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begra

(num.; adj.; pronoun.)

of both

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of both He is heora begra lufu he is the love of them both Hexam. 2; Norm. 4, 22

mæst-land

(n.)
Grammar
mæst-land, es; n.

Land on which mast is produced

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Land on which mast is produced Eall ðæt wudu*-*lond ðæt Æþelbald gesealde tó mæstlonde. Chart. Th. 140, 2

heópe

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Voc. ii. 126, 84. in a local name (?): Tó Heópeoricge, C. D. iii. 71, 30

ge-brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brǽdan, to -brǽdenne; p. de; pp. ed [ge-, brǽdan to make broad]

To make broad ⬩ broaden ⬩ extend ⬩ spread ⬩ dilātāre ⬩ ampliāre ⬩ extendĕre ⬩ expandĕre ⬩ sternere

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Ðæt mód wilnaþ to gebrǽ-denne his ǽgen lof the mind desires to extend its own praise, Past. 65, 4; Swt. 463, 36; Hat. MS: Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 15.

Linked entry: ge-brádian

for-leósan

to lose ⬩ to destroy

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Ic þám leánum forloren hæfde, B. 2145, Sý his spǽce forloren his case shall be lost, Ll.

ge-staþelfæstan

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Vos. 143, 12. of a person. to fix in a position to be occupied Munuc gestaþolfæstan mæg abbod on máran þænne in eóde stede monachum stabilire potest abbas in maiori quam ingreditur loco, R. Ben.

BÚAN

(v.)
Grammar
BÚAN, búgan; ic búe, ðú búst, he býþ; p. búde, pl. búdon; pp. gebún; v. anom.

To dwell, live ⬩ habitare, versari aliquo loco ⬩ To inhabit, occupy ⬩ inhabitare, colere, incolere

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To dwell, live; habitare, versari aliquo loco He búde on Eást-Englum he dwelt among the East-Angles, Chr. 890; Erl. 66. 29: Ors. 1, l; Bos. 19, 26. Gif he weard onfunde búan [MS. buon] on beorge if he found the keeper dwelling in the mount, Beo.

á-streccan

to stretch out ⬩ hold oat ⬩ to extend:-- ⬩ to prostrate,

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Hié sculon licgean ástreahte debent jacere substrati, Past. 109, 23. to lay low Críst oferswíðde hine and ástrehte, Hml. Th. i. 176, 29. Hé ástrehte middangeardes wuldor, 578, 33. Ær ðan þe se fǽrlica siege ús ástrecce, ii. 124, 21

hyldu

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Hete hæfde hé æt his hearran gewunnen, hyldo hæfde his ferlorene, Gen. 301. the loyalty, devotion of the man to the lord Sægde Clitus for ealdre hyldo ( from devotion to his old lord (Philip) ) þæt Philippus máre hæfde gedón þonne Alexander, Ors. 3,

hrís

Grammar
hrís, Substitute: Twigs, small branches, brushwood
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. ¶ Perhaps in a local name :-- Hé cóm tó Hrísbeorgan, vi. 184, 14: 197, 31. (Cf. Icel. Hrís-hóll as a local name). [v. N. E. D. rice.] See next word

gold-gifa

(n.)
Grammar
gold-gifa, an; m.
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A giver of gold, a liberal lord or chief Funde ðáon bedde blácne licgan his goldgifan he found then his lord lying pale on the bed, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 26; Jud. 279. Goldgyfan, Beo. Th. 5297; B. 2652.

lang-lífe

(adj.)
Grammar
lang-lífe, -líf; adj.

Long-lived

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Langlífe hé biþ he shall live long, Lchdm. iii. 184, 4

cléne

(adv.)

cleanly, entirely ⬩ penitus

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cleanly, entirely; penitus Deópne ymblyt cléne ymbhaldeþ meotod the lord entirely upholdeth the deep expanse, Cd. 213; Th. 265, 14

freó

(n.)
Grammar
freó, indecl. m.

A lord ⬩ master ⬩ dŏmĭnus

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A lord, master; dŏmĭnus Freó ðæt bihealdeþ my master beholds that. Exon. 105 a; Th. 399, 3; Rü. 18, 5

land-ádl

(n.)
Grammar
land-ádl, e; f.

Nostalgia

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Nostalgia [so Cockayne, but cf. lond-iuil epilepsy, Prompt. Parv.] Wið londádle, L. M. 2, 65; Lchdm. ii. 296, 13

bóc-wudu

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-wudu, m.

BEECH-WOOD ⬩ locus fagis consitus

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BEECH-WOOD; locus fagis consitus On bócwuda in the beech-wood, Exon. 111 b; Th. 428, 11; Rä. 41, 106

un-forcúþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-forcúþlíce, adv.

Nobly ⬩ excellently

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Nobly, excellently Metode geþungon Abraham and Loth unforcúdlíce, swá him from yldrum æðelu wǽron, Cd. Th. 103, 9; Gen. 1715

Linked entry: for-cúþlíce

bróþor-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
bróþor-scipe, es; m.
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Brotherliness, kindness, love Bróðerscip ł lufo caritas, Mt. L. 24, 12: Lk. L. R. 11, 42 : fraterna , Rtl. 63, 34

tín-wintre

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Add: ten years long Wurdon feala martyras on .x. wintrum (wintra, v.l. ) fyrste. Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 126, 22 note

brego-weard

(n.)
Grammar
brego-weard, es; m. [brego
a ruler, prince;
weard
a guard, keeper
]

a ruler, prince; ⬩ a guard, keeper ⬩ A royal guard, prince, lord ⬩ princeps, dominus,

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A royal guard, prince, lord; princeps, dominus, Cd. 131; Th. 166, 13; Gen. 2747: 106; Th. 140, 26; Gen. 2333