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ófer

(n.)
Grammar
ófer, ófor, es; m.

an edge, border, marginthe land bordering on water, a river-bank, sea-shore, over in local names,

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Óbras, ófras oras, marmora, Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 72: 64, 42

fámig-heals

(adj.)
Grammar
fámig-heals, adj.

Foamy-necked spūmōsus in collo

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Foamy-necked ; spūmōsus in collo -genga fór, fleát fámigheals the sea-goer went, the foamy-necked floated, Beo. Th. 3822; B. 1909: 441; B. 218: Andr. Kmbl. 993; An. 497

Linked entry: heals

ge-geng

(n.)
Grammar
ge-geng, e; f.
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A body of fellow-travellers, a company Seó ádrencte Pharaonem and ealle his gegenge . . . Críst deófol silfne besencte and ealle his gegenge, Btwk. 196, 4, 8. v. ge-genge; n

Linked entry: -geng

waþem

(n.)
Grammar
waþem, waþum, es; m.

A wave billow

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Waðema streám, sincalda , Cd. Th. 207, 24; Exod. 471

Embene

(n.)
Grammar
Embene, pl. m.

The inhabitants of Amiens, Amiens, in Picardy, France Ambiānum

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The inhabitants of Amiens, Amiens, in Picardy, France; Ambiānum Hér for se here up on Sunnan to Embenum, and ðǽr sæt án geár in this year [A.D. 884] the army went up the Somme to Amiens, and remained there one year, Chr. 884; Erl. 82, 17

salfige

(n.)
Grammar
salfige, an; f.

Sage

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Saluian sǽd, iii. 72, 7: ii. 358, 18. Nim saltian, iii. 48, 3. Wyl sealuian, 44, 17

FLEÓT

(n.)
Grammar
FLEÓT, fliét, es; m: fleóte, an; f.

a place where vessels floata baygulfan arm of the seaestuarythe mouth of a rivera riverstreamsĭnusæstuāriumrīvusa raftshipvesselrătisnāvis

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Voc. 63, 69. a raft, ship, vessel; rătis, nāvis Ic gebycge bát on sǽwe, fleót on faroþe I buy a boat on the sea, a vessel on the ocean, Exon. 119b; Th. 458, 13; Hy. 4, 100

a-hafennes

(n.)
Grammar
a-hafennes, -hafenes, -hafennys, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

A lifting upan elevationelationprideelevatioelatio

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Wundorlice ahafennyssa mirabiles elationes maris, 92, 6

un-earh

(adj.)
Grammar
un-earh, adj.

Undauntedintrepidfearless

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Ðǽr mihton geseón Winceastre leódan rancne here and unearhne, ðæt hí be hyra gate tó saé eodon, and mæte and midmas ofer .L. míla him fram fættan, Chr. 1006; Erl. 140, 26. Wendon forð wlance þegenas, unearge men, Byrht.Th. 137, 54; By. 206

rǽden

Grammar
rǽden, rǽdenn. Add: v. ge-, geþeód-, geþeów-(?), gewrit-, godsibb-, hold-, hyld-, leód-, lim-, luf-, mǽd-, mǽgþ-, mæst-, mæsten-, sam-, sin-, þegen-, þeód-, þoft-, wíte-, wudu-rǽden[n].

belene

(n.)
Grammar
belene, beolone, belone, an; f.

Henbellhenbanehyoscyamus niger

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Genim beolonan sǽd take the seed of henbane 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 38, 1

Linked entries: belune beolone

bi-rinnan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-rinnan, p. -ran; pp. -runnen

to run as a liquidTo wet, bedewfluere, perfundere, irrigare

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to run as a liquid, hence - To wet, bedew; fluere, perfundere, irrigare Ðá wearþ beám monig blódigum teárum birunnen, sæp wearþ to swáte then many a tree became bedewed with bloody tears, their sap became [turned to] blood, Exon. 25 a; Th. 72, 19-23;

Linked entry: be-irnan

gedréfednes

(n.)
Grammar
gedréfednes, -drófednes, se; f.

Troubledisturbanceconfusionvexationtribulationoffencescandalperturbatioconturbatioconfusiotribulatioscandalum

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For gedréfednesse sǽs swéges and ýða præ confusione sonitus maris et fluctuum, Lk. Bos. 21, 25 : Mt. Bos. 13, 21 : Lk. Bos. 17, 1

a-hwylfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hwylfan, -hwelfan; p. de; pp. ed [a, hwylfan to cover or vault]

To cover overoverwhelmoperireobrueredeponere

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To cover over, overwhelm; operire, obruere, deponere Seó ahwylfde Pharaones cratu aqutæ operuerunt currus Pharaonis, Ex. 14, 27. Alege oððe ahwelf híg cast down [or cover over] them, Ps. Lamb. 58, 12

Linked entry: a-hwelfan

Galiléa

(n.)

Galilee

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Galilee Galilæs măre Galilææ, Mk. Skt. Lind. 1, 16. Galiles, Jn. Skt. Lind. 6, 1. Of Galiléam ðæm lande, Blickl. Homl. 123, 21. Witga of Galiléum a prophet from Galilee, 71, 16

ge-set

(n.)
Grammar
ge-set, es; n.
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See ge-sǽte

lufestice

(n.)
Grammar
lufestice, es, also, an; m.

Lovage

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Lufestices sǽd, L. M. 3, 12; Lchdm. ii. 314, 20: iii. 128, 22. Genim lufestice, 4, 10

þrýþ-swíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
þrýþ-swíþ, adj.

Exceedingly powerful

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Exceedingly powerful Mǽre þeóden unblíðe sæt, þolode ðrýðswýð, þegnsorge dreáh the great prince sat cheerless, he, mighty, suffered, grief for his thanes' loss he endured, Beo. Th. 262; B. 131.

Linked entry: swíþ

ge-treówfull

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Sǽd getreówfulra semen Iacob, Ps. Rdr. 21, 24. Ðá getreówfullan Israhél, 13, 7

weorold-sceamu

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-sceamu, e; f.
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Oft twégen sǽmen oððe þrý drífaþ ða dráfe cristenra manna fram . . . ús eallum tó woruldscame, Wulfst. 163, 3-7. Ða ðe for ege oððe lufe oððe ǽnigre worldscame eargiaþ and wandiaþ Godes riht tó sprecanne, 191, 5. For woruldsceame, L. I.