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teoru

(n.)
Grammar
teoru, teoro, teru(-o), tearo, taru: gen. teorwes, also tearos; n.: teora, tara, an; m.
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Tar, resin, gum; also the wax of the ear Teoru gluten, Txts. 67, 985. Teoru, teru cummi, 55, 616: resina, 93, 1716. Blaec teoru (teru) napta, 79, 1360. Teru bapis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 125, 17: cummi, 137, 44. Blæc teru napta, 60, 5. Tero gluten, 40, 25: napta

Linked entries: tara tearo tero treów-teoru blæc-teru

ge-tǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tǽlan, -télan; p. ede; pp. ed

To accuse ⬩ reprove ⬩ accusare ⬩ exprobrare ⬩ calumniari ⬩ reprehendere

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To accuse, reprove; accusare, exprobrare, calumniari, reprehendere Ne meaht ðú nó getǽlan ðíne wyrd thou canst not accuse thy fortune, Bt. 10; Fox 28, 1. Ic mǽge getǽlan I may reprove, 32, 3; Fox 118, 27. Word his getéla verbum ejus repræhendere, Lk.

Linked entry: ge-télan

ge-tíma

(n.)
Grammar
ge-tíma, a warranter.
Entry preview:

Take here <b>ge-teáma, ge-týma</b> in Dict., and see teám; III

Linked entries: ge-teáma ge-týma

be-tellan

(v.)
Grammar
be-tellan, p. -tealde, -telede, pl. -tealdon, -teledon; pp. -teald, -teled, -tæled; v. a. [be, tellan to tell]

To speak about, to answer, excuse, justify, clear ⬩ excusare

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To speak about, to answer, excuse, justify, clear; excusare Ðæt he móste hine betellan that he might answer him, Chr. 1048; Erl. 180, 12. Godwine betealde hine Godwin cleared himself, 1052; Ing. 238, 22

a-tuge

(v.)
Grammar
a-tuge, p. subj. of a-teón.

might draw away ⬩ abstraheret

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might draw away; abstraheret,Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 19;

teosu

(n.)
Grammar
teosu, tesu, tæsu(-o), wes; m(?).
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n(?). hurt, injury Álet gehwearf teónfullum on teso the fire turned to the hurt of the harmful, Cd. Th. 232, 4; Dan. 255. Lécnade monigo of teissum ł cualmum curavit multos a plagis, Lk. Skt. Lind. 7, 21. wrong, fraud Álýs míne sáwle from ðære tungan

Linked entries: tæso teissum teso

týn

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
týn, ten.

Linked entry: týd

on-tendan

(v.)
Grammar
on-tendan, p. -tende; pp. -tended, -tend.

to kindle, set fire to, to fire ⬩ to kindle emotion or passion, to excite, inflame

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to kindle, set fire to, to fire Gif fýr síe ontended . . . gebéte ðone æfwerdelsan se ðæt fýr ontent, L. Alf. pol. 27; Th. i. 50, 27-28. Ontend þreó candela, Lchdm. iii. 286, 6. Ðe ðæt fýr ontende qui ignem succenderit, Ex. 22, 6. Ða hálgan tihton ðæt

be-tǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
be-tǽcan, p. -tǽhte, pl. -tǽhton; pp. -tǽeht; v. a. [be by, tǽcan to teach, shew]

to shew ⬩ ostendere ⬩ to BETAKE, impart, deliver, commit, put in trust ⬩ impertire, adsignare, tradere, commendare ⬩ to send, follow, pursue ⬩ mittere, insequi, amandare

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to shew; ostendere He eów betǽcþ mycele healle ipse ostendet vobis cænaculum magnum, Lk. Bos. 22, 12. to BETAKE, impart, deliver, commit, put in trust; impertire, adsignare, tradere, commendare Ic betǽce híg ðam yrþlincge adsigno eos aratori, Coll.

Linked entries: eft-betǽht be-tǽhte be-táht be-táhten

a-rýpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-rýpan, p. de, te; pp. ed, d, t

To tear off ⬩ to rip ⬩ evellere ⬩ abscindere

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To tear off, to rip; evellere, abscindere He me of hýd arýpeþ he tears off my hide from me, Exon. 127 a; Th. 488, 15; Rä. 76, 7

a-týhþ

(v.)
Grammar
a-týhþ, 3rd sing. pres. of a-teón.

draws away ⬩ abstrahit

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draws away; abstrahit

in-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
in-líhtan, p. te

To illumine ⬩ enlighten

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To illumine, enlighten Ðú tída gehwane inlíhtes thou dost enlighten every season, Exon. 9 b; Th.7, 29; Cri. 108. Inléhteþ ðec inluminabit te, Lk. Skt. Rush. 11, 36. Inlíhteþ inluminat, Jn. Skt. Lind. 1, 9. Hine inlýhte he enlightened him, Exon. 34 a

angsumlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
angsumlíce, adv.
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Painfully Hé egeslíce hweós and angsumlíce siccetunga teáh, Hml. Th. i. 86, 8

ofdúne-weardes

(adv.)
Grammar
ofdúne-weardes, adv.
Entry preview:

Downwards Underféng hine seó ýþ and teáh ofdúneweardes, Gr. D. 114, 33

nos-þyrel

(n.)
Grammar
nos-þyrel, -þyrl, -terl, es; n.

A nostril

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A nostril Dó on ðæt næsþyrl (nos-, MS. B.), Lchdm. i. 352, 4. Nosþyrla nares, Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 19. Úteweard nosterle pinnulae, 43, 22. Nosterla hǽr vibrissae, 21, 52. Se brǽþ on heora nosþyrlum, Homl. ii. 98, 9. Dó on ða næsþyrlu (nos-, MS. B.), Lchdm

Linked entry: næs-þyrel

tin-treg

(n.)
Grammar
tin-treg, -terg, es; n.: tin-trega, an; m.

Torment

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Torment Ðǽr (in heaven) ne biþ nán besárgung ðæra mánfulra yrmðe, ac heora tintrega becymþ ðam gecorenum tó máran blisse, Homl. Th. i. 334, 11. Nis ðǽr ne caru ne hreóh tintrega (cf. hreóge tintrega, Wulfst. 139, 30), Dóm. L. 261. Ðæt wæs helle tintreges

Linked entries: helle-tintreg tinterg

neowol-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
neowol-líc, adj.

Profound

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Profound Hé siccetunga teáh of niwellícum breóste he heaved sighs from the depths of his breast, Homl. Skt. 7, 66

ge-got

(n.)
Grammar
ge-got, es; n.
Entry preview:

A shedding of tears On willsumnesse gebeda and on teára gegote in oraiionis et lacrimarum deuotione, Bd. 4, 30; Sch. 536, 1

Linked entry: -got

on-gryntan

(v.)
Grammar
on-gryntan, (?), on-grintan(?) to grind with the teeth (?), show the teeth (?), smile (?). [v. N. E. D. grint.]
Entry preview:

See preceding word

Linked entry: gryntan

a-gotenes

(n.)
Grammar
a-gotenes, a-gotennys, -nyss, e; f.

An effusion ⬩ a pouring or shedding forth ⬩ out ⬩ abroad ⬩ effusio

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An effusion, a pouring or shedding forth, out or abroad; effusio Agotennys teára a shedding of tears, Med. pec. 16

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