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fédan

(v.)

to sucklenurseto feed upfattento supportmaintainnurtureeducatefosterto nourishsustainto bring forthTo graze

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Gyf þú wille fédan cyniges bearn, oððe ǽðeles monnes, geleód hine in þín hús, and féd hine, Lch. iii. 178, 11.

ge-hǽlan

(prep.)
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Hé monge gehǽlde hefigra wíta, þe hine ádle gebundne gesóhtun, Gú. 857. Heó wearð þurh ꝥ fram þæs blódes fléusan gehǽled, Hml.

ge-innian

(v.)
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Stande hé þǽr úte . . . oð þæt hé mid hreówsunge geinnige hine sylfne . . . intó Godes húse, 155, 24.

æg-hwanan

(adv.)
Grammar
æg-hwanan, -hwanon, -hwonon, -hwanone, -hwonene; adv.

Everywhereevery wayon all sidesundique

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Hine ǽghwonan ælmihtig God [MS. Good] gehealdeþ Almighty God keeps him everywhere, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 89; Met. 7,45. Ǽghwonon everywhere, Bd. 4, 13; S. 582, 44. Ǽghwanone, 3, 6; S. 528, 18. Ǽghwonene, 3,15; S. 541, 42

ǽrend-raca

(n.)
Grammar
ǽrend-raca, ǽrend-wreca, an; m. [ǽrend an errand; raca, wreca from reccan to tell, wrecan to utter]

A messengerambassadoran apostleangelnuntiusapostolusangelus

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A messenger, ambassador, an apostle, angel; nuntius, apostolus, angelus Se ǽrendraca nys mǽrra ðonne se ðe hine sende non est apostolus major eo qui misit eum, Jn. Bos. 13,16. Sende he ǽrendracan misit legatarios, Bd. 5, 21; S. 64a, 34.

Linked entries: ǽrend-wreca -raca

assa

(n.)
Grammar
assa, an; m: asse, es; m.

A male assasinus

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Gif ðú geméte ðínes feóndes assan, lǽd hine to him si occurreris inimici tui asino erranti, reduc ad eum, Ex. 23, 4: 23, 5. Wilde assan wild asses; onagri, Ps. Spl. C. 103, 12. Ðá feóll se asse adúne tum concidit asinus, Num. 22, 27.

Linked entry: ESOL

a-streccan

(v.)
Grammar
a-streccan, ic -strecce, ðú -strecest, he -strecþ ; p. -streahte, -strehte ; impert. -strece ; pp. -streaht, -streht; v. a.

To stretch outto extendprostratelay lowto prostrate oneselfbow downextendereexpandereprosternerese prosternereadorare

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Astrehte hine to eorþan adoravit in terram, Gen. 18, 2 : Mt. Bos. 18, 26, 29: Mk. Bos. 3, 11

Linked entries: a-streahte astreht

be-habban

(v.)
Grammar
be-habban, he -hæfeþ; p. -hæfde; pp. -hæfed, -hæft; v. a.[be by, near, habban to have].

to compassencompasssurroundcingerecircumdare to comprehendcomprehenderecontinereto restraindetainstaydetinere

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Spl. 76, 9. to restrain, detain, stay; detinere Hí behæfdon hine detinebant illum Lk. Bos. 4, 42

FEALDAN

(v.)
Grammar
FEALDAN, ic fealde, ðú fealdest, fylst, he fealdeþ, fylt, pl. fealdaþ; p. feóld, pl. feóldon; pp. fealden [feald a fold]

FOLD up, wrapplĭcāre

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Ðæt he hine fealde swá swá bóc that it fold itself like a book, Ps. Th. 49, 5

fúlian

(v.)
Grammar
fúlian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed; v. n.

To become foulputrefyrotdecayputrescĕrecomputrescĕrecorrumpi

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To become foul, putrefy, rot, decay; putrescĕre, computrescĕre, corrumpi Ðǽr is mid Eástum án mǽgþ, ðæt hí mágon cýle gewyrcan; and ðý ðǽr licgaþ ða deádan men swá lange, and ne fúliaþ, ðæt hí wyrcaþ ðone cýle hine on there is among the Esthonians a

Linked entries: a-fúlian fýlan

in-stæpes

(adv.)
Grammar
in-stæpes, -stepes; adv.

At onceimmediately

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At once, immediately Se mon se ðe óðerne ácwelþ and instæpes hine sylfne ongyteþ ðæt hé mycel mán gedón hæbbe the man who kills another, and at once perceives himself to have done a great wrong, Blickl. Homl. 65, 5.

Linked entry: in-stæpe

land-here

(n.)
Grammar
land-here, es; m.
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A military force which acts on land [opposed to sciphere], or which belongs to the land [opposed to a foreign force] Æfter ðam gegadorode micel here hine of EástEnglum ǽgðer ge ðæs landheres ge ðara wícinga ðe hié him tó fultume áspanen hæfdon after

lang-ness

(n.)
Grammar
lang-ness, e; f.

Length

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Langnysse dagena ic gefylle hine longitudine dierum replebo eum, Ps. Spl. 90, 16.

lícettung

(n.)
Grammar
lícettung, e; f.

Feigningpretencesimulationhypocrisy

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Ðæt his gesacan on miclum dǽle lícettunge and leáse wið hine syredon and onsægdon accusatores ejus nonnulla in parte falsas contra eum machinasse calumnias, Bd. 5, 19; S. 640, 14. Þurh lícetunge per simulationem, Confess. Peccat

purpure

(n.)
Grammar
purpure, an ; f.
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Hí scrýddon hine mid purpuran induunt eum purpura, Mk. Skt. 15, 17. Hé gemétte his ágenne sunu mid purpurum gegieredne ( purpuratus ) ... hit næs þeáw ðæt ánig óðer purpuran werede búton cyningum, Ors. 4, 4; Swt. 164, 30-35.

ge-wítnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wítnian, p. ode; pp. od

To punishchastise

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To punish, chastise Se ðe mihte hine sóna on helle gewítnian he that could at once punish him in hell, Blickl. Homl. 33, 30: Homl. Th. ii. 124, 22. Ic gewítnige punio, Ælfc. Gr. 30; Som. 34, 57. Hwí wurdon ða synfullan mid wætere gewítnode?

ge-dwimor

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dwimor, -dwimer, -dwymer, es; n.

An illusiondelusionapparitionphantomerrorfallāciaphantasmaφάντασμαphantăsiaφαντασία

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Hine drehton nihtlíce gedwimor nightly phantoms tormented him, Homl. Th. i. 86, 18. Swylcra gedwimera of such illusions, L. C. S. 5; Th. i. 378, 22. On manegum mislícum gedwimerum with many various delusions, L. Edg. C. 16; Th. ii. 248, 7

Linked entries: ge-dwomer ge-dwymer

ge-líffæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líffæstan, p. -líffæste; pp. -líffæsted, -líffæst

To make alivequickenvivificāre

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To make alive, quicken; vivificāre God geworhte ǽnne mannan, and hine gelíffæste, and he wearþ ða mann gesceapen on sáwle and on líchaman God made one man, and made him alive, and he then became man with soul and body, Homl. Th. i. 12, 29.

Linked entry: líf-fæstan

scotung

(n.)
Grammar
scotung, e; f.
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Wið ðám scotungum ðara werigra gásta hé hine mid gástlícum wǽpnum gescylde, Guthl. 3; Gdwin. 24, 5. For ðæs fýres sceotungum on account of the flashes of lightning, Lchdm. iii. 280, 15

Linked entry: sceotung

streccan

(v.)
Grammar
streccan, p. strehte, streahte; pp. streht, streaht, streced (v. strecedness)
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III. to . prostrate He hine wæs on gebed streccende æt líchoman ðæs Codes weres prosternens se ad corpus viri Dei pia intentione, Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 29. [O. H. Ger. strecchen extendere, porrigere, prosternere.]

Linked entry: ge-streccan