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efen-láste

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Substitute for 'The everlasting' The herb mercury, and add: [Mercurialis euenlesten, mercurial, Wrt. Voc. i. 141, 8]

ge-wun

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wun, adj.

Accustomed ⬩ usual

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Accustomed, usual Gewune drenceas usual drinks, Herb. 68; Lchdm. i. 172, 6. Gewune assuetæ, Mone Gl. 435

Linked entries: -wun ge-wuna

æt-gebicgan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-gebicgan, p. -bohte; pp. -boht [æt, gebycgan to buy]

To buy for himself ⬩ emere

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To buy for himself; emere He hí æft æt ðam ágende sínne willan æt-gebicge let him afterwards buy her at her owner's will, L. Ethb. 82; Th. i. 24, 4

GÆRS

(n.)
Grammar
GÆRS, gers, græs, es; n.

GRASS ⬩ a blade of grass ⬩ herb ⬩ hay ⬩ grāmen ⬩ herba ⬩ fænum

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GRASS, a blade of grass, herb, hay; grāmen, herba, fænum Gærs vel wyrt herba, Ælfc Gr. 4; Som. 3, 20 : Jn. Bos. 6, 10. Híg and gærs hay and grass, Andr. Kmbl. 76; An. 38 : Bt. Met. Fox 20, 196; Met. 20. 98.

Linked entries: gers græs

æ-blǽcnys

(n.)
Grammar
æ-blǽcnys, -nes, -ness, e; f.

A paleness ⬩ pallor

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A paleness; pallor Wið æblǽcnysse ðæs líchaman for paleness of the body, Herb. 164, 2; Lchdm. ii. 294, 3

Linked entries: a-blǽcnes æ-blécing

deccan

(v.)
Grammar
deccan, impert. dec

To cover ⬩ tegĕre

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To cover;tegĕre Dec ánne cláþ ðǽr of cover a cloth therewith, Herb. 47, 1; Lchdm. i. 150, 19

lín-sǽd

(n.)
Grammar
lín-sǽd, es; n.

Linseed

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Mid línsǽde, Herb. 39, 3; Lchdm. i. 140, 13

ge-neálǽcing

(n.)
Grammar
ge-neálǽcing, e; f.
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An approach Toforan ðære geneálǽcincge ðæs fefores before the access of the fever, Herb. 160; Lchdm. i. 288, 11

Linked entry: neáh-lǽcung

wiþ-faran

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-faran, p. -fór

To escape

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Similar entries v. wiþ, II. 3 Siððan hié ðam [herge] wiðfóron, Cd. Th. 214, 23; Exod. 573

hátung

(n.)
Grammar
hátung, e; f.

A growing hot, heating

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A growing hot, heating Wið wunda hátunge against heating of wounds, Herb. 2, 16; Lchdm. i. 84, 20, note

gomol-feax

(adj.)
Grammar
gomol-feax, adj.
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Hoary-locked, grey-haired; cānus Gomolfeax hæleþ a hoary-locked hero, Chr. 975; Th. 228, 27, col. 2, 3

fór-swíðe

(adv.)
Grammar
fór-swíðe, adv.

Very strongly ⬩ very much ⬩ vehemently ⬩ utterly ⬩ valde ⬩ vehĕmenter

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Næfde se here Angelcyn ealles fórswíðe gebrócod the army had not utterly broken up the English race, Chr. 897; Erl. 94, 29

for-hwirfan

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Take here for-hwerfan, -hwyrfan, and add

ge-sweotulung

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Take here ge-swutelung in Dict. and add: I. a shewing by signs or symbols, indication, signifying, v. ge*-*sweotulian ; We streowiað axan uppan úre heáfda tó geswutelunge ꝥ we sculon úre synna behreówsian. Hml.

ge-dirnan

(v.)
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Take here <b>ge-diernan, ge-dyrnan</b> in Dict. and add: trans. To hide Gedyrned appilatum (silentio ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 78, 74: 64, 23. intrans.

calender

(n.)
Grammar
calender, cellender, es; n.

The herb coriander ⬩ coriandrum

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The herb coriander; coriandrum, L. M. 1, 4; Lchdm. ii. 44, 17: 1, 35; Lchdm. ii. 82, 6

eorþ-iui

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-iui, [=ivi], es; n.

Ground ivy ⬩ hĕdĕra nigra

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Herb. 100; Lchdm. i. 212, 18, note 17, MS. B

ge-hǽt

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hǽt, part.

Made warm ⬩ heated ⬩ călĕfactus

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Made warm, heated; călĕfactus Ðæt sý gehǽt let it be heated, Herb. 23, 2; Lchdm. i. 120, 8

eorþ-waru

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-waru, e; f: -ware; gen. -wara; pl. m; -waran; gen. -warena; pl. m.

Inhabitants or population of the earth ⬩ terrĭcŏlæ, terrĭgĕnæ

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Hér wynnaþ earme eorþwaran miserable inhabitants of earth strive here, Bt. Met. Fox 4, 113; Met. 4, 57: 17, 1; Met. 17, 1. Ofer ealle eorþwaran over all the inhabitants of earth, Fast. 43, 9; Hat. MS. 60 b, 7

bán-hring

(n.)
Grammar
bán-hring, es; m.

A bone-ring ⬩ a neck-bone ⬩ ossium artus ⬩ vertebra

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A bone-ring, a neck-bone; ossium artus, vertebra Ðæt hire wið halse heard grápode, bánhringas bræc against her neck it griped her hard, broke the bone-rings, Beo. Th. 3138; B. 1567