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þenden

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Þenden (þá hwíle, v.l.) þis hwílendlice ríce hæfde temporalis regni gubernacula tenens, Bd. 3, 12; Sch. 244, 19. Wit sceolon á beón mid þé þenden ðú leofast, Shrn. 63, 18. Þenden þá tunglu hér lýhtaþ on ðysse deádlican worolde, 64, 29. Add

Bieda

(n.)
Grammar
Bieda, an; m.
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Bieda the son of Port Hér com Port on Brytene, and his twegan sunan, Bieda and Mægla here, A. D. 501, Port came to Britain, and his two sons, Bieda and Mægla, Chr. 501; Erl. 15, 14

forþ-asendan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-asendan, p. -sende; pp. -sended, -send

To send forthemittĕre

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To send forth; emittĕre Binnan þrým dagum he mæg ðone migþan forþasendan within three days he may send forth the urine, Herb. 7, 3; Lchdm. i. 98, 8. Forþasend emissus, Greg. Dial. 1, 12

wíg-bord

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-bord, es; n.

A shield

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A shield He héht him gewyrcean eallírenne wíg-bord; wisse he gearwe, ðæt him holtwudu helpan ne meahte, lind wið líge, Beo. Th. 4667; B. 2339. Wígbord scinon, Cd. Th. 207, 14; Exod. 466

Ænglisc

(adj.)

EnglishAnglicus

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English; Anglicus Hér synd on ðam íglande fíf geþeódu, Ænglisc, Brytwylsc, Scottysc, Pihttisc, and Bóclǽden here are in the island five languages, English, Brito-Welsh, Scottish, Pictish, and Book-Latin, Chr. Th. 3, 5, col. 1

hearh-eard

(n.)
Grammar
hearh-eard, (?)
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, a dwelling in a grove, a grove as a dwelling, Hét mec hláford mín herheard niman (cf. héht mec mon wunian on wuda bearwe, 27. Cf. too, the phrase úpeard niman, Gú. 1051

bétan

(v.)
Grammar
bétan, ic béte; p. bétte; pp. béted; trans. [Goth. ó = A. Sax. ó, é, thus Goth. bótyan = bótan = A.Sax. bétan]

to make better, to improve, amend, repair, restoreemendare, reparare, reficere, mederi, expiareto mendrepair a fireto lightmake a fire, to kindlefocum reparareto remedy, compensate, make amendscompensare

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Ðá hét he bétan micel fýr then he ordered a great fire to be lighted, Ors. 6, 32; Bos. 129, 10. to remedy, compensate, make amends; compensare Ic hit béte I will remedy it, Deut. 1, 17

Linked entry: bétte

sworettung

(n.)
Grammar
sworettung, e; f.
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mid langre sworetunge ðæt orð of ðám breóstum teáh, Guthl. 20; Gdwin. 80, 13. wæs swíðe gewǽced on ðam langan geswince, and mid sworettungum wæs genyrwed, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 770.

for-bredan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bredan, for-bregdan.

transformto corrupt

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I a wæs fram deóflum forbróden and sweolt he was dragged about by devils and he died, Mart. H. 214, 31: 28, 2. to hurl to destruction Forbregd praecipita, Ps.

wíc-stów

(n.)
Grammar
wíc-stów, e ; f.
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Ǽr ða wícstówa bereáfian mehte, Swt. 128, 9. Siþþan wícstówa náme, 2, 4; Swt. 76, 10: Num. 11, 31

rýmet

(n.)
Grammar
rýmet, rýmett, es; n.

space, extentclear space, roomextension, clearance

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Hit is gedón swá ðú héte, and hér gyt is rýmet æmtig, ii. 376, 9.

Linked entry: rýmetleást

ufenan

(prep.; adv.)

From aboveAbovebesides

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ða bóc hire tó lét..., and ufenan ðæt hire áð sealde, Chart. Th. 203, 1. ¶ Þǽr on ufenan thereupon : -- cwæð, ðæt án culfre him fluge wið ðæt heáfod, swilce heó ðær on ufenan settan wolde, Homl. Ass. 198, 112

eorþ-weall

a rampart

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Se cásere hét dícian and eorðwall (-weall, v. l.) gewyrcan uallum fecerat, 1, 12; Sch. 33, 27. a wall formed by the ground, the side or roof of a cave beáh under eorðweall he went into the cave, B. 2957. Inn under eorðweall, 3090.

fore-wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
fore-wyrd, fore-wyrd, -wyrde, es; n.

a provisoagreementcondition

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Þá Pyhtas heom ábǽdon wíf æt Scottum on þá gerád (ꝥ forewyrd, v. l.) ꝥ hí gecuron heora kynecinn on þá wífhealfa, Chr. P. 3, 16.

Linked entries: -wyrd fore-word

bí-leofen

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beget him biglyfne mid his weorce, Hml. S. 30, 214. Þá gesettan bíleofene (annonam), R. Ben. 55, 11. Heó bíleofenæ fundon, Hml. A. 85, 121. Add

ge-wæterian

(v.)
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S. 14, 177. to pour water on material hét gewæterian ealne þone wudu ait: 'Fundite super ligna,' Hml. S. 18, 125

hindan

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Add: where there is movement towards the back of an object, of the direction of an action hét Mathéum hindan mid sweorde þurstingan, Shrn. 131, 33. þ á Engliscan hí hindan hetelíce slógon, Chr. 1066; P. 199, 15. with verbs of pursuit ofi nþ þá

máðum-ǽht

(n.)
Grammar
máðum-ǽht, e; f.

A costly possessionvaluabletreasure

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A costly possession, valuable, treasure Ne nom máðmǽhta má, ðeáh monige geseah, búton ðone hafelan and ða hilt somod since fáge more things of price he took not, though many he saw, than the head and the hilt gay with gold, Beo.

herian

(v.)
Grammar
herian, [= herewian; cf. gearwian, gerian]
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to despise Agar ongan ágendfreán herian Hagar despised her mistress [cf. Gen. 16, 4 'her mistress was despised in her eyes'], Cd. 102; Th. 135, 5; Gen. 2238

sweotolian

(v.)
Grammar
sweotolian, swutelian, swytelian; p. ode.
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ongan swutelian (ostendere) his leorningcnihtum, ðæt wolde faran, Mt. Kmbl. 16, 21. [He schawde and sutelede he wes soð godd, Kath. 1037. He schawde him and sutelede him seolf to hire, 1834. Þet hit sutelie in us hwuch was his lif, A.