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á-licgan

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Þǽr wearð heora anweald and heora dóm álegen , Ors. 3, 1; S. 96, 34. Wyrþ oft gódes monnes lof álegen ( coarctabitur ). Bt. 18, 3; F. 64, 31

Linked entry: á-lecgan

fadian

(v.)
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Gesette man þæne þe Godes hús wel fadige domui Dei dignum constituant dispensatorem, R. Ben. 119, 12. Gif hé his líf rihtlice fadige, Ll. Th. i. 346, 18.

on-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
on-bregdan, -brédan; p. brægd, -brǽd, pl. brugdon, -brudon.

To move quicklyTo move (oneself) quickly, to start (from sleep)

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Onbrǽd recedes múþan raþe æfter ðon on flór treddode Grendel opened the door violently and stepped on to the floor of the hall, Beo. Th. 1450; B. 723. intrans.

nos-þyrel

(n.)
Grammar
nos-þyrel, -þyrl, -terl, es; n.

A nostril

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A nostril on ðæt næsþyrl (nos-, MS. B.), Lchdm. i. 352, 4. Nosþyrla nares, Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 19. Úteweard nosterle pinnulae, 43, 22. Nosterla hǽr vibrissae, 21, 52. Se brǽþ on heora nosþyrlum, Homl. ii. 98, 9. on ða næsþyrlu (nos-, MS.

Linked entry: næs-þyrel

farnian

(v.)
Grammar
farnian, p. ode

To prosper

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Hál mé uel farniga salvum me fac bene prosperare, Rtl. 176, 25

elcora

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tó drence nǽdran ..., and þonne hié ælcra drincan willen ..., Lch. ii. 202, 17. Add

flýte

(n.)
Grammar
flýte, an; f.

Creamflos lactis

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Cream; flos lactis flýtan to add cream, L. M. 1, 34: Lchdm. ii. 80, 23

lár-bodung

(n.)
Grammar
lár-bodung, e; f.
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Preaching man þá lárbodunge ( predicationem ) be þám þe ꝥ folc understandan mage, Chrd. 50, 10

Linked entry: bodung

botl

(n.)
Grammar
botl, es; n.

An abode, a dwelling, mansion, house, halldomus, ædes, domicilium, atrium

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Pharao eóde in to his botle Pharao ingressus est domum suam, Ex. 7, 22.

Linked entry: ge-bytlu

wearte

(n.)
Grammar
wearte, an; weart(?), e; f.

A wart

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Wið scurfedum nægle, nim gecyrnadne sticcan, sete on ðone nægl wið ða wearta (-an ?), ii. 150, 5

éðel-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
éðel-leás, adj.

Countryless, homeless patria vel dŏmo cărens, extorris, exul

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Countryless, homeless; patria vel dŏmo cărens, extorris, exul Ðæt ðú éðelleásum déman wille that thou art willing to adjudge to me homeless, Andr.

fúl

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
fúl, es; m.

A convicted offenderreus, qui scĕlĕris damnātus est

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Be ðon ðe fúl friðiaþ concerning those who protect a convicted offender, 8 titl; Th. i. 164, 1

hnot

(adj.)
Grammar
hnot, adj.

Bald, shaven, close-cut

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ðon hnottan seale to the pollard-willow, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. v. 193, 35. On ða hnottan díc of ðære hnottan díc the dike without turf(?), iii. 211, 24

hopian

(v.)
Grammar
hopian, p. ode, ede

To hope, have hope or confidence [in a person], expect, watch for [with gen.]

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Hit nys nó unnyt ðǽt wé hopien tó Gode forðæm hé ne went swá swá wé dóþ it is not vain for us to have hope in God; for he does not change as we do, Bt. 42; Fox 258, 20.

Linked entries: á-hopian tó-hopian

þæder

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man þǽm túna teóðunga þæder (ibidem) þe tó mynstre hýrað. And ǽlc preóst ... þæder (ad ipsum hospitale ) his teóðunga , Chrd. 51, 12-15. to a matter ꝥ hé tó þám gódan gewilnungum cume, þe þæder þurh méda gelaðod næs, Chrd. 61, 28

dærstan

(n.)
Grammar
dærstan, derstan; pl.

Dregs, leesfæx

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Dregs, lees; fæx Nyle he ða dærstan him dón unbrýce verumtamen fæx ejus non est exinanita, Ps. Th. 74, 8. Ða derstan beóþ góde the dregs will be good, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 38, 18, 19.

Linked entries: derstan dresten

inne-cund

(adj.)
Grammar
inne-cund, adj.

Internalinward

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Internal, inward Is geornlíce tó behealdenne ðonne hie ða úterran þing dón sculon ðæt hie ne síen ðæm innecundan ingeþonce áfierrede ... hí ðonne lǽtaþ ácólian ða innecundan lufan est vigilanter intuendum, ne, dum cura ab eis exterior agitur, ab interna

ærning

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And ic nóht ðon ǽr ðǽre ærninge blon 'quam magnum vae facis mihi sic equitando.' Et ego nihilominus coeptis institi vetitis, Bd. 5, 6; Sch. 576, 19. Mid swíðe geswenctan horse for ærninge vehementer equo in cursu fatigato, Gr. D. 38, 30. Add

tó-tellan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-tellan, p. -teled

To distinguish in countingcount separately

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To distinguish in counting, count separately Án íglond ligþ út on gársecg ðǽr nǽngu biþ niht on sumera ne wuhte ðon má on wintra dæg tóteled an island lies out in the ocean, where in summer no night can be distinguished in reckoning time, any more than

fincer

(n.)
Grammar
fincer, es; m.

A fingerdigĭtus

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A finger; digĭtus hider fincer ðínne infer digĭtum tuum huc, Jn. Rush. War. 20, 27