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feologan

(v.)
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to become many (? v. fela) or to become fallow (? v. fealu) Swá benne ne burnon ne burston, ne fundian ne feologan, Lch. ii. 352, 1

líxan

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Lixte fulminavit (v. Ald. 61, 35), Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 43. Gemétte hé .xii. mancessas, and þá wǽron swá líxende (scínende, v. l. fidgentes) Add: —

nefne

Grammar
nefne, <b>. II.</b> add: <b>II a.</b> without negative,
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only, nothing but Dó tó drence nǽdran geworhte swá lǽcas cunnon, and þonne hié ǽlcra drincan willen, drincan hié nemne wæter, Lch. ii. 202, 18

rinc

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Rince hircitallo, An. Ox. 2, 212. Swylce geongum hægstealde, rince, hysse ut effebo hircitallo, 3476. Swá beardleásum rince, 4, 57. v. hysse-, lád-rinc. Add

wéden-heort

(adj.)
Grammar
wéden-heort, adj.
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Sumre nihte þá þá hé ýpte swá wéden-heort mycle stefne nocte quadam cum magnas voces scilicet ut insanns ederet, Gr. D. 247, 15. Add

Linked entry: wóden-dreám

scír-biscop

(n.)
Grammar
scír-biscop, es; m.

The bishop of a shire or diocese

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The bishop of a shire or diocese Similar entries (v. scír, III. 2) Béte ðæt, swá se scírbisceop and eal scírwitan déman, Wulfst. 173, 30

Linked entry: leód-biscop

secga

(n.)
Grammar
secga, an; m.

One who says or tells ⬩ an informant

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One who says or tells, an informant Ne ic nán sóðre wát, búte swá mín secga mé sǽde, L. O. 4; Th. i. 180, 12

Linked entry: secge

tíderness

(n.)
Grammar
tíderness, e; f.
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weakness, frailty, weakness in a general sense, physical, mental, or moral Ne mæg úre tyddernes ðyder ( to heaven ) ástígan, Homl. Th. i. 138, 12: ii. 6, 29: 88, 18. Ðeós mennisce tyddernes biþ swá slídende swá glæs, ðonne hit scínþ and ðonne tóbersteþ

efne

(adv.)
Grammar
efne, [ = efen]; adv.

Even, exactly, precisely, just, alike, likewise, just now ⬩ plāne, æque, omnīno, mŏdŏ, jam prīdem

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Even, exactly, precisely, just, alike, likewise, just now; plāne, æque, omnīno, mŏdŏ, jam prīdem He wintra hæfde efne hund-seofontig ǽr him sunu wóce he had just seventy winters ere a son was born to him, Cd. 57; Th. 70, 24; Gen. 1158. We ðé willaþ ferigan

þyncan

(v.)
Grammar
þyncan, p. þúhte.

to seem ⬩ appear ⬩ to seem fit

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to seem, appear. Grammar þyncan, where the subject of the verb is expressed Ðynceþ him swíðe leoht sió byrðen ðæs láreówdómes pondus magisterii levius aestimant, Past. proem.; Swt. 24, 9. Mé ðeós (ród) heardra þynceþ, Exon. Th. 91, 9; Cri. 1489: 383,

Linked entries: þincan ge-þyncan

ǽðe-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽðe-líc, adj. [ǽðe = eáðe easy; adj. líc like]

Easy ⬩ facilis

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Easy; facilis Gif ðú ne wilt us geþafian in swá ǽðelícum þinge si non vis assentire nobis in tam facili causa, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 26

Linked entry: eáðelíc

fliht

(n.)
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fliht, es; m.

A flight ⬩ vŏlātus

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A flight; vŏlātus Swá earn his briddas spænþ to flihte sīent ăquīla prōvŏcans ad vŏlandum pullos suos, Deut. 32, 11: Exon. 13b; Th. 25, 11; Cri. 399

eahtan

(v.)
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to persecute, pursue Brægdwís bona eahteð ánbúendra, Gú. 59. Swá sceal óretta Gode compian and his gǽst beran on ondan þám þe eahtan wile sáwla gehwylcre, 317

ge-dafenlicness

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Gesetton ðá hálgan fæderas ꝥ wé fæston mid geráde, and ǽlce dæg eton mid gedafenlicnysse, swá ꝥ úre líchama áléfed ne wurðe, Hml. S. 13, 103. Add

swangorness

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Add: — Þin gerecenes weóx swá swíðe forð fram mínre lætnysse and dysegan swongernysse (swancger-, v. l.) ex tarditate mea tantum crevit expositio tua, Gr. D. 174, 24

lybesn

(n.)
Grammar
lybesn, lyfesn, lybsen, e; f.

A charm ⬩ an amulet

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A charm, an amulet Lyb, lybsn obligamentum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 23. Lyb, lyfesn, 63, 23. Lybsin lustramenta, 82, 10. Lyfesna filacteria, 36, 72: 73, 16. Lybesne strenas, 121, 36. Swá swá hí ðæt sende wíte fram Gode scyppende þurh heora galdor oððe lifesne

Linked entries: lifesne lyfesn

dyrstig-líce

(adv.)
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Add: boldly, daringly Dyrstelice (deorster-, Hpt. Gl. 424, 19) audacter, An. Ox. 753. presumptuously, with temerity On swá hwilcum dæge swá þú dyrstilíce geþrístlǽcst ꝥ þú þone hálgan sácerdhád underféhst quacumque die sacrum ordinem temerare praesumeris

fágung

a diversity

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Substitute: variety of colour Pund blóstmes, of ðon is fágung égena pondus floris, inde est varietas oculorum, Rtl. 192, 19. Hé áwænde eallre þǽre hýde híw swá ꝥ seó fágung (varietas) wæs tóbrǽded geond eallne his líchaman, ꝥ hé wæs geþúht swylce hé

ge-grówan

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Add: to grow together, unite by growing Swá fæste his heáfod wæs gegrówen tó ðám líchaman, swylce hit nǽfre of ácorfen nǽre ita caput ejus unitum fuerat corpori, ac si nequaquam fuisset abscissum, Gr. D. 198, 28. of soil, to produce, bear Se æcer syððan

ge-dúfan

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Add: (i) lit. Gif hit ( the ordeal) sý wæter, ꝥ hé gedúfe óðre healfe elne on þám rápe, Ll. Th. i. 212, 2. fig. to plunge into sin, &amp; c. Swá hit him áliéfedlicre ðyncð, swá hé ðǽr diópor on gedýfð quod licitum suspicatur, in hoc multiplicius