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clæfre

Grammar
clæfre, l. clǽfre, dele 'n.' (in Lch. ii. 312, 20 reád clǽfre is nominative), and add:, clǽfer (?), cláfre. [From clǽfre comes claver (remaining only in dialects), from cláfre comes clover]
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Cláfrena (clǽfran, An. Ox. 94) caltarum, 75, 22

ge-ríman

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An. Ox. 3832. Add: —

hrine

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Add: an act of touching, the action of touching Þone þe ná ne gedyde swylcne se hrine ǽniges mannes, Gr. D. 87, 24. the touch of an inanimate object Hí þǽre eá wæteres hrine him ondrédon, Gr.

íg-land

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Add: iég-land, í-land Án íglond ligð út on gársecg . . . þeáh nú ánra hwá wealde þæs íglandes, Met. 16, 12-17. On þám iéglande þe Sicilia hátte, Bt. 15; F. 48, 20. On án íglond út on Wendelsǽ, Bt. 38, l ; F. 194, ll.

wealcan

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add: — Wealcendes exagitantis, i. commouentis (ponti aestum), An. Ox. 34, 5. Þá geseah hé án scip út on þǽre sǽ, swá swíðe torfigende fram þan wealcendum sǽs ýðum. Nap. 62, 25. add Wylcþ raptat, Germ. 389, 42.

toren-íge

(adj.)
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toren-íge, adj.

Blear-eyed

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B.) sý ad lippitudinem oculorum, Lchdm. i. 108, 23. Wið eágena sáre, ðæt ys ðæt wé cwéðaþ torníge (-ége, MS. H.) ad epiphoras oculorum, 156, 18

Linked entries: toran-eáge torn-íge

fullian

(v.)

to fulfilto become fullfill upto make fullfillto fulfil an ordercarry out an injunction

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Add: to become full, fill up (intrans.)

stíþ-hycgende

(adj.)
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stíþ-hycgende, adj.

resoluteobstinate, stubbornhaving hard, unpleasant thoughts

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Stíðhycgendum (the multitude of unbelievers), Andr. Kmbl. 1481; An. 742. having hard, unpleasant thoughts 'Is mé feorhgedál leófre micle ðonne ðeós lífcearo.' Him ðá stefn oncwæð stíðhycgendum, 2858; An. 1431

ge-teón

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 121, 33. where the movement is up or down, to heave a sigh Getogene siccetunga ducta suspiria, An.

georne

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Add: where an effort has to be made, with a will, in earnest Nó ic him þæs georne ætfealh, B. 968. Geóca ús georne, Az. 12. where a duty or business has to be done, diligently Ic offylgde from fruma alle georne ( diligenter ), Lk. L. R. 1, 3.

æðelo

(n.)
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æðelo, indecl. in sing; pl. nom. acc. æðelu, æðelo; gen. æðela; dat. æðelum; n.

Nobilitypre-eminenceoriginfamilyracenaturetalentsgeniusnobilitasprincipatusorigonatalesprosapianaturaindolesingenium

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Sindon him æðelum óðere twegen beornas geborene bróðorsibbum to him in his family are two other men born in brotherly relationship, Andr. Kmbl. 1377; An. 689. Þurh ðíne wordlæðe æðelum écne through thy discourse great with talents, 1271; An. 636.

Linked entry: ge-æðele

a-rǽran

(v.)
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a-rǽran, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans. [a, rǽran to rear, raise]

To rear upraise uplift upexaltset upbuild upcreateestablisherigereexcitareresuscitareextollereædificarecreare

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Se ðe fóre duguðe wile dóm arǽran who desires before his nobles to exalt his dignity, Exon. 87 a; Th. 327, 2; Wid. 140: Beo. Th. 3411; B. 1703. Ðá wæs ǽ Godes riht arǽred then was God's right law set up, Andr. Kmbl. 3288; An. 1647.

mǽst

(adv.)
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mǽst, adv.

mostchieflyespeciallyalmostnearly

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Geond ealle world, and ðeáh mǽst in Thasalia, 1. 6; Swt. 36, 8. Swá hié mǽst mehten as much as ever they could, 6, 5; Swt. 260, 32: Past. 28; Swt. 190, 9. Ealles mǽst maxime, Bd. 2, 4; S. 505, 7.

feónd

an enemyfoefienddevil

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Th. ii. 130, 20. a devil as a cause of illness. Similar entries Cf. deófol-seócness: Fiénda ádl, Lch. ii. 174, 26

setl

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Among the cpds. dele burhgeat-, and add. 2 a. a seat that is the right of a member of an official society or body Gif ceorl geþeáh ꝥ hé hæfde setl and sundernote on cynges healle, Ll. Th. i. 190, 17. <b>I a.

sceaft

(n.)
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sceaft, es; m. : e, f.

creation,origina creation, what is created, a creature

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Ac ǽlc mon ðe allunga underþeóded biþ unþeáwum forlǽt his Sceppend and his fruman sceaft si primordia vestra auctoremque Deum spectes, nullis degener exstat, ni vitiis pejora favens proprium deserat ortum, Bt. 30, 2; Fox 110, 17-21. a creation, what is

æcer

field, land of arable landthe crop raised on the landa definite quantity of land, an acre

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Icel. akr crop) :-- Ðá ðá ðæt án corn feóll, ðǽr árás þicce æcer (seges), Gr. D. 240, 3. Ne þolie hé ðára æcra (æcera, v. 1.) Ll. Th. i. 146, 5. a definite quantity of land, an acre.

lang

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Add: of space relations. great in measurement from end to end. of a line, way, journey, &amp;amp;c. Lang and stearc weg itiner Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 36. Rúmre racenteáge, langre línan, Sal. 294. Sume habbað swíðe langne weg, Solil. H. 44, 7 : Gen. 554.

ǽfen-lác

(n.)
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ǽfen-lác, es; n.

An evening sacrificevespertinum sacrificium

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An evening sacrifice; vespertinum sacrificium Swylce ahafenes handa mínra, ðonne ic ǽfenlác secge elevatio manuum mearum sacrificium vespertinum, Ps. Th. 140, 3

áncer

(n.)
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áncer, es; m.

An anchorethermitanachoreta

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An anchoret, hermit; anachoreta Mid ðý he leornode be ðám áncerum when he learnt concerning the anchorets, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 18, 22