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stirfig

(adj.)
Grammar
stirfig, adj.

Pertaining to an animal that has died

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Pertaining to an animal that has died Gif hwá ete styrfig flǽsc si quis carnem morticinam ederit, L. Ecg. P. iv. 27; Th. ii. 212, 17

Linked entry: styrfig

á-sincan

(v.)

to sink down

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Tóbærst seó eorðe and ꝥ tempi ásanc, Hml. S. 4, 378

þicgan

(v.)
Grammar
þicgan, p. þah, þeah, and þigde, þigede, pl. þǽgon, þégon, and þígdon, þigedon; pp. þegen,
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Wit eaples þigdon, Cd. 290, 7; Sat. 411. Hé sumum liéfde tó ðicgganne ðætte hé nolde ðæt hí ealle ðigden, Past. 59; Swt. 451, 29. Þigedan, Ors. 3, 6; Swt. 110, 1: 6, 21; Swt. 272, 23.

Linked entry: ge-þicgan

wráþ

(adj.)
Grammar
wráþ, adj.

wrothangryincensed

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Ða ðe wydewum sýn wráðe æt dóme, Ps. Th. 67, 5. Mé tó aldorbanan weorðeþ wráðra sum some fell one shall be my life-destroyer, Cd. Th. 63, 18; Gen. 1034: 109, 29; Gen. 1830. Wráðra gryre the horror of fierce foes, 178, 32;Exod. 20: Beo.

folgian

(v.)

to pursueto accompany be attendant uponto followbe guided byfollowto followpractise

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Add: to move behind and in the same direction as another object Petrus folgade hine feorran. Mt. R. 26, 58. to follow with the intention of overtaking, to pursue: Ðá hátheortan folgiað hwám suá suá Assael dyde Æfnere, Past. 297, 4.

hebban

(v.)
Grammar
hebban, occurs with dat.

to liftto liftto raiseliftmake a soundto exaltelevateto extolexaltto set upinstituteto raisebring upto directbearTo risemount

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Srt. 56, 6, 12

hiw

(adj.)
Grammar
hiw, l. híw,

shapeformshapefigurea formshapewritingappearanceaspectcolourformkindnaturecharacterformulaformtypemodela pretexa fancya kindspecies

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Þæt hé híwige swylce hé árfæstes módes , and under þám leáslican híwe gederige, Wlfst. 53, 27. Ðý lǽs ǽnig durre on eáðmódnesse híwe (sub humilitatis specie) hit forcweðan, Past. 51, 3.

swerian

(v.)
Grammar
swerian, p. swór (but a weak swerede occurs; cf.
Icel. svarði as well as sór
), pl. swóron; pp. sworen

To swear, make oath. absoluteto swear by or onto swear to anythingto swear an oath by somethingto swear by, on . . . that . . .

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In. 19; Th. i. 114, 11. to swear by or on :-- Swá hwylc swá swereþ on temple . . . swá hwá swá swereþ on ðæs temples golde, Mt. Kmbl. 23, 16, 18, 20, 21. Swá swá ðú swóre on sóðfæstnysse ðíne, Ps. Spl. 88, 48.

Linked entry: fore-swerian

a-pǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
a-pǽcan, p. -pǽhte; pp. -pǽht

To seducemisleadseducere

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To seduce, mislead; seducere Gif hwá óðres mannes folgere fram him apǽce si quis alius hominis pedisequam ab eo seducat, L. M. I. P. 23; Th. ii. 270, 31

a-þwǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þwǽnan, p. de; pp. ed [a away, þwǽnan to soften, diminish]

To softendiminishlessenabatetake awaydiminueredemere

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To soften, diminish, lessen, abate, take away; diminuere, demere Seó sealf wile ðone swile aþwǽnan the salve will diminish the swelling, L. M. 3, 39; Lchdm. ii. 332, 25

feánes

(n.)
Grammar
feánes, -ness,e ; f.

Fewness paucĭtas

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Fewness; paucĭtas Seó feánes nýdde ðara sacerda ðæt in bisceop beón sceolde ofer tú folc paucĭtas sacerdōtum cōgēbat ūnum antistĭtem duōbus pŏpŭlis præfĭci, Bd. 3, 21; S. 551, 33

fear

(n.)
Grammar
fear, es; m.

A bull, an ox taurus, bos

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A bull, an ox; taurus, bos Gif he hríðeru offrian wille, bringe unwemme fear oððe heáfre si de bobus vŏluĕrit offerre, marem sive fēmĭnam immaculāta offĕret, Lev. 3, 1

fixian

(v.)
Grammar
fixian, p. ode; pp. od [fisc = fix a fish]

To fishpiscāri

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Gr. 25; Som. 27, 11. For hwí ne fixast ðú on cur non piscāris in mări? Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 1

mótan

(v.)
Grammar
mótan, <b>=(?)</b> métan
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Gif man óðerne sace tihte and hé ðane mannan móte (meet with; Price translates cite, see his note) an medle oððe an þinge, L.H.E. 8; Th. i. 30, 11

ge-upped

(v.)
Grammar
ge-upped, part.

Revealed

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Revealed Ne mihte Scs Neotus behýdd beón ðá ðá God hine geupped habben wolde St. Neot could not be hid when God would have him revealed, Shrn. 12, 15

Linked entry: uppan

ge-dærsted

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dærsted, part. [dærst leaven]

Leavenedfermentedfermentatus

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Óþ-ðæt sié gedærsted oððe gecnoeden all donec fermentaretur totum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 13, 21

Linked entry: -dærsted

ge-mægþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mægþ, e; f.

Power, greatnesspŏtentia

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Power, greatness; pŏtentia Me nǽfre seó gemægþ ðisses eorþlícan anwealdes fórwel ne lícode the greatness of this earthly power never too well pleased me, Bt. 17; Fox 58, 23

seolh-wæd

(n.)
Grammar
seolh-wæd, (?), -pæð (?), es; n.
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The seal's ford, path, the sea Hié on ýðum æðelinga wunn ofer seolhwaðu (-wadu ?, -paðu ?) geseón mihton, Andr. Kmbl. 3424; An. 1716. Cf. preceding word and mearc-pæð, -wæd

sund-helm

(n.)
Grammar
sund-helm, es; m.
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A water-covering, the sea which coversExon. Th. 488, 4; Rä. 76, 1.382, 13; Rä. 3, 10. Mec sundhelm þeahte and mec ýþa wrugon, Ic sundhelme ne mæg losian

þanc-snotor

(adj.)
Grammar
þanc-snotor, þanc-snottor; adj.
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Fore there neidfaerae naenig uuiurthit thoncsnottura than him tharf sié, Txts. 149, 17