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be-swícian

(v.)
Grammar
be-swícian, p. ode, ede, ade; pp. od, ed, ad [be, swícian to wander]

To go from, evade, escape, be without, be free fromevadere, carere

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To go from, evade, escape, be without, be free from; evadere, carere Ða ðe ðone deáþ beswícian myhton [myhtan MS.] qui mortem evadere poterant, Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 1.

byrðen-mǽlum

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
byrðen-mǽlum, adv. [byrðen, mǽlum, dat. pl. of mǽl, n.]
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By burdens; oneribus Se déma hǽt his englas gadrian ðone coccel byrðen-mǽlum the judge will command his angels to gather the tares by burdens, Homl. Th. i. 526, 22

cwealm-cuma

(n.)
Grammar
cwealm-cuma, an; m. [cuma, q. v. a comer, guest]

A deadly guest advena cædem parans

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A deadly guest; advena cædem parans Nolde eorla hleó ðone cwealmcuman cwicne forlǽtan the refuge of the earls would not leave the deadly guest living, Beo. Th. 1588; B. 792

dúru-þínen

(n.)
Grammar
dúru-þínen, dúre-þínen, e; f.

A female door-keeperancilla ostiāria

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A female door-keeper; ancilla ostiāria Cwæþ seó dúruþínen to Petre dĭcit Petro ancilla ostiāria, Jn. Bos. 18, 17. Se leorningcniht cwæþ to ðære dúreþínene discĭpŭlus dixit ostiāriæ, 18, 16

Linked entry: dúre-þínen

droppetung

(n.)
Grammar
droppetung, e; f.

A dropping, falling by drops, drop by drop stillicĭdium

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A dropping, falling by drops, drop by drop; stillicĭdium Swá swá niðer astíhþ droppetung droppende ofer eorþan as falling [rain] comes down, dropping over the earth, Ps. Lamb. 71, 6

Linked entry: dropung

fram-bringan

(v.)
Grammar
fram-bringan, p. -brang, pl. -brungon; pp. -brungen

To bring from or awaydedūcĕre

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To bring from or away; dedūcĕre Gyf he ðone him eáðelíce frambringan ne mǽge if he cannot easily bring it away from him. Herb. 158, 2; Lchdm. i. 284, 24

iú-leán

(n.)
Grammar
iú-leán, es ; n.
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A reward for something done long ago Iúleán ðæs ðe hine of nearwum Widia út forlét a reward, because in time past Widia released him from straits, Wald. 2, 7

Linked entry: geó-leán

loft

(n.)

air

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air Heó ne líþ on nánum þinge ac on lofte heó stynt it (the earth) does not rest on anything, but stands in the air, Hexam. 6; Norm. 10, 20

pricele

(n.)
Grammar
pricele, <b> (a?),</b> an; f. m. (?)
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Ðone hlætmesto pricclu (pricla, Rush.) nouissimum minutum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 12, 59

bleáte

(adv.)
Grammar
bleáte, adv.

Wretchedly, miserablymisere, miserabile

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Wretchedly, miserably; misere, miserabile He geseah ðone leófestan lífes æt ende bleáte gebǽran he saw his dearest [friend] bearing [himself] wretchedly at life's end, Beo. Th. 5640, note; B. 2824

un-gewiderung

(n.)
Grammar
un-gewiderung, e; f.

Bad weather

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Bad weather Syððan com, þurh ða myeclan ungewiderunge ðe cómon, swýðe mycel hungor ofer Engeland, ðæt manig hundred manna earmlíce deáðe swulton þurh ðone hungor, Chr. 1086; Erl. 219, 33

Linked entries: -widerung ge-widerung

west-sceáta

(n.)
Grammar
west-sceáta, an; m.
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A western angle or promontory Sicilia is ðryscýte. . . ðone westsceátan man hǽt Libéum Sicilia tria habet promontoria . . . tertium, quod adpellatur Lilybaeum, dirigitur in occasum Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 28, 5

stán-weall

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Úp oð ðone ealdan stánweall . . . on stánwealles bróc, C. D. iii. 416, 12-22. Add

rídere

(n.)
Grammar
rídere, es; m.

A knight

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A knight Hé begeat ðone castel æt Albemare and ðárinne hé sette his cnihtas . . . Æfter ðisum hé begeat má castelas and ðǽrinne his ríderas gelógode, Chr. 1090; Erl. 226, 30

oft-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
oft-síþ, es; m.

A time that often occursofttimes

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A time that often occurs Hwæt he hæfde Godes þeówum on oftsíþas tó láðe gedón what he had ofttimes done to hurt God's servants, Ors. 6, 34; Swt. 290, 29

frum-sceapen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
frum-sceapen, part.

First formed or createdprīmus formātus vel creātus

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First formed or created; prīmus formātus vel creātus Ðá ðá he geworhte Adam, ðóne frumsceapenan mann when he wrought Adam, the first created man, Hexam. 14; Norm. 22, 14

lungen

(n.)
Grammar
lungen, e; f.

A lung

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Ðone man ðe biþ lungenne wund, L. M. 1, 38; Lchdm. ii. 92, 21

morgen-steorra

(n.)
Grammar
morgen-steorra, an; m.

The morning star

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The morning star Ðone beorhtan steorran ðe wé hátaþ morgensteorra Lucifer, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 3: 39, 13; Fox 234. 3: Bt. Met. Fox 4, 26; Met. 4, 13

scoppa

(n.)
Grammar
scoppa, an ; m.
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A shop, a booth or shed for trade or work (cf. work*-*shop) Hé geseh ða welegan hyra lác sendan on ðone sceoppan ( in gazophilacium ), Lk. Skt. 21, 1

Linked entries: scioppa sceoppa

þeód-weg

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-weg, es; m.
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On ðeódweg norð ofer ðone weg, 42, 30. [Icel. þjóð-vegr a high road.] Cf. þeód-herpaþ