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tíd-ege

(n.)
Grammar
tíd-ege, (?), es; m.
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Fear of a time, fear of the time of death. v. tíd, I.

ídel

(n.)
Grammar
ídel, es; n.

Idlenessvanityfutilityfrivolity

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Idleness, vanity, futility, frivolity Ðæt ýdel fét unþeáwas idleness nourishes bad habits, Prov. Kmbl. 1. Ǽlc ýdel fét unhǽlo, 61.

hleór-beran

(n.; v.)
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Eofor lic scionon [o]fer hleor beran gehroden golde fat [and] fyr heard feth wearde heold. Beo. Th. 612-6; B. 303-5. Grein and Heyne take hleor beran as a compound, the former explaining 'was auf dem Gesicht getragen wird, Helmvisier?

Linked entry: hliét

bisceop-wíte

(n.)

a bishop's fee for visiting

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a bishop's fee for visiting

clifian

(v.)
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feax þe on þám cambe cleofige (clyf-, v. l. ), 332, 21. Add

-metod

(suffix)
Grammar
-metod, [In the phrase se metoda drihten, metoda is not a gen. pl., as suggested in Dict., but either a wk. noun or adjective, as will be seen from the following examples
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Met. 29, 68) fét on eorþan ealle grówende westmas, Bt. 39,13; F. 234, 18

þwínan

(v.)
Grammar
þwínan, p. þwán, pl. þwinon; pp. þwinen

To get lessdwindlebe reduced

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To get less, dwindle, be reduced (of a swelling) Beþe ða fét and smyre, ðonne þwínaþ (-eþ, MS.) hý sóna ( the swelling goes down ), Lchdm. i. 84, 25. Ðonne þwínaþ ða áswollena sina, ii. 282, 8.

fænn

(n.)

a fen

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a fen, Ps. Lamb. 17, 43

fóte

(adj.)
Grammar
fóte, adj.

Provided with feetfootedpĕdātus

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Provided with feet, footed; pĕdātus

wyrms

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Ǽgþer ge þá handa ge þá fét wǽron wunda fulle, emne swá þá wyrms fleówan út of þám openum wunde manus ejus et pedes versi in vulneribus fuerant, et profluviente sanie patebant, 302, 9. Add

oþ-hrínan

(v.)
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Hé hire fét mid teárum oþrán . . . heó mid ðǽre hálgan róde gedryncnesse Iordanem oþhrínan (ongan), Hml. S. 23 b, 719-723.

Linked entry: hrínan

be-sincan

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Forlét hé his fét on þá eorþan besincan, Bl. H. 127, 22 ; Ors. 4, 2 ; S. 160, 30. Hwonne hié on þá eorþan besuncene wurden, 2, 6; S. 88, 14. Add

a-fíndan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fíndan, p. -fánd, pl. -fúndon; pp. -fúnden

To finddetectfeelexperienceinveniredeprehendereexperirisentire

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To find, detect, feel, experience; invenire, deprehendere, experiri, sentire De he Godes eorre afúnde though he felt God's anger, Ps. C. 25. Ic afínde experior, Ælfc. Gr. 31; Som. 35, 55.

Linked entry: a-fúnden

dærst

Grammar
dærst, <b>. I.</b>
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Dræst fex, Ps. Rdr. 74, 9. Add

fiér

(n.; num.; adj.)

four

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four, in the compound fiér-féte

un-gefrǽgelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gefrǽgelíc, adj.

Unheard ofunusualextraordinary

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Ða deór habbaþ eahta fét, and wælkyrian eágan, and twá heáfda...; ðæt syndon ungefrǽgelícu (-fregelicu, MS. T.) deór, 34, 8

hoffingas

(n.)
Grammar
hoffingas, hóf-hring, es; m.
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The circle described by the horse's feet. Substitute:

Linked entry: hóf-ring

on-scógan

(v.)
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His mǽgas hine anscógen óðre fét, ðæt mon mæge siððan hátan his tún ðæs anscódan tún unum ei pedem propinquus discalciet, ejusque habitaculum domum, discalceati vocet, Past. 43, 16. [O. H. Ger. ant-(int-)scnohón denudare (pedem).] Cf. un-scóg(i)an

Linked entries: an-sceón an-scód

fiðer-

(prefix)

four-

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four- in the compounds fiðer-féte, -scýte

Linked entry: feðer-

geó-sceaft

(n.)
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., not fem. Cf. frum-sceaft