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ǽren

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽren, ǽryn, ǽrn; adj.

Made of brassbrazenæneus

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Ǽrnum bémum with brazen trumps, Cd. 154; Th. 191, 18; Exod. 216: Ors. 2, 8; Bos. 52, 16: Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 60

a-feallan

(v.)
Grammar
a-feallan, p. -feól, -feóll, pl. -feóllon; pp. -feallen

To fall downcadere

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Bos. 6, 49: Cd. 202; Th. 251, 1; Dan. 557: Jud. 16, 30. Wearþ afeallen Æðelrǽdes eorl Ethelred's earl fell [in the battle ], Byrht. Th. 137, 46; By. 202

Linked entry: a-feóll

dott

(n.)
Grammar
dott, es; m.

DOT, small spot, speckpunctum

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ADOT, small spot, speck ; punctum Geopenige mon ðone dott and binde ðone clíðan to ðan swyle let the speck [at the head of a boil] be opened, and the poultice be bound to the swelling, Lchdm. iii. 40, 14

feónd-gráp

(n.)
Grammar
feónd-gráp, e; f.

A hostile grasphostīlis arreptio

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A hostile grasp; hostīlis arreptio Ðæt ic ánunga eówra leóda willan geworhte, oððe on wæl crunge, feóndgrápum fæst that I alone would work your people's will, or bow in death, fast in hostile grasps, Beo. Th. 1276; B. 636

gat

(n.)
Grammar
gat, es; pl. nom. acc. u, a, o; n.

A GATEporta

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Bos. 7, 12 : Exon. 12 b; Th, 20, 15; Cri. 318 : Ps. Spl. 117, 19 : Ps. Th. 126, 6

geal-ádl

(n.)
Grammar
geal-ádl, e; f. [gealla gall, bile]

Gall-diseasethe jaundiceictĕrusίκτερos,aurūgo

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Gall-disease, the jaundice; ictĕrus = ίκτερos, aurūgo Of gealádle cymeþ greát yfel ... se líchoma ageolwaþ swá gód seoluc from jaundice comes great evil ... the body becomes yellow like good silk, L. M. 1, 42; Lchdm. ii. 106, 19-22

þríst-hycgende

(adj.)
Grammar
þríst-hycgende, adj. (ptcpl.)

Thinking or intending boldlyfirm of purposehaving bold resolve

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Thinking or intending boldly, firm of purpose, having bold resolve Ðú geþóhtest þrísthycgende, ðæt ðú ðínne mægðhád Meotude sealdes bútan synnum, Exon. Th. 18, 24; Cri. 288. On þeóde geþeón, ðæt hé wese þrísthycgende, 336, 17; Gn. Ex. 50

frimdig

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Hé underfǽng þone cnapan swá swá hé frymdig wæs he received the boy even as he requested, Hml. S. 3, 13. Cf. firmettan. Add

git

(pronoun.)
Grammar
git, gyt; nom.

You twovos duoσφŵï, σφώof you twovestrŭm duorumσφŵïν σφŵνto you twovobis duobusσφŵïν σφŵνyou twovos duosσφŵï, σφώthou

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Incer twega of you two; vestrŭm duorum, Exon. 123 b; Th. 475, 14; Bo. 47. Ne gehwæðer incer nor either of you two, Beo. Th. 1173; B. 584. Sý inc fiat vobis [duobus], Mt. Bos. 9, 29.

Linked entries: inc incer gyt GYT get

for-bégan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bégan, p. de; pp. ed

To bow downbend downhumbleabasedestroydeprĭmĕrehŭmĭliāreimmĭnuĕre

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To bow down, bend down, humble, abase, destroy; deprĭmĕre, hŭmĭliāre, immĭnuĕre Ðæt gé gúþfreán gylp for-bégan that ye may humble the warrior's pride. Andr. Kmbl. 2668; An. 1335: 3141; An. 1573: Cd. 223; Th. 294, 8; Sat. 468

fóre-gilpan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-gilpan, p. -gealp, pl. -gulpon; pp. -golpen

To boast greatlyvalde jactāre

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To boast greatly; valde jactāre Ðæt he wǽre cumen to ðám gódan tídum ðe Rómáne eft fóregulpon that he was come to the good times of which the Romans afterwards boasted greatly, Ors. cont. 4, 7; Bos. 12, 13

for-sceorfan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sceorfan, p. -scearf, pl. -scurfon; pp. -scorfen [sceorfan to gnaw, bite]

To gnaw or eat offarrōdĕre

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To gnaw or eat off; arrōdĕre Gærstapan ǽlc wuht forscurfon, ðæs ðe on ðam lande wæs grówendes locusts ate off everything that was growing in the land, Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 105, 17, notes, p. 24, 7, MS. L

Linked entry: sceorfan

níþ-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
níþ-heard, adj.

Bold in battleaudacious

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Bold in battle, audacious Níþheard cyning (Constantine), Elen. Kmbl. 389; El. 195 : (Beowulf ), Beo. Th. 4826; B. 2417. Ðá wearþ sum tó ðæs árod ðara beadorinca, ðæt hé in ðæt búrgeteld níþheard néðde, Judth. Thw. 25, 25; Jud. 277

sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
sceáwian, IV. add: to review troops,
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Marcus leornode of Petres bodunge hú hé ðá bóc gesette, and Petrus hí sceáwode, 15, 145. Spellunga sceáwende fabulas rimando, An. Ox. 193. v. fore-, ymb-sceáwian

hnesc-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hnesc-líc, adj.

Effeminate

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Effeminate Hé wæs swíðe hnesclíc man he [Sardanapalus] was a very effeminate man, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 35, 15. Hi beóþ hneslíce swá forlegene hi sunt delicati ita fornicantes, L. Ecg. P. iv. 68, 6; Th. ii. 228, 18

be-týnan

(v.)
Grammar
be-týnan, -tiénan, bi-týnan; p. -týnde, pl. -týndon; impert. -týn, -tiéne; pp. -týned, -tiéned, -týnd; v. a. [be, týnan to hedge in].

to inclose or surround with a hedge, inclose, close, shut, shut upsepem circumdare, sepire, intercludere, claudere, occludere, concludereto end, finish, concludefinire

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He ðæt folc úte betýnde he shut the people out, Ors. 4, 5; Bos. 81, 40. Hý betýndon Ianes duru they shut the doors of Janus, 6, 7; Bos. 120, 5 : 5, 14; Bos. 113, 42.

Linked entries: be-tiénan bi-týnan

a-seóðan

(v.)
Grammar
a-seóðan, p. -seáþ, pl. -sudon; pp. -soden

To boilseethescorchto purify by seethingcoquere

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To boil, seethe, scorch, to purify by seething; coquere Swá man seolfor aseóðeþ mid fýre as one seethes silver by fire, Ps. Th. 65, 9.

BITER

(adj.)
Grammar
BITER, bitor, bitter, bittor; g. m. n. biteres, bitres, bittres; f. bitre; sup. biteresta, bitresta; adj.

BITTER, sharp, severe, direamarus, acerbus, acer, dirus, atrox

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Boda bitresta the bitterest messenger, Cd. 36; Th. 47, 19; Gen. 763. Bittres; g. Salm. Kmbl. 658; Sal. 328. Biteres; g. Rood Kmbl. 225; Kr. 114

Linked entries: bitter bittor

naca

(n.)
Grammar
naca, an; m.

A boatbarkshipvessel

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Th. 474, 31; Bo. 39

Linked entry: ge-nec

a-cræftan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cræftan, p. de; pp. ed

To deviseplancontrive as a craftsmanexcogitare

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To devise, plan, contrive as a craftsman; excogitare Úton ðeáh hwæðere acræftan hú we heora, an ðyssa nihta, mágan mǽst beswícan let us however plan how we can, in this night, most weaken them, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 47, 19