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ceren

(n.)
Grammar
ceren, cæren, cyren, es; n?

sweet wine ⬩ carenum

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New wine boiled down one third or one half, sweet wine; carenum = κάροινον Hí, ða sylfe betweónum, indrencton mid ðám cerenum ðære gódspellícan swétnysse between themselves, they pledged with the wines of gospel sweetness, Guthl. 17; Gdwin. 72, 7.

Linked entries: cæren cyrin cyrn ciern coerin

FNÆST

(n.)
Grammar
FNÆST, es; m.

A puff ⬩ blast ⬩ breath ⬩ flātus ⬩ anhēlĭtus

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Hyt bringþ forþ ðone [MS. ðane] fnæst it will bring forth the breath, Lchdm. iii. 100, 13: 116, 24. Fnæstas [MS. fnæstiaþ] swíðe beóþ fortogene the breathings are very hard drawn, L. M. 2, 36; Lchdm. ii. 242, 7

Fresan

(n.)
Grammar
Fresan, gen- Fresena, Fresna; pl. m.

The Frisians ⬩ Frisii ⬩ Fresōnes

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The Frisians; Frisii, Fresōnes He mid Wilbrord done hálgan bisceop Fresena wæs wuniende ăpud sanctissĭmum Fresōnum gentis archiepiscŏpum Vilbrordum morābātur, Bd. 3, 13; S. 538, 8: Beo. Th. 2191; 8. 1093.

Grantan-brycg

(n.)
Grammar
Grantan-brycg, e; f: Grante brycg, e; f: Granta-brycg, e; f. [Hunt. Grantebrige: Dunel. Grantabric, Grantnebrige, Grantebryge: Hovd. Grauntebrigge]
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Forbærndon Granta-bricge they burned down Cambridge, Chr. l000; Th. 264, 5, col. 1: 264, 8, col. 2: 265, 7, col. 1

bismer-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
bismer-líc, bismor-líc; adj.

Disgraceful, ignominious, dirty, unpleasant ⬩ turpis, ignominiosus, fœdus

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On ðone bismerlícostan eard in the most unpleasant province, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 73, 34

Linked entry: bismor-líc

ge-innian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-innian, pp. -innod

To bring in ⬩ include ⬩ to fill ⬩ supply ⬩ charge ⬩ præstare ⬩ includere

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To bring in, include, to fill, supply, charge; præstare, includere Wolde God geinnian ðone lyre God would supply the loss, Homl. Th. i. 12, 24 : 180, 18 : L. In. 62; Th. i. 142, 4 : Th. Apol. 23, 7.

sigel-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
sigel-beorht, adj.
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Bringþ sigelbeorhte dagas sumor tó túne, 175 ; Men. 89. bright as the sun Sitt sigelbeorht swegles brytta on heáhsetle ille sedens solio fulget sublimis in alto, Dóm. L. 117. [Icel. sól-bjartr.] Cf. sigel-torht

þurh-sleán

(v.)

to smite through ⬩ strike through ⬩ to smite

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Th. ii. 30, 21. to smite Ic ðerhslǽ ł hríno ðone hiorde percutiam pastorem, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 14, 27. [O. Frs. thruch-slá: O. H. Ger. durh-slahan percutere, pulsare.]

þistel-twige

(n.)
Grammar
þistel-twige, an; f.
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A goldfinch or some other bird that eats thistle-down. [In E. D. S. Pub. Bird Names, p. 58, thistle-finch is given as a name of the goldfinch; Halliwell quotes: 'Carduelis a linnet, a thistle-finch' (1581). Cf. O. H.

un-þeáwfæst

(adj.)
Grammar
un-þeáwfæst, adj.

Of bad habits ⬩ vicious ⬩ ill-mannered ⬩ ill-conditioned

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Of bad habits, vicious, ill-mannered, ill-conditioned Hit is bysmorlíc dǽd, ðæt ǽnig man ǽfre swá unþeáwfæst beón sceole, ðæt hé ðone múð ufan mid mettum áfylle, and on óðerne ende him gauge ðæt meox út, Engl. Stud. viii. 62, 15.

Linked entries: þeáw-fæst un-geþeáwfæst

un-gerád

(n.)
Grammar
un-gerád, es; n.

stupidity ⬩ folly ⬩ unreason ⬩ discord ⬩ disagreement ⬩ variance

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stupidity, folly, unreason Fela dyslíce dǽda deriaþ mancynne oððe for ánwylnysse oððe for ungeráde; swá swá sume menn dóð, ðe dyslíce fæstaþ ofer heora mihte ... Nú gesettan ða hálgan fæderas ðæt wé fæston mid geráde, Homl.

be-norþan

(adv.)
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(English gaugers that you have sent down benorth the Tweed, Rob Roy, c. 4) Benorðan Dalmatia sindon Pulgare, Ors. I, I; S. 22, 13. Him is be-norðan Creticum se sǽ, S. 26, 33. Beeástan him . . . and benorðan, S. 28, I.

bridel

Grammar
bridel, l. brídel (from brigdel),
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Ðone brídel ðínre mettryrnnesse, Past. 467, 2. Ic gesleá ǽnne brídel on his weleras, Hml. Th. i. 568, 33. Þæt wíf sceolde him tógeánes gán and his brídel onfón, ii. 142, 18. Lupatis brídlum frænis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 61.

for-þrǽstan

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Woruldcara forsmoriað ðæs módes ðrotan ... swilce hí ðone líflican blǽd forðrǽstne ácwellon, Hml. Th. ii. 92, 12

ge-tirgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tirgan, ge-getirigan; p. de; pp. ed.
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Wearð seó módor biterlíce gegremod fram hire ánum cilde ... wolde ðone sunu þe hí getirigde mid wyriungum gebindan, Hml. Th. ii. 20. 6. Sume ðá hǽðenan wurdon mid andan getyrigde, i. 562, 29. to vex, afflict, oppress Getyrged pertritus, Wrt.

Linked entries: ge-tyrgan tirgan

up-weardes

(adv.)
Grammar
up-weardes, adv.

Upwards

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Upwards Hé onginþ of ðám wyrttrumum, and swá upweardes gréwþ óþ ðone stemn, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 150, 2. Hé biþ upweardes (cf. swá sprincþ hé up, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 24), Met. 13, 54. Hió stíhþ á upweardes, 13, 62. Hé hæfde his handa upweardes, Blickl.

Linked entry: uppe-weardes

spón

(n.)
Grammar
spón, es; m. : e; f. (? v. sæp-spón)

A chip, shaving

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Genim ðone wyrttruman . . . þwít nigon spónas, Lchdm, ii. 292, 2

Linked entries: spén spoon

líg

(n.)
Grammar
líg, lég, es; generally masc. but ðæt lég occurs.

Flame ⬩ lightning

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Ðone deópan grund ðæs hátan léges and ðæs heardan léges [hell], Blickl. Homl. 103, 15. For ðæs léges [lightning] bryne, 203, 11. Léges blæstas, Andr. Kmbl. 3103; Au. 1154.

Linked entry: lég

wudu

(n.)
Grammar
wudu, (-o), widu, wiodu ; gen. wuda, wudes; dat, wuda, wudu (-o), wyda ; acc. wudu, wuda ; pl. wuda, wudas ; m.

wood ⬩ the substance of growing trees ⬩ a tree ⬩ (hewh) wood ⬩ the material obtained from trees ⬩ wood which forms something ⬩ something made of wood ⬩ wood ⬩ wood ⬩ the wood ⬩ woods ⬩ a wood ⬩ wild

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Hé hét Isaac beran ðone wudu (ligna ), Gen. 22, 6: Cd. Th. 174, 31 ; Gen. 2886: 231, 10; Dan. 245. Wé heáwaþ ðone wudu ligna succidimus, Past. 21; Swt. 167, 6. Se de ðone wuda (wudu, Cott.

Linked entries: widu wude- wiodu

ge-swinc

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</b> of physical weariness :-- Hæbbe hé þás wyrte mid him, ðonne ne ongyt hé ná micel tó geswynce (-swince, v. l. ) þæs sí ðes, Lch. i. 106, 7. v. weorold*-*geswinc

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