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fyrhtan

Grammar
fyrhtan, fyrhtian.

to make afraid ⬩ to become afraid.

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Þæt hí ne fyrhte þæt gewin ðæs síðfætes, Bd. 1, 23; Sch. 50, 3. Fyrhtede wérun conterriti, Lk. R. 24, 37. to become afraid. v. Rtl. 102, 21 (in Dict.)

ge-húslian

(v.)
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Hé hí gehúslode mid þæs Hǽlendes gerýnum, Hml. S. 3, 80. Add

eást-þeód

(n.)
Grammar
eást-þeód, e; f.
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An eastern people Þǽm eástþeódum gewelgode orientis provinciis ditati, Nar. 3, 26

hell-cund

(adj.)
Grammar
hell-cund, adj.

Infernal ⬩ devilish

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Infernal, devilish Þæt helcunde wered the host of devils. Wlfst. 254, 15

strǽlian

(v.)
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Þæt hý strǽlien (sagittent) on dígelnissum unwemme, Ps. Rdr. 63, 5. Add

un-wæstmbǽrness

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For þǽre eorþan unwæsmbǽrnysse propter infecunditatem terrae, Angl. vii. 36, 346. Add

and-wyrdan

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Andwyrt se godfæder þæs cildes wordum, Hml. Th. ii. 52, 4. Add

bisceop-seonoþ

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop-seonoþ, es; m.
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A synod of bishops Se bisceopsinoð þæs Nícéniscan geþeahtes, Angl. xi. 8, 1

Linked entry: seonoþ

cyne-botl

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Þæt hí on Rómánisce wísan árǽre his cynebotl, Hml. S. 36, 39. Add

fullwiht-wæter

(n.)
Grammar
fullwiht-wæter, es; n.
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Baptismal water Þæt tácnode ꝥ ðurh his blód fulwihtwæter gewyrþan sceolde, Nap. 27

ge-cwicung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cwicung, e; f.
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Vivifying, quickening þurh þæs líchaman gecwicunge per vivificationem carnis, Gr. D. 218, 17

Linked entry: -cwicung

hramma

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Of þæs magan ádle cumað monige ádla, . . . hramma, Lch. ii. 174, 25. Add

pearroc

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Án leó útbærst út of þǽre leóna pearruce, Hml. S. 35, 253. Add

tó-cwísedness

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Geunrétte for þæs ofhrorenan bróðres tó-cwýsednysse ( contritione ), Gr. D. 125, 11. Add

tó-lǽtan

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Þæs módes bósum byð tólǽten mentis laxalur sinus, Gr. D. 173, 9. Add

á-screádian

(v.)
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Þæt hí þá misweaxendan bógas of áscreádian, Hml. Th. ii. 74, 12. Add

á-wirgende

(adj.)
Grammar
á-wirgende, adj. (ptcpl.)

Execrable

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Execrable Ꝥ ic beó gewrecen on þǽre áwyrigendan Gezabel, Hml. S. 18, 324

Linked entry: wirgende

mód-geþanc

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Hwylc man wát þæs mannes módgeþancas bútan þæs mannes gást, þe on him sylfum byð? quis scit hominum quae hominis sunt, nisi spiritus hominis qui est in ipso ?, 137, I

fram

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Him þæs egesa stód gryre fram þám gáste, Dan. 526.

ge-rád

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Marius bæd þæt him mon sealde þone seofoþan consulatum and eác þæt gewin . . .

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