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brýce

(n.)
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use. l. bryce, and add: use Baða brice balnearum usus , R. Ben. 1. 68, 1. Hí heora hors tó bryce (tó brúcenne,v. l.) onféngon, Gr. D. 16, 3.

eáþ-mód

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Wel gerás ꝥ heó wǽre eáðmód þá heó þone eáþmódan cyning bær, sé be him sylfum cwæþ, 'Ic eom mildheort and eáþmód,' Bl. H. 13, 16-19: 129, 12: Cri. 255. Wearð Óswold eádmód on þeáwum, Hml. S. 26, 84. Ne byð se eádmóda ( humilis ) ǽfre gecyrred, Ps.

fultum

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Hé fultumes bæd solatium petivit, Past. 305, 3. Mundbyrde and fultome presidio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 41. Hannibal tó his fultume cóm, Ors. 4, 9; S. 190, 6. Fultum favorem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 37, 53.

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Lá ah ðeáhhwæðre se foreðancula wer bæd his fultumes sed videlicet vir providus solatium petivit, Past. 305, 1. Hit is lá ful góód þæt ǽfre úre eágan móston geseón þæt wé wilnodon, Ps. Th. 34, 21. to negation Uton ændian þás bóc nú hǽrrihte ...

ge-mǽne

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Bǽm inc (God and Christ) is gemǽne Heáhgǽst, Crl. 357. Ealle forgielden þone wer gemǽnum hondum (jointly), Ll.

á-bisgian

(v.)
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Ðín mód wæs ábisgod mid ðǽre ansíne ðissa leásena gesǽlða occupato ad imagines visu Bt. 22, 2 ; F. 78, 9. on, to engage in something Ne ábysga ðú ðín mód on mislícum ðingum, Bas. 38, 18. Gif ðín willa bið gelóme ábysgod on Godes herungum, 40, 8.

Linked entry: a-bysgian

ge-sund

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Add: sound, without flaw or defect. of persons, in good health Sum móder bær hire sámcuce cild . . . hé cwæð þæt hire cild gesund beón sceolde, Hml. Th. ii. 150, - 19. Hé eóde cucu and gesund intó his byrgene, i. 74, 25.

a-settan

(v.)
Grammar
a-settan, p. -sette ; pp. -seted, -sett.

to setputplaceappointlayset uperectbuildto set or taketo plantponerestatuereconstituereinstituerecollocaredeponeredesumereplantareto make a journeyiter facere

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Hét hí eft asettan he bade her again be taken, Exon. 69 a; Th. 256, 14; Jul. 231.

Linked entries: a-seted a-sette

BEÓDAN

(v.)
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BEÓDAN, biódan; ic beóde, bióde, ðú beódest, býtst, býst, he beódeþ, být, pl. beódaþ; p. ic, he beád, ðú bude, pl. budon; pp. boden; v. trans.

BIDto commandorderjuberemandareto announceproclaiminspirebodethreatennuntiareannuntiarenuntium vel mandatum deferreprædicaresignificareinspirareminari alicui aliquid to offergivegrantofferrepræbere

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Ðeáh him feónda hlóþ feorhcwealm bude though the band of fiends threatened death to him 46 a; Th. 157, 6; Gú. 887 : Mk. Bos. 10, 48. to offer, give, grant; offerre, præbere Beód him ǽrest sibbe offerres ei primum pacem Deut. 20, 10.

frætwe

(n.)
Grammar
frætwe, frætewe, frætuwe, frætwa, frætewa; gen. frætwa; pl. f.

Ornamentsadornmentsdecorationstreasuresornāmentaornātusres pretiōsæ

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Secgas bǽron beorhte frætwe the warriors bare bright arms, 434, note; B. 214. He frætwe geheóld, bill and byrnan he held the armour, the falchion and coat of mail, 5233; B. 2620. Frætwe and fætgold ornaments and plated gold, 3846, note; B. 1921.

Linked entry: frætewe

FREÓ

(adj.)
Grammar
FREÓ, frió, freoh, frioh, frig, frí, frý; adj.

FREEhaving liberty or immunitynoblegladjoyfullībersui jūrisingĕnuusnōbĭlislætus

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Lǽt me freó lǽdan, eft on éðel let me lead them free, back into their country, 98; Th. 128, 22; Gen. 2130: Bt. 41, 2; Fox 244, 30; MS. Cot. > Ðæt hý ðý freóran hyge geféngen that they might receive the gladder spirit.

boh

(n.)
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boh, bog, es; m. [bogen bent; pp. of búgan to bow, bend]

Anything curved or bentthe arm, shoulderarmushumerus, lacertusthe arm of a tree, a BOUGH, branchramus, stipes, palmesa branch of a family, offspring, progenypropagothe bow of a shiparmusarmusshoulder, bow of a shipthe shoulder, haunchthe shoulder of an animal

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Eorl sceal on eós boge rídan a chief shall ride on a horse's back [lit. shoulder ], Exon. 90 a; Th. 337, 11; Gn. Ex. 63. Ðú nymst of ðam ramme ðone swýðran boh tolles de ariete armum dextrum, Ex. 29, 22.

Linked entry: bog

ge-féra

(n.)
Grammar
ge-féra, an; m.

A companioncomradeassociatefellowcolleaguefellow-disciplemanservantsŏciuscontŭbernāliscŏmescondiscĭpŭlusvirpuer

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Bæd se gesíþ hine ðæt he eóde in to ánum his geférena rogātus est ab eodem cŏmĭte intrāre ad unum de puĕris ejus, Bd. 5, 5; S. 617, 36 : 1, 7; S. 476, 29. Cwæþ Thomas to hys geférum dixit Thomas ad condiscĭpŭlos, Jn.

Linked entry: ge-fara

geómor

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
geómor, geómur, giómor; adj.

Sad, sorrowful, mournful, murmuring, miserable, wretchedtristis, mæstus, quĕrŭlus, mĭserdoleful, miserabledepressed, sad, sorrowfulmiserymiserypitymĭsĕria

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He wæg hyge geómurne he bare a mournful spirit, 52 a; Th. 182, 15; Gú. 1310. In ðas geómran woruld in this sad world, 57 b; Th. 207, 10; Ph. 139: 63a; Th. 232, 35; Ph. 517. Geómran stefne with mournful voice, Andr. Kmbl. 122; An. 61: 2254; An. 1128.

þennan

(v.)
Grammar
þennan, þenian; p. þenede.
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Hé ða fǽmnan hét nacode þennan and mid sweopum swingan he bade stretch the maiden out naked and scourge her with whips, Exon. Th. 253, 29; Jul. 187. Þenian to stretch on the cross, Rood Kmbl. 103; Kr. 52.

Linked entries: þænnan þenian

cirran

(v.)
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Styrendum ł cerrendum mobilibus, Mt. p. 8, 7. intrans. of change in direction of motion, to turn Cirdon hié úp in on ðá eá, Ors. 1, 1; S. 17, 21. to come or go back, return, retire Ic cearro ł ic willo cerre revertar, Mt. L. 12, 44.

Linked entries: cerran cyrran

for-swælan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swælan, l. -swǽlan,
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L. 120, 6. of the effect of disease Hine gelæhte ádl; hís líchama barn wiðútan mid langsumere hǽtan, and hé eal innan forswǽled wæs, Hml. Th. i. 86, 5. uncertain Forswǽld, forhǽþed exustus, i. spoliatus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 34. intrans. (?)

ge-sceótan

(v.)
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Ox. 4240. to assign to a position, allot to a place Þás Godes ðegnas þe . . . sind godas getealde, hwider gescýt [man] heora endebyrdnesse (to which band is their order assigned), búton tó ðám werode ðe sind hláfordscipas gecwedene?. Hml.

hwettan

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hwetton higerófne, B. 204. (2 a) where the course or action to which a person is incited is given :-- Ic dysge dwelle and dole hwette [on] unrǽdsíðas, óðrum stýre nyttre fóre I silly ones lead astray and stupid ones egg on to ill-advised ways, others keep back

á-standan

(v.)

to standto stand uparise,to standcontinue,not to be overturned, destroyedto persistcontinue to actto standsupportendureto standstop

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bæd ðá weras þæt hí ástódon and heora sealmas sungon, 96, 35. Hí ealle ástódon þe ǽr lágon, Hml. S. 10, 21. Uton ástandan exsurgamus, R. Ben. 2, 4. Up ástandan emersisse, An.