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lyft

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Hé ongan fleógan on þá lyfte, Bl. H. 187, 28. Deóflu fleóð geond þás lyft ungesewenlíce, swá swá fugelas dóð gesewenlíce, Hml. Th. ii. 90, 21. On lyft scacan, fleógan ofer foldan, Sat. 263.

nett

(n.)
Grammar
nett, es; n.

a net ⬩ a mosquito-net ⬩ net- work ⬩ web

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Ðonne hió ( the spider ) geornast biþ ðæt heó áfǽre fleógan on nette, 89, 10. Folc gescylde hálgan nette ( with a net-work of clouds ), Cd. Th. 182, 11; Exod, 74

wæl-grim

(adj.)
Grammar
wæl-grim, wæl-grimm; adj.

Cruel ⬩ destructive ⬩ bloodthirsty ⬩ cruel ⬩ cruel ⬩ dire ⬩ destructive

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Hé geseah wíde fleógan wælgrimme réc (the smoke from the burning cities of the plain) 155, 26; Gen. 2578. Wælgrimme wyrd (the fall of man) 61, 12; Gen. 996. Ðé sind heardlícu, wundrum wælgrim (wel-, MS.) wítu geteohhad, Exon. Th. 258, 12; Jul. 264.

Linked entry: wæl-hreów

spere

(n.)
Grammar
spere, es; n.

A spear ⬩ lance ⬩ pike ⬩ javelin ⬩ shooting pain ⬩ stitch ⬩ hasta, lancea, sparus, catapulta

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Hí léton of folman feólhearde speru fleógan, Byrht. Th. 134, 63; By. 108. In the following the word refers to a shooting pain or stitch Út lytel spere gif hér inne sié, Lchdm. iii. 52, 18

HÚS

(n.)
Grammar
HÚS, es; n.

A HOUSE ⬩ a family

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Lét fleógan hrefn of húse út [out of the ark], Cd. 71; Th. 87, 2; Gen. 1442. Se wilda fugel ofer heánne beám hús getimbreþ, Exon. 58 b; Th. 211, 24; Ph. 202. Ðæt fǽge hús the corpse, Elen. Kmbl. 1759; EI. 881. Israhéla hús domus Israel, Ps.

ǽtren

(adj.)
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Þonne ealle ǽterno þing fleógaþ, Lch. ii. 146, 10. Allo ætterna nétno omnia venenosa animalia , Rtl. 145, 16. Ðá wonnan ætrinan livida toxica , Wrt. Voc. ii. 112, 69. Ænig his ǽtrenra (ǽttrenra, ǽttreua, v. ll. ) wǽpna, Wlfst. 35, 18.

bi-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-healdan, p. -heóld, pl. -heóldon; pp. -healden.

to hold by or near, guard, observe, preserve ⬩ tenere, inhabitare, custodire, servare, præservare ⬩ to see, look on, behold ⬩ videre, intueri, aspicere

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Háteþ mec heáh-cyning bihealdan the high king commands [them] to preserve me, Exon. 1l0 b; Th. 424, 15; Rä. 41, 39. to see, look on, behold; videre, intueri, aspicere Freó ðæt bihealdeþ hú me of hrife fleógaþ hylde pílas my master beholds how the shafts

Linked entry: be-healden

ge-nip

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Ne se móna næfð nánre mihte wiht ꝥ hé þǽre nihte genipu mæge fleógan pallida nocturnam nec praestat luna lucernam, Dóm. L. 110.

HOLT

(n.)
Grammar
HOLT, es; m. n.

a HOLT, ⬩ wood, ⬩ grove, ⬩ copse ⬩ wood; ⬩ lignum

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Hé lét him ðá of handon fleógan hafoc wið ðæs holtes he let the hawk fly from his hands towards the wood, Byrht. Th. 131, 14; By. 8: Rood Kmbl. 58; Kr. 29.

Linked entries: gár-holt hilt

strǽl

(n.)
Grammar
strǽl, strél, streál, es ; m. : e ; f. : stræle, an ; f.
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Lǽteþ strǽle fleógan, farende flán, Exon. Th. 386, 4 ; Rä. 4, 56. Hé ða strǽle ðara áwerigdra gásta him fram ásceáf, Guthl. 6 ; Gdwin. 42, 24. Strǽle bitere sendan, Ps. Th. 77, 11 : 76, 14

Linked entry: streál

eo

(n.)
Grammar
eo, I. unaccented, generally stands before two consonants lc, ld, lf, rc, rd, rf, rg, rh, rl, rm, rn, rp, rr, rt, rþ, x; as, Geolca a yolk, sceolde should, seolfor silver, deorc dark, sweord a sword, ceorfan to carve, beorgan to protect, beorht bright, eorl earl, beorma barm, eornost earnest, weorpan to throw, steorra a star, heorte the heart, eorþe the earth, meox dung. II. eó accented, the diphthong, generally stands before the consonants c, d, f, g, h, l, m, n, p, r, s, st, t, w; as, Seóc sick, beódan to bid, þeóf a thief, fleógan to fly, hreóh rough, hweól a wheel, leóma a ray of light, beón to be, deóp deep, beór beer, ceosan to choose, breóst the breast, fleótan to float, leóþ a song, ceówan to chew. 2. eó is also the termination of many words, and then the ó in eó is always accented; as, Beó a bee; ic beó

I shall be

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I shall be; freó free; gleó glee; seó the; seó sim, sis, sit; treó a tree; breó three, etc

feþer

a feather ⬩ a wing ⬩ a pen ⬩ quill

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Se byrdesta sceall gyldan . . . týn ambra feðra, Ors. 1, 1; S. 18, 16-21. a wing Fugla briddas, gif hié ǽr wilniað tó fleóganne ǽr hira feðra fulweaxene sint pulli avium, si ante perfectionem pennarum volare appetant, Past. 383, 30.

Linked entries: fedes féþu

heáh-nes

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Fleógan on ðá heáhnesse ( in altum ), Bt. 36, 1 ; F. 172, 33. On heáhnise in conum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 45. Oð ðæs heáfdes heánnesse (heánesse, lxxii, 13) usque ad uerticem, Lch. i. lxxiv, 36. On hégnessum in altum, An. Ox. 1559.

Linked entry: heá-nes

húru

(adv.)
Grammar
húru, adv.

At least ⬩ at all events ⬩ at any rate ⬩ in any case ⬩ however ⬩ even ⬩ yet ⬩ only ⬩ indeed ⬩ certainly ⬩ especially

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Óðre lytle fugelas sind læssan ðonne heó sý and hwæðere hí ofsleáþ sum þing húru ðás fleógan other little birds are less than it [the dove] is, and yet they kill something, at any rate these flies, Homl. Th. ii. 46, 17.

Linked entry: híru

rodor

(n.)
Grammar
rodor, rador, es; m.
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Ðú mihtest ðé fleógan ofer ðam fýre ðe is betwux ðam rodore and ðære lyfte, and mihtest ðé féran mid ðære sunnan betwyx ðám tunglum and ðonne weorþan on þam rodore, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174. 9-12 : 33, 4; Fox 130, 15. Ofer rodere ryneswiftum, Met. 24, 28.

Linked entry: rador

HRÓF

(n.)
Grammar
HRÓF, es; m.

A ROOF ⬩ the top ⬩ summit

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Fiðru mid ðǽm ic fleógan mæg ofer heáne hróf heofones ðisses pennæ quæ celsa conscendant poli, Bt. Met. Fox 24, 5; Met. 24, 3: Cd. 46; Th. 58, 34; Gen. 956. Ofer wealles hróf super muros, Ps. Th. 54, 9: Exon. 108 a; Th. 412, 1; Rä. 30, 7.

scír

(adj.)
Grammar
scír, adj.
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Fleógan þurh scírne dæg. Exon. Th. 439, 15 ; Rä. 59, 4. Þurh ða scíran neaht, Met. 20, 229. Bláce stódon ofer sceótendum scíre leóman, Cd. Th. 184, 25 ; Exod. 112.

sceacan

(v.)
Grammar
sceacan, scacan; sceóc, scóc; sceacen, scacen, scæcen.

to shake (intrans.), quiver ⬩ to flee, hurry off, go forth ⬩ to move quickly, to be flung, be displaced by shaking ⬩ to pass, proceed, depart ⬩ to shake (trans.) ⬩ to weave

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On lyft scacan, fleógan ofer foldan, Cd. Th. 280, 32; Sat. 263 ; Beo. Th. 3610; B. 1803.

geond

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Fleógan crupon geond eall þá limu, Ors. 1, 7; S. 38, 3. Férdon folctogan feorran and neán geond wídwegas, B. 840.

heáp

a band ⬩ company ⬩ the clergy ⬩ a choir ⬩ an army ⬩ a host ⬩ a troop ⬩ company ⬩ a crew ⬩ a collection ⬩ in company ⬩ together

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Hí mid þý heápe helle sécað, fleógað mid þám feóndum, Dóm. 17. Hé (Peter) ána spræc for ealne ðone heáp, Hml. Th. i. 394, 1. His þone gecorenan heáp electos suos, Ps. Th. 104, 38. Hellwarena heáp, Cri. 731. Leófra heáp, El. 1206.

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