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lacu

(n.)
Grammar
lacu, e; f.

A pool ⬩ pond ⬩ lake

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A pool, pond, piece of water, lake Óþ ðæt seó lacu út scýt—cðæt norþ andlang lace to the point where the water runs out of the lake ... then along the lake, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 250, 26. Ðonne of exa[n] on ða smala[n] lace of ðære lace eft on exan then

Linked entry: fisc-lacu

wíd-sǽ

(n.)
Grammar
wíd-sǽ, f. m.
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Open sea, ocean Ðeós wídsǽ pelagus, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Zup. 28, 21 : 13 ; Zup. 84, 1: Wrt. Voc. i. 70, 14. Him wæs á widsǽon ðæt bæcbord, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 27: 19, 26. Fǽmendre wfdsǽ spumantis pelagi, Hpt. Gl. 409, 69. Wídsǽs cataclismi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23

for-hwǽga

(adv.)
Grammar
for-hwǽga, for-hwega (-hwæga); adv.

somewhere

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Where position is only vaguely determined, somewhere Him geþúht ꝥ hí behýddon ꝥ heáfod on þám holte forhwega (-hwæga, v. l.) it seemed to hiim that they hid the head in the wood somewhere, Hml. S. 32, 141. Syle mé ðínne wíngeard, and ic þé óðerne finde

ge-lífed

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Take here <b>ge-lýfed</b> in Dict., and add: endowed with belief, believing Se gelýfeda ætwint ðám frecednyssum ðǽra deóflicra costnunga, Hml. Th. i. 368, 32. Hwónlíce gelýfede menn men of little faith, 566, 28. ¶ believing on, with acc.,

a-leðran

(v.)
Grammar
a-leðran, p. ede; pp. ed

To lather ⬩ saponem illinere

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To lather; saponem illinere Smire mid on niht and on morgen aleðre smear therewith at night and in the morning lather it, L. M. 1, 54; Lchdm, ii. 126, 11

án-wuniende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
án-wuniende, part.

Dwelling alone ⬩ being alone ⬩ solitarius

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Dwelling alone, being alone; solitarius Geworden ic eom swá swá spearwa ánhoga oððe ánwuniende on efese oððe on þecene factus sum sicut passer solitarius in tecto, Ps. Lamb. 101, 8

be-fleógan

(v.)
Grammar
be-fleógan, p. -fleáh, pl. -flugon; pp. -flogen

To fly around or about ⬩ circumvolare

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To fly around or about; circumvolare Ða spearcan beflugon on ðæs húses hróf the sparks flew about on the roof of the house, Bd. 3, 10; S. 534, 31, note

land-búende

(adj.)
Grammar
land-búende, adj.
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Inhabiting a country, living on the earth Hwá ðæs leóhtes londbúende brúcan móte who that lives on land may enjoy that light, Exon. 93 b; Th. 351, 15; Sch. 80

masc

(n.)
Grammar
masc, max, es; n.

A mesh ⬩ a net ⬩ toil

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A mesh, a net, toil Ic wyrpe max míne on eá pono retia mea in amne, Coll. Monast, Th. 23, 9: 21, 13. On ðám maxum in retibus, 21, 19

Linked entries: mæscre max

ge-screncan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-screncan, p. te

To cause to shrink, to destroy, supplant

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To cause to shrink, to destroy, supplant Wéron gescrencde aruerunt, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13. 6. Ðú gescrenctyst on-arísende on me supplantasti insurgentes in me, Ps. Spl. C. 17, 41

wyrmǽte

(n.)
Grammar
wyrmǽte, an; f.

Wormeatenness

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Wormeatenness Ða treówa ðe beóð áheáwene on fullum mónan beóð heardran wið wyrmǽtan ðonne ða ðe beóð on níwum mónan áheáwene, Lchdm. iii. 268, 10. Similar entries v. next word

be-récan

To besmoke ⬩ fumigate

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To besmoke [v. N. E. D. s. v. ), expose to smoke, fumigate, Beréc on glédum, Lch. ii. 50, 21. Beréc hý on háte ǽmergean, iii. 30, 18. Substitute: and add

feón

(v.)
Grammar
feón, p. feah, pl. fǽgon; pp. fegen, fægen

To rejoice

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To rejoice Swá mycle má wé feógað on ðám tóweardan lífe, An. Ox. 1118 note. Þý lǽs on Þ fǽgon Þ ic swá lytle hwíle lifgean móste, Nar. 32, 20

féster-bearn

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Gregorius is úre altor and wé syndan his alumni, ðæt is ðæt hé is úre fésterfæder on Críste, and wé syndon his fésterbearn on fullwihte, Shrn. 62, 21. Substitutefor passage

Linked entry: féster-fæder

riht-gelífende

(adj.)

having a true belief faithful

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having a true belief faithful Seó duru ðæs heofonlícan ríces biþ ontýned ðǽm rihtgelýfendum monnum, Blickl. Homl. 61, 9. Ic beó lífes gást on eallum rihtgelýfendum on mé, 185, 34

Linked entry: ge-lífende

hám-steall

(n.)
Grammar
hám-steall, es; m.

A homestead, residence ⬩ a homestead ⬩ a mansion, seat in the country

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A homestead, residence On his hámstealle at his homestead, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 255, 9. Ðane hámstal ðet hé on set the homestead at which he resides, iv. 133, 8

Linked entry: tún-steall

CNEAR

(n.)
Grammar
CNEAR, cnearr, es; m.

A small ship ⬩ galley used for ships of the Northmen ⬩ navis ⬩ septentrionaluim naves

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A small ship, galley used for ships of the Northmen; navis, septentrionaluim naves Cnear on flot the ship on float Chr. 937; Erl. 114, 1, notes, p. 326; Æðelst. 35

copor

(n.)
Grammar
copor, es; n?

Copper ⬩ cuprum

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Copper; cuprum Nim hwetstán brádne and gníd ða buteran on ðæm hwetstáne mid copore take a large whetstone and rub butter on the whetstone with copper Lchdm. iii. 16, 22

treów-wæstm

(n.)

fruit of a tree

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fruit of a tree Treówwæstmas wurdon ðære nihte þurh forste swíðe fornumene, Chr. 1110; Þurh wæstma forweorþenesse, ǽgðer ge on corne and eác on eallon treówwæstman, 1103; Erl. 239, 3

cunnan

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Add: to know. absolute Ge þá þe cunnon, ge þá þe ne cunnon, Bt. 21; F. 72, 31. with acc. Seó óþru leofað, þá ic cann on ansýne and ne can ná hire naman altera superest, quam facie scio, sed nomine nescio, Gr. D. 283, 12. Ðú cans eal ðis wésten, and