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be-spirian

(v.)
Grammar
be-spirian, -spirigan, -spyrigan; p. ode; pp. od

To inquire, traceinquirere, investigare

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Se ðe bespyrige [bespirige, Wilk.] yrfe innan óðres land, aspirige hit út, se ðe ðæt land áge, gif he mǽge he who traces cattle into another's land, let him trace it out, who owns that land, if he can, iv. 2; Th. i. 222, 14

Linked entry: be-spyrigan

beót-líce

(adv.)

threateninglyboast-inglyvauntinglyarrogantly

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Hig swáþeáh áblende beótlíce ástigon. Num. 14, 44. Hé beótlíce mid deóflicum fiðerhaman fleón wolde, Hml. Th. i. 380, 29. Gé beótlíce lǽtað, þæt gé máre magan, þonne hit gemet sý, Wlfst. 46, 15.

irre

(n.)
Grammar
irre, es; n.

Angerwrathirerage

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Ic ondréd his graman and his yrre timui indignationem et iram illius, Deut. 9, 19. Ágeót ofer ðín ðæt grame yrre effunde super eos iram tuam, Ps. Th. 68, 25. Ða hine on yrre gebringaþ qui in ira provocant, 65, 6.

Linked entries: ir eorre erre

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, -býrigan, -bírian; 3rd sing. ; p. ede; pp. ed; 3rd sing. ; p. ode; pp. od. [The cognate words point to a short vowel.]

To happento fall outto pertain tobelong toevenireacciderecontingerepertinere adIt pertains toit is fitting or suitableit becomesit behovespertinet adconvenitoportetdecet

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Hine man byrigde swá him wel gebýrede they buried him as well became him, Chr. 1036; Th. 294, 22, On ealle þeóda gebýraþ beón ðæt gódspel gebodod in omnes gentes oportet prædicari evangelium, Mk. Bos. 13, 10

Linked entries: býre ge-bíraþ

á-cwilman

(v.)
Grammar
á-cwilman, p. de
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To kill hine bysmorlíce ácwylmdon, oftorfedon mid bánum, Chr. 1012; P. 142, 22 note. Sélre ús ys ðæt wé ús sylfe ofsleán, ðonne hig ús yfelum deáðe ácwylmon, Hml. A. 185, 138. Hé hét Pilatum ðám fúlestan deáðe ácwylman, 190, 257.

Linked entry: cwilman

ge-diernan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-diernan, p. de; pp. ed

To concealcēlāre

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To conceal; cēlāre Se ðe þiéfþe gedierne, forgielde ðone þeóf be his were let him who conceals the theft pay for the thief according to his value, L. In. 36; Th. i. 124, 17

heáfod-wund

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Add: — Þa hét hé his lǽce tó him, and bebeád him ꝥ hé þá tolýsdan geþeódnesse mínre heáfudwunde gesette uocauit medicum, et dissolutam mihi emicranii iuncturam conponere iussit, Bd. 5, 6; Sch. 581, 8

seód

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Hé nán þing him sylfum of his campdómes scipe on his seóde ne heóld búton ꝥ hé dæghwámlíce tó bigleofan hæfde, Hml. S. 31, 55. Add

Linked entry: á-seódan

in-timbrian

(v.)
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Trymede hé mid his láre and mid his manunge heora heortan intimbrede, Guth. 64, 19. Add

un-wéned

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wéned, adj.

Unhoped forunexpected

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Unhoped for, unexpected Ic him eft his ríce ágeaf, and ðá ðære unwéndan áre ðæs ríces (ðe hé him seolfa nǽniges ríces ne wénde) ðæt hé ðá mé eall his goldhord æteówde regna Poro restitui, qui, ut ei insperatus honor donatus est, mihi thesauros suos manifestavit

Linked entry: un-gewéned

cnódan

(v.)
Grammar
cnódan, cneódan; ic cnóde, ðú cnódest, he cnódeþ, cneódeþ, pl. cnódaþ; p. cneád, pl. cnudon; pp. cnoden, gecnoden

To giveassigncallcarry outexalt tribuĕreattribuĕreefferre

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To give, assign, call, carry out, exalt tribuĕre, attribuĕre, efferre Gyt mon his naman cneódeþ yet man calls by his name Bd. 2, 20; S. 522, 24.

Linked entries: ge-cnoden cneódan

camp-wered

(n.)
Grammar
camp-wered, -weorud, comp-weorod, es; n. [werod, es; n. an army]
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Æðelhere mon slóh mid ealle his campweorude ðe he mid him brohte Ethelhere was slain with all the fighting-men whom he had brought with him, 3, 24; S. 556, 33.

Linked entries: camp-weorud comp-weorod

réceleást

(n.)
Grammar
réceleást, e; f.
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Carelessness, negligence, heedlessness Swá hwæs swá his irsung willaþ, ðonne gehét him ðæs his réccelést, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 24. Récelést, Met. 25, 53.

ǽrend

(n.)
Grammar
ǽrend, ǽrende, ǽrynd, es; n: pl. nom. acc. ǽrendu, ǽrendo

An ERRANDa messagean embassynewstidingsan answerbusinesscarenuntiummandatumnegotiumcura

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He sent on his ǽrenda he sends on his errands, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 25. Híg lægdon ǽrende they imposed an errand, Chr. 1065; Th. 332, 25, col. 2.

Linked entry: ÁR

þanc-weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
þanc-weorþ, -wurþ, -wirþe; adj.
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Hé gearcode him gebeótscipe on his húse, ac hé gearcode him micele þancwurðran gereord on his heortan, Homl. Th. ii. 468, 30. Þancwur[ðe]ste gratissimum, acceptissimum, amantissimum, Hpt. Gl. 441, 66

andettan

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wolde, þæt hé his þeów beón wolde, Guth. 14, 27

wlóh

(n.)
Grammar
wlóh, (; gen. wléh ; f. ?)

A hemfringe

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Wlóh wédes his fimbriam veslimenti ejus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 9, 20: 14, 36. Wglóana (wlogana?) míð ðý gehrán fimbria tactu, p. 17, 10. Hiá miclas wloeh magnificant fimbrias, 23, 5

inne

(adv.)
Grammar
inne, adv.

Inwithininsidein-doors

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Béte swá seó dómbóc sæcge gif hit sý hér inne. Gif hit sý eást inne gif hit sý norþ inne béte be ðam ðe ða friþgewritu sæcgan let him make 'bót' as the law says, if it be in this part of the country.

Linked entry: innian

geat

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Gesáwon wé in þǽre byrig and on geaton ( in the doorways ) men . . . ðá hié ús gesáwon hié selfe sóna in heora húsum hié miþan.

losian

(v.)
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God swá gebígde tó his sóðan geleáfan ꝥ heó ne losode, 4, 359. Ðá árleásan ǽfre for heora yfelnysse losodon . . .