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fóre-sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-sceáwian, fóre-sceáwigan, fór-sceáwian; p. ode; pp. od

To foreshew ⬩ foresee ⬩ provide ⬩ præ-ostendĕre ⬩ pōnĕre in conspectu ⬩ prævĭdēre ⬩ provĭdēre

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To foreshew, foresee, provide; præ-ostendĕre, pōnĕre in conspectu, prævĭdēre, provĭdēre Ic fóresceáwige prævĭdeo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 5; Som. 29, 3. God fóresceáwaþ him sylf ða offrunge Deus provĭdēbit sĭbi victĭmam, Gen. 22, 8. He him fóresceáwode sumne heretogan

Linked entries: fóra-sceáwian fór-sceáwian

stoppian

(v.)
Grammar
stoppian, to stop, close an aperture, v. for-stoppian, Lchdm, ii. 42, 12.

cir-redness

Grammar
cir-redness, v. for-cirredness. , and cyrredness
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in Dict

coríon

(n.)
Grammar
coríon, es; n? [= κόριον for κορίαννον = κορίανον,
  • Anac. 138
]

κόριον ⬩ κορίαννον = κορίανον ⬩ The herb coriander ⬩ coriandrum ⬩ ὑπέρικον

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The herb coriander; coriandrum [ὑπέρικον hyperícon, Diosc. 3, 171] Som. Ben. Lye

fýr-tor

Grammar
fýr-tor, For Cot. 93 substitute
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Farus, Grecum est nomen, nam fos, lux, oros autem visio, apud eos notninatur, hinc compositum nomen est fari, id est fýrtor, 39, 64

Linked entry: here-beácen

mæsen

(adj.)
Grammar
mæsen, [for (?) mæseren]; adj.

Of maple

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Of maple Vi mæse[r]ne sceala vi vessels of maple, Chart. Th. 429, 29. Chron. 641; Erl. 27, 8.]

hege-sugge

(n.)
Grammar
hege-sugge, For nicetula l.
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uicetula

ge-cwémlic

Grammar
ge-cwémlic, For pleased read
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pleasing, and add: suitable, fit Gecwémlíce congruam, R. Ben. I. 78, 5

Linked entry: cwém-lic

-giten

(suffix)
Grammar
-giten, v. for*-*giten.

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héfli

(adj.)
Grammar
héfli, (for be-héflic)

useful ⬩ commodum

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useful; commodum, An. Ox. 56, 190

Linked entry: be-héflic

hornung-sunu

Grammar
hornung-sunu, For Cot. 142
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substitute Hornungsunu nothus Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 67, and add:

lacu

Grammar
lacu, For 'A pool ...
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lake' substitute: A stream, water-course, and add In australi atque in occidente habens torrentem cuius uocabulum Fiscesburne ... in oriente aquam quae Anglorum lingua Lake nominatur habens, quae est duarum, quae ibi sunt, ulterior ... Insuper memoratam

neb-wlátung

Grammar
neb-wlátung, For 'frontositas . . . word'
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substitute Nebwlátung, ǽwyscnes inpudentia, An. Ox. 4306

bliótan

(v.)
Grammar
bliótan, for bleóton

sacrificed

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sacrificed; 3rd pl. p. of blótan to sacrifice Hú ða burhleóde on Cartaina bliótan [ = bleóton] men hira godum how the towns-people in Carthage sacrificed men to their gods, Ors. cont. 4, 4; Bos. 11, 32

un-gefóg

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gefóg, (-fóh); adj.

immense ⬩ intemperate ⬩ immoderate excessive

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immense Hí námon sceattas genóge sylfrene and gyldene ungefóge, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 199. in a bad sense, intemperate, immoderate excessive Seó þwyre sáwul on hwílwendlícum bricum biþ ungefóh, Homl. Th. i. 408, 15. Heflgtýme leahter is ungefóh fyrwitnys

Linked entries: ge-fóg un-gefége

hose-bend

Grammar
hose-bend, For 'Lye . . . 517'
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substitute Hosebendas periscelides (crurum ), An. Ox. 4822

þístra

Grammar
þístra, For conjuncta l.
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conjuncla

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

ge-fér-rǽdnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fér-rǽdnes, -ness, e; f.

Society ⬩ societas

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Society; societas,Lye

fióde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fióde, hated,
  • Bt. 39, 1
    • ;
  • Fox 212, 5
; p.
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of fiógan, fión

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