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FLOTA

(n.; part.)
Grammar
FLOTA, an; m. [floten, pp. of fleótan to float] .

a shipvesselfleetnāvisclassisa sailorpiratenautapīrāta

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Ða flotan, wícinga fela the pirates, vikings many, Byrht. Th. 133, 25; By. 72

Linked entries: ǽg-flota ge-flota

un-gewunelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewunelíc, adj.

unusualunwontedunfrequenteduninhabitable

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Fela fægera þinga ðe ðam folce ungecnáwe[n] wæs and ungewunelíc, Ap. Th. 17, 14. Hwílum gebyrede swíþe ungewunelíc and ungecyndelíc yfel, ðæt ða bearn sieredon ymbe ðone fæder, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 112, 12.

Linked entry: un-gewynelíc

orf

(n.)
Grammar
orf, es; n.

Cattle, live stock

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Hí námon eall ðet orf ðe hí mihton tó cuman, ðæt wæs fela þúsend, Chr. 1064; Erl. 196, 5. Drífaþ hider eówre orf adducite pecora vestra, Gen. 47, 16

bed-reda

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Fela bedredan hé gehǽlde, Hml. Th. ii. 476, 10. Bedrydan, Hml. S. 24, 91. Beddrydan, 16, 140. Add

EARG

(adj.)
Grammar
EARG, earh; comp. eargra, earhra; sup. eargost; adj.

inert, weak, timid, cowardlyiners, ignāvus, segnis, tĭmĭdusevil, wretched, vileprāvus, imprŏbus

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Swá fela eargra worda so many evil words, Cd. 27; Th. 36, 32; Gen. 580: Exon. 26 b; Th. 79, 29; Cri. 1298

þung

(n.)
Grammar
þung, es; m.

A poisonous plant(vegetable) poisonaconitumeleborusmandraginatoxa

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Eft wiþ ðon, ásleá him mon fela scearpena on ðam scancan, ðonne gewít út ðæt áttor þurh ða scearpan, Lchdm. ii. 154, 1-4. Sealf wiþ ðam miclan líce ... þung..., 78, 25. Ámber fulne holenrinda and æscrinda and þunges, 332, 16.

ece

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Ne sceal mon þisne drincan sellan on foreweardne ( in the early stage of ) þone ece and þá ádle, ac ymb fela nihta, 256, 19. Hé mid sáre geswenced bið, mid mislicum ecum, Bl. H. 59, 8. v. bán-, eág-, fót-, síd-, tóþ-, þeóh-ece. Add

sóþ-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
sóþ-cwide, es; m.

a true sayinga truth a righteous saying

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a true saying, a truth Ic fela sette sóðcwida, Met. 2, 7: 7, 3. Ðæt ðeós onlícnes word sprece, secge sóðcwidum; ðý sceolon gelýfan eorlas, hwæt mín æðelo sién, Andr. Kmbl. 1465; An. 733: Cd. Th. 294, 14; Sat. 471: 244, 10; Dan. 446: Elen.

ge-synto

(n.)
Grammar
ge-synto, indecl. in sing; gen. pl. -synta, -synto; dat. pl. -syntum; f.

Healthwelfaresafetyprosperitysuccessadvantageprofitbenefitsānĭtassospĭtassălusprospĕrĭtas

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Fela óðera gescreopa and gesynto many other advantages and benefits, Bd. 4, 22; S. 592, 21. He hét hine leóde swǽse sécean on gesyntum he bade him seek his own people in safety, Beo. Th. 3742; B. 1869: Ps. Th. 114, 5.

Linked entries: -synto -synto

deór-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
deór-mód, adj. [deór I. brave, bold; mód mood, mind]

Bold of mind, bravefortis anĭmi

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On felda ðam ðe deórmóde Diran héton in the plain which the brave men called Dura, Cd. 180; Th. 226, 14; Dan. 171. Deórmódra síþ the march of the brave, 147; Th. 183, 25; Exod. 97

ge-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyllan, p. -fylde; pp. -fylled

To fellcut downcast downdestroydeprive ofcæderedestruere

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To fell, cut down, cast down, destroy, deprive of; cædere, destruere Ðá wolde he ðæt gyld gefyllan then he determined to cast down the idol, Blickl. Homl. 221, 21, 32 : Beo. Th. 5303; B. 2655.

á-tǽsan

(v.)
Grammar
á-tǽsan, p.de

To tear with a weapon

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Gif ðú wǽre on fell scoten oððe ... on flǽsc ... oððe ... on lið, nǽfre ne sý ðín líf átǽsed, Lch. iii. 54, 8.

hentan

to seizetaketo arrestto capturestriketo try to get

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Sebastian) lǽdan tó ánum felda and hine þǽr gefæstnian and hentan mid flánum (cf. mid strǽlum ofstician, Shrn. 55, 8), Hml. S. 5, 424. [Cf. Moyses hente ðe cherl wið hise wond.

GRÁPIAN

(v.)
Grammar
GRÁPIAN, grópian; p. ode; pp. od
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Þýstro swá þicce ðæt hig grápion darkness that may be felt, Ex. 10, 21. Ðæt ðú grápie on midne ðæg swá se blinda déþ on þístrum thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, Deut. 28, 29.

Linked entry: grópian

FYLGEAN

(v.)
Grammar
FYLGEAN, fylgan, fylgian, fyligean, fylian, filian, feligean; p. de; pp. ed; v. trans. dat. acc.

To followattendfollow or carry outsĕquiinsĕquiexsĕqui

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To follow, attend, follow or carry out; sĕqui, insĕqui, exsĕqui Ðæt hearma swá fela fylgean sceolde monna cynne that so many ills must follow to mankind, Cd. 33; Th. 44, 15; Gen. 709: L. Eth. ii. 9; Th. i. 288, 29.

a-sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sceótan, he -scýt, -scýtt; p. -sceát, pl. -scuton; pp. -scoten [a, sceótan to shoot]

To shoot forthshootshoot outfalljacularicum impetu erumpere

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Ða eágan of his heáfde ascuton, and on eorþan feóllan the eyes shot out of his head, and fell on the earth, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 38

Linked entry: a-scuton

camp

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Paulus, sóhte þone feld þæs campes (certaminis campum), 110, 16. Fulfremede campe (compe) perfecto agone, Bd. 1, 7; Sch. 27, 22. Hé wolde deófol gelaþian tó campe wiþ hine, Bl. H. 29, 20.

næsc

(n.)

fawn-skin

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fawn-skin Fel pellis, hýd cutis vel corium; næsc nebris, Wrt. Voc. i. 86, 37-39. Gefóh fox, ásleah of cucum ðone tuxl, lǽt hleápan áweg, bind on næsce, hafa ðé on, Lchdm. ii. 104, 13 : 140, 10. Dó on næsc, 36, 8.

in-coþu

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Incoþan melancolias, i. nigrum fel, An. Ox. 3049. ¶ In the gloss fibras þearmas incoþe, An. Ox. 1978, perhaps innoþas or innoþa should be read: the passage is: Viscerum fibras, Ald. 26, 33. Add

for-helan

(v.)
Grammar
for-helan, he -hilþ; p. -hæl, pl. -hǽlon; subj. p. -hǽle, pl. -hǽlen; pp. -holen

To cover overhideconcealcelāreoccultāreabscondĕre

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Forhele ic incrum Hérran hearmes swá fela I will conceal from your Lord so much calumny, Cd. 27; Th. 36, 29; Gen. 579. Gif he hit forhilþ if he hide it, Lev. 5, 1.