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a-molsnian

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>á-molsnian</b> to decay, lose power Him ( the old man ) ámolsniað and ádimmiað þá eágan, Wlfst. 147, 29

á-dimmian

(v.)

To become dim

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Add: Him ádimmiað ðá eágan, Wlfst. 147, 30. Mid ðǽm gewunan ðára wóna weorca ðæt mód bið ádimmod, Past. 69, 7

Linked entry: dimmian

mid

Grammar
mid, <b>;
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</b> add Wið eágena hǽte ..., níwe gáte cýse ofergeseted mid þá eágbrǽwas ( laid on by means of the eyelids ), Lch. i. 352, 6

swíþ-hreówness

(n.)
Grammar
swíþ-hreówness, e; f.
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Violent grief, remorse Þǽr is eágena wóp and tóða gristbítung; . . . and þǽr is egesa and fyrhto; and þǽr is swíðhreównes; and þǽr is unrihtwísnes, Verc. Först. 173

Linked entry: hreów-ness

on-seón

(v.)

to regard, look on

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láðum eágan landmanna cyme, Cd. Th. 189, 2; Exod. 178

beðian

(v.)
Grammar
beðian, beðigean

to bathe, foment ⬩ fovere

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to bathe, foment; fovere Beða ða eágan foment the eyes, Herb. 1, 3; Lchdm. i. 72, 3: Med. ex Quadr. 4, 18; Lchdm. i. 346, 20

ge-rihtreccan

(v.)

to direct

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to direct Ðé to gerihtrecenne ðæt ðú gesyhst myd ðínes módes eágan god to direct thee to see God with thy mind's eye, Shrn. 177, 25

Linked entry: -rihtreccan

wincettan

(v.)
Grammar
wincettan, p. te

To wink

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To wink Ða ðe mé hatiaþ bútan scylde and wincettaþ mid heora eágum þetwuh him qui oderunt me gratis, et annuunt oculis, Ps. Th. 34, 19

FRETAN

(v.)
Grammar
FRETAN, ic frete, ðú fritest, fritst, he freteþ, friteþ, fritt, fryt, pl. fretaþ; p. ic, he fræt, ðú frǽte. pl. frǽton; pp. freten [for-, etan to eat?].

to eat up ⬩ gnaw ⬩ FRET ⬩ devour ⬩ consume ⬩ devŏrāre ⬩ consūmĕre ⬩ comĕdĕre ⬩ to break ⬩ burst ⬩ frangĕre ⬩ rumpĕre

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to eat up, gnaw, FRET devour, consume; devŏrāre, consūmĕre, comĕdĕre Ða ðe wilniaþ fretan mín folc qui devŏrant plēbem meam, Ps. Th. 13, 9: 26, 3: Exon. 127 a; Th. 488, 11; Rä. 76, 5: 87 b; Th. 329, 34; Vy. 44: Beo. Th. 6021; B. 3014: 6220; B. 3114.

Linked entry: gefrett

gyrnan

(v.)
Grammar
gyrnan, girnan; p. de

To desire ⬩ beg ⬩ yearn

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To desire, beg, yearn Ic ne me micles gyrne I do not desire much for myself, Exon. 37 a; Th. 121, 20; Gú. 291 Glædmód gyrneþ ðæt he gódra mǽst dǽda gefremme joyous is eager to perform very many good deeds, 62 b; Th. 229, 28; Ph. 492.

Linked entries: girnan geornan gernan

ge-wif

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wif, es; n.

An affection of the eye ⬩ web

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An affection of the eye, web Wið ǽlces cynnes bróc on eágon wið gewif for every sort of malady in the eyes, for web, Lchdm. iii. 290, 3

tídre

Grammar
tídre, <b>. II.</b> dele third passage. <b>II a.</b>
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Ealde menn sweltaþ, and óðre men ádlseóce bióð, and mænigra eágan tédra bióð, Archiv cxx. 298, 22. Þone hád týdera manna infirmantium personam, Gr. D. 267, 18. Add

martyr-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
martyr-cynn, es; m.
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A race or family of martyrs Ðǽr flugen sóna tó feala cynna fugelas, and þára háligra martyra eágan út áhaccedon . . . wundorlic wæs ꝥ martyrcynn. Hml. S. 23, 85

healh

(n.)
Grammar
healh, halh [in the declension the final h seems to be omitted before an inflection]; m. A word of doubtful meaning.
    Kemble, Cod. Dipl. iii. xxix.
translates it hall, probably originally a stone building.
    Leo, A. S. Names, p. 52,
takes it to be the same word as ealh. Somner gives healh-stán crusta, collyrida. In form it agrees with Latin calx.

hall ⬩ a stone building ⬩ calx.

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The following are some of the passages in which the word occurs Se westra eásthealh, Cod. Dipl. iii. 19, 6. On ðone west halh, 18, 25. Óþ cyninges healh, i. 257, 33. On Scottes healh; of ðam heale, vi. 2, 2. In Streónes halh; of ðam hale, 214, 25. On

Linked entries: alh eást-healh hal heal healhiht heal

a-scirpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-scirpan, a-scyrpan, a-scerpan, a-scearpan; p. te, tun; pp. ed

To sharpen ⬩ exacuere

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To sharpen; exacuere Swíðor ablendaþ ðæs módes eágan ðonne hí hí ascirpan they rather blind the eyes of the mind than sharpen them, Bt. 34, 8; Fox 144, 34

Linked entries: a-scearpan a-scerpan a-scyrpan

for-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bregdan, p. -brægd, pl. -brugdon; pp. -brogden

To cover ⬩ obdūcĕre

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To cover; obdūcĕre Ic mist-helme forbrægd eágna leóman I covered the light of their eyes with a mantle of mist, Exon. 72 b; Th. 270, 25; Jul. 470

and-wlata

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Lege ofer þá eágan on þone andwlatan, Lch. i. 72, 5. Begeót ðæne andwlatan, 200, 10. Anwlatan, 356, 20. Add

an-spilde

(adj.)
Grammar
an-spilde, adj. [an = and against, spild destruction]

Anti-destructive ⬩ salutary ⬩ salutaris

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Anti-destructive, salutary; salutaris Ðæt biþ anspilde lyb wið eágena dimnesse that is a salutary medicine for dimness of eyes, L. M. I, 2; Lchdm. ii. 30, 14

Linked entry: spilde

efen-gemyndig

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-gemyndig, adj.
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Commemorative Ealle þá syndon nú from heora eágum gewitene, and nǽfre efngemyndige hider eft ne cumaþ ( will never come back here to commemorate them ), Bl. H. 101, 1

Linked entry: ge-myndig

healh

a corner ⬩ an angle ⬩ cave ⬩ closet ⬩ recess ⬩ a bay

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Add: a corner, an angle, Similar entries v. healhiht Ǽlc wág bið gebiéged twiefeald on ðǽm heale duplex semper est in angulis paries, Past. 245, 13. Gemétte hé hine hleonian on þám hale his cyrcan wið þám weófode invenit eum recumbentem in angulo oratorii

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