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EOFOR

(n.)
Grammar
EOFOR, eofer, eafor, efor, efer, efyr, ofor, es; m. I.

a boar, a wild boar ⬩ ăper

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a boar, a wild boar; ăper Fornam hine eofor of wuda extermĭnāvit eam ăper de silva, Ps. Spl. 79, 14; Ps. Th. has, Hine útan of wuda eoferas wrótaþ 79, 13: Exon. 110b; Th. 423, 8; Rä. 41, 18: 92a; Th. 344, 20; Gn. Ex. 176. Sele ðú him flǽsc eofores give

eorþ-wéla

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-wéla, an; m.

Earth-wealth, fertility ⬩ terrestres dīvĭtiæ, fertĭlĭtas

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Earth-wealth, fertility; terrestres dīvĭtiæ, fertĭlĭtas Mid Egyptum wearþ syfan gear se ungemetlíca eorþwéla for seven years there was very great fertility in Egypt, Ors. 1, 5; Bos. 28, 3. Biþ him eorþwéla ofer ðæt éce líf earthly wealth to them is above

fóddor-þegu

(n.)
Grammar
fóddor-þegu, fóddur-þegu, fódor-þegu, e; f. [þegu a taking, receiving]

A taking or receiving food ⬩ food ⬩ cĭbi acceptio ⬩ cĭbus

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A taking or receiving food, food; cĭbi acceptio, cĭbus Ðæt hie tobrugdon, blódigum ceaflum, fira flǽschoman him to fóddorþege that they tore asunder, with bloody jaws, the bodies of men for their food, Andr. Kmbl. 320; An. 160. Léton him ða betweonum

for-geldan

(v.)

to pay for ⬩ repay ⬩ return ⬩ give ⬩ render ⬩ reddĕre ⬩ retrĭbuĕre

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to pay for, repay, return, give, render; reddĕre, retrĭbuĕre Ic forgelde heom retrĭbuam eis, Ps. Lamb. 40, 11. Twentig scillinga forgelde let him pay twenty shillings, L. Ethb. 22; Th. i. 8, 6: 7; Th. i. 4, 9: 12; Th. i. 6, 8: 26; Th. i. 8, 12, 13: 32

líhting

(n.)
Grammar
líhting, e; f.

Lightening ⬩ alleviation ⬩ relief ⬩ mitigation ⬩ release

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Lightening, alleviation, relief, mitigation, release Ðis is seó líhtinge ðe ic wylle eallon folce gebeorgan ðe hig ǽr ðyson mid gedrehte wǽron ealles tó swýðe this is the relief that I will secure to all folk in regard to matters with which they were

mynster-líf

(n.)
Grammar
mynster-líf, es; n.

monastic life ⬩ a place in which the monastic life is lived

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monastic life Gif hláford nylle hire mynsterlífes geunnan, oðða hiá siolf nylle, Chart. Th. 471, 2. Hé mynsterlíf ðam weoruldlífe forbær monasticam saeculari vitam praetulit, Bd. 5, 19; S. 637, 7. Hé him sendan sceolde sume eáwfæste munecas ðe him mynsterlíf

óþ-fleón

(v.)
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to flee away, escape Favius heánlíce hámweard óþfleáh, Ors. 3, 10; Swt. 140, 14. Ða ðe tó him mid scypum óþflugon tó ðǽm beorgum ad se ratibus confugientes, 1, 6; Swt. 36, 11: 2, 8; Swt. 94, 8. Sume binnan ðæt fæsten óþflugon, Swt. 92, 23. Ða ðe him

ge-brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brǽdan, p. -brǽdde; pp. -brǽded, -brǽdd, -brǽd [ge-, brǽdan to roast]

To roast ⬩ broil ⬩ torrēre ⬩ assāre

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To roast, broil; torrēre, assāre Eton ealle ðæt flǽsc on fýre gebrǽdd ĕdent carnes assas igni, Ex. 12, 8. Ne ne eton gé of ðam nán þing hreówes, ne mid wælere gesoden, ac sig hit eall on fýre gebrǽdd non comĕdētis ex eo crūdum quid, nec coctum ăqua,

weorc-þeów

(n.)
Grammar
weorc-þeów, es; m.: e ; f.
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A slave who works, a bondman, a bondwoman, a slave, a thrall Ðá wearð unblíðe Abrahames cwén hire worcþeówe, Cd. Th. 136, 18 ; Gen. 2260. Nabochodonossor him dyde Israéla bearn, wǽpna láfe, tó weorcþeówum ( si quis evaserat gladium, ductus in Babylonem

wlite-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
wlite-beorht, adj.

Of splendid beauty ⬩ beautiful

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Of splendid beauty, beautiful, Grammar wlite-beorht, of persons Wlitebeorht ides (Sarah), Cd. Th. 103, 34; Gen. 1728. Hié (Adam and Eve) wlitebeorht wǽron on woruld cenned, 12, 19; Gen. 188. Grammar wlite-beorht, of things Dæg, wlitebeorhte gesceaft

drinca

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Heó ðám biscope bær drincan and ús eallum þénode and scencte obtulit poculum episcopo et nobis, coeptumque ministerium nobis propinandi . . . non omisit, Bd. 5, 4; Sch. 569, 15. Gif him ðyrste, ðú dó him drincan, Hml. S. 21, 376. Drince hé betonicam on

fore-spreca

an advocate ⬩ defender ⬩ a sponsor

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Add: an advocate, defender For[e]sprec[a] patronus, An. Ox. 56, 335. Forspeca orator, Germ. 400, 548. Hé bæd mé ðæt ic him wǽre forespeca, Cht. Th. 169, 26. Þá nyste Paulus ðá gástlican getácnunge ðǽre ǽ, and wæs forðí hyre forespreca, Hml. Th. i. 390

hleótan

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Add: to cast lots Ic eów forbeóde ꝥ eówer nán ne áxie þurh ǽnigne wiccecræft be ǽnigum ðinge . . . for ðan sé ðe þys déð . . . bið þám hǽðenum gelíc, þe hleótað be him sylfum mid ðæs deófles cræfte . . . Hleótan man mót mid geleáfan swá þeáh on woruld-ðingum

æfter-weard

(adj.; adv.)

later, latter ⬩ being behind (?), absent ⬩ After

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Substitute: adj. later, latter Ver novum fore-weard lencten vel middewærd lencten, ver adultum æfterweard lencten. Eodem modo et aestas et autumnus vocantur, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 27. being behind (?), absent Ðeáh ðe hé lícumlíce ðǽr æfterweard (æfweard,

wind

(n.)
Grammar
wind, es; m.

Winding ⬩ wrapping

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Winding, wrapping Gif preóst ordál misfadige, gebéte ðæt. Gif preóst searwaþ be winde, gebéte ðæt if a priest do not conduct an ordeal rightly, let him make 'bót,' If a priest uses deceit in respect to the wrapping up of the hand or arm exposed to the

merian

(v.)
Grammar
merian, p. ede; pp. ed

To purify ⬩ refine

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To purify, refine Ðam ðe his gást wile mergan (MS. B. merian) of sorge ásceádan of scyldum for him who will purify his spirit from the dross of care, separate it from guilt, Salm. Kmbl. 112; Sal. 55

pullian

(v.)
Grammar
pullian, p. ode
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To pull, pluck Ða hreáþemýs on úre ondwlitan sper[n]don and ús pulledon vespertiliones in ora uultusque nostros ferebantur, Nar. 15, 7. Gif him þince ðæt hé sceáp pullige, ne biþ ðæt gód, Lchdm. iii. 176, 7

Linked entry: a-pullian

reáfol

(adj.)
Grammar
reáfol, adj.
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Rapacious Reáfol captator, Germ. 397, 19. Cild ácenned þríste reáful ofermód him sylfum gelícigende a child born on the thirteenth day of the moon will be bold, rapacious, arrogant, pleasing himself, Lchdm. iii. 190, 14. v. next word

biscop-seld

(n.)
Grammar
biscop-seld, es; n.

A bishop's seat or residence, an episcopal see ⬩ sedes episcopalis

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[seld a seat, residence] A bishop's seat or residence, an episcopal see; sedes episcopalis Se cyning sealde him stówe and biscopseld on Lindesfearona eá rex locum sedis episcopalis in insula Lindisfarnensi tribuit, Bd. 3, 3; S. 525, 35

Linked entry: bisceop-seld

ge-méde

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ge-méde, superl. -médost; adj.

Agreeable, pleasing ⬩ acceptus, grātus

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Agreeable, pleasing; acceptus, grātus Swá him gemédost wæs as was most agreeable to them, Andr. Kmbl. 1188; An. 594. Geméde agreeable, Bt. 11, 1; Bt. Fox 32, note 1. Gimoedo ł wala middangeardes prospera mundi, Rtl. 50, 6