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grǽdig

(adj.)
Grammar
grǽdig, adj.
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Gífrost and grǽdgost most rapacious and most greedy, Exon. 128 a; Th. 493, 2; . 81, 24

Linked entry: grédig

swétness

(n.)
Grammar
swétness, e; f.
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In gistenc suoetnises in odore suavitatis, Rtl. 12, 17. Ic nardes stenc oferswíþe mid mínre swétnesse, Exon. Th. 423, 30; . 41, 30. of taste Suoetnis ambrosea, Wrt. Voc. ii. 100, 14. Ðæs monnan swétnes, Past. 17; Swt. 125, 23.

Linked entry: swótness

eád

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Þá hyra týr and eád ýcað, . 27, 23. wealth, riches Siððan his eaforan eád bryttedon ... him wæs beorht wela, Gen. 1602. Hié eád bryttedon, oð þæt hié ne meahton leng somed ... heora bégra þǽr ǽhte habban, 1891.

fród

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Treów . . . fród dagum, . 54, 4. of things Fród fyrngeweorc (a statue), An. 738: the universe, Ph. 84. Fród fyrngewritu ( the Old Testament ), El. 431

onettan

Grammar
onettan, l. ónettan, and in 1. 26 for 1529
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substitute 1579. add: expressing quickness of movement or procedure Heó gewát hyre west þonan feran, forð ónette, . 30, 11.

on-bærnan

(v.)
Grammar
on-bærnan, p. de.

to set fire to, to light (a fire), to kindleto burn, consume by burningto heat, inflameto kindle desire for anything, to incite

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Th. 78, 5. to burn, consume by burning Fýr onbærneþ, 79, 15. to heat, inflame Mid ðisse pannan hierstinge wæs Paulus onbærned Paulus hujus sartaginis urebatur frix ra, Past. 21, 6; Swt. 165, 3.

on-hebban

(v.)
Grammar
on-hebban, p. -hóf (the weak form -hefde also occurs); pp. -hafen.

to lift up, raise (the eyes, voice)to raise (as barm does), to leavento take up, beginto take awaymetaph. to lift up, exalt (generally in a bad sense)

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Th. 412, 28; . 31. 7. Ðá onhóf Laurentius his égan up, Shrn. 116, 4. Petrus onhóf his stefne, Blickl. Homl. 149, 21. to raise (as barm does), to leaven Ne ete gé nán þing onhafenes. Ex. 12, 19. to take up, begin (cf.

Linked entries: an-hebban in-hebban

bærnan

to expose to the action of heatto cauterizeto cause to give lightto consume by fire

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H. 145, 4. to consume by fire Ic folcsalo bærne, . 2, 5. Gif man óðres wudu bærneð, Ll. Th. i. 70, 4. Swá se byrnenda swefl ðone munt bærnþ, Bt. 16, 1;F. 50, 5. Hý hergiað and bærnað, Wlfst. 163, 12.

a-metan

(v.)
Grammar
a-metan, p. -mette; pp. -mett; v. trans, [a, metan to paint]

To paintdepictadornpingeredepingereornare

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Bd. de nat. rm; Wrt. popl. scienc. 10, 12 Lchdm, iii. 254, 9

be-hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hycgan, -hicgan

to thinkconsiderbear in mindtrustmeditariconsideraresollicitumesse de reconfidereniti

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Ðe on Gode behicgaþ qui in Deo acquiescunt R. Ben. 31

Linked entry: be-hicgan

deór-fald

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Voc. ii. 129, 64. [ a deer-park Se king rád in his dérfald, Chr. 1123; P. 251, 5. þis wæs segon on þe selue derfald in þá tune on Burch and on ealle þá wudes, 1127; P. 258, 21. ]

hornnaap

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Further could horn = orn (ran) ? ; and could two quite different glosses have been suggested for the same Latin word, because the glosser was uncertain whether to connectt]

BE

(prep.)
Grammar
BE, [abbreviated from big = bí, q. v.]; prep. dat. and instr.

BYnear totoatinonuponaboutwithjuxtapropeadsecusincumoffromabouttouchingconcerningdequoadforbecause ofafterbythroughaccording topropropterersecundumbesideout ofeex

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Be grúnde wód went on the ground, Exon. 106a; Th. 404, 29; . 23, 15. Be ýþláfe along the leaving of the waves, Beo. Th. 1136; B. 566. Ic be grúnde græfe I dig along the ground, Exon. 106a; Th. 403, 3; . 22, 2. Be fullan in full; abundanter, Ps.

feran

(v.)
Grammar
feran, to ferenne; part. ferende; p. ferde, pl. ferdon; pp. fered [fer a journey]

To gomake a journeyset outtravelmarchsailīreĭter făcĕreproficiscitransīremigrārenāvĭgāre

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Folc ferende travelling people, Cd. 80; Th. 99, 28; Gen. 1653: Exon. 103 a; Th. 390, 12; . 8, 9: Ps. Th. 125, 5. Ic fere geond foldan I travel over the earth, Exon. 101 a; Th. 381, 2; . 2, 5: Ps. Th. 140, 12.

Linked entry: fyran

DEORC

(adj.)
Grammar
DEORC, def. se deorca, seó, ðæt deorce; adj.

DARK, obscure, gloomy, sad tenebrōsus, obscūrus

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Gebrecu féraþ deorc ofer dreohtum [MS. dreontum] the crashes go dark over multitudes, Exon. 102 a; Th. 385, 15; . 4, 45: 48 b; Th. 168, 1; Gú. 1071.

Linked entry: deorcian

FÉDAN

(v.)
Grammar
FÉDAN, part. fédende; he fédeþ, fét, fétt; p. ic, he fédde, ðú féddest, pl. féddon; pp. féded, fédd.

nourishsupportsustainbring upeducatepascĕrecĭbārenutrīreengtrīresustentāreedŭcāreto bring forthproducegignĕreprodūcĕre

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Fédd beón pastus esse, pasci, R. Conc. 10. to bring forth, produce; gignĕre, prodūcĕre Wæstmas fédan to bring forth fruits, Cd. 46; Th. 59, 8; Gen. 960.

Linked entry: féding

FUGEL

(n.)
Grammar
FUGEL, fugol, fugul; gen. fugeles, fugles; m.

A birdFOWLăvisāles

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Th. 101, 5: Exon. 108 a; Th. 413, 18; . 32, 7. Fugle gelícost most like to a bird, Beo. Th. 442; B. 218. Ðone fugel hátaþ Filistina fruman uasa mortis the princes of the Philistines call the bird vāsa mortis. Salm.

Linked entries: fen-fugelas fugol fugul

ge-tígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tígan, pp. -tíged

To tiebind

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Ðǽr stód án ramm getíged be ðam hornum there stood a ram tied by the horns, Homl. Th. ii. 62, 3: i. 206, 10: Lk. Bos. 19, 30: Mt. Bos. 21, 2

un-coðu

(n.)
Grammar
un-coðu, e; f.: -coða, an; m.

Disease

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Hé mid ísene ðone uncoðan (ða uncoðe, v. rr. ) áceorfe, R. Ben. 52, 19. Orfcwealm oþðon mancwealm þurh fǽrlíce uncoða, Wulfst. 170, 2

eom

(v.)
Grammar
eom, [eam, am], ðú eart [earþ, art, arþ], he is, ys;

I am, thou art, he is sum, es, est

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Th. 49; Fin. 24: Exon. 102b; Th. 388, 1; . 6, 1: Cd. 19; Th. 24, 4; Gen. 372: Cd. 215; Th. 270, 28; Sae. 97: Ps. Th. 68, 6: Bd. 5, 19; S. 640, 40