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sceafan

(v.)
Grammar
sceafan, scafan;scóf; sceafen, scafen

To shave, scrape, shred, polish

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To shave, scrape, shred, polish Scaebe poleo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 63. Gif hé ðæt ómige fæt mid ungemete scæfþ dam nimis cupit eradere eruginem, R. Ben. 121, 4. Hé scóf on halig wæter of ðam hálgan treówe, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 102, 216. Man scóf ðæra bóca leáf

wæstm-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
wæstm-berende, adj.

Fruit-bearing, fertile, fruitful, productive,

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Fruit-bearing, fertile, fruitful, productive, referring to inanimate things Se dǽl se ðæt flód ne grétte ys gyt wæstm*-*berende on ǽlces cynnes blǽdum, Ors. 1, 3; Swt. 32, 13. Seó wæstm*-*berendeste ( fertilissima ) eorþe, Nar. 5, 20. referring to living

Bryten

(n.)
Grammar
Bryten, Bryton, Briten, Breoten, Breoton, Broten, Brittan, Britten, Brytten; gen. dat. acc. e; f. acc. also as nom.

BRITAINBritannia, Cambria

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BRITAIN; Britannia, Cambria Brytene ígland is ehta hund míla lang the island of Britain is eight hundred miles long, Chr. Th. 3, l, col. l: 3, 10, col. I. 3. Syxtigum wintrum ǽr ðam ðe Crist wære acenned, Gaius Iulius, Rómána cásere [MS. kasere], mid

æhte swán

(n.)
Grammar
æhte swán, es; m. [ǽht property, swán swain or herdsman: O. H. Ger. sweinn a herdsman]

A cowherdswineherdwho belongs to the property of his lordbubulcusporcarius qui in peculio domini est

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A cowherd, swineherd, who belongs to the property of his lord; bubulcus, porcarius qui in peculio domini est, L. R. S. 7; Th. i. 436, 22

ǽr-fæstnys

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-fæstnys, -nyss, e ; f.

Honestygoodnesspietypietas

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Honesty, goodness, piety; pietas Aidanus wæs mycelre ǽrfæstnysse and gemetfæstnysse mon Aidan was a man of much piety and moderation, Bd. 3, 3; S. 525, 31

be-byrignys

(n.)
Grammar
be-byrignys, -nyss; be-byrigednes, -ness, e; f.

A buryingsepultura

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A burying; sepultura Ne wæs ǽnig se ðe bebyrignysse sealde ðám ðe acwealde wǽron nec erat qui interemptos sepulturæ traderet, Bd. 1, 15; S. 484, 3

Linked entry: be-byrigednes

deágol

(n.)

secret

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secret, Exon. 110 b; Th. 424, 14; Rä. 41, 39: L. M. 2, 66; Lchdm. ii. 298, 8: Bd. 3, 16; S. 542, 34, MS. T

éwe

(n.)
Grammar
éwe, es;

common gender A sheep, generally ŏvis

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common gender A sheep, generally as ŏvis Beéwes weorþe of a sheep's worth; de ŏvis prĕtio, L. In. 55; Th. i. 138, 6

fiht-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
fiht-wíte, es; n.

A fine for fightingpugnæ mulcta

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A fine for fighting; pugnæ mulcta He áh fihtwíte he has fines for fighting, L. C. S. 15; Th. i. 384, 3, note 6, MS. B

Linked entry: fyht-wíte

ful-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
ful-wyrcan, full-wyrcan; p. -worhte; pp. -worht

To do fullyaccomplishcommitperfĭcĕre

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To do fully, accomplish, commit; perfĭcĕre Gif hwá griþbryce fulwyrce if anyone commit a breach of the peace, L. C. S. 62; Th. i. 408, 22

Linked entry: full-wyrcan

ofer-ealdormann

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-ealdormann, es; m.
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A chief officer Hé wæs hyre þéna hire húses and hire geférscipes oferealdormann erat primus ministrorum et princeps domus ejus, Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 22

on-feallende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
on-feallende, part.
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On-rushing From ðære onfeallendan ab ingruenti, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 34. Ða unstillnesse ðara onfeallendra menigeo tumultus irruentium turbartim, Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 32

on-styreness

(n.)
Grammar
on-styreness, e; f.
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Movement Nalæs ðæt án óðra lima ac swylce eác ðære tungan onstyrenesse non solum caeterorum membrorum, sed et linguae motu, Bd. 4, 9; S. 577, 17

ge-síþcundlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-síþcundlíc, -síþlíc; adj.
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Pertaining to a companion Swá swá he wǽre gesíþcundlícre [MS. Ca. gesíþlícre, MS. B.] gegaderunga quasi comes copulæ carnalis, Bd. 2, 9; S. 511, 1, note

god-wrecnis

(n.)
Grammar
god-wrecnis, -niss, e; f.
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Wickedness, impiety Hefig mán is and godwrecnis ðæt mon hine menge mid his steópméder cum noverca miscere grave est facinus, Bd. 1, 27; S. 491, 10

Linked entry: -wrecness

scrépe

(adj.)
Grammar
scrépe, scroepe; adj.
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Suitable, adapted, convenient Hit (Britain) is gescrǽpe (scroepe, MS. C.) on lǽswe sceápa and neáta alendis apta pecoribus ac jumentis, Bd. 1, l; S. 473, 13

Linked entry: scroepe

bóc-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-gestreón, es; n.

A book-treasury, librarybibliotheca

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A book-treasury, library; bibliotheca He ðider micel bócgestreón and æðele begeat he acquired there a great and noble library, Bd. 5, 20; S. 642, 2

ge-defen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-defen, part.

Fitproperduedēbĭtus

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Fit, proper, due; dēbĭtus Gedefen dēbĭtus, Cot. 61 : Th. An. 101, 10. To forþspównesse gedefenre heánesse ad profectum dēbĭti culmĭnis, Bd. 2, 4; S. 505, 17

geóguþ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
geóguþ-líc, adj.

Youthlike, youthfuljŭvānīlis

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Youthlike, youthful; jŭvānīlis Ic ne wæs mín mód fullfremedlíce bewerigende ðám geóguþlícum unalýfednessum non anĭmum perfecte a jŭvĕnĭlĭbus cohĭbens inlĕcebris, Bd. 5, 6; S. 618, 39

æt-standend

(n.)
Grammar
æt-standend, es; m.
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A bystander, an attendant Seó heofenlice cwén cwæð tó hire ætstandendum, Hml. Th. i. 450, 31. Hé þone Hǽlend bodode eallum ætstandendum, Hml. S. 29, 255