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a-géfan

Grammar
a-géfan, 3rd pl. perf. of a-gifan, for a-gefon,
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Fox 160

P

Grammar
P, For the Runic ᛈ , see peorð.

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wérigian

(v.)
Grammar
wérigian, In l. 3 for lacesscat l.
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lassescat

súcengra

Grammar
súcengra, for súcendra, Ps. Spl. 8, 3.

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Þ

Grammar
Þ, FOR the Runic þ, see þorn.

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Y

Grammar
Y, FOR the Runic Y see ýr.

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dæg-ryne

(adj.)
Grammar
dæg-ryne, adj. For or of a day
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Diurnum, i. unius diei dægrynum vel dæglicum . . . diurnae aescae dæghryne mettas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 58, 62

Linked entry: -ryne

folc-land

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Gif se cyning mínum suna geunnan wille ðes folc-londes tó ðǽm bóclonde, ðonne habbe and brúce, C. D. ii. 120, 35. Cyninges folcland, 65, I. Add

fold-búend

(n.)
Grammar
fold-búend, -búende; noun from pres. part.

Earth-dwellers ⬩ earth's inhabitants ⬩ inhabitants of a land or country ⬩ terrĭcŏlæ

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Fox 8, 8; Met. 8, 4: Exon. 53a; Th. 186, 24; Az. 24. Deáþ rícsade ofer foldbúend death ruled over earth's inhabitants, Exon. 45b; Th. 154, 17; Gú. 844.

fóre-gán

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-gán, p. -eóde; pp. -gán

To go before ⬩ precede ⬩ præcēdĕre

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Óðer fóre-eóde ða sunnan ūna sōlem præcēdēbat. Bd. 5, 23; S. 645, 24

Linked entry: fóre-gangan

feohte

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Þá wæs feohte (fohte, MS.) néh, tír æt getohte, By. 103. Æt feohtan in battle, Gen. 2116. Þæt ðú tó fyrenlíce feohtan sóhtest, . . . óðres monnes wígrǽdenne, Vald. 1, 20, 18. Þú gúðe findest, frécne feohtan, An. 1352. Add

be-dielf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-dielf, for be-dealf; p. of be-delfan.

dug

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Foxe 25, 18

Linked entry: dielf

geár-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
geár-cyning, a king who holds authority only for a year.
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For Cot.48 substitute Gércyning oððe heretoga consul, geárcyninges consulis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 4, 3. Geárcyninges consulis, 96, 8. Geárcynges, Germ. 388, 24

hyrne

Grammar
hyrne, in l. 6 for norð hyrnan l. norðhyrnan,
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[In the following perhaps þyrnan should be read for hyrnan :-- On ðá brémbelhyrnan; of ðǽre hyrnan, C. D. v. 112, 30.]

fóre-spræc

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-spræc, fóre-spæc, e; f. [fóre- fore-, spræc a speech]

A fore-speech ⬩ preface ⬩ introduction ⬩ a speaking before for another ⬩ a fore-promise ⬩ præfātio ⬩ præ-sponsio

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A fore-speech, preface, introduction, a speaking before for another, a fore-promise; præfātio, præ-sponsio Ðis is seó fórespræc hú S. Gregorius ðas bóc gedihte, ðe man Pastoralem nemnaþ this is the preface how St.

Linked entries: fóre-spæc for-spǽc

fana

(n.)
Grammar
fana, fanu(-e) ; f.

a flag ⬩ fane

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Fone nioþoweard, 350, 24. Fane, iii. 12, 25. Fanu, 58, 20. Fanan, 24, 6. [v. N. E. D. fane (plant-name). Cf. O. L. Ger. réni-fano tanacetum: O. H. Ger. reine-uano.]

Linked entry: fan-byrd

ildu

(n.)
Grammar
ildu, In l. 5 for senui l. sexui.

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fram-swengan

Grammar
fram-swengan, l. fram swengan, and for Cot. 179
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substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 55

frum-heowung

Grammar
frum-heowung, l. -híwung, -heówung, and for Cot. 154
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substitute Þǽre frumheówunge plasmatica, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 36

hǽriht

Grammar
hǽriht, l. hǽriht, hǽrihte, and for ' crinitus, . . . Lye'
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substitute Þá hǽrihtan setosa (vervecum vellera), Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 27

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