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íg-land

(n.)
Grammar
íg-land, es ; n.

An island

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Hié cómon on án ígland ðæt is úte on ðære ðæt is Meresig háten, Chr. 895; Erl. 93, 24 : Bt. 38, 1; Fox 184, 11. Ðæt íland ðe wé hátaþ Thyle, 29, 3 ; Fox 106, 23

Linked entries: eá-land ég-land

in-faran

(v.)
Grammar
in-faran, p. -fór

To go intoenter

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Infór se cingc on ða ingressus est pharao in mare, Cantic. Moys. 19. Ðis synd Israhéla naman ðe infóron on Egipta land hæc sunt nomina filiorum Israel, qui ingressi sunt in Ægyptum, Gen. 46, 8.

á-drǽfan

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Leáse welan hí sind, for ðan ðe hí ne ádrǽfað úre sáule hafenleáste, Hml. Th. ii. 88, 26. Hé ðone deófol ádrǽfde of ðám preóste, 170, 3: i. 406, 1. Drihten ðá cýpan út ádrǽfde, 410, 35: Chr. 1097; P. 234, 13.

ofer-féran

(v.)

to pass over or through, to cross, traverseto come upon or across, meet with

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Seó ðe se Hǽlend oferférde, Homl. Th. i. 182, 25. Oberfoerde emenso, Wrt. Voc. ii. 107, 22. Oferférde, 29, 33. Mid ðý wit oferférdon transissemus ðás wununesse ðara eádigra gásta, Bd. 5, 12; S. 629, 31. Ðet hí ne oferférdan ne transirent, Kent.

hwíl-tídum

(adv.)
Grammar
hwíl-tídum, dat. pl. as adv.

At timessometimes

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Seó is hwíltídum smylte and myrige on tó rówene, hwílon eác swiðe hreóh and egeful on tó beónne, 182, 32

strand

(n.)
Grammar
strand, es ; n.
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Gáþ tó ðære strande, Homl. Th. i. 64, 3. Urk mín húskarl habbe his strand eall forne gén hys ágen land, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 221, 6. Stranda litorum, Hpt. Gl. 449, 28. Strandum litoribus, 465, 9

endian

(v.)

to completefinish

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Ðá beorgas endiað æt þǽm , Ors. 1, 1; S. 22, 20. Þes middangeard on ðás eldo endian sceal þe nú andweard is, Bl. H. 117, 35: 119, 1

wæscan

(v.)
Grammar
wæscan, wacsan, waxan, wacxan, waxsan; p. wósc,wócs,wóx,weóx; pp. wæscen, wacsen,waxen

To wash

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Hé wolde his reówan and hwítlas on wacsan (wæscan, MS. T.) 4, 31; S. 610, 11. Línene cláðas waxan, Lchdm. iii. 206, 29. Hí sculan waxan sceáp, Chart. Th. 145, 13

Linked entries: wascan wacsan waxan

ofer-sittan

(v.)

to sit upon, occupy, take possession ofto desist from, abstain from

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Ofersétun sáwle mine occupaverunt animam meam, 58, 4. Done mǽstan dǽl his hæfþ oferseten the greatest part of it the sea has occupied, Bt. 18, l; Fox 62, 11 [We maȝen ouersitten þis lond.

a-spyrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-spyrian, -spyrigan, -spyrigean; p. ede; pp. ed

To searchexploretracediscoverexplaininvestigareindagareexplorareenucleare

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Ðæt mihte ðæra twegra tweón aspyrian that might discover the difference of the two, Salm. Kmbl. 870 ; Sal. 434: Elen. Kmbl. 932; El. 467. Ic aspyrige enucleo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 6; Som. 29, 18: Ps. Th. 105, 2

CǼG

(n.)
Grammar
CǼG, gen. cǽge; pl. nom. acc. cǽga, cǽgia; f; cǽge, an; f.
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Saturnus sumra hæfde bóca cǽga Saturn had the keys of some books, Salm. Kmbl. 370; Sal. 184. Ðé ic sylle heofona ríces cǽgia tibi dabo claves regni cælorum, Mt. Bos. 16, 19.

Linked entry: cǽge

ge-wǽde

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wǽde, -wéde, es; n.

A garmentclothingvestimentum

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A garment, clothing; vestimentum Saga hwæt ðis gewǽde [gewædu, MS.] sý say what this vestment is, Exon. 109 a; Th. 418, 5; Rä. 36, 14. He nywolnessa him to gewǽde woruhte abyssus amictus ejus, Ps. Th. 103, 7.

wang

(n.)
Grammar
wang, es; m.: wange, wænge, wenge, an; n.
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T him ða wongan briceþ, Salm. Kmbl. 192 ; Sal. 95. Ic ða wangas mid teárum ofergeát, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 556

spellung

(n.)
Grammar
spellung, e; f.

talkingconversationdiscoursenarrationa taleconversationdiscoursenarrative(talking and tasting)tragoediae

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Th. 304, 31; Sat. 638. Spellung fabulositas, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 23. a tale, conversation, discourse, narrative Fabulae, ðæt synd ídele spellunga, Ælfc. Gr. 50, 29; Zup. 296, 5. Spellenga sermonum, Hpt. Gl. 505, 77. Spellunga saga fabulas, 410, 54.

ellor

(adv.)
Grammar
ellor, adv.

Elsewhereălias, ăliorsum

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Elsewhere; ălias, ăliorsum Heó ðæt leóht geseah ellor scríðan she saw the light depart elsewhere, Cd. 37; Th. 48, 9; Gen. 773: 133; Th. 168, 17; Gen. 2784: Judth. 10; Thw. 23, 9; Jud. 112: Beo. Th. 110; B. 55

for-weoren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-weoren, = for-woren; part. p. [for-, woren, pp. of forweosan,

Totteringdecayedmarcĭdusdecrĕpĭtus

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Sax. Gl. 84, 60. ]

mis-fadung

(n.)
Grammar
mis-fadung, e; f.

Misconductirregularity

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Misconduct, irregularity For oft hit getímaþ ðæt sacu and ungeþwǽrnessa on mynstre áspringaþ þurh ðæs profostes misfadunge, R. Ben. 124, 5. Þurh ðis beóþ áwecte saca and tala, ungeþwǽrnessa and misfadunga, 124, 18. Misfadunga exordinationes, Wrt.

ge-léfed

(v.)
Grammar
ge-léfed, part. [léf infirm, weak]

Corruptedinjuredputrĭdus

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Hér sindon ðurh synnleáfa sáre geléfede to manege here through impunity in sin too many are injured, Swt. Rdr. 110, 174

Linked entries: -léfed ge-lýfed

un-weód

(n.)
Grammar
un-weód, es; n.

A noxious weed

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Man sceal ǽlc unriht mid rihte bétan and unweód áweódian and gód sǽd árǽran, 73, 2

Linked entry: weód

eorþ-tilia

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Nele nán gód eorðtilia niman his góde sǽd and sáwan on þæt land þǽr hé wát þæt hit nǽfre weaxan nele, Wlfst. 305, 31. Hé gesette his wíngeard mid eorðtilium (agricolis), Mk. 12, 1. Eorþtilian agricolas, An. Ox. 2449. Add