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hyrstan

(v.)
Grammar
hyrstan, hierstan; p. te; pp. ed

To fryroast

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Nim áne clǽne panne and hyrste hý mid ele take a clean pan and fry them with oil, Lchdm. iii. 136, 4.

beþian

(v.)
Grammar
beþian, beþigean.

To warmfoment

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Bæðþenda smerwunga wyrce of ele and wíne, beþe ðonne, smire mid þý, 182, 16. Take together, and add: generally used as a medical term

Linked entries: beþan bæþþan

ge-seóþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seóþan, p. ge-seáþ; pp. ge-soden
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Genim þás ylcan wyrte, seóð on ele, and syððan þú hý gesoden hæbbe tógædere gedón, i. 142, 17. Gesoden wyrtmete fordalium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 56: 150, 2. Foxes lungen on háttre æscan gesoden, Lch. i. 340, 5.

Linked entries: seóþan ge-soden

fricgan

(v.)
Grammar
fricgan, fricgean, fricggan; part. fricgende; ic fricge, ðú frigest, frigst, frihst, he frigeþ, frigþ, frihþ, pl. fricgaþ; p. ic, he fræg, ðú frǽge, pl. frǽgon; impert. frige; subj. pres. fricge, pl. fricgen; pp. ge-frigen, -fregen, -frægen

To askinquirequestionfind outseek afterlearnget information ofinterrŏgāresciscĭtāripĕtĕrefando accĭpĕrecompĕrīre

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Ðæs fricggan ongan folces aldor the prince of the people began to inquire about it, Elen. Kmbl. 313; El. 157: 1116; El. 560. Gomela Scylding, fela fricgende, feorran rehte the aged Scylding, learning much, related [things] from [times] remote, Beo.

déman

(v.)
Grammar
déman, to démanne, démenne; part. démende; ic déme, ðú démest,démst, he démeþ, démþ, pl.démaþ ; p. démde, pl. démdon; impert. dém, déme, pl. démaþ, déme ge; pp. démed; v. trans. dat. acc. [dóm judgment, opinion]

DEEM, judge, think, consider, estimate, reckon, determine, examine, prove, doom, condemn judicāre, arbitrāri, æstimāre, censēre, recensēre, decernĕre, sancīre, examināre, condemnāre

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He monige démde to deáþe he doomed many to death, Elen. Kmbl. 997; El. 500. Moises and Aaron gegaderodon ealle ðás and démdon him quos Moyses et Aaron congregavērunt recensentes eos, Num. 1, 18.

Linked entries: a-déman doeman

FOLM

(n.)
Grammar
FOLM, gen. dat. folme; acc. folm, folme; pl. nom. acc. folme, folma; f: folme, an; f.

The palm of the handthe handpalmamănus

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Kmbl. 1044; An. 522: Elen. Kmbl. 2150; El. 1076: Ps. Th. 68, 5

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ge-cýðan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cýðan, p. -cýðde, -cýdde; pp. -cýðed, -cýd.

to make knowntellrelateproclaimannounceinformnuntiareannuntiarereferreeffarimonereto declarerevealmanifestshewperformconfirmtestifyprovedeclararerevelareedoceremanifestaremonstrareperhiberetestariprobareto make celebratedrenownedfamednotum facereinclytum reddere

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Sóþ gecýðan to tell the truth, Elen. Kmbl. 1173; El. 588. Se ðæt orleg-weorc ðam ebriscan eorle gecýðde who announced that fatal work to the Hebrew leader, Cd. 94; Th. 122, 4; Gen. 2021 : Andr. Kmbl. 1568; An. 785 : 1718; An. 861.

wícian

(v.)
Grammar
wícian, p. ode.
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Kmbl. 130; El. 65. Hig fóron fram Sochoþ and wícodon æt Etham ( castrametati sunt in Etham ), Ex. 13, 20: 15, 27: Jos. 4, 19. Wícedon, Elen. Kmbl. 76; El. 38.

Linked entry: ge-wícian

ge-wyldan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyldan, -wildan; he -wyld, -wild, -wylt; p. -wylde; pp. -wyld; v. a.

To exercise power overto tamesubdueconquertemperseizetakedominaridomaresubigereprehenderecapere

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Mid ele wel gewylde well tempered with oil, Herb. 12, 3; Lchdm. i. 104, 6. Ic me gedó allophilas ealle gewylde mihi allophyli subditi sunt, Ps. Th. 59, 7

Linked entry: ge-wildan

smirwan

(v.)
Grammar
smirwan, smerwan, smirewan, smeruwan, smirian, smerian, smyrian; p. smirede, ode

To smear, anoint unctus to anoint

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Ða menn ðú scealt smerwan mid ðý ele 194, 18: 156, 4. Smirewan 184, 2: 238, 26. Smyrian 118, 16. Smerian Blickl. Homl. 73, 24: 75, 17. Tó smirwanne Lchdm. ii. 244, 19. To smerwanne 288, 16. To smergenne iii. 4, 14.

ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
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Ymb lytel fæc, Elen. Kmbl. 543; El. 272. Ymbe geára rina, Chr. Pref.; Erl. 3, 17. Ymb wintra hwearft, Exon. Th. 188, 5; Az. 41.

dégol

(n.)

obscurity, mystery

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obscurity, mystery, Elen. Grm. 340: Exon. 46 b; Th. 159, 11; Gú. 925

Ælf

(n.)
Grammar
Ælf, e; f.

The Elbe

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The Elbe Ælfe múða ðǽre ié, Ors. 1, 1; S. 16, 6, 27

wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
wyrd, e; f.

What happensfatefortunechancefatethe otherwise than humanly appointed order of thingsone of the Fatesfatefortunean eventan eventoccurrencecircumstanceincidentfactwhat happens to a personfatefortunelotconditionfatedeathchanceaccident

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Dígle wyrd an obscure circumstance, Elen. Kmbl. 1077 ; El. 541 : 1163; El. 583. Ymb ða mǽran wyrd, 2126; El. 1064. Geopenigean uncúðe wyrd, hwǽr hé ðara nægla wénan þorfte, 2202 ; El. 1102.

Linked entry: weord

ELLES

(adv.)
Grammar
ELLES, adv.

ELSE, otherwise, in another mannerălĭter, ăliōquin, ăliunde, sĕcus

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Áhwǽr or ǽghwǽr elles anywhere else Ps. Th. 71, 12: 102, 15. Ná elles, ná hú elles not otherwise, no how else; haud sĕcus, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 42, 3: Bt. 32, 1; Fox 114, 8. Nówiht elles nothing else; nil ăliud, Bd. 2, 14; S. 518, 8.

Linked entry: el

folc-scearu

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Wæs gefrége in þǽre folcsceare, geond þá werþeóde wíde lǽded, mǽre morgenspel, El. 968. ¶ in B. 73 Kemble would take folc-scearu = folc-land public land, C. D. ii. p. ix. Add

Linked entry: scearu

freó-bearn

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Áhangen wæs cyninges freóbearn, Godes gástsunu, El. 672. Hú þé ( Christ ) rodera weard æt frymðe genóm him tó freóbearne, Cri. 223. Cf. freó-dohtor

heáh-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-mægen, es; n.
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S. 16, 246. sublime power, divine might Is þæs wuldres ful heofun and eorðe and eall heáhmægen tíre getácnod, El. 753. Ongit Godes heáhmægen, 464. Þæt hine werþeóde and eal engla cynn úp on roderum hergen heáhmægen, þǽr is help gelong, Jul. 645.

galdor

(n.)
Grammar
galdor, gealdor, es; pl. nom. acc. galdor, galdru; gen. galdra; dat. galdrum; n. [galan to sing, enchant, q. v.]

An incantationdivinationenchantmenta charmmagicsorceryincantātiocantiocarmenfascĭnātio

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Galdrum cýdan to inform by divination, Elen. Kmbl. 321; El. 161

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ge-frignan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-frignan, -fringan; p. -frægn, -fregn, pl. -frugnon; pp. -frugnen.

to askinterrogareto learn by askinghear of

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Eác we ðæt gefrugnon also we have heard that, Exon. 12 a; Th. 19, 15; Cri. 301 : 100 a; Th. 378, 11; Deór. 14 : Elen. Kmbl. 343; El. 172. Swá guman gefrungon as men have heard, Beo. Th. 1337; B. 666.