be-fleón
To flee ⬩ flee away ⬩ escape ⬩ fugere ⬩ effugere ⬩ evitare
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Nó ðæt ýðe byþ to befleónne it is not easy to flee from that, Beo. Th. 2010; B. 1003
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beorc
a birch-tree ⬩ betula
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a birch-tree; betula. the Anglo-Saxon Rune ᛒ = b, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is beorc a birch-tree, hence this Rune not only stands for the letter b, but for beorc a birch-tree, as, ᛒ byþ blǽda leás a birch-tree is void of fruit Hick.
eges líce
Fearfully ⬩ terrĭbĭlĭter
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Fearfully; terrĭbĭlĭter Hí náht ne belimpaþ to ðam þunere ðe on ðyssere lyfte oft eges*-*líce brastlaþ they do not appertain to the thunder which in this atmosphere often crackles fearfully, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 19, 26; Lchdm. iii. 280
feorh-bana
A life-destroyer ⬩ murderer ⬩ vitæ interfector ⬩ hŏmĭcīda
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He ne meahte on ðam feorhbonan fǽhþe gebétan he might not avenge the feud on the murderer, Beo. Th. 4921; B. 2465
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ge-ádlian
To be sick ⬩ to languish ⬩ become impotent ⬩ languescĕre
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Ðæt úre mód þurh wærscipe wacole beón, ðæt hí þurh orsorhnysse ne asleacion, ne þurh nytennysse geádlion that our minds may be vigilant through heedfulness, that through security they slacken, not, nor through ignorance become impotent, Homl.
Linked entry: ádlian
ídel-georn
lazy ⬩ inert
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Fond of idleness, lazy, inert Ne beó ðú tó slǽpor ne tó ídelgeorn forðan ðe slép and ðæt ýdel fét unþeáwas and unhǽlo ðæs líchoman be not too fond of sleep or idleness, for sleep and idleness nourish bad habits and bad health in the body, Prov.
lyften
Aerial ⬩ airy
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Hí sind genumene tó lyftente heofenan ná tó rodorlícre they [Epoch and Elijah] are taken to the aërial heaven, not to the etherial heaven, Homl. Th. i. 308, 3. Lyftene gnættas the gnats of the air, Hexam. 17; Norm. 24, 30
min
small ⬩ mean ⬩ vile
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small Ne ðé sunne on dæge ne gebærne ne ðé móna on niht min ne geweorþe may the sun not burn thee by day, nor the moon withhold her light from thee by night, Ps.
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syn-grin
the toil ⬩ snare which a sin constitutes
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the toil or snare which a sin constitutes Ðæt ús deófol of rihtan wege þurh deriende þýstra belǽdan ne mǽge, ne mid syngrinum tó swíðe gehremman not hamper us too much with the snares of sin, Btwk. 196, 19.
teám-byrst
The failure to produce a geteáma in a suit.
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Ðá týmde Wulfstán hine ( the stolen slave about whom the case had arisen) tó Æðelstáne; ða cende hé tém and lét ðone forberstan (he admitted having sold the slave to Wulfstan, but would not declare from whom he had obtained it) ...
un-brád
Not broad ⬩ narrow
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Not broad, narrow Eall swá brád seó sunne is swá eall eorðan ymbhwyrft, ac heó þingð ús swýðe unbrád, Lchdm. iii. 236, 8. Se unbráda þistel scolimbos, Wrt. Voc. i. 69, 12.
un-brygd
A not unfair turn ⬩ fair dealing
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A not unfair turn, fair dealing(?)
un-capitulod
Not provided with titles to the several sections
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Not provided with titles to the several sections Hyt is tó witanne hwí ðeós feórþe bóc sig uncapitulod nú þa ǽrran béc synt gecapitulode sciendum est, quare liber hic quartus sit sine capitulis, cum priores libri capitulis instructi sint (v. pp. 170,
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un-bleoh
Not coloured ⬩ clear ⬩ bright ⬩ splendid
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Not coloured, clear, bright, splendid Is mín land foremǽre and mé swýðe unbleó haereditas mea praeclara est mihi, Ps. Th. 15, 6.
and-sæc
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Ne beó hé nánes andsæces wyrðe he shall not be entitled to make denial, 288, 9. Þone þe tó nánan andsæce ne mæge, 228, 14. 'Ne mæg ic wunian.' . . . Ðá ðáá Þú ondsæc dydest, þæt þú on feorwegas féran ne cúðe, An. 929. Add
ge-ryd
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v. á-ryddan); pp. ge-rýd To clear land Ic ongyte þeáh bæt þá worlde lustas ne sint eallunga áwyrtwalode of ðínum mode þeáh se gráf gerýd st though the stumps have not been rooted out entirely, the trees have been cut down and cleared away, Solil.
sóþ-sægen
A true statement ⬩ statement of the truth ⬩ statement of the facts of a case
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A true statement, statement of the truth, statement of the facts of a case Se Hǽlend nolde hine betellan mid nánre sóðsegene ðeáh ðe hé unscyldig wǽre the Saviour would not clear himself by any statement of the truth, though he was innocent, Homl.
ge-wis
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Mid gewisse trúwiende, 23 b, 777 note. (1 b) tó gewisse certainly, as a certainty :-- Án þing ic eów secge tó gewisse, Wlfst. 89, 21. Wé nyton tó nánum gewisse hwænne Críst ús wile habban tó him, Hml.
BRÓÐOR
A BROTHER ⬩ frater ⬩ to bear, support, a brother being the natural supporter of sisters who have lost their father
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A BROTHER; frater Úre bróðor noster frater, nom. s; g. úres bróðor nostri fratris; dat. úrum bréðer nostro fratri; acc. úrne bróðor nostrum fratrem; voc. eálá ðú úre bróðor O noster frater! abl. fram úrum bréðer a nostro fratre: pl. nom. úre gebróðra
friþ-burh
A town with which one is at peace, one included in the 'friþ' or peace made between two parties ⬩ pācis urbs
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Schmid. 204, note