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BLÁWAN

(v.)
Grammar
BLÁWAN, part. bláwende; ic bláwe, ðú bláwest, bláwst, blǽwest, blǽwst, he bláweþ, bláwþ, blǽweþ, bláwþ, pl. bláwaþ; p. bleów, bléw, pl. bleówon; pp. bláwen

To BLOW, breathe ⬩ flare, sufflare

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Bláwen is on smiððan conflatur in conflatorio, Prov. 27. v. trans Drihten háteþ héh-englas béman bláwan the Lord shall command the archangels to blow the trumpets, Cd. 227; Th. 302, 19; Sat. 602.

Linked entry: bláwung

FYLLAN

(v.)
Grammar
FYLLAN, ic fylle, ðú fyllest, fylst, he fylleþ, fylþ, pl. fyllaþ; p. fylde, fyllde, pl. fyldon; impert. fyl, pl. fyllaþ; pp. fylled, fyld; v. trans.

To FILL ⬩ replenish ⬩ satisfy ⬩ cram ⬩ stuff ⬩ finish ⬩ complete ⬩ fulfil ⬩ implēre ⬩ replēre ⬩ sătŭrāre ⬩ farcīre ⬩ supplēre ⬩ complēre

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Ic crammige oððe fylle farcio, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 2; Som. 34, 36. Ic fylle suppleo, 26, 1; Som. 28, 29. Ðú fyllest [fylst Spl.] ealra wihta gehwam bletsunga tu imples omne anĭmal bĕnĕdictiōne, Ps. Th. 144, 17.

Linked entry: fullian

CWELLAN

(v.)
Grammar
CWELLAN, ic cwelle, ðú cwelest, cwelst, he cweleþ, cwelþ, pl. cwellaþ; p. cwealde , pl. cwealdon; pp. cwelled, cweled, cweald ; v. a.

To kill, slay = QUELL? ⬩ necare, trucidare, occidere, mactare

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Grn. ii. p. 289, 105. Oft ic cwelle compwæpnum often I till with battle-weapons, Exon. 105b; Th. 401, 9; Rä. 21, 9. Ðú ramm cwelst thou shalt kill the ram, Ex. 29, 16. We cwellaþ we kill, Ex. 8, 26. Cwealde had killed, Andr. Kmbl. 3247; An. 1626.

Linked entries: cwoellan cuellan

fellan

(v.)
Grammar
fellan, fyllan; ic felle, ðú felest, felst, he feleþ, felþ, pl. fellaþ; p. felde, pl. feldon; pp. felled; v. trans.

To cause to fall ⬩ to fell ⬩ cut or throw down ⬩ strip off ⬩ destroy ⬩ cædĕre ⬩ sternĕre ⬩ projĭcĕre ⬩ abjĭcĕre ⬩ dejĭcĕre ⬩ destruĕre

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To cause to fall, to fell, cut or throw down, strip off, destroy; cædĕre, sternĕre, projĭcĕre, abjĭcĕre, dejĭcĕre, destruĕre Gefered ðǽr hit felde borne where it was thrown down, Exon. 109 b; Th. 419, 11; Rä. 38, 4. feallan

blissian

(v.)
Grammar
blissian, blyssian, blissigan, blissigean; part. blissiende, blissigende; ic blissie, blissige, ðú blissast, he blissaþ, pl. blissiaþ; p. ode, ede, ade; pp. od, ed, ad

To rejoice, exult, be glad or merry ⬩ lætari, gaudere, exultare, ovare ⬩ To make to rejoice, to gladden, delight, exhilarate ⬩ lætificare

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Ic blissige [Spl. blissie] ofer spæce ðínre lætabor ego super eloquia tua, Ps. Lamb. 118, 162. Blissaþ se rihtwísa on Drihtne lætabitur justus in Domino, Ps. Lamb. 63, 11: 57, 11: Andr. Kmbl. 1268; An. 634.

Linked entry: blyssian

gistian

(v.)
Grammar
gistian, p. ode
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To be a guest, be lodged in another's house On wrigylse fiðra þínra ic gystige ( I will lodge? The Latin is exultabo ), Ps. Cam. 62, 8.

óre

(n.)
Grammar
óre, an; f.

A mine, place in which ore is dug

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A mine, place in which ore is dug ísern óre ferri fodina, in quo loco ferrum foditur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, II

Linked entry: óra

HÉR

(adv.)
Grammar
HÉR, adv.

HERE ⬩ in this world ⬩ at this time

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I. prm; Th. ii. 394, 4-16. Hér in this year, Chr. passim

ge-hýran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hýran, -híran, -héran; to -hýranne, -hýrenne; part. -hýrende; ic -hýre, -ðú -hýrest, -hýrst, he -hýreþ, -hýrþ, pl. -hýraþ; p. ic, he -hýrde, ðú -hýrdest, pl. -hýrdon; impert. -hýr, pl. -hýre, -hýraþ; subj. pres. -hýre, pl. -hýron; p. -hýrde, pl. -hýrden; pp. -hýred.

To hear ⬩ give ear to ⬩ audīre ⬩ exaudīre ⬩ To hear ⬩ audīre ⬩ to obey ⬩ obĕdire

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Ic ðæt gehýre, ðæt ðis is hold weorod I hear that this is a friendly band, Beo. Th. 585; B. 290 : Exon. 72 b; Th. 270, 6; Jul. 461. Gehýrest ðú uncerne earne hwelp hearest thou our active whelp? 101 a; Th. 380, 30; Rä. 1, 16.

a-bítan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bítan, ic -bíte, ðú -bítest, -bítst, he -bíteþ, -bit, pl. -bítaþ; p. -bát, pl. -biton; pp. -biten; v. a.

To bite ⬩ eat ⬩ consume ⬩ devour ⬩ mordere ⬩ arrodere ⬩ mordendo necare ⬩ comedere ⬩ devorare

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I. P. 6; Th. ii. 310, 31. Míne scép sind abitene my sheep are devoured. Homl. Th. i. 242, 10. Ðú his ne abítst non comedas ex eo. Deut. 28, 31

Linked entry: a-bát

toft

(n.)

a piece of ground, ⬩ messuage, ⬩ homestead ⬩ a place marked out for a house or building ⬩ a square piece of ground with walls but without roof ⬩ an enclosed home-field ⬩ campus ⬩ an elevated piece of ground ⬩ a field where a house or building once stood.

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O. 13; Th. i. 184, 7; Lchdm. iii. 286, 23. [Ic an] intó ðe túnkirke on Mardingford .v.-acres and áne toft and .ii. acres médwe . . . And míne landseðlen here toftes tó ówen aihte, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 282, 26-29.

wiþ-metenness

(n.)
Grammar
wiþ-metenness, e; f.

Comparison

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On wiðmetenysse in comparatione, Hpt. Gl. 420, 22. On his wiðmetennysse in comparison with it, Homl. Th. i. 618, 20. Næs hé geteald tó ðyssere wiðmetennysse he was not included in this comparison, ii. 38, 3.

Linked entry: wiþ-gemetness

ge-bindan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bindan, ic -binde, ðú -bintst, -binst, he -bint, pl. -bindaþ; p. ic, he -band, -bond, ðú -bunde, pl. -bundon; pp. -bunden [ge-, bindan to bind, tie] 1.

to bind ⬩ tie up ⬩ lĭgāre ⬩ allĭgāre ⬩ vincīre ⬩ constringĕre ⬩ to deceive ⬩ fallĕre

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Th. ii. 414, 18: Cd. 23; Th. 29, 3; Gen. 444: Beo. Th. 845; B. 420. Ðære moldan sumne dǽl he gebond on his sceáte a part of the mould he tied up in his clothing, Bd. 3, 10; S. 534, 23: Exon. 18 b; Th.46, 5; Cri. 732.

Linked entries: ge-bond ge-bunden

Fornétes folm

(n.)
Grammar
Fornétes folm, e; f.

Fornet's palm ⬩ Fornēti palma

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In the Gl. Cleop. folm is glossed mănus, the hand or palm. As this refers to the palm only, it leaves us in difficulty what variety is intended by Fornet's palm.

Tíw

(n.)
Grammar
Tíw, Tíg, Tí, es; m.

the god Tiw, a Teutonic deity to whom amongst the Latin gods Mars most nearly corresponded ⬩ in the name of one of the days

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The word is probably to be recognized in the form tyz, which is given as the name of the Gothic T in the Vienna MS. containing a Gothic alphabet, and from it a Gothic Tius may be inferred. O. H. Ger. Ziu(-o) the name of a god (preserved in M. H.

Linked entries: Tíg Tuu

-hám

(suffix)
Grammar
-hám, es; m.

the abode of the elves

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'The Latin word which appears most nearly to translate it is vicus, and it seems to be identical in form with the Greek κώμη.

fugol-wylle

(adj.)
Grammar
fugol-wylle, adj.

Bird-springing ⬩ producing birds ⬩ abounding in birds ⬩ ăvĭbus ăbundans

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Bird-springing, producing birds, abounding in birds; ăvĭbus ăbundans Hit is fiscwylle and fugolwylle it is abounding in fish and fowl, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 41

Linked entry: fugel-wylle

Sedlingas

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Add: In Ps. Cant. 67, 32 (not 34) redlingum is printed: in Ps. Cam. Wédlingum is suggested, as if Æthiopia had been connected or confused with inopia

hefig-tíme

(adj.)
Grammar
hefig-tíme, -týme; adj.

Grievous ⬩ wearisome ⬩ tedious ⬩ troublesome

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Gif hit is hefigtýme on ðyssere worulde hit becymþ tó micelre méde on ðære tóweardan if it is productive of trouble in this world, it attains to a great reward in that which is to come, i. 56, 4:Ælfc. Gen. Thw. p. 1, 6.

Linked entry: hefe-tíme

wudu-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-rǽden, wudu-rǽdenn, e; f.

Woodcutting ⬩ right of cutting timber in a wood

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Kmbl. iv. 20, 5. An ic twéga wǽna gang tó wuduredenne, vi. 36, 16. Heó hæbbe ða wudurǽddenne in ðæm wuda ðe ða ceorlas brúcaþ, and éc ic hire léte tó ðæt ceorla gráf, ii. 100, 14