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ǽfen-þénung

Grammar
ǽfen-þénung, -þegnung.

evening service of the Churchserving of food in the evening, supper

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A. 141, 74. serving of food in the evening, supper Ǽfenþénunge. cene, R. Ben. I. 71, I. Hí árísað fram ǽfenþénunge (cena), 74, 10. Ǽfenþénunga ge-ðónre cena facta Angl. xiii. 437, 1030.

fylst

(n.)
Grammar
fylst, e; f.
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Begím þú mé tó fylste in adjutorium meum intende, R. Ben. 60, 5. Þurh Godes fylst oferwinnan, Hml. S. 16, 378

gealpettan

(v.)
Grammar
gealpettan, p. te.

to devour, eat greedily

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D. gaup to gape, devour] Þá ðe hér swíðost galpettað and on unrihttídum on oferfyllo bióð forgriwene, þá bióð þǽr on mǽstum hungre forþrycced those that here eat most greedily and are steeped in unseasonable excess, they will there be oppressed with

ofer-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-bregdan, -brédan.

To overspread, cover, draw a covering overTo break out over a surface

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To break out over a surface Scamoniam geceós ðus brec on tú dó hwón on ðine tungan gif hió hwíte oferbregdeþ swá meluc ðonne hió biþ gód choose scammony thus; break it in two, put a bit on your tongue, if it breaks out all over white as milk, it is good

cringan

(v.)
Grammar
cringan, crincgan; ic cringe, crincge, ðú cringest, cringst, he cringeþ, cringþ, pl. cringaþ, crincgaþ; p. crang, crong, pl. crungon; pp. crungen

To yieldCRINGEfallperishdie occumberemori

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To yield, CRINGE, fall, perish, die; occumbere, mori Sume on wæl crungon some had fallen in the slaughter Beo. Th. 2231; B. 1113. Hí sceoldon begen crincgan on wælstówe they should both fall on the battle-field Byrht. Th. 140, 23; By. 292; Andr.

Linked entries: ge-cringan crincgan

ge-þrǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þrǽstan, p. -þrǽste; pp. -þrǽst

To twisthurttormentafflictcontĕrĕreafflīgere

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On ðám dagum ðe ic geþrǽsted wæs in die afflictionis meæ, 17, 19. Godes engel hí geþrǽste angelus Domini adfligens eos, 34, 6

Linked entry: ge-þréstan

hlæder

(n.)
Grammar
hlæder, hlædder, e; f; hlæddre, an [?]; f.

A ladder, flight of steps;scala

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A ladder, flight of steps; scala Ðá geseah hé on swefne standan áne hlædre and godes englas up stígende and nyðer stígende on ðære hlædre viditque in somnis scalam stantem, angelos quoque del ascendentes et descendentes per eam, Gen. 28, 12, 13: Past

Linked entry: hlædder

tirwa

(n.)
Grammar
tirwa, tirwe, an; m. f.

Tar,resin,gum

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Dó ðonne ða tyrwan on put the gums in, Lchdm. iii. 14, 24

Linked entry: tyrwa

tó-ceorfan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-ceorfan, p. -cearf, pl. -curfon ; pp. -corfen.

to cut to pieces,cut in two,cut upto cut off

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to cut to pieces, cut in two, cut up Hé tócearf his basing on emtwá mid sexe, Homl. Th. ii. 500, 26. Hí tócurfon ðone líchaman on manugu sticceo, Shrn. 125, 10. Ða langnysse tóceorfan on pysena gelícnysse, Lchdm. i. 260, 15.

tohte

(n.)
Grammar
tohte, an; f.

A military expedition,war,battle

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Ðæt wíf ðīn heáfod tredeþ mid fótum sínum ðú scealt fiersna sǽtan tohtan the woman shall tread thy head with her feet, thou shalt lie in wait to attack her heels, Cd. Th. 56, 18; Gen. 914.

Linked entry: ge-toht

tollere

(n.)
Grammar
tollere, es; m.

A toll-taker,tax-gatherer

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I seiȝ tolleres in marketes, Piers P. prol. 220. Tollare or takare of tol telonearius, Prompt. Parv. 496

tó-swellan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-swellan, pp. -swollen

To swell outgrow big

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Se earm wæs swá swíþe greát and tóswollen brachio in tantum grossescente, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 23. Wiþ tótece . . . ðæt tóswollene lim fram ðære uferan healfe beþe, Lchdm. ii. 68, 13. Wæs án cnapa swíðe tóswollen þurh wyrmes siege, Homl.

swǽrness

(n.)
Grammar
swǽrness, (swár-), e; f.

heaviness of a burden (lit. or fig.), weight,heaviness, want of readiness in moving, sluggishness,

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Ne mæg ic ána eówre swárnissa ( pondus ) and eówre saca ácuman, Deut. 1, 12. heaviness, want of readiness in moving, sluggishness, v. swǽr, Nán hæfignes ðæs líchoman ne nán unþeáw ne mæg eallunga átión of his móde ða rihtwísnesse . . . ðeáh sió swǽrnes

fóster-cild

a foster-childof a disciplescholar

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Th. ii. 516, 20. of a provincial in his relation to Rome Æfter menniscum gebyrde ic eom Hispanienscis, Rómánisc fóstorcild, Hml. Th. i. 428, 22

fugel-cynn

a kind or species of birds

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In eo etiam monte est auis faenix, Nar. 39, 1-3. On culfran híwe . . . On bócum is gerǽdd be ðám fugelcynne þæt his gecynd is swíðe bilewite, Hml. Th. i. 320, 4. Culfran and turtlan . . . þás twá fugelcyn ne singað ná, 142, 17.

wifel

(n.)
Grammar
wifel, es; m.

A weevila beetle

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. ¶ the word seems to occur in several local names, v. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 352

Linked entry: wibil

stíp

(n.)
Grammar
stíp, stiép,es;m.

Deprivation (?), overthrow (?)

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., á-stépness orbitatio, á-stýpan in Wulfst. 252, 11: Wé wǽron ástýpede (bedǽled, MS. D. : ástýpte, Blickl. Homl. 107, 4) ðæs heofenlícan ríces. Grein suggests overthrow (cf.

Linked entry: stúpian

á-screncan

to trip upcause to stumble

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Ðonne ætspornað hié and weorðað mid ðǽm áscrencte subjectorum vita quasi in obstaculo itineris offendit, Past. 129, 7. Gif ðá fét weorðað áscrencte, eal se líchoma wierð gebíged and ðæt heáfod gecymð on ðǽre eorðan, 133, 1.

á-wácian

(v.)
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Bið ðæt mód áwácod mens in mollitiem vertitur, Past. 143, 8. Ásolcene and áwácode tepidi, R. Ben. 44, 22. Ðá wundra sind swíðe áwácode, for ðon ðe hí sind swíðe gewunelice, Hml. Th. i. 184, 25. Add

Linked entry: wácian

á-wirdness

corruption blemishinjuryannoyaffliction

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Add:to á-wyrdnys in Dict.: corruption, blemish Líchaman unbrosnigendlicne bútan eallum wommum and bútan áwyrdnysse, Hml. A. 45, 522. Ðá ðe tó Godes ríce gebyrigað nabbað náðor ne womm ne áwyrdnysse on heora líchaman, Hml.