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geond-récan

(v.)
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to smoke thoroughly, fill with smoke Þonne hé restan wille, hæbbe gléda þǽrinne, lege stor on þá gléda, and réc hine mid ꝥ hé swǽte, and ꝥ hús geondréc, Lch. ii. 348, 6

gebyrd-boda

(n.)
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one who announces a birth Sé onsended wæs . Summo de throno . and þǽre clǽnan . Clara voce . þe gebyrdboda (þá gebyrd bodade?) . bona voluntate . ꝥ heó sceolde cennan . Christum regem, Dóm. L. 36, 17. (?)

heáh-sunne

(n.)
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heáh-sunne, (?), an; f.
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The arch-sun, the Deity Wǽre þú forinwordlíce dysig ðá þú wilnodest þæt þú scoldest myd swilcum æágum þá heáhsunnan (heán sunnan ?) and ǽce geseón ( velle illum solem videre ), Solil. H. 34, 17

hlísful-líce

(adv.)
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Ióhannes wæs. . . ðæs folces heretoga and hí hlýsfullice geheóld wið þá hǽðenan ðeóda (cf. John . . . and his wars and worthy deeds which he did, i. Macc. 16, 22), Hml. S. 25, 743. Add

rimpan

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Take this to ge-hrimpan, and add: [v. N. E. D. rimple.]: <b>Rín.</b> Add:to last passage after eá (in Ríne þǽre eá, Riine þa eae, v. ll. )

þider-weard

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Add: where a verb of motion is implied Geseah hé olfendas þyderweard vidit camelos venientes procul, Gen. 24, 63. Ðá þá hé þágíta wæs feorron þyderweard adhuc longe positum, Gr. D. 37, 15

wiþerian

(v.)
Grammar
wiþerian, <b>.
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III.</b> add Þá hé geseah ꝥ hé ne mihte wið wiþerian (wiðwiþerian ?; wiðstandan, v.l.) þæs hálgan mannes fremmingum cum se conspiceret ejus profectibus obviare non posse, Gr. D. 117, 19

fót-setl

(n.)
Grammar
fót-setl, es; n.

A footstool

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A footstool Sæt hé mid ðám cynincge æt gereorde. Þá fǽringa sáh hé niðer wið ðæs fótsetles sprǽce benumen (cf. mutus in ipsa sede declinavit, Florence of Worcester), Chr. 1053; P. 182, 21

be-brúcan

(v.)
Grammar
be-brúcan, p. -breác; pp. -brocen.

to consume food ⬩ to practise

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to consume food Hyrahláfas wǽron forneáh ealle bebrocene (gebrocene, v. l.) panes pene omnes consumti fuerant, Gr. D. 145, 10. to practise Ealle þá gódnyssa þe hé bebreác, Hml. S. 23 b, 34

fisc-noþ

(n.)
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fisc-noþ, fiscnoþ (-naþ), fixnoþ, es; m.

fishing ⬩ a fishing-ground ⬩ a catch

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Substitute: fishing, the action or practice of taking fish, by persons Heora fixnoðe gelamp micel earfoðnys . . . Wé rǽdað . . . þæt Drihten héte tuwa áwurpan net on fixnoðe, ǽne ǽr his ðrowunge, and óðre síðe æfter his ǽriste . . . Se ǽrra fixnoð getácnode

á-hlýtran

(v.)
Grammar
á-hlýtran, á-hlýttrian
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to make pure Áhlýttra swíþe wel, Lch. ii. 270, 24. Áhlýttre þá buteran, 308, 28. Seáw wel áhlýtred (-ttred, v. l. ), i. 214, 19. Þý áhlýtrede elucubrate, Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 15. Ðá áhlýtredan merulenti, 79, 75: 56, 69

begen

(num.; adj.; pronoun.)
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begen, l. bégen,
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and add Þæt gefeoht wæs gedón mid micelre geornfullnesse of þǽm folcum bǽm ( utrimque) and þǽr wǽron þá cyningas bégen (ambo reges ) gewundod, Ors. 3, 9; S. 126, 1-3. Gedó bégea emfela on ampullan, Lch. ii. 30, 18

díglian

(v.)
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díglian, díglan.
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Add: to hide Gif hé his abbode ne díglað (celaverit) ealle þá geþóhtas, R. Ben. 28, 13. Dígelde abscondit, Mt. L. 13, 33. to lie hid: — Ðégla latere, Jn. p. 8, 5. Déglendes fióndes latentis inimici. Rtl. 121, 40

ge-þeód

(n.)
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ge-þeód, e; f.
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Fellowship, association Geþeóde conabuli (contubernii?? cf. contubernalis geþeódlic, 135, 21), Wrt. Voc. ii. 136, 46. Ne sceal hé ágan náne geþeóde náðer ne wið þæt mynster ne wið þá geférrǽdene non debet sociari corpori monasterii, R. Ben. 109, 17

ge-trumian

(v.)
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Add: intrans. Þú getrumast convalescas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 75. Hé þǽre ealdan untrumnesse getrumad wæs ueterno infirmitatis discusso, Bd. 5, 5; Sch. 572, 10. reflex. Þá getrumade ic mé and gestrangad wæs convalui, 5, 6; Sch. 581, 11

mótian

(v.)
Grammar
mótian, <b>; I.</b>
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Hí lange mótodon, Hml. S. 34, 214 : 310: 36, 365. Þá gehýrdon hí mótian wið Martine lange ( they heard a long conversation being carried on with Martin ), and he wæs ána ǽr innan þám húse belocen, 31, 694. Add

níþan

(v.)
Grammar
níþan, p. de
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To envy Þweora manna þeáw is ꝥ hí æfestiað óþra manna góddǽde and hefelíce níþað þá hí selfe nó ðý ǽr habban willað mos pravorum est invidere aliis virtutis bonum quod ipsi habere non appetunt, Gr. D. 117, 5

scealfor

(n.)
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Add: es; m. Gesáwon hié wel feala þára fugela þe wé scealfras nemnaþ, Bl. N. 4, 32. Geseah hé scealfran swimman on ánum flóde . . . þá bebeád Martinus þám mǽðleásum scealfrum ꝥ hí geswicon þæs fixnoðes, Hml. S. 31, 1322

Sciþþisc

(adj.)
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Sciþþisc, adj.
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Scythian Hiene gesóhte seó Sciþþisce cwén, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 130, 10. Þá Scyððiscan þeóda ofslógan úre fela, Hml. S. 7, 345. ¶ the definite form used substantively :-- Ðá Scyðiscan wunnon wið hine, 300. Siððan hé ðá Scyððiscan oferwinð, 309

un-gewiss

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ad/. Add Hé him þá gewát swíðe gewisfullíce (-wiss- v.l.) swilce hé ungewis wǽre recessit scienter nescius, Gr. D. 95 30. Ungewiss for costnunge per tentalionem imperita, 265, 9. Hí beóð deáde and ungewisse þæs écan lífes, 264, 10