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tó-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-gangan, p. -géng; pp. -gangen.

to go in different directions,to partto go away,pass away

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Th. 405, 30; . 24, 10

Linked entry: tó-gán

freóls-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
freóls-lic, adj.
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[Icel. frjáls-ligr free. ] of a festival Godspell ná freólslicum þeáwe ( festiuo more ) sí rǽdd, Angl. xiii. 402, 529. Dagum freólslicon diebus festiuis, 390, 350. Freóls[l]icum symeltídum, 397, 451

hergian

(v.)
Grammar
hergian, p. ode; pp. od

To harrypillageplunderravagewastedevastatemake an incursion or a raidmake war

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Se here hergade on Peohtas the Danes made raids upon the Picts, Chr. 875; Erl. 78, i.

swán-geréfa

(n.)
Grammar
swán-geréfa, an; m.
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In ða tiid wæs hama suángeréfa tó súðtúne and hé rád ðæt hé wæs et ceastre and ðone aað gesceáwade suá hine his aldormon héht Eádwulf there was then a very great case about pasture in the wood at Sutton (in Worcestershire).

DRÉFAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRÉFAN, part. dréfende; p. dréfde; pp. dréfed

To disturb, agitate, disquiet, vex, trouble commovēre, turbāre, conturbāre, tribulāre, contristāre

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Ne lagu dréfde it disturbed not the water, Exon. 106 a; Th. 404, 31; . 23, 16. Ðæt ðú lagu dréfde that thou mightest disturb the water, Exon. 123 a; Th. 473, 26; Bo. 20.

FEL

(n.)
Grammar
FEL, FELL, es; n.

skinhidepelliscŏriumcŭtis

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Felles ne récceþ he cares not for my skin, Exon. 127 a; Th. 488, 12; . 76, 5. Ðæt celf híg bæradon bútan ðære wícstówe mid felle and mid flǽsce vĭtrĭlum cum pelle et carnĭbus crĕmans extra castra, Lev. 8, 17.

Linked entry: fell

FEN

(n.)
Grammar
FEN, fenn, fæn, fænn, es; n. m.

FENmarshmuddirtpăluslŭtumlīmussordes

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Is ðæt églond fenne biworpen the island is surrounded with a fen, Exon. 100 b; Th. 380, 9; . 1, 5. Fennas and móras fens and moors, Bt. 18, 1; Fox 62, 14. On ðám fennum in pălūdĭbus, Bd. 4, 19; S. 590, 5.

Linked entries: fæn fenn feon fien

strengu

(n.)
Grammar
strengu, (o); indecl.: streng, e; f.
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Th. 390, 4; . 8, 5. vigour, firmness On strengo þeódscipes wlæc in disciplinae vigore tepidus, Bd. 1, 27; S. 492, 18. On færhæfdnesse strenge (strengeo, Cott.

Linked entry: streng

swift

(adj.)
Grammar
swift, adj.
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Th. 400, 3; . 20, 3: 487, 22; . 74, 1. Swifteǽrendracan veltes ( = velites), Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 23. Ic hæbbe swíþe swifte feþera, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 4. Se móna is be sumum dǽle swiftre ðonne seó sunne, Lchdm. iii. 248, 3.

Linked entry: swyft

on-hyrian

(v.)
Grammar
on-hyrian, p. ede

To imitate, emulate

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Th. 406, 20; . 25, 4: 391, 2; . 9, 10. Mon onhyreþ dysegum neátum homo comparatus est jumentis insipientibus, Ps. Th. 48, 11.

wegan

(v.)
Grammar
wegan, p. , pl. ; pp.

to move, bear, carry, bring, transport to bring, cause to bear, support to bear, carry, to have bearwearto haveto be under the influence of havebear to bear, submit toto weigh,to put something in a balance to be equal to To move

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Th. 401, 4; . 21, 6. Se ðe gold wigeþ he that wears golden ornaments, 484, 12 ; . 70, 6. Mec (a lance). . . on fyrd wegeþ, 486, 21 ; . 72, 18. Hé heregeatowe wegeþ, Salm. Kmbl. 106; Sal. 52. Mec (a horn) folcwigan wicge wegaþ, Exon.

Linked entry: æt-wegan

sweora

(n.)
Grammar
sweora, swira, swyra, swura, an; m.
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Th. 486, 15; . 72, 15.

Linked entries: swira swyra

cneórd-ness

(n.)
Grammar
cneórd-ness, cneóred-ness, e; f.
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A generation, race Drihten sibbe cneórd*-*nesse tódǽlde . . . hé on ðreó tówearp þá cneórdnysse, ꝥ wæs wælisc and on cyrlisc cynn and on gesýðcund cynd, Angl. xi. 3, 59-63. v. ge*-*cneóredness, and following words

Linked entry: ge-cneórednis

hamela

Grammar
hamela, hamola.
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Take here the article under homela, and add: The Latin version of the law is: Si eum radat in contumeliam ad collificum ( = ? colobicum)

Linked entry: homela

findan

Grammar
findan, <b>; II 7.</b>
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Hí tó rǽde fundon, ꝥ ... decretum est, quia, Bd. 2, 5; Sch. 135, 9. (7a) to fix upon a person for an office :-- Hí swá fúle men him fundon tó godum, Sal. K. 123, 108. Add

med-strang

(adj.)
Grammar
med-strang, adj.

Of moderate meansof middle rank

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Of moderate means, of middle rank Ic lǽrde wlance men and heáhgeþungene ... Ic lǽrde eác ða medstrangan men (cf. Honsl. Th. i. 370, 20, see under medume) ... and þearfum ic lǽrde, Blickl. Homl. 187, 13-17

ge-þuhtsum

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-þuhtsum, adj.

Abundant

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Abundant Hit wæs ǽr ðǽr singal druwung and sóna æfter ðam com geþuhtsum rén on eorþan there had been there before continual drought, and directly after that came abundant rain on the earth, Shrn. 113, 20

Linked entry: -þuhtsum

a-settan

(v.)
Grammar
a-settan, p. -sette ; pp. -seted, -sett.

to setputplaceappointlayset uperectbuildto set or taketo plantponerestatuereconstituereinstituerecollocaredeponeredesumereplantareto make a journeyiter facere

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Kmbl. 3404; An. 1706 : Exon. 103 a; Th. 391, 26; . 10, 11

Linked entries: a-seted a-sette

DOLH

(n.)
Grammar
DOLH, dolg,es ; n.

A wound, scar of a wound, cut, gash, sore vulnus, cicatrix, ulcus

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Me ecga dolg eácen weorþaþ to me the edges' sores become increased, Exon. 102 b; Th. 388, 25; . 6, 13. Deópra dolga of deep gashes, 114 a; Th. 438, 7; . 57, 4. To deópum dolgum for deep wounds, L. M. 1, 45; Lchdm. ii. 114, 1.

Linked entry: dolg

ge-dígan

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Feá þæt gedýgað þára þe geræcað rynegiestes wǽpen, . 4, 57. Ic þæt unsófte ealdre gedígde, B. 1655. Gefeónde ꝥ hé þone deáð gedígde (evaserit), Gr. D. 203, 14. Se bróþer gedígde ꝥ wíte frater evasit supplicium, 346, 6.