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féster

(n.)

foodnourishment

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food, nourishment, foster-, in the compounds féster-bearn, -fæder, -man, -módor

forþ

(prep.)
Grammar
forþ, prep.

Out offortheex

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Out of, forth; e, ex: used in composition, Som. Ben. Lye

forþ-clipung

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-clipung, e; f.

A calling forthprovokingan appealprovŏcātioevŏcātio

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A calling forth, provoking, an appeal; provŏcātio, evŏcātio, Som. Ben. Lye

forþ-síðian

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-síðian, p. ode; pp. od [síðian to journey]

To go forthdepartdieprōdīrediscēdĕremŏri

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To go forth, depart, die; prōdīre, discēdĕre, mŏri, Som. Ben. Lye

eald-hettende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
eald-hettende, pl. m.

Old foes antīqui inĭmīci

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Old foes; antīqui inĭmīci, Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 11; Jud. 321

meter-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
meter-líc, adj.

Metricalpoetical

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Metrical, poetical Mid meterlícum fótum pedibus poeticis, Hpt. Gl. 411, 3

gang

Grammar
gang, <b>; II.</b>
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Först. 90, 7. Add

un-ætspornen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ætspornen, adj.

That is not hindered

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That is not hindered Unætspornenum fótum inoffensis pedibus, Dial. 1, 9

Linked entry: æt-speornan

wist-gifende

(adj.)
Grammar
wist-gifende, adj. (ptcpl.)

fertile

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Yielding food, fertile Ðære wistgifendan opulenti, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 47

Linked entry: gifan

feówer-dógor

(adj.)
Grammar
feówer-dógor, adj.
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Lasting four days Feówerdógor (feóerdóger, L.) quadriduanus, Jn. R. 11, 39

Linked entry: fiþer-dógor

á-solian

(v.)
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to get foul Hwít ásolað nitor squalescit, Angl. ii. 374. 3

Linked entry: solian

sceáp-wíc

(n.)
Grammar
sceáp-wíc, es ; n.

A sheep-fold

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A sheep-fold Tó sceápwícan. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. Iii. 405, 5

fús-trendel

Grammar
fús-trendel, Substitute: fustran [ = ? fýr-stanes]
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Heofenlices fustran lígette coelestis foci (i. ignis) fulmine, An. Ox. 1428

fynt

(n.)
Grammar
fynt, (?), es; m.

A fount, spring(?)

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A fount, spring(?) Of fintes leáge, Cht. Crw. 7, 41, 54

onweg-gewite

(n.)
Grammar
onweg-gewite, es; m.

A going forth

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A going forth In onweggewite in excessu, Ps. Surt. 115, 11

Linked entries: -wite ge-wite

a-fandian

(v.)
Grammar
a-fandian, -fandigean; p. ode, ude, ade; pp. od, ud, ad; v. a.

To provetryto make a trialto discover by tryingto experienceprobaretentareexperiri

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Ðú hit hæfst afandad be ðé selfum thou hast experienced ii of thyself, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 112, 19. Seolfor afandod eorþan argentum probatum terras. Ps. Spl. 11, 7: 80, 7. Afandud, Gen. 43, 23.

be-lisnian

(v.)

To evirateemasculatecastratecastrarebelisnodbelistnodemasculatedA eunuch

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Sóþlíce synd belistnode, ðe of hyra módor innoðum cumaþ, and eft synt belistnode ða men ðe man belistnaþ, and eft synd belistnode ðe híg sylfe belismodon for heofona ríce sunt enim eunuchi, qui de matris utero sic nati sunt, et sunt eunuchi, qui facti

Linked entries: lisnian be-lisnod

cyre-áþ

(n.)
Grammar
cyre-áþ, es; m. [cyre a choice, áþ an oath]

The select oath, the oath sworn by the accused, together with a certain number of consacramentals selected by him out of a fixed number of persons named to him by the judgejuramentum electum, quod quis præstabat cum aliquot coujura-toribus ab ipso selectis e quibusdam a judice nominatis [Schmd. 566]

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judice nominatis [Schmd. 566] Nemne him man x men and begite ðara twegen and sylle ðone áþ . . . and stande ðæs cyre-áþ ofer xx peninga let there be named ten men to him and let him get two of them and give the oath . . . and let his select oath stand for

Linked entries: áþ rím-áþ

CWALU

(n.)
Grammar
CWALU, e; f.

A quelling with weapons, torment, a violent death, slaughter, destruction nex, cædes, exitium

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To cwale cnihta for the destruction of the youths, Cd. 184; Th. 229, 32; Dan. 226. To cwale syllan to give to death. Exon. 70a; Th. 259, 29; Jul. 289. To cwale lǽdan to lead to death, 74b; Th. 279, 14; Jul. 613

Linked entry: cwælu

dæg-rím

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-rím, es; n. [dæg day, rím a number]

A number of days, a course of daysdierum numerus

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Fox 26, 66; Met. 26, 33: Cd. 47; Th. 60, 1; Gen. 975: 67; Th. 80, 20; Gen. 1331, On his dægríme in his number of days, Exon. 83 b; Th. 314, 10; Mód. 12. Dægríme fród wise in number of days, 130 a; Th. 498, 15; Rä. 88, 2: Cd. 99; Th. 131, 9; Gen. 2173