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bige

(n.)
Grammar
bige, es; n? [bycgan, bicgan to buy]

A buying, exchange, commerce, traffic ⬩ emptio, permutatio, commercium, mercatus

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A buying, exchange, commerce, traffic; emptio, permutatio, commercium, mercatus Gif gebyrige ðæt for neóde heora hwilc wið úre bige habban wille, oððe we wið heora, mid yrfe and mid ǽhtum, ðæt is to þafianne if it happen that from necessity any of them

Linked entry: byge

wiþ-seón

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-seón, p. -seah, pl. -sáwon

To plot against

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Hié sume heora þeówas gefreódon. . . . Ðá ofþúhte heora ceorlum ðæt mon ða þeówas freóde, and hí nolde.

MILTE

(n.)
Grammar
MILTE, es; m.: an; f.

The MILT ⬩ spleen

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Hyt gelamp hwílon ðæt man þearmas mid ðære miltan uppan ðás wyrte gescearp, ðá geclyfude seó milte tó ðysse wyrte and heó hrædlíce ða miltan fornam . . hý beón bútan miltan gemétte, Herb. 57, 1; Lchdm. i. 160, 3-10.

á-þreótan

To make weary. ⬩ alone

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Heó wile late áþreótan þæt heó fǽhðo ne týdre she will be slow to weary of exciting enmity, Sal. 447. with dat. infin. Mé sceal áðreótan tó ásecgenne taedet referre, Ors. 1, 8;S. 42, 12. personal. Dele the meanings given

Linked entries: þreótan a-þreát

un-fǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fǽle, adj.

Evil ⬩ ill ⬩ bad

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Ȝef heo is atbroide þenne heo is unfele and forbrode, O. and N. 1381.] applied to inanimate objects Ofet unfǽle ( the forbidden fruit ), Cd. Th. 45, 7; Gen. 723. Unfǽle dira (the passage is: dira vinculorum ligamina, Ald. 44), Anglia xiii. 34, 178

fercian

(v.)

to bring ⬩ carry ⬩ conduct ⬩ to support ⬩ To go

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To go, moke one's way On þám forman geáre gǽð seó sunne on ǽrnemergen on ꝥ tácen þe ys aries genemned . . . þý þriddan heó síhð tó þám tácne oð ǽfen, and on þám feórðan geáre heó ferecað on middre nihte tó þám foresprecenan tácne, Angl. viii. 307, 21

ge-wirpan

(v.)
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Wearð him ðá geðúht swilce heó gewurpan (áwyrpan, v. l. ) mihte, ac heó gewát of worulde, Hml. S. 20, 65. reflex.

Linked entry: ge-wyrpan

belle

(n.)
Grammar
belle, an; f.

A bell ⬩ tintinnabulum

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A bell; tintinnabulum Hleóðor heora bellan a sound of their bell Bd. 4, 23; S. 595, note 40 : Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 39

forþ-gewitenes

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-gewitenes, -ness, e; f.

A going forth ⬩ departure ⬩ profectio

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A going forth, departure; profectio Blissade ðæt þeóstre folc on forþgewitenesse oððe fære heora lætáta est Ægyptus in profectiōne eōrum, Ps. Lamb. 104, 38

freónd-lár

(n.)
Grammar
freónd-lár, e; f. [lár instruction]

Friendly instruction ⬩ fămĭliāris instructio

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Friendly instruction; fămĭliāris instructio He hine on folce freóndlárum heóld he maintained him among his people with friendly instructions, Beo. Th. 4744; B. 2377

ge-dwol-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dwol-cræft, es; m.

A deceptive art ⬩ deception

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A deceptive art, deception Mid heora gedwolcræftum with their deceptions, Blickl. Homl. 61, 25. Ða ðe gedwolcræftas begangaþ those who practise divination, 63, 14

Eáster-gewuna

(n.)
Grammar
Eáster-gewuna, an; m.
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An Easter custom Hé tó þám mynstre férde on þǽre ylcan tíde þe heora Eástergewuna wǽron (wæs ?) tógædere becuman, Hml. S. 23 b, 643

Linked entry: ge-wuna

heardheortness

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[The Latin of Deut. 31, 27 is cervicem tuam durissimam] Losiað tó fela for heora heardheortnysse wið þone Hǽlend, Hml. S. 25, 529. Add:

weorold-ár

Grammar
weorold-ár, <b>. I.</b>
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Men habbaþ ðæs þý lǽssan frýdóm þe hí heora módes willan neár ðisse woruldáre (weoruld-, v.l. ) lǽtaþ, Bt. 40, 7; F. 242, 27. Add

swegel-bósm

(n.)
Grammar
swegel-bósm, es; m.

The interior of heaven, heaven

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The interior of heaven, heaven Hé biþ á ríce ofer heofenstólas ... sweglbósmas heóld; ða wǽron gesette wuldres bearnum. Cd. Th. 1, 18; Gen. 9

-scígan

(suffix)
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in ge-scígan Heora ǽlc sceal án .c. þearfendra manna fédan and ealle ða gescýgean (provide them all with shoes), Chart. Th. 616, 26

Linked entries: scógan -scýgean

fægnian

(v.)

to rejoice ⬩ exult ⬩ welcome

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Bt. 34, 9; F. 146, 11. with gen. of pronoun and clause Heó fægnað (fagenaþ, v. l.) þæs þæt heó mót brúcan þæs heofonlican, Bt. 18, 4; F. 68, 16. Hé fægniaþ þæs ꝥ hé heora wealt, 39, 13; F. 234, 29.

á-wiht

alone ⬩ any good ⬩ good for anything

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Heó ówiht swylces ne hýrdon, El. 571. Ymbe ówiht elles, Seef. 46. Ǽniges teónan óht ongitan, Gr. D. 35, 27.

fiénd-wíc

(n.)
Grammar
fiénd-wíc, es; n.

An enemy's dwelling ⬩ a camp ⬩ hostiurn vīcus ⬩ castra

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An enemy's dwelling, a camp; hostiurn vīcus, castra Hí feóllon on middele fiéndwíce heora cĕcĭdērunt in mĕdio castrōrum eōrum, Ps. Spl. T. 77, 32

forþ-fromung

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-fromung, e; f. [fromung a going]

A going forth ⬩ going away ⬩ departure ⬩ profectio

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A going forth, going away, departure; profectio Geblissod is Egypt on forþfromunge heora lætāta est Ægyptus in profectiōne eōrum, Ps. Spl. C. 104, 36

Linked entry: framung