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wíg-trod

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-trod, (?), es; n. : -trodu (? v. wíg-rád), e; f.

A war-trackthe road along which an army has passed

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A war-track, the road along which an army has passed Wítrod ( = wígtrod) gefeól heáh of heofonum handweorc Godes on to the track where the host of Israel had passed fell from the heavens the lofty walls raised by God's hand (cf. se ágend up árǽrde reáde

Linked entry: wí-trod

ge-sǽl-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sǽl-líc, adj.

Happyfēlix

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Happy; fēlix Gesǽllíc mon a happy man, Bt. Met. Fox 2, 34; Met. 2, 17

fælg

(n.)
Grammar
fælg, e; f: fælge, an; f.

A felly, a part of the circumference of a wheelcanthus

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A felly, a part of the circumference of a wheel; canthus, Som. Ben. Lye

án-wíg

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Rómáne curon III hund cempena and siex þæt sceolde tó ánwíge gangan wið swá fela Sabína cum sex et trecenti Fabii speciale sibi adversus Vejentes decerni bellum expetivissent, Ors. 2, 4; S. 72, 16: 2, 6; S. 86, 22.

æg

Grammar
æg, l.
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Genim nigon ǽgra . . . and nim eall swá fela dropena wínes swá ðǽra ǽgra beó, Lch. i. 380, 1-5. Sellan ǽgra tó súpanne, ii. 220, 7. Genim gebrǽdde ǽgru, 100, 11. Gif hé gesihð henne ǽgru lecgan, iii. 204, 30. Hwæt máre ytst ðú? Wyrta and ǽgra, Coll.

wil-cuma

(n.)
Grammar
wil-cuma, an; m.

One whose coming is pleasanta welcome person (or thing)

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Ic hæleþum bodige wilcumena fela ( many welcome things ) wóþe mínre, Exon. Th. 391, 4 ; Rä. 9, II

a-gán

(v.)
Grammar
a-gán, p. -eóde; pp. -gán [a from, away, gán to go] .

to come to passhappenpræteriretransireto come forthprovenireto approach to any one to solicit himprocedere ad aliquem sollicitandi causa

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Æfen-fela nihta agáne wǽron totidem noctes transierunt, Deut. 9, 11: Andr. Kmbl. 293; An. 147: Elen. Kmbl. 2452; El. 1227.

Linked entries: a-eóde a-gǽn a-gǽþ

folgaþ

(n.)
Grammar
folgaþ, es; m.

a trainretinueid quod sĕquĭturcŏmĭtātusservice of a followercŏmĭtis servĭtusministĕrium

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Áhte ic fela wintra folgaþ tilne, holdne hláford I had for many years a good service, a kind lord, 100b; Th. 379, 25; Deór. 38. v. Stubbs' Const. Hist. comitatus

ge-lufian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lufian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To love, esteemămāre, dilĭgĕre

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Se hálga wer, in ða ǽrestan ældu, gelufade frécnessa fela the holy man, in his first age, loved much mischief, 34 a; Th. 108, 30 Gú. 80 : 39 b; Th. 130, 25; Gú. 443 : 43 a; Th. 144, 23; Gú. 682. Ic eom gelufod ămor, Ælfc.

Linked entry: lufian

wóþ

(n.)
Grammar
wóþ, e ; f.

a soundcrynoisevoicesongspeech

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Mid ðære getyngan wóð lepida, 50, 44. lc Ic hæltþum bodige wilcumena fela wóþe mínre, Exon. Th. 591, 5; Rä. 9, Hé áhóf wóðe: ' Hwæt! gé sind earme,' Andr. Kmbl. 1349; An. 675. Hí singaþ heofoncyninges lof, wóða wlitegaste, and dás word cweðaþ, Elen.

Linked entries: þoot þoot

ge-líc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ge-líc, es; n.
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Þisses fugles gecynd fela gelíces beácnað, Ph. 387. a similitude, parable Ꝥ gelíc getimbrendes torres gesceádeð similitudinem aedificandae turris exponii, Lk. p. 8, 14

wilige

(n.)
Grammar
wilige, (and -a; m. ?), an; f.

A basket

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fela wyligena (-egena, v. l. ) quot cophinos Mk. Skt. 8, 19, 20. Wylegena, Mt. Kmbl. 16, 9, 10. Wiligum corbibus Hpt. Gl. 468, 27. Seofon wiiian fulle septem sportas pleuas Mt. Kmbl. 15, 37 : Mk. Skt. 8, 8 : Homl. Th. i. 182, 22.

Linked entries: wilege wilie

a-sígan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sígan, p. -sáh, pl. -sigon ; pp. -sigen

To declinego downfall downdelabioccidere

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To decline, go down, fall down; delabi, occidere Ðæt, mid ðam dynte, he nyðer asáh that, with the blow, he fell down, Chr. 1012 ; Th. 268, 30, col. 1 ; 269, 28, col. 1 ; 269, 26, col. 2.

Linked entries: a-sáh a-sigen

FLAXE

(n.)
Grammar
FLAXE, an; f.

A FLASKbottleflascafiascolăgēna

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Ic bicge hýda and fell, and wyrce of him flaxan ĕgo ĕmo cŭtes et pelles, et făcio ex iis flascōnes, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 37

ge-cringan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cringan, p. -crang, -crong, pl. crungon; pp. crungen

To sinkfalldieoccumberemori

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Gárulf gecrang Garulf fell, Fins. Th. 63; Fin. 31 : Exon. 77 b; Th. 291, 9; Wand 79. Stíðmód gecrang firm of mind he died, Apstls. Kmbl. 144; Ap. 72

þiffe

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Voc. ii. 138, 59 de lento fruto of þiccum felde), Hpt. Gl. 408, 50

catte

(n.)
Grammar
catte, an; f.
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A she-cat Catte fellus (= felis), Txts. 63, 863. Andlang eá on cattan ége, Cht. E. 294, 27

Linked entry: cat

ealla

(n.)
Grammar
ealla, an; m.

Gall, bile fel

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Gall, bile; fel Hym man drincan mengde myd eallan and myd ecede one mingled him a drink with gall and with vinegar, Nicod. 26; Thw: 14, 18. Wid ðæs eallan [geallan MS.

mearþ

(n.)
Grammar
mearþ, es; m.

A martena kind of weasel

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Se byrdesta sceall gyldan xv mearþes fell (cf. Icel. marð-skinn.), Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 20. Ofer mearþes hrycg ( in an enumeration of boundaries ), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 391, 20

Linked entries: mærþ merþern

sceón

(v.)
Grammar
sceón, de

To fall to a person's lot

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Heom (heo, MS.) on riht sceóde (sceo, MS.) gold and godweb Iosepes gestreón gold and purple, Joseph's treasure rightly fell to the share of the Israelites (after the destruction of the Egyptians in the Red Sea), Cd. Th. 215, 21; Exod. 586