a dispenser, guardian of treasure, a prince, cf. sinc-gifa, and Sinca baldor . . .

stíg

(n.)
Grammar
stíg, e; f.
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Ðýlæs ða gongen on suá frécne stíge ða ðe ne mágon uncwaciende gestondan on emnum felda ne, qui in planis stantes titubant, in praecipiti pedem ponant, Past. 4, 2; Swt. 41, 7. Geseoh nú seolfes swæðe, swá ðín swát ágeát, blódige stíge, Andr.

Linked entries: stíga gát-ánstíg

éfestan

(v.)
Grammar
éfestan, l. efestan,
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Ic náht gehýðes hæbbe þis weorc tó begangenne, ne ic efstan ne mæg swá myccles síðfætes hider tó bringanne I have nothing convenient for doing this work, and I cannot undertake such a long journey to bring tools hither, Hml. S. 23 b, 784

for-sleán

cut throughto slaykillto destroylay wastefinishto routoverthrowto condemn

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Voc. ii. 32, 1. to make slaughter of, defeat with slaughter, beat an enemy. as a military term Hié mon gefliémde and swíþe forslóg, Ors. 2, 5; S. 84, 20: 3, 9; S. 124, 3.

ge-reord

Grammar
ge-reord, speech.
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Wǽron swá fela gereord swá ðǽr manna wǽron, 22, 23 : 318, 22: ii. 582, 5 : Angl. vii. 40, 382. On þám dæge wurdon tðdǽlede manna gereordu; and ǽr wæs eall weoruld sprecende on án gereord, and nú synd gereord twá and hundseofontig, Wlfst. 211, 17-20.

ge-þinge

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þinge, es; n.
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Sé wæs wið his feóndum gescilded, sé þe þá anlícnesse tó geþingum (-þingunge, v. l. ) sóhte, Mart. H. 60, 24. Gif hé gecéð him tó geþingum þínne naman, 68, 12.

Linked entries: ge-þingio ge-þynge

hrínan

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Gif hine hríneð þæt mé ( a bow ) of hrife fleógeð, 24, 12. to affect by contact, make an impression upon Him heardra nán hrínan wolde íren ǽrgód, B. 988. to have to do with, meddle with Þám hringsele hrínan ne móste gumena ǽnig, B. 3053.

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Nú cwæð se hálga Béda . . . ꝥ . . . 272. (5 b) inserted parenthetically with similar force :-- Þeáh hé nú máran wilnige, hé ne mæg furðum ðæt forðbringan, Bt. 18, 3; F. 64, 23. Hwí nis nú anweald tó tellanne tó sumum ðára héhstena góda ? . . .

sagu

(n.)
Grammar
sagu, e; and indecl.? f.

a saw, say (to say one's say), saying, statement, story, talesaying, narration, telling, reportstatement of a witness, testimonya saying beforehand, foretelling

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Ic ðínra bysna ne mæg, worda ne wísna wuht oncnáwan, síðes ne sagona, Cd. Th. 34, 9; Gen. 535. Sagum fabulis, Lk. Skt. p. 2, 10,11. saying, narration, telling, report Se hlísa ðe þurh yldra manna segene (sage, MS.

(pronoun.)
Grammar
wé, pron.

We. used of more than one person, dual plural used by a king in reference to himself and his counsellors used of one person, by a writer or speaker by a prince

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Wé willaþ ðæt ðú ús dó swá hwæt swá wé biddaþ (cf. wyt magon, v. 39), Mk. Skt. 10, 35. plural Hwí fæste wé (woe, Lind.)? Mt. Kmbl. 9, 14. Wé þonne synt ðe fylgeaþ it is we that follow, Blickl. Homl. 81, 33. Wé men sculon, Exon.

Linked entry: ús

hám-sócn

(n.)
Grammar
hám-sócn, e; f.

Attack on a man's house; also the fine paid for such a breach of the peacethe crime of beating or assaulting a person within his own housean inroad or attack on one's homeattack on one's house

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Attack on a man's house; also the fine paid for such a breach of the peace.

Linked entry: sócn

hleápan

(v.)
Grammar
hleápan, p. hleóp, pl. hleópon and hlupon [cf.Icel.hlupu]; pp. hleápen

To LEAP, jump, dance, run

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Hwílum hleápan léton on geflit faran fealwe mearas at times they made their fallow steeds run, contend on the course, Beo. Th. 1733; B. 864, Hé á wæs gangende and hleápende ambulans et exsiliens, Bd. 5, 2; S. 615, 23.

tó-drífan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-drífan, p. -dráf, pl. -drifon; pp. -drifen

To drive in different directions,drive awayto drive asunderseparateto scatter,disperseto scatter,destroyto drive away,send elsewhereto drive away,dispel,put an end to

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Se ðe æfter rihte wille æfter spyrian swá deóplíce, ðæt hit tódrífan ne mæg monna æenig ne ámerran ǽénig eorðlíc þincg quisquis vestigat verum, cupitque nullis ille deviisfalli, Met. 22, 3. Ða tódrifenan actos, Wrt.

Linked entry: tó-drǽfan

framian

(v.)

to do goodbenefitabsoluteto do good to an object. to get goodderive benefitprofitmake progressto prevail

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Heó framað (fremað,v.l.) tó eallum drenceom, Lch. i. 110, 4. to get good, derive benefit profit, make progress Swá micelum ǽnig on gewrite háligum framaþ ( proficit ) ... swá micelum swá þú frámast ( proficeris ), Scint. 219, 1-3.

cyrnel

(n.)
Grammar
cyrnel, cyrnl; gen.es; dat.e ; pl. nom. acc. cyrnlu; gen. cyrnla; n.

KERNEL, grainnucleus, granum a hard

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a KERNEL, grain; nucleus, granum Men geseóþ oft ðæt of ánum lytlum cyrnele cymþ micel treów; ac we ne mágon geseón on ðam cyrnele náðor ne wyrtruman, ne rinde, ne bogas, ne leáf; ac God forþtíhþ of ðam cyrnele treów, and wæstmas, and leáf men often see

Linked entries: cirnel cirnel

ildu

(n.)
Grammar
ildu, indecl. f.

an ageævumageætasagesenectus

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Nú gyt syndan manige manna swylce ðe hiom yldo gebídan ǽr tó genihte adhuc multiplicabuntur in senecta uberi, Ps. Th. 91, 13. Ða yldu wendan tó lífe to turn old age to life, Exon. 58 b ; Th. 210, 23; Ph. 190.

Linked entries: ældu eldo ilda ildo