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port-geráfa

(n.)
Grammar
port-geráfa, an ; m.
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Portreeves of London, Canterbury, Bodmin, and Bath are mentioned in the charters, and from the Laws (v. under port, II) it is seen that one of the duties of such officials was to witness all transactions by bargain and d]

be-spanan

(v.)
Grammar
be-spanan, bi-spanan; p. -spón, -speón; pp. -spanen, -sponen; v. trans.

To allure, entice, incite, urge, induceallicere, illicere, incitare, provocare, inducere

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Ðæt gewin ðe hió hint on bespón mid manigfealdon firen-lustum the war which she brought upon him by her manifold wicked desires, Ors. 1, 2; Bos. 26, 40

Linked entries: be-speón bi-spanan

BÓSG

(n.)
Grammar
BÓSG, bósig, bósih, es; m? n?

An ox or cow-stall, where the cattle stand all night in winter; a BOOSE,præsepiuma cottagea barnstabulum, præsepium bovis

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An ox or cow-stall, where the cattle stand all night in winter; a BOOSE, as it is now called by the common people, in the Midland and Northern counties.

brigdan

(v.)
Grammar
brigdan, (?); p. de
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To seize property improperly held by another Ðus man sceal swerigean, ðonne man hafð his ǽhte gebryid ( =-brigd ?) (cf. ꝥ orf ꝥ ic mid N. befangen hæbbe, l. 15). Ðæs óðres áð ðe mon his orf æt bryideð ( = brigdeð?) . . .

cnódan

(v.)
Grammar
cnódan, cneódan; pp. [ge-]cnóden.
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to impute, attribute Gif hwæt welgedónes bið, ðonne cnódað him ðæt ealle ðá ðe him under*-*ðiédde bióð mid herenesse omnes subditi, si qua bene gesta sunt, laudibus efferunt, Past. 111, 3. to attribute, call by a person's name, name after a person

ge-metan

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Th. i. 226, 12. to apportion by measure Gemet ꝥte metende gié biðon eft gemeten iúh bið, Lk. L. 6, 38. (Goth, ga-mitan: O. H. Ger. ge-mazzon.)

grimlíce

(adv.)
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Shrn. 111, 22. of action by animals or things Þá deór gewrǽðað grimlíce ongén, Nar. 34, 7. Þæt fýr græfeð grimlíce, Cri. 1004

mis-lic

Grammar
mis-lic, <b>. I.</b>
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add: with a singular noun, where different instances of that which is denoted by the noun occur, not uniform, different forms of Hû mislic bið mægen þára cynna, Rä. 81, 8. Þá ic þurh mislic cwealm slóg, Jul. 493.

hæsel

(n.)
Grammar
hæsel, es; m.

The hazelcorulus, colurnuscorylus, amygdalus

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Cf. also the Icel. hasla völl to challenge to a duel on a field marked out by hazel poles

tungol-wítega

(n.)
Grammar
tungol-wítega, ann; m.

One who prophesies by means of the starsan astrologer

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One who prophesies by means of the stars, an astrologer Tungelwítega astrologus vel magus vel mathematicus, Wrt. Voc. i. 17, 14: mathematicus, 60, 12. Ðá cómon ða tungolwítegan (Magi) fram eástdǽle, Mt. Kmbl. 2, 1. Tungelwítegan, 2, 10: Homl.

sófte

(adv.)
Grammar
sófte, cpve. sóftor, séft; adv.

Softly, gently softly, quietly, without disturbancecalmly, at ease, without troublegently, not harshlywithout discordeasily, without opposition facile

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Th. 133, 32; By. 59

Linked entry: sófte

hefig-tíme

heavyweightyof great importanceseriousgravesevereseriousoppressiveannoyingtroublesomehard to beargrievoustedious

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Th. i. 472, 19. by a dat. infin. Þuhte mé hefigíme þé tó tiþienne þæs, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 1, 6.

niht-waru

(n.)
Grammar
niht-waru, e; f.

Night-wear

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Night-wear Genóh byþ ðam munuce ðæt hé hæbbe twá cúlan and twegen syricas for ðære nihtware and for ðæs reáfes þweále, R. Ben. 90, 4

Linked entry: waru

BE

(prep.)
Grammar
BE, [abbreviated from big = bí, q. v.]; prep. dat. and instr.

BYnear totoatinonuponaboutwithjuxtapropeadsecusincumoffromabouttouchingconcerningdequoadforbecause ofafterbythroughaccording topropropterersecundumbesideout ofeex

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BY, near to, to, at, in, on, upon, about, with; juxta, prope, ad, secus, in, cum Be wege by the way, Mk. Bos. 8, 3. Wunode be lordane he dwelt by Jordan, Cd. 91; Th. 116, 6; Gen. 1932.

ilca

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ilca, pron. [occurs in the weak declension only].

The same

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Swá ðám ilcum byþ ðe nellaþ ðínre ǽ bebod healdan so shall it be with those, who will not keep thy law, Ps. Th. 118, 36.

hál

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Hál bið (byð gehǽled, W. S. sanabitur) cnæht mín. Lk. L. 7, 7. Gif hé slǽpð, hé byþ hál ( saluus ), Jn. 11, 12. Dryhten wine sínne grétte, . . . héht his líchoman háles brúcan . . .

Linked entry: tunge

and-fenge

(adj.)
Grammar
and-fenge, l.
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Byð his dǽdbót Gode andfengre, Wlfst. 155, 14. Anfengre, Ch. Th. 431, 37. Ðá lác beóð Gode ealra andfengeost, Past. 222, 21. that can receive Andfenge stówe conceptacula, Wrt.

for-settan

to stop upblockobstructto press downoppressrepress

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Hit byð mid manigum swingum forseted flagellis premitur, 258, 28. Ic eom forseted and forðryced mid þám scyllum þisses dracan squamis hujus draconis premor, 325, 5

a-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
a-gangan, pp. -gangen; -gongen

To go or pass by or overto happenbefalpræterireevenire

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To go or pass by or over, to happen, befal; præterire, evenire Ðá wæs agangen, geára hwyrftum, tú hund and þreó there were passed, in the circuits of years, two hundred and three, Elen. Kmbl. 1; El. 1: Chr. 974; Th. 224, 33; Edg. 10.

Linked entry: a-gongen

a-scirian

(v.)
Grammar
a-scirian, -scyrian; p. ede; pp. ed, ud; v. a. [a, scirian to share]

To cut fromseparatedividepartseversepararesejungereexcommunicaredestinare

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Ðæt he scyle from his Scippende ascyred weorþan to deáþe niðer that he shall be separated from his Creator by death beneath, Exon. 31b; Th. 99, 2; Cri. 1618