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FǼHÞ

(n.)
Grammar
FǼHÞ, fǽgþ, e; f: fǽhþe, an; f: fǽhþo, fǽhþu; indecl. f.

Feud, vengeance, enmity, hostility, deadly feud, that enmity which the relations of the deceased waged against the kindred of the murderer ⬩ capĭtālis inĭmīcĭtia, vindĭcātio, hostīlĭtas, factio ob hŏmĭnem interemptum

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Ðæt ys sió fǽhþo that is the feud, Beo. Th. 5990; B. 2999: 4971; B. 2489. Sceal ic fǽhþu dreógan I must endure enmity, Exon. 115 a; Th. 443, 7; Kl. 26

Linked entries: fǽhþe fǽhþo

for-sleán

cut through ⬩ to slay ⬩ kill ⬩ to destroy ⬩ lay waste ⬩ finish ⬩ to rout ⬩ overthrow ⬩ to condemn

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Gif mon óðrum rib forsleá ... gif sió hýd sié tóbrocen, and mon bán of ádó, 11: 21. Hét se cásere him forsleán þone sweoran, Shrn. 145, 6. Mid stengum heora sweoran forsleán, 134, 7. Gif sió lendenbrǽde bið forslegen (-slægen, v. l.), Ll.

ge-hreósan

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Oft ðonne se hirde gǽð on frécne wegas, sió hiord gehríst cum pastor per abrupta graditur, ad praecipitium grex sequatur, Past. 31, I.

hruse

Grammar
hruse, l. hrúse,
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), þeáh hit ( fire ) hwílan ǽr eorðe sió cealde oninnan hire heóld, Met. 29, 53

wéna

(n.)
Grammar
wéna, an; m.

supposition ⬩ opinion ⬩ thought ⬩ idea ⬩ imagination ⬩ hope ⬩ expectation

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supposition, opinion, thought, idea, imagination Se leása wéna and sió rǽdelse ðara dysigena monna hominum fallax opinio Bt. 27, 3; Fox 98, 32. Swá sume wénaþ, ðæt sió sunne dó, ac se wéna nis wuhte ðe sóþra Met. 28, 35.

Linked entry: wén

and-efn

(n.)
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Ǽlc gesceaft is tó árianne be hire andefne, and symle sió héhste swíþost, Bt. 32, 2; F. 116, 14. Engelum hé gef be heora andefne, and manna sáulum hé gyfð ǽlcre be hyre andefne swilca gyfa, Shrn. 192, 2-3.

a-rédian

(v.)
Grammar
a-rédian, l. á-redian,
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Wé sculon geleornian ðæt wé suíðe wærlíce gecópe tiid áredigen, and ðonne sió stemn gesceádwíslíce ðone múð ontýne, and eác ðá tíd gesceádwíslíce áredigen ðe sió suíge hine betýnan scyle nobis caute discendum est quatenus os discretum et congruo tempore

ge-sceádwís

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Sió sáwul biþ gesceádwís, 33, 4; F. 132, 5. Nis nán gesceádwís gesceaft ꝥ næbbe freódóm negue fuerit ulla rationalis natura, quin eidem libertas adsit arbitrii, 40, 7 ; F. 242, 16: 36, 7; F. 182, 7.

hnesce

soft ⬩ tender ⬩ soft ⬩ gentle ⬩ soft ⬩ tender ⬩ gentle ⬩ effeminate

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Ꝥ wæter and sió lyft bióþ hwéne hnescran gecynde; hí bióþ swíþe eáþe tó tódǽlenne, 34, 11; F. 150, 27. Eóde heó onuppan þá hnescan ýþa, Hml.

in-geþanc

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Sió synn ðe longe gesired bið, sió cymð symle of yflum ingeðonce in studiis malitiosa semper intentione peccatur, Past. 435, 17

leóht

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leóht, bright.
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Sió sunne bringþ leóhte dagas, Bt. 21; F. 74, 24. <b>II a.</b> fig. in respect to the mind Crisantus leornode mid leohtum andgite and mid gleáwun móde grammatican cræft, Hml.

cyn

(adj.)
Grammar
cyn, adj.
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Suá is cynn ðæt sió giémen sié ðám beboden dignum est, ut cura ei imponatur, Past. 43, 24: 45, 2, 5: 185, 6. Suá hit is cynn ðætte . . . 195, 20. Hit is cynn ( justum est ) ðæt wé ðæs gemǽnelíce brúcen, 337, 3.

oft

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Gif sió scyld ðára ofermétta ne gewundode ðý oftor nisi nonnunquam superbiae culpa transfigeret, Past. 311, 23. Oftost, B. 1663. Ellen bið sélast þám þe oftost sceal dreógan dryhtenbealu, Gú. 1322. Oftast, Ps. Th. 61, 9.

récan

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récan, reccan.
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Ðæt sió sib of eówre heortan ne gewíte, ðæáh hiere mon ne recce quatenus pax a cordibus vestris nec abnegata discedat, Past. 357, 11. Hé nánes monnes óleccunga ne réce in nullius se debeat favorem declinare, 383, 12.

sogoþa

(n.)
Grammar
sogoþa, an; m.

hiccough, heartburn ⬩ gastric juice

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Of hómena stiéme and of wlætan cymþ eágna mist and sió scearpnes and sogoþa ðæt déþ wið ðon is ðis tó dónne the acidity and heartburn (?) cause that against which this is to be done ii. 28, 1. Wið sogoþan and geohsan ðe of milte cymþ 248, 1.

emne

(adv.)
Grammar
emne, comp. emnor, emnar; adv.

Equally, even, exactly, precisely, just ⬩ æquālĭter, æque, omnīno

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Equally, even, exactly, precisely, just; æquālĭter, æque, omnīno Sió sunne and se móna habbaþ todǽled betwuht him ðone dæg and ða niht swíðe emne the sun and the moon have divided the day and the night very equally between them, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234,

éðel-stól

(n.)
Grammar
éðel-stól, es; m.

paternal-seat, native-seat, country, habitation ⬩ patria sēdes, patria, dŏmĭcĭlium

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Ðé is éðelstól eft gerymed to thee a habitation is again assigned, Cd. 73; Th. 89, 23; Gen. 1485: 74; Th. 91, 19; Gen. 1514. a chief city, metropolis; urbs prīmāria, metrŏpŏlis = μητρόπολις He hét forbærnan Rómána burig, sió his ríces wæs ealles éðelstól

Linked entry: fæder-éðel-stól

lustbǽr-ness

(n.)
Grammar
lustbǽr-ness, e; f.

Desire ⬩ pleasure ⬩ pleasantness

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Wé ðonne ne beóþ onǽlde mid ðære lustbǽrnesse úres módes ðonne bistilþ sió slǽwþ on ús óþ ðæt heó ús áwyrtwalaþ from ǽlcere lustbǽrnesse gódra weorca ipsa quippe mentis desidia, dum congruo fervore non accenditur, a bonorum desiderio funditus convalescente

neoþor

(adv.)
Grammar
neoþor, nioþor, niþor; adv.

Lower ⬩ in an inferior position

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Sió eorþe is nioþor ðonne ǽnig óðru gesceaft, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 20. Nioþor hwéne, Beo. Th. 5392; B. 2699. Ðæt mód glít nioþor and nioþor (niþor and niþor, Hatt. MS.) stæpmǽlum, Past. 38, 7; Swt. 278, 2.

Linked entry: niþor

wrǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wrǽd, wrǽð, es; m.

a bandage ⬩ band ⬩ fillet ⬩ what is bound together ⬩ a bundle ⬩ a band ⬩ company ⬩ flock

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Sió wund wile tóberan, gif hió ne bið gewriiten mid wrǽde (wrǽðe, Cott. MSS. ), Past. 17 ; Swt. 123, 16: Lchdm. ii. 306, 18. Se mec wrǽde on furþum legde, bende and clomme, Exon. Th. 383, 20; Rä. 4, 13.