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reócan

(v.)
Grammar
reócan, p.reác

To reek, send forth smoke or steam

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Reócan fumare, Germ. 395, 70. Reócende anhelans, 400, 92. Récende fumigans, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 12, 20. Heó ðæra máðma ne róhte ðe má ðe reócendes meoxes, Homl. Skt. i, 7, 20. Bútan rénscúrum and reócendum deáwe, 18, 57.

Linked entries: récan hreócan

stricel

(n.)
Grammar
stricel, es; m.
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v. strícan, ), a breast that gives milk, a fount Of stricele ubere Germ. 390, 67. Of feówer stricelum bis binis de fontibus Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 39

Linked entries: strycel tit-stricel

be-fealdan

to fold uproll upto bendthe bodyto fold up in somethingwrap up to entwine;implicareto involveimplicateto attach

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. :-- Befealdon contentum, sufficiens, Germ. 402, 54. to entwine; implicare Befealdende hófringas hófum inplicans orbes orbibus, An. Ox. 17. fig. to involve, implicate:-- Befelt involvet, Kent. Gl. 1058.

corn

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Hwá gemenigfylt þæt gerip of feáwum cornum, Hml. Th. i. 184, 32. corn Beren gebered corn tipsana, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 27. Heó sealde þǽm munucum corn genóg, Ors. 6, 4; S. 260, 11. v. bere-, lyb-, mold-, pipor-corn

ge-rǽdod

Grammar
ge-rǽdod, ge-rǽded.
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Geréde-gedum ( = gerédedum; this and the preceding one are glosses on Ald. 2, 32), 3, 4. Feówer hors, twá. gerǽdede (cf. in the article on heriots: Feówer hors, twá gesadelode, Ll. Th. i. 414, 10), C. D. ii. 380, 27. Hú ú

EALDOR

(n.)
Grammar
EALDOR, aldor, es, ; n: e;

lifevita

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Frs. alder age in alderlong : Dut. ouder in ouder-dom lifetime : Ger. M. H. Ger. alter, n. age : O. H.

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treówe

(adj.)
Grammar
treówe, triéwe, trýwe; adj.
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Ger. gi-triuwi: Icel. tryggr-] v- ge-, or-treówe (-triéwe, -trýwe)

Linked entry: trýwe

ge-sylhþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sylhþ, a plough. Substitute: a team (of oxen)
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Ger. pfluogide a pair of plough-oxen : but gesylhðe above with plural in e seems to be feminine: oxan seems to be an instance of a gen. pl. in an instead of (e)na.]

ge-fealdan

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Ger. ge-faldan complicare, convolvere.] Cf. ge-fildan

rinc

(n.)
Grammar
rinc, es; m.

A man (a poetical term)

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Th. 73, 12; Gen. 1203 : (Abraham ) 107, 17 ; Ger. 1790. Com ðá tó recede rinc ( Grendel ) síðian, Beo. Th. 1445; B. 720. Árás ðá se ríca ( Hrothgar ), ymb hine rinc manig, þegna heáp 804; B. 399.

tapor

(n.)
Grammar
tapor, (-er, -ur); m.

A taper; also the wick of a lamp

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Taporas cereos, Germ. 395, 72. Taperas, Lchdm. iii. 202, 4

Linked entries: tapor-berend teaper

ge-drincan

(v.)
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Sóna swá hé hit gedruncen hæfde misit ei calicem uini benedictum ab episcopo; quem ut bibit, Bd. 5, 5; Sch. 572, 8. to absorb In gedrincaþ combiberint, contraxerint, Germ. 391, 18

Dorce-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Dorce-ceaster, Dorces ceaster, Dorca-ceaster, Dorceaster; gen. -ceastre ; f. [Bd. Dorcinca, Dorcic: Hunt. Dorecestre: Brom. Dorkecestre: Matt. West. Dorcestre]

DORCHESTER, Oxfordshire, the episcopal seat of the first bishop of the West Saxons, which was subsequently removed to Lincoln Durocastrum, in agri Oxoniensis parte Berceriensi finitĭma

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DORCHESTER, Oxfordshire, the episcopal seat of the first bishop of the West Saxons, which was subsequently removed to Lincoln; Durocastrum, in agri Oxoniensis parte Berceriensi finitĭma Hér Cynegils [MS. Kynegils] wæs gefullod fram Byríne ðam biscope

tweóne

(num.; adj.)
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Ger. in zwiskén, untar zwiskén, in later times inzwischen, zwischen, for a similar growth of adverb and preposition. double, not simple Tweóne leóht vel deorcung twilight, a mixture of light and darkness, crepusculum, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 3

Linked entry: tweónum

deóre

(adv.)
Grammar
deóre, adv.
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Ger. tiuro.]

ofer-niman

(v.)

to take by violence, to violateto take away, carry offto take away

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Ger. ubar-neman to take away.]

tæl

(n.)
Grammar
tæl, tel, es; n.

A tale, number, series

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A tale, number, series Heora tel biþ swá menigfeald, ðæt hit oferstíhþ sandceosles gerím, Homl. Th. i. 536, 33. Ðæra etendra tal manducantium numerus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 14, 21. Of tale numero, Jn. Skt. Rush. 6, 10. Tele laterculo, numero, Hpt.

Linked entries: tal tel fore-tal

riftere

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Sum tún wæs . . . ǽlce geáre áwést þurh hagol, swá ꝥ heora æceras ǽr wǽron áþroxene ǽr ǽnig ryftere ꝥ geríp gaderode, Hml. S. 31, 1218. Ic cweþe tó þám riftrum, 'Gesomniað þá weód. . . ' Witodlíce þá riftras, ꝥ beóð þá englas . . . Gr. D. 316, 1-3.

rúme

(adv.)
Grammar
rúme, adv.

widely, far and wide,liberally, extensively, amply, abundantly, in a high degreeplainly, clearlywithout contraction, in full

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Th. 9, 13; Cri. 134. without contraction, in full Ðé ic ásecgan ne mæg rúme áreccan (relate at length ), ne gerím witan heardra heteþonca, 261, 12; Jul. 314

Linked entry: rúm-heort

sib

(adj.)
Grammar
sib, sibb, adj.
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Ger. sibbeo: O. H. Ger. sibbo consanguineus) Ne biþ ná gelíc ðæt man wið swustor gehǽme and hit wǽre feor sibb ( or ? feorsibb ; cf. neáh-sibb), L. C. S. 52; Th. i. 404, 28. Ðǽr ne byþ sybbes lufu tó óðrum, Wulfst. 146, 13.