bígan
To bow, bend, bend down, turn, turn back ⬩ flectere, deflectere, incurvare, retorquere
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To bow, bend, bend down, turn, turn back; flectere, deflectere, incurvare, retorquere His cneów bígde on eorþan genua flexit in terram, Bd. 5, 21; S. 643,15: 3, 2; S. 524, 14: Mt. Bos. 27, 29: Exon. 62 b; Th. 229, 23; Ph. 459: Bd. 3, 19; S. 548, 8: Lev
seofon-tíne
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seventeen Æfter seofentýnum nihtgerímes, Menol. Fox 50; Men. 25. Hé lyfode seofentýne gér, Gen. 47, 28. Seofontýne, Bd. 1. 5; S. 476, 7: 2, 15; S. 519, 13
bæcling
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Ðá gehýrde ic swég mé on bæcling, Bd. 5, 12;S. 628, 29. Ðá gehýrde ic ðone biscop mé on bæclinga cweþan, 5, 6;S. 619, 13. Add
bréc
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Dele 'acc. s. and'
abbud-dóm
An abbacy ⬩ the rule or authority of an abbot ⬩ abbātia ⬩ abbātis jus vel auctoritas
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An abbacy, the rule or authority of an abbot; abbātia, abbātis jus vel auctoritas Abbuddómes, gen. Bd. 5, 1; S. 613, 18. Abbuddóme, dat. 5, 21; S. 642, 37
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of-geótan
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Add Beána mid wætere ofgotene, Hml. S. 23b, 128: 663. to pour out Ðaera mynetra ofgǽt (-geátt, R. ágeát, W. S.) mæslen nummulariorum effudit aes, Jn. L. 2, 15
sǽ-wár
sea-weed
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sea-weed Sǽwaar alga, Wrt. Voc. i. 31, 35. Cf. Similar entries waar alga, ii.99, 29. See E. D. S. Pub. Plant Names. s. Similar entries v. waur
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ǽ-men
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Ðá wundrade Alexander hwý hit swá ǽmenne wǽre vacuam civitatem ratus, Ors. 3, 9; S. 134, 12. Hié hit ðǽr swá ǽmenne métton, 2, 4; S. 76, 16. Add:
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ealdor-biscop
An elder or chief bishop, an archbishop ⬩ sĕnior episcŏpus, archiepiscŏpus
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An elder or chief bishop, an archbishop; sĕnior episcŏpus, archiepiscŏpus; the Pope is so called by king Alfred Ðá wæs Vitalianus Papa ðæs apostolícan setlesealdorbiscop then Pope Vitalian was the chief bishop of the apostolic seat; sedi apostŏlĭcæ præerat
a-þweán
To wash out ⬩ to wash ⬩ cleanse ⬩ baptize ⬩ anoint ⬩ abluere ⬩ lucre ⬩ lavare ⬩ baptizare ⬩ unguere
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To wash out, to wash, cleanse, baptize, anoint; abluere, lucre, lavare, baptizare, unguere Gif ðú aþweán wylt if thou wilt wash out, Guthl. 5 ; Gdwin. 32, 8. Aþweah me lava me, Ps. Spl. 50, 3. Ðú aþweahst me lavabis me, 50, 8. He þegnas mid ða hálgan
wune-ness
a dwelling ⬩ habitation ⬩ continuance ⬩ perseverance
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a dwelling, habitation Hé him wunonesse stówe (locum mansionis) sealde, Bd. 5, 11; S. 626, 13. In wununise in habitaculo, Rtl. 58, 5: habitatione, 68, 20. Ðá geworhte hé him nearo wíc and wunenesse (mansionem angustam), Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 23. Ðá sealde
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Rómánisc
Roman
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Roman Se Rómánisca cásere Octavianus, Homl. Th. i. 30, 1. Se Rómánisca here, Bd. 1, 12; S. 480, 33. Man Rómánisces cynnes, 1, 16; S. 484,18. On ðære hálgan Rómánisce cyricean, 1, 27; S. 489, 33. Fram ðam Rómániscan Pápan, 2, 20; S. 522, 19. Ealde Rómánisce
sceafoþa
A shaving, chip, what is shaved, scraped, or rubbed of
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A shaving, chip, what is shaved, scraped, or rubbed of Ðá gehálgode ic wæter and scæfþan dyde on ðæs foresprecenan treówes tunc benedixi aquam, et astulam roboris praefati inmittens, Bd. 2, 13; S. 539, 5. Ða scæfþan ðe ðǽron genumene wǽron lǽcedóm bǽron
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compian
to fight, contend against ⬩ militare, pugnare
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to fight, contend against; militare, pugnare Exon. 37b; Th. 123, 1; Gú. 316; Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 12; 3, 9; S. 533, 17 Ps. Lamb. fol. 183b, 18
eág-þyrl
An eye-hole, a window ⬩ fenestra
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An eye-hole, a window; fenestra Ontýnde se bisceop ðaet eág-þyrl ðære cyricean apĕruit episcŏpus fenestram oratōrii, Bd. 4, 3; S. 568, 6: 5, 12; S. 629, 15
full-secgan
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to give a full account (of). intrans. Wé wyllað nú fulsæcgan be ðám wífe, Hml. S. 3, 633. trans. Hé fulsǽde his síð him eallum, Hml. S. 4, 284
þrǽstan
to twist ⬩ writhe ⬩ roll about ⬩ to torture ⬩ torment ⬩ harass ⬩ plague ⬩ afflict ⬩ to press ⬩ constrain
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to twist, writhe, roll about Ðæt hors on misenlíce dǽlas hit wond and ðrǽste cum diversas in partes se torqueret, Bd. 3, 9; S. 533, 36. Hé misenlícum styrenessum ongan his limu ðrǽstan diversis motibus coepit membra torquere, 3, 11; S. 536, 15. to torture
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bisceop-scír
the province of a bishop, a diocese ⬩ episcopi provincia, diœcesis = διoίκησιs, parochia = παρoικία ⬩ the office of a bishop, episcopate ⬩ episcopatus
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[bisceop a bishop, scír a province]. the province of a bishop, a diocese; episcopi provincia, diœcesis = διoίκησιs, parochia = παρoικία Bisceopscír diœcesis vel parochia, Ælfc. Gl. 68; Som. 69, 123; Wrt. Voc. 42, 4. Ðæt nǽnig bisceop óðres bisceopscíre
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be-sincan
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Hé besanc tó grunde he sank to the bottom, Hmlf S. 25, 348. Gníd swýðe ꝥ þá sealfa in besincen, Lch. ii. 282, 1. Forlét hé his fét on þá eorþan besincan, Bl. H. 127, 22 ; Ors. 4, 2 ; S. 160, 30. Hwonne hié on þá eorþan besuncene wurden, 2, 6; S. 88, 14
ǽ-fæstnes
Firmness in the law ⬩ religion ⬩ religio
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Firmness in the law, religion; religio He wæs mycelre ǽfæstnesse wer he was a man of much religion, Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 7: 2, 9; S. 510, 30, 32
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