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ÁC

(n.)
Grammar
ÁC, ǽc; g. e; f.

OAKquercusroburThe Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚪ = a

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Ácas twegen two A's, Exon. 112 a; Th. 429, 26; . 43, 10. [R. Glouc. ók: Chauc. ók, áke, oak:O. Frs. ék: Dut. eek, eik: North Frs. ik: L. Ger. eke: N. Ger. eiche: M. Ger. eich: O. Ger. eih : Dan. eg: Swed. ek: O. Nrs. eik.

Linked entries: ác-drenc ǽc

cuma

(n.)
Grammar
cuma, an ; m. [cum, imp. of cuman to come ; -a, termination, q. v.]

A comer, guest, stranger advena, hospes

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Mon cýðe cynewordum, hú se cuma hátte let a man make known in fitting words, how the guest is called, Exon. 112b ; Th. 430, 30; . 44, 16: Beo. Th. 3616 ; B. 1806 .

dýre

(adj.)
Grammar
dýre, adj.

dear, belovedcārus, dilectus dear of price, precious, costly

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D. 1044] corn was so dear as no man before remembered it, so that the sester of wheat went for sixty pence, and even more, Chr. 1044; Erl. 168, 21: Exon. 94 b; Th. 354, 13; Reim. 45: Exon. 113 a; Th. 433, 12; . 50, 6: Beo.

Linked entry: DEÓRE

denu

(n.)
Grammar
denu, e; f : dene,an ; f : dene,es ; m.

A plain, vale, dale, valleyvallis, convallis

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Lamb. 103, 10 : Exon. 107 b; Th. 409, 18; . 28, 3

Linked entries: dænu dene dene dene

FÓÐER

(n.)
Grammar
FÓÐER, fóður, es; n.

foodfood for cattlefodderălĭmentumjūmenti pābŭlumthat in which food is carrieda basketcophĭnusκόφĭνosthat in which food for cattle is carrieda cartcart-loadvĕhesplaustrumnunc massa vel vŏlūmen plumbi

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food, food for cattle, fodder; ălĭmentum, jūmenti pābŭlum Fóðres ne gítsaþ it is not desirous of food, Exon. 114 b; Th. 440, 1; . 59, 11. Twentig púnd-wǽga fóðres twenty pounds weight of fodder, L. In. 70; Th. i. 146, 20.

Linked entry: fódder

ge-sib

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sib, -sibb, -syb; adj.

Peaceable, near, related, familiarpācĭfĭcus, cognātus, prŏpinquus, fămĭliārisconsanguineus

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Hý habbaþ freónda ðý má swǽsra and gesibbra they will have more friends dear and near, Exon. 107 a; Th. 408, 34; . 27, 22: 84 a; Th. 317, 21; Mód. 69.

Linked entry: ge-syb

súþerne

(adj.)
Grammar
súþerne, adj.
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Th. 480, 10: . 63, 9. Fram deófle súðernum ab demonio meridiano, Ps. Spl. 90, 6. Súþerne wind austrum. 77, 30: austrum, affricum, Blickl. Gl. Sende se sǽrinc súþerne gár, Byrht. Th. 135, 47; By. 134.

Linked entry: abrotanum

weorold-líf

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-líf, es; n.
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Th. 427, 7; . 41. 87. the period of the world's duration, the while the world lasts Ealle on weoruldlífe weorþaþ gedréfde conturbentur in seculum seculi, Ps. Th. 82, 13.

frum-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
frum-sceaft, e; f.
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Seó forme bóc, Genesis, beféhð þás racu fram frumsceafte, Ælfc. T.

CNEÓ

(n.)
Grammar
CNEÓ, cneów, es; n.

a KNEE genua generation,relationship generatio,propinquitatis gradus

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Kmbl. 1693; El. 848; Exon. 63a; Th. 232, 29; Ph. 514: 112b; Th. 431, 9; . 45, 5. a generation, relationship; generatio, propinquitatis gradus On ánum cneówe in generatione una Ps. Th. 108, 13.

Linked entry: cneów

ge-mǽnsumnys

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mǽnsumnys, -nyss, e; f.

A communion, a participation, also the Sacrament of the Holy Communioncommunio

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A communion, a participation, also the Sacrament of the Holy Communion; communio Ne syndon hí for ðysse wísan to bescyrianne gemǽnsumnysse Cristes líchoman and blódes non pro hac re sacri corporis ac sanguinis Domini communione privandi sunt, Bd. 1,

tropere

(n.)
Grammar
tropere, es; m.
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Ðonne ðú tropere haban wille, ðonne wege ðú ðíne swí[þ]ran hand, and tyrn mid dínum swíþran scytefíngre ofer ðíne breóst foreweard, swilce ðu notian wille, Techm. ii. 119, 10-12

be-dípan

(v.)

to dipplunge

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Se ráp wæs bedýped (-dyp-?) in þám wætre funis tingeretur aqua, Gr. D. 214, 26. Bedíped inditus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 62. Hé biþ bedýped on þá neoþe-mestan helle wítu, Bl. H. 185, 6. Þysne bedéptan (-dyp-, v. l.) hláf, Hml. A. 163, 253

of-irnan

(v.)

to overtaketo tire with running

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[Þe abbed æfter Uortiger rad & sone gon ofærne Uortigerne, Laym. 13149.] to tire with running Hé wæs swíðe ofurnen he was very tired with running Jud. 4. 19

irnan

(v.)
Grammar
irnan, p. arn, pl. urnon ; pp. urnen

To run

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Hé sceal yman forþ he must run forth, Exon. 128 b ; Th. 494, 9 ; . 82, 5. Seó [eá] is irnende of norþdǽle, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 15. Ac hí forweorþan wætere gelícost ðonne hit yrnende eorþe forswelgeþ ad nihilum devenient, velut aqua decurrens, Ps.

leánian

(v.)
Grammar
leánian, p. ode

To rewardrecompenserequitepay

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God mǽrlíce leánaþ ǽghwylcum ðara ðe him gód behét and ðæt eft fullíce gelǽst, Lchdm. iii. 436, 16: Exon. 20 a; Th. 52, 4; Cri. 828: 113 a; Th. 434, 12; . 51, 9. Gúþláce God leánode ellen mid árum, 39 a; Th. 129, 13; Gú. 420.

Linked entry: lǽnian

grimetan

(v.)
Grammar
grimetan, grymetan, grimetian; p. ode, ede
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To rage, roar, make a loud noise, grunt; fremere, rugire, grunnire Synfull tóþum torn þolaþ teónum grimetaþ peccator dentibus suis fremet, Ps. 111, 9. Grimme grymetaþ fiercely roars, Exon. 128 a; Th. 491, 22; . 81, 3.

Linked entry: grymetan

seomian

(v.)
Grammar
seomian, siomian, semian; p. ode
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Him on healfa gehwam hettend seomedon mægen oððe merestreám on each side of them lay foes pressing, the Egyptian force or the Red Sea, 191, 4; Exod. 209. Ðǽr ic seomian wát ðínne sigebróðor I know thy brother lies in prison there, Andr.

Linked entry: semian

BLÓSTMA

(n.)
Grammar
BLÓSTMA, blósma, an; m.

A BLOSSOM, bloom, flowerflos

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Ðeáh ðe lílie sý beorht on blóstman, ic eom betre ðonne heó though the lily be bright in its blossom, I am better than it, Exon. 110 b; Th. 423, 26; . 41, 28: Ps. Th. 102, 14.

Linked entry: blóstm

boh

(n.)
Grammar
boh, bog, es; m. [bogen bent; pp. of búgan to bow, bend]

Anything curved or bentthe arm, shoulderarmushumerus, lacertusthe arm of a tree, a BOUGH, branchramus, stipes, palmesa branch of a family, offspring, progenypropagothe bow of a shiparmusarmusshoulder, bow of a shipthe shoulder, haunchthe shoulder of an animal

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Mec se beaducáfa bogum bilegde the battle-prompt man embraced me in his arms, Exon. 100 b; Th. 380, 21; . 1, 11. the arm of a tree, a BOUGH, branch; ramus, stipes, palmes Bóh ramus, Scint. 1. Boh stipes, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 26; Som. 11, 16.

Linked entry: bog