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feówerþe-móder

(n.)
Grammar
feówerþe-móder, indecl. in sing; but dat, sing. -méder; pl. nom. acc. -módra; gen. -módra; dat. -módrum; f.

A great-great-grandmother ⬩ ăbăvia

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A great-great-grandmother; ăbăvia, Ælfc. Gl. 91; Som. 75, 13; Wrt. Voc. 51, 58

fyðera

(n.)
Grammar
fyðera, fyðeru, fyðru, pl. nom. acc; gen. fyðera, fyðerena; dat. inst. fyðerum; n : also pl. nom. acc. fyðeras; m.

Wings ⬩ ālæ ⬩ pennæ

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Wings; ālæ, pennæ Fyðera [Lamb. fyðeras] culfran ofersylfrede pennæ cŏlumbæ deargentātæ, Ps. Spl. 67, 14. Sunu manna on wǽfelse fyðera ðínra hihtaþ fīlii hŏmĭnum in tegmĭne ālārum tuārum spērābunt, Ps. Spl. 35, 8 : 56, 2 : 60, 4 : 62, 8. Under sceade

þeód-land

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-land, es; n.

an inhabited district, ⬩ a region, ⬩ country ⬩ the continent(?)

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Wé fram dæge tó óþrum geáxiaþ ungecyndelíco wítu geond þeódland (throughout the world) tó mannum cumene, Blickl. Homl. 107, 26. Hé wearð wíde geond þeódland geweorðad, Chr. 959; Erl. 119, 23: Exon. Th. 19, 26; Cri. 306. the continent(?)

dæges eáge

(n.)
Grammar
dæges eáge, dæges ége,an ; n. [dæges, gen. of dæg a day; eáge, ége an eye: a day's eye]

DAISY ⬩ bellis perennis, Lin

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A DAISY; bellis perennis, Lin Dæges eáge consolĭda, Wrt. Voc. 79, 14. Dæges ége consolĭda, Ælfc. Gl. 42; Som. 64, 26; Wrt. Voc. 31, 36: Lchdm. iii. 292, 8

EÓWU

(n.)
Grammar
EÓWU, gen. eówe ; pl. nom. acc. eówa; gen. eówena; dat. eówenum; f; ewe, an; f. A

EWE, female sheep ⬩ ŏvis fēmĭna

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EWE, female sheep; ŏvis fēmĭna Ewes were milked by the Anglo-Saxons. The milk was used for domestic purposes: butter and cheese were made from it; for Ælfric teaches the shepherd [sceáp-hyrde] to say, 'On fórewerdne morgen ic drífe sceáp míne to heora

fandian

(v.)
Grammar
fandian, fandigan; to fandienne; p. ede , ode ; pp. ed , od ; v. trans. gen. dat. acc.

To try, tempt, prove, examine, explore, seek, search out ⬩ tentāre, prŏbāre, exāmĭnāre, expĕrīri, inquīrĕre, vestīgāre

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To try, tempt, prove, examine, explore, seek, search out; tentāre, prŏbāre, exāmĭnāre, expĕrīri, inquīrĕre, vestīgāre Gif ðé ǽfre geweorþeþ ðæt ðú wilt oððe móst weorolde þióstro eft fandian if it should happen that thou wilt or must again explore the

Linked entries: fandere ge-fandod

ge-tíme

(n.)
Grammar
ge-tíme, es; n. [<b>ge-tímu;</b> f. (?); pl. ge-tíme; gen. ge-tímena. Cf. ge-timbre.]
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A yoke of oxen Ic bohte án getýme (getýmðe, v. l.) oxena jugum boum emi, Lk. 14, 19. 'Ic bohte fíf getýme oxena ...' Ðá fíf getýma getácniað ðá fíf andgitu ... Þás andgitu sind rihtlíce wiðmetene fíf getýmum oxena, Hml. Th. ii. 372, 23-24. Twégra getýmæna

ǼS

(n.)
Grammar
ǼS, es; n.

Food ⬩ meat ⬩ carrion ⬩ a dead carcase ⬩ esca ⬩ cibus ⬩ pabulum ⬩ cadaver

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Food, meat, carrion, a dead carcase; esca, cibus, pabulum, cadaver Earn ǽses georn the eagle eager for food, Byrht. Th. 134, 60; By. 107.

eorþ-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-ríce, es; n.

A kingdom of the earth, earth's kingdom, the earth ⬩ terræ regnum, terræ

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A kingdom of the earth, earth's kingdom, the earth; terræ regnum, terræ Geond ealleeorþrícu per omnia regna terra, Deut. 28, 25: Bt. Met. Fox 4, 74; Met. 4, 37. He eorþrícum eallum wealdeþ regnum ipsīus omnĭbus domĭnābĭtur, Ps. Th. 102, 18.

folc-scearu

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Wæs gefrége in þǽre folcsceare, geond þá werþeóde wíde lǽded, mǽre morgenspel, El. 968. ¶ in B. 73 Kemble would take folc-scearu = folc-land public land, C. D. ii. p. ix. Add

Linked entry: scearu

rúmgifol-ness

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D. 317, 22. abundance of a thing. material Manega seócnyssa metta of rúmgyfulnysse wé þolið plurimas egritudines escarum largitate patimur, Scint. 36, 5. non-material Of þǽre myclan rúmgyfulnesse (-geofol-, v. l.) his mildheortnesse ex magna misericordiae

út-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
út-síþ, es; m.

A going out ⬩ excessus ⬩ exitium

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Gǽst útsíþes georn the spirit eager for departure from this world, Exon.Th. 178, 9; Gú. 1241. Nágon hwyrft ne swice, útsíþ ǽfre ða ðǽr in cumaþ those who come in there never have have return or escape, never egress, 364, 31; Wal. 79

smúgan

(v.)
Grammar
smúgan, p. smeág, pl. smugon; pp. smogen

To creep, crawl, move gradually

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Hé (ǽwelm) biþ smúgende geond ða eorþan Bt. 24, 1; Fox 80, 26. [Nedre smuȝeð derneliche O. E. Homl. i. 153, 22, 32. Smuȝð, smuhgð digeliche ii. 191, 7, 15, 17. ]

Linked entries: in-smoh smygel

þrítig

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
þrítig, þrittig; num.

Thirty ⬩ thirty (years old)

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Thirty Þrittig, þrítig triginta, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Zup. 281, 17. Grammar þrítig, used substantivally as a neuter. Grammar þrítig, governing a noun in the genitive, when the inflections are gen. -es, dat. -um. Grammar þrítig, alone Ðam sceal .xxx. sciłł.

spíwan

(v.)
Grammar
spíwan, p. spáw, pl.spiwon.

to spew, vomit, spit up ⬩ to spit ⬩ to spit

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Ðá gebrǽd hé hine seócne, and ongan hine brecan tó spíwenne, Chr. 1003; Erl. 139, 9. to spit Geót ðæt blód on yrnende wæter, spíw þríwa æfter, Lchdm. ii. 76, 15. Ðonne is cynn, ðæt him spíwe ðæt wíf on ðæt nebb, Past. 5; Swt. 45, 2

Linked entry: spiwian

ge-fyrþran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyrþran, p. ede; pp. ed

To further ⬩ advance ⬩ promote ⬩ improve ⬩ promovere ⬩ prosperare

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Wæs eftsíðes georn, frætwum gefyrþred was desirous of return, furthered by the treasures, Beo. Th. 5561; B. 2784. Ánrǽd oretta elne gefyrþred the steadfast champion advanced with valour, Andr. Kmbl. 1966; An. 985.

wudu-land

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-land, es; n.

Wood-land ⬩ forest-land ⬩ forest

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Hí hine geond ealle eorðan sóhton, ge on dúnlandum ge on wudalandnm, Ap. Th. 7, 14

ge-sinscipe

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Gif hwylc geong man hǽmedþing gewyrce bútan rihtum gesinscipe (legitimo conjugio ). Ll. Th. ii. 164, 23. Tó gesinscipum ad (nuptiarum) commercia, An. Ox. 3593. Ðá ðe hyre girndon tó rihtum gesynscipum. Ap. Th. 3, 8.

mynster

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Hé began georne mynstera wíde geond his cyneríce tó rihtlǽcynne, 440, l. Ðá mynstra on Wintanceastræ hé þurh Godes gyfe tó munuclífe gedyde, C. D. iii. 128, 19. His mód wæs ǽfre embe mynstru smeágende oþþe embe cyrcan, Hml. S. 31, 28. v.

on-bæc

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Add: of motion. in retreat from a point reached Geong onbæcc ł mec behianda uade retro me, Mk. L. 8, 33. Eádun onbæcg abierunt retrorsum, Jn. L. 18, 6. in return to a point previously occupied Ne áwoendað onbæcc non redeant retro, Lk. L. 17, 31.