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pínian

(v.)
Grammar
pínian, p. ode
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Ðonne onginþ pínianne onmistlícre wísan, Wulfst. 195, 1. Gnættas ǽgðer ge ða men ge ða nýtenu píniende wǽron, Ors. 1, 7 ; Swt. 36, 31. Píniendum cruciante, Hpt. Gl. 503, 36

ge-fyllednes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fyllednes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

A fulnesssatietycompletionfinishingendplēnĭtūdosătĭrĭtasconsummātio

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Cherubin is gereht gefyllednyss ingehydes cherubin is interpreted the fulness of the mind, Boutr. Scrd. 20, 33. On graman gefyllednysse in īra consummātiōnis, Ps. Spl. C. 58, 15.

ysope

(n.)
Grammar
ysope, hysope, an; f.: ysopo, indeclinable, or ysopon
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Wyll ysopon in buteran, iii. 22, 23: Ps. C. 73. Genim ysopo, Lchdm. i. 374, 18: 378, 21

á-ceorfan

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Add: To cut away, cut down a tree Ic of áceorfe abscido, Ælfc. Gr. 172, 2: amputo 277, 7. scylda mid láre anweg áceorfað, Past. 167, 7. Ácearf abscindet Ps. Spl. C. 76, 8. his eáre of ácearf ( amputavit ), Mk. 14, 47.

be-lǽfan

(v.)
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Substitute: trans, to leave, be survived by bearn ne belǽfð, Hml. Th. ii. 146, 20. to leave unconsumed, un-done, to spare ne belǽfde náne láte cuce non dimiserunt ullas reliquias, Jos. 10, 28. Nán hǽðengyld se hagol ne belǽfde, Hml.

camp

(n.)
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a field (?) Þis synt þá denbára . , . gelecan camp, C. D. ii. 216, 6. Wæst rocggan campæs geatæ, v. 255, 32. wígan campe, 313, 10: vi. 67, 9. On todan camp; of todan campe, iii. 425, 27. [O. L. Ger. kamp an enclosure, field: O.

ge-sete

Grammar
ge-sete, l. ge-set,
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Where are the joys of the banqueting-hall ?, Wand. 93. Hwylc Meotodes gesceaft sigefolca geseta, þǽr sylfa wunað, Gn. C. 66. heallicum geseton ad palatinas aulas, An. Ox. 2997 : 7, 215.

gúþ-fana

(n.)
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Add: and <b>gúp-fan,</b> es; n. (?) a flag, pennon (Constantine) mearcode on his gúðfanan hálig róde tácn, Hml. Th. ii. 304, 15. Gúðfanan gelea[fa]n beorað vexillum fidei ferimus, Ps Srt. ii. p. 203, 23.

heald

inclinedinclined to

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wiþ hyre gecynde, Bt. 25; F. 88, 7. that tends to mean things Þá healdan divexa (ardua sectari necnon devexa cavere, Ald. 157, 2), Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 54: 27, 12

heall

(n.)
Grammar
heall, es; m.

A stonerock

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A stone, rock Þám strengestan(-e, MS.) stáne, healle robustissim petre (cf. Mt. 7, 24), An. Ox. 4111. ¶ in place names, as the name of a person. Cf.Icel. Hallr: In halles burge, C. D. iii. 377, 24. Heallingwara mearc wið Halles meres, 400, 27.

husc-lic

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A. 35, 287. of conduct, action, treatment, &c. Þaelig;t nán cyning. . . ne sceolde þincan huxlic þæt gebúge Crístes fulluhte, Hml. Th. ii. 40, 24.

Linked entry: hux-lic

hrǽcan

(v.)
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Add: to reach (v. N. E. D. s. v.). intrans. Hrę̄ceo excreo, An. Ox. 53, 40. Wiþ þæs magan springe, þonne þurh múð bitere hrǽcð oþþe bealcet, oððe him on þám magan súgeð, Lch. ii. 192, 3.

nebb

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Voc. ii. 117, 41-42. Add Mid nebbe pluc[ciað] rostra (apes) decerpunt. An. Ox. 100. Add Nebb uultus, An. Ox. 2931. Dragað hine niwelne his neb eorðan, Hml. S. 14, 155. Ðá fleáh, ðá tórýpte hine án bré(m)ber ofer ðæt nebb.

sendan

Grammar
sendan, <b>I b.</b>
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Th. i. 298, 26. &lt;b&gt;IV b.&lt;/b&gt; add :-- God him sende ufan greáte hagolstánas, Jos. 10, 11. &lt;b&gt;IV c.&lt;/b&gt; add :-- Ne wéne ge ic cóme sybbe on eorðan sendanne; ne cóm ic sybbe sendanne, ac swurd, Mt. 10, 34

sang-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
sang-bóc, f.

a music-book, one of the service books, containing 'besides the canticles, the hymns which were used in the Anglo-Saxon churches.'

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C. 21; Th. ii. 350, 13. Mæssepreóst sceal habban ... sang-bóc ..., L. Ælfc. P. 44; Th. ii. 384, 1. sindon ðǽr ( in the church at Exeter) ii. fulle sangbéc. Chart. Th. 430, 8

sceáþ

(n.)
Grammar
sceáþ, scǽþ, e; f.

A sheath

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A sheath Sceáþ vagina, Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 19: 84, 25. Sweord of sceáþe átugon ða synfullan gladium evaginaverunt peccatores, Ps. Spl. 36, 14: Judth. Thw. 22, 26; Jud. 79. Of scéþe, Byrht. Th. 136, 37; By. 162.

Linked entry: scéþ

wed-lác

(n.)
Grammar
wed-lác, es; n.

a pledge, securitywedlock, espousals

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a pledge, security Wed vel wedlác arra*-*bona vel arrabo, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 7. Wedlác arrabo, 50, 31. in reference to marriage, v. weddian, II, wedlock, espousals Wedlác wiðsacende pacta sponsalia refutans, Hpt. Gl. 498, 44.

gaderung

Grammar
gaderung, gæderung.

a joining, unionan assemblygatheringgatheringa gathering of words, text

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Add: a joining, union. v. gaderian; Geaðrung copulam (the bond of matrimony), Rtl. 109, 19. an assembly. v. gaderian; II Cwæð beforan ealre þáre gaderunge: ' Tharsysce ceastergewaran . . .,' Ap. Th. 26, 2.

heden

(n.)
Grammar
heden, es; m.

A hood, chasubledressa jacket of fur or skin

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A hood, chasuble Heden casla, Cot. 32, Lye. Sacerd ðonne mæssan singe ne hæbbe on heden ne cæppan sacerdos cum missam cantat ne portet cucullum nec cappam, L. Ecg. C. 9; Th. ii. 140, 9.

Linked entries: hæðen hed-cláþ

BEORCAN

(v.)
Grammar
BEORCAN, ic beorce, he byrcþ; p. bearc, pl. burcon; pp. borcen [Icel. barki, m. guttur] .

to make a sharp explosive soundlatratum vel sonum edereto BARKlatrare

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C. 23; Th. ii. 350, 34. Ic hwílum beorce swá húnd I sometimes bark as a dog Exon. 106 b; Th. 406, 16; . 25, 2. Húndbyrcþ canis latrat, Ælfc. Gr. 22; Som. 24, 8.

Linked entry: borcian