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onettan

Grammar
onettan, l. ónettan, and in 1. 26 for 1529
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Dryhtnes cempa . . . forð ónetteð, leahtras dwǽsceð, Ph. 455. Þyder gást rǽdendes ónyt (tendit), Scint. 219, 4. Mænige tó dǽdbóte gehwyrfan ónyttað (contendant), 115, 4. Cyning forð ónette the king pressed on, Hö. 41 : Vald. 2, 10.

dyde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
dyde, did, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 36; p.
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of dón

eó

(n.)
Grammar
eó, the Runic character for these letters is
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RUNE. v. eóh=íw a yew-tree

fealþ

(v.)
Grammar
fealþ, falleth, falls, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 29;
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3rd pers. pres. of feallan

frǽ-fætt

Grammar
frǽ-fætt, l. frǽ-fǽtt, and for Cot. 177
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substitute Frǽfǽttum prepinguibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 96, 47

ge-atelod

Grammar
ge-atelod, l. ge-atolod, and for Cot. 202
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substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 28

-lǽtness

(suffix)
Grammar
-lǽtness, v. á-lǽtness, æt-lǽtness, for-lǽtness.

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K

Grammar
K, In one instance k seems used for
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g Ðæt mód ðé ǽr wæs keléd (áléd, v. l.) of his gewunan cum cogitatio extra usum ducitur, Past. 57, 9

fore-spæc

(n.)
Grammar
fore-spæc, fóre-spæc. l. fore-spǽc
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and take instances to fore-sprǽc

Twi-fyrd

(n.)
Grammar
Twi-fyrd, -ford
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Twyford, a place-name occurring more than once in England and meaning double ford On ðære stówe ðe is cweden Æt Twyfyrde in loco qui dicitur Ad Twifyrde, quod significat, ad duplex vadum, Bd. 4, 28; S. 606, 5. Æt Twyfyrde, Cod. Dip.

trég

(n.)
Grammar
trég, (treg ?), tríg (cf.? hég, híg hay, for the form), es; n.

A tray ⬩ trough

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A tray, trough Trég alueolum, Wrt. Voc. i. 290, 70. Nim ðæt reáde ryden, dó on tríg; hǽt stánes swíþe háte, lege on ðæt trig innan, Lchdm. ii. 340, 5-6. Bye us vessel . . . Dysschys, cuppys, and sawsers, Bolles, treyes, and platers, Rich. 1490

Linked entry: tríg

fóre-witan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-witan, fór-witan; ic, he -wát, ðú -wást, pl. -witon; p. -wiste, pl. -wiston; pp. -witen

To foreknow ⬩ præscīre

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To foreknow; præscīre He eall fórewát hú hit geweorþan sceal he foreknows all how it shall come to pass, Bt. 39, 5; Fox 218, 27

Linked entry: fór-witan

fore-saga

(n.)
Grammar
fore-saga, (?)

a prologue ⬩ preface ⬩ translation

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a prologue, preface Forerím ł [fore]tal ł [fore]-saga [ = -sagu?) prologus, Mt. p. 1, 1. In foresaga in prochemio, Jn. p. 187, 12. Mið forasaga praefatione, Lk. p. 3, 11. translation Of foresaga de translatione, Lk. p. 9, 6

Linked entry: saga

LUFU

(n.)
Grammar
LUFU, e and an [v. Anglia vi. 176]; f.

LOVE

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For ðínum lufum, 22, 2; Fox 78, 12. Hé onféng ða ilcan gecynde for úrum lufon he received the same nature for our sakes, Blickl. Homl. 23, 24. For mínum lufan. Wulfst. 231, 17. Lufum voluntariis, Hpt. Gl, 435, 64

Linked entry: lufe

bén-feorm

(n.)
Grammar
bén-feorm, e; f. for MS. bend-feorm, q. v.

Food required from a tenant ⬩ firma precum

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Food required from a tenant; firma precum L. R. S. 21; Th. i. 440, 26

fiðer-féte

(adj.)
Grammar
fiðer-féte, -fóte; adj.

Four-footed ⬩ quadrŭpes

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Four-footed; quadrŭpes Ǽlcum fiðerfétum neáte for any four-footed beast, Med. ex Quadr. 1, 3; Lchdm. i. 328, 13. Eallum fiðerfétum nýtenum to all four-footed beasts, 1, 3; Lchdm. i. 330. 4.

stic-fóder

(n.)
Grammar
stic-fóder, stic-fódder a case for pegs (? v. sticca, I.), a case for spoons (? v. sticca, II.),
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a case made of twigs (? cf. stic-tǽnel) Man sceal habban . . . seahfæt, sticfódder, piperhorn, Anglia ix. 264, 19

higera

Grammar
higera, [In Rä. 25, 8 the rune is that for æ not for a. v. Beiblatt, xxiv. 41]
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Add Fína vel higrae, higre picus, Txts. 88, 808. Higrae, traigis, 103, 2064: cicuanus, 51, 476. Higere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 30. Higre berna, 11, 5, Higrae (-ę), Txts. 44, 156. in a local name: On higran hongran, C. D. v. 135, 37

be-faran

(v.)
Grammar
be-faran, p. -fór, pl. -fóron; pp. -faran; v. trans. [be, faran to go]

To go round ⬩ to travel through ⬩ go all over ⬩ to traverse ⬩ to go ⬩ march ⬩ encompass ⬩ to surround ⬩ peragrare ⬩ circumvenire

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To go round, to travel through, go all over, to traverse, to go, march, encompass, to surround; peragrare, circumvenire Ne befaraþ ge Israhéla burga ǽrðan ðe mannes sunu cume ye shall not go over the cities of the Israelites before the son of man come

Linked entry: be-féran

eoldra

(adj.)
Grammar
eoldra, eolldra older, Bt. 16, 1; Fox 50, 7. Eolldra fæder grandfather, Bt. 10; Fox 28, 32 ; comp.
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of eald

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