lobbe
A spider
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Th. 89, 10, anlícast geongewefran ðonne hió geornast biþ ðæt heó áfǽre fleógan on nette], Ps. Lamb. 89, 9.
spere-bróga
Terror caused by the casting of spears or darts
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Terror caused by the casting of spears or darts Ic spǽte sperebrógan . . . mé of hrife fleógaþ hyldepílas, Exon. Th. 398, 27; Rä. 18, 4
folme
The hand ⬩ mănus
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Forlét drenga sum daroþ fleógan of folman one of the warriors let fly a dart from his hand, Byrht. Th. 136, 12; By. 150. Ða ísenan næglas, ðe wǽron adrifene þurh Cristes folman the iron nails, which were driven through Christ's palms, Homl.
feðer-hama
Feather-covering ⬩ feathers ⬩ plumage ⬩ wings ⬩ plūmārum tegmen ⬩ plūma ⬩ pennæ ⬩ ālæ
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Ðæt he mid feðerhoman fleógan meahte that he might fly with wings, Cd. 22; Th. 27, 13; Gen. 417
Linked entry: fæðer-homa
ge-stun
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Dol swylteð, gif him Meotud þurh regn ufan of gestune lǽteð strǽle fleógan, Rä. 4, 56. Þurh gestun per turbinem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 73. See next word
a-fǽran
To make greatly afraid ⬩ to affright ⬩ terrify ⬩ dismay ⬩ astound ⬩ exterrere ⬩ perterrere ⬩ consternare ⬩ stupefacere
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To make greatly afraid, to affright, terrify, dismay, astound; exterrere, perterrere, consternare, stupefacere Ðæt heó afǽre fleógan on nette that she may terrify flies into her net. Ps. Th. 89, 10.
Linked entry: a-féran
lid
A vessel ⬩ ship
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Seó [the dove] eft ne com tó lide [the ark ] fleógan, Cd. 72; Th. 89, 11; Gen. 1479. Lǽt nú geferian flotan úserne, lid tó lande, Andr. Kmbl. 795; An. 398
earm
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Hé áþenedum earmum ongan fleógan, Bl. H. 187, 27. a foreleg of an animal Seó leó mid hire earmum scræf geworhte, Hml. S. 236, 787
tosca
A frog
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Sette him heard wíte hundes fleógan and hí ǽtan eác yfle tostan (toscan ?) hæfdan hí eallunga út áworpen immisit in eos muscam caninam, et comedit eos; ranam, et exterminavit eos, Ps. Th. 77, 45.
á-flówan
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-flogen from -fleón or -fleógan], Hatt. MS.) tó gæglbǽrnesse ad lasciviam defluens , Past. 72, 12. Genim eoferes blǽdran mid þám micgan, áhefe upp, and ábíd oþ ꝥ se wǽta of áflógen (-flówen, v. l. ) sý. Lch. i. 360, 6
wamb-hord
A womb-hoard, used of the weapons contained in a fortified place
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A womb-hoard, used of the weapons contained in a fortified place Mé (the fortified place ) of hrife fleógaþ hylde pílas; hwílum ic sweartum swelgan onginne brúnum beadowǽpnum ; is mín innað til, wombhord wlitig, Exon. Th. 399, 12;Rä. 18, 10
fót-mǽl
A foot-mark or print ⬩ foot-space ⬩ signum vel mensūra pĕdis
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Ðæt he nolde fleógan fótmǽl landes that he would not flee a foot-space of land, Byrht. Th. 139, 57; By. 275. On twentigum fótmǽlum feor twenty feet deep, Elen. Kmbl. 1658; El. 831: Nar. 35, 2; 36, 12
GNÆT
GNAT ⬩ culex
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Com hundes fleógan and gnættas venit cænomyia et cinipes, Ps. Spl. 104, 29.
gagátes
jet,
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., and add Hér bið geméted gagates stán; sé bið swylce blæc gim, gif mon déð on fyr, nǽdran fleógaþ áweg ðone stenc gignit lapidem gagatem; est nigrogemmeus, et ardens igni admotus incensus serpentes fugat, Bd. 1, 1; Sch. 9. 5
boga
A BOW, an arch, a corner ⬩ arcus, angulus ⬩ arcus
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Hí léton gáras fleógan, bogan wǽron bysige they let the arrows fly, bows were busy, Byrht. Th. 134, 66; By. 110. Bogan [MS. bogen] streng a bow-string; anquina, Ælfc. Gl. 52; Som. 66, 37; Wrt. Voc. 35, 26
Linked entries: bog-timber bogen streng
daroþ
DART, spear, javelin, weapon ⬩ telum, jaculum, hasta
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Forlét daroþ of handa fleógan let a dart fly from the hand, Byrht. Th. 136, 11; By. 149: 139, 17; By. 255. Reórdode ríces hyrde, daraþ hæbbende the realm's guardian spake, raising his spear, Exon. 66 b; Th. 246, 27; Jul. 68.
Linked entry: daraþ
trem
a step
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a step Ic ðæt geháte ðæt ic heonon nelle fleón fótes trym I vow that I will not flee hence one footstep (cf. ðæt he nolde fleógan fótmǽl landes, 139, 57; By. 275), Byrht. Th. 138, 68; By. 247. Fótes trem, Beo. Th. 5044; B. 2525.
Linked entries: trym wiþ-tremman ægnetrem æncnetrym
flá
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Hé lǽteð strǽle fleógan, farende flán, Ru. 4, 57. Add:
brid
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Fugla briddas, gif hié ǽr wilniað tó fleóganne ǽr hira feðra fulweaxene sín, Past. 383, 29. Sellan wel meltende mettas, culfrena briddas, hænne flǽsc, Lch. ii. 196, 22. Swá earn his briddas (pullos) spænð tó flihte, Deut. 32, II: Ps.
sceam-líc
shamefast, bashful ⬩ shameful, base, disgraceful, ignominious
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P. ii. 6; Th. ii. 184, Wæs ðæt feórþe wíte ðæt ealra scamlícost wæs ðæt hundes fleógan cómon post muscas caninas in*-*ferentes tam gravia tormenta quam turpia Ors. J; Swt. 38, I. Þenne were his cun iscend mid scomeliche witen; Laym. 20462.