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irman

(v.)
Grammar
irman, p. de

to afflict ⬩ vex

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To make miserable or wretched, to afflict, vex Ðá ongunnan twá þeóda Pyhtas norþan and Scottas westan hí onwinnan and heora ǽhta niman and hergian and hí fela geára yrmdon and hýndon then began two peoples, the Picts from the north, the Scots from the

Linked entry: ge-irman

weorold-wela

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-wela, an; m.
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Swylcra fela weoruldwelena (cf. ealne ðisne andweardan welan, Bt. 32, 3; Fox 118, 20), Met. 19, 26. Waa ieów welegum, ðe iówer lufu eall and tóhopa is on eówrum woruldwelum, Past. 26; Swt. 181, 24. Ðiossum woruldwelum, 45 ; Swt. 339, 6.

drync

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Hé sǽde þám bróðrum drincea ( potionum ) getel (cf. þus fela scencea, 11), Gr. D. 127, 16. v. blód-, spiw(e)-, wæter-drync

ge-cíd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cíd, es; m. n.? l. n.
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Gyf him þince ꝥ hé geseó fela fugla ætsamne, ꝥ byð æfest and gecid (geflit and cíd, v.l. ), Lch. iii. 168, 17. ꝥ Gecygde (-ciid, v.l.) ond geflite litigio, contentioni, Bd. 1, 14; Sch. 38, 24.

plegan

Grammar
plegan, [In p. 775, col. 2, l. 2 for 361, l. 391.]
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Æfter þisum forlét Apollonius þá hearpan and plegode, and fela fægera þinga forðteáh, Ap. Th. 17, 12. <b>II b.</b> add :-- Ágan se cyngc plegan wið his geféran mid þóðere, Ap. Th. 13, 1.

for-swerian

(v.)

to commit perjury ⬩ To perjure one's self ⬩ forsworn ⬩ perjured ⬩ to constrain by swearing ⬩ to bewitch

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. ¶ for-sworen forsworn, perjured Fela synd forsworene, Wlfst. 268, 27. to constrain by swearing, to bewitch Forsuór defotabat Similar entries (v. áþ-swerian, wirgan), Txts. 57, 660.

hunta

(n.)
Grammar
hunta, an; m.

A hunter

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Ðá són ðǽræfter ða sǽgon and hérdon fela men feole huntes hunten. Ða huntes wǽron swarte and micele and ládlíce, Chr. 1127; Erl. 256, 28

ge-sáwan

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. :-- Þ deófol his falses tó fela ongemang ne gesáwe, Ll. Th. ii. 312, 27. to sow land Gesáwen æcer vel land seges, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 55

hwætlíce

(adv.)
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Ox. 1874. quickly, in a short time Swá swá wyrta felda hwætlíce ( cito ) hí feallaþ, Ps. L. 36, 2. Þæt tó þám hwætlícor hé mæge becuman quatinus ad eam quantocius valeat peruenire, Scint 29, 3

tucian

(v.)
Grammar
tucian, (or túcian ?; in Piers P. (v. infra) touked occurs, but the form of the noun is tokkere as well as touker, Prol. 100 A-text, and Halliwell gives tucker = fuller as a western word); p. ode

To treat ill ⬩ to afflict ⬩ harass ⬩ vex

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Hé heora fela ofslóh and 16 sceame tucode percussit Philisthiim ingenti plaga, Jud. 15, 8: Homl. Skt. ii. 26, 11. Hí man swang and tó ealre yrmðe tucode they were scourged and treated to (afflicted with) every misery, i. 23, 106.

Linked entry: ge-tucian

nafela

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Ylp is eall mid bánum befangen binnan þám felle bútan æt ðám nafelan, Hml. S. 25, 568. Ðonne þG gyrder habban wylle, þonne sete þú þíne handa forewearde wiðneoþan þínne nafolan and stríc tó þínum twám hypum, Tech. ii. 119, 22.

tówendan

(v.)
Grammar
tówendan, p. de

To overthrow ⬩ upset ⬩ subvert ⬩ overturn ⬩ to overthrow ⬩ demolish ⬩ to overthrow ⬩ destroy ⬩ to destroy by changing ⬩ to repeal a law ⬩ abrogate ⬩ abolish ⬩ overthrow ⬩ destroy

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Mid þusend-feld wrenches he þe herte towendeð, O. E. Homl. ii. 191, 26

BERIE

(n.)
Grammar
BERIE, berge, berige, berigie, an; f.

a BERRY ⬩ bacca ⬩ a grape ⬩ uva

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Though wín-berie, q. v. a wine-berry, is generally used in Anglo-Saxon for a grape, yet berge, berige are sometimes found, as, - Gif ðú gange binnan ðínes freóndes wíneard, et ðæra bergena swá fela, swá ðú wylle, and ne ber ðú ná má út mid ðé if thou

Linked entries: BÆR berge berige berigean berigie

CUMBOL

(n.)
Grammar
CUMBOL, cumbl , cuml , es; n.

a sign, image, military standard, ensign, banner ⬩ signum, imago, signum militare, vexillum ⬩ morbi signum, vulnus

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a sign, image, military standard, ensign, banner ; signum, imago, signum militare, vexillum In campe gecrong cumbles hyrde the standard's guardian fell in battle, Beo. Th. 5004; B. 2505 .

Linked entries: cuml cumul

lactuca

(n.)
Grammar
lactuca, an; f. This word seems to retain its Latin form in the nominative, but otherwise conforms to English usage, and is generally treated as a weak noun. The form lactucas, however, occurs in the Leechdoms, which, though it looks like a strong plural masc., seems to be singular
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Eton þeorfe hláfas mid ðære lactucan ðe on felda wixþ edent azymos panes cum lactucis agrestibus, Ex. 12, 8. Etan þeorfe hláfas mid feldlícere lactucan, Homl. Th. ii. 264, 3.

mǽr-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽr-líc, adj.

Great ⬩ magnificent ⬩ glorious ⬩ splendid ⬩ illustrious

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Ðæt wæter feóll ofer Pharaones mǽrlícum riddum the water fell upon Pharaoh's splendid knights, Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 31. (of things) Mýrlíc cynehelm corona inclita, Kent. Gl. 67.

afor

Grammar
afor, l. áfor.
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Gif se maga þæs ne féle, lege óþra on-legena on strengran and áferran, 192, 21

ge-fyrþran

(v.)
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</b> to help by giving, to endow, enrich :-- Eádgár cynincg þone crístendóm gefyrðrode, and fela munuclífa árǽrde, Hml. S. 21, 446. Ðone freóls hí gefriðodon and gefyrðredon, þeáh hé on gewrite ne stóde, Cht. Th. 115, 35.

ge-martyrian

(v.)
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Enoh and Elias þurh þone þeódfeónd gemartrode (-martirode, v.l.) weorðaþ, þe God sylfa fela hund wintra geheóld, Wlfst. 85, 19. to put to a cruel death, slay an innocent person Ongan Þunor þone cyning biddan ꝥ hé móste þá æþelingas dearnunga ácwellan

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

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