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ofer-fyll

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Þeáh hwá on dæg gefæste ful lange, gyf syððan hine sylfne gedweleð mid gedrynce and mid oferfylle, eal him bið þæt fæsten ídel geworden, 103, 12. Þá þe hér on unrihttídum on oferfyllo bióð forgriwene, Nap. 27, 30.

be-fleón

to fleeto flee fromto flee from

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Ðeáh hæbbe beflogen ðone gesin-scipe, næfð nó beflogen ðá byrðenne, Past. 401, 21-2. to flee from, with dat. Heó befleáh þám gesettan gyfte tó Godes cyrican, Gr. D. 199, 15. with prep. Bd. 4, 25; S. 599, 39 (in Dict.)

deófol-gild

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Þá cwæð tó þám deófulgylde: 'Tówyrpe þé Críst'; þá sóna gefeól þǽs deófolgyldes húses sum dǽl, 140, 2-5. eóde intó ðám temple tó ðám deófolgylde Astaróð, Hml. Th. i. 454, 16. Búton þǽm deófolgelde þe bærnan ongan, Bl. H. 221, 17.

Linked entry: ge-deóful-geld

for-stelan

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Heó hét dearnunga faran tó þám scipe and forstelon þá líc, Hml. S. 29, 328

un-þancweorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
un-þancweorþ, -wirþe; adj.

Ungratefulingratusnot agreeableunacceptablethankless

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Ungrateful; ingratus. not agreeable, unacceptable Gemágnys is ðam sóðan Déman gecwéme, þeáh ðe heó mannum unðancwurðe sý, Homl.

Linked entry: þanc-weorþ

á-breótan

(v.)
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Ðone ðe heó on ræste ábreát, B. 1298. ábreótte (exterminavít) hié. Ps. Srt. 77, 45 : 79, 14. Hié his heáfdes segl ábreóton mid billes ecge, An. 51. Biáð ábreótte exterminabuntur, Ps. Srt. 36, 9. Wǽran sweordum ábrotene in gladio ceclderunt, Ps.

bridels

Grammar
bridels, l. brídels, brigdels,
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Heó genam þæt hors be þám brídelse (brídele, v. l.), Gr. D. 17, 21. breác hælftre for brídelse (brídele, v. l.) capistro pro freno utebatut, 34, 12. Ðone brídels ðæs eges, Past. 427, 31. Brídelsum lupatis, Txts. 75, 1248. and add

Linked entry: bridel

ge-þwǽrlíce

(adv.)
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Add: in agreement, with one accord. of persons Hí heom betweónan rǽddon and þus geþwǽrlíce cwǽdon: 'Betere wé áhreddon ús sylfé,' Hml.

nunne

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Add: of a Christian woman Þá berád mon þæt wíf þæt hæfde ǽr genumen . . . ofer þára biscopa gebod, for ðon ðe heó wæs ǽr tó nunnan gehálgod, Chr. 901; P. 92, 14. Nunnena sanctimonialium, An.

wlite-weorþ

(n.)
Grammar
wlite-weorþ, es; n.
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hire his wliteweorþ (pretium) gesealde, ꝥ heó mihte hire sunu mid álýsan, Gr.

sweostor

(n.)
Grammar
sweostor, swistor, swystor, swustor (-er, -ur); indecl. in sing.; pl. sweostor, sweostra, sweostru (u, y); f.
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Ðá ongan heó on gesomnunge ðare sweostra sécan . . . Heó nǽnige andsware findan mihte, ðeáh ðe heó georne sóhte æt ðám swustrum, 4, 7; S. 574, 35, 40.

rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽdan, <b>II a.</b>
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hine ǽnne gemétte sittende and rǽdendne ætforan þám mynstergeate, Gr. D. 163, 24. to read aloud, read to others árás ꝥ rǽdde (tó rédanne, L.

be-wuna

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þæt feoh tó sellanne næfde his here swá hié bewuna wǽron, Ors. 3, 7; S. 116, 15. Add

swíge

(n.)
Grammar
swíge, (but swígea occurs, Scint. 82, 1), an; f.
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Óðer ondréd ðæt forlure sprecende ða gestrión ðe on ðære swígean (swiggean, Cott. MSS.) geðencan meahte; óðer ondréd ðæt ongeáte on his swýgean (swiggean, Cott. MSS.) ðæt sumne hearm geswigode, Past. 7; Swt. 49, 19-22.

sele

(n.)
Grammar
sele, es ; m.
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Sele ( Heorot, Hrothgar's hall ) hlifade, heáh and horngeáp, Beo. Th. 163 ; B. 81. Ðes sele, receda sélest, 827 ; B. 411. Ðes windiga sele ( hell ), Cd. Th. 273, 14 ; Sat. 136. on temple gestód . . .

freónd-rǽden

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Add: cf. freónd, him getíðað þæs ðe bitt, ná for freóndrǽdene (cf. for þám his freónd ys, Lk. 11, 8), Hml.

hádian

(v.)
Grammar
hádian, p. ode; pp. od

To ordain

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To ordain Tó ðan ðet hine hádian sceolde in order that he might ordain him, Chr. 1048; Erl. 177, 20. Léton hig hádian tó bisceopum they got themselves ordained bishops, 1053, Erl. 188, 14.

Linked entry: ge-hádian

á-wirpan

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Wearð geðúht swilce heó áwyrpan mihte, ac heó gewát of worulde, Hml. S. 20, 65. Add

efne

(adv.)
Grammar
efne, [ = efen]; adv.

Even, exactly, precisely, just, alike, likewise, just now plāne, æque, omnīno, mŏdŏ, jam prīdem

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He Hengestes heáp hringum þénede efne swá swíðe swá he Fresena cyn byldan wolde he should serve Hengest's band with rings even as abundantly as he would encourage the Frisian race, Beo. Th. 2188; B. 1092.

ge-bycgan

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</b> to buy as a trader :-- Wilt þú syllan þingc þíne hér, ealswá þú hí gebohtest þǽr? Ic nelle, ac ic wylle heora cýpan hér luflicor þonne ic gebicge (emi) þǽr, Coll.