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spell

(n.)
Grammar
spell, es; n.

a storynarrativeaccountrelationa historical narrativehistorya false or foolish storya fablean instructive talkdiscoursea philosophical argumenta sermonhomilya sayingremarksentencestatement of a single pointdictuma saying that is to be repeated to anothera messagean announcementspeechlanguage of prosea fable, talefabulatio, parabolasermo, narratio, parabola, fabula, mythusa saying

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Fela spella him sǽdon ða Beormas of hiera ágnum lande, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 31. Ðás níwan spel ic ðé ealle in cartan áwríte has nouas explicaturas historias omnia cartis commendabo, Nar. 3, 17.

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fæger

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
fæger, fægr; comp. m. fægerra; f. n. fægerre; sup. -est, -ost, -ast, -ust; adj. [fæger beauty, fairness]

FAIR, beautiful, joyous, pleasant, pleasing, sweet pulcher, dĕcōrus, lætus, jucundus, dulcis

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On hrusan ne feól fæger foldbold the fair earthly dwelling fell not on the ground, Beo. Th. 1550; B. 773: 2278; B. 1137. Biþ swá fæger fugles gebǽru the bird's bearing is so pleasing, Exon. 57 b; Th. 206, 11; Ph. 125.

ge-bídan

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Sé þe áh lífes wyn gebiden in burgum, Seef. 28. (1 b) to endure, undergo, suffer ill :-- Fela ic weána gebád, Fins. 25. Myccle scipbrocu hé gebád, Bl. H. 173, 6. Hé oft gebád ísernscúre, B. 3116.

ge-wildan

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ge-wildan, Take here <b>ge-wyldan</b> in Dict., in which dele passage from Nar. 2, 1, and add
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Ic gewyllde and oferwann fela ðeóda, 9. Ealle þá cyngas þe on þyssum íglande wǽron hé gewylde, Chr. 926; P. 107, 21: Hml. S. 25, 412. Hé wolde mid wǽpnum gewyldan þá Iudéiscan, 484. Gewyldan mid wíge þá leóda, 28, 3.

ge-win

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Git ðú scealt fela gewinn habban on ðínum martyrdóme, Hml. Th. i. 426, 18. mental distress, trouble. v. gewin-tíd, -woruld Hé gehyhte þæt him God sealde his gewinnes frófre sperans in Domino daturum sibi refocillationem aliquam laboris sui, Guth.

ge-wit

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</b> what is felt, a sense, feeling. v. witan; Þurh wráð gewitt, El. 459. condition of being wise or sensible, good sense, understanding. v. witan; Sýn gecorene of ðám sylfum gebróðrum þá ðe gódes gewittes (gewitnes, v. l.: the 13th cent.

god-cund

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Bisceopas þe godcunde heorda bewarian sceolan ꝥ se wódfreca werewulf tó fela ne ábíte of godcundre heorde, Ll. Th. i. 374, 29-31. Bodian godcunde þearfe predicare spiritualem utilitatem, 424, 18.

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sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
sceatt, es ; m.

property, goods, wealth, treasureprice, gift, bribe, tax, tribute, money, goods a coin

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Abram underféng fela sceatta for hire hé hæfde ðá on orfe and on þeówum on olfendum and on assum micele ǽhte Abram bene usi sunt propter illam, fueruntque ei oves et boves et asini et servi et cameli, Gen. 12, 16.

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winter

(n.)
Grammar
winter, es; m. (in pl. a neuter form wintru occurs, as well as masculine wintras, winter: the dat. sing. wintra is a trace of earlier u-stem declension).

a season of the yearwinterwintry weathercolda year

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Wintra fela . . . geára mengeo, 103, 26; Gen. 1724. Twelf wintra tíd, Beo. Th. 296; B. 147. Ðæt swá fyrn gewearð wintra gangum, Elen. Kmbl. 1262; El. 633. Wintra gerímes þreó and þrítig geára, Cd. Th. 296, 15; Sat. 502: Chr. 1065; Erl. 196, 26.

on-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
on-cnáwan, p. -cneów; pp. -cnáwen

To knownoscere, cognoscere, agnoscereto know, recognise,to identify an object through being acquainted with its characteristics, to distinguishto recognise a factto know, understand, attain to a knowledge ofto know, learn by observation, observe, perceiveto acknowledgemake acknowledgment of a faultto acknowledge a greetingto acknowledge the power of another

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Ðeáh ðe hé wundra fela gecýðde, synnige ne mihton oncnáwan ðæt cynebearn, Andr. Kmbl. 1131; An. 566. Hé is ancnáwen dinoscitur, agnoscitur, Hpt. Gl. 440, 32. Ðú wǽre ǽfre fǽmne oncnáwen, Glostr. Frag. 106, 8.

gíme-líst

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Folc ðe on clǽnum felda sige gefeohtað, and eft innan hira burgum belocene ðurh hiera giémeliéste ( negligentiam ) hié lǽtað gebindan, 229, I. want of anxiety, security.

wirsa

(adj.)
Grammar
wirsa, (wirra occurs once in the Chronicle); cpve.; wirrest, wirst; spve. adj.

Worseworst

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Hí dydan mycelne hearm ábútan Hámtúne . . . swá ðæt seó scír and ða óðra scíra, ðæ ðǽr neáh sindon, wurdon fela wintra ðe wyrsan, Chr. 1065; Erl. 197, 11.

fæst

constantfirmsteadfastfixedunchangeablefirmsecurestubbornunyieldingfirmsolidcompactstrongfirmstrongfortifiedunbrokenundisturbedstandard

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Biþ óþer ende fæst on þǽre nafe, óþer on ðǽre felge, 39, 7; F. 222, 3: Rä. 22, 13. Wudu wyrtum fæst the wood firm fixed by its roots, B. 1364.

frignan

(v.)
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(la) to ask a question, where the question is given in a dependent clause Þú frugne (frúne, v.l. ) . . . æfter hú fela daga heó móste in cyrican gangan, Bd. l, 27 ; Sch. 78, 6. Hé frægn hwæt þæt swefen bude, Dan. 528: Fin. 22.

for-gildan

(v.)

to pay backrestorepay damagesto pay forbuy offto repaypay outrequiteto payperform

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Hé wolde Grendle forgyldan gúðrǽsa fela, B. 1577. Hé wile hit him mid yfele eall forgyldan, Bl. H. 55, 25.

freónd

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Add: dat. friénd, frínd, frýnd, freónde. where mutual affection is felt or professed Eálá þú freónd and mín mǽg (cf. his néhmága sum and his worldfreónda hine lufode, 9), Bl. H. 113, 22.

ge-myndig

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H. 89, ii. with clause Wes gemyndig hú þé unwíse edwíta fela oft ásprǽcon, Ps. Th. 73, 21. II. deserving of remembrance, memorable. Cf. ge-mynd; IV :-- Se gemyndiga pápa papa memoratus, Bd. 5, 7; Sch. 584, 9. III. deserving of commemoration.

túdor

(n.)
Grammar
túdor, tuddor, es; n.
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Gódes túdres gesǽlig bona sobole felix, Bd. 3, 7; S. 529, 34: 3, 18; S. 546, 39. Wæstm*-*bærnysse tuddres faecunditatem sobolis, 1, 27; S. 493, 8. Sunu gódes tuddres filium bone indolis, Scint. 177, 6.

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grówan

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Geseah hé ánre stówe fæc þám óþrum felda grénre (grówenre, v. l.) uidit unius loci spatium cetero campo uiridius, Bd. 3, 10; Sch. 233, 1. <b>II a.

wæl

(n.)
Grammar
wæl, es; n.

the slainthe deada number of slain,a single corpsea slain personslaughtercarnagedestruction

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Hé menigfeald wæl felde and slóh, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 14, 7. in other connections Ðá geát mon ðæt átter út on ðone sǽ, and raþe ðæs ðǽr com upp micel wæl deádra fisca, Ors. 6, 3;Swt. 258, 17. a single corpse, a slain person Hé mé habban wile dreóre fáhne