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up-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
up-weard, adv.

Upwardsup.upupwardbackward

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Swegen wende intó Humbran múðan, and swá uppweard andlang Tréntan, Chr. 1013; Erl. 147, 18. of reckoning, in the calendar, upward, backward Swá fela daga tell ðú fram Martins mónðes ende upweard ... Rím swá fela daga upweard fram pridie Kl.

Linked entry: up-riht

ǽr-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-gestreón, es; n.

Ancient treasurethesaurus antiquitus repo-situs

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Ancient treasure; thesaurus antiquitus repo-situs Ðǽr wæs fela in ðam eorþ [-scræfe] ǽrgestreóna there were many ancient treasures in that earth-cave, Beo.

egesung

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Send hé him tó swá fela eóroda þe mihton gebígan ꝥ mennisc him tó, oþþe mid egsunge þæt hig bugon tó sibbe, oþþe mid wíge ꝥ hí wurdon gewylde, Jud. Thw. 161, 37. Hé ondrǽde [þæs wítegan] egesunge metuat prophete comminationem, R. Ben. I. 58, 13. Add

word-gerýne

(n.)
Grammar
word-gerýne, es; n.

A mystery expressed in words, a deep saying

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A mystery expressed in words, a deep saying Him tácna fela tíres brytta onwráh wordgerýnum, Exon. Th. 29, 16 ; Cri. 463. Sum biþ listhendig tó áwrítanne wordgerýnu, 299, 3; Crä. 96. Ic ðæt ongiten hæbbe þurg wítgena wordgerýno on Godes bócum, Elen.

wælgrimness

(n.)
Grammar
wælgrimness, e; f.
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Martyras þrowodon fela wælgrimnesse (crudelia multa), 292, 3

scúr-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
scúr-heard, adj.
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Ðæt him féla láf ( the sword ) ne meahte scúrheard sceþþan, Beo. Th. 2070; B. 1033

hwón-lic

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Skt. for Swt. and add Wurdon æteó-wode fela ðúsend engla, þý lǽs ðe wǽre geþúht ánes engles ealdordóm tó hwónlic tó swá micelre bodunge, Hml. Th. i. 38, 6. Hit wǽre hwónlic gebúht ꝥ . . . bútan mennisce eágan mihte geseón ꝥ . . Hml. S. 31, 1252

gamel

Grammar
gamel, gamol.

of great ageancient, of a time long past

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Gomol bið snoterost, fyrngeárum fród, sé þe ǽr fela gebídeþ, Gn. C. II. of things Sweord, gomele láfe, B. 2563. ancient, of a time long past Gomele gefyrn ealra cyninga cyning sægdon tóweard, Cri. 135

of-feallan

(v.)

to fall upon, kill by falling, destroy

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to fall upon, kill by falling, destroy Hit hreás underbæc and forneán offeóll ða ðe hit ǽr forcurfan the tree fell backwards, and by its fall very nearly killed those who before were cutting it down, Homl. Th. ii. 510, 2.

be-foran

Grammar
be-foran, <b>A. I</b> 1 a.
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II</b>. add :-- Hí secgað beforan fela þinga, swá hit æfter ágǽð. Gr. D. 296, 21. of rank Swá micle swá se bið beforan ðe on ðǽm stóle sitt ðǽm óðrum ðe ðǽr ymb stondað, Past. 435, 27

fore-tácen

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Fela þǽra foretácna þe Críst foresǽde, þæt cuman sceolde, Wlfst. 151, 32. Fortácna, 18, 18: 90, 17. Hiá seallas béceno and foretáceno (prodigia), Mt. L. 24, 24. Foretácun signa, Jn. R. 6, 26. Add

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eorþ-gealla

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Eorðgealla fel terre uel centaurum, An. Ox. 56, 423. Nim centaurian, ꝥ is hyrdewyrt, óðre naman eorþgealla, Lch. ii. 248, 14. Hirdewyrt, ꝥ is eorðgealla, 202, 23. Add

mónaþ-seóc

Grammar
mónaþ-seóc, I. add: —
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Wiþ þon þe mon sié mónaþseóc; nim mere-swínes fel, wyrc tó swipan, swing mid þone man; sóna bið sél, Lch. ii. 334, i. Mónoþseóc inerguminum (cf. deófelseócne, 4934), An. Ox. 2, 404. Man ferode . .

fliéte

(n.)
Grammar
fliéte, an; f.

Creamcurdsflos lactiscoagŭlum

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Dó on ðæt fæt swá fela swá ðara fliétna ðǽron clifian mǽge put into the vessel as much of the curds as may cleave thereon, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 38, 20

heofon

(n.)
Grammar
heofon, heófon[?]
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Grein translates heofon lamentation and druron mourned; but may not hergas be from hearg q. v. and parallel to deófolgyld, and the passage be translated the idols and false gods fell to hell and heaven came there?

leás-bregd

(n.)
Grammar
leás-bregd, -bréd, es; m.

Deceitfrauda trickcheatwile

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Deceit, fraud, a trick, cheat, wile Hé hiwode þurh drýcræft fela leásbregda he performed many tricks by magic, Wulfst. 99, 16. Swicol on dǽdum and on leásbregdum, 107, 2. Þurh his leásbregdas, 252, 19.

mægen-stán

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-stán, es; m.

A mighty stone

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A mighty stone or rock Him on innan felþ muntes mægenstán (cf. þǽr micel stán wealwiende of ðam heáhan munte on innan fealþ, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 28), Bt. Met. Fox 5, 31; Met. 5, 16. Ðis synd ðæra xx hída gemǽro . . andlang wægæs óþ ðonæ mægenstán, Cod.

word-hord

(n.)
Grammar
word-hord, es; n.

A word-hoardstore of words

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Mé fród wita sægde sundorwundra fela, wordhord onwreáh, 313, 20; Mód. 3

hoðma

(n.)
Grammar
hoðma, an; m.

A covering [?], cloud [?], darkness

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, darkness Ðǽr wísna fela wearþ inlíhted ðe ǽr under hoðman biholen lǽgon there many things were illumined that before lay concealed in darkness, Exon. 8 b; Th. 3, 32; Cri. 45.

dún

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Þǽm gelícost þe ic sitte on heáre dúne and geseó on sméðum felda fela fýra byrnan quasi de specula montis adspectans, nihil in magno campi spatio praeter innumeros focos cernam, 3, 11; S. 142, 14.