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fyrgen

(n.)
Grammar
fyrgen, es; n.

A mountainmountain-woodlandmonssaltus

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A mountain, mountain-woodland; mons, saltus Flet [MS. fled] Þor on fyrgen hæfde Thor had a dwelling on the mountain, Lchdm. iii. 54, 17

líne

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III. a continuous extent of length without breadth or thickness :-- On ðone munt þe sý in ðǽre lengoðe seó líne ðe wile .xxxiii. síða ealne eoiðan ymbehwyrft útan ymblicgan, Sal. K. 152, 5.

á-þreótan

To make weary.alone

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Heó wile late áþreótan þæt heó fǽhðo ne týdre she will be slow to weary of exciting enmity, Sal. 447. with dat. infin. Mé sceal áðreótan tó ásecgenne taedet referre, Ors. 1, 8;S. 42, 12. personal. Dele the meanings given

Linked entries: þreótan a-þreát

sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
sceádan, scádan; scéd,sceád ; sceáden.

to separate, divide, make a line of separation betweento distinguish, decideto scatter, shedto separate, divide, partto be distinguished, to differto scatter, shed

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trans. to separate, divide, make a line of separation between Eádmund Myrce geeode swá Dor scádeþ, hwítan wylles geat and Humbra eá bráda brimstreám Edmund conquered Mercia, which Dor, Whitewell& #39;s gate, the river Humber, the broad estuary, divides

fold-búend

(n.)
Grammar
fold-búend, -búende; noun from pres. part.

Earth-dwellersearth's inhabitantsinhabitants of a land or countryterrĭcŏlæ

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Ðone fugel hátaþ foldbúende Filistina frnman uasa mortis the inhabitants of the land, the princes of the Philistines, call the bird vāsa mortis, Salm. Kmbl. 560; Sal. 279.

mengan

(v.)
Grammar
mengan, mængan, mencgan; p. de.

to mixminglecombineto mingle togetherstir updisturb

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Ðonne wé medelcwidas mengdon when we conversed, Salm. Kmbl. 865; Sal. 432. Hí hí wið mánfullum megndan þeóde commisti sunt inter gentes, Ps. Th. 105, 26. Hí mínne mete mengde wið geallan, 68, 22. Meng ða blisse wið ða unrótnesse, Prov. Kmbl. 71.

Linked entries: mængan for-mengan

gifan

(v.)
Grammar
gifan, gyfan, giefan, geofan, giofan; ic gife; ðú gifest, gifst; he gifeþ, gifþ, pl. gifaþ; p. geaf, gæf, gaf, gef, ðú geáfe, géfe, pl. geáfon, géfon; pp. gifen, giefen, gyfen

To givedareimpertire

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A.] wuldor-lícne wlite the Creator gave it wondrous beauty, Salm. Kmbl. 114; Sal. 56.

ge-grípan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-grípan, p. -gráp, pl. -gripon; pp. -gripen

To gripegraspseizecapererapereprehendereapprehenderecomprehenderearriperecorripereeripere

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Spl. 7, 5 : Salm. Kmbl. 226; Sal. 112. Us fyrhto gegráp fear seized us, Nicod. 21; Thw. 10, 33 : Cd. 140; Th. 175, 32; Gen. 2904 : Cant. Moys. Surt. 188, 15 : Nar, 44, 13.

sticol

(adj.)
Grammar
sticol, adj.
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On wyrmes líc sticoles ( rough, scaly ), Salm. Kmbl. 307; Sal. 153. Be westan róde óð sticelan stíg, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 406, 29. Sticule scylpas scabri murices, Germ. 399, 446. <b>III a.

Linked entry: sticel

hleahtor

(n.)
Grammar
hleahtor, hlehter, es; m.

Laughter

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Ða gesíðas wóp and hleahtor the comrades weeping and laughter, Salm. Kmbl. 695; Sal. 347: Beo. Th. 1226; B. 611.

Linked entries: leahter hlehter

dæg-réd

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-réd, dæg-rǽd,es ; n.

Dawn, daybreak, early morningdilūcŭlum, matutīnum, aurōra

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Cwom Maria on dægréd Mary came at dawn, Exon. 119 b; Th. 459, 34; Hö. 9: 57 a; Th. 204, 15; Ph. 98: Cd. 222; Th. 289, 27; Sat. 404: Salm. Kmbl. 429; Sal. 215. Se Hǽlend com on dægréd to ðam temple Iesus dilūcŭlo venit in templum, Jn. Bos. 8, 2: Lk.

drohtnian

(v.)
Grammar
drohtnian, drohtian; part. drohtniende, drohtiende, drohtende; p. ode , ade ; pp. od, ad

To converse, dwell or keep company with, pass life, liveversāri, conversāri, dēgĕre, vitam ăgĕre

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Salm. Kmbl. 894; Sal. 446: Exon. 57 a; Th. 203, 22; Ph. 88. We drohtniaþ degĭmus, Hymn. Surt. 113, 17. Ða ungeleáffullan, ðe búton Godes gelaðunge dwollíce drohtniaþ the unbelieving, who live in error without the church of God, Homl. Th. ii. 60, 14.

Linked entries: drohtian drohtigen

FLÓWAN

(v.)
Grammar
FLÓWAN, part. flówende; ic flówe, ðu flówest, fléwst, he flóweþ, flewþ, pl. flowaþ; p. fleów, pl. fleówon; pp. flówen

To FLOWissuefluĕrefluctuāreinundāre

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Flówan mót ýþ ofer eall lond the wave may flow over all the land, Salm. Kmbl. 644; Sal. 321: Ps. Th. 77, 21: 104, 36: Menol. Fox 555; Gn. C. 47. Com flówende flód the flood came flowing, Byrht. Th. 133, 44; By. 65. Ic flówe fluo, Ælfc.

Linked entry: geond-flówan

ge-býsgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býsgian, [or - bysgian?], -bísgian, -býsigan, -biesgian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [ge, býsgian occupare, affligere, tribulare]

To occupybusyafflicttroublevexoppressovercomeagitateweakendestroyoccupareaffligereturbarevexareopprimerecorripereconficere

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Sceaða biþ gebýsigod, swíðe gestilled the fiend shall be destroyed, made very still, Salm. Kmbl. 234; Sal. 116

staþol-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
staþol-fæst, adj.
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Staðolfæstne geðoht, Salm. Kmbl. 478; Sal. 239. 70 manna of folces ealdrum ðe ðú wite ðæt sín staðulfæste and láreówas, Num. 11, 16. Onginnaþ esnlíce and beóþ staðulfæste viriliter agite et confortamini, Deut. 31, 6

swaþu

(n.)
Grammar
swaþu, e; f.
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Him on swaðe fylgeþ follows in his track, pursues him, Salm. Kmbl. 186; Sal. 92: Exon. Th. 397, 25; Rä. 16, 25: 487, 23; Rä. 74. Hæleð lágon, on swaðe sǽton sat in the track, were left dead in the track of the retreating force. Cd.

sundor

(adv.)
Grammar
sundor, (-er, -ur); adv.
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Heó wile gesécan sundor ǽghwylcne feorhberendra, 420, 18; Rä. 40, 5: Salm. Kmbl. 130; Sal. 64. in a manner different from others Ilco ðoht óðer suindir áurát eundem sensum alius aliter expressit, Mt.

wild-deór

(n.)
Grammar
wild-deór, wildeór, es; n.

A wild animalwild beast

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Ne mæg hit wæter ne wildeór beswícan, Salm. Kmbl. 571; Sal. 285. Wildiór leena Kent. Gl. 989. Wildeór bestiae Bd. 3, 23 ; S. 554, 24: Coll. Monast. Th. 22, 23. Swá hwæt swá wilddeór ábiton, Gen. 31, 39: 37, 20. Wildeór, Blickl.

Linked entry: wildedeór

cræftig

(adj.)
Grammar
cræftig, adj.

IngeniousskilfulCRAFTYcunningvirtuouspowerful ingeniosusperitusastutusprobuspotens

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Yldo beóþ on eórþan ǽghwæs cræftig nage is powerful over everything on earth Salm. Kmbl. 584; Sal. 291; Beo. Th. 3929; B. 1962; Chr. 1066; Th. 334, 1; Edw. 5. Weras wísfæste, wordes cræftige wise men, powerful of speech Elen.

smeálíce

(adv.)
Grammar
smeálíce, adv.

searchingly, carefully, narrowly, closely closely, deeply, acutely, with penetration clearly, accurately, exactlyclosely

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Salm. Kmbl. 171; Sal. 85. closely Án cliwen suíðe nearwe and suíðe smeálíce gefealden Past. 35; Swt. 241, 24