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in-lende

(adj.)
Grammar
in-lende, adj.

Nativeindigenous

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Native, indigenous Inlænde ic eam on eorþan incola ego sum in terra, Ps. Lamb. 118, 19.

Linked entries: in-lænde in-lenda

BESMA

(n.)
Grammar
BESMA, besema, an; m.

A BESOM, brooma rodscopæ, virga

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He hit [hús] gemét mid besmum afeormod invenit eam [domum] scopis mundatam Lk.

Linked entries: bysm bisme besema

BIFIAN

(v.)
Grammar
BIFIAN, bifigan, byfian, beofian; p. ode; pp. od

To tremble, shake, be movedtremere, contremere, commoveri

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To tremble, shake, be moved; tremere, contremere, commoveri Drihten besihþ eorþan and déþ hýg bifian Dominus respicit terram et facit eam tremere, Ps. Lamb. 103, 32: Rood Kmbl. 72; Kr. 36.

ge-bícnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bícnian, -býcnian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [ge-, bícnian to beckon, nod] .

to beckonnodinnuĕreto point outshewindicatebetokenindĭcāresignĭfĭcāreportendĕre

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Gebýcna hit eal me tell it all to me, St. A. 44, 12

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ge-rúm

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rúm, es; n. [rúm space]

Room, spacespătium

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Room, space; spătium Hí náuðer ne gestillan ne móton, ne eác swíðor styrian, ðonne he him ðæt gerúm his wealdleðeres toforlǽt they neither can be still, nor yet move farther, than he allows to them the space of his rein, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 8.

Linked entry: rúm

un-sceþþende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sceþþende, adj.

Innocentharmless

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Innocent, harmless Unsceþþende ic eam innocens ego sum, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 27, 25. Onfóh míne sáwle, for ic wæs unsceðþeude and clǽnheort, Shrn. 139, 22. Ða bilehwitnysse ðæs unscæþþendan ( innocentis ) lífes, Bd. 1, 26; S. 487, 40.

un-snotor

(adj.)
Grammar
un-snotor, -snottor; adj.

Unwisefoolish

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Ðæt biþ swíþe dysig man and unsnottor on his lífe, se þe lufaþ ðás eorþlícan welan and ne lufaþ God ðe hit him eal sealde, Blickl. Homl. 195, 24. Ðú dysega man and ðú unsnottra, 49, 35. Unsnotterra insipientum, Rtl. 86, 14.

weorþfullíce

(adv.)
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adv, of moral worth, worthily, honourably, excellently Ic wilnode weorþfullíce tó libbanne ða hwíle ðe ic lifede, Bt. 17; Fox 60, 15. nobly, in a way that is highly esteemed Swá swá men wurðlícor lybbaþ ðonne treówu, swá hý eác weorðfulícor árísaþ on

ambehtan

(v.)
Grammar
ambehtan, p. te: embeht(i)an (q. v. in Dict.); p. ode
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Manige cræftigan and eác má óþra weorcmanna þe þám onbyhtan (-behtum, v. l.) and hýrdon artifices multos ac plures subministrantes operarios, Gr. D. 251, 14. Embehtadon ministrabant, Lk. L. 8, 3. Embihta mé ministra mihi, 17, 8.

Linked entry: embehtian

byt

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E. 119, 1)] Geworden ic eam swá swá bytte (uter), Ps. L. 118, 83. Ǽren byt lenticula, Wrt. Voc. i. 25, 17. Trýwen byt flasco, ii. 149, 34. Bytte hlid cordias, 135, 80. Líchoma tóbláwen on ánre bytte gelícnysse, Hml. S. 31, 952.

hláf-gang

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Substitute: The going to eat bread. of ordinary bread Ðá wicþénas ánre tíde ǽr gemǽnum gereorde gán tó hláfe ... ðéhhweþere freólstídum beón bútan þám hláfgange ... oð þæt hí mæssan hæbben septimanarii ante unam horam refectionis accipiant panem ...

ofer-fyll

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Þeáh hwá on dæg gefæste ful lange, gyf hé syððan hine sylfne gedweleð mid gedrynce and mid oferfylle, eal him bið þæt fæsten ídel geworden, 103, 12. Þá þe hér on unrihttídum on oferfyllo bióð forgriwene, Nap. 27, 30.

on-sægedness

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Wé sceolon Gode ásecgan þá dæghwámlican onsægdnesse úra teara and eác þá dæghwámlican onsægdnesse his líchaman and blódes debemus quotidiana Deo lacrymarum sacrificia, quotidianas carnis et sanguinis hostias immolare, Gr. D. 348, 16, 18.

weá-láf

(n.)
Grammar
weá-láf, e; f.

A remnant spared by calamity those who remain after evil times the survivors of calamity

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A remnant spared by calamity, those who remain after evil times, the survivors of calamity Land hý áwéstaþ and burga forbærnaþ and ǽhta forspillaþ and eard hý ámiriaþ.

BRERD

(n.)
Grammar
BRERD, breord, breard, briord, es; m.

A brim, margin, rim, top of a pot or vessel, a shore, bank, brink labrum, ora, margo, summitas, summum

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A brim, margin, rim, top of a pot or vessel, a shore, bank, brink; labrum, ora, margo, summitas, summum Híg gefyldon ða óþ ðone brerd impleverunt eas usque ad summum, Jn. Bos. 2, 7.

Linked entries: breard briord

on-drysnu

(n.)
Grammar
on-drysnu, -desnu; f.

fearreverence

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Th. 122, 2. reverence Hié hæfdan miccle lufan and geleáfan tó ðære ciricean, and eác heálíco ondrysnu ( profound reverence for the church ), Blickl. Homl. 205, 9

or-gete

(adj.)
Grammar
or-gete, gyte, -geate; adj.

To be perceived, manifest

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Is gesýne sóþ orgete cúð oncnáwen, ðæt ðú cyninges eart þegen geþungen, Andr. Kmbl. 1052 ; An. 526. Is seó wyrd mid eów open orgete, 1517; An. 760. Andrea orgete wearþ folces gebǽro, 3137; An. 1571. Ic eów secgan mæg sóþ orgete, 1702 ; An. 853.

Linked entries: -gete or-gyte

orpedlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
orpedlíce, adv.

Boldly, in full force

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Boldly, in full force Wé willaþ ámearkian ðás epactas and eác ða regulares lunares, ðæt hig openlíc[r]e and orpedlíce standun beforan ðæs preóstes gesyhþe that they may stand out clearly and boldly in sight of the priest, Anglia viii. 301, 31. [Cf.

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eoldra

(adj.)
Grammar
eoldra, eolldra older, Bt. 16, 1; Fox 50, 7. Eolldra fæder grandfather, Bt. 10; Fox 28, 32 ; comp.
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of eald

mǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽte, adj.

Moderatemeansmallpoorbadinferior

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B. ) . . ac eác swylce cyningas and ealdormen non solum mediocres . . sed etiam reges et principes, Bd. 4, 23; S. 593, 43 note. Eall ðás getimbro ge ða máran ge ða mǽttran cuncta hæc ædificia publica vel privata, 4, 25; S. 600, 33.

Linked entries: mæctor ge-mǽte