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Anglo-Saxon

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ge-wife

(n.)

fortunedestinyfatum

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fortune, destiny; fatum, Cot. 88

a-hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hreósan, p. -hreás, pl. -hruron; pp. -hroren [a, hreósan to rush]

To rushfallfall downirrueremerecorrueredecidere

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To rush, fall, fall down; irruere, mere, corruere, decidere Bleówun windas and ahruron on ðæt hús flaverunt venti et irruerunt in domum illam, Mt. Bos. 7, 25. On Godes naman ahreóse ðís tempel in God's name let this temple fall down. Homl.

Linked entries: a-hruron a-reósan

springan

(v.)
Grammar
springan, p. sprang, pl. sprungon; pp. sprungen

To springto leapboundto burst forth, of a fluid to spirt, of sparks, etc., to fly to grow as a plantto rise as the sunto move as a spring movesto spreadbe diffusedto spring as blood from a woundto spring as waterto burstcrack

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Leád wíde sprong the drops of boiling lead flew far, Exon. Th. 277, 24; Jul. 585. Swát ǽdrum sprong the blood spirted from the veins, Beo. Th. 5925; B. 2966. Wíde sprungon hildeleóman, 5158; B. 2582.

Linked entry: sprincan

breóst-gehygd

Grammar
breóst-gehygd, (-hýd)

thoughtmind

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Þoncsnottor guma breóstgehygdum (prudently) his bearn lǽrde, . 22 : Gen. 1289. Gif gé hýrað mé breóstgehygdum (with purpose of heart), 2316. Wé þé biddað geornlíce breóstgehygdum, Cri. 262.

wíg-hryre

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-hryre, es; m.

Fall in fight

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Fall in fight Se ðe æt sæcce gebád wíghryre wráðra he that in strife had lived to see the fall in fight of fierce foes Beo. Th. 3242; B. 1619

fægr

(adj.)

fair

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fair, Bd. 3, 14, Lye

hroren-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hroren-líc, adj.

ruiturus

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Ready to fall; ruiturus. Som

wind-gefanne

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See wind-fana in Dict

Linked entry: ge-fanne

ful-hearde

(v.)

fall stronglyvery firmly or tightly

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fall strongly, very firmly or tightly

dúnian

(v.)
Grammar
dúnian, p. ode (?)
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To fall down. v. next word

bæþ

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Add: v. fant-bæþ, fullwiht-bæþ

on-wlite

(n.)
Grammar
on-wlite, es; m.

Face

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Face Onwlite patham, Txts. 172, 17

ge-spreca

(n.)
Grammar
ge-spreca, an; m.

One who talks with anothera counsellor

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Ðú dé ánne genim to gesprecan symle spella and lára rǽd-hycgende always take as thy counsellor one sagacious in discourses and doctrines, Exon. 80 a; Th. 301, 26; . 25

Linked entry: ge-speca

ge-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fæsten, es; n.

A fastjejunium

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A fast; jejunium, Rt1. 16, 41

híw-fæger

(adj.)
Grammar
híw-fæger, adj.
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Fair of form, Verc. Först. 166

Linked entry: fæger

heáfod-lencten-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-lencten-fæsten, es; n.

The chief Lent fast

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The chief Lent fast, R. Concord

mǽl-gesceaft

(n.)
Grammar
mǽl-gesceaft, e; f.

That which happens at its appointed time in accordance with the decrees of fate

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That which happens at its appointed time in accordance with the decrees of fate Ic bád mǽlgesceafta I waited for that which in due time fate would assign me, Beo. Th. 5467; B. 2737

rifter

(n.)
Grammar
rifter, riftr,es; m.

An instrument for reaping, a sickle, scythe

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An instrument for reaping, a sickle, scythe Riftr falx Txts. 62, 430. Rifter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 35, 1. Wíngeardseax, rifte[r] vel sicul falx 146, 76. Riftre falce 79, 69. Riftras falcis 108, 19

clencan

(v.)
Grammar
clencan, te; pp. ed

To CLINCH, hold fastprehendere, prensare

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To CLINCH, hold fast; prehendere, prensare., Supl

ehsýne

(n.)

a face, countenance făcies

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a face, countenance; făcies, Som. Ben. Lye