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a-blícan

(v.)
Grammar
a-blícan, p. -blác, pl. -blicon; pp. -blicen; v. n.

To shine ⬩ shine forth ⬩ to appear ⬩ glitter ⬩ to be white ⬩ to astonish ⬩ amaze ⬩ dealbari ⬩ micare

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To shine, shine forth, to appear, glitter, to be white, to astonish, amaze; dealbari, micare Sóþ-líce on rihtwísnysse ic ablíce ego autem in justitia apparebo [micabo ], Ps. Spl. T. 16, 17. Ofer snáw ic beó ablicen super nivem dealbabor, Ps. Spl. 50,

for-bláwan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bláwan, p. -bleów, pl. -bleówon; pp. -bláwen

To blow away ⬩ inflate ⬩ inflāre

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To blow away, inflate; inflāre Com án wind, ond forbleów hie út on sǽ there came a wind, and blew them out on to the sea, Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 105, 19. Gif mon síe forbláwen if a man be inflated, L. M. 2, 34; Lchdm. ii. 240, 4

forþ-bláwan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-bláwan, p. -bleów, pl. -bleówon; pp. -bláwen

To blow forth ⬩ belch out ⬩ eructāre

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To blow forth, belch out; eructāre, Cot. 78

a-blinnan

(v.)
Grammar
a-blinnan, p. -blann, pl. -blunnon; pp. -blunnen

To cease ⬩ desist ⬩ cessare ⬩ desistere

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To cease, desist; cessare, desistere, Ps. Spl. 36, 8: Bd. 4, 1 ; S. 563, 16

Linked entry: a-blann

læccan

(v.)
Grammar
læccan, (?) to blame, find fault with [v. N.E.D. lack; 5]

Similar entry: on-leccan

ge-blinnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-blinnan, p. -blann, pl. -blunnon; pp. blunnen [ge-, blinnan to cease]

To cease ⬩ desist ⬩ cessāre ⬩ desistĕre

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To cease, desist; cessāre, desistĕre Geblann ðæt wind the wind ceased, Mk. Skt. Lind. 6, 51

Linked entry: ge-blann

ge-bláwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bláwan, p. -bleów, pl. -bleówon; pp. -bláwen [ge-, bláwan to blow]

To blow ⬩ flāre ⬩ sufflāre

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To blow; flāre, sufflāre Gebleów sufflāvit. Jn. Skt. Lind. 20, 22

Linked entry: ge-bleów

a-blácian

(v.)
Grammar
a-blácian, -blácigan; p. ode; pp. od

To be or look pale ⬩ grow pale ⬩ pallere ⬩ obrigescere

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Blácian from blícan, p. blác to shine: blǽcan to bleach, whiten, fade. Observe the difference between blác, blǽc pallid, bleak, pale, and blæc, blaces, se blaca black, swarthy

belg

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Bylium, Germ. 398, 70. v. blǽd-, blǽs-, blǽst-, hirde-belg

þrust-fell

(n.)
Grammar
þrust-fell, es; n.

A cutaneous disease ⬩ leprosy

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A cutaneous disease, leprosy Blaec thrustfel bitiligo, Txts. 45, 296

brigd

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Þæs deóres (the panther) híw blǽc brigda gehwæs beorhtra and scýnra the beast's hue, splendid with every bright and beauteous variety of colour, Pa. 26. Substitute

doxian

(v.)
Grammar
doxian, p. ode
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To become dark-coloured Hwílum hé ( the dead body ) bið swíðe láðlicum men gelíc; þonne wannað hé and doxaþ; óðre hwíle hé bið blǽc and ǽhíwe, Verc. fol. 23 b

be-smittian

(v.)
Grammar
be-smittian, p. od

To pollute ⬩ defile

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To pollute, defile, physical Besmittod blæc caccabatum atramentum, An. Ox. 4156. moral Heora for*-*mænig mid ídelum lofe byþ besmittad multos ex eis cenodoxiae morbus commaculat, R. Ben. 139, 19

Linked entry: smittian

ǽ-híwe

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-híwe, adj.

without colour, pallid ⬩ without form, ugly, deformed

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Óðre hwíle hé bið blǽc and ǽhíwe, An. Ox. 4897, note. without form, ugly, deformed Ǽhíwe deformes (opifices turpi natura corporis ), An. Ox. 2, 498

Linked entry: híwe

teoru

(n.)
Grammar
teoru, teoro, teru(-o), tearo, taru: gen. teorwes, also tearos; n.: teora, tara, an; m.
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Blaec teoru (teru) napta, 79, 1360. Teru bapis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 125, 17: cummi, 137, 44. Blæc teru napta, 60, 5. Tero gluten, 40, 25: napta, 71, 35. Taru, Lchdm. ii. 312, 20. Wiþ teorwe, 132, 5. Meng wiþ sóte sealt, teoro, hunig, 76, 8: 134, 11.

tóþ-wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
tóþ-wyrm, es; m.

A worm in a tooth

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Wið tóðwyrmum . . . lǽt reócan on ðone múð, dó blæc hrægl under, ðonne feallaþ ða wyrmas on, Lchdm. ii. 50, 10-20

balsam

Grammar
balsam, balzam.
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Balsames blǽd carpo balsamum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 72. Balzaman smiring, Lch. ii. 174, 7: 288, 12. Add

gagátes

Grammar
gagátes, l. gagates

jet,

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., and add Hér bið geméted gagates stán; sé bið swylce blæc gim, gif mon déð on fyr, nǽdran fleógaþ áweg ðone stenc gignit lapidem gagatem; est nigrogemmeus, et ardens igni admotus incensus serpentes fugat, Bd. 1, 1; Sch. 9. 5

heolra

(n.)
Grammar
heolra, heolora, an; m.

The scale of a balance ⬩ a balance[?]

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Similar entries v. helur-blæd, heoloran

Linked entry: holor

á-cwician

(v.)
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Add: intrans. to become lively Þurh his ( the west wind ) blǽd ácuciað ealle eorðlice blǽda, Lch. iii. 274, 20. Se Crístendóm ácucode, Hml. S. 29, 330.