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beód-land

(n.)
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beód-land, es; n.
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Land to defray the cost of the food consumed in a monastery Ic ðás land sælle ðám híwum tó hira beódlandæ ego has terras dono ad refectorium fratribus, C. D. v. 218, 19. Ágefe mon tuuénti hída híguum tó biódland, ii. 47, 3. Ðen héwen tó bédlonde, iv.

borgian

(v.)

to borrowto lend

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Add: to borrow Ǽfic borgiað þá synfullan, and nǽfre ne gyldað mutuatur peccator, et non commodat, Ps. Th. 36, 20. to lend. Similar entries Cf. borgiend : Borgedan commodarent, Wrt. Voc. ii. 16, 8. to be surety, bail for. Similar entries Cf. byrg(e)a

pliht

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Lóce hwá þás bóc áwríte, wríte hig be þǽre bysne and for Godes lufon hí gerihte, þæt heó tó leás ne beó þám wrítere tó plihte and mé tó tále, Ælfc. T. Grn. 21, 40. Tó plihte þínre ǽhta and þínes ágenes heáfdes bodað þes þín cnapa swá bealdlíce be Críste

wer-reáf

(n.)
Grammar
wer-reáf, es; n.
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Ordinary dress as distinguished from vestments Be preósta gyrlan . . . Nimon hí heora werreáf (uestimenta) tó Sancte Martinus mæssan and oferslipas tó Eástron and heora gescý on þǽm mónðe Nouembre, Chrd. 48, 27. Preósta werreáf (uestes) and hyra gescý

for-drugian

(v.)
Grammar
for-drugian, -druwian; p. ode; pp. od

To dry upparchwitherarescĕresiccāri

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To dry up, parch, wither; arescĕre, siccāri He forheardaþ and fordrugaþ indūret et arescat, Ps. Lamb. 89, 6. Hió wǽre fordrugod to duste it would be dried to dust, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 207; Met. 20, 104

Linked entry: for-druwian

for-spildan

(v.)
Grammar
for-spildan, p. de; pp. ed [spild destruction]

To bring to naughtdestroyperdĕre

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To bring to naught, destroy; perdĕre Sum sceal on geóguþe, mid Godes meahtum, his earfoþsíþ forspildan one shall in youth, with God's power, bring to naught his hard lot, Exon. 88 a; Th. 330, 31; Vy. 59

Linked entry: spildan

bláwung

(n.)
Grammar
bláwung, e; f.

A BLOWINGflatus

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[bláwan to blow; flare] A BLOWING; flatus Ðá hét Gedeon his geféran habban heora býman him mid to ðære bláwunge then Gideon commanded his companions to have their trumpets with them for the blowing, Jud. 7, 16

Linked entry: a-bláwung

swétian

(v.)
Grammar
swétian, p. ede
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To be sweet or pleasant Ðætte ús biterige sió hreówsung, swá swá ús ǽr swétedon ða synna that repentance may prove bitter to us, as before sins were sweet to us, Past. 54, 5; Swt. 425, 14

flocc-mǽlum

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Hié wǽron flocmǽlum þiderweard þǽm óþrum tó fultume they were flocking to the place to the help of the others, Ors. 4, 10; S. 200, 19. Hí nocmǽlum fécdon mid heora híwum, Hml. S. 25, 235. Add

sǽne

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Ic tó sǽne wæs míne leomu for ðé tó bíganne and míne teáras tó geótanne, Angl. xii. 508, 8. Þý lǽs hié for ðon ormóde wǽron and þý sǽnran mínes willan and weorðmyndo, Nar. 32, 23. Add

un-ácumendlic

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Add: intolerable Þá gefór on Iulianes mód unácumendlic (intolerabilis) forhtnys, Gr. D. 37, 26. impossible to do Se hláford bær þone cnapan tó Martine trúwigende ꝥ him unácumendlic nǽre þone cnapan tó gehǽlenne, Hml. S. 31, 956

Linked entry: á-cumendlic

un-wynsumness

(n.)
Grammar
un-wynsumness, e; f.

Unpleasantness

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Unpleasantness Se stenc wearð áwend tó wynsumum brǽðe, and eall seó unwynsumnyss him weard tó blysse, Homl. Skt. i. 4, 215. Se mann gewyrðeþ tóswollen and tó stence áwended mid unwynsumnysse, Basil admn. 8; Norm. 50; 23

Linked entry: wynsumness

aweg-cuman

(v.)

to go awayto leaveescapedimittere

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to go away, to leave, escape; dimittere Sume aweg-cómon some escaped, Ors. 3, 3 ; Bos. 55, 26

Ecg-bryhtes stán

(n.)
Grammar
Ecg-bryhtes stán, es; m.

Brixton Deverill

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Brixton Deverill, Wilts?—He gerád to Ecgbryhtes stáne be eástan Sealwyda he rode to Egbert's stone, on n

for-gryndan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gryndan, p. de

destroy

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To send to the bottom, destroy Hit eall se gífra flód forswealh and forgrinde, Angl. xi. 2, 40

full-grówan

(v.)
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to come to maturity Ðæt hié ne móten fulgrówan (full-, v. l. ) ne wæstmbǽre weorðan, Past. 67, 23

Linked entry: grówan

ge-síþian

(v.)
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to go Tó eallum bebodum þínum ic wæs gesíðod ad omnia mandata tua dirigebar, Ps. L. 118, 128

ge-tídran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tídran, ge-tídrian; pp. ge-tídred, ge-tídrod
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To make or to become weak: — Sceall nýde ꝥ lícumlice fæt beón getýdrod (infirmetur), Gr. D. 227, 27

ofer-prút

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-prút, ofer-prúd, ofer-prýt ?, e; f.
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Excessive pride Hí beóð þurh oferprúda alles tó rance . . . ant on módignesse tó swíðe áhofene, Wlfst. 81, 28

Linked entry: prút

prím-sang

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Be prímsangum ( de ora prima ). Ðonne preóstas tó cyrcan cumon heora prím tó singienne, Chrd. 27, 37. Add