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ge-sǽgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sǽgan, p. de; pp. ed [sǽgan to cause to sink]

To lay low, cast downprosternĕre, incurvāre

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To lay low, cast down; prosternĕre, incurvāre Hæfdon ealfela Eótena cynnes sweordum gesǽged they had laid low full many of the Jutes' race with their swords, Beo. Th. 1772; B. 884: Judth.12; Thw. 25, 36; Jud. 294.

eorþ-scræf

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-scræf, es; n.

An earth-cavern, a gravecăverna, antrum, sĕpulcrum

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An earth-cavern, a grave; căverna, antrum, sĕpulcrum Hie be hliðe heáre dúne eorþscræf fundon, ðǽr Loth wunode they found by the slope of a high hill an earth-cavern, where Lot dwelt, Cd. 122; Th. 156, 27; Gen. 2595: Exon. 115 a; Th. 443, 11; Kl. 28.

tán-hlyta

(n.)
Grammar
tán-hlyta, an; m.

One who divines by casting lots

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One who divines by casting lots Tánhlyta sortilegus, Wrt. Voc. i. 60, 13

sib-gebyrda

(n.)
Grammar
sib-gebyrda, pl. f.
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Relationship Ic ( Abraham) eom fædera ðín (Lot ) sibgebyrdum, Cd. Th. 114, 8; Gen. 1901

CNÍF

(n.)
Grammar
CNÍF, es; m.

A KNIFE;cultercultellusartavuscultellus

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A KNIFE; culter, cultellus, artavus, Low Latin = cultellus Cníf artavus Wrt. Voc. 82, 40

a-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fyllan, = a-fellan; p. de; pp. ed; v. a. [a, fyllan, fellan to fell]

To fellto strike or beat downto overturnsubvertlay lowabolishslaycædereoccidereprosterneredejiceredemoliricomprimereabrogare

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To fell, to strike or beat down, to overturn, subvert, lay low, abolish, slay; cædere, occidere, prosternere, dejicere, demoliri, comprimere, abrogare Gif mon afelle [MS.

in-heald

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Substitute: Sloping inwards, worked in low relief Inheald interrasilem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 24

bryta

(n.)
Grammar
bryta, an; m.

A lord

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A lord Swegles brytan lords of heaven, Cd. 213; Th. 266, 17; Sat. 23

dóhter

(n.)
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a daughter Lothes dóhter Lot's daughter, Cd. 123; Th. 157, 22; Gen. 2610

loppe

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D. lop.] Cf. lobbe

beám-wer

(n.)
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a weir made of logs Beneoðan beámwer on ðone norðere steð, C. D. v. 148, 31

gúþ-geþingu

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-geþingu, pl. n.

The lot to be expected from impending war

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The lot to be expected from impending war, Andr. Kmbl. 2044; An. 1024: 2088; An. 1045

be-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
be-healdan, bi-healdan, ic -healde, ðú -healdest, -hylst, he -healdeþ, -hylt, -hilt, pl. -healdaþ; p. ic, he , -heóld, ðú -heólde, pl. -heóldon; pp. -healden; v. trans. [be near, healdan to hold, observe] .

to hold by or nearpossessobserveconsiderbewareregardmindtake heedbehaveto meansignifytenereinhabitareservarecuraregerereto BEHOLDseelook onobservareaspicerevidere

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Loth ðá beheóld geond eall, and geseah elevatis itaque Lot oculis, vidit Gen. 13, 10

Linked entries: be-held bi-healdan

níd-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-wís, adj.

Necessarydue

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Loft neádwíse laudes debitas, 86, 33

here-nes

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Ðæs lof ł herenis in godspell cujus laus in evangelio, Mt. p. 8, 13. Þǽr is Godes lof and þæs héhstan cyninges herenes, Wlfst. 265, 14. Hernises laudis, Lk. p. 6, 17. Behealden in Godes hyrnessum (here-, v. l.) Dei laudibus intentus, Gr. D. 224, 14.

berst

(n.)
Grammar
berst,

lossdamnummalumruina

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loss; damnum, malum, ruina, Lupi Serm. i. 2 : Wulfstani Archiepiscopi Ebor. Admonitio sive Parænesis, 8. etc

sendness

(n.)
Grammar
sendness, e; f.
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A sending, dismission Sendnessa missarum (Low Latin missa dimissio ). Wrt. Voc. ii. 56, 71 : 80, 70

tán-hlytere

(n.)
Grammar
tán-hlytere, es; m.

One who divines by casting lots

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One who divines by casting lots Tánhlytere sortilegus, Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 41. v. preceding word

Linked entries: hlítere hlytere

stocc-gemǽre

(n.)
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a boundary marked by logs (?) Andlang stódfaldgemǽres þæt hit cymð tó stoccgemǽre, Cht. Crw. 25, 43

corcíþ

(n.)
Grammar
corcíþ, es; m.

An increase incrementum

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An increase; incrementum Loc hine geseón corcíþ getácnaþ capillum se videre incrementum significat Lchdm. iii. 212, 9