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wíg-spere

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-spere, es; n.

A war-spear

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A war-spear Wigspere falarica vel fala Wrt. Voc. i. 35. 48

for-tendan

(v.)
Grammar
for-tendan, p. -tende [ = -tendede], pl. -tendon; pp. -tended [for-, tendan to burn]

To burn off or awaysearinūrĕre

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-cildan], ða wíf fortendon ðæt swýðre breóst fóran, ðæt hit weaxan ne sceolde, ðæt hí hæfden ðý strengran scyte; forðon hí mon hét on Creácisc Amázanas, ðæt is on Englisc fortende from the female children, the women burnt off the right breast so far that

Linked entry: tendan

léf

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
léf, [or lef?]; adj.

Weakinjuredinfirm

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Oft him feorran tó laman liomseóce léfe cwómon oft from far to him the paralytic, the cripple, the infirm came, Elen. Kmbl. 2426; El. 1214. See note to Grmm. A. u. E. p. 166

treówen

(adj.)
Grammar
treówen, tríwen, trýwen; adj.
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On treówenum fatum, Ex. 7, 19. Treówenu fatu mon weorþige. Bt. 36, 1; Fox 172, 19

Linked entries: tríwen trýwen

un-hlísa

(n.)
Grammar
un-hlísa, an; m.

Ill-fameevil reportdiscreditinfamy

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Ill-fame, evil report, discredit, infamy Unhlísa infamia, Wrt. Voc. i. 76, 3. Gode swá gecwéme þurh hálige drohtnunge, ðæt him nán unhlísa ne fylge þurh ǽnigne fracodscipe, R. Ben. 141, 4: L. Ælfc. P. 31; Th. ii. 376, 24.

deorc

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Ceruleus, i. glaucus grénehǽwen, fáh, deorc. Color est inter album el nigrum, subniger. Cerulei profundi deorcre dýpan, 203, 1-4. Deorces sótes furus (i. nigre) fuliginis, An. Ox. 4157. Deorcre caerula, Germ. 389, 73.

irþling

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Add: a husbandman Far tó wéstene þǽr nán fugel ne flýhð, ne yrðling ne erað, ne mannes stemn ne swégð, Hml. Th. i. 464, 25. Gif se yrðlincg behylt underbæc gelóme, ne bið hé gelimplic tilia . . .

sǽ-grund

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-grund, (or sǽ grund), es;m.

The depth of the sea,

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Fán Gode besenctun on sǽgrund sigefæstne wer, Menol. Fox 421; Men. 212. Ic styrge wíde sǽgrundas, Exon. Th. 382, 12; Rä. 3, 10: Cd. Th. 196,9 ; Exod. 289

a-swícan

(v.)
Grammar
a-swícan, p. -swác, pl. -swicon; pp. -swicen; v. a. [a from, swícan to go]

To go away from any oneto desert any oneto deceivebetrayoffenddescisceredeficereproderescandalizare

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To go away from any one, to desert any one, to deceive, betray, offend; desciscere, deficere ab aliquo, prodere, scandalizare Ne aswíc sundorwíne do not desert a particular friend, Exon. 80 b ; Th. 301, 34; . 29.

FYLL

(n.)
Grammar
FYLL, fyl, fell, fiell, es; m.

a FALLruindestructiondeathcāsusintĕrĭtusa FALLcaseinflection in grammarcāsusinflectio

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a FALL, ruin, destruction, death; cāsus, intĕrĭtus Crist is ofermódigra fyll Christ is the fall of the high-minded, Ors. 3, 2; Bos. 55, 6. Æfter his fylle after his death, 6, 5; Bos. 119, 22.

Linked entries: fell fiell fyl

ge-fællnis

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fællnis, -fælnis, se; f.

A falltransmigration

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A fall, Lk. Skt. Lind. 2, 34; transmigration, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 1, 12

hearh-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
hearh-lic, adj.
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Pertaining to a fane. Hearhlicre vel templicre fanatice, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 37

here-word

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Ox. 717) rumusculos, famas. Hpt. Gl. 423, 31. Add

neb-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
neb-sealf, e; f.
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A face-salve Nebsealfe stibio, An. Ox. 4, 25. Of nebsealue, 8, 269

fantbletsung

(n.)
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consecration of a font On þǽre fantbletsunge, E.S. 49, 342. v. fánt-hálgung

be-feallan

(v.)
Grammar
be-feallan, ic -fealle, ðú -feallest, -fylst, he -fealleþ, -fylþ, pl. -feallaþ ; p. -feól, -feóll, pl. -feóllon; pp. -feallen.

to fallcadereincidereto fall offcadere ab aliquodeprivedbereftorbatusprivatus

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to fall; cadere, incidere Án of ðám ne befylþ on eorþan unus ex illis non cadet super terram, Mt. Bos. 10, 29. Hie oft befeallaþ on micel yfel they often fall into great evil, Past. 40, 3 ; Hat. MS. 53 b, 8 : Cd. 18; Th. 21, 26; Gen. 330 : Lk.

Farnea eálond

(n.)
Grammar
Farnea eálond, es; n.

Farn island, on the coast of Northumberland, near Lindisfarne Farnensis insŭla

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Farn island, on the coast of Northumberland, near Lindisfarne; Farnensis insŭla, Som. Ben. Lye

hwít-locced

(adj.)
Grammar
hwít-locced, adj.
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Fair-haired, having bright hair, Exon. 127 a; Th. 489, 7; Rä. 78, 4

Linked entries: hwít-loc -locc

fere-scæt

(n.)
Grammar
fere-scæt, fere-sceat[t], es; m.

Farepassage-money

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Fare, passage-money Ferescaet nabalum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 57. Feræscæt, 60, 8. Substitute:

Linked entry: fære-sceat

gecwed-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
gecwed-fæsten, es; n.
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An appointed fast Ǽfæstenu and gecwed-fæstenu ic oft ágǽlde, Angl. xi. 99, 62