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FÓSTER

(n.)
Grammar
FÓSTER, fóstor, fóstur; gen. fóstres; n.

FOSTERingnourishingrearingfeedingfoodnourishmentprovisionsedŭcātionutrīciumpastioalĭmentumvictus

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A FOSTERing, nourishing, rearing, feeding, food, nourishment, provisions; edŭcātio, nutrīcium, pastio, alĭmentum, victus Ic gegaderige in to ðé of deórcynne and of fugelcynne gemacan, ðæt hí eft to fóstre beón I will gather in to thee mates of beast-kind

Linked entries: féster fóstor fóstur

fyrn-dagas

(n.)
Grammar
fyrn-dagas, gen. a; dat. um; pl. m.

Days of oldancient dayspriscæ dies

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Days of old, ancient days; priscæ dies Ðis is se ilca God ðone on fyrndagum fæderas cúðon this is the same God whom your fathers knew in days of old, Andr. Kmbl. 1503; An. 753: 1951; An. 978: Cd. 223; Th. 293, 31; Sat. 463. Swá hine fyrndagum worhte

neósan

(v.)
Grammar
neósan, p. de (?) with gen. acc. or clause.

to search outfind out by enquiryto seekvisitto seek with hostile intent

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to search out, find out by enquiry Wolde ic ánes tó ðé cræftes neósan ðæt ðú me getǽhte hú ðú sǽhengeste sund wísige one art would I find out by enquiry of thee; that thou wouldest teach me how for the sea-horse thou guidest its swimming, Andr. Kmbl.

úre

(pronoun.)
Grammar
úre, gen. pl. of personal pronoun of first person.

Of usour

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Of us Adam can yfel and gód, swá swá úre sum ( quasi unus ex nobis ), Gen. 3, 22. Ús is eallum þearf, ðæt úre ǽghwylc óþerne bylde, Byrht. Th. 138, 42; By. 234: Beo. Th. 2776; B. 1386. Úre ealra bliss eardhæbbendra laetantium omnium nostrum habitatio

Linked entries: eówer úrer

rǽd-gift

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd-gift, glosses consulatus, senatus
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Rǽdgifte senatum, Germ. 398, 108

ceoler

Grammar
ceoler, (-or).
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Ger. kelor gurgustium (Gall. 464): O. H. Ger. celur. Grff. iv. 385. v. Job, c. 40. v. 26.] Cf. ceosol

be-swælan

Grammar
be-swælan, l. -swǽlan,
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Beswǽled ambustum, circumustum, Germ. 391, 23. Ic wæs grimlíce beswǽled for þám micclan byrne, Hml. S. 23 b, 574. and add

cláþ-weóce

(n.)
Grammar
cláþ-weóce, an; f.
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A small piece of cloth used as a wick Of bedrýpedum cláþe, of gedrýpydre cláþweócan linteolo ebrio (madido ), Germ. 391, 18

ge-hýþigian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hýþigian, to make suitable, free from restraint or
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Gehýþegode expedita, Germ. 391, 31

sleg-neát

(n.)
Grammar
sleg-neát, es; n.

A beast to be slaughtereda ewe to be slaughtered

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A beast to be slaughtered Hé geselle éghwelce gére tuá slegneát (slægnǽt) Chr. 852; Erl. 67, 39 Ch. Th. 105, 4

Linked entries: neát sliht-swín

bolster

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Bolstrum auleis, Germ. 399, 366. Add

rǽd-gifa

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd-gifa, an; m.
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Ger. rát-gebo : Icel. ráð-gjafi.] Cf. rǽd-bora and next word

þistel-twige

(n.)
Grammar
þistel-twige, an; f.
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Ger. distil-finco carduelis: Ger. distel-fink a linnet: O. H. Ger. distil-ziu carduelus] Þisteltuige, distiltige cardella, Txts. 47, 381. Þisteltwige, Wrt. Voc. i. 281, 19

þegnest

(n.)
Grammar
þegnest, (? related to þegnian as O. Sax. thionost,
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Ger. thianust, thienest, O. H. Ger. dionóst, Icel. þjónusta are to verbs thionón, dionón, þjóna respectively; or(?) þénest, þeónest the English form corresponding to the nouns given above.

líg-spiwol

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Of lígspiwelum flóde de Flegetonte, Germ. 391, 199. The Latin translated by Dóm. L. 209 is: Os flammivomum im-plebitur igne. Add

tó-hrician

(v.)
Grammar
tó-hrician, p. ode

To divide,separate,cut up

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To divide, separate, cut up Tóhricod secta, Germ. 398, 183: dissipatum, 399, 303. Tóhricedum resectis, 398, 100. Cf. Hrycigende resulcans, 398, 144

tycgan

(v.)
Grammar
tycgan, p. togde (?)
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Ger. zucchen; p. zuhta rapere, eruere: Ger. zucken to shrug, writhe, palpitate: Icel. tyggja to chew: Dan. tugge.] Cf. togian, togung, togettan

Linked entry: ticgende

líf-fæstan

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Ger. líb-fastigón vivifícare'] : -líffæst-nian

BRÓC

(n.)
Grammar
BRÓC, gen. bróce; dat. bréc; acc. bróc, bréc; pl. nom. acc. bréc, brǽc; gen. bróca; dat. brocum; f.

the BREECHnatesBREECHES, trousers, pantaloonsbraca, bracæ, femoralia

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the BREECH; nates Under ða bréc under the breech, L. M. 1, 71; Lchdm. ii. 146, 3. a covering for the breech, in pl. BREECHES, trousers, pantaloons; braca, bracæ, femoralia Bréc femoralia, R. Ben. 55. Brǽc femoralia, Wrt. Voc. 81, 63

Linked entry: braccas

hwamm

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Hwommas angulos, Germ. 403, 14: porticus, 396, 175. Add