fealwian
To grow yellow, ripen, to wither as leaves ⬩ flāvescĕre
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His leáf ne fealwiaþ its leaves shall not wither, Ps. Th. 1, 4. Lytle hwíle leáf beóþ gréne, ðonne hý eft fealewiaþ, feallaþ on eorþan a little while the leaves are green, then they grow yellow again, fall to the earth, Salm. Kmbl. 627; Sal. 313.
an-leofa
food ⬩ nourishment ⬩ victus ⬩ cibus ⬩ a gift ⬩ alms ⬩ wages ⬩ stips
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Kmbl. 36; Leás. 20. a gift, alms, wages; stips, Ælfc. Gl. 4; Som. 55, 105
Linked entry: big-leofa
gold-fyll
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gold-leaf, gold-foil Him an rǽd hiów rudaþ on þám ricge goldfylle (-felle [ in a later MS. ], 476, 58) gelíc glitonaþ Fénix, E. S. viii. 478, 61. (?)
Linked entry: gold-fell
wig-hete
Hate that leads to war
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Hate that leads to war Sunu deáþ fornam, wíghete Wedera death took off her son, the Weders' hate that found its vent in war Bec. Th. 4246; B. 2121
and-weorc
Matter ⬩ substance ⬩ material ⬩ metal ⬩ a cause of anything ⬩ materia ⬩ cæmentum ⬩ metallum ⬩ causa
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Ðæt leád is hefigre ðonne ǽnig óðer andweorc plumbum cæíeris metallis est gravius, Past. 37, 3; Hat. MS. 50 a. 16. Búton andweorce without cause, Bt. 10; Fox 30, 2: Bt. Met. Fox 17, 32; Met. 17, 16
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pic
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Ðá hét se cásere meltan on hwere leád and scipteoran and pic, Shrn. 91, 7 : Lchdm. ii. 318. 4
LǼDAN
TO LEAD ⬩ conduct ⬩ take ⬩ carry ⬩ bring ⬩ bring forth ⬩ produce
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Ne lǽd ðú ús in costunge lead us not into temptation, Hy. 6, 27; Hy. Grn. ii. 286, 27, Lǽd út mid ðé educ tecum, Gen. 8, 17.
Linked entry: be-lǽdan
bises
bissext
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The intercalary day in leap year, bissext (v. N. E. D.) Bútan þænne bises geboden weorðe feórðan geáre except when bissext is ordered every fourth year, Men. 32. Substitute:
heolstor
Dark
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Dark Ðǽr wunian sceal in ðam heolstran hám hyhtwynna leás there shall dwell in that dark abode reft of the joys of hope, Judth. 10; Thw. 23, 14; Jud. 121
sib-cwide
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Kmbl. 54; Leás. 29
dígan
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To die Deáðfǽge deóg, siððan dreáma leás in fenfreoðo feorh álegde, hǽðene sáwle deathdoomed he died, after he joyless in the fenfastness life laid down, his heathen soul, B. 850
hǽðiht
Heathy
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Heathy In ða hǽðihtan lége to the heathy lea, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 121, 21 : 262, 22
a-wundrian
To make a wonder of ⬩ vertere quasi miraculi ad modum
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To make a wonder of; vertere quasi miraculi ad modum Eów sceal ðæt leás awundrad weorþan the falsehood shall be made a wonder of for you, Invent. Crs. Recd. 1161
stincan
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To spring, leap, move rapidly Dust stonc tó heofonum, deáw feól on eorþan, Exon. Th. 412, 10 ; Rä. 30, 12. Se wyrm stonc æfter stáne, Beo. Th. 4565 ; B. 2288
tó-slite
A rent ⬩ lear ⬩ laceration ⬩ wound made by scratching, cutting, or biting,
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A rent, lear, laceration, wound made by scratching, cutting, or biting, v. slítan, slite Gif hwá tóbrýsed sý, genim ðás wyrte . . . Eác swylce tóslite heó gehǽleþ, Lchdm. i. 122, 3
Linked entry: slite
æt-hleápan
To leap out ⬩ to flee ⬩ escape ⬩ get away ⬩ aufugere ⬩ evadere
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To leap out, to flee, escape, get away; aufugere, evadere Ðéh þráéla hwylc hláforde æthleápe a domino suo servus si quis aufugerit, Lupi Serm. 1, 13; Hick. Thes. ii. 103, 4
pǽca
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A deceiver Se ðe sægþ ðæt hé lufie God, and his beboda ne healdeþ, hé biþ ðonne him sylf leás, and biþ his ágen pǽca, Basil admn. 4 ; Norm. 40, 21
consolde
The herb comfrey ⬩ consolida
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The herb comfrey; consolida Dó him Ðis to lǽcedóme, streáwbergean leáf, consolde, etc. give him this for a remedy, strawberry leaves, comfrey, etc. L. M. 3, 63; Lchdm. ii. 350, 27
búende
Inhabiting or dwelling ⬩ inhabitans ⬩ inhabitants, thus used as a noun,
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Inhabiting or dwelling; inhabitans Búendra leás void of those inhabiting, [Cd. 5; Th. 6, 16; Gen. 89] or inhabitants, thus used as a noun, Mid búendum cum habitantibus, Ps. Lamb. 82, 8