blæc-fexed
Having black hair, black-haired ⬩ nigris capillis
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[blæc black, feax, fex hair] Having black hair, black-haired; nigris capillis He is blæcfexed [MS. blæcfexede] he is black-haired, Homl. Th. i. 456, 16
swellan
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Add: p. sweoll (v. á-swellan) His fét wǽron swellende and áþundene for þý wǽtan þǽre fótádle pedes podagrae humore tumescentes, Gr. D. 302, 7
ge-beácn
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Signs, movements intended to express a meaning Twégen seólas mid heora flýse his fét drygdon, ... and siððan mid gebeácne his bletsunge bǽdon, Hml. Th. ii. 138, 13
scrimman
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To shrink, draw up, contract Gif monnes fót tó hommum scrimme and scrince (cf. monegum men gescrincaþ his fét tó his homme, 68, 3), Lchdm. ii. 6, 15
collen-ferhþ
Fierce-minded ⬩ bold of spirit ⬩ bold ⬩ animi ferox ⬩ audax
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Fierce-minded, bold of spirit, bold; animi ferox, audax Cleopode collenferhþ cearegan reórde the fierce-minded cried out in a sorrowful voice Andr. Kmbl. 2217; An. 1110 Wígan wǽron blíðe, collenferhþe the warriors were blithe, bold of spirit Elen. Kmbl
Linked entry: morgen-colla
eges líc
Fearful, terrible, dreadful, terrific, horrible, awful ⬩ terrĭbĭlis, terrĭfĭcus, horrĭbĭlis, horrendus
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Se ðe worhte egeslícu on sǽ ðære reádan qui fēcit terribĭlia in mări rubro, Ps. Lamb. 105, 22. Wæs heora sum ðám óðrum egeslícra one of them was more dreadful than the others, Bd. 5, 13; S. 033, 3.
spelc
splint ⬩ fissula, ⬩ a splinter or narrow strip of wood ⬩ splints for binding up broken bones
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a splint Monegum men gescrincaþ his fét tó his homme ... dó spelc tó, Lchdm. ii. 68, 7. Wið foredum lime ... dó spilc tó apply a splint, 66, 23
stæpe
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.); vestigium :-- Ðonne beóð ðá fét gesewene, ðonne mon ongiet mid hwelcum stæpum ðæt náwht wæs ðurhtogen, ac ðeáh ðæt unclǽne mód féhð on ðá ládunga, and mid ðǽre beheleð his fét and ðá stæpas his unnyttan weorces pedes conspiciuntur, quia quibus vestigiis
fylgean
to follow ⬩ to pursue ⬩ to follow ⬩ proceed along ⬩ to follow ⬩ to follow ⬩ to follow ⬩ to follow ⬩ devote one's self to, diligently attend to. ⬩ to attend to ⬩ to accommodate one's self to the will of another, yield to a thing ⬩ obsequi ⬩ to try to gain ⬩ to follow, do what has already been done by another ⬩ to happen or come at a later time
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Ne forléton hí nó ꝥ gecyndelice gód; ac simle him wolde ꝥ fylgean, 27, 3; F. 100, 7. marking pursuit, attack Felð persequitur (malum peccatores ), Kent.
fór-neáh
Very nearly ⬩ nigh ⬩ nearly ⬩ almost ⬩ about ⬩ prŏpe ⬩ fĕre ⬩ pæne ⬩ paulo mĭnus ⬩ circĭter
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Fórneán fĕre, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 45. Míne fórneán astyrode synt fét mei pæne mōti sunt pĕdes, Ps. Lamb. 72, 2. Fórneán þreó þusend circĭter tria millia, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 47, 42, 43
searu-ceáp
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An ingenious piece of goods, a curious implement Næfde sellícu wiht folme, exle ne earmas, sceal on ánum fét searoceáp (cf. searo, ) swífan, Exon. Th. 415, 6; Rä. 33, 7
gyr
Mud ⬩ fen ⬩ marsh
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Mud, fen, marsh Gyr lætamen, Hpt. Gl. 516. On gyran torr[?], Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 412, 8. Gyrwe fenn palus, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 33; Som. 12, 29. Gyran, gyras paludes, Lye
ymesene
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Sightless, blind Sum ymesene man mid wópe his fét gesóhte, biddende his hǽle. Laurentius mearcode ródetácen on ðæs blindan eágan, and hé ðǽrrihte beorhtlíce geseah, Homl. Th. i. 418, 22
swiftlere
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Gyf þú swyftleras habban wylle, þonne sete þú þínne scytefinger uppon þínne fót and stríc on twá healfa þínes fét þám gemete þe hí gesceapene beóð, Tech. ii. 126, 8. Add
beorþor
Child-birth ⬩ that which is born ⬩ a fetus ⬩ partus ⬩ fetus
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Mid beorþre fetu Cot. 87
Linked entries: byrþor hyse-beorþor berþor borþor
bodig
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Hí (idols) habbað dumne múð and ungrápigende handa, fét bútan féðe, bodig bútan lífe, i. 366, 27. Heó bewand ꝥ bodig mid ðám beddcláðum and nam ꝥ heáfod, Hml. A. 111, 306.
nearu-cræft
An art that confines or imprisons
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earl treasures ... few words he spake : Hold thou now, earth, the possessions of earls, Beo.
FOLM
The palm of the hand ⬩ the hand ⬩ palma ⬩ mănus
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Hæfde unlifigendes gefeormod fét and folma he had devoured the feet and hands of the lifeless, Beo. Th. 1494; B. 745. Náh geweald fóta ne folma he shall not have the power of feet nor of hands, Exon. 107b; Th. 410, 12; Rä. 28, 15.
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wæter-cláþ
A towel
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A towel Ðære kycenan wicþénas wætercláðas wacsan, ðe hý heora handa and fét mid wípedan linthea, cum quibus sibi fratres manus aut pedes tergunt, lavet, R. Ben. 59, 7 : R. Ben. Interl. 66, 1
mynet-slege
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Striking of coin, minting, coining Wæs þæs feós ofergewrit ðæs ylcan mynetsleges þe man ꝥ feoh on slóh sóna þæs forman geáres þá Decius féng tó ríce, Hml. S. 23, 475. v. frum*-*mynetslege
Linked entry: slege