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a-cýd

saidconfirmed

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said, confirmed, R. Ben. 27

brim

(n.)
Grammar
brim, es; n. (not m.),
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Monnum bið ðonne (in June) gewunelic ðæt hí líðað on sǽs bryme, Shrn. 88, 2. Ofer sǽs brim, Bl. H. 143, 6. dele passages from An. 496, Edw. 12, and add

ram-hund

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It is also said: Si quis canem, qui custodire domini sui caulas et lupum abigere, occiderit, persoluat domino canis vi sol

þanan

(adv.)
Grammar
þanan, þonan (-on, -un, -en); adv.
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Cunnaþ fýr eft tó his éðle, ðanon hit ǽror cwom, Salm. Kmbl. 834; Sal. 416. Hé gewát on Hibernia, ðonan hé ǽr com, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 13. Þonan, Exon. Th. 17, 12; Cri. 269. He tó ðæm fæderlícan setle eode, þonon hé nǽfre onweg ne gewát, Blickl.

wæter

(n.)
Grammar
wæter, es; n. (the word seems to be feminine inon ðisse wætere,
  • Homl. 247, 25
  • ; see also
  • Ps. Th. 17, 11
: and a weak genitive plural wæterena is found in
  • Ps. Th. 31, 7.
)

waterwater water in the sky, rain water of a river, sea, etc. water as in Derwentwater, a body of water, a stream, lake, sea waters of a great river, of a sea, etc.

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Swá swá ealle wæteru cumaþ of ðære , and eft ealle cumaþ tó ðære , Bt. 24, 1; Fox 80, 23. Wætera laticum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 52, 17. Hé tó Iordane becom ealra wætera ðam hálgestan, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 63. Sǽs and wætra heá holmas, Exon.

mealm

(n.)
Grammar
mealm, es; m.

Sandchalk

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Sand, chalk(?) (see next two words)

FÁH

(adj.)
Grammar
FÁH, fág; pl. nom. acc. ; gen. fára; dat. fáum; adj.

Guilty, criminal, proscribed, outlawed, inimical, hostilesons, reus, proscriptus, inĭmīcus, infensus, infentus

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Ath. i. 20; Th. i. 210, 11: Cd. 215; Th. 270, 28; Sat. 97; Wald. 101; Vald. 2, 22.

FLÓR

(n.)
Grammar
FLÓR, gen. flóre; dat. flóre, flóra; acc. flór, flóre; f: flór, es; m.

A FLOORpăvimentumsŏlumārea

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Flór áttre weól the floor [of hell] boiled with venom, Cd. 220; Th. 284, 8; Sat. 318: 213; Th. 267, 17; Sat. 39.

cyrfel

(n.)
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In l. 2 read sagul for stigul

ge-médren

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-médren, adj.
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Having the same mother, born of the same mother Þá þrié gebróðor nǽron ná Philippuse gemédren (ge-médred, Bos. 60, 19), ac wǽron gefæderen fratres patri ex noverca genitos, Ors. 3, 7; 8. 114, 13

Linked entries: ge-fæderen ge-médred

cisil

(n.)

sand, gravelglarea

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sand, gravel; glarea, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 157, 12

ge-borgen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-borgen, pp. of ge-beorgan.

defendedsafesecure

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defended, safe, secure,Homl. Th. i. 56, 18;

rid

(n.)
Grammar
rid,

a swingingswayinga quicksand

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a swinging, swaying; in sand-rid a quicksand.

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on-ufan

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Ǽr þon þe him se egesa onufan sǽte, Jud. 252: Sal. 88. with acc. local Ástigon onufa hús ascenderunt supra tectum, Lk. L. 5, 19: Wurpon gewoedo hiora onufa ðone folo, 19, 35. Gelionade hé onufa breóst ðæs Hælendes, Jn. R. 13, 25.

ǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽr, eár, ér; sup. ǽrost, ǽrest, ǽrst; adv.

EREbeforesoonerearlierformerlyalreadysome time agolatelyjust nowtilluntilanteapriusmanematuredudum

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Swá hit engel gecwæþ ǽrest on Eþresc as the angel said it first in Hebrew, Exon. 9b; Th. 9, 11; Cri. 133: 88b; Th. 333, 15; Gn. Ex. 4. Him cenned wearþ Cainan ǽrest to him was born Cainan first, Cd. 57; Th. 70, 7; Gen. 1149.

for-wyrnan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wyrnan, -weornan, -wiernan, -wirnan, -wernan; p. de; pp. ed

To prohibitdenyrefuserestrainpreventhinderprohĭbērerecūsāredenĕgārerenuĕre

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Se ilca forwyrnþ ðære [MS. ðæræ] ðæt heó ne mót ðone þeorscwold oferstæppan ðære eorþan the same restrains the sea that it may not overstep the threshold of the earth, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 25.

Wóden

(n.)
Grammar
Wóden, es; m.

Woden

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Saga mé hwá ǽrost bócstafas sette. Ic ðé secge, Mercurius se gygand, Salm. Kmbl. p. 192, 7: 200, 24. The name is of rare occurrence in the literature Wóden worhte weós, wuldor alwalda rúme roderas, Exon. Th. 341, 28; Gn. Ex. 133.

hál-wende

(adj.)
Grammar
hál-wende, adj.

Conducive to health, salutary, healing, wholesome

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Ðisse sylfan wyrte sǽd on wíne gedruncen is hálwende ongeán áttres drync the seed of this same plant is wholesome against a draught of poison, Herb. 142, 6; Lchdm. i. 264, 13: 157, 2; Lchdm. i. 284, 10.

Linked entry: -wende

be-limpan

(v.)

To concernregardbelongpertainappertaincurarepertinereto happenoccurbefallevenireacciderecontingere

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Hit belimpþ to ðære spræce it appertains to the discourse Bt. 38, 2; Fox 198, 19. to happen, occur, befall; evenire, accidere, contingere Ðá him sió sár belamp when that pain befell him Beo. Th. 4928; B. 2468

Linked entry: be-lumpe

ceápian

(v.)
Grammar
ceápian, ode; od

To bargain, chaffer, trade, to contract for the purchase or sale of a thing, to buy, to bribenegotiari, emere, comparāre

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To bargain, chaffer, trade, to contract for the purchase or sale of a thing, to buy, to bribe; negotiari, emere, comparāre Ceápiaþ óþ-ðæt ic cume negotiamini dum venio, Lk. Bos. 19, 13.

Linked entry: a-ceápian