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FLÓD

(n.)
Grammar
FLÓD, es; n. m.

a flowing of waterflowflowing waterwavetideFLOODsearunning streamriverflūmenfluctusfluentumæstusaccessusflŭviusthe Flooddelugedilŭvium

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Hie on flódes [m. or n.] fæðm ceólum lácaþ they sail in ships on the bosom of the sea, Andr. Kmbl. 503; An. 252: Beo. Th. 83; B. 42: Salm. Kmbl. 161; Sal. 80. On Iordanes flóde [m. or n.] in Iordānis flūmĭne, Mk. Bos. 1, 5.

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hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
hweorfan, hworfan, hwurfan

To turnchangegoreturndepartgo aboutwanderroam

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Fæder ellor hwearf, 110; B. 55: Judth. 10; Thw. 23, 9; Jud. 112. Hwærf him dá tó heofenum hálig drihten the holy Lord returned to heaven, Cd. 13; Th. 16, 7; Gen. 240. Hwearf eft tó his ágnum biscopdóme, Chr. 813; Erl. 60, 22.

mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽre, adj.

Greatexcellentdistinguishedillustrioussublimesplendidcelebratedfamouswidely knownnotoriousdistinguished by evil deedsinsignis

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Se mǽra Fæder ( God ), L. Ælfc. C. 3; Th. ii. 344, 4. Hé byþ mǽre beforan Drihtne erit magnus coram domino. Lk. Skt. 1. 15: 32.

þolian

(v.)
Grammar
þolian, p. ode
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Hé férde swá swá his forcúða fæder, and his lífes ðolode and his lǽnan ríces, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 231. Hé ( Job ) hæfde his wíf, þeáh hé his bearna þolode, ii. 30, 204. Þolade caruerit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 83.

ge-mót

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Monge beóð on gemót lǽded fýra cynnes: wile fæder engla seonoð gehégan, déman mid ryhte, Ph. 491. a popular assembly for voting Gemoot contio, convocatio populi, Txts. 53, 584. used to denote the meetings in England at which legal, administrative, and

ge-neálǽcan

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IV b. of the relation between married people Forléteð monn fæder his and móder and geneóléces (gineólicas, R., adhaerebit) tó wífe his, Mk. 10, 7.

húru

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Hé on his ágenum fæder áre ne wolde gesceáwian, ne þá sceonde húru hleómágum helan, Gen. 1581. introducing the most essential or considerable circumstance, above all, especially Bæþ . . . hálum and húru (maxime) þám geongum sý seldor getíðod, R.

libban

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Beón gehiérsume ðǽm ðe úre gǽsta Fæder bið wið dǽm ðæt wé móten libban on écnesse, Past. 255, 9.

sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
sceáwian, ode.

to lookto look atobservebeholdseeto look at, look on with favour, to regard, have respect toto look at with care, consider, inspect, examine, scrutinize, reconnoitreto look out, seek for, select, choose, provideto shew (favour, respect, etc.)to grant

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Se cyng sceáwode ðæt mádmehús and ða gersuman ðe his fæder ǽr gegaderode, Chr. 1086; Erl. 223, 27. Ðonne seó ádl cume ǽrest on ðone mannan, ðonne sceáwa his tungan, Lchdm. ii. 280, 8.

fram

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H. 25, 5. indicating a state which is abandoned or changed for another Hé færð fram deáðe tó lífe.

strang

(adj.)
Grammar
strang, adj.
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Ic eom se strengesta ( fortissimus ) God ðínes fæder, Gen. 46, 3. Se strangesta cyning Æþelfriþ rex fortissimus Ædilfrid, Bd. 1, 34 ; S. 499, 18. Ætýwan ðíne mǽrðe and ðíne strengestan hand, Deut. 3, 24.

under-fón

(v.)
Grammar
under-fón, p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen.

to receiveto have givento getto receivesubmit toa riteto receive a personto receive for the purpose of entertaining, sheltering, harbouringto receive for safe conduct, custodyto receive as a servant or dependentto receive, admit into a societyto receive as a masterto submit toto receiveadmit the claims ofto receive, admit the force of a person's wordsaccept testimonyto receive what is offeredto acceptto receiveserve as a receptacle forto receive or accept an office, a duty, etc.to take upon one's selfto undertake a labour, task, etc.to receive what is burdensomeundergobearto take surreptitiouslyto steal

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Ic com on mínes Fæder naman and gé mé ne underféngon. Gyf óðer cymþ on his ágenum naman, hyne gé underfóð, Jn.

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gifan

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Eów miltse giefeð fæder ælmihtig, Jul. 657. Him se hæle geaf giestlíðnysse, Gen.2445. Gif bescoren man gange him an giestlíðnesse, gefe him man ǽnes, Ll. Th. i. 38, 13.

tó-geagnes

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
tó-geagnes, -gegnes, -geánes, -génes.

towards,so as to meetagainst,to meetin the way of,to meet the approach ofin readiness for,against the coming ofagainst,for the purpose of resistingon the approach of,towardsagain,in return

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after it. where there is motion towards the object governed by the word; without idea of hostility, towards, so as to meet Sittas (the translater has read sed iec as sedite, and taten ii as sedete) cuoæðað ðegnum his ðætte tógeaegnes (-gægnes, Rush.) færes

þeáw

(n.)
Grammar
þeáw, es; m.
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Ic geseó on eówres fæder þeáwum ðæt hé nys swá wel wið mé geworht, swá hé wæs gyrstandæg I see by your father's behaviour that he is not so well disposed to me as he was yesterday, Gen. 31, 5.

wundor

(n.)
Grammar
wundor, es; n.

a wondera circumstanceact that excites astonishmenta circumstance that excites astonishment as being out of the usual course of nature,a prodigyportenta wondermiraclea miraclea wonderful objectwondrous thingwonderfulmiraculous powerwonderadmiration

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Wundrum fæger, Exon. Th. 214, 1; Ph. 232: 202, 1; Ph. 63. Wundrum gegierwed, 483, 8; Rä. 68, 2. Eallum wundrum ðrymlíc girwan up swǽsendo, Judth. Thw. 21, 7; Jud. 8. Hú woruld wǽre wundrum geteód, Cd. Th. 222, 28; Dan. 111

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níwe

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. : fæder wæs ácenned Adam ǽrest, 795. Adam . . . neorxna wonges níwre gesceafte hyrde, Gen. 171. God geswác þá þǽre níwan gesceapennysse requievit Deus a novarum conditione creaturarum, Angl. vii. 4, 22.

furþum

Take herein Dict., and add:even,just

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, Gen. 41, 39. the object a clause Ge furþon, ꝥ wyrse wæs, wé geheórdon ꝥ sum sunu ofslóg his fæder, Bt. 31, 1; F. 112, 14. in negative sentences Ne furþon án þyrl . . . þú ne miht dón nec saltem unum foramen . . . vales facere, Coll.

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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Þú þæt fær gewyrc fíftiges wíd elngemeta, Gen. 1307. Ic þé swá sciénne gesceapen hæfde, wynlicne geworht, Cri. 1388. Ǽnne hæfde hé swá swíðne geworhtne, Gen. 252.

in

(prep.)
Grammar
in, prep.
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Ic in mínne fæder hyht staðelie, Jul. 436. of adjective to some department to which its qualification is limited. Cf. A.