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flyht

(n.)
Grammar
flyht, fliht, es; m. [fleógan to fly]

A flight ⬩ vŏlātus

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Kmbl. 1485; El. 744: Cd. 215; Th. 271, 29; Sat. 112. Se ðe nafaþ fugles flyht who has not the flight of a bird, Salm. Kmbl. 451; Sal. 226: Exon. 17a; Th. 41, 12; Cri. 654.

Linked entries: fliht flyþ

eart

art

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Th. 51, 8: Salm. Kmbl. 658; Sal. 328: Cd. 26; Th. 34, 4; Gen. 532: 214; Th. 268, 19; Sat. 57: Nicod. 4; Thw. 2, 34: Mk. Bos. 14, 70; 2nd pers. sing, of eom

fyrn-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
fyrn-gestreón, es; n.

An ancient treasure ⬩ antīquus thesaurus

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An ancient treasure; antīquus thesaurus Full fyrngestreóna full of ancient treasures, Salm. Kmbl. 64; Sal. 32, MS. B

ge-rǽswa

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rǽswa, an; m. [rǽswa a chief]

A chief, prince ⬩ dux, princeps

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A chief, prince; dux, princeps Cymeþ engla gerǽswa the prince of angels cometh, Salm. Kmbl. 223; Sal. 111

stirninga

(adv.)
Grammar
stirninga, adv.
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Sternly, inexorably Ðæt wundor ðæt geond ðás woruld fareþ, styrnenga gǽþ, staðolas beáteþ, Salm. Kmbl. 565 ; Sal. 282

Linked entry: styrnenga

clǽnsian

(v.)
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Clǽnsaþ hit onweg ꝥ sár eall, Lch. i. 86, 26. Clǽnsade lustrat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 63. Add

feriend

(n.)
Grammar
feriend, ferigend, es; m. [part. of ferian to bear, bring]

A bringer ⬩ leader ⬩ dux

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B. feriend] bringer of the flood, Salm, Kmbl. 161; Sal. 80

ge-bændan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bændan, p. de; pp. ed [ge, and bænd a band]

To bind ⬩ vincīre

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To bind; vincīre Ic hine gebændan hét I commanded [them] to bind him, Salm. Kmbl. 551; Sal. 275

cwom

(v.; part.)
Grammar
cwom, pl. cwómon came; venit, venerunt; have the same meanings as the contracted forms com, pl. cómon, p. of cuman , q. v. The p. indic., pl. cwómon,-an, -un; p. subj.
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Sax. It is in Goth. qiman [pronounced kwiman = cwiman]; p. qam, pl. qemum; pp. qumans to come; venire. Goth. Ni mag qiman [kwiman = cwiman]. A. Sax. Ic ne mæg cuman I cannot come, Lk. Bos. 14, 20. cwóme

wóp-dropa

(n.)
Grammar
wóp-dropa, an; m.

A tear

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Salm. Kmbl. 567 ; Sal. 283

gesoc

(n.)
Grammar
gesoc, es; m?

Suck; ⬩ suctus

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Suck; suctus Ðæt Sarra sceolde lecgan cild to hyre breóste to gesoce quod Sara lac'āret fīlium, Gen. 21, 7

drohtian

(v.)

to converse, live

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to converse, live, Bd. 1, 27; S. 488, 37: 5, 6; S. 618, 28: Salm. Kmbl. 894; Sal. 446

ge-mæssian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mæssian, p. ode; pp. od
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To say mass to Iustinus him eallum gemæssode Justin said mass to them all, Homl. Th. i. 430, 29

Linked entry: mæssian

reótig

(adj.)
Grammar
reótig, ;adj.;

Sad, mournful, tearful;

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; Sad, mournful, tearful; Ðonne hit wæs rénig weder, and ic reótugu sæt, Exon. Th. 380, 19; Rä. 1, 10

eorringa

(adv.)
Grammar
eorringa, adv.

Angrily ⬩ īrate

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Angrily; īrate Hine eorringa geséceþ bócstafa brego the prince of letters shall angrily seek him, Salm. Kmbl. 198; Sal. 96

Linked entry: irringa

pungetung

(n.)
Grammar
pungetung, e; f.
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A pricking Sió wamb gefélþ sár ðonne se mon mete þigeþ and pungetunga and unlust metes, Lchdm. ii. 216, 21

þúsend-gerím

(n.)
Grammar
þúsend-gerím, es; n.

Numeration by thousands ⬩ counting with the unit a thousand

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Numeration by thousands, counting with the unit a thousand Ðría ðreóténo ðúsendgerímes thirty-nine thousand, Salm. Kmbl. 582; Sal. 290

weorold-broc

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-broc, es ; n.
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Worldly affliction, trouble of this life Ðæt sár ðære suingellan ðissa woruldbroca (world, Hatt. MSS.), Past. 36; Swt. 259, 2

Linked entry: broc

ge-nearwian

(v.)
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Biþ ꝥ sár on ðá swíðran sídan on þá scare and þá wambe swíþe genearwod, Lch. ii. 232, 4. Add

spyrigend

(n.)
Grammar
spyrigend, spyrgend, spyriend, es; m.

An enquirer ⬩ investigator

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Godes spyrigendes of an enquirer after God, Salm. Kmbl. 281; Sal. 140

Linked entry: speriend

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