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fóre-sáwe

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-sáwe, 2nd sing. p. of fóre-seón.

foresawest ⬩ prævĭdisti

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foresawest; prævĭdisti, Ps. Th. 138, 2;

framaþ

(v.)
Grammar
framaþ, = fremaþ; 3rd sing. pres. of fremian.

does good ⬩ avails

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does good, avails, Herb. 146, 2; Lchdm. i. 270, 4

snytro

(n.)
Grammar
snytro, snyttro, snytero(u); indecl. in sing.; pl. is used with the same force as sing.; f.

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Prudence, wisdom, sagacity Snytru sapientia Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 6, 2. Hwǽr com heora snyttro what has become of their wisdom? Blickl. Homl. 99, 31. Wera snytero Cd. Th. 295, 25; Sat. 492. Se þurh snytro spéd smiðcræftega wæs 66, 14; Gen. 1084. Ic eom

fluge

(v.)
Grammar
fluge, fleddest;

fugisti

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fugisti, Ps. Lamb. 113, 5;

for-trydst

(v.)
Grammar
for-trydst, -trytst

treadest down

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treadest down, Ps. Spl. 90, 13: Cant. Abac. Lamb. fol. 190 a, 12;

for-wearþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-wearþ, 1st and 3rd sing. p. of for-weorþan.

perished

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perished, Cd. 121; Th. 156, 14; Gen. 2588;

ge-wearþ

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wearþ, 1st and 3rd sing. p. of ge-weorþan.

was ⬩ became ⬩ happened

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was, became, happened Beo. Th. 6115; B. 3061: Exon. 11 b; Th. 13, 30; Cri. 210: Andr. Kmbl. 613; An. 307;

breneþ

(v.)
Grammar
breneþ, =berneþ; 3rd sing. pres. of bernan.

burns

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burns, Runic pm. 15; Kmbl. 342, 11; Hick. Thes. i. 135

Linked entries: bærnan bærnan

æcest

(v.)
Grammar
æcest, = æcst

akest

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akest

æceþ

(v.)
Grammar
æceþ, = æcþ

aketh

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aketh

eáþ-metto

(n.)
Grammar
eáþ-metto, indecl. sing; pl. nom. acc. -metta; f.

Humility ⬩ humĭlĭtas

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Humility; humĭlĭtas Geseóh míne eáþmetto vĭde humĭlĭtātem meam. Ps. Th. 9, 13: 24, 16. On ðam stáne eáþmetta on the rock of humility. Bt. 12; Fox 36, 22: Bt. Met. Fox 7, 65; Met. 7, 33

eolhx

(n.)
Grammar
eolhx, eolx; gen. sing, of eolh, eolc

an elk

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an elk

for-beád

(v.)
Grammar
for-beád, 1st and 3rd sing. p. of for-beódan.

forbade

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forbade, Cd. 30; Th. 40, 11; Gen. 637;

FYRHTO

(n.)
Grammar
FYRHTO, indecl. in sing, fyrhtu, e; f.

Fear ⬩ FRIGHT ⬩ dread ⬩ terror ⬩ trembling ⬩ tĭmor ⬩ păvor ⬩ formīdo ⬩ terror ⬩ trĕmor

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Fear, FRIGHT, dread, terror, trembling; tĭmor, păvor, formīdo, terror, trĕmor Us fyrhto gegráp fear seized us, Nicod. 21; Thw. 10, 32: Cant. Moys. Ex. 15, 19; Thw. 30, 19. Fyrhto oððe bifung trĕmor, Ps. Lamb. 47, 7. Ðeós firhtu [fyrhtu, MS. D.] hæc formīdo

Linked entry: ferht

for-sihst

(v.)
Grammar
for-sihst, -sihþ

despisest ⬩ despiseth

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despisest, despiseth, Ps. Spl. second 9, 1: Gen. 16, 5;

flíhst

(v.)
Grammar
flíhst, he flíhþ

fleest ⬩ flees

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fleest, flees, Bt. 33, 2; Fox 122, 33;

feówerþe-móder

(n.)
Grammar
feówerþe-móder, indecl. in sing; but dat, sing. -méder; pl. nom. acc. -módra; gen. -módra; dat. -módrum; f.

A great-great-grandmother ⬩ ăbăvia

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A great-great-grandmother; ăbăvia, Ælfc. Gl. 91; Som. 75, 13; Wrt. Voc. 51, 58

for-cyrfst

(v.)
Grammar
for-cyrfst, he -cyrfþ

cuttest down ⬩ he cuts down

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cuttest down, he cuts down. Homl. Th. ii. 408, 8: Ps. Lamb. 128, 4;

ge-leófst

(v.)
Grammar
ge-leófst, = ge-lýfst; 2nd sing. pres. of ge-lýfan.

believest

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believest, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 14, 10

respons

(n.)
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a response Respons singan responsiones cantare, Ll. Th. ii. 140, 21

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