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feormian

(v.)
Grammar
feormian, part. feormende; p. ode, ade; pp. od; v. a. [feorm food] .

to supply with foodfeedsupportsustainentertainreceive as a guestcherishbenefitprofitvictum suppĕdĭtāreepŭlāresuscĭpĕresuscĭpĕre hospĭtiofŏvērecūrārevălēreto feed ondevourconsumevescicomĕdĕreconsūmĕreto cleanse, FARM or cleanse outmundārepurgāreexpiāre

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Áh he feormendra lyt lifgendra he has few of entertainers living, Exon. 87 b; Th. 329, 7; Vy. 30.

ed-wít

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on edwít wearð ymbsittendum factus est in opprobrium vicinis suis, 88, 34

ge-unnan

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geann Gode his sawelscættas ... geann ánes geáres gafol his monnum ... geann his hláforde .ii. hors and .ii. sweord and .iiii. scyldas ... and ann his wífe þæs landes, 652, 16-30.

FÆT

(n.)
Grammar
FÆT, es; pl. nom. acc. fatu, fata; gen. fata; dat. fatum; n.

A vessel, cup, VATvas, călix

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He mid róde tácne ðæt fæt bletsode he blessed the vessel with the sign of the cross, Homl. Th. ii. 158, 19. On ðæt fæt in călĭcem, Gen. 40, 11. Geseah he fyrnmanna fatu he saw vessels of men of yore, Beo. Th. 5515; B. 2761.

Linked entries: fatu ge-fǽtan

efen

(n.)
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Ꝥ ilce ꝥ lifde in líchaman, hit wǽre efen þan þe eallinga bútan þám líchaman eall wǽre totum jam extra carnem est, hoc ipsum quod vivit in carne, Gr. D. 218, 12.

for-cúþ

uncleanworthless

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Ne bið ná cristen, ac bið forcúð wiðersaca, Hml. S. 17, 91.

ge-sceáwian

(v.)
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Næs goldhwæte gearwor hæfde ágendes ést ǽr gesceáwod he had never before seen more clearly the Lord's munificence, i. e. he had never had such good fortune as had befallen him in the acquisition of the dragon's hoard, B. 3075. to look on with favour

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.

gneáð

(adj.)
Grammar
gneáð, gnéð; adj.

Sparingfrugalstingyscantysmall parcus

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He self lifde on gneáðum woroldlífe án tunece wæs his gegerela and ðæt wæs hǽren and beren hláf wæs his gereorde he himself lived a frugal life in the world, one tunic was his raiment, and barley bread was his food, Shrn. 110, 4: 77, 4.

Linked entry: un-gníðe

Sciððeas

(n.)
Grammar
Sciððeas, Sciððie, Sciððige, a; pl.
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He wonn on Sciððie . . . His heres wæs seofon hund þúsenda, ðá on Sciððie fór. Huæðere ða Sciððie noldon hiene gesécan tó folcgefeohte, 2, 5; Swt. 78, 8-11. Eall Sciððia lond, 1, 1; Swt. 14, 22.

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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Næfþ nán man tó ðæs unhále æágan, ðæt ne máge lybban be ðare sunnan and hire nyttian, gyf ényg wiht geseón mæg, búton stareblind sí, Shrn. 187, 5. Sume unæáðe áwiht geseóþ; sume beóþ stæreblinde and nyttiaþ þeáh ðare sunnan, 27.

Linked entries: stare-blind blind

þegen-riht

(n.)
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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.)
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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

wódlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wódlíce, adv.

madlyfuriouslyfranticlyblasphemously

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mót wódlíce derian, Wulfst. 85, 5.

Linked entry: wód

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.

sceát

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Add wearð gebeden fram þám nunnum ꝥ sume sceátas (mappulas) onféng, Gr. D. 143, 4. <b>VII b.