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fiðere

(n.)
Grammar
fiðere, es; n.

A wingālaWingsālæpennæ

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Fox 24, 1; Met. 24, 1: Exon. 65a; Th. 241, 7; Ph. 652: 109b; Th. 418, 18; . 37, 7.

Linked entries: FEÐER fyðera

FYLLAN

(v.)
Grammar
FYLLAN, ic fylle, ðú fyllest, fylst, he fylleþ, fylþ, pl. fyllaþ; p. fylde, fyllde, pl. fyldon; impert. fyl, pl. fyllaþ; pp. fylled, fyld; v. trans.

To FILLreplenishsatisfycramstufffinishcompletefulfilimplērereplēresătŭrārefarcīresupplērecomplēre

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To FILL, replenish, satisfy, cram, stuff, finish, complete, fulfil; implēre, replēre, sătŭrāre, farcīre, supplēre, complēre Ðæt sceolon fylian firengeorne men sinful men shall fill that, Exon. 31 b; Th. 98, 11; Cri. 1606: 124 b; Th. 479, 16; . 62,

Linked entry: fullian

neowol

(adj.)
Grammar
neowol, nifol, nihol, nihold, neól, niwol; adj.

proneprostratedeep downlowprofound

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Th. 403, 2; . 22, 1. Hít swá niowul ( prostrate ) up árǽrde, Bt. 3, 1; Fox 4, 26. Neowle nihtscúwan the shades of night that had settled down upon earth, Cd. Th. 184, 28; Exod. 114. Ða neowelan cernua, Wrt. Voc. ii. 18, 14 : 78. 59.

gram

(adj.)
Grammar
gram, grom; adj. [grama anger]
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Furious, fierce, wroth, angry, offended, incensed, hostile, troublesome He swá grom wearþ on his móde he became so incensed; rex iratus, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 72, 32: 6, 4; Swt. 260, 23.

Linked entry: grom

sceþþan

(v.)
Grammar
sceþþan, p. sceþede
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Th. 407, 9; . 26, 2. Nǽfre him deáþ sceþeþ, 203, 23; Ph. 88. Ðonne þunorrád biþ, ne sceþeþ ðam men ðe ðone stán ( agate ) mid him hæfþ, Lchdm. ii. 296, 30: 162, 19. Ne sceþ ðé nán wiht, iii. 178, 25. Eów seó wergþu sceþþeþ scyldfullum, Elen.

Linked entry: sceaþan

sund

(n.)
Grammar
sund, es; n.
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Ic on sunde áwóx ufan ýþum þeaht, 392, 6; . 11, 3. Sǽmearas sunde getenge, Elen. Kmbl. 456; El. 228. Of nihtes sunde, Salm. Kmbl. 675; Sal. 337. Hié on sund ( the Red Sea ) stigon, Cd. Th. 198, 8; Exod. 319: Beo. Th. 1029; B. 512.

þynne

(adj.)
Grammar
þynne, adj.

Thinthinleanthe opposite of fat or stoutthinthe opposite of thickthinthe opposite of broadthinthinthinweakfeebledelicatefine

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Th. 424, 8; . 41, 36. Ic dó sum ðing ðinre tenuo, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Zup. 137, 9. of dimension, thin, lean, the opposite of fat or stout Þynne monn galbus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 11.

Linked entries: þinne þynness

ufor

(adj.)
Grammar
ufor, cpve.: ufemest; spve. adv.

Higherhighestat or i-s/>to a greater heightfarther from a coastfrom a spothigherat or to a more honourable placehigherlater

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R.) ðonne se móna, Lchdm. iii. 242, 11. Náþor ne ufor (ufror, MS. R.) ne nyðor, 254, 17: 266, 18. Swá hí ufor férdon, Homl. Th. ii. 548, 15. Gif se ord sié ufor ðonne hindeweard sceaft, L. Alf. pol. 36; Th. i. 84, 17.

Linked entries: yfemest uferor

wirdan

(v.)
Grammar
wirdan, p.de

To injurehurtannoyto injure,do wrong toviolate a lawhinder

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Woerdendra vitiorum, Rtl. 37, 9

feáwa

a few

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Hwæt ðá feáwa syndan þe his willan wyrcean willen, R. Ben. 2, 17. Hé cýdde fela be Crístes godcundnysse . . . feáwa hé áwrát be his menniscnysse, Hml.

grǽdig

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Grǽdige gúðrincas ( the cannibals ), An. 155. of animals Geoguð myrwe grǽdig, . 39, 2. Grǽdigre scelfre voracis mergulae, Hpt. Gl. 418, 69. Earn, grǽdigne gúðhafoc, Chr. 937; P. 109, 22.

(adj.)
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Ic wæs on ceóle and mínes cnósles má, . 19, 4. as adj.v. Dict

wæl-hreów

(adj.)
Grammar
wæl-hreów, -hreáw, -reów, -rǽw; adj.

Cruelbarbarousbloodthirsty

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Th. 380, 10; . 1, 6. Ða wælhreówan wyþersacan Annas and Caiphas, Nicod. 7; Thw. 3, 32. Earn beheóld wælhreówra wíg, Elen. Kmbl. 223; El. 112. Wælreówra (-e, MS.) carnificum, Hpt. Gl. 483, 60. Ða áne ætwundon ðínum wælhreáwum handum, Homl.

wín

(n.)
Grammar
wín, es; n.

Wine

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Th. 431, 25; . 47, 1. Win nectar, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 31. Hé bróhte hláf and wín. 14, 18. Hwilc þinc gelǽdst ðú (the merchant) ús? Wín and ele, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 9. Hwæt drincst ðú (boy)? Ealu, gif ic hæbbe, oþþe wæter, gif ic næbbe ealu.

wiga

(n.)
Grammar
wiga, an; m.

one who fightsa (fighting) mana warriora noble, strenuous man

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Kmbl. 342, 4; Rún. 14. Wigena æscberendra, Cd. Th. 123, 6; Gen. 2040. Wigena mænieo, 216, 12; Dan. 5. Wigena strengest( Beowulf ), Beo. Th. 3091; B. 1543.

Linked entry: wihgena

on-findan

(v.)
Grammar
on-findan, p. -fand, -funde.

to find out, discover, detectto find out from experience, become aware of, perceive, be sensible ofto meet with, experience, suffer

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Gif hwylc brððor on lytlum gyltum byþ onfunden, R. Ben. 49, 2. to find out from experience, become aware of, perceive, be sensible of Ic onfinde experiar, Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 7.

tír

(n.)
Grammar
tír, es; m.

Gloryhonour

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Th. 409, 3; . 27, 23. Ðú tírum fæst niða Nergend thou Saviour of men, gloriously firm, Cd. Th. 235, 27; Dan. 312: Exon. Th. 354, 7; Reim. 42. Þa kingges weoren deædde, heore duȝeðe todealde, here tir wes atfallen, Laym. 4237

Linked entry: tyr

symbel

(n.)
Grammar
symbel, symel, es; n.

a feast, banquet, entertainmenta feast,

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Th. 413,27;. 32, 12: 314, 16;Mód. 15. Sittan tó symble, Cd. Th. 259, 33; Dan. 701: Beo. Th. 4214; B. 2104. Symle, 982; B. 489. Tó ðam symle, Judth. Thw. 21, 12; Jud. 15. Ðǽr is Dryhtnes folc geseted tó symle, Rood Kmbl. 279; Kr. 141.

swíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ, adj.
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Biþ seó módor frommast and swíþost, 493, 1; . 81, 23. of things, in reference to material things, producing a powerful effect Swíð drenc wiþ áswollenum milte, Lchdm. ii. 256, 14.

æt-bredendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
æt-bredendlíc, adj. [æt-bredende, part. of ætbredan to take away]

Taking awayablativus

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Fram ðære byrig ic rád ab illa civitate equitavi.