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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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Sum sǽdere ferde to sáwenne his sǽd a sower went to sow his seed, ii. 88, 13: 90, 10. He ferde fram him and wæs fered on heofen recessit ab eis et ferēbātur in cælum, Lk. Bos. 24, 51.

Linked entry: fyran

þweores

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
þweores, þwires, þwyres.

across as opposed to alongathwarttransverselycrosswise as opposed to lengthwayson the flankperverselywrongly

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Hé hét ǽnne weall þwyres ofer eall ðæt lond ásettan from óþ , Ors. 6, 15; Swt. 270, 13.

Linked entries: þwires þwyre

ge-sendan

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On gesended (beworpen, W.S.), Mk. L. R. 9, 42. to send forth, emit sound, utter a word Ðás ásægdniso tó eáre rúmmódnise ic gisendo ( emitio ). Rtl. 125, 7. Mið ðý gesende stefne micla emissa uoce magna, Mk. L. 15, 37.

grad

(n.)
Grammar
grad, es; m. [Lat. gradus]
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Æt sumum sǽle ætslád se hálga wer on ðám heálícum gradum æt ðam hálgum weofode on one occasion the holy man slipped on the tall steps at the holy altar, Homl: Th. ii. 512, 11

ge-lóme

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Gelóme ic eów sǽde, Hml. Th. ii. 72, 24: i. 566, 34. Þider þú fundadest longe and gelóme, Cri. 1672.

gafol-irþ

(n.)
Grammar
gafol-irþ, e; f.

The ploughing by theand the sowing from his own barn of a certain portion of the lord's land and the reaping and carrying of the crop to the lord's barn by way of rent

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Þa gerihta þæ ðá ceorlas sculan dón tó Hysseburnan ... .iii. æceras geerian on heora ágenre hwíle and mid heora ágenan sǽde gesáwan, and on heora ágenre hwíle on bærene gebringan, Cht. Th. 144, 28-38

Linked entries: gærs-irþ gafol-yrþ

wǽdla

(n.; adj.)

poorneedyindigentwantingdeficient inpoor inbeggingpoorneedya poor, needy persona poor, needy persona beggar

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Surt. 108, 17. with gen. of what is wanting, wanting, of persons Ne geseah ic his sǽd, ðæt wǽre hláfes wǽdla non vidi semen ejus egens panem, Ps. Th. 36, 24.

Cwichelmes hlǽw

(n.)
Grammar
Cwichelmes hlǽw, Cwicchelmes hlǽw , Cwicelmes hlǽw ,es; m. [hlǽw a heap, barrow, small hill: Flor. Cuiccelmeslawe: Hunt. Chichelmeslaue: Hovd. Cwichelmelow: Cwichelm's hill; Cwichelmi agger]

CUCKHAMSLEY hill or Cuchinslow, Berkshire, a large barrow on a wide plain overlooking White Horse Vale Cwichelmi agger in agro Berchensi

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Ceóles ége, and wendon him ðá andlang Æsces dúne to Cwichelmes [Cwicelmes, Th. 256, 28, col. 1: Cwicchelmes, 257, 27, col. 1] hlǽwe and ðǽr onbídedon beótra gylpa, forðan oft man cwæþ, gif hí Cwichelmes [Cwicelmes, col. 1] hlǽwe gesóhton, ðæt hí nǽfre to

nídling

(n.)
Grammar
nídling, es; m.

one who serves of necessitya slavebondmanone who has to serve on board shipa sailor

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Ðá ongunnon ða nýdlingas and ða scypmen ða ancras on ðone sendan woldon ðæt scyp mid gefæstnian tentabant navitae anchoris in mare missis navem retinere, Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 40

ge-mengednys

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mengednys, -mengdnys, -mencgednys, -mencgdnys, -mencgnys, -nyss, e; f.

A mingling together, mixing, mixture, connectioncommixtio, admixtio

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Ðære gemengednyssa the minglings of the sea, 610, 11 : 608, 20

Linked entry: ge-mencgednys

sige-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
sige-fæst, adj.
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Hí sigefæste ofer férdon, Bd. 1, 12 ; S. 481, 15. Sigefæste triumphabiles, triumpho plenos, Hpt. Gl. 489. 33. Hý beóþ ðý gesundran and ðý sigefæstran, Exon. Th. 408, 29 ; Rä. 27, 19.

súþ

(adv.)
Grammar
súþ, adv.
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Súð ofer fóron, 897; Erl. 94, 28. Fóron súð ymbútan, 894; Erl. 91, 5. Seó sunne cymþ eft súð tó ðam winterlícan sunnstede, Lchdm. iii. 250, 24: 260, 10: Cd. Th. 118, 16; Gen. 1966. Súð ne norð ofer eormengrund óþer nǽnig sélra nǽre, Beo.

man

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Swá swá scyp brincð man ofer ; syððan hé tó lande cymð, þonne forlǽt hé ꝥ scyp, Solil. H. 21, 20. with correlative they: — Gif ǽnig . . . fluge . . . ꝥ hine mon slóge swá raðe swá mon hiora fiónd wolde, Ors. 1, 12 ; S. 52, 35.

ǽg-hwǽr

Grammar
ǽg-hwǽr, Dele á-hwǽr, and add: -hwár, -wern.

in every place,to every place, in every directionin every casein every respect

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Hié hergodon ǽghwǽr be ðám , Chr. 918; P. 98, 12: 998; P. 131, 13. Him wæs ǽghwǽr wá, Sat. 342. Ǽghwǽr onbútan circumquaque, An. Ox. 2, 251. Ǽghwǽr on eorþan, Gen. 2705. Geneósian ealra þeóda ǽghwǽr landes ad visitandas omnes gentes, Ps.

up-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
up-weard, adj.

turned upwardsmoving upwards.

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For ðam gelómlícum ðeáwe his gebeda, swá hwǽr swá hé sæt, ðæt his gewuna wæs ðæt hé his handa upwearde hæfde ofer his cneówa ob crebrum morem orandi, semper ubicumque sedens, supinas super genua sua manus habere solitus sit, Bd. 3, 12; S. 537, 25. moving

lagu-flód

(n.)
Grammar
lagu-flód, es; m.

Seaoceanstreamwavewater

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Swá wé on laguflóde ofer ceald wæter ceólum líðan geond sídne , Exon. 20 a; Th. 53, 16; Cri. 851. Heliseus leólc ofer laguflód on swonráde, 75 b; Th. 283, 2; Jul. 674.

súþ

(adj.)
Grammar
súþ, cpve. súþra; spve. súþmest; adj.
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. ¶ Súþan in combination with prepositions :-- Be-súðan south of the sea, Shrn. 145, 17. Him be-súðan, Cd. Th. 182, 1; Exod. 69. Náðer ne be-norðan mearce ne be-súðan, L. Ath. v. 5; Th. i. 232, 19. Be-súþan ðæm múþan, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 10, 8.

Linked entry: be-súþan

á-fyllan

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</b> with prep. mid :-- Ðone mid scipun and mid his fultume áfyllan, Ors. 2, 5; S. 84, 14. Áfyllan fatu mid wætere, Hml. Th. i. 58, 12. Seó dene wæs áfylled mid manna sáwlum, ii. 350, 9. to fill, supply abundantly, with gen.

ege-full

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Seó is hwílon swíðe hreóh and egeful on tó beónne, Hml. Th. i. 182, 33. Tó þám egefullan Godes dóme tremendo judicio Dei, R. Ben. 31, 10.

mist

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Add: a cloud of minute particles of water, vapour of water, cloud Hé hét his cnapan háwian tó ðǽre gif ǽnig mist árise of ðám mycclum brymme. Hml. S. 18, 146.