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BRÓGA

(n.)
Grammar
BRÓGA, an; m.

A prodigy, monster, trembling, fear, terror, horror, dread ⬩ monstrum, tremor, terror, horror

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Ne con he ðæs brógan dǽl he knoweth not a portion of the terror, Exon. 117 a; Th. 449, 15; Dóm. 71. Ðǽr is brógna [ = brógena] hýhst there is the greatest of terrors, 116 a; Th. 446, 17; Dóm. 23

Linked entry: brégd

ge-wéman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wéman, p. de; pp. ed [ge-, wéman to persuade, entice]

To turn ⬩ incline ⬩ seduce ⬩ inclīnāre ⬩ sedūcĕre

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Seó costnung gewémþ ðone man to syngienne the temptation seduces the man to sin, Boutr. Scrd. 23, 9. Hí eów to óðrum Gode gewémaþ they will seduce you to another God, Homl. Th. ii. 494, 9.

Linked entry: wéman

FEOHTAN

(v.)
Grammar
FEOHTAN, part. feohtende; ic feohte, ðú feohtest, he feohteþ, fiht, pl. feohtaþ; p. ic, he feaht, ðú fuhte, pl. fuhton; pp. fohten

To FIGHT ⬩ contend ⬩ make war ⬩ combat ⬩ struggle ⬩ prœliāri ⬩ pugnāre ⬩ bellāre ⬩ contendĕre ⬩ decertāre ⬩ collīdĕre

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Ealle on ðone cining feohtende wǽron all were fighting against the king, Chr. 755; Erl. 49, 35: 994; Erl. 133, 11. Ic feohte prœlior, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Som. 27, 7. Feohteþ se feónd the fiend fights, Salm. Kmbl. 995; Sal. 499: L.

Linked entries: a-feohtan ge-feohtan

tynder

(n.)
Grammar
tynder, e; tyndren (-in), e (?); tyndre, an; f.

tinder ⬩ fuel ⬩ a burner ⬩ an implement which burns

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[He tinder nom and lette i þan nutescalen don and fur þer on brohte,Laym. 29267. Of ston mid stel in ðe tunder, Misc. 17, 535. Tondre, tunder, Piers P. 17, 245. Tundyr fungus, napta, Prompt. Parv. 506. Du. tonder: O.H.

Linked entries: tender tyndre

farnian

(v.)
Grammar
farnian, p. ode

To prosper

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Hál mé dó uel farniga salvum me fac bene prosperare, Rtl. 176, 25

elcora

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Dó tó drence nǽdran ..., and þonne hié ælcra drincan willen ..., Lch. ii. 202, 17. Add

pleó-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
pleó-líc, adj.
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Gif hié (seó menigo ðínra monna) yfele sint ðonne sint hié ðé pleólícran and geswincfulran gehæfd ðonne genæfd si vitiosi moribus sunt, perniciosa domus sarcina, Bt. 14, 1 ; Fox 42, 22.

be-lendan

(v.)
Grammar
be-lendan, be-lændan; p. de; pp. ed

To deprive of land ⬩ terris privare

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To deprive of land; terris privare Se cyng belænde ðone eorl the king deprived the earl of his land Chr. 1112; Th. 369, 39, 41 : 1104; Th. 367, 11.

Linked entries: be-landian ge-lend

innan-cund

(adj.)
Grammar
innan-cund, adj.

Inward ⬩ internal ⬩ not superficial ⬩ thorough ⬩ earnest ⬩ genuine ⬩ sincere

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Inward, internal, not superficial, thorough, earnest, genuine, sincere Ðonne deáh hit wið ǽghwylcre innancundre unhǽlo then it does for every internal complaint, Herb. 2, 22; Lchdm. i. 86, 18 : Lchdm. iii. 44, 27.

Linked entry: in-cund

níþ-hete

(n.)
Grammar
níþ-hete, es; m.

rancorous ⬩ hate ⬩ enmity ⬩ affliction ⬩ grievous trouble ⬩ malice ⬩ wickedness

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rancorous, hate, enmity Áwehte ðone wælníþ Nabochodonossor þurh níþhete, Cd.

Linked entry: -hete

port

(n.)
Grammar
port, es ; m.
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Eode ðe Hǽlend in tempel in ðone port ( in porticu ) Salamonnes, Jn. Skt. Rush. 10, 23. Fíf portas quinque porticos, Lind. Rush. 5, 2. Ða him sǽton sundor on portum qui sedebant in porta, Ps. Th. 68, 12

un-biþirfe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-biþirfe, adj.

Useless ⬩ vain ⬩ unprofitable

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Useless, vain, unprofitable Ðú hafast unbiþyrfe ofer witena dóm wísan gefongen you have taken an unprofitable course contrary to the judgement of wise men, Exon. Th. 248, 18; Jul. 97.

Linked entry: un-beþirfe

wód-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wód-líc, adj.

Mad ⬩ furious ⬩ frantic

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Mad, furious, frantic Benedictus manode ðone rédan éhtere ðæt hé ðære wódlícan réðnysse geswice, Homl. Th. ii. 182, 1. Heó ne róhte his worda for ðæra wódlícan ontendnysse, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 397.

ele-beám

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Andlang hagan on ðone elebeám, 70, 23. Mór oelebeáma (-beómes, R.) mons oliuarum, Mk. L. 11, 1: 14, 26. On móre oelebeáma (-beóma), 13, 3. Add

hand-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
hand-weorc, es; n.

Handiwork, work done by the hand

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Handiwork, work done by the hand Handweorc Godes the work of God's hand, Cd. 167, Th. 209, 1; Exod. 492. Sinc hondweorc smiþa treasure, the handiwork of artificers, Exon. 105 b; Th. 401, 6; Rä. 21, 7. Þurh ðæt handweorc by manual labour, L. E.

Linked entry: hand-geweorc

ofer-steppan

(v.)

to over-step, to cross, exceed ⬩ transgredi, excedere

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Seó sǽ ne mót ðone þeorscwold oferstæppan (-steppan, Met. 11. 69) ðære eorþan, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 26

ge-syllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-syllan, p. -sealde; pp. -seald

To give ⬩ deliver ⬩ betray ⬩ sell ⬩ give up ⬩ dare ⬩ donare

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Gesyllon ðone oxan and todǽlon ðæt wurþ let them sell the ox and divide the price, Ex. 21, 35

ge-þryccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þryccan, -þrycgan; p. -þrýde

To press ⬩ compress ⬩ bind a book[?] ⬩ restrain ⬩ express ⬩ premere ⬩ comprimere ⬩ exprimere ⬩ operire

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Ðone fiónd úserne geþrycg hostem nostrum comprime, Rtl. 180, 18

Linked entry: ge-þrýde

treówa

(n.)
Grammar
treówa, trýwa, an; m.

An assurance of good faith ⬩ a covenant

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Náðor ne wé on ðone here faran, ne heora nán tó ús, búton man trýwan and gýslas betwýnan sylle friðe tó wedde, L. A. G. 4; Th. i. 156, 8

Linked entry: trýwa

þearfend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þearfend-líc, adj.

indigent, ⬩ destitute ⬩ scanty, ⬩ insufficient

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Th. 128, 11; Gú. 402. of things, scanty, insufficient Ðæt ðú ne forgite míne þearfendlícan gegirlan (cf. se fiscere tóslát his wǽfels on twá and sealde Apollonige ðone healfan dǽl,11, 27), Ap. Th. 12, 8