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dol-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
dol-wíte, es; n. [dol foolish, audacious = Ger. toll-kühn; wíte a punishment]

Punishment for audacity, temerity or fool-hardinesstemerĭtātis pœna

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Punishment for audacity, temerity or fool-hardiness; temerĭtātis pœna Nales dolwíte no punishment for audacity, Exon. 107 a; Th. 408, 25; Rä. 27, 17

éðel-turf

(n.)
Grammar
éðel-turf, éðyl-turf; gen. -turfe ; dat. -tyrf; f.

Native turf or soil, native country, country patrium sŏlum, patria, terrĭtōrium

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Native turf or soil, native country, country; patrium sŏlum, patria, terrĭtōrium On mínre éðeltyrf on my native turf. Beo. Th. 824; B. 410. Ðá com leóf Gode on ða éðelturf then came the friend of God into that country, Cd. 85; Th. 106, 20; Gen. 1774:

Linked entry: éðyl-turf

FÁCEN

(n.)
Grammar
FÁCEN, fácn, es; pl. nom. acc. fácnu; gen. fácna; n.

Deceit, fraud, guile, treachery, malice, wickedness, evil, crime dŏlus, fraus, nēquĭtia, mălĭtia, inīquĭtas, prævārĭcātio

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Deceit, fraud, guile, treachery, malice, wickedness, evil, crime; dŏlus, fraus, nēquĭtia, mălĭtia, inīquĭtas, prævārĭcātio Eádig wer ðam ðe ná ætwíteþ Drihten synna, and nys on gáste his fácen beātus vir cui non impŭtābit Dŏmĭnus peccātum, nec est spīrĭtu

Linked entries: fácn fácon fǽcne

FELD

(n.)
Grammar
FELD, feald; gen. es; dat. a, e; m. A

FIELDpastureplainan open countrycampuscampestria

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FIELD, pasture, plain, an open country; campus, campestria Se æðela feld wrídaþ under wolcnum the noble field flourishes under the skies, Exon. 56 a; Th. 199, 16; Ph. 26. Feld campus, Wrt. Voc. 80, 48. Weaxaþ hraðe feldes blóstman the flowers of the

Linked entries: feald feld-denu

feówra

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
feówra, of four,
  • L. Wih. 19
  • ;
  • Th. i. 40, 17
, = feówera; gen. pl.
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of feówer

Féðan-leag

(n.)
Grammar
Féðan-leag, gen. -leage; f. [Flor. Fethanleah: Hunt. Fedhalnea, Fedhanlea: Matt. West. Frithenleia]

Frethern

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Frethern, Gloucestershire? — —] in this year [A. D. 584] Ceawlin and Cutha fought against the Britons at the place which is called Frethern, Chr. 584; Th. 34, 9

nosu

(n.)
Grammar
nosu, neosu; gen. a and e; also an; f.

the nosea nessa piece of land projecting into water

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the nose Nosu nasus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 4 : 1. 43, 17 : 64, 48 : naris, ii. 60, 37 : nasus vel naris, i. 70, 29. Eal ufweard nosu columna; foreweard nosu pirula, 43, 18, 21. Eal nosu columna, ii. 16, 49. Nose grystle internasus vel interfinium, i. 43,

Linked entries: nasu nose leþer-hose

wíde

(n.)
Grammar
wíde, an (wídu; indecl.? cf. brǽdu, lengu, and O. H. Ger. wítí); f.
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Width Heora wíde ( longitudo ) is .cc. míla, Nar. 36, 28

GÝMAN

(v.)
Grammar
GÝMAN, géman, gíman, giéman; p. de

To care fortake care oftake heed toheedobserveregardkeep

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To care for, take care of, take heed to, heed, observe, regard, keep; cum gen. acc Ic gýme mín wedd I will keep my covenant, Lev. 26, 42. Ic geornor gýme ymb ðæs gǽstes forwyrd ðonne ðæs líchoman I care more earnestly about the spirit's destruction than

mynster-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
mynster-líc, adj.

Monastic

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Monastic Man árǽrde cyrcan on his ríce geond eall and mynsterlíce gesetnyssa (monastic institutions), Swt. A. S. Rdr. 97, 71

manigfealde

(adv.)
Grammar
manigfealde, adv.
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In many ways, abundantly: His hálines and wundor wǽron syððan manigfealde gecýdde geond ðis égland, Chr. 641; P. 27, 25. —

rýmþ

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Add: great extent Ǽghwár geond swá mycele hys ríces rýmþe ubique per tantam sui regni amplitudinem, Angl. xii. 366, 17

ǽr-fæder

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-fæder, indecl. in sing, but sometimes gen. -fæderes and dat. -fædere are found; pl. nom. acc. -fæderas; gen. a; dat. um; m.

A forefatherfatherpropatorpater

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A forefather, father; propator, pater, Beo. Th. 5258; B. 2622

gást-sunu

(n.)
Grammar
gást-sunu, gǽst-sunu; gen. a; dat. a, u; acc. u; pl. nom. acc. a, o, u; gen. a, ena; dat. um; m.

A spiritual sonChristspīrĭtālis fīliusChristus

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A spiritual son, Christ; spīrĭtālis fīlius, Christus Ahangen wæs on Caluarie Godes gástsunu the spiritual Son of God was hanged up on Calvary, Elen. Kmbl. 1342; El. 673

Linked entry: gǽst-sunu

ge-lǽrednes

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Add: erudition Ásprang hire hlísa and wísdóm and gelǽrednys geond ealle þá ceastre, Hml. S. 33, 29

hors-cniht

(n.)
Grammar
hors-cniht, es; m.
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A groom Aman gelǽdde Mardochéum geond þá burh swylce hé his horscniht wǽre, Hml. A. 99, 242

ÉCE

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ÉCE, ǽce; gen. m. n. éces; gen. f. écre, écere; dat. m. n. écum; f. écre, écere; def. se écá, écea; seó, ðæt éce; gen. écan, écean; adj.

Eternal, perpetual, everlasting sempĭternus, æternus

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Eternal, perpetual, everlasting; sempĭternus, æternus Ðis ys sóþlice éce líf hæc est autcm vīta æterna. Jn. Bos. 17, 3. Onwód éce feónd folcdriht wera the eternal foe pervaded the nation of men. Cd. 64; Th. 76, 23; Gen. 1261. Ðé síe éce hérenis eternal

Linked entry: ǽce

sped-dropa

(n.)
Grammar
sped-dropa, (spéd- ?), an; m.

rheumydrop

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drop Mec (a book) fugles wyn (a pen) geond speddropum (ink) spyrede, Exon. Th. 408, 6; Rä. 27, 8

ealu

(v.)
Grammar
ealu, (-o,-a). For 'generally indecl. in sing.' substitute: gen. ealoþ (-aþ, -eþ), alþes (Rtl.); dat. inst. ealoþ (-aþ, -eþ); acc. ealu (-o, -a); gen. pl. ealeþa,
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and add: ale Ealo coelia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 17, 24: i. 290, 61. Ealu celeum, cervise, ii. 130, 47. Æþele alu carenum, 23, 1. Gif ealo áwerd sié, Lch. ii. 142, 10. Twégen fǽtels full ealað oððe wæteres, Ors. 1, 1; S. 21, 16. Lytel níwes ealoð, Lch. i. 388

stirninga

(adv.)
Grammar
stirninga, adv.
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Sternly, inexorably Ðæt wundor ðæt geond ðás woruld fareþ, styrnenga gǽþ, staðolas beáteþ, Salm. Kmbl. 565 ; Sal. 282

Linked entry: styrnenga