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ge-þráwan

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Hwíte twíne geþráwen bisso retorto, Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 22. Geðráune retorto, 119, 7. Geþráwenum tortis (cincinnorum crinibus ), An. Ox. 1198. Add

þráwan

(v.)
Grammar
þráwan, p. þreów; pp. þráwen

To throw ⬩ To twist ⬩ rack ⬩ torture ⬩ To twist ⬩ turn round ⬩ to take a different direction ⬩ to turn round ⬩ revolve ⬩ to curl

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.), twist Ic samod þráwe contorqueo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 3; Zup. 155, 16. Grammar þráwan, trans. To twist, rack, torture Hé hét hí on hencgene ástreccan and ðráwan swá swá wiððan, Homl. Skt. i. 8, 113.

yfes-drype

(n.)
Grammar
yfes-drype, es; m.
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Eaves-drip Ðǽr ne gebyreþ an ðam lande an folcæs folcryht tó léfænnæ rúmæs bútan twígen fýt tó yfæsdrype, Chart. Erl. 141, 16, where see note

Linked entries: efes-drypa drype

BESMA

(n.)
Grammar
BESMA, besema, an; m.

A BESOM, broom ⬩ a rod ⬩ scopæ, virga

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A BESOM, broom, an instrument of punishment made of twigs, a rod; scopæ, virga Geclǽnsod mid besmum scopis mundatam, Mt. Bos. 12, 44 clensid with bismes, Wyc. He hit [hús] gemét mid besmum afeormod invenit eam [domum] scopis mundatam Lk.

Linked entries: bysm bisme besema

rúm

(n.)
Grammar
rúm, es; m. l. n.
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Add Ne gebyreð . . . tó léfænnæ rúmæs bútan twígen fýt, C. D. ii. 89, 7. Add Interuallum þæt is hwíl oððe rúm, Chrd. 24, 6. Add Gif hé ꝥ rúm and þone ǽmtan hæbbe si locus aut tempus exigerit, Chrd. 105, 18

gréne

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Bróhte seó culufre elebeámes twig ... gréne blǽde, Gen. 1474. the presence of natural moisture Gréne beregræs (-cræs, MS.) farrago, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 46.

wreccan

(v.)
Grammar
wreccan, (?); p. wreahte; pp. wreaht, wræht, wreht

To twist ⬩ to strain ⬩ to torment

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To twist, to strain [Gif hors bið gewræht, Lchdm. iii. 62, 12.] fig. to torment Ic hálsigo ðec ne mec ne wrecce (for wrece?; wuræcce, Lind. ) adiuro te ne me torqueas. Mk. Skt. Rush. 5, 7

wrencan

(v.)
Grammar
wrencan, p. te.

to tarn ⬩ twist ⬩ to practise wiles ⬩ use tricks

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to tarn, twist (intrans. ) Is ðæs horderes tácen, ðæt mon wrænce mid his hande, swilce hé wille loc unlúcan, Techm. ii. 118, 12. to practise wiles, use tricks, Similar entries v. wrenc Biþ óþer swice, . . . wrenceþ hé and blenceþ, worn geþenceþ hinderhóca

æt-wrencan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-wrencan, p. te
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[Cf. æt-wrenchen to twist awny, escape , Marh. 15, 20: O. and N. 248.]

Linked entry: wrencan

blǽd

(n.)
Grammar
blǽd, bléd, e; f.

A flower, blossom, fruit ⬩ flos, olus, fructus

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He déþ ǽlc twíg aweg on me, ðe blǽda ne byrþ; and he feormaþ ǽlc ðara, ðe blǽda byrþ, ðæt hyt bere blǽda ðe swíðor omnem palmitem in me non ferentem fructum, tollet eum; et omnem, qui fert fructum, purgabit eum, ut fructum plus afferat, Jn.

tó-hlecan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-hlecan, (Ρ); p. -hlæc; pl. -hlǽcon; pp. -hlocen

To disjoin, ⬩ pull to pieces

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In the glosses among which the word occurs initial h before a consonant does not seem to be inserted elsewhere, though it is twice omitted, in lecum rimosae, 400, 69, wisligendre sibilantis, 394, 278) diuulsa, Germ. 398, 112

Linked entries: hlecan tó-hlocen tó-lúcan

ge-hlencan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hlencan, pp. ed
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To twist, bend (?) Gif men sió heáfodpanne beó gehlenced, álege þone man úpweard, dríf . ii. stacan æt þám eaxlum, lege þonne bred þweóres ofer þá fét, sleah bonne þriwa on mid slegebytle; hió gǽþ on riht sóna, Lch. ii. 342, 4 : 302, 29

wrǽsnan

(v.)
Grammar
wrǽsnan, p. de

To twist ⬩ change the character of

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To twist, change the character of something Ic (a woodpecker) eom wunderlícu wiht, wrǽsne míne stefne, hwílum beorce swá hund, hwílum blǽte swá gát, hwílum grǽde swá gós (cf.

slingan

(v.)
Grammar
slingan, p. slang, pl. slungon

To wind, twist, worm, move as a serpent. ⬩ to move quickly ⬩ to wind ⬩ to wind

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To wind, twist, worm, move as a serpent. Cf. sling to move quickly, Var. dial. It also has the same meaning as slinch (slink). Halliwell's Dict. Gif heó (the adder) ðæt heáfod innan ðone man bestingþ ðonne slingþ (= slincþ ?)

Augustínus

(n.)
Grammar
Augustínus, i ; m; Lat. [Augustinus is correct in the quotations from the titles of the two following chapters of Bede, but in the A. Sax. text it is Agustínus]

St. Augustine, the missionary sent by Pope Gregory to England, A. D. 597, and died May 26, 605 ⬩ Augustínus

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St. Augustine, the missionary sent by Pope Gregory to England, A. D. 597, and died May 26, 605; Augustínus Ðæt se hálga Papa Gregorius Augustínum sende Angel-þeóde to bodiganne Godes word ut sanctus Papa Gregorius Augustinum ad prædicandum genti Anglorum

Linked entry: Agustin

líne

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Þonne getimað hyt ꝥ hig wrixliað twía on ánum mónðe, and on þám circule fíftýne niht hig onfoð on þǽre néxtan línan, and on þrittig hig geendiað, Angl. viii. 327, 40

tán

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
tán, es; m.

a twig, sprout, shoot, branch ⬩ a stake ⬩ a twig used in casting lots ⬩ a lot; also a share that is determined by lot

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Kmbl. iv. 45, 25. a twig used in casting lots ['Augury and divination by lot no people practise more diligently. The use of the lots is simple.

Linked entries: tá tǽnen tán tánede tán-hlyta mistel-tán

stregdan

(v.)
Grammar
stregdan, [There are two verbs of this form, a strong and a weak. The conjugation is further complicated by the frequent loss of g, so that forms of the strong verb are found (?) belonging to two classes (cf. bregdan): while in the Northern Gospels strong and weak inflections are combined in the same word. The two verbs are here put together] ; ic stregde, strigde, stréde, hé stregdeþ, strigdeþ, strét; p. (strong) strægd, pl. strugdon and strǽdon (v. strédun, Mk. 11, 8: but the form may be weak = strægdon) : (weak) stregde, strédde, strugde (North.); pp. (strong) strogden : (weak) stregd, stréded, stréd
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To strew, spread, scatter, sprinkle. to strew something Se ðe ne somnigas streigdæs que non congregat, spargit. Mt. Kmbl. 12, 30. Geswerc swé swé eascan strigdeþ (spargit), Ps. Surt. 147, 16. Monige ðæt wæter on ádlige men strédaþ. Bd. 3, 2; S. 524,

Linked entries: strédan strégan

lǽl

(n.)
Grammar
lǽl, lél, e; f.

withe ⬩ whip ⬩ switch ⬩ a weal ⬩ stripe ⬩ mark ⬩ bruise ⬩ swelling

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a pliant twig, withe, whip, switch Lǽl vimen, Ælfc. Gl. 46; Som. 65, 13; Wrt. Voc. 33, 12: vibex, Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 4: 96, 35. Lǽla mastigias [mastigia flagrum, flagellum, virga, Ducange], 55, 25.

Linked entry: lél

mirige

(adj.)
Grammar
mirige, adj.

Pleasant ⬩ delightful ⬩ sweet

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Him ða twigu þincaþ swá merge the boughs seem so pleasant to them, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 89; Met. 13, 45. Ða mergen amoena, Hpt. Gl. 409, 36

Linked entry: murge

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