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færest

Grammar
færest, færeþ goest, goeth, Bt. Met. Fox 24, 56; Met. 24, 28: Elen. Kmbl. 2546; El. 1274;
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2nd and 3rd pers. pres. and fut. of faran

sweotol

(adj.)
Grammar
sweotol, swutol, switol, swytol, sutol (-ul, -al, -el); adj.
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Plain, manifest, evident, clear, patent:?-Sweotul, gewis evidens, i. manifestus, patens, perspicuus, certum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 35. Sweotol evidens, 29, 51. Seotol, 107, 42. of what may be clearly perceived by the senses, by sight Biþ mín swæð sweotol

Linked entries: seotol sutol swital switol swutol swytel ǽ-swutol a-sweotole

Eotol

(n.)
Grammar
Eotol, Eatol, Etol (-el, -ul), es; n.

Italy

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Italy Eotoles Hesperie (= esperie, i. italie westdǽles, An. Ox. 2583 (Ald. 35, 21)), Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 55: 43, 23. On Eotole Hesperie, 91, 28. In Eatole in Latin, 93, 60: 47, 34. On Eatule, Víd. 70

Linked entries: Eatole Italia

fæstn

(n.)

a fasting ⬩ jejūnium

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a fasting; jejūnium Mid fæstnum with fastings, Nat. S. Greg. Els. 34, 28

Ælfréd

(n.)
Grammar
Ælfréd, es; m. [ælf an elf; réd = rǽd counsel, wise in counsel: v. Ælfred]

Alfred ⬩ Alfrédus ⬩ Alfred the Great

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Alfred; Alfrédus. Alfred the Great, born A.D. 849, grandson of Egbert, and fourth son of king Ethelwulf, reigned thirty years, A.D. 871-901 Ða, A.D. 871, féng Ælfréd, Æðelwulfing, to West Seaxna ríce ... And ðes geáres wurdon ix folcgefeoht gefohten

pundrian

(v.)
Grammar
pundrian, v. á-pundrian (El. 581, printed á-wundrad.
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The facsimile reprint has apundrad. Cf. á-pyndrian)

elnian

(v.)
Grammar
elnian, part. elnende; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [ellen strength] .

to make strong, strengthen ⬩ confortāre ⬩ to strive with zeal after another, endeavour to be equal, emulate ⬩ æmŭlāre, zēlāre

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to make strong, strengthen; confortāre Elnode he hine and sæt upp confortātus sēdit in lectŭlo, Gen. 48, 2. to strive with zeal after another, endeavour to be equal, emulate; æmŭlāre, zēlāre Nyl ðú elnian betwih awergde, ne elnende ðú sié dónde unrehtwísnisse

fiðrum

(n.)
Grammar
fiðrum, to or with wings,
  • Bt. Met. Fox 31, 15
    • ;
  • Met. 31, 8: Elen. Kmbl. 1482
    • ;
  • El. 743
; pl. dat.
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and inst. of fiðere

fór-radian

(v.)

to hasten before ⬩ prevent

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to hasten before, prevent, Nat. S. Greg. Els. 23, 4: 24, 6

ge-teal

(n.)
Grammar
ge-teal, -teall

a number,

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a number, Nat. S. Greg. Els. 9, 2: Chr. 1014; Erl. 151, 16

ge-reca

(n.)
Grammar
ge-reca, an; m.

A governor, ruler, prefect ⬩ præfectus

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A governor, ruler, prefect; præfectus Heáh gereca summus præfectus, Nat. S. Greg. Els. 21, 1

helle-deóful

(n.)
Grammar
helle-deóful, -dióful,
  • Exon. 75 a; Th. 280, 15; Jul. 629
    • :
  • Elen. Kmbl. 1799; El. 901
    • :
  • Andr. Kmbl. 2598; An. 1300.

fareld

(n.)

a journey

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a journey Þurh geswinc ðæs fareldes through fatigue of the journey, Nat. S. Greg. Els. 29, 10; and MS. at foot of plate facing Title

be-twuxt

(prep.)

among ⬩ inter

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among; inter Ðá geseah Grégŏrius betwuxt ðám warum, cýpecnihtas gesette then Gregory saw among their wares, youths set for sale, Nat. S. Greg. Els. 11, 14

ge-feaxode

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-feaxode, -fexode; adj.

Having hair ⬩ haired ⬩ cŏmātus

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Having hair, haired; cŏmātus Ða wǽron hwítes líchoman and fægres andwlitan men, and æðelíce gefeaxode [gefexode, Homl. Th. ii. 120, 19] they were men of white complexion and fair countenance, and having noble hair, Nat. S. Greg. Els. 12, 1

Linked entries: ge-feaxen ge-fexode

eall-mihtig

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-mihtig, -meahtig, -mehtig, -mihteg [el-, æl-, sell-]; adj.

All-mighty ⬩ omnĭpŏtens

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All-mighty; omnĭpŏtens Drihten eallmihtig Domĭnus Deus, Ps. Th. 93, 22

Linked entries: æll-mihtig Æl-meahtig Æl-mehtig Æl-mihtig eal-mihtig

bisceop-stól

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop-stól, biscop-stól, es; m.

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

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[stól a stool, seat] A bishop's seat or residence, an episcopal see, bishopric; sedes episcopalis, episcopatus, pontificatus He ne mihte ðone Rómániscan bisceopstól eallunge forlǽtan he could not altogether neglect the Roman episcopal see, Nat. S. Greg

Linked entry: biscop-stól

tungol

(n.)
Grammar
tungol, (-ul, -el), tungl, es; generally neuter, but pl. tunglas occurs: tungla, an; m.
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a heavenly body Tungel sidus, Wrt. Voc. i. 41, 54. Mænig tungul máran ymbhwyrft hafaþ on heofonum, Met. 28, 20. Saturnes steorra wandraþ ofer óþrum steorrum ufor ðonne ǽnig óþer tungol, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 14. Swá heofenes tunglu sicut astra coeli, Deut

Linked entries: tungel tungl

for-gytel

(adj.)
Grammar
for-gytel, -gytol, -gyttol; adj.

Forgetful ⬩ forgetting ⬩ oblīviōsus

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Forgetful, forgetting; oblīviōsus He næs forgytel [forgyttol, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 19] he was not forgetful, Nat. S. Greg. Els. 5, 11. Forgytele we ne synt ðé nec oblīti sŭmus te, Ps. Lamb. 43, 18. He nis forgytol clypunge þearfena non est oblītus clāmōrem

Linked entry: for-gitel

bridels

Grammar
bridels, l. brídels, brigdels,
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Brídils (-els), brigdils bagula, Txts. 44, 127. Brídels, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 60. In brídelse in fraeno, Ps. Srt. 31, 9. Heó genam þæt hors be þám brídelse (brídele, v. l.), Gr. D. 17, 21. Hé breác hælftre for brídelse (brídele, v. l.) capistro pro freno

Linked entry: bridel

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