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á-brácian

(v.)
Grammar
á-brácian, -brǽcian (?); p. ode
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To emboss, stamp Celatum ábrácod, út áþrungen, Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 22. Ábrectat ( = ábrǽcad?) celatum, Txts. 49, 451. [Cf. O. H. Ger. ka-práchit impressa: ki-práhtia (ac. pl.) celata: Ger. prägen.]

Linked entries: á-brectat -brácian

birging

(n.)
Grammar
birging, e; f.

Tastingtaste

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Tasting, taste Byrgincg (gustus) swéte út ánýdde of neorxena wonge, Scint. 57, 2. Hnesce on æthrine and weredre on byrigincge (biriginge, byrincge, v. ll.), Lch. i. 108, 2. On byrgynge, 250, 22

ed-gift

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Hé bæd ꝥ hé him geþingude wiþ Eádgife his bóca edgift requisivit ut pro eo me (Eádgifu) rogaret quatinus ei redderem libros terrarum suarum, Cht. Th. 202, 33. Cf. ǽ-gift. Add

ge-gítsian

(v.)
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to covet and get, to get by unscrupulous means, extort Hié wilniað ðæt hié gegítsien æt ðǽm ungetýdum folce wísdómes naman ut apud imperitum vulgus sciential sibi nomen extorqueant, Past. 365. 22

Linked entry: gítsian

geond-swógan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-swógan, (?) to rush through or over a surface,
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other readings give on-, in-) ut nullus episcoporum parrochiam alterius inuadat, Bd. 4, 5; Sch. 376, 10. Cf. þurh-swógan

Linked entry: in-swógan

ælf-scínu

(adj.)
Grammar
ælf-scínu, adj.

Shining like an elf or fairyelfin-brightof elfin beautysplendidus ut genius vel nympha

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Shining like an elf or fairy, elfin-bright, of elfin beauty; splendidus ut genius vel nympha Iudiþ ides ælf-scínu Judith, the woman of elfin beauty, Judth. 9; Thw. 21, 11; Jud. 14

a-wreccan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wreccan, p. -wrehte; pp. -wreht; v. a.

To arouseawakereviveexcitaresuscitare

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To arouse, awake, revive; excitare, suscitare Ic wylle gán and awreccan hyne of slǽpe vado ut a somno excitem eum, Jn. Bos. 11, 11. Ðe se Hǽlend awrehte quem suscitavit Jesus, 12, 1

Linked entry: a-wrehte

here-hand

(n.)
Grammar
here-hand, a; f.

A hostile hand or power

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A hostile hand or power Swá ðæt ne cyricum ne mynstrum seó herehand ne sparode ne árode ita ut ne ecclesiis quidem, aut monasteriis manus parceret hostilis, Bd. 4, 26; S. 602, 8

in-gefeoht

(n.)
Grammar
in-gefeoht, es; n.

Intestinecivil war

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Intestine or civil war Ðætte Bryttas sume tíd gestildon fram útgefeohte and hie sylfe þræston on ingefeohtum ut Brittones quiescentibus ad tempus exteris, civilibus sese bellis contriverint, Bd. 1, 22; S. 485, 12

efestung

(n.)
Grammar
efestung, e; f.
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Haste Swá þæt nánra þinga mid ǽnigre efestinge mannes hí mihton beón undón ut dissolvi tam concite nulla hominum festinatione potuissent, Gr. D. 164, 15. Mid oefestunge cum festinantia, Ps. Srt. 77, 33

ár

Grammar
ár, <b>.
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</b> add: landed property Neorxnawoncges bígencga, Adam, wearð of his gecyndan áre þurh Euan his wíf út ádræfed paradysi colonum, Adam, de fossessione sua Eua mulier eiecit, Chrd. 68, 24

wendan

(v.)
Grammar
wendan, (? or wennan ? Cf. winnan); p. de

To labour

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To labour Ðá wende (other MSS. have wann, wonn) hé swýþe, ðæt hé ða ðe mid hine cóman geheólde laboravit multum, ut eos, qui secum venerant, contineret Bd. 2, 9; S. 511, 5

wíf-gál

(adj.)
Grammar
wíf-gál, adj.

Incontinentlicentious

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Incontinent, licentious Swá lǽren hí ða wífgálan gesinscipe, swá hí ða forhæbbendan ne gebrengen on unryhthǽmde sic incontinentibus laudetur conjugium, ut tamen jam continentes non revocentur ad luxum. Past. 60; Swt. 453, 30

Linked entry: gál

hlǽnian

(v.)
Grammar
hlǽnian, p. ode

To make lean to become lean

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To make lean or to become lean Ðæt hé his líchoman hlǽnige ut caro maceretur, Past. 14, 6; Swt. 87, 17. Ðonne ðæt flǽsc hlǽnaþ dum carnem macerant, 43, 6; Swt. 313, 20

fald-gang-penig

(n.)
Grammar
fald-gang-penig, es ; m.

Fold-going money, money paid by a vassal to be free from sending sheep to fold on his lord's land nummus dŏmĭno sŏlūtus a vassallo, ut a secta faldæ lībĕrārētur

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Fold-going money, money paid by a vassal to be free from sending sheep to fold on his lord's land; nummus dŏmĭno sŏlūtus a vassallo, ut a secta faldæ lībĕrārētur, Som. Ben. Lye

þǽr-of

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-of, adv.
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Ðæt ic macige mete ðínum fæder þǽrof ut faciam ex eis escas patri tuo, Gen. 27, 9

Linked entry: of

hiw

(n.)
Grammar
hiw, hiow, e; f.

Fortune

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Fortune Swá hit oft gesǽleþ on ðǽm sélran þingum and on ðǽm gesundrum ðæt seó wyrd and sió hiow hie oft oncyrreþ ut aliquid plerumque in secundis rebus fortuna obstrepit, Nar. 7, 27

Linked entries: feala-hiw heow hyw heow

fréfrian

(v.)
Grammar
fréfrian, p. ode, ade; pp. od

To comfortconsoleconsōlāri

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To comfort, console; consōlāri Ðæt hig woldon hí fréfrian ut consōlārentur eas, Jn. Bos. 11. 19. Hwænne fréfrast ðú me quando consōlābĕris me? Ps. Spl. 118, 82. Ðæt he fréfrige me ut consōlētur me, 118, 76.

ofer-drincan

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seculi curas nititur, ut semper voluptatibus inebrietur, Past. 431, 24-27

hearm-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
hearm-stæf, es; m.

Hurt, harm, sorrow, trouble, affliction

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Hurt, harm, sorrow, trouble, affliction Wé nú gehýraþ hwǽr ús hearmstafas onwócan we now hear whence troubles arose for us, Cd. 45; Th. 58, 1; Gen. 939.