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Grantan-brycg

(n.)
Grammar
Grantan-brycg, e; f: Grante brycg, e; f: Granta-brycg, e; f. [Hunt. Grantebrige: Dunel. Grantabric, Grantnebrige, Grantebryge: Hovd. Grauntebrigge]
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CAMBRIDGE, the chief town in Cambridgeshire, and seat of the University; Cantābrĭgia, agri Cantabrigiensis oppidum primarium To Grantanbrycge to Cambridge, Chr. 875; Th. 144, 9, col. 2: 145, 9, col. 2: 921; Th. 195, 29.

on-beornan

(v.)
Grammar
on-beornan, -brinnan; pp. -burnen.

to set fire to, to kindle ⬩ to inflame

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to set fire to, to kindle Abraham ádfýr onbran, Cd. Th. 203, 4; Exod. 398. to inflame Se innoþ wyrþ onburnen, Lchdm. ii. 278, 9. Wǽte onburnenu, 218, 14

Linked entry: on-brinnan

CUMAN

(v.)
Grammar
CUMAN, part. cumende; ic cume, ðú cymst, cymest, he cumeþ, cymþ, cymeþ, cimþ, pl. cumaþ; p. ic, he com, cwom, ðú cóme, pl. cómon, cwómon; imp. s. cum, cym, pl. cumaþ; subj. indef. ic cume, cyme, pl. cumon, cumen, cymen; p. cóme, pl. cómen; pp. cumen, cymen.

COME ⬩ go, happen ⬩ venire, ire, accidere, evenire

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Com weorc sceá-wigan came to view the work, 80; Th. 101, 7; Gen. 1678

Linked entry: aweg-cuman

be-cyrran

(v.)
Grammar
be-cyrran, p. -cyrde; pp. -cyrred, -cyred, -cyrd; v. trans.

To turn to ⬩ to give up ⬩ deliver ⬩ betray ⬩ vertere ⬩ transferre ad

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To turn to, to give up, deliver, betray; vertere, transferre ad Ælfmær hí becyrde Ælfmær betrayed it, Chr. 1011 ; Th. 266, 23

Linked entry: be-cerran

ge-sýcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sýcan, -sícan; p. -sýhte

To give suck to ⬩ to suckle

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To give suck to, to suckle Ða breóst ðe swylce gesíhton the breasts that gave such suck, Homl. Th. i. 84, 16

incer

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
incer, adj. pron. 2nd person dual.
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Of or belonging to you two Ic nú ðis þing wríte tó ðé gemǽnelíce and tó mínre méder and mínum geswustrum forðon incer lufu sceal beón somod gemǽne nunc tibi et matri mee sororibusque meis de singulis regni mei commodis scribebam, que tibi et illis communia

be-cweðan

(v.)
Grammar
be-cweðan, ðú -cwíst, he -cwiþ ; p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon ; pp. -cweden, -cweðen.

to say ⬩ assert ⬩ dicere ⬩ to reproach ⬩ exprobrare ⬩ to BEQUEATH ⬩ to give by will ⬩ legare

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Th. 88, 44. to BEQUEATH, to give by will; legare Ealle ða, mynstra and ða cyrican wǽron givene and becweðene Gode all the minsters and churches were given and bequeathed to God, Chr. 694; Th. 66, 6, note 2 : Th. Diplm. A. D. 830; 465, 16

Linked entry: bi-cweðan

ge-fýsan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fýsan, p. -fýsde; pp. -fýsed

To make ready ⬩ cause to hasten

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To make ready, cause to hasten Werod wæs gefýsed the band was made ready, Cd. 154; Th. 191, 28; Exod. 221. Gefýsed to fæder ríce ready to depart to his father's kingdom, Exon. 14 b; Th. 30, 5; Cri. 475. Winde gefýsed hurried on by the wind, Beo.

eáster-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
eáster-líc, eástor-líc; adj.

Easter, paschal ⬩ paschālis

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Easter, paschal; paschālis Hý fóron to Hierusalem to ðam eásterlícan freólse they went to Jerusalem to the paschal feast. Lk. Bos. 2, 42: Homl. Th. ii. 32, 15: 284, I

Dofere

(n.)
Grammar
Dofere, Dofre, an; f. [Hunt. Douere, Doure: Sim. Dun. Kni. Dovere: Houd. Dowere: Brom. Dover: Thorn. Dovore: Wel. dwfr water]
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DOVER; Dubris, Dofris, is; f His men cóman to Doferan his men came to Dover, Chr. 1050; Th. 313, 20, col. 2: 1051; Th. 317, 25, col. 2.

fultumend

a helper of a person ⬩ an assistant to a person ⬩ a helper ⬩ promoter ⬩ an assistant to a condition ⬩ one who helps to bring about a condition

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Þú eart mín fultumend, Ps. Th. 26, 11. Crístenra manna fultumigend, Hml. Th. ii. 304, 4. Þú eart fultumiend þára þe nabbað náwðer ne fæder ne módor pupillo tu eris adjutor, 9, 34. an assistant to a person (dat.)

a-fliéman

(v.)
Grammar
a-fliéman, p. de; pp. ed

To cause to flee ⬩ to banish

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To cause to flee, to banish Síe he afliémed let him be [as one] banished, L. Alf. pol. 2; Th. i. 60, 17

mis-gíman

(v.)

to fail to take care ⬩ to neglect

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to fail to take care, to neglect Gif preóst sceare misgýme beardes oððe feaxes, L. N. P. L. 34; Th. ii. 294, 27

riht-líf

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Add: a life of lawful matrimony Fón mágas tó and weddian heora magan tó wífe and tó rihtlífe, Ll. Th. i. 254, 20

þafian

(v.)
Grammar
þafian, p. ode.

to consent to, ⬩ agree with, ⬩ approve of, ⬩ assent to, ⬩ allow, ⬩ permit ⬩ to submit to, ⬩ bear, ⬩ suffer, ⬩ endure ⬩ to bear with, ⬩ tolerate

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to consent to, agree with, approve of, assent to, allow, permit. with accusative Ic Beágmund ðis ðeafie and wríte Chart. Th. 472, 22, 24, 28, 19, and often.

un-fǽhð

(n.)
Grammar
un-fǽhð, e; f.

Absence of hostility

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unfǽhða (cf. unceáses áð, 35; Th. i. 124, 8, the circumstances in the two cases being similar), L.

be-wendan

(v.)

round

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S. 37, 180. to turn the face to or from an object, reflexive þ á bewende Nero hine tó Paulum, Hml. Th. i. 378, 8. intrans.

for-drǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
for-drǽfan, p. de

To drive ⬩ compel

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To drive, compel to do or undergo Be ðon ðe mon tó ceápe fordrǽfe. Ðonne mon bið tyhtlan betygen and hine mon bedrífeð tó ceápe, Ll. Th. i. 140, 15

Linked entries: drǽfan for-drífan

brǽdan

(v.)

to roast

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to roast. Dele last two passages, and add: to roast flesh Ðú, earming, brǽddest ǽnne dǽl mines líchaman, wend nú þone óðerne, and et, Hml. Th. i. 430, 16. Hine cwicne hirstan and brǽdan, Shrn. 116, 3. Þæt lamb brǽdan, Hml. Th. ii. 40, 13.

ofer-drencan

(v.)

to overdrench, give a person too much to drink, to inebriate, intoxicate ⬩ inebriare

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to overdrench, give a person too much to drink, to inebriate, intoxicate Se ðe þurh fácn óðerne oferdrencþ inebriaverit fæste .xl. daga, L. Ecg. P. iv. 37; Th. ii, 214, 20: Past. 36; Swt. 261, 14. Ðú oferdrenctest hig inebriasti eam, Ps.