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norþan

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Wind norþan and eástan Boreas, Bt. 4; F. 8, 6 : Met. 4, 23: Auster, 6, 12. Gefaren tósomne súðan and norðan, Gen. 1988 : Dan. 52 : Sal. 259. Súðan and norðan, eástan and westan, Cri. 885 : Ph. 324. Add

lactuca

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Gif se ríca ágylte, þreá hine; þonne ytst þú þíne eástru mid grénum lactucum, mid biternesse. ꝥ wát eall ceorlisc folc ꝥ gréne lactucas beóð bitere; swá synt þá rícan men tó þreágenne, Angl. viii. 323, 22. Add

fréfrian

(v.)
Grammar
fréfrian, p. ode, ade; pp. od

To comfortconsoleconsōlāri

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To comfort, console; consōlāri Ðæt hig woldon hí fréfrian ut consōlārentur eas, Jn. Bos. 11. 19. Hwænne fréfrast ðú me quando consōlābĕris me? Ps. Spl. 118, 82. Ðæt he fréfrige me ut consōlētur me, 118, 76.

efen-lang

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-lang, adj.
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Licgað wilde móras wið eástan emnlange þǽm býnum lande, Ors. 1, 1; S. 18, 28. as long (as broad). v. efen*-*brád

Linked entry: lang

á-bútan

(prep.; adv.)
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Hé wende ábútan Eást-Englum in tó Humbran múðan, 1013; P. 143, 13. approximation Ábútan feówer hund manna, 1055; P. 186, 6. adv. marking position Ábútan beringede circumdati Scint. 103, 11. Gehwár ábútan circumquaque An.

sand

(n.)
Grammar
sand, es; n.

sand, gravel sand by the sea, sands, sea-shore

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Sume men secgen ðæt seó eá síe eást irnende on ðæt sond, and ðonne besince eft on ðæt sand, and ðǽr néh síe eft flówende up of ðám sande, Ors. 1. 1; Swt. 12, 20-23.

BRERD

(n.)
Grammar
BRERD, breord, breard, briord, es; m.

A brim, margin, rim, top of a pot or vessel, a shore, bank, brink labrum, ora, margo, summitas, summum

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A brim, margin, rim, top of a pot or vessel, a shore, bank, brink; labrum, ora, margo, summitas, summum Híg gefyldon ða óþ ðone brerd impleverunt eas usque ad summum, Jn. Bos. 2, 7.

Linked entries: breard briord

un-sófte

(adv.)
Grammar
un-sófte, adv.

not at easein discomfortnot gentlyhardlyseverelyhardlywith difficultywith trouble

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not at ease, in discomfort.

Linked entry: sófte

stóc-líf

(n.)
Grammar
stóc-líf, es ; n.
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Here have we no continuing city, Heb. 13, 14) ða whíle ðe ic on ðisse weorulde beó ge eác on ðam hécan háme ðe hé ús geháten hefþ he can make me dwell more at ease both in this transitory habitation, while I am in this world, and also in that eternal

Linked entry: stóc

leóht

Grammar
leóht, not heavy.
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Hé hæfde monncynnes leóhteste hond lofes tó wyrcenne, Víd. 72. of what is imposed, easy to bear, not onerous, not oppressive Ðyncet him suíðe leóht sió byrðen ðæs láreówdómes, Past. 25, 9.

azíma

(n.)
Grammar
azíma, orum; pl. n.

Unleavenedinfermentataazyma

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Unleavened; infermentata, azyma [ = τα άζυμα, ά without, ζύμη fermentation] Freólsdæg azímorum, se is gecweden eástre dies festus azýmorum, qui dicitur pascha; ή έoρτή τών άζύμων, ή λεγoμένη πάσχα, Lk. Bos. 22, 1.

HERE

(n.)
Grammar
HERE, gen. heres, heriges, herges; m.

An army a hostmultitudea large predatory band

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On Eást-Englum wurdon monige men ofslægene from ðam herige in East Anglia many men were slain by the Danes, Chr. 838; Erl. 66, 15: Andr. Kmbl. 2397; An. 1200. Herge, Cd. 4; Th. 4, 9; Gen. 51: Beo. Th. 2500; B. 1248.

Linked entries: flot-herge hors-here

frymþ

(n.)
Grammar
frymþ, frumþ, es; m: e; f. [frum original, first]

A beginningfoundationoriginfirst-fruitsinĭtiumprincĭpiumconstĭtūtioŏrigoprīmĭtiæ

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Heó of ðære ylcan mǽgþe Eást-Engla líchoman frymþe lǽdde de provincia eōrumdem Orientālium Anglōrum ipsa carnis orīgĭnem duxĕrat, Bd. 4, 19; S. 590, 8. Frymþas prīmĭtiæ, Scint. Lye. Gefreoða úsic, frymþa Scyppend protect us, Creator of beginnings!

here-pæþ

(n.)
Grammar
here-pæþ, e; f. (?) [Herepæþ seems distinct from strǽt and from weg:
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Eást tó hearpaðe; á be hearpaðe, 404. 29. On ðone herepað, ii. 29, 14: iii. 416, 19.

Linked entry: her-pæþ

lacu

Grammar
lacu, For 'A pool ...
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Be healfan stréme intó Sandfordes læce; swá andlang ðǽre lace intó Sandforda; of Sandforda eást andlang ðǽre lace, C.D. iv. 134, 21-24. Oð ðá lace; andlang lace út on Temese, v. 302, 34: 330, 28: vi. 2, 12: vi. 8, 26. On þá fúlan lace, v. 13, 22.

FEORM

(n.)
Grammar
FEORM, fiorm, fyrm, e; f.

foodprovisiongoodssubstancevictussubstantiabŏnaan entertainingentertainmentfeasthospĭtālĭtasconvīviumcœnaa place where provisions are keptprovision-quarters of an armyvictus stătiousebenefitprofitenjoymentūsusfructus

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Gewiton him eástan ǽhta lǽdan, feoh and feorme they departed from the east leading their possessions, cattle and substance, Cd. 80; Th. 99, 22; Gen. 1650. an entertaining, entertainment, feast; hospĭtālĭtas, convīvium, cœna Gif mon cierliscne monnan

CWUDU

(n.)
Grammar
CWUDU, cwuda, cweodo, cwidu, cudu; gen.ues wes; n.

What is chewed, a cud, quid manducatum, rumen

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This gum was used for chewing in the East; mastiche = μαστίχη Hwit cwudu which chew not their cud: the clean beasts which chew their cud, mastich, L. M. 1, 23; Lchdm. ii. 66, 3.

rihte

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Tó wylle þe rihte eást yrne, iii. 74, 13. Is Þearf ꝥ þú rihte háwie mid módes æágum tó Gode swá rihte swá swá scipes ancerstræng byð áþenæd on gerihte fram þám scype tó þǽm ancre, Solil. H. 22. 3-5.

langian

(v.)
Grammar
langian, p. ode: v. impers. with acc. of pers.
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Mec longade I was ill at ease, Exon. 115 a; Th. 442, 18; Kl. 14. Longiga tædere, Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 13. Ðæt ús nú æfter swelcum longian mǽge swelce ðá wǽron that we should now long for such times as then were, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 84, 27.

sneówan

(v.)
Grammar
sneówan, p. sneáw (?), sneówde (?)

To proceed, go, come, hasten to go, come sudden

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Mid ǽrdæge eástan sneóweþ (snoweþ, MS.) wlitig and wynsum (of the sun) Exon. Th. 350, 12; Sch. 62. Ðá com beácna bearhtost (the sun) ofer breomo sneówan Andr. Kmbl. 484; An. 242: 3333; An. 1670