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dǽd-bót

(n.)
Grammar
dǽd-bót, e; f.

An amends-deed, repentance, penitence pœnitentia, maleficii compensatio

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Deóplíc dǽdbót biþ, ðæt lǽwede man swá æscære beó, ðæt íren ne cume on hǽre, ne on nægle it is a deep penitence, that a layman be so untrimmed, that scissors [iron] come not on hair, nor on nail, L. Pen, 10; Th. ii. 280, 17: 3; Th. ii. 278, 8.

ge-scý

(n.)
Grammar
ge-scý, es; n.

A pair of shoescalceamentum, tegmentum pedis, caliga

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Ðæs gescý neom ic wyrþe to berenne non sum dignus calceamenta portare, Mt. Bos. 3, 11: Lk. Bos. 15, 22. Hwæt sind gescý búton deádra nýtena hýda what are shoes but the hides of dead cattle, Homl. Th. ii. 280, 29

Linked entries: -scý ge-sceó ge-scóe

sýfre

(adj.)
Grammar
sýfre, adj.
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Sober, not giving way to appetite or passion, pure, temperate, circumspect Sýfre (sýfer, Wrt., but see Anglia viii. 451) abstinens, Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 8. Gif ðú drincst wín gemetlíce, sýfre ( sobrius ) ðú byst, Scint. 105, 17.

Linked entries: séfre sífre

ge-swígian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swígian, -swúgian; p. ode; pp. od.

to be silentto pass over in silence; with the genitiveto silence

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to be silent Monig mon hæfþ ðone unþeáw, ðæt he ne can nyt sprecan ne ne can geswígian many a man has the bad habit, that he can say nothing to the purpose, nor yet hold his peace, Prov. Kmbl. 47.

a-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
a-cuman, p. -cam, -com, pl. -cámon, -cómon; pp. -cumen, -cymen

To comebearvenireferresustinere

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Ðæt land híg ne mihte acuman non sustinebat eos terra, Gen. 36, 7. Ge hyt ne mágon nú acuman non potestis portare modo, Jn. Bos. 16, 12

eáþ-béne

(adj.)
Grammar
eáþ-béne, adj.

Exorabledeprĕcābĭlis

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Grn. ii. 200, 15, note

Linked entry: béne

elan

(v.)

to trouble, pain, grieve

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S. proœm; Th. i. 246, 22, note 33

færr

(n.)
Grammar
færr, es; n.

A passingtransĭtus

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A passing; transĭtus Nis faru oððe færr non est transĭtus, Ps. Lamb. 143, 14

fýren cylle

(n.)
Grammar
fýren cylle, an; f.

A fiery torchignea fax

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A fiery torch; ignea fax, Bd. 5, 23; S. 645, 29, note, MS. B

Linked entry: fýren

hýn-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hýn-ness, e; f.

Humiliationabasementproscription

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Humiliation, abasement, proscription Unsceaþþiendra hýnnysse proscriptionibus innocentum, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 25, note

mistran

(v.)
Grammar
mistran, p. ede

To grow dim

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To grow dim His eágan ne mistredon non caligavit oculus ejus, Deut. 34, 7

(num.; adj.; pronoun.)

bothambo

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Th. 103, 9; nom. pl. = bú, bá. Similar entries v. begen

ge-hínan

(v.)

to oppress

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Alf. 35; Th. i. 52, 23, note 64

þri-fyrede

(adj.)
Grammar
þri-fyrede, adj.

Three-furrowedtrisulcus

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Gr. 49; Zup. 288, 12 note

stǽna

(n.)
Grammar
stǽna, m.
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Nom. Stam. § 81

brég

(n.)

an eye-lid,

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Surt. 131, 4: Bd. 4, 32 ; S. 611, note 18

a-hnyscan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hnyscan, p. -hnyscte; pp. -hnysct

To mocksubsannare

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To mock; subsannare Fýnd úre ahnyscton us inimici nostri subsannaverunt nos, Ps. Spl. 79, 7

Linked entry: -hnyscan

a-þwítan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þwítan, p. -þwát, pl. -þwiton ; pp. -þwiten [a, þwítan to cut of]

To disappointfrustrari

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To disappoint; frustrari Ná aþwát [bewægde C.] him non frustrabitur eum, Ps. Spl. 131, 11

Linked entry: a-þwát

burh-wealda

(n.)
Grammar
burh-wealda, an; m.
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A city-ruler, citizen; urbis rector, civis, Bd. 1, 7; S. 479, 12, note 12

seorðan

(v.)
Grammar
seorðan, seordan (?) ; p. searð
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To violate Ne serð ðú óðres monnes wíf non moechaberis, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 27

Linked entry: serð