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mésan

(v.)

to feedeat

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to feed, eat Ic mésan mæg meahtelícor ealdum þyrse I can eat mightier meals than an old giant, Exon. 111 a; Th. 425, 26; Rä. 41, 62

be-serian

(v.)
Grammar
be-serian, p. ode; pp. od

To rob, plunder, deprive, deceivespoliare, fraudare

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To rob, plunder, deprive, deceive; spoliare, fraudare He hine feore [MS. fere] beserode he deprived him of life, Ps. C. 50, 22; Ps. Grn. ii. 277, 22

sige-beorn

(n.)
Grammar
sige-beorn, es ; m.
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Hig fuhton fíf dagas, swá hyra nán ne feól, Fins. Th. 76 ; Fin. 38

án-wunung

(n.)
Grammar
án-wunung, e; f.
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Solitary dwelling: — Óþer cyn is muneca þe feor fram mannum gewítað and wéste stówa and ánwununge lufiaþ (deserta loca sequi atque habitare perhibentur), R. Ben. 134, 12

Sabíne

(n.)
Grammar
Sabíne, a; pl.

The Sabines

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Tó ánwíge gangan wið swá fela Sabína, 2, 4; Swt. 72, 16

ofer-fyllan

(v.)

to fill to overflowing, (of eating)to feed to excess

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to fill to overflowing, (of eating)to feed to excess Ofer*-*fylled crapulatus Wrt. Voc. ii. 136, 56. Hý beóþ oferfyllede óthorn; spíweþan, R. Ben. 136, 25

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on-seón

(v.)

to regard, look on

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Freónd onsigon (feónd onségon?) láðum eágan landmanna cyme, Cd. Th. 189, 2; Exod. 178

ofer-feohtan

(v.)

to conquer, vanquishexpugnare, devincere

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feónd oferfeohtaþ, Exon. Th. 150, 7; Gú. 775. Oft hí ofyrfuhtun expugnaverunt mé, Ps. Spl. C. 128, 2. Hæfde Drihten feónd oferfohten, Cd. Th. 289, 29; Sat. 405.

fǽcne

(adv.)
Grammar
fǽcne, fácne; adv.

Maliciously, disgracefullymăligne, turpĭter

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Maliciously, disgracefully; măligne, turpĭter Gif me mín feónd fǽcne wyrgeþ si inĭmīcus meus mălĕdixisset mĭhi, Ps. Th. 54, 11: 55, 2: 65, 2: 111, 7, 9

leásettan

(v.)
Grammar
leásettan, p. te

To feignpretend

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To feign, pretend Leásetende ðæt hí woldon hine eft tó lífe árǽran pretending that they would raise hint to life again, Homl. Th. ii. 474, 10

meoring

(n.)
Grammar
meoring, e; f.

Obstacleimpedimenthindrance

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Obstacle, impediment, hindrance Moyses ofer ða fela meoringa fyrde gelǽdde Moses with many hindrances led the army across them, Cd. 145; Th. 181, 16; Exod. 62

un-bletsung

(n.)
Grammar
un-bletsung, e; f.

Cursing

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Cursing Fela is ðæra ðe .... embe bletsunga oððe unbletsunga leohtlíce lǽtaþ, and ná understandaþ ... 'Quodcumque benedixeritis et cetera,' L. I. P. 6; Th. ii. 310, 36

feldlic

fieldwild

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applied to plants, field, wild (v. feld, (1 b)) Mid feldlicere lactucan cum lactucis agrestibus, Hml. Th. ii. 264, 3. Mid feldlicum lactucum, 278, 19. Add:

swín-hege

(n.)
Grammar
swín-hege, es; m.
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A fence to keep swine from straying Tó bysceopes swýnhege; ondlong heges, C.D. iii. 77, 11. Of ðǽre burnan on ðane swýnhege; andlang heges, 78, 5

wund

Grammar
wund, <b>. I</b> 2.
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D. 279, 27. v. feax-, heáfod-, syn-wund. Add

æfter

(prep.; adv.)

among, through, along (pursuit, search, inquiry, &c.)

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H. 245, 6. marking order, sequence Ðæt hé æfter him tó eallum his gestreónum fénge, Ors. 5, 13; S. 244, 23. Stephanus ðone martyrdóm æfter Gode ástealde, Hml.

an-þracian

(v.)

to fearto be afraidto dreadrevererihorrere

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to fear, to be afraid, to dread; revereri, horrere Ic onginne to anþracigenne I begin to dread; horresco, Ælfc. Gr. 35; Som. 38, 4: Ps. Spl. 69, 2

hreód-wæter

(n.)
Grammar
hreód-wæter, es; n.
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Fenny land where reeds are growing Ðá wæs ðæt land eall swá wé geférdon ádrigad and fien and hreádwæteru palus erat sicca et ceno habundans, Nar. 20, 23

níþ

(adj.)
Grammar
níþ, adj. (?)

Vexatiousrancorous

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[Cf. he fell off heffne dun Inntill niþ hellepine. Orm. 13677.]

philosoph

(n.)
Grammar
philosoph, es; m.
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Hié sealdon Demostanase ðæm philosophe licgende feoh, 3, 9 ; Swt. 124, 1