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eo

(n.)
Grammar
eo, I. unaccented, generally stands before two consonants lc, ld, lf, rc, rd, rf, rg, rh, rl, rm, rn, rp, rr, rt, rþ, x; as, Geolca a yolk, sceolde should, seolfor silver, deorc dark, sweord a sword, ceorfan to carve, beorgan to protect, beorht bright, eorl earl, beorma barm, eornost earnest, weorpan to throw, steorra a star, heorte the heart, eorþe the earth, meox dung. II. eó accented, the diphthong, generally stands before the consonants c, d, f, g, h, l, m, n, p, r, s, st, t, w; as, Seóc sick, beódan to bid, þeóf a thief, fleógan to fly, hreóh rough, hweól a wheel, leóma a ray of light, beón to be, deóp deep, beór beer, ceosan to choose, breóst the breast, fleótan to float, leóþ a song, ceówan to chew. 2. eó is also the termination of many words, and then the ó in eó is always accented; as, Beó a bee; ic beó

I shall be

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I shall be; freó free; gleó glee; seó the; seó sim, sis, sit; treó a tree; breó three, etc

ge-fellan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fellan, p. -felde; pp. -feld

To cause to fall ⬩ fell ⬩ kill

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To cause to fall, fell, kill Hie gefelde wurdon fram Alexandre they were killed by Alexander, Nar. 38, 11

un-átemed

(adj.)
Grammar
un-átemed, adj.

Untamed ⬩ unsubdued

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Untamed, unsubdued Severus micelne dǽl Breotone mid díce tósceádde fram óþrum unátemedum ðeódum, Bd. 1, 5; S. 476, 3

brúcing

Grammar
brúcing, (-ung).
Entry preview:

Fram ǽlcere gærsuman woruldlicra brúcunga unmǽne ab omni munere secularium functionum immunes , C. D. B. i. 154, 15. Add

fullwere

(n.)
Grammar
fullwere, fulwere, es; m.
Entry preview:

Críst onféng fulwihte fram Ióhanne þǽm fulwere, 48, 25

Linked entry: fulwere

west-rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
west-rihte, adv.
Entry preview:

Due west Seó stów is týn mílum westrihte fram Cetrihtworþige locus est a vico Cataractone decem millibus passuum contra solstitialem occasum secretus, Bd. 3, 14; S. 539, 41.

west-sǽ

(n.)
Grammar
west-sǽ, f. m.
Entry preview:

Hí ( the Saxons in Britain) hergodon fram eástsǽ óð westsǽ (ab orientali mari usque ad occidentale ), Bd. 1, 15 ; S. 483, 40. Fram eástsǽ óþ wæstsǽ a mari ad mare 1, 12; S. 481, 8

weorold-gód

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-gód, es; n.
Entry preview:

Eall ða weoruldgód ðe him fram cyningum and fram weligum mannum ðisse weorulde gegyfne wǽron euncta quae sibi a regibus vel divitibus saeculi donabantur, Bd. 3, 5; S. 526, 24

wit-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
wit-seóc, adj.

Lunatic ⬩ possessed

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Wearð se mann geclǽnsod fram ðam fúlan gáste . . . Ðá geáxode se cyning be ðam witseócum menn, Homl. Th. i. 458, 2-8. Hí deóflu fram wittseócum mannum áflígdon, ii. 490, 23. Exorcista is se ðe rǽt ofer ða witseócan men, L. Ælfc.

hunig-smæc

(n.)
Grammar
hunig-smæc, gen. -smæcces; m.
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Taste or flavour of honey Hafaþ on gehátum hunigsmæccas use honeyed words in their promises, Frag. Kmbl. 53; Leás. 28

Linked entry: smæc

þǽr-æt

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-æt, adv.
Entry preview:

Thereat His horsbǽr wæs fram his discipulum gehealden, and monige unfrume ðǽræt hǽlo onféngon, Bd. 4, 6; S. 574, 7

Linked entry: æt

bóc-rǽding

Entry preview:

He his eágan upp áhóf fram þǽre bócrǽdinge, Gr. D. 164, 7. Add

ofer-líhtan

(v.)
Entry preview:

to alight upon Mé seó swéte stemn oferlíhte and mé dá gedréfedan geðóhtas fram áflýmde, Hml. S. 23 b, 558

slíf

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Eall wæs gesýne, fram þám littlan fingre tóweard þæs earmes, and sumne dǽl of þǽre slýfe, Vis. Lfc. 85. Add

a-firsian

(v.)
Grammar
a-firsian, p. ode; pp. od

To take away ⬩ remove ⬩ longefacere ⬩ removere

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To take away, remove; longefacere, removere He afirsode fram us unrihtwísnysse longefecit a nobis iniquitates, Ps. Spl. M. 102, 12

twi-férlǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
twi-férlǽcan, p. -lǽhte
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To dissociate Ða ðe hí sylfe fram sóðre lufe twyférlǽcaþ (-eþ, MS.) qui semetipsos a caritate dissociant, Scint. 6, 8

un-gescrépness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gescrépness, e; f.

Inconvenience

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Inconvenience Seó ungescrépnes ðæs sáres fram heora eágan gewát doloris incommodum ab oculis amoverent, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 37

Linked entry: ge-scrépness

ceder-beám

Grammar
ceder-beám, m.
Entry preview:

Fram ðám heágan cederbeáme, ... tó dǽre lytlan ysopan, Hml. Th. ii. 578, 5. Ceodorbeámas cedros, Ps. L. 28, 5. Add

leger-fæst

Grammar
leger-fæst, For 'R. Ben . . . Lye'
Entry preview:

substitute Ealle fram flǽscǽte hí forhæbben bútan þám wanhálum and þám legerfæstum ( prefer debiles et aegrotos ), R. Ben. 64, 7

tredel

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Add: the sole of the foot Fram þæs fótes tredele oð ufe-wearde þæs heáfdes hnolle, Ll. Lbmn. 438, 33

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