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á-barian

(v.)
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Ben. I. 80, 12. Gylt ábarian delictum denudare, Scint. 195, 2. For ábaredum (ábored, in marg.) ob detectum, apertum, revelatum, Hpt. Gl. 474, 78. Ábarude retectos, Germ. 393, 64

wundel

(n.)
Grammar
wundel, e: wundle, an; f.

A wound ⬩ sore

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Ben. 72, 7

Linked entries: wund-lác wyndle

dæg-lic

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Ben. 44, 9. Sýn simle þá dæglican tída begunnene mid ferse semper diurnis horis dicatur versus, 41, 21. On þǽm dæglicum tídum, 69, 2. Dæglicum dédum diurnis actibus, Rtl. 162, 23. v. twá- (twi-), þri-dæglic

ge-tang

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tang, adj.
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Ben. 47, 15

full-dón

(v.)
Grammar
full-dón, p. -dyde
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Ben. 70, 21. Praeteritum imperfectum, þæt is unful*-*fremed forðgewiten, swilce þæt ðing beó ongunnen and ne beó fuldón, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 124, 5. [O. H. Ger. fol-tuon perficere. ]

Linked entry: dón

gecoren-ness

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Ben. 112, 7. Be Godes hǽse and gecorennysse, Hml. Th. i. 388, 16. Sé wæs tó cynincge áhafen swýðor for folces gecorennysse þonne ðurh Godes rǽd, Hml. S. 18, 2. Þǽr wǽron bisceopas of gehwilcum burgum tó þǽre gecorennysse, 31, 268

Linked entry: ge-corenes

græf

(n.)
Grammar
græf, a writing-style.
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Ben. 92, 3: 56, 20. Ðonne þú græf habban wille, þonne sete þú þíne þrí fingras tósomne swilce þú græf hæbbe, and styra þíne fingras swilce þú wríte, Tech. ii. 128, 6. [From Latin graphium.] Add

land-ár

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Ben. I. 16, 13. Gehealdenum him sylfan landáre reservato sibi usufructorio 100, 1. Hí lǽfdon heora ǽhta . . . Iulianus þá dǽlde heora landáre þe him lǽfed wæs, Hml. S. 4, 82. Heó beceápode þá gymmas and eác hire landáre wið licgendum feó, 9, 54. Add

in-méde

(adj.)
Grammar
in-méde, adj.
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Ben. 132, 8

Linked entry: -méde

tó-licgan

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Ben. 47, 16

sceamleáslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
sceamleáslíce, adv.

Shamelessly, impudently

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Ben. 139, 28. Hié scamleáslícegielpaþ ðisses hwílendlícan onwaldes improbe de temporali potestate gloriantur Past. 19, 2; Swt. 145, 9. Swá hé scamleáslícor his yfel cýð ( impudenter innotescif ), 55, I; Swt. 427, 25

tó-syndrian

(v.)
Grammar
tó-syndrian, p. ode

To separate ⬩ to distinguish

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Ben. Interl. 14, 8. Ðú settest on foldan swíðe feala cynna and tósyndrodest hig siððan. Hy. 9, 21; Btwk. 198, 6: Hy. 7, 65; Dom. L. 44, 65. Gescádene ł tósendrede discretas, segregatasHpt. Gl. 411, 21

Linked entry: tó-sundrian

snellíce

(adv.)
Grammar
snellíce, adv.

Rapidly, quickly, with activity ⬩ strenue

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Rapidly, quickly, with activity Sum sceal snellíce snére wrǽstan one rapidly bends the harpstrings Exon. Th. 332, 9; Vy. 82

beado-wrǽd

(n.)

A war-company

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v. wrǽd, The epithet applies to a collection of plants to be used against a disease, and occurs in a charm) Ic binne (benne ?)

Linked entry: wrǽd

ár-weorþnes

(n.)
Grammar
ár-weorþnes, ár-wyrþnes, -ness, e; f. [ár honour, weorþnes worthiness]

Honour-worthiness ⬩ honour ⬩ dignity ⬩ honor ⬩ dignitas ⬩ reverentia

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Ben. 6, 61

Linked entry: ár-wyrþnes

efe-láste

(n.)
Grammar
efe-láste, efen-láste, an; f. [lǽstan to last, continue, endure]

The everlasting ⬩ gnaphălium

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Ben. Lye

Linked entry: efen-láste

mot

(n.)
Grammar
mot, es; n.

A mote ⬩ an atom

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Ben. 12, 3. Ðæt lytle mot ... ðone mot, Lk. Skt. Lind. 6, 41, 42

stund-mǽlum

(adv.)
Grammar
stund-mǽlum, adv.
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Ben. Interl. 38, 10

stæððigness

(n.)
Grammar
stæððigness, e; f.
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Ben. Inter. 26, 6

þolemódness

(n.)
Grammar
þolemódness, e; f. Patience, long-suffering, endurance
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Ben. 27, 8, 13. Wurðigan ða gódan þeáwas ... geþyld and þolemódnysse, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 18, 16

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