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bysmer-spæc

(n.)
Grammar
bysmer-spæc, e; f.

Blasphemy ⬩ blasphemia

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Blasphemy; blasphemia For ðínre bysrner-spæce for thy blasphemy, Jn. Bos. 10, 33

þeód-wrecan

(v.)

to avenge thoroughly, ⬩ take great vengeance for

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-, which is compounded with verbs, and has the force of per-; see the verbs in the Dictionary.

gefóg-stán

(n.)
Grammar
gefóg-stán, es; m.
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A stone hewn so as to be ready for use in building Wé scylen beón on ðisse ælðeódignesse útane beheáwene mid swingellan, tó ðǽm ðæt wé eft sión geteald and geféged tó ðǽm gefógstánum on ðǽre Godes ceastre bútan ðǽm hiéwete ǽlcre suingean nunc foris per

Linked entry: stán-gefóg

gristel

(n.)
Grammar
gristel, es; m.
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Ic ondette míne synna for ealne mínne líchoman, for ... tungan and gristlan and góman, Angl. xi. 98, 49. For grislan and for tungan, Ll. Th. ii. 264, 5

á-stellan

(v.)
Grammar
á-stellan, (i, y); p. de

To leap ⬩ rush ⬩ fly off

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Hé hraþe ástylde (forð árǽsde, v. l.) of his ræste ex lecto prosiliit, Gr. D. 21, 28

ur

(adv.)
Grammar
ur, (occurring only as it is represented by the U-rune); adv.

Formerly

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Formerly ᚢ (= ur) wæs geára (cf. iú (geó) ... geára) geógoðhádes glǽm; nú synt geárdagas forð gewitene, lífwynne geliden, Elen. Kmbl. 2530; El. 1266. ᚢ wæs longe laguflódum bilocen lífwynna dǽl, feoh on foldan, Exon. Th. 50, 25; Cri. 806

Linked entry: or

cyne-bænd

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For 'Som. Ben. Lye' substitute His þegnas geworhton þyrnene beáh for cynebænd, Nap. 15

windan

Grammar
windan, <b>. II</b> 4.
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add: to give a spiral form to

ge-treminc

(n.)

a fort ⬩ fortress ⬩ munimentum

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a fort, fortress; munimentum, Prov. 12, Lye

hreów

(adj.)
Grammar
hreów, adj.

fierce ⬩ sævus ⬩ mæstus

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In the compounds blód-, wæl-hreów the second syllable seems to be hreóh [or is it reów, or may hreów be a confusion of the two forms?], as the form hreóh does not occur independently in the sense of fierce.

un-forgolden

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forgolden, adj.

Unremunerated ⬩ not paid for

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Unremunerated, not paid for Nafa ðú áne niht unforgolden ðæs weorc ðe ðé wirce do not leave unpaid for a night the work of him that works for thee, Lev. 19, 13

Linked entry: for-gildan

passio

(n.)
Grammar
passio, passion ?; pl. f. passione
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a passage from that part of the Gospels which deals with Christ's passion Éghwelc messeprióst gesinge fore Ósuulfes sáwle twá messan, and aeghwilc diácon áréde twá passione fore his sáwle, C. D. i. 293, 32

ge-ǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ǽnan, (?)

to unite oneself ⬩ join

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to unite oneself to, join with Be ðám þingum þe ðú mé ǽr sédest þat þú . . . for nánum þingum eft tó gecyrran nolde . . . ácsige ic þé hweðer þú áðer oððe for (fór, MS.) heora lufum, oððe for éniges þinges lufum hym eft tó geénan (géénan, MS.) wille,

Linked entries: ǽnan ge-énan

swǽrmódness

(n.)
Grammar
swǽrmódness, (swár-), e; f.

Sluggishness of disposition, slowness, dullness

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Sluggishness of disposition, slowness, dullness Oft mon biþ suíðe wandigende æt ǽlcum weorce and suíðe lætrǽde, and wénaþ menn ðæt hit sié for suármódnesse and for unarodscipe, and biþ ðeáh for wisdóme and for wærscipe ( but the Latin is : Saepe agendi

hwettan

(v.)
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In l. 4 for 166 l. 186; in l. 21 for huetja l. hvetja

ge-lostr

(n.)

a gathering to form matter, imposthume ⬩ suppuratio

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a gathering to form matter, imposthume; suppuratio, Som

-geáre

(suffix)
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combined with numerals to form adjectives giving age

un-geboren

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geboren, adj.

Unborn

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Unborn Ge for geborene ge for ungeborene, L. A. G. proem.; Th. i. 152, 6

Linked entry: ge-beran

á-berendlic

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Swilc forgifnes swilce hit for Gode gebeorhlic sý, and for weorulde áberendlic, L. Edg. ii. 1; Th. i. 266, 6. Dóm . . . for worolde áberendlic, L. Eth. vi. 10; Th. i. 318, 7. Add

byrig

(n.)
Grammar
byrig, (cf. byri-weard) a city.
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In the earlier MS. of the Chron. the form burg occurs in the passages; in the later the mutated form seems to have made its way into the nominative and accusative