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æcer-spranca

(n.)
Grammar
æcer-spranca, æcer-spranga, an; m. [æcer, spranca, an; m. a shoot, sprout]

Young shoots springing up from acornssaplingsthe holm oakscarlet oakilex

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Young shoots springing up from acorns, saplings, the holm oak, scarlet oak; ilex Æcer-spranca ilex, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 61; Som. 13, 48

gyru

(adj.)
Grammar
gyru, (?); adj.
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Muddy, marshy On heán hangran middeweardne; ðanon on hwítan beorh. . . ðonon úp on gyran torr, C. D. iii. 412, 9. See preceding word

a-flówan

(v.)
Grammar
a-flówan, p. -fleów, pl. -fleówan; pp. -flówen

To flow fromflow overeffluere

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To flow from, flow over; effluere Etna fýr afleów up the fire of Etna flowed over, Ors. 5,4; Bos. 105, 9

Linked entry: a-fleów

blót-spíung

(n.)
Grammar
blót-spíung, e; f.

A throwing up of bloodhæmoptois

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[blót = blód blood, spíwing spewing] A throwing up of blood; hæmoptois, Ælfc. Gl. 10; Som. 57, 33; Wrt. Voc. 19, 38

Linked entries: blód-spíwing blót

ge-fǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fǽtan, p. -te

To pack upconvasare

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To pack up; convasare Ðæt gold hí gefætaþ on ða myran the gold they pack on the mares, Nar. 35, 12

Linked entry: fǽtan

á-ettan

(v.)
Grammar
á-ettan, p. te
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To eat up, consume Deór áytte hine ferus depastus est eam , Ps. L. 79, 14. [Cf. O. H. Ger. ezzen depascere.]

Linked entry: ettan

be-sparrad

(v.)
Grammar
be-sparrad, be-sparrian; pp. ad

To boltshut up

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To bolt, shut up (v. N. E. D. besjar) Bisparrad oppilatae, Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 68. Bespar*-*rade, 63, 47. Substitute:

Linked entry: sparrian

for-lecgan

(v.)

to cover up

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to cover up Wið foredum lime, lege þás sealfe on ꝥ forode lim, and forlege mid elmrinde, Lch. ii. 66, 22

Linked entry: lecgan

scrapian

(v.)
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to scrape Gyf þú ǽgera beþurfe, þonne scrapa þu mid þínum fingre úp on þínne wynstran þúman, Tech. ii. 124, 1

starian

(v.)
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Ðá ðá hí úp tó heofonum starigende stódon, Hml. Th. i. 296, 3. In l. 7 for an l. andǽges. Add

under-tunge

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Ic úp áhóf míne nyþeran cǽflas ł mínre undertungan exultavi sub lingua (sublingua seems glossed) mea, Ps. L. 65, 17. Add

hamacgaþ

(v.)
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Se ðe gelíþ raðe hé hamacgaþ he who takes to his bed will quickly be up again, Lchm. iii. 184, 21. [?]

spiwian

(v.)
Grammar
spiwian, p. ode

To spit up, vomit

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To spit up, vomit (with dat.) Him bánlocan blóde spiowedan their carcases spouted forth blood Exon. Th. 271, 3; Jul. 476

Linked entry: spiowian

for-dyttan

(v.)
Grammar
for-dyttan, part. -dyttende; p. -dytte; pp. -dytted, -dytt, -dyt

To close or shut entirely upstop upoppīlāreclaudĕreobstruĕre

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To close or shut entirely up, stop up; oppīlāre, claudĕre, obstruĕre Swá swá næddran deáfre, and fordyttendre hire eáran sīcut aspĭdis surdæ, et obtūrantis aures suas, Ps. Lamb. 57, 5. Ǽlc unrihtwísnes fordyt múþ hire omnis inīquĭtas oppīlābit os suum

Linked entry: for-dettan

forþ-rǽsan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-rǽsan, p. de; pp. ed

To rush forthspring forth, spring uprise upproruĕreexsĭlīresălīreexsurgĕre

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To rush forth, spring forth, spring up, rise up; proruĕre, exsĭlīre, sălīre, exsurgĕre Biþ on him will forþrǽsendes wæteres on éce líf fiet in eo fans ăquæ sălientis in vītam æternam. Jn. Bos. 4, 14. He ðá awearp his reáf, and forþrǽsde and to him com

fégan

to joinconnectto compose

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Add: to join, connect Ne fégde ic eówre lima, ne ic eów líf ne forgeaf, Hml. S. 25, 164. Wé ceorfað treówu on holte ðæt wé hí úp árǽren on ðǽm botle . . . swá swá hí swíður ádrýgde beóð on eorðan, swá hí mon mæg orsorglícor úp fégean, Past. 445, 3. Similar

arodlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
arodlíce, arudlíce, ardlíce; adv.

Quicklyimmediatelycitosine mora

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Quickly, immediately; cito, sine mora Hí hebbaþ swíðe arodlíce ða earce up arcam sine mora elevant, Past. 22, 2; Hat. MS. 33 b, 9

Linked entries: ardlíce arudlíce

fóster-fæder

(n.)
Grammar
fóster-fæder, féster-fæder, es; m.

A FOSTER-FATHERnourisherbringer upaltornutrītor

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A FOSTER-FATHER, nourisher, bringer up; altor, nutrītor,Wrt. Voc. 72, 37. Fósterfæder ălumnus, Ælfc. Gl. 86; Som. 74, 36; Wrt. Voc. 50, 18

Linked entry: féster-fæder

á-springan

(v.)

to be emittedto ariseto rush upburst forthto spring,to spring upcome into existenceto spread (intrans. ) outto run outceasefail

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Add: of motion, of water Seó eá up áspryngð néh þǽm clife, Ors. 1, 1;S. 12, 29. of a spark, to be emitted ꝥ ásprunge sum spearca forsitan scintilla dissiliit, Bt. 35, 5;F. 164, 2. of the heavenly bodies, to arise Hwǽr þæs mónan níwnys beó on Martio

Linked entry: á-sprungen

æl-beorht

All-brightall-shining

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All-bright, all-shining Engel ælbeorht an all-bright angel, Cd. 190; Th. 237, 13; Dan. 337: Exon. 15a; Th. 32, 1; Cri. 506: 21 b; Th. 58, 2; Cri. 929: 53 b; Th. 188, 27; Az. 52. Hwílum cerreþ eft on up ródor ælbeorhta lég the all-bright flame returns