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BRYCG

(n.)
Grammar
BRYCG, bricg, e; f.

A BRIDGEpons

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A BRIDGE; pons Ðeós brycg hic pons, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 39; Som. 12, 59. Ðæt he ne myhte to ðære brycge cuman that he could not come to the bridge, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 48, 14.

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Harþacnut

(n.)
Grammar
Harþacnut, Hardacnut, es; m.

Hardacnut, son of Cnut

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Hér forþferde Hardacnut cyng in this year died king Hardacnut, 1041; Erl. 167, 30

ændlefen

(n.; num.)

elevenundecim

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eleven; undecim He ætýwde ændlefene he appeared to the eleven, Mk. Bos. 16, 14

geaf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
geaf, p. of gifan.

gave

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gave He nallas beágas geaf he gave no rings, Beo. Th. 3443; B. 1719;

niþer-onwend

(adj.)
Grammar
niþer-onwend, adj.
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Down-turned hangode nyþeronwendum heáfde he hung head downwards, Gr. D. 24, 29

ofdúne-onwend

(adj.)
Grammar
ofdúne-onwend, adj.
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Turned downwards hangode ofdúneonwendum heáfde he hung head downwards, Gr. D. 24, 28

singal-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
singal-lic, adj.
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Constant, assiduous sceal geleornian ðæt gewunige tó singallecum gebedum, Past. 61, 21

midlunga

(adv.)
Grammar
midlunga, adv.

To a moderate or middling degreeintermediate between much and little

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To a moderate or middling degree, intermediate between much and little Sam hine miclum lufige, sam hine lytlum lufige, sam hine mydlinga lufige, Shrn. 194, 14

un-gearu

Grammar
un-gearu, <b>.
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</b> add him sǽde ꝥ hiene mehte lǽdan þurh þæt wésten, ꝥ on Perse on ungearwe becóme, Ors. 6, 31; S. 286, 17

ge-metgian

(v.)
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Temperantia, ꝥ is gemetgung, mid þǽre sceall seó sáwul ealle þing gemætgian, ꝥ hit tó swíþe ne sý, ne tó hwónlíce, Hml. S. 1. 161. Ꝥ man sí gesceádwís and gemetigian cunne ge his spréce ge his swígan, Prov. K. 2.

þæt

(con.)
Grammar
þæt, conj.
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Se deófol genam ðæt wíf him tó gefylstan, þæt ðone hálgan wer ðurh geswice, Homl. Th. ii. 454, 1. cómon him tó, þæt hine geneósodon, 7. <b>II a.

þafian

(v.)
Grammar
þafian, p. ode.
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Swá hwylc swá morþorslege þafaþ and hine man ðonne fremmeþ quicunque ad homicidium consenserit, et id postea factum fuerit, L. Ecg. C. 22; Th. ii. 148, 14. Heó hine monede ðæt weoruldhád forlǽte and munucháde onnfénge.

ge-swerian

(v.)
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ongann gesuoeria þte ic nát, Mk. 14, 71. Hié gesworen hæfdon ðæt hié óþer forleósan woldon, Ors. 2, 3; S. 68, 27. a. to swear by . . . that. . . him geswór on his goda noman þæt ǽgþer wolde . . .

a-mán-sumian

(v.)
Grammar
a-mán-sumian, p. ode, ede, ade; pp. od, ed, ad [a ex, mán = mǽn = gemǽne communis, sumian = samnian congregare]

To excommunicateanathematizeexcommunicareanathematizare

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To excommunicate, anathematize; excommunicare, anathematizare Amánsumede he hine excommunicavit eum, Bd. 3, 22; S. 553, 26.

spircan

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hét mycel ád ontendan on ymbhwyrfte ðæs mǽdenes and mid pice besprengan and mid spyrcendum ele, Hml. S. 9, 118. (Both these passages refer to the same circumstance.)

weald-leðer

(n.)
Grammar
weald-leðer, es; n.

A rein

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A rein ne móton swíþor styrian ðonne him ðæt gerúm his wealdleðeres tó forlǽt, Bt. 21: Fox 74, 8. Se gemetgaþ ðone brídel and ðæt wealdleþer ealles ymbhweorftes heofenes and eorþan orbis habenas temperat, 174, 19.

ge-néþan

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Wé frécne genéðdon eafoð uncúðes, 959. with clause Ne dorste genéðan þæt hié mid firde gefóre, Ors.

ofer-swíðan

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-swíðan, p. -swíðde, but also -swáð

To prove stronger than or superior to another, to overcome, overpower, conquer, surpass

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on his mægenes weorþunga oferswíð ealra óðerra Godes martira wuldor, 167, 25. Gyf strengra hine oferswýð (-swíð, MSS. B. C. ) si fortior vicerit eum. Lk. Skt. MS. A. 11, 22. Oferswýðeþ, Beo. Th. 564; B. 279. Ðú oferswíðdest ðone deófol, Homl.

un-fæstlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-fæstlíce, adv.

Not firmlyuncertainlyvaguely

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Not firmly, uncertainly, vaguely Ðonne mon smeáð on his móde ymb hwelc eorðlíc ðing, ðonne déð swelce hit átífre on his heortan, and swǽ tweólíce and unfæstlíce átífreþ ðæs ðinges onlícnesse on his móde ðe ðonne ymb smeáð, Past. 21; Swt.

un-swice

(n.)
Grammar
un-swice, es; m. (or -swic, es; n. ?)

Good faithabsence of deceit or treachery

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Good faith, absence of deceit or treachery Ðá gyrnde griðes and gísla, ðet móste unswican intó gemóte cuman and út of gemóte he required safeconduct and hostages, that he might come to the meeting and go from it without treachery, Chr. 1048; Erl