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brengan

(v.)
Grammar
brengan, ic brenge, ðú brengest, brengst, he brengeþ, brengþ, brencþ, pl. brengaþ ; p. ic, he brohte, ðú brohtest, pl. brohton; pp. broht ; v. a.

To bring, adduce, lead, produce, bear, carry; ferre, afferre, offerre, proferre

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Eorþe sió cealde brengþ wæstma fela the cold earth bringeth many fruits, 20, 201; Met. 20, 101. Brencþ brings, 13, 120; Met. 13, 60. Wæter and eorþe wæstmas brengaþ water and earth produce fruits, 20, 150; Met. 20, 75.

Linked entry: bringan

on-hebban

(v.)
Grammar
on-hebban, p. -hóf (the weak form -hefde also occurs); pp. -hafen.

to lift up, raise (the eyes, voice)to raise (as barm does), to leavento take up, beginto take awaymetaph. to lift up, exalt (generally in a bad sense)

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Icel. hefja to begin) Ic ðás unhýrlícan fers onhefde mid sange, Dóm. L. 2, 11. to take away Óþ ðæt onhafen biþ ( auferatur ) se móna, Ps.

Linked entries: an-hebban in-hebban

ge-strýnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-strýnan, -streónan, -strínan, -striénan; p. de; pp. ed [gestreón gain]

To gaingetobtainacquirebegetprocreatelucrāriacquīrĕregignĕreprocreāre

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Nǽnig fira tó fela gestrýneþ no man gains too much, Exon. 91 a; Th. 342, 17; Gn. Ex. 144: L. C. S. 85; Th. i. 424, 13. Ðæt hý mid rihte gestrýnaþ what they lawfully acquire, L. Edg. S. 2; Th. i. 274, 3: Exon. 61 b; Th. 225, 21; Ph. 392.

Linked entry: ge-strínan

ge-tenge

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tenge, adj.

Near toclose topressing uponoppressingpropinquusincumbensgravismolestus

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Swá fela gásta wǽron getenge ðam ánum men so many spirits were oppressing that one man, 378, 30.

Linked entries: ge-tang ge-tænge

full

(adv.)
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</b> of a council, where none or few of the members are absent :-- Hér sæt full sinoð æt Cealchýðe, Chr. 785; P. 52, 19. <b>V b.

georne

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Ne hé him Godes fyrhtu georne ondrǽdað they are not willing to feel the fear of God, Ps. Th. 54, 20.

þætte

(con.)
Grammar
þætte, ( = þæt þe; cf. eác wæs ðæt ðe beforan ðæm temple stód ceác, Past. 16; Swt. 105, 1, and : Ðá wæs ꝥte scyttelas wurdan tóbrocene, Blickl. Homl. 87, 5. Þætte is used in the same way as þæt, q. v.); conj.
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Hæbbe ic gefrugnen, ꝥte is feor heonan æþelast londa, Exon. Th. 197, 19; Ph. 1. where it is in apposition to þæt or hit standing as object in the main clause Hí þæt ne gelýfdon, ꝥte líffruma áhafen wurde, Exon.

freónd-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
freónd-scipe, -scype, es; m.

FRIENDSHIPamīcĭtia

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Se geféhþ fela folca tosomne mid freóndscipe he joins many people together with friendship, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 179; Met. 11, 90. Freóndscipas niwe new friendships, Somn. 203; Lchdm. iii. 210, 2

Frysa

(n.)
Grammar
Frysa, Friesa, an; pl. nom. acc. Frysan, Frisan, Fresan; gen. Frysena, Frysna; dat. Frysum; m.

A FrisianFrīsiusFreso

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Gyf Frysna hwylc ðæs morðorhetes myndgiend wǽre if any of the Frisians should be a rememberer of this deadly feud, Beo. Th. 2212; B. 1104. Ic wæs mid Frysum I was with the Frisians, Exon. 85 b; Th. 322, 24; Wíd. 68: Beo.

Linked entries: Fresan Friesa Frisan

lám

(n.)
Grammar
lám, es; n.

Claymudmireearth

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Ic áworpe ða myht fram mé ðe mé fram ðé geháten ys swá ðæt lám ðe ic myd mýnum fótum ontrede I cast away from me the power that is promised me by thee, as the dirt that I tread upon with my feet, Shrn. 151, 22

meltan

(v.)
Grammar
meltan, p. mealt, pl. multon; pp. molten.

to meltbecome liquidbe consumed, dissolvedto digest

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Multon meretorras ( when the waters of the Red Sea fell upon the Egyptians ), Cd. 167; Th. 208, 16; Exod. 484. Ðonne mé mægen mylte dum defecerit virtus mea, Ps. Th. 70, 8. Ne sceal ánes hwæt meltan ( be consumed on the pile ), Beo.

ge-hwá

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hwá, m. -hwæt; n. g. -hwaes; pron.

Every onewhoeverwhoquisquequis

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Ðonne feran sceal ánra gehwæs sáwl of líce when the soul of each one shall go from the body, Exon. 54 b; Th. 191, 24; Az. 93 : 64 b; Th. 238, 3; Ph. 598.

scyndan

(v.)
Grammar
scyndan, scendan; p. de.
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Th. 1840; B. 918. to urge, incite, exhort Se feónd his ( Judas ) heortan tó ðan lǽrde and scynde, ðæt hé Drihten tó deáðe belǽwde, Homl. As. 153, 55.

týnan

(v.)
Grammar
týnan, p. de
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.), close. to fence, enclose Me mæig on sumera týnan, Anglia ix. 261, 11. Gif ceotlas gærstún hæbben gemǽnne oþþe óðer gedálland tó týnanne, and hæbben sume getýned hiora dǽl, sume næbben, L.

un-lybba

(n.)
Grammar
un-lybba, (and un-lybbe, an; f., or un-lybb; dat. -lybbe ; n.?), an; m.

poisonpoison used for purposes of witchcraftwitchcraftsorcery

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Ðínre módor fela unlybban matris tuae veneficia multa(2 Kings 9, 22), 18, 333

Linked entry: ge-unlybba

wrídian

(v.)
Grammar
wrídian, wríþian; p. ode

To put forth shootsbe productivegrowflourish

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Voc. ii. 38, 13. literal, of vegetable growen Se aeþela feld wrídaþ, wynnum geblówen, Exon. Th. 199, 17; Ph. 27.

Linked entry: wríþian

bryttian

(v.)
Grammar
bryttian, <b>bryttian,</b> brytian.
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Hié wintra fela woruld bryttedon, 1724. His eaforan eád bryttedon His children were masters of his wealth, 1602: Dan. 672. Mé ( Abraham ) æfter sculon woruldmágas welan bryttian, Gen. 2178. Ne mihton hí mægyn bryttigan they were powerless, 52.

fur-lang

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Ðus feor sceal beón þæs cinges grið fram his burhgeate þǽr hé is sittende on feówer healfe his, ꝥ is .III. míla and .III. furlang ( quarentenis, Lat. vers.) . . ., Ll. Th. i. 224, 9. translating Latin stadium Furlang stadium, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 9.

ge-wuna

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wuna, adj.
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Hý nán licgende feoh ne métton, swá hý ǽr gewuna (bewuna, v. l., cf. 16, where Thorpe prints gewuna) wǽron, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 31. <b>I a.</b> accustomed to, with dat. or dat. infin. :-- Sincalda sǽ . . . æflástum gewuna, Exod. 473.

Linked entry: be-wuna

stæf

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.), for ðan hé ne cúðe dón his gerihte swá wel swá hé sceolde fere perdidit baculum suum, quia nescivit ministerium suum, Chr. 1047; P. 171, 13. Hé þám ƀ his stæf benam, 1094; P. 229, 4.