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for-togennes

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Wiþ fortogenysse, Lch. i. 370, 1. Fortogonysse, 368, 3. Add

á-bláwness

(n.)
Grammar
á-bláwness, e; f.

Upblowing, inflation

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Upblowing, inflation Wiþ ábláunesse ðæs innoþes, Lch. ii. 170, 21

for-sceamian

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 133, 48. to be greatly ashamed. with prep. Be his synnum forsceamigean de peccatis propriis erubescere, Scint. 40, 9. with clause Hé forscamað ꝥ [hé] hit ánan men andette, Angl. xii. 513, 29.

fór-word

(n.)
Grammar
fór-word, es; n.

A fore-word ⬩ stipulation ⬩ agreement ⬩ præcautio ⬩ pactum

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Ðis synd ða fórword ðe Æðelréd cyng and ealle his witan wið ðone here gedón habbaþ these are the agreements which king Æthelred and all his counsellors have made with the army, L. Eth. ii. prm; Th. i. 284, 6

for-brecan

to crush ⬩ oppress ⬩ to break ⬩ destroy ⬩ to break

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Gl. 843. with a non-material object, to break power, &c., destroy Hié Judéa blǽd forbrǽcon, Dan. 709. in a moral sense, to break a promise, command, &c. Wit Waldendes word forbrǽcon, Gen. 798

ge-hón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hón, -hongian; pp. -hongen, -hoen

To hang ⬩ hang with

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To hang, hang with Ðætte he gehongiga that he hang, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 18, 6. He sé gehoen crucifiga'ur, 26, 2. Wudu biþ blédum gehongen the wood will be hung with fruits, Exon. 56 a; Th. 200, 9; Ph., 38 : 566; Th. 202, 18; Ph. 71

hittan

(v.)
Grammar
hittan, p. hitte

To hit upon, ⬩ meet with

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To hit upon, meet with Ðá com Harold úre cyng on unwær on ða Normenn and hytte hí begeondan Eoforwíc æt Stemford brygge then our king Harold came upon the Northmen unexpectedly and met with them beyond York at Stamford bridge, Chr. 1066; Erl. 201, 26

á-cæglod

(adj.; part.)

pegged, as if studded with pegs (?)

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pegged, as if studded with pegs (?) Ðá cwom sum deór of ðǽm fenne; wæs ðǽm deóre eall se hrycg ácæglod (cf. Angl. iv. 157 where atæglod is read) the back was as if all studded with pegs; the Latin has belua serrato tergo Nar. 20, 26

Linked entries: -cæglod á-tæglod

inne

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Gif hé torngemót þurhteón mihte þæt hé eotena bearn inne gemunde ( that he might remember how his foe had been besieged (see the preceding passage)), B. 1141. inne on, mid, within a region, with a people Gylde lahslitte inne on Deonelage, wíte mid Englum

campian

(v.)
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S. 5, 151. to fight with, serve with Him ne ðuhte fremfullic ꝥ hé fénge tó þǽre gife, and syððan ne campode mid þám cásere, Hml. S. 31, 102. to fight with, against (wiþ, ongeán), with dat. Hé wið þám gástum campode, Guth. 24, 12.

ge-nǽgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nǽgan, -négan; p. de; pp. ed; c. acc.

To approach one with anything, address, approach, assail, assault ⬩ adire aliquem aliqua re, appellare, instare alicui, urgere, tribulare

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pers: gen. inst. rei To approach one with anything, address, approach, assail, assault; adire aliquem aliqua re, appellare, instare alicui, urgere, tribulare Hio sió cwén ongan wordum genégan the queen began to address them with words, Elen.

Linked entries: nǽgan ge-négan

æfstigian

(v.)
Grammar
æfstigian, æfestigian; p. ode.

to envy, be envious of ⬩ to took with envy or ill will on, have envy towards

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D. 99, 7. with prep. to took with envy or ill will on, have envy towards Ðes iunga man ne æfestigað on nánum ðingum ðe hé hór gesihð, Ap. Th. 14, 25. Se áwyrgda gást æfestgaþ on ðá ðe hé gesyhþ tó Gode higian, Bl. H. 29, 21.

fyllan

(v.)

to fill ⬩ to fill ⬩ to fulfil

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Voc. ii. 97, 12: 37, 46. to fill with. with gen. Ne fylð sé his ágen hús gódra cræfta, Past. 251, 5. with inst. Wé þín hús écum gódum fyllað, Ps. Th. 64, 1.

bi-hlǽman

(v.)

to fall upon ⬩ strepitu obruere

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to overwhelm with noise, to fall upon; strepitu obruere Ðonne foldbúende se micla dæg meahtan Dryhtnes mægne bihlǽmeþ then the great day of the mighty Lord will fall with might upon the earth's inhabitants, Exon, 20 b; Th. 54, 18; Cri. 870

Linked entry: be-hlǽman

or-wénness

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Add: with gen. Se fífta leahtor is unrótnys ðissere worulde . . . Of ðám bið ácenned . . . his sylfes orwénnys, Hml. Th. ii. 220, 19. with prep. Him wæs geworden seó orwénnys be þám menniscan gewinne de humano labore facta est desperatio, Gr.

horsian

(v.)
Grammar
horsian, p.ode

To horse, provide with horses

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To horse, provide with horses West Seaxe horsodon ðone here the people of Wessex provided the Danes with horses, Chr. 1015; Erl. 153, 1. Hé beád ðæt man sceolde his here metian and horsian, 1013; Erl. 148. 3: 1014; Erl. 151, 2

MANIG

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
MANIG, maneg, monig, mænig; adj.

MANY ⬩ many a

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with a noun or adjective, MANY, (with sing, noun) many a Ðǽr biþ swýðe manig burh, Ors. l, l; Swt. 20, 14. Ðá wæs ymb ða gifhealle gúþrinc monig, Beo. Th. 1681; B. 838. Manig man cwyþ multi dicunt, Ps. Th. 4, 7. Geong manig, Beo. Th. 1712; B. 857.

barda

(n.)
Grammar
barda, an; m.

A beaked ship ⬩ a ship pointed with iron ⬩ rostrata navis

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A beaked ship, a ship pointed with iron; rostrata navis,Mone A. 131

Linked entry: barþa

hring-mǽled

(adj.)
Grammar
hring-mǽled, adj.
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Ornamented with inlaid rings Hringmǽled sweord, Cd. 93; Th. 120, 10; Gen. 1992

líg-loccod

(adj.)
Grammar
líg-loccod, adj.
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Furnished with fiery locks Lígloccode [-liccode, Wrt.] flammicomos, Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 10