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fold-bold

(n.)
Grammar
fold-bold, es; n. [folde the earth, bold a dwelling]

The land-dwellingroyal palaceterrestris dŏmusrēgia aulaarx

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The land-dwelling, royal palace; terrestris dŏmus, rēgia aula, arx Ne feól fæger foldbold the fair earthly dwelling fell not, Beo. Th. 1550; B. 773

þurh-wadan

(v.)

to pass throughto pierce throughpenetrate

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For ðám næglum ðe ðæs Nergendes fét þurhwódon, Elen. Kmbl. 2139; El. 1066. Swylce hit seaxes ecg þurhwóde, Exon. Th. 70, 21; Cri. 1142. Ða syngan flǽsc, scandum þurhwaden, 78, 32; Cri. 1283

on-gemang

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add: — Gif hié mon ongemang ðǽre ðreátunga fét mid sumere heringe, Past. 303, 1. Þá ongemang ðyssum (then while this was going on) beheóld heó hine swýðe georne, Hml. S. 30, 345 : 33, 88. <b>I a.</b> with acc.

feccan

(v.)
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Dele: "p. feahte . . . feht," and add

ǽ-fæstlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-fæstlic, adj.

legitimatereligious

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Ox. 851. religious Hé forgitt ðæt hé ǽr ǽfæstlices (-fest-, Cott. MSS.) geðóhte obliviscitur quidquid religiose cogitavit, Past. 57, 8

igil

(n.)
Grammar
igil, íl, es; m.

A hedgehogporcupinean urchin

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Se iil ǽrðæm hé gefangen weorðe mon mæg gesión ǽgðer ge his fét ge his heáfod ac sóna swá hiene mon geféhþ swá gewint hé tó ánum cliewene and tíhþ his fét swá hé inmest mæg and gehýt his heáfod ericius cum apprehenditur, ejus et caput cernitur, et pedes

Linked entry: iil

ge-hola

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hola, an; m.

A protector

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A protector Ðam ðe him lyt hafaþ leófra geholena to him who has for himself few dear protectors, Exon. 76 b; Th. 288, 15; Wand. 31

Linked entry: -hola

mis-rǽdan

(v.)

to counsel amissgive bad advice

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wise men of the society with greater wisdom recognize what is necessary, let their counsel prevail, who with the fear and wisdom of God choose what is necessary, R.

bealo-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
bealo-dǽd, bealu-dǽd, e; f.

A wicked, evil, or sinful deedpeccatum

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A wicked, evil, or sinful deed; peccatum Ðæt hý bealodǽde gescomeden that they felt shame for a sinful deed, Exon. 27 a; Th. 80, 4; Cri. 1302

Linked entry: bealu-dǽd

of-swingan

(v.)

to scourge to death

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to scourge to death Sume hié ofslógon sume ofswungon sume wið feó gesealdon omnes bello utiles caesi, reliqui pretio venditi sunt, Ors. 4, I; Swt. 154, 8

óga

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add: fear of a person, fear felt by that person Þá ásprang micel óga and gryre ofer ealle ðá ungeleáffullan, Hml.

Linked entry: on-égan

un-lifigende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lifigende, adj.

Not livingdeaddefunct

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Not living, dead, defunct Unlifigendes fét and folma, Beo. Th. 1492; B. 744. Heáfod Holofernus unlyfigendes, Judth. Thw. 24, 9; Jud. 180. Unlifgendes, Elen. Kmbl. 1754; El. 879. Siteþ eorl ofer óðrum unlifigendum ( Beowulf ), Beo.

Linked entries: -lifigende un-libbende

sib-æðeling

(n.)
Grammar
sib-æðeling, es; m.
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A prince and kinsman Sibæðelingas (Beowulf and Wiglaf; a few lines before the former is spoken of as the mǽg of the latter). Beo. Th. 5409; B. 2708

latian

(v.)
Grammar
latian, p. ode

To be slowto lingerloiterdelay

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Eall líchoma hefegaþ and latiaþ ða fét all the body grows heavy, and the feet are sluggish, L. M. 2, 25; Lchdm. ii. 216, 23. Ic latode distuli, Cant. M. ad f. 27.

Linked entry: elcian

drosna

Grammar
drosna, l. drósna, and add: a wk. sing. gen. drósnan occurs (cf.
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Fex, i. virus vel drósna, Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, 50. Drósne, Ps. Srt. 74, 9

fore-wyrcend

(n.)
Grammar
fore-wyrcend, es; m.

a servantslave

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One who works for another, a servant, slave Hyre wer lǽfde unlytle ǽhta on lande and on feó and on forewyrcendum (wyrcendum mannum, v. l.), Hml. S. 2, 156

beard

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Se beard and ꝥ feax wǽron oþ þá fét síde, Shrn. 120, 25. Mid sídum bearde, Hml. Th. i. 466, 24. Ælfsige mid þám berde, Cht. E. 257, 1.

ǽtrig

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽtrig, ǽttrig; adj.
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Gif hwá mid his fet ofstepð ǽttrig bán snacan oððe nǽddran, Lch. i. 152, l. Ǽttrige venenata , Hpt. Gl. 450, 38. Ǽttrigera (-ia, MS.) virulentorum , 423, 41. Stíðran leáfum and eác ǽtrigum, Lch. i. 94, 9. Fram ðám ǽttrigum synnum gehǽlede, Hml.

Linked entry: ǽttrig

á-wyrtwalian

(v.)

to pluck up or out by the rootto extirpateeradicateexterminateto pluckdraw away

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Th. i. 376, 9. to pluck, draw away Hé áwyrtwalað (evellet) of gryne fét míne, Ps. L. 24, 15. Sió slǽwð ús áwyrtwalað from ǽlcre lustbǽrnesse gódra weorca, Past. 283, 4

BIFIAN

(v.)
Grammar
BIFIAN, bifigan, byfian, beofian; p. ode; pp. od

To tremble, shake, be movedtremere, contremere, commoveri

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He, bifiende, feóll to Iohannes fótum he, trembling, fell at John's feet, Ælfc. T. 37, 10: Cd. 92; Th. 118, 25; Gen. 1970. Ic bifige tremo, Ælfc. Gr. 35; Som. 38, 8. Eorþe [eorþan MS.] bifode terra tremuit, Ps. Spl. 75, 8: Rood Kmbl. 83; Kr. 42.