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weorold-irmþ

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-irmþ, weorold-irmþu; f.
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Hí héton eft lóhannes gebringan æt his mynstre, fram ðám woruldyrmþum ðe hé hwíle on wæs, Ors. 6, 10; Bos. 120, 36

feald

(num.; suffix)

fold

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fold (as a multiplicative) Þæt man ǽlcne ceáp mihte be twám fealdum (be twiefealdan, S. 248, 2) bet geceápian þonne man ǽr mihte ut duplicia quam usque ad id fuerant rerum venalium pretia statuerentur, Ors. 5, 13; Bos. 113, 37

hlówan

(v.)
Grammar
hlówan, p. hleów

To low, ⬩ bellow, ⬩ make a loud noise

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To low, bellow, make a loud noise Oxa hléwþ bos mugit, Ælfc. Gr. 22; Som. 24, 9. Hleówon hornboran the trumpeters sounded, Elen. Kmbl. 107; El. 54. Hlówendra fearras flǽsc the flesh of lowing oxen, Homl. Th. i. 590, 15

Linked entry: a-hlówan

ferhþ-loca

(n.)
Grammar
ferhþ-loca, ferþ-loca, fyrhþ-loca, an; m.

Soul-inclosure ⬩ bosom ⬩ body ⬩ mentis clausūra ⬩ pectus ⬩ corpus

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Soul-inclosure, bosom, body; mentis clausūra, pectus, corpus Ðæt ðín nama, Crist, in úrum ferhþlocan sí feste gestaðelod that thy name, O Christ, be firmly established in our soul's inclosure, Hy. 6, 5, 32; Hy. Grn. ii. p. 286, 5, 32.

Linked entries: ferþ-loca fyrhþ-loca

smyltness

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Add Ꝥ yrre hæfd wununge on ðæs dysegan bósme, ꝥ is ðonne hé bið tó hrædmód; and se ealwealdenda déma démð ǽfre mid smyltnysse, Hml. S. 16, 343

BEÓN

(v.)
Grammar
BEÓN, [bión], to beónne; part. beónde; ic beó [beóm], ðú bist, byst, he biþ, byþ, pl. beóþ; impert. beó, pl. beóþ; subj. beó, pl. beón

To BE ⬩ exist ⬩ become ⬩ esse ⬩ fieri

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Bos. 5, 19, 22, 37 : Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 18 : Bt. 37, 3; Fox 190, 15. Fela biþ many there are Exon. 78 a; Th. 293,14; Crä. 1 : 26 a; Th. 76, 5; Cri. 1235. Ne byþ lang it shall not be long Elen. Grm. 433 : Beo. Th. 3529; B. 1762.

Linked entries: byst byþ beó beóm beóþ beóðan beþ bión bióþ ge-beón

ǽg-

(prefix)
Grammar
ǽg-, either a contraction of the prefixes á, ǽ, with a g added, as ǽg, or derived from aa = á, áwa, ǽw. It is used in compound pronouns and adverbs, as ǽg-hwá, ǽg-hwǽr, ǽg-hwilc, etc; but, in its place, we also find the prefix á as,—á-hwǽr, á-hwilc, etc. Both ǽg- and á- impart to their compounds a sense of universality.

Ever ⬩ always ⬩ semper

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Ever, always; semper:

ǽnig

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ǽnig, ǽneg, áni; adj. [ǽn = án one, -ig adj. termination; ánig, g = y, Eng. any]

ANY ⬩ any one ⬩ ullus ⬩ quisquam ⬩ aliquis

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Bos. 11, 16. Mæg ǽnig þing gódes beón of Nazareth a Nazareth potest aliquid boni esse? Jn. Bos. I, 46. Ǽniges sceates of any treasure, Cd. 25; Th. 32, 15; Gen. 503. Monnes ǽnges of any man. Exon. 10 b; Th. 13, 9; Cri. 200.

Linked entries: áneg ǽneg ǽngum áni énig

a-heáwan

(v.)
Grammar
a-heáwan, p. -heów; pp. -heáwen

To hew or cut out or off ⬩ hew down ⬩ prepare by cutting ⬩ mate smooth ⬩ plane ⬩ excidere ⬩ resecare ⬩ succidere ⬩ levigare

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Bos. 27, 60. On aheáwene byrgene in monumento exclso, Lk. Bos. 23, 53: Bd. 3, 6; S. 528, 26. Ic wæs aheáwen holtes on ende, astyred of stefne mínum I was hewn down at the end of a wood, removed from my trunk, Rood Recd. 57; Kr. 29.

a-þenian

(v.)
Grammar
a-þenian, p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od ; v. a. [a out, þenian to stretch] .

to stretch out ⬩ extend ⬩ distend ⬩ expand ⬩ stretch ⬩ tendere ⬩ extendere ⬩ expandere ⬩ to prostrate ⬩ prosternere ⬩ to stretch ⬩ apply ⬩ intendere

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Bos. 12, 13: Ps. Th. 59, 7 : 103, 3. Gif se maga aþened síe, if the stomach be distended, L. M. cont. 2, 2 ; Lchdm, ii. 158, 4. Bogan his he aþenede arcum suum tetendit, Ps.

Linked entry: a-þenung

forþ-gang

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-gang, es; m.

a going forth ⬩ progress ⬩ advance ⬩ processus ⬩ progressus ⬩ a passage ⬩ drain ⬩ privy ⬩ meātus ⬩ secessus ⬩ latrīna

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Bos. 15, 17: Mk. Bos. 7, 19. [vorðgong progress, A.R.]

Linked entry: forþ-geong

gærs-stapa

(n.)
Grammar
gærs-stapa, gærstapa, an; m.

A GRASS-STEPPER ⬩ locust ⬩ lŏcusta

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Bos. 3, 4. Se byrnenda wind brohte gærstapan ventus ūrens levāvit lŏcustas, Ex. 10, 13, 19 : 10, 4

GNÆT

(n.)
Grammar
GNÆT, gnætt; gen. gnættes; m.

GNAT ⬩ culex

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Bos. 23, 24. Com hundes fleógan and gnættas venit cænomyia et cinipes, Ps. Spl. 104, 29.

Arianisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Arianisc, Arrianisc; adj.

ARIAN ⬩ belonging to Arius

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On ðam Arianiscan gedwolan in the Arian heresy, Ors. 6, 31; Bos. 127, 43

Linked entry: Arrianisc

dyrnan

(v.)
Grammar
dyrnan, p. de ; pp. ed; v. a. [dyrne hidden, secret]

To hide, secrete, restrain ⬩ occultāre, celāre, obscurāre, cohibēre

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To hide, secrete, restrain; occultāre, celāre, obscurāre, cohibēre Ðeáh hí hit ǽr swíðe dyrndon though they had before quite hidden it, Ors. 5, l0; Bos. 108, 15. Ne mihte Iosep hyne leng dyrnan non se potĕrat ultra cohibēre Ioseph, Gen. 45, 1

Linked entries: be-dyrnan dirnan

Eást-land

(n.)
Grammar
Eást-land, es; n.

The east country, Esthonia [Eastland], the country of the Osti or Estas ⬩ orientālis terra, terra Esthonia

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I; Bos. 22, 12

for-sweorcan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sweorcan, he -sworceþ; p. -swearc, pl. -swurcon; pp. -sworcen [sweorcan to dim]

To be very dark ⬩ to darken ⬩ obscure ⬩ calīgāre ⬩ obscūrāre

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Bos. 24, 29. On forsworcenan in obscūro, Prov. 7

FÝLÞ

(n.)
Grammar
FÝLÞ, e; f.

FILTH ⬩ impurity ⬩ rottenness ⬩ spurcĭtia ⬩ putrēdo

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Bos. 23, 27. Wið áne cwénan fýlþe adreógaþ cum ūna meretrīce spurcĭtiem ăgunt, Lup. Serm. 1, 11; Hick. Thes. ii. 102, 27, 29 : Scint. 9

ge-untreówsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-untreówsian, -untrýwsian; p. ode; pp. od

To be offended ⬩ scandălīzāri

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Bos. 26, 33. Ealle gé wurþaþ geuntreówsode on me omnes vos scandălum pătiemĭni in me, 26, 31: 13, 21

Linked entries: ge-untrýwsian un-treówsian

ge-byrd-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-byrd-tíd, e;f

Birth-tide ⬩ time of birth ⬩ natale tempus

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Bos. 6, 21 : Gen. 40, 20, Fram gebyrdtíde brémes cyninges from the birth-tide of the glorious king, Chr. 973; Th. 224, 36; Edg. 12

Linked entries: byrd-tíd ge-byr-tíd

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