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þúsend

Grammar
þúsend, <b>.
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Ic gean án þúsend werð fen . . . ꝥ healfe þúsend fen, iv. 59, 17-23

ge-scrincan

(v.)
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Gif sino gescrince . . . monegum men gescrincað his fét tó his homme, Lch. ii. 68, 1 — 2. Hond gescruncan (arida), Lk. L. 6, 6. Þ wíf gescryncan áhóf mulierem curuatum trigens, p. 8, 4. Þá gescruncenan and þá þynhlǽnan marcida, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 22.

spornan

(v.)
Grammar
spornan, spurnan; p. spearn, pl. spurnon ; pp. spornen.

to strike with the foot, spurnto spurn, rejectstumbleto strike with the feet, tread

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On spornendum fét in offenso pede Scint. 187, 8. to spurn, reject Æfter ðæs mǽdenes sprǽce, ðe hine spearn mid wordum, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 64

Linked entry: spurnan

þurh-drífan

(v.)

to drive throughpiercetransfixto penetratepermeateimbueto drive violentlyperpellere

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to drive through, pierce, transfix Him man ǽgðer þurhdráf mid ísenum næglum ge fét ge handa, Wulfst. 22, 21. Þurhdrifon hí mé mid næglum, Rood Kmbl. 91; Kr. 46.

ofer-fyll

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-fyll, e; -fyllu(o); indecl. f.

Overfulness, repletion, surfeit, excess in eating or in drinkingcrapula

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Ǽlc oferfyl fét unhǽlo, Prov. Kmbl. 61. Nǽfre oferfyl ne filige, forðí nis cristenum monnum nán þing swá wiðerweardlíc swá swá oferfyl, R. Ben. 63, 19-21. Seó oferfyll simle fét unþeáwas, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 110, 27: Blickl. Homl. 37, 14.

geflit-georn

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Beón úre fét gesceóde mid þǽre sybbe bodunge, and úre stafas sýn on úrum handum tó sleánne þá wyrmas . . . Hwæt synt þá wyrmas búton lýðre men and geflitgeorne, Angl. viii. 323, 31. Add

Linked entry: flít-georn

in-lád

(n.)
Grammar
in-lád, e ;

A way inbringing inintroductionentrance-fee

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A way in, bringing in, introduction, entrance-fee [? v. ingang] Æhtu óra seulfres tó inláde eight oras of silver as entrance-fee, Jn. Skt. p. 188, 9. Mid inláde and útláde cum inductione et eductione, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iv. 209, 5

be-fótian

(v.)
Grammar
be-fótian, fótigan ; p. ode ; pp. od [be, fótian, fót a foot]

To befootto cut off the feetpedes abscindere

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To befoot, to cut off the feet; pedes abscindere Som

Linked entry: -fótian

feówertig-geáre

(adj.)
Grammar
feówertig-geáre, adj.
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Of forty years Geond feówertiggeáre fec, Hml. S. 3, 469

leoþu-bíge

(adj.)
Grammar
leoþu-bíge, -bíg; adj.

humblemeek

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Ic gesette eów sóðe gebysnunge, ðæt eówer ǽlc sceole óðres fét áþweán, swá swá ic láreów eów liþebíg [humble] áþwóh, 242, 28

Linked entry: liþe-bíge

ge-rǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-rǽde, adj.

Ready, swift, prompt, easy, plain, simpleparatus, celer, promptus, expeditus, planus, simplexready, free

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Ready, swift, prompt, easy, plain, simple; paratus, celer, promptus, expeditus, planus, simplex He gedyde míne fét swá gerǽde swá swá heorotum qui perfecit pedes meos [celeres] tanquam cervi, Ps. Th. 17, 32.

un-gewitness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gewitness, e ; f.
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Þám fét hé wiðbrægd þý lǽs hit gelumpe ꝥ hwæt unrihtes hine gehrine of his ágenum geþóhte and ungewitnesse, and hé þonne sylfa æfter þon eall geeóde in mycele forspildnysse (the original Latin, which has been misunderstood, is: Retraxit pedem; ne si quid

healf-nacod

(adj.)
Grammar
healf-nacod, adj.

Half-naked

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Half-naked Gesáwon wé mennisce men feá healfnacode (seminudos), Nar. 10, 16

Linked entry: nacod

feónd

(n.)
Grammar
feónd, fiónd, fýnd, fiénd, es; pl. nom. acc. feóndas, fýnd, feónd; gen. feónda; dat. feóndum; m. [feógan, feón to hate]

FIENDenemyfoethe devilōsorinĭmīcushostisdiabŏlusδιάβoλos

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Se feónd mid his geférum eallum feóllon of heofnum the devil with all his company fell from heaven, Cd. 16; Th. 20, 10; Gen. 306: Salm. Kmbl. 140; Sal. 69: 995; Sal. 499. Ná fægnian fýnd mín ofer me non gaudēbit inĭmīcus meus sŭper me, Ps.

fíf-fétede

(adj.)
Grammar
fíf-fétede, adj.
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Having five feet (of a verse) Mid fíffétedum brachicatalectico, An. Ox. 130

Linked entry: -fétede

hreran

(v.)
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To this hryre ( = hrere) might be assigned: but it might, perhaps, be looked upon as a mutated form of hrure, though there are few traces outside of the preterite-present verbs of such mutation. Cf. þætte ic hrure ł ꝥ ic feól, Ps.

biscop-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
biscop-wíte, es; n.

A bishop's fee for visiting, procurationepiscopo debita

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A bishop's fee for visiting, procuration; episcopo debita, Chr. 675; Erl. 38, 5

Linked entry: bisceop-wíte

meornan

(v.)
Grammar
meornan, p. mearn, pl. murnon; pp. mornen

To carefeel anxietytrouble one's self about anythingreck

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To care, feel anxiety, trouble one's self about anything, reck Nalles for ealdre mearn he recked not of life, Beo. Th. 2889; B. 1442. Nalas for fǽhþe mearn for fear of the feud was not troubled, 3079; B. 1537.

ídel-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
ídel-georn, adj.

lazyinert

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Fond of idleness, lazy, inert Ne beó ðú tó slǽpor ne tó ídelgeorn forðan ðe slép and ðæt ýdel fét unþeáwas and unhǽlo ðæs líchoman be not too fond of sleep or idleness, for sleep and idleness nourish bad habits and bad health in the body, Prov.

þeáw-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þeáw-líc, adj.
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usual, customary Sum wít mid sealfe his fét smyrode, swá swá hit þeáwílc wæs on ðære þeóde, Homl. Ass. 41, 439. moral, figurative Þeáwlíc[r]e spǽce tropologiae, figurati sermonis, Hpt. Gl. 432, 13.