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hǽþen-nes

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monige wæs gecígende fram hǽþenesse (hǽðennesse, v. l.) and fram gedwolan heora lífes multos ab errore reuocans, 5, 11; Sch. 611, 5. people among whom (or district in which) heathenism prevails: — Wit begétan ðás béc æt haeðnum herge mid uncre claene feó

Linked entry: hǽþen-dóm

nett

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ic wéne þeáh ꝥ gé hí ðonne settan úp on dúnum and innon wudum, Bt. 33, 3; F. 118, 11-15. v. feax-, fugol-, sǽ-, wíd(?)-nett

ófostlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ófostlíce, adv.

Hastily, speedily, in haste

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Gewít ðú ófestlíce féran, 172, 24; Gen. 2849. Mé ófestlíce gehýr velociter exaudi me Ps. Th. 101, 2. Ófstlíce cursim, velociter Hpt. Gl. 446, 48.

ge-stælan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stælan, p. de; pp. ed

To set upput uponimputeaccusestatuereimponere inimputarearguereaccusare

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To set up, put upon, impute, accuse; statuere, imponere in, imputare, arguere, accusare Ge feor hafaþ fǽhþe gestæled and moreover [she] hath a deadly feud set up, Beo. Th. 2685; B. 1340.

ge-þafung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þafung, e; f.

Permissionallowanceassentconsentpermissioassensusconsensus

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Ðyssum wordum óðer ðæs cyninges wita and ealdormann geþafunge sealde, and to ðære sprǽce féng cujus suasiōni verbisque prudentĭbus alius optĭmātum trĭbŭens assensum, contĭnuo subdĭdit, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 12: 4, 8; S. 576, note 5

Linked entry: þafung

wæps

(n.)
Grammar
wæps, wæsp, es; m.

A wasp

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Wæps vespa, fe[s]pa, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 66: ii. 35, 27. Wæsp, vespis, 148, 17: i. 281, 37. Weaps vespa, 77, 49. Uuaefsas (waeffsas, Ep. Gl.) vespas (uuaeps, vespa, Erf. Gl.), Txts. 105, 2098

Linked entries: wæfs wæsp

eal-mǽst

(adv.)
Grammar
eal-mǽst, æl-mǽst; adv.

ALMOSTtotum fere, pene

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ALMOST; totum fere, pene Hit iseal-mǽst mid háligra manna naman geset sanctōrum hŏmĭnum nōmĭnĭbus totum fere obsĭtum est, Bd. Whelc. 448, 18; Homl. Th. ii. 466, 22

Linked entry: æl-mǽst

ge-hát

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Ne hopa ðú tó swíðe tó ðám ðe ðé man geháte; ðǽr lyt geháta bið, ðǽr bið lyt lygena ( where there are few promises, there are few lies ), Prov. K. 7. Þá leásan men treówa gehátað fægerum wordum . . ., habbað on gehátum hunigsmæccas, Leás. 28.

Linked entry: hát

lencten

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The season according to the poetical calendar began on Feb. 7 and ended on May 8 Æfter seofentýnum þrowade nihtgerímes Mathias ( his day was Feb. 24) þæs þe lencten on tún geliden hæfde, Menol. 28.

weorold-ege

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-ege, es; m.
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Worldly fear, fear of the world Hý sculan Godes ege habban on gemynde and ne eargian for woruldege ealles tó swýðe, L. I. P. 6; Th. ii. 310, 20

Linked entry: ege

æl-mǽst

(adv.)
Grammar
æl-mǽst, adv.

Almostfere

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Almost; fere, Chr. 1091; Th. 359,12

féte

(adj.)
Grammar
féte, adj.

Provided with feetfootedpĕdĭbus instructus

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Provided with feet, footed; pĕdĭbus instructus

Linked entry: fóte

ge-scýnian

(v.)

to fearmetuere

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to fear; metuere, Rtl. 32, 9

crang

(v.)
Grammar
crang, pl. crungon

fellperisheddied

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fell, perished, died; p. of cringan

be-feól

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-feól, -feóll

fell

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fell,Lk. Bos. 10, 36;

dreás

rushed, fell

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rushed, fell; p, of dreósan

fóte

(adj.)
Grammar
fóte, adj.

Provided with feetfootedpĕdātus

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Provided with feet, footed; pĕdātus

big-leofan

(v.)
Grammar
big-leofan, part. ende; p. ede; pp. ed

To nourish, feed, supportcibare

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To nourish, feed, support; cibare

land-feoh

(n.)
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Cf. wudu-feoh

fót-gemearc

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Add: measurement by feet. Cf. míl-gemearc