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bleó-brygd

(n.)
Grammar
bleó-brygd, es; m? n?

A variegated colour ⬩ color variegatus

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[bleó colour, bregdan to change] A variegated colour; color variegatus Is se fugel fæger, bleóbrygdum fág the bird is fair, shining with variegated colours, Exon. 60 a; Tb. 218, 9; Ph. 292

ge-feálíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-feálíc, adj.

Pleasant ⬩ joyous ⬩ delightful ⬩ lætus

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Pleasant, joyous, delightful; lætus Ðǽr is éðellond fæger and gefeálíc there is a country fair and joyous, Exon. 42 a; Th. 141, 18; Gú. 628 : 44 b; Th. 151, 18; Gú. 797

fore-breóst

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His (the Phenix) forebreóst is fægre gehíwod swylce marmorstán, E. S. viii. 478, 58. Forebreóstu precordia, Scint. 97, 3. Add

fugel-timber

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Substitute: Bird-material (v. timber; ), the young bird which develops Hé ( the Phenix ) ǽrest bið swylce earnes brid, fæger fugeltimber; þonne furðor wridað þæt hé bið wæstmum gelíc ealdum earne, Ph. 236

scíne

(adj.)
Grammar
scíne, sciéne, scéne, sceóne, scióne, scýne; adj.
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Beautiful, fair, bright Is se forrynel fæger and sciéne, Met. 29, 25: Cd. Th. 41, 14; Gen. 656. Cwæð ðæt his líc wǽre leóht and scéne, 17, 26; Gen. 265. Wæsim wlitig and scéne, 30, 16; Gen. 467. Deór wundrum scýne ( the panther ), Exon.

Linked entries: sciéne scýne scéne sceóne

búta

(con.)
Grammar
búta, búte; conj.
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Unless; nisi Ǽnig mon wát ðone sunn búta ðe Fæder nemo novit filium nisi Pater, Mt. Lind. War. 11. 27. Búta ðes útacunda nisi hic alienigena, Lk. Lind. War. 17, 18

ár-weorþian

(v.)
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Árwyrða (-worðig) fæder ðínne, Mk. R. 10, 19. Árweorþian wé Críst, Bl. H. 11, 7. Wé sceoldan hine árwyrþian, 71, 23. Ǽlcne man mon sceal árweorðian, R. Ben. 16, 20. Add

ge-legerod

(adj.; part.)
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Binnon feówertig geára fæce næs nán man gelegerod on eallum ðám folce, 196, 13

efen-éce

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-éce, emn-éce; adj.

Co-eternal ⬩ co-æternus

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Co-eternal; co-æternus Æ/r ðon up-stíge efenéce bearn ágnum fæder ere that the co-eternal child ascended to his own father, Exon. 14 b; Th. 29, 19; Cri. 465

Linked entry: emn-éce

lynd

(n.)
Grammar
lynd, e; f.

Grease ⬩ fat ⬩ fatness

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Hé hí fédde mid fætre lynde hwǽte cibavit eos ex adipe frumenti, Ps. Th. 80, 15: 147, 3

ge-fréfran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fréfran, p. ede; pp. ed

To comfort ⬩ console ⬩ consolari

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To comfort, console; consolari Ðæt híg hira fæder gefréfredon ut lenirent dolorem patris, Gen. 37, 35. Heó nolde beón gefréfred noluit consolari, Mt. Bos. 2, 18. Gefroefred, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 5

Linked entry: ge-froefred

heáfdian

(v.)
Grammar
heáfdian, p. ode
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To behead Sóna swá hig man heáfdode, þá cóm þǽr fæger culfre of þám líchaman, Shrn. 154, 11. Heó lócode his goldes þe hí belífian ( vel heáfdian) wolde, Hml. S. 12, 221

forþ-forlǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-forlǽtan, p. -forlét, pl. -forléton; pp. -forlǽten

To let forth ⬩ send forth ⬩ emittĕre

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To let forth, send forth; emittĕre Egeslícne cwide Weard ofer ðæt fǽge folc forþforlæteþ the Lord shall send forth a dreadful utterance over the fated people, Exon. 30 a; Th. 92, 34; Cri. 1518

fǽring

(n.)
Grammar
fǽring, e; f.

ecstasy ⬩ rapture ⬩ accusation

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Similar entries v. fǽran; II. Fǽrenga extaseos, Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 67. accusation Féringe insimulatione (v. accusantes publica insimulatione (ǽswice, wróhte, An. Ox. 4842), Ald. 69, 5), Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 20

Linked entries: fǽran færeng

swencan

Grammar
swencan, (a)
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Eówer fæder eów biddeð ꝥ gé ne scylen eów swencan on þone síþ rogat pater noster ne fatigari debeatis, Gr. D. 39, 16. Hié beóð bealdran ðá gódan tó swenceanne, Past. 361, 14. Add

æf-weardness

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Hí ofer ðæt swá dón noldon in ðæs fæder æfweardnysse, be ðám hí ongǽton ðæt hé him symble wæs ondweard on his gáste, Gr. D. 127, 25. On heora hláfordes æfweardnysse, 29, 2. Add

heáh-deór

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-deór, heá-, es; n.

A stag, deer ⬩ the hunting of deer

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A stag, deer Swá swíðe he lufode ða heádeór swilce hé wǽre heora fæder he loved the stags as if he were their father, Chr. 1086; Erl. 222, 29: Hexam. 9; Norm. 16, 3

Linked entry: heá-dor

swyle

(n.)
Grammar
swyle, es; m.
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Wið swylas, gáte tord; smyre mid ða swylas; hyt hý tódrífþ, and gedéþ ðæt hý eft ne árísaþ, i. 354, 27. v. fǽr-, fót-, geagl-, hand-swyle

Linked entry: swile

be-felgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-felgan, bi-felgan; p. -fealg, -fealh, -felh, pl. -fulgon; pp. -folgen.

To stick or cling to ⬩ betake oneself ⬩ inhærere ⬩ insistere ⬩ To deliver ⬩ transmit ⬩ consign ⬩ tradere ⬩ committere

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Æfter ðon ðe he ðǽr sum fæc hálgum leornungum befealh after he had there for a while betaken himself to holy learning, Bd. 4, 23; S. 594, 19. Ðæt he ðám hálwendan ongynnessum georne gefeole [befulge MS.

Linked entries: be-filgan bi-felgan be-feolan

æt-níman

(v.)
Grammar
æt-níman, p. -nam, pl. -námon; pp. -numen

To take from ⬩ to take away ⬩ demere ⬩ adimere

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To take from, to take away; demere, adimere Ne wolde him beorht fæder bearn ætníman the glorious father would not take the child away from him. Cd. 162 ; Th. 204, 5 ; Exod. 414

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