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ofer-flówend

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-flówend, adj.

Superfluous

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Superfluous Ídel and oferflówend byþ eal ðæt tóforan ðysum is, R. Ben. 91, 4

for-wurþan

(v.)

to perishpĕrīre

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to perish; pĕrīre Ðæt eall Egipta land mót forwurþan quod pĕrierit Ægyptus, Ex. 10, 7: Mt. Bos. 8, 25: Hy. 7, 112; Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 112

Linked entry: for-weorþan

lufen

(n.)
Grammar
lufen, e; f.

Hope

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Sceal eall éðelwyn eówrum cynne lufen álicgean [lufena licgean, MS.] all delight in their country and hope shall fail your kin, Beo. Th. 5764; B. 2886

á-wrídian

(v.)
Grammar
á-wrídian, p.ode

To springdescend

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To spring, descend Of þám sunum wearð on-wæcnad and áwrídad eall manna cynn, Angl. xi. 2, 38. Of him wearð áwrídad twá and hundseofontig þeóda, 45

Linked entry: wrídian

land-leód

(n.)
Grammar
land-leód, es; pl. e, an [cf. Seaxe, Seaxan]; m.
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Ðæt folc eal ðæt ðǽr tó láfe wæs ðara landleóda beág tó Eádwearde cyninge the people, all that remained of the inhabitants of the district, submitted to king Edward, 921; Erl. 108, 1. Hé wæs ðæs cynges swica and ealra landleóda, 1055; Erl. 189, 4.

Linked entry: leód

gærs-stapa

(n.)
Grammar
gærs-stapa, gærstapa, an; m.

A GRASS-STEPPERlocustlŏcusta

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Lamb. 77, 46, Gærstapan cómon and frǽton ealle ða gærscíþas locusts came and ate up all the blades of grass, Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 29, 42 : Homl. Th. ii. 192. 35.

hagal

(n.)
Grammar
hagal, hagol, hagul.
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D. hail) 'Ic sende micelne hagol . . . sweltað ealle þá þing þe úte beóð and se hagol him onufan fealð.' . . . Drihten sende hagul, Ex. 9, 18-23. Eall þæt se hagol lǽfde, 10, 15.

epistol

(n.)
Grammar
epistol, e; f.

A letter ĕpistŏla

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A letter; ĕpistŏla Eall heora gewinn awacnedon ǽrest fram Alexandres epistole all their wars arose first from a letter of Alexander, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 72, 20

Linked entry: pistol

on-pennian

(v.)

to unpen, open

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Ac gif sió pynding wierþ onpennad, ðonne tófléwþ hit eall, Past. 38, 6; Swt. 277, 8

for-beornan

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Ealle ðá clifu forburnan tó ascan, Ors. 5, 4; S. 226, 5. His weorc sceal on ðám fýre forbyrnan. Hml. Th. ii. 590, ii.

híred-preóst

(n.)
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Is tó gewitnesse eall se híred on Baðan, 642, 6. Hé hié hét lǽdan hider tó mynstere and hér gefreógian on þæs hírydes gewitnesse, 627, 5. On ealles þæs híredes gewitnesse on Baðon, 641, 27: 642, 2 (and often).

Linked entries: hírd-preost híréd

geómor-mód

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Gewitan him ( the apostles after the ascension ) gongan . . . geómormóde, Cri. 535: An. 406. gloomy from a sense of evil fortune or danger Eald æscwiga, se þe eall geman gárcwealm gumena (him bið grim sefa), onginneð geómormód geongum cempan . . . higes

drýman

(v.)
Grammar
drýman, part. drýmende; p. de; pp. ed

To rejoice, be joyful jubĭlāre

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Eall druncon and drýmdon all drunk and rejoiced, Cd. 133; Th. 168, 11; Gen. 2781. Drýmaþ Gode eall eorþe jubĭlāte Deo omnis terra, Ps. Spl. 97, 5, 7: 46. 1

feorh-eácen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
feorh-eácen, part.

Endued with lifelivingvītâ auctusvīvens

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Endued with life, living; vītâ auctus, vīvens Feorheáceno cynn inc hýrað eall all races endued with life shall obey you two, Cd. 10; Th. 13, 17; Gen. 204

hreód-wæter

(n.)
Grammar
hreód-wæter, es; n.
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Fenny land where reeds are growing Ðá wæs ðæt land eall swá wé geférdon ádrigad and fien and hreádwæteru palus erat sicca et ceno habundans, Nar. 20, 23

ge-hindred

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-hindred, -hindrad, -hyndred; part.

Hinderedimpĕdītus

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Hindered; impĕdītus Biþ eall se here swíðe gehindred [gehindrad, 252, 33, col. 1; gehyndred, col. 2] all the army will be greatly hindered, Chr. 1003; Th. 253, 32

Linked entries: ge-hyndred hindrian

gedwol-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
gedwol-sprǽc, e ; f.
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Heretical speech, heresy Twégen ðsér wǽron bisceophádes men þe ǽlces yfeles heáfodhebban wǽron . . . hí Godes gelaðunge drehton and mid heora gedwolsprǽce eall folc ámyrdon, Hml. S. 23, 369

lǽce-getawu

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-getawu, pl. n.
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Medical apparatus Hí wǽron geondsmeágende eall his lǽcegeteá. Þá fundon hí þá mancas in his lǽcecyste illius omnia medicamenta perscrutantes aureos invenerunt in medicamine, Gr. D. 344, 16

niht-slǽp

(n.)
Grammar
niht-slǽp, es; m.
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Sleep during the night Ꝥ ilce geþanc þe heom ámang þám nihtslǽpe wæs on heora heortan, eall, þá hí áwacodon, hí ꝥ sylfe geþóhton, Hml. S. 23, 442

ofer-fyllo

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-fyllo, n.
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Ramgeallan þone fágan cnúa on níwe ealo ǽr þon hit ásiwen sié ; sele ꝥ oferfyllo drincan þreó niht, Lch. ii. 124, 15