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be-stǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
be-stǽlan, p. de
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þe frióne forstele, and lé hine bebycgge, and hit hym on bestǽled, ꝥ hé hine bereccean ne mæg, Ll. Th. i. 48, 6

Linked entry: stǽlan

Breoten-wealda

(n.)
Grammar
Breoten-wealda, an; m.
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Hé wæs se eahteþa cyning þe Brytenw(e)alda (Bretenan, v. l.) wæs octavus rex qui rexit Bryttaniam, Chr. 827 ; P. 60, 26 note

Linked entry: Bret-walda

pistol

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Wið útsihte; þysne pistol se ængel bróhte tó Róme þá hý wǽran mid útsihte micclum geswæncte, Lch. iii. 66, 5. an epistle of the New Testament Swá swá se apostol Petrus on his pistole áwrát, Hm. A. 52, 51

on-drincan

(v.)

to drink of

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Ðá ondranc se ðæs wætres, and sealde hit ðæm bréðer . . . and se ondranc eác ðæs wætres, Shrn. 64, 11-12. Bæd ðæt hé him ousende wínes ondrincan, Bd. 5, 5; S. 618, 11. Sioððan hié hæfdon ondruncen ðæs wætres potata aqua, Nar. 13, 28

Linked entry: in-drincan

þreátian

(v.)
Grammar
þreátian, p. ode.

to urgepressto oppressafflictvextroubleexerciseharassto urge a person to somethingpress for somethingforce to do somethingto reproverebuketo threaten

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Geðence hé ðæt hé biþ self suíðe gelíc ðám ilcan monnum ðe hé ðǽr ðreátaþ and hénð aequales se ipsis fratribus, qui corriguntur, agnoscant, Past. 17; Swt, 117, 16.

Linked entries: þreátnian þreátung

duguþ

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wǽre wierðe ealra Rómána onwaldes for his monigfealdum duguðum vir strenuus et probus, atque Augusto dignus, 6, 35; S. 292, 16. power, strength Þonne land wurðeð for sinnum forworden and þæs folces duguð swíðost fordwíneð, þonne féhð seó weáláf synna

færeld

(n.)
Grammar
færeld, (n. and) m.

goingwalkinga goingcoursejourneya wayroadthe runcarriagevehicle a trainretinuecourseproceeding

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Hé gegaderade fierde, and wolde faran on Perse . . . ac God gewræc on þǽm færelte . . . his árleáse geþóht, 6, 31; S. 282, 29: 4, 10; S. 194, 4. of space traversed, a way, road Seó him gerýmde þreóra míla dríes færeldes, Hml.

for-berstan

exhaustedto failbreak down

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K. 19. of legal proceedings, to fail, break down, come to nothing Gif hit tihtle and lád forberste if it be a prosecution and the defence fail, Ll. Th. i. 406, 10. Him wǽre leófre ðæt hé . . . þonne se áð forburste. Cht. Th. 171, 26.

grund-leás

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Ne biþ se ðurst gefylled heora gítsunga, ac seó grundleáse swelgend hæfþ swíþe manegu wéste holu on tó gadrianne, Bt. 7, 4; F. 22, 32.

récan

Grammar
récan, reccan.
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Ðæt sió sib of eówre heortan ne gewíte, ðæáh hiere mon ne recce quatenus pax a cordibus vestris nec abnegata discedat, Past. 357, 11. Hé nánes monnes óleccunga ne réce in nullius se debeat favorem declinare, 383, 12.

manian

(v.)
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Add Hé hié suá micle má lufað suá hé hié suíður manað and suingð ut eo se filios Dei sentiant, quo illos disciplinae flagella castigant, Past. 251, 22.

tó-sáwan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sáwan, p. -seów

To sow broadcast,scatter seedto spread abroad,scatter,disperse,to disseminate opinionsdistribute favourssow dissension

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To sow broadcast, scatter seed; fig. to spread abroad, scatter, disperse, of concrete objects Sume hí cwǽdon, ðæt se líchoma ðe ǽne biþ tó duste gewend and wíde tósáwon, ðæt hé nǽfre eft tógædere ne cóme, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 376.

frinan

(v.)
Grammar
frinan, part. frinnende; ic frine, ðú frinest, he frineþ, pl. frinaþ; p. ic, he fran, ðú frune, pl. frunon, frunnon; impert. frin, pl. frinaþ; subj. pres. frine, pl. frinen; p. frune, pl. frunen; pp. frunen

To askinquireconsultinterrŏgāresciscĭtāriconsŭlĕre

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Frineþ he hwǽr se man síe he will ask where the man is, Rood Kmbl. 221; Kr.112: Salm. Kmbl. 117; Sal. 58. Ða ic nyste hí frunon me quæ ignōrā;bam interrŏgābant me, Ps. Spl. C. 34, 13: Ps. Th. 136, 3.

Linked entry: FRIGNAN

heofon

Grammar
heofon, In later specimens the word is often feminine, e.g.

firmamenthappinessa ceiling

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Se heofen, 4, 7; S. 184, 22. Hié gesáwon swelce se hefon wǽre tóhliden Falescis coelum scindi velut magno hiatu visum, 4, 8; S. 188, 26.

Linked entries: heofone heofon-lic

strang

(adj.)
Grammar
strang, adj.
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Ðǽr wæs heáfde beslagen se strengesta martyr Scs Albanus, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 33. hard, severe, fierce, stern Strang wæs and réðe se ðe wætrum weóld, Cd. Th. 83, 8; Gen. 1376. Se þeóden wæs strang and stíðmód, 279, 34; Sat. 248.

ǽrendian

(v.)

to go on an errand (acc.), act as emissary or advocate in a matterto go on an errand to (tó) a personto go on an errand for a person (dat.) to (tó) another, intercedeto go on a mission for an object (gen.), negotiate for

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sent to procure a wife for his lord, Past. 143, 1

beado-leóma

(n.)
Grammar
beado-leóma, an; m.

A war-gleamswordstragis flammaensis

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A war-gleam, sword; stragis flamma, ensis Ðæt se beadoleóma bítan nolde that the war-gleam would not bite, Beo. Th. 3050; B. 1523

Linked entry: beadu-leóma

gár-cwealm

(n.)
Grammar
gár-cwealm, es; m.

Spear-slaughternex tēlo patrātaclādes

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Spear-slaughter; nex tēlo patrāta, clādes Se ðe eall geman gárcwealm gumena who all remembers the slaughter of men, Beo. Th. 4092; B. 2043

eald-gesegen

(n.)
Grammar
eald-gesegen, e; f.

An old sagaantīqua narrātio

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An old saga; antīqua narrātio Se ðe eald-gesegena worn gemunde who remembered a great number of old sagas, Beo. Th. 1743; B. 869

Linked entry: ge-segen

ge-hnígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hnígan, p. -hnáh, -hnág, pl. -hnigon; pp. -hnigen

To bowbow the headinclinareinclinare se

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To bow, bow the head; inclinare, inclinare se Heán sceal gehnígan the humble shall bow, Exon. 91 a; Th. 340, 28; Gn. Ex 118