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læfel

(n.)
Grammar
læfel, es; m.

A cupvesselbowl

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Ǽren fæt, læfel oððe céc, Lchdm. iii. 292, 9. Of ðæm hlæfle, Chart. Th. 439, 30.

Linked entry: lefel

ge-grétan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-grétan, he -grét, pl. -grétaþ; p. -grétte, pl. -grétton; pp. -gréted

To approachcome toaddressgreetwelcomeadirealloquisalutare

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To approach, come to, address, greet, welcome; adire, alloqui, salutare Wíf sceal eodor æþelinga [MS. e] ǽrest gegrétan the wife shall the nobles' chief first greet, Exon. 90 a; Th. 339, 7; Gn. Ex. 90.

under-þeód

(adj.)
Grammar
under-þeód, adj. (ptcpl.) used substantively.

Subjectsubordinate

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Se láreów sceal ǽrest on him sylfum ǽlcne leahter ádwæscan, and siððan on his underðeóddum, Homl. Th, i. 320, 30. Landfranc wæs geháded on his ágenum biscopsetle fram eahte biscopum his underðióddum, Chr. 1070; Erl. 206, 5

Linked entry: þeódan

þwǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
þwǽnan, p. de

To soften by moisture, ointmentto soften

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Þwǽne mid ðý ǽrest, Lchdm. ii. 222, 26. Gif ðú wylle mannes wambe þwǽran, i. 82, 11

Linked entry: þwénan

éhtend

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Gyf man méte ꝥ hé geseón ne mæge, lǽre ic hine ꝥ hé him wið his éhtend beorge, Lch. iii. 174, 28. a persecutor Hé ( Nero ) wæs monna ǽrest éhtend crístenra monna, Ors. 6, 5; S. 262, 5. Oehtende persecutore, Rtl. 64, 16.

ge-rǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-rǽde, adj.
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Voc. ii. 33, 22. simple, plain; of language, prose Ǽrest eroico metro, and æfter fæce gerǽdum (-e, v. l.) worde (piano sermone) Bd. 5, 23; Sch. 698, 18

ge-swicennes

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Add: cessation from doing, a leaving off of a practice, v. ge-swícan; 1 Beháte hé ǽrest bóte and geswicenesse ealra þǽra unþeáwa þe hé fore ádrǽfed wæs, R. Ben. 53, 10. Hé synna forgyfð þám ðe mid dǽdbóte dóð geswicennysse, Hml.

íþ-ness

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Þára þe ǽrest on earfoðum byð and eft on éðnesse, Ps. Th. 40 arg.: Solil. H. 44, 13, Hí maciað eall be luste and be éþmesse, Ll. Th. ii. 322, 25. Þára góda and þára ýðnessa þe God hafað gegearwod þám þe hine lufiað, Verc. Först. 101, 17. Add

swilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swilc, swelc; pron. (the word can take the weak declension).
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Swelce, Met. 8, 42. as an antecedent Swælc monn se ðe tó mínum ærfe fóe gedéle hé ǽlcum messepreóste binnan Cent mancus goldes, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 351, 4. Ðá com leóht swilc swá hí ǽr ne gesáwon, Homl. Skt. ii. 29, 263.

Linked entries: swelc swylc swá-lic

ge-munan

(v.)
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Gemunst (-manst, v.l. ) ðú ꝥ wit ǽr sprǽcon, 38, 3; F. 200, 11. Mín mód gemanð hú (gemyneð hwilc, v. l. ) hit ǽr wæs, Gr. D. 4, 11 ; 6, 8. Swá mycel swá nán man ne gemunet ꝥ hit ǽfre ǽror dyde, Chr. 1099; P. 235, 7.

on-fón

(v.)
Grammar
on-fón, p. -féng; pp. -fangen ( with gen. dat. acc.).

to taketo take what another appoints or grants, to receive, have givento take what another offers, receive favourably, acceptto receive a personto undergo a rite, undertake a dutyto conceiveto take to, to beginincipere

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Ǽrest on cattes stán . . . eft on cates stán ðǽr hit (the boundary ) ǽr onféng. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 313, 33

Linked entries: an-fón on-fónd

líget

(n.)
Grammar
líget, es; m. n.: lígetu, e; f.

Lightning

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Gif lígette and þunorráde eorþan and lyfte brégdon si corusci ac tonitrua terras et aera terrerent, Bd. 4, 3; S. 569, 12. Lígette coruscationes, Ps. Th. 76, 15. Lígetta, 143, 7: fulgura, Ex. 19, 16: Exon. 54 b; Th. 192, 15; Az. 102.

Linked entry: légetu

mann-rǽdenn

(n.)
Grammar
mann-rǽdenn, -rǽden, e; f.

homagethe condition of being another's manservice or dues paid by the tenant to the owner

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Laym. he heora monredne onfeng.] service or dues paid by the tenant to the owner Ðæt is ǽrest of ðam lande æt Nigon hídon seó mannrédden intó Tantún, cirhsceattas ..., Chart. Th. 432, 22

bóc-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-stæf, es; pl. nom. acc. -stafas; g. -stafa; d. -stafum; m.

A bookstaf, a letter, characterlitera, character

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Hwá wrát bócstafas ǽrest who first wrote letters? Salm. Kmbl. 200, 23: 192, 6. Bócstafa of letters, Salm. Kmbl. 199; Sal. 99. Wæs se beám bócstafum awriten the beam was inscribed with letters, Elen. Kmbl. 182; El. 91

géman

(v.)
Grammar
géman, p. de; pp. ed

To care for, regard, heed, curecūrāre

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Nǽnig mon ne sceal lufian ne ne géman his gesibbes gif he hine ǽrost agælde Godes ðeówðómes no man shall love or care about his relatives if he first have devoted himself to God's service, Blickl. Homl. 23, 17 : 67, 30.

Linked entry: GÝMAN

undern-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
undern-tíd, e; f.

the third hour of the daynine o'clock A. M.the service at the third hour

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Ǽrest on ǽrnemorgen, óþre síþe on underntíd, Blickl. Homl. 47, 17: 133, 27. the service at the third hour Wé sungon underntíde and dydon mæssan cantavimus tertiam et fecimus missam, Coll. Monast. Th. 33, 31

yfemest

(adv.)
Grammar
yfemest, yfmest; adv.
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Ǽresð alra glengea and ymesð scolde scínan gold on his hrægle in sacerdotis habitu ante omnia aurum fulget, Past. 14; Swt. 85, 2

Linked entry: ufera

BÆC

(n.)
Grammar
BÆC, g. bæces; pl. nom. acc. bacu, bæc; g. baca; d. bacum; n. A

BACKdorsumtergum

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Ǽr hí bacum tobreden before they turn their backs to each other, Exon. 92 a; Th. 345, 20; Gn. Ex. 192. ¶ On bæc retro, Jn. Bos. 6, 66: and under bæc retrorsum, Ps. Spl. 43, 12: at his back, behind, backward, v. under-bæc.

FEFER

(n.)
Grammar
FEFER, fefor, es; m.

FEVERfebris

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Ǽr hym ðæs feferes wéne before he expects the fever, Herb. 2, 12; Lchdm. i. 84, 7. Wið fefre for fever, L. M. 1, 62; Lchdm. ii. 134. 14, 27. Wið ðone cólan fefor against cold fever, Herb. 138, 2; Lchdm. i. 256, l0.

Linked entries: fǽr fefor

óþ-íwan

(v.)
Grammar
óþ-íwan, -éwan, -eáwan, -eówan, -iéwan, -ýwan.
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Hé óþéwde openlíce ðæt hé ǽr gehýd hæfde. Ors. 6, 34; Swt. 288, 32. Óþíwde, Ps. Spl. 77, 14. Óþiéwde, Cd. Th. 44, 24; Gen. 714. Hér cometa hiene óþiéwde, Chr. 729; Erl. 46, 5. Ðæt ðú mé óbéwe, Bt. 22, 2; Fox 78, 11. Wearþ ðþiéwed án ígland.

Linked entries: óþ-eáwan óþ-éwan