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mis-begán

(v.)

to cultivate badlywastedisfigure

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to cultivate badly, waste, disfigure Misbegáas onsióne hiora exterminant facies suas (cf. unrótlíce dóþ exterminant, Wrt. Voc. ii. 30, 64), Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 16

Palm-sunnandæg

(n.)
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Palm Sunday Gyf se terminus becymþ on ðone Sunnandæg ðonne byþ se dæg Palmsunnandæg, Lchdm. iii. 244, 16. On Palmsunnandæg, Rub. Lk. Skt. 19, 29

be-træppan

(v.)
Grammar
be-træppan, -treppan [be, treppan to trap]

To BETRAP, to entrapcircumvallare

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To BETRAP, to entrap; circumvallare Meahton hí ðone here betræppan [betreppan, col. 1] they might entrap the army, Chr. 992; Th. 238, 40, col. 2

Linked entry: treppan

crimman

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Substitute: To cram, stuff, insert Homes sceafoþan swíðe smale gesceaf, crim on ꝥ dolh innan, Lch. ii. 132, 12. Cram inseruit, immisit, Germ. 401, 22

ge-hweorf

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hweorf, es ; n.
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A turning On ðone lið þǽra eaxla betweox gesculdrum biþ micel ece and on þám gehweorfe þára bám on þám sweoran. Lch. ii. 242, 13

lín-æcer

(n.)
Grammar
lín-æcer, (?), es; m.
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wege þám innmæstan ; of línaceran innan ðone hege, Cht. . 239, 10, Cf. lín-leáh, fleax-æcer

þeówian

(v.)
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Add Ne underféngon gé nó ðone gást æt ðǽm fulluhte tó ðeówigeanne for ege non accepistis spiritum servitutis in timore, Past. 263, 21

tinnan

(v.)

to stretch,extend

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to stretch, extend Blǽd his blinniþ ... lustum ne tinneþ does not joyously extend(?), Exon. Th. 354, 32; Reim. 54. Tinde bogan tetendit arcum, Blickl. Gl

þýfel

(n.)
Grammar
þýfel, es; m.

A busha thicketa leafy plant

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On ðone hundes þýfel; of hundes þýfele forþ on ðone þorn, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 425, 29. Andlang paðes on ðone hyndes þýfel; of ðæm þýfele andlang weges, vi. 36, 4. Þýfelas frutecta, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 9. His þýfelas ł twygu arbusta ejus, Ps.

snǽd

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Wiðútan ðone snǽdhege, C. D. iii. 79, 28

a-manian

(v.)
Grammar
a-manian, -manigan; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [a from, manian to admonish, challenge, lay claim to]

To demandexactexigere

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To demand, exact; exigere Gif hit se geréfa ne amanige mid rihte if the reeve do not lawfully exact it, L. Ed. 5; Th. i. 162, 12. Se biscop amanige ða oferhýrnesse æt ðam geréfan let the bishop exact the penalty for contempt from the reeve, L.

dust-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
dust-drenc, es; m.

A drink made of the seeds of herbs rubbed to dust pōtio ex herbārum quārumdam semĭnĭbus, in pulvĕrem redactis, compŏsĭta

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A drink made of the seeds of herbs rubbed to dust; pōtio ex herbārum quārumdam semĭnĭbus, in pulvĕrem redactis, compŏsĭta Wyrc gódne dustdrenc: nim merces sǽd, and finoles sǽd, dilesǽd, etc.... gegníd ealle wel to duste: ðæs dustes gódne cuclerfulne

hemlíc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
hemlíc, hymlíc, es; m: hymlíce, an; f.

Hemlock

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tó hymlícan put hemlock to it, L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 18, 27

Linked entry: hymblícae

seófung

(n.)
Grammar
seófung, e; f.
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Ne beó tó ceástful; of irsunge wyxt seófung. Prov. Kmbl. 23. Ic ne mæg ádreohan ðíne seófunga for ðam lytlan ðe ðú forlure. Bt. 11. 1; Fox 30, 20. Forlǽtan ða seófunga his eormþa miseras fugare querelas, 29, 3; Fox 106, 20: Met. 16, 7

singallíce

(adv.)
Grammar
singallíce, adv.
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Hí (Cherubim) sin*-*gallíce singaþ ' they continually do cry, ' Elen. Kmbl. 1490 ; El. 747. Syle drincan singallíce nigon dagas, Lchdm. i. 230, 22. Hine ǽghwon*-*an God singallíce simle gehealdeþ, Met. 7, 46 : Bt. 12 ; Fox 36, 27

Linked entry: ge-singallícode

teoru

(n.)
Grammar
teoru, teoro, teru(-o), tearo, taru: gen. teorwes, also tearos; n.: teora, tara, an; m.
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of ðínum eáran ðæt teoro, 112, 3. Meng wiþ pipor and wiþ teoran, 76, 7

tunne

(n.)
Grammar
tunne, an; f.
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Nim fela tunnan, and hí ðǽr on innan . . . Hí wurdon ðá gebrohte ealle tó ðám tunnum, Homl. Skt. i. 4, 259-307

gyrnan

(v.)
Grammar
gyrnan, girnan; p. de

To desirebegyearn

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To desire, beg, yearn Ic ne me micles gyrne I do not desire much for myself, Exon. 37 a; Th. 121, 20; Gú. 291 Glædmód gyrneþ ðæt he gódra mǽst dǽda gefremme joyous is eager to perform very many good deeds, 62 b; Th. 229, 28; Ph. 492.

Linked entries: girnan geornan gernan

gráf

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Ðám twám hídan and ðá mǽde and ðone gráf ðe þǽrtó mid rihte tó ligeð, 248, 12. Ofer mid ðone gráf, C. D. iii. 52, 23. Ofer ðæt gráf, 389, 1. In ðone lytlan gráf, v. 126, 30.

a-reósan

(v.)
Grammar
a-reósan, p. -reás, pl. -ruron; pp. -roren

To fall downperishdeciderecorruere

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To fall down, perish; decidere, corruere Ic areóse [MS. areófe] be gewyrhtum fram feóndum mínum on ídel decidam merito ab inimicis meis inanis, Ps. Spl. 7, 4