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Habbað gé sealt on ieów (eów, v. l.) and sibbe habbaþ betweoh iów, Past. 93, 22. Waa ieów (eów, v. l.) welegum, 181, 23. Oninnan eów selfum, Bt. 14, 2; F. 44, 16. Iówih (iuih, L.) mið vobiscum Jn. R. 14, 30. Mid iówh, Mt. L. 26, 11. Iúch uobis Jn.

fird

(n.)
Grammar
fird, faerd, ferd, fierd, fyrd(e).

an expeditioncampaignan armya camp

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Mid West-Seaxna fierde, 851; P. 64, 21. Of þǽre fierde, ge eác of þǽm burgum, 894; P. 84, 30. Cóm Byrhtnðð ealdorman mid his fyrde, 993; P. 126, 5: 1001; P. 133, 22.

ge-teón

(v.)
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Hé geteáh his seax, 215, 5. Gitéh educens, Mk. R. 14, 47. Geteóh þ ín sweord effunde frameam, Ps. Th. 34, 3. Ne maehton ꝥ nett geteá (trahere). Jn. L. R. 21, 6. ꝥ hé wǽre getogen mid þon ísnan hóce on þǽre picenan eá, Bl. H. 43, 25.

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
má, indecl. cpve. used as subst. and adj.

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Ic wæs sixtýne síðum on sǽbáte . . . is þys áne má I have been sixteen times in a sea boat ... this is once more, Andr. Kmbl. 984; An. 492.

Linked entries: mǽst

hróf

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Wætera hrófas the waves that curled their heads over those waiting over the bottom of the Red Sea, Exod. 571. ¶ used of the sky, clouds, &c., considered as the roof of the world :-- Under rodores hrófe, Hy. 5, 5.

CRÆFT

(n.)
Grammar
CRÆFT, es; m.

powermightstrength as of body or externals visroburpotentiaan artskillCRAFTtradework arsperitiaartificiumoccupatioopuscraft of mind, cunning, knowledge, science, talent, ability, faculty, excellence, virtue astutia, machinatio, scientia, facultas, præstantia, virtusa CRAFTany kind of ship navis qualiscunque

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Ic ǽfre ne geseah on sǽ leódan syllícran cræft I never saw a more wonderful craft sailing on the sea Andr. Recd. 1004; An. 500

ge-wítan

(v.)
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Ealdbriht wrecca gewát on Súð-Seaxe . . . Ine gefeaht wið Súð-Seaxum and ofslóh Ealdberht þe hé ǽr út flémde, Chr. 722; P. 43, 25. Hé (Joseph) gewát Ægypti recessit in Ægyptum, Mt. R. 2, 14: Wrt. ii. 71, 56.

úte

(adv.)
Grammar
úte, adv.

Outsidewithout.outfrom one's positionon the outsideoutsideon the outer sideoutout of doorsin the open airoutawayat a distanceoutaway from habitationsin open countryoutfrom home on serviceoutnot in one's own countryabroadoutaway from land

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Ic seah wyhte twá úte plegan, Exon. Th. 429, 10; Rä. 43, 2. out, away, at a distance Úttor exterius, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 240, 7: Exon.

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be-cuman

to comeget,to come to powerget into troubleto come toby to cometo a personto befallto becomebehove

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Siþþan eástan hider Engle and Seaxe up becóman, Chr. 937; P. 110, 4. Hí ofer sǽ becómon, 1052; P. 182, 7. Hí becóman on án convenerunt in unum, Ps. Spl. 2, 3. Farað gesunde and gesǽlige becumað have a good journey and a happy return, Hml. S. 6, 89.

wilde

(adj.)
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wilde, adj.

Wildwildnot domesticnot tamednot broken inwildnot cultivatedwilduncultivateduninhabitedwildturbulentungoverned

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Wildre mealwan seáw, 214, 14. Unwæstm ł wilde fóter zizania Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 27. of places, wild, uncultivated, uninhabited Licgaþ wilde móras emnlange ðæm býnum lande, Ors. l, I; Swt. 18, 27.

Linked entries: ge-wilde wild-cyrfet

ge-earnian

(v.)
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Nis nán tweó ꝥ hé forgifnesse syllan nelle þám þe hié geearnian willaþ, 65, 9. with clause Ic þé lǽre þæt þú hospcwide ne fremme . . . þonne þú geearnest ꝥ þé bið éce líf seald, El. 526.

hwón

(adj.)
Grammar
hwón, adj.

Littlefew

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Genim hwón sealt take a little salt, 2; Lchdm. ii. 32, 3. Ácrind and hwón wermód gecnua pound oak rind and a little wormwood, 52; Lchdm. ii. 124, 22. Huón aron ða ðe onfindes ða ilco pauci sunt qui inveniunt eam, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 7, 14.

bodian

(v.)

to declareproclaimto foretellprophesycelebratepraiseto preacha persona doctrinebelief

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Birinus bodude West-Seaxum fulwuht, Chr. 634; P. 26, l. Felix bodade Eást-Englum Crístes geleáfan, 636; P. 26, 5.

cwide

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On cwyde þínum lǽf þearfum in testamento tuo relinque pauperibus, Scint. 146, 13. v. folc-, fore-, samnung-, sealm-, spell-cwide

dreógan

(v.)
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L. 70, 4. to labour On hú grundleásum seáðe ꝥ mód drígð (cf. swinceð, Met. 3, 2), þonne hit bestyrmað þisse worulde ungeþwǽrnessa, Bt. 3, 2; S. 9, 11.

frófor

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Hié him frófre and fultomes wilnodan, ꝥ hié móston ðǽra feónda searo ofercuman, Bl. H. 201, 28. Se engel cwóm on fultum and on frófre, 203, 21: B. 1273.

ge-wemman

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</b> to destroy :-- 'Anlícnes, sænd mycel waeter ... swá þæt sién gewemmede ealle þá on þisse ceastre syndon' (cf. þæt þú on þis folc forð onsende wæter to wera cwealme, An. 1509) ... sió onlícnes sendde mycel wæter swá sealt, and hit æt manna líchaman

wealcan

(v.)
Grammar
wealcan, p. weólc; pp. wealcen

To roll, toss. of the movement of watertrans. of other movement literal metaph. of action of thought, trans. To turn over in the mindto revolve, consider with a preposition intrans.to turn over, deal with

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Kmbl. 341, 6; Rún. 9. metaph. of action Godwine eorl and ealle ða yldestan menn on West-Seaxon lágon ongeán swá hí lengost mihton, ac hí ne mihton nán þing ongeán wealcan (another MS. has hí náht ná gespéddan) Earl Godwin and the chief men of Wessex

Linked entry: wealcian

FOLDE

(n.)
Grammar
FOLDE, an; f.

the earthdry landtellusterraa landcountrydistrictregionterritoryrĕgiotractusplăgaterrĭtōriunithe groundsoilhŭmussŏlumearthclayterræ līmuslŭtum

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Ðú eart hyht ealra ðe feor on sǽ foldum wuniaþ thou art the hope of all who dwell in lands far in the sea [i. e. islands ], Ps.

fundian

(v.)
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Sé þe-on lagu fundað he that will go to sea, Seef. 47. Hí woldon cuman tó sumere þára stówa ðe hí ðonne tó fundiaþ, Bt. 34, 7; F. 144, 10. Férde sum ridda . . . and hit lǽdde forð mid him þǽr hé fundode tó, Hml.