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stéran

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Add: stýran Ðonne þú stórfæt habban wille, þonne wend þú þíne hand ofdúne and wege hí swilce þú stýre, Tech. ii. 120, 15. Se abbud stére abbas turificet, Angl. xiii. 403, 547. Stérende turificando, 402, 531

dríhþ

Grammar
dríhþ, does, performs, commits, L. M. I. P. 28; Th. ii. 272, 22;
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3rd pres. sing. of dreógan

déhter

(n.)
Grammar
déhter, to a daughter, Exon. 67 b; Th. 251, 7; Jul. 141; dat.
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of dóhtor

éwes

(n.)
Grammar
éwes, a sheep's, L. In. 55; Th. i. 138, 6: also eówes in
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MSS. G, H; gen. of éwe, es; f. m

Linked entry: eówes

felde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
felde, felled,
  • Exon. 109 b
    • ;
  • Th. 419, 11
    • ;
  • Rä. 38, 4
; p.
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of fellan

feówra

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
feówra, of four,
  • L. Wih. 19
    • ;
  • Th. i. 40, 17
, = feówera; gen. pl.
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of feówer

tunge

(n.)
Grammar
tunge, an; tung [? in the passage: Álés sáwle míne fram tunge fácen-fulre a lingua dolosa (but in the next verse linguam is glossed by tungan, so that perhaps tunge is meant for nominative : O. L. Ger. and O. H. Ger. , however, have strong as well as weak forms), Ps. Lamb. 119, 2], e; f.

a tongue ⬩ tongue ⬩ the person who speaks with the tongue ⬩ words ⬩ speech ⬩ language ⬩ a language ⬩ speech ⬩ power of speaking ⬩ a tongue-shaped thing

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a tongue Tunge lingua, Wrt. Voc. i. 64, 56. Gif monnes tunge biþ of heáfde óðres monnes dǽdum dón, ðæt biþ gelíc and eágan bót, L. Alf. pol. 52 ; Th. i. 94, 20: Exon. Th. 373, 25 ; Seel. Ex. 115. His tungan (tungæs, Lind. : tunga, Rush. ) bend uinculum

græf

(n.)
Grammar
græf, a writing-style.
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Gręf graffium, Txts. 67, 997. Synd gesealde from þám abbode ealle neádbehéfe þing, þæt is ... seax, græf ( gravium ) ... weaxbreda, R. Ben. 92, 3: 56, 20. Ðonne þú græf habban wille, þonne sete þú þíne þrí fingras tósomne swilce þú græf hæbbe, and styra

sealtan

(v.)
Grammar
sealtan, p. seóle; pp. sealten to salt. Take here <b>sealten,</b>
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and add Ðonne þú sealt flǽsc wille, þonne twenge þú mid þínre swíðran neoþewearde þíne wynstran, þǽr se lýra þiccost sí, and dó mid þínum þrím fingrum swilcce þú sealte, Tech. ii. 125, 3

strácian

(v.)
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Nægelsexes tánc his þæt þú mid þínum scytefingre dó ofer þínne óþerne swilce þú ceorfan wille, and stráca syþþan on þín leór mid þínum fingre swilce þú sceáran wille, Tech. ii. 127, 2. Add

burhrest

(n.)
Grammar
burhrest, = (?) búr-rest
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a bed in a separate chamber(?). Cf. búr(I) Ðonne þú burhreste haban wille, þonne wege þú þíne fýst swilce þú wyrta cnocian wille, and lege þínne scytefinger tó þínum welerum. Tech. ii. 125, 23

eo

(n.)
Grammar
eo, I. unaccented, generally stands before two consonants lc, ld, lf, rc, rd, rf, rg, rh, rl, rm, rn, rp, rr, rt, rþ, x; as, Geolca a yolk, sceolde should, seolfor silver, deorc dark, sweord a sword, ceorfan to carve, beorgan to protect, beorht bright, eorl earl, beorma barm, eornost earnest, weorpan to throw, steorra a star, heorte the heart, eorþe the earth, meox dung. II. eó accented, the diphthong, generally stands before the consonants c, d, f, g, h, l, m, n, p, r, s, st, t, w; as, Seóc sick, beódan to bid, þeóf a thief, fleógan to fly, hreóh rough, hweól a wheel, leóma a ray of light, beón to be, deóp deep, beór beer, ceosan to choose, breóst the breast, fleótan to float, leóþ a song, ceówan to chew. 2. eó is also the termination of many words, and then the ó in eó is always accented; as, Beó a bee; ic beó

I shall be

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I shall be; freó free; gleó glee; seó the; seó sim, sis, sit; treó a tree; breó three, etc

sixteóþa

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Þú scealt gewítan on ðám sixteóðan geáre þæs ðe þú munuc wurde, Hml. S. 6, 80. Add

on-unwísdóm

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Probably this word should be rejected, for the passage in which it occurs seems corrupt Ic wæs wiþerméde and unwísum nétenum gelíc geworden. Ac þu Drihten scyld mínre iugoþe and mín onunwísdómes ne wes þú gemyndig (= ? Þu, Drihten, forgif þá scylde mínre

clemman

(v.)
Grammar
clemman, p. de
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To press, pinch Clæm þú þíne handa tógædere, Tech. ii. 122, 21. Clæm þú þíne wynstran hand þám gemete þe þú óstran on handa hæbbe shut your left hand as if there were an oyster in it, 124, 12, 20

hlídan

(v.)
Grammar
hlídan, p. hlád, pl. hlidon; pp. hliden
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To cover with a lid Ðonne þú hlid habban wylle, þonne hafa þú þíne wynstran hand sám-locene and eác swá þá swýþran and hwylf hý syþþan ofer þá wynstran eal swylce þú cuppan hlíde, Tech. ii. 125, 8. Add:

lang-lífe

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Ꝥ þú sí langlífe ( longeuus ) ofer eorðan, Scint. 173, 9. Ꝥ þú langlíf wunie, Hml. Th. ii. 36, 1. Add

fiðere

(n.)
Grammar
fiðere, es; n.

A wing ⬩ āla ⬩ Wings ⬩ ālæ ⬩ pennæ

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A wing; āla:Wings; ālæ, pennæ Gif his óðer fiðere forod biþ if one of its wings [lit. one wing of it] is broken, Homl. Th. ii. 318, 29. Fiðera [Spl. fyðera: Lamb. fyðeras] beóþ culfran fegeres seolfres pennæ cŏlumbæ sunt deargentātæ, Ps. Th. 67, 13.

Linked entries: FEÐER fyðera

hwilfan

(v.)
Grammar
hwilfan, p. te
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To arch, vault, make hwealf (q. v. ) Ðonne þú hlid habban wylle, bonne hafa þú þíne wynstran hand sámlocene, and eác swá þá swýþran, and hwylf hý ofer þá wynstran eal swylce þú cuppan hlíde, Tech. ii. 125, 7

dílgian

(v.)
Grammar
dílgian, dílegian.
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Naman heora ðú dýlegodest nomen eorum delesti, Ps. Spl. 9, 5. Ðonne þú micel weaxbred habban wille, þonne stríc þú mid þínum twám fingrum on þíne breóst forewearde swilce þú dýlige ( as if you were wiping out something ), Tech. ii. 128, 13. Add

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