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tǽsan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽsan, p. de

To tear to pieces, pull to pieces, tease wool, tear a person's flesh with a weapon, wound

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To tear to pieces, pull to pieces, tease wool, tear a person's flesh with a weapon, wound Ic tótere oððe pluccige oððe tǽse (wulle added in MS. W.) carpo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Zup. 170, 13. Carpsit, discerpsit, trahit, evellit, vel tǽst, Wülck.

lád-rinc

Grammar
lád-rinc, For 'The word, ... vehicularius' substitute: In attempting to determine the meaning of this word it should be noticed that lád in all its other compounds, lád-mann, -scipe, -teáh, -teów, has the force of leading, guidance. The
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lád-rinc seems to be a guide, and his special character in the passage given above may be inferred from the following passage Si aduenae de aliis regionibus aduenirent, debebant ducatum habere ad aliam regalem uillam quae proxima fuisset in illorum uia

fram-ateran

(v.)
Grammar
fram-ateran, p. -atær, pl. -atǽron; pp. -atoren

To tear from or asunderto tear in piecesdirĭpĕre

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To tear from or asunder, to tear in pieces; dirĭpĕre Ic framatere dirĭpio, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 3; Som. 30, 64

tímen

(adj.)
Grammar
tímen, (?); adj.

Belonging to a team.

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Belonging to a team. v. teám, II Témen bibina ( = bis bina? ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 8

Linked entry: témen

belcettan

(v.)
Grammar
belcettan, p. te; pp. ted

To uttergive fortheructare

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To utter, give forth; eructare Nú míne weleras ðé wordum belcettaþ ymnas elne eructabunt labia mea hymnum Ps. Th. 118, 171

Linked entry: belcentan

clæppettan

(v.)
Grammar
clæppettan, tte; ted

To palpitate, have a palpitationpalpitare

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To palpitate, have a palpitation; palpitare Gif sino clæppette if a sinew have palpitation, L. M. 1, 26; Lchdm. ii. 68, 8

infangene-þeóf

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Mid tolle and teáme and infangenenðéf, 217, 29. Ic an toll and teám and infangeneðéf, 216, 5, and often, Add v. handfangen[e]-, útfangene-þeóf

Linked entry: útfangene-þeóf

blátan

(v.)
Grammar
blátan, part. blátende; ic bláte, ðú blátest, blǽtst, he bláteþ, blǽt, pl. blátaþ; p. bleót, blét, ðú bléte, pl. bléton; pp. bláten; intrans.

To be livid, pale, or dark as with envylivere

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To be livid, pale, or dark as with envy; livere Hygewælmas teáh beorne on breóstum blátende níþ darkening [livid, pale] envy drew agitations of mind to the breast of the man, Cd. 47; Gen. 981

Linked entry: blátende

brim-lád

(n.)
Grammar
brim-lád, e; f. [brim, lád
a way, path
,]

a way, pathThe path of the sea, sea-waymaris via

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Ðe brimláde teáh who came the sea-way, Beo. Th. 2107; B. 1051

elnung

encouragementcomfortzeal

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Add: encouragement, comfort Hé æfter þysum geþance teáh him elnunge tó be dǽle after this thought he took comfort to himself in some measure, Hml. S. 23, 524. zeal Hé mid geornfulre elnunge úp árísende wæs, Hml. S. 31, 251

æl-tæw

Grammar
æl-tæw, l. æl-tǽwe, -teáwe, -teówe, -tówe,
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Ic ongite ðætte æltǽwe anweald nis on nánum woruldríce, Bt. 33, 1; F. 120, 3. Se geleáfa strengra bið ðǽr ðǽr hé æltǽwe bið, Hml. Th. i. 250, 20. Hyt is æltǽwe gyf hí mon hreáwe swylgeþ, Lch. i. 344, 16. Hyra (joy and sorrow) náðer ne mæg beón æltéwe

mamme

(n.)
Grammar
mamme, an; f.

A teatbreastmamma

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A teat, breast (Lat. mamma) An mamman in papillas, Germ. 401, 77

ge-hrespan

(v.)

to tear

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to tear Hý him sylfum gehrespaþ diripiebant sibi, Ps. Th. 43, 12

Linked entry: hrespan

hleór-dropa

(n.)
Grammar
hleór-dropa, an; m.

A tear

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A tear, Exon. 52 a; Th. 182, 24; Gú. 1315

sylhðe

(n.)
Grammar
sylhðe, es; n.
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A team of oxen Hé geann Godríce an sylhðe oxna, Cht. Crw. 23, 4

ge-bodian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bodian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [ge-, bodian to tell]

To tellmake knownannounceproclaimnuntiāreannuntiāre

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To tell, make known, announce, proclaim; nuntiāre, annuntiāre Se ðæt láþspell æt hám gebodode who made known the sad story at home, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 43, 37: Hy. 10, 13; Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 13. Ðæt ðǽr nán to láfe ne wearþ ðæt hit to Róme gebodade so that

fnæd

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Þone munuc sum sweart cniht teáh út be þám fnæde his hrægles (per vestimenii fimbriam), Gr. D. in, 28: Hml. Th. ii. 160, 23. Heó hrepode his reáfes fnædu, 394, 12. Fnæda, Hml. 8, 31, 570. Sume heora fnada (fimbrias) gemiccliaþ, R. Ben. 135, 26. Add

á-rendan

(v.)
Grammar
á-rendan, p. de
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To tear off Árend þá rinde of þám wyrttruman, Lch. ii. 270, 4

toll

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Add Toll and teám sý ágifen into þám mynstre, Cht. E. 236, 4

earfoþ-lǽre

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Substitute: Hard to teach, indocile Benedictus forlét þá earfoðlǽran bróðro Benedictus indociles deseruit, Gr. D. 110, 19