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breóst

Grammar
breóst, [The word occurs of all three genders, and can be used in the plural (dual) when a single person is referred to.]

the chest ⬩ thorax ⬩ the stomach ⬩ womb ⬩ a breast ⬩ mamma ⬩ mamilla

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Cumað deór . . . and heora breósta beóð mid byrnum befangene (habebant loricas, Rev. 9, 9), Wlfst. 200, 12. Hé hlinode ofer ðæs Hǽlendes breóstum (onufa breóst supra pectus, L. R.), Jn. 13, 25.

fæsten-dæg

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Gif hit fæstendagas beón si jejunii dies fuerint, R. Ben. 67, 3. Gif wé on þǽm syx wucan fotlǽtaþ þá syx Sunnandagas þæs fæstennes (Lent), þonne ne bið þára fæstendaga ná má þonne syx and þrítig, Bl. H. 35, 24.

fore-cnyll

(n.)
Grammar
fore-cnyll, es; m.
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The first signal given by a bell Gewordenum forecnyll þǽre nóntíde facto primo signo hore none, R. Ben. I. 82, 12

Linked entry: cnyll

of-

(prefix)
Grammar
of-, as a prefix modifies the words to which it is attached in many ways. Amongst these may be noticed
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its intensive force in such words as of-georn, of-langod, of-lysted, of-calen, of-hyngrod, of-þyrsted its unfavourable force in of-lícian, of-unnan, of-þyncan the idea of attainment which it gives to verbs of motion as of-faran, of-féran, of-irnan, of-rídan

Linked entries: -weard stician af- tyge

ge-lengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lengan, to lengthen.
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Þæt hé his gebed gelenge (his gebed beó gelend oratio pretendatur, R. Ben. I. 53, 12), R. Ben. 46, 2. Ꝥ hé his líf gelengde, Hml. S. 3, 599. Swylce hí magon heora líf gelengan, Hml. Th. i. 100, 21.

nón-gereord

(n.)
Grammar
nón-gereord, es; n.

A repast after the service of nones

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Ðonne eft æfter heora nóngereorde rǽdan hý eft heora béc, R. Ben. 74, 8

teóðung-ealdor

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung-ealdor, es; m.
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Ben. 46, 6-10: 137, 17-20. Cf. teóðung, II

ymbren

(n.)
Grammar
ymbren, es; pl. ymbrenu (the reading ymbren fæstena, L. Eth. vi. 23; Th. i. 320, 20, should rather be ymbrenfæstena, as in Wulfst. 272, 16) ; n.
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For Friday, Saturn and Wednesday, Tusser) ; the name of the four periods of fasting and prayer appointed by the Church to be observed in the four seasons of the year respectively.

Linked entry: riht-ymbren

car-leás

(adj.)
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Ben. 2 l. R. Ben. 11, 3

gímeleás-ness

(n.)
Grammar
gímeleás-ness, e; f.
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Ben. I. 84, 12

swát

(n.)
Grammar
swát, es; n. [The passages in which the gender is marked are doubtful. Ðæt swót. Lchdm. iii. 98, 17, occurs in a late MS.; ísen swát, ii. 296, 18, may be a compound; ða swát, iii. 72, 28, may be a mistake for spátl, v. ii. 56, 15. Dutch has a neuter, German and Scandinavian have masculines.]
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Be sídan ðǽr Hǽlend his swát forlét, 299, 6; Sat. 545 : Andr. Kmbl. 1935; An. 970: Exon.

Linked entry: swǽtan

on-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
on-weard, adj.

Proceeding against, taking action against

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Proceeding against, taking action against Warnige se abbod ðæt hé þurh andan ne sý onweard ðam profaste let the abbot take heed that he be not acting against the provost from hatred, R. Ben. 126, 11

ge-syndrian

(v.)

to separate

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to separate Gesyndrod sí he fram beodes dǽlnimunge let him be separated from sharing in the table, R. Ben. interl. 24, Lye. On ðære gesyndredan híde in the separate hide, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 4, 8

Linked entry: ge-sundrian

for-þyldian

(v.)
Grammar
for-þyldian, -þyldigian.
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Ben. I. 20, 11. Gé wǽron forþyldiende costnunga, Hml. S. 30, 446

lád-rinc

Grammar
lád-rinc, For 'The word, ... vehicularius' substitute: In attempting to determine the meaning of this word it should be noticed that lád in all its other compounds, lád-mann, -scipe, -teáh, -teów, has the force of leading, guidance. The
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lád-rinc seems to be a guide, and his special character in the passage given above may be inferred from the following passage Si aduenae de aliis regionibus aduenirent, debebant ducatum habere ad aliam regalem uillam quae proxima fuisset in illorum uia

tǽcing

(n.)
Grammar
tǽcing, e; f.

the pointing out of a course to be followed, direction, teaching. ⬩ teaching, doctrine

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the pointing out of a course to be followed, direction, teaching. v. tǽcan, IV, and previous word Hér is seó ǽ, ðe ðú under hire tǽcinge winnan wylt, R. Ben. 96, 23. Sý him þreál geboden be regoles tǽcinge, 126, 4.

wígbed-sceát

(n.)
Grammar
wígbed-sceát, es; m.

An altar-cloth

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Hit gedafenlíc is ðæt his ( the priest's ) reáf ne beó horig, and his weófodsceátas beón wel behworfene, L. Ælfc. C. 22; Th. ii. 350, 21. Hé hæfð ðiderynn gedón ... .v. wællene weófodsceátas and .vii. oferbrǽdelsas. Chart. Th. 429, 25.

wíc

(n.)
Grammar
wíc, The word is generally neuter, but as it is often used in the plural where a singular might express the meaning, the similarity of neuter plural and feminine singular accusatives seems to have caused the word to be taken sometimes as feminine, e. g. tó ánre wíc, Homl. Th. i. 402, 22. A weak form also seems to be used, Chart. Th. 446, 29.
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a dwelling-place, abode, habitation, residence, lodging, quarters Hé tó him wilniende wæs ðætte heó him funden swylce londáre swylce hé mid árum on beón mehte, and his wíc ðaer on byrig beón mihte on his lífe, Chart. Erl. 69, 23.

ge-streccan

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Substitute for passage Bet him gestreht and wel ges[t]reht gesihð beorhtnysse getácnað lectum sibi stratum et bene stratum uiderit, claritatem significat

wacan

(v.)
Grammar
wacan, p. wóc; pp. wacen

To wake ⬩ to come into being ⬩ be born ⬩ spring

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To wake; but occurring mostly in the sense to come into being, be born, spring Sió mǽgburg ðe ic æfter wóc the family from which I sprang, Exon. Th. 401, 34; Rä. 21, 21. Abrahame wóc bearn of brýde to Abraham a child was born of his wife, Cd.

Linked entries: on-wacan on-wacan

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