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fen-fixas

(n.)
Grammar
fen-fixas, fen-fisc, es; m.
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A fish living in the water of a fen Ne þicgen hié fenfixas, ne sǽfixas þá þe habbað heard flǽsc, Lch. ii. 254, 22. Substitute:

-hád

(suffix)
Grammar
-hád, a suffix forming abstract nouns, e. g. bisceop-, cild-, man-, wer-hid, etc. In the oldest English it is found combined only with nouns, while in the later stages of the language, as in O. Sax. O. Frs. O. H. Ger. words are formed with it from adjectives. An early instance occurs in the Land MS. of the Chronicle 'druncenhed,'
  • 1070
  • ;
  • Erl. 209, 35
. In later English it takes two forms, -hode, -hede; in modern times, -hood, -head.

fǽr-spel

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-spel, -spell, es; n.

A sudden message, sudden news, horrible messageimprōvīsus vel terrĭbĭlis nuncius

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He ðæs fǽrspelles módsorge wæg hefige æt heortan he bare mental sorrow heavy at heart at the sudden news, Exon. 48 a; Th. 165, 4; Gú. 1023. For ðam fǽrspelle at the sudden news, Andr. Kmbl. 2173; An. 1088.

hægtesse

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Cf. heáh-rún

BEADO

(n.)
Grammar
BEADO, beadu; g. d. beadowe, beadwe, beaduwe; f.

Battlewarslaughtercrueltypugnastrages

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Beorn beaduwe heard a man brave in battle, Andr. Kmbl. 1963; An. 984. Ðú þeóde bealdest to beadowe thou encouragest the people to slaughter, Andr. Kmbl. 2373; An. 1188

Linked entry: beadu

hwelian

(v.)
Grammar
hwelian, p. ode, ede
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Gif ðæt líc heard sí útan lege on ðane lǽcedom ðe ðæt heard forði hwelige and ðæt yfel út teó if the body be hard on the outside apply such leechdom as the hard part may turn to matter thereby, and may draw out the mischief, L.

Linked entries: hwelca hwele ge-hweled

gémen

(n.)
Grammar
gémen, gen. gémenne; f.
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Be ðære hæfegan gémenne bearna concerning the heavy care of children, 31, 1; Fox 112, 19. Mid micle gémænne and gewinne cum magna cura ac labore, Bd. 2, 7 : S. 509, 11

Linked entry: gémæn

folce-firen

(n.)
Grammar
folce-firen, e; f.

A folk-crimepublic crimepŏpŭli scĕlus

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A folk-crime, public crime; pŏpŭli scĕlus Wǽrlogona sint folcefirena hefige the public crimes of the faithless are heavy, Cd. 109; Th. 145, 23; Gen. 2410

Linked entry: folc-firen

ísen-hearde

(n.)
Grammar
ísen-hearde, an ; f.

Ironhardcentaurea nigra

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Pub. iren-harde, iron-heads, iron-weed

mód-geómor

(adj.)
Grammar
mód-geómor, adj.

Sad at heartof mournful mind

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Sad at heart, of mournful mind Ðæt eorlwerod módgiómor sæt, Beo. Th. 5779; B. 2894. Þeód wæs módgeómre, Andr. Kmbl. 2227; An. 1115: 3412; An. 1710

stán-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
stán-weorc, es; n.
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Stone-work, stone-building Hé worhte of seolfre ǽnne heáhne stýpel on stánweorces gelícnysse, Homl. Skt. ii. 27, 29. [O. Sax. stén-werk.] Cf. stán-geweorc

in-waru

(n.)
Grammar
in-waru, e; f.
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Performance of services due in the case of in-land. v. werian ; c .iii. hída tó inware, and óðer healf tó útware, Cht. E. 235, 28

wígbed-heorþ

(n.)
Grammar
wígbed-heorþ, es; m.

The altar-hearththe part of the altar where the offering is burnt

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The altar-hearth, the part of the altar where the offering is burnt Hé genom on ðam wíbedheorðe ðæs dustes dǽl, Lchdm. iii. 364, col. 1

Linked entry: heorþ

mód-þryðu (o)

(n.)
Grammar
mód-þryðu (o), indecl. f.

Violence of mind

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Violence of mind Módþryðo wæg folces cwén a violent heart bore the queen of the people, Beo. Th. 3867; B. 1931

stál-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
stál-ærn, es; n.
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A place where charges are heard (? v. stǽlan. Or stál = staþel; cf. stálian = staþelian) Stálern consistorium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 70

incundlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
incundlíce, adv.
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From the heart, with deep feeling. Cf. in-cund; II. 2 Uictor incundlíce geómerode and hlúde clypode, Hml. S. 28, 99

háls

(n.)
Grammar
háls, e; f.

Health, salvationhealth

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Health, salvation Ðæt hǽlubearn háls eft forgeaf that saviour-child gave salvation again, Exon. 16 a; Th. 37, 3; Cri. 587

stig

(n.)
Grammar
stig, (?), es; n.
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the word occurs at the head of a list 'de suibus'), Wrt. Voc. i. 286, 41. Stigu auriola (oriola? oriolum porticus, atrium, Migne), Txts. 38, 45. Cf. (?) forestige vestibulum, introitum, Hpt. Gl. 514, 59.

Linked entries: stigian stigo stigu

swǽm

(n.)
Grammar
swǽm, es; m.
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Nú mæg hér manna gehwilc gehýran hwet ðás swǽmas wǽron ðe ure yldra[n] him tó gebǽdon now may every one hear in this account (of the gods) what these vain creatures were, that our forefathers prayed to H. Z. xii. 408, 15

sigel

(n.)
Grammar
sigel, sægl, segl ; n. (?)
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Heáfdes segl the sun of the head, the eye (cf. Icel. enni-máni, -tungl = the eye ), 100 ; An. 50

Linked entries: segl sægl