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sand-hliþ

(n.)

a sand-hill by the sea

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a sand-hill by the sea Gewát him ofer sandhleoþu tó sǽs faruþe, Andr. Kmbl. 471; An. 236

healf-eald

(adj.)
Grammar
healf-eald, adj.

Half grown, of middle age

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Half grown, of middle age Halfeald swín half-grown swine, L. M. 2, 37; Lchdm. ii. 246, 2

cost

(adj.)
Grammar
cost, adj. [costian to tempt, try, prove]

Triedproved probatus

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Kmbl. 2111; An. 1057

ge-þyldelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-þyldelíc, adj.

Patient

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Patient Crist us onstealde geþyldelíce bysene Christ has set us an example of patience, Blickl. Homl. 75, 29

fullwiht-þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
fullwiht-þegnung, e; f.

Baptismal service

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Baptismal service Ðá twá word abrenuntio and credo þe man æt fulluhtþénunge on gewunan hæfð, Wlfst. 38, 9

stæf-rǽw

(n.)
Grammar
stæf-rǽw, e; f.

A letter-rowan alphabetan alphabet

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A letter-row, an alphabet Mid stæfrǽwe endebyrdnesse tósceádene alphabeti ordine distinctum, Bd. 5, 24; S. 648, 40

á-steorfan

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Ástorfene obeuntem, i. morientem, An. Ox. 3661. Swá unclǽne men ꝥ hí ástorfen ǽton, Shrn. 74, 26. Add

Linked entry: steorfan

un-lytel

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lytel, adj.

not littlegreatnot littlenot few in numbermuchnot littlegreat

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Mycel feoh and unlytel summam pecuniae non parvam, Bd. 4, 11; S. 579, 20: 4, 5; S. 571, 35. Micle lác and unlytle ælmessan, Wulfst. 278, 5. Ic him gestrýnde unlytel folc, Homl. Th. i. 592, 31. Hyre wer lǽfde unlytle ǽhta on lande and on feó, Homl.

ealdian

(v.)
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<b>I a.

firding

Grammar
firding, (-ung).

military servicefightingmarchingan expeditionmilitiatroopsarmamentmilitary forces

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the Danes went as they pleased, and the English levies did their countrymen all kinds of damage, Chr. 1006; P. 136, 18.

fremming

progressadvancea doingaccomplishingthe doingoperationthe doing

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Ðurh geswicenysse yfeles and ðurh fremminge gódes, 332, 4. Fremmincgum effectibus (operum ), An. Ox. 1332. Tó gódum fremmingum fulfremedra dǽda. Hml. A. 48, 581

a-stígan

(v.)
Grammar
a-stígan, ic -stíge, ðú -stígest, -stíhst, he -stígeþ, -stíhþ, pl. -stígaþ ; p. -stág, -stáh, pl. -stigon; impert. -stíh; pp. -stigen [a, stígan to go] .

to gocomestepproceedclimbireveniregradiprocederescandereto go in any directionto riseascenddescendsurgereascenderedescendere

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He nyðer astíhþ swá swá rén on flýs, and swá swá niðer astíhþ droppetung, droppende ofer eorþan he shall come down as rain on a fleece, and as falling [rain] comes down, dropping over the earth; descendet sicut pluvia in vellus, et sicut stillicidium

ge-wǽcan

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Th. i. 488, 35. of the effect of disease, age, wounds, famine, &amp;amp;c. Hungre ic gewǽce fame conficiam, An. Ox. 2441. Gif man on huntuþe rán mid fláne gewǽceþ, Lch. i. 166, 25. Ic for yldum gewǽht eom, ꝥ ic delfan ne mæg, Hml. S. 23 b, 782.

ge-wemman

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and hit ácwealde heora bearn, Bl.

frófor

Grammar
frófor, [A weak form occurs in the late
  • Shrn. 202, 16
.]

consolationthe action of consolingthe state of being consoledalleviation of distresscomfortfreedom from distressa consolationa particular action that consolesa person, thing or circumstance that affords consolation or comfortaidsuccour

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Þá gódan God geseóð heóm tó frófran and tó gefeán andáre, Shrn. 202, 16. His swǽsne sunu . . . feóres frófre, Exod. 404; Cri. 338. Hé frófre gecwæð . . . héht his líchoman háles brúcan, An. 1467.

and-bídung

(n.)
Grammar
and-bídung, es; m.

Expectationexpectatio

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Expectation; expectatio Ná ðú gescend me fram andbídunge míne non confundas me ab expectatione mea, Ps. Spl. 118, 116

and-lícnis

(n.)
Grammar
and-lícnis, -niss, e; f.

A likenesssimilitudeimago

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A likeness, similitude; imago God gesceóp man to his andlícnisse creavit Deus hominem ad imaginem suam, Gen. 1, 27

éðgung

(n.)
Grammar
éðgung, e; f.

A breathing, inspirationinspīrātio

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A breathing, inspiration; inspīrātio Of éðgunge gástes graman ðínes ab inspīrātiōne spiritus īræ tuæ, Ps. Spl. T. 17, 18

fyrwet-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
fyrwet-georn, firwet-georn; adj.

Curiousinquisitivecūriōsus

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Curious, inquisitive; cūriōsus Fela biþ fyrwetgeornra there are many inquisitive, Exon. 90 b; Th. 339, 31; Gn. Ex. 102

Linked entry: firwet-georn

gár-þræc

(n.)
Grammar
gár-þræc, e; f.

Attack of javelinsbattlehastōrum impĕtuspugna

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Attack of javelins, battle; hastōrum impĕtus, pugna Æt gárþræce in the attack of javelins, Elen. Kmbl. 2369; El. 1186