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BRǼW

(n.)
Grammar
BRǼW, breáw, breág, brég, brégh, bréhg, es; m.

An eye-lid;palpebra

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Lamb. 131, 4; I shal not ȝiue slep to myn eȝen, and to my eȝe lidis napping, Wyc. Ic eom wíde calu, ne ic bréaga ne brúna brúcan móste I am very bald, nor can I make use of eye-lids nor eye-lashes, Exon. 111 b; Th. 427, 32; Rä. 41, 100.

lád

(n.)
Grammar
lád, e; f.

a coursewaya lodewatercoursecarryingcarriagebringingSustenanceprovision

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Noe tealde ðæt hé (the raven) hine, gif hé on ðære láde land ne funde, sécan wolde, Cd. 72; Th. 87, 5: Gen. 1444.

ge-faran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-faran, p. fór; pl. -fóron, -fóran; pp. faren.

To goproceedreach by goingarriveireproficiscimeareto departdieto proceedget onfareTo get by goingexperienceoccupyreachobtaingo against

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We nyton hwæt Moises gefaren hafþ we know not what has become of Moses, Exod. Thw. 32, 1, 23. v. trans.

Linked entry: ge-fór

LYSTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LYSTAN, p. te

To LIST

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Hú ne biþ ǽlc mon genóg earm ðæs ðe hé næfþ ðonne hit hine lyst habban is not every man poor enough as regards that which he has not, when he desires to have it? Bt. 26, 1; Fox 92, 2.

LǼCE

(n.)
Grammar
LǼCE, es; m.

A LEECHdoctorphysiciana leech

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Lǽteþ flint brecan his sconcan ne biþ him lǽce gód he shall cause the stones to break his legs, no doctor shall avail him, 206; Sal. 102. Nys hálum lǽces nán þearf non est opus valentibus medico, Mt.

Linked entries: lǽca léce

a-lynian

(v.)
Grammar
a-lynian, p. ode; pp. od

To liberatedeliverfree fromliberare

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To liberate, deliver, free from; liberare Alynian of róde Cristes líchaman to deliver Christ's body from the cross, De offic. diurn. et noct

be-filgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-filgan, p. -filgde; pp. -filged

To follow afterpursueinsequi

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To follow after, pursue; insequi Wolde me befilgende beón mid sáre voluit me insequi cum dolore, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 28, note

Linked entry: be-fylgan

býwan

(v.)
Grammar
býwan, p. de; pp. ed
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Th. 4507, note; B. 2257

Linked entry: a-býwan

cliofian

(v.)
Grammar
cliofian, he cliofaþ, cliofiaþ; ode; od

To cleaveadhærere

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To cleave; adhærere Hí willaþ cliofian on ðǽm monnum they will cleave to the men, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 54, 19, note 9

eóton-weard

(n.)
Grammar
eóton-weard, e; f.

Giant-protectioncontra gĭgantem protectio

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Th. 1341, note; B. 668

nestan

(v.)
Grammar
nestan, p. te

To spin

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To spin Ne wynnes and ne nestas non laborant neque nent, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 28. Nestaþ, Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 12, 27

geold

(n.)
Grammar
geold, es; n.

Charge, impost

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Charge, impost Ne gafle ne geold neither tax nor charge, Chr. 675; Erl. 38, 1. Strange geoldes heavy imposts, 1124; Erl. 253, 21

secge

(n.)
Grammar
secge, an ; f.
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Speaking, speech Mé náwðer deág secge ne swíge neither speech nor silence will avail me, Exon. Th. 12, 23 ; Cri. 190. Cf. secga

un-menged

(adj.)
Grammar
un-menged, adj.

Unmixed

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Unmixed Se unmengeda non mixta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 78. Hé ( Adam ) of ðære eorðan selfre unmængedre gesceapen wæs, Anglia xi. 1, 9

Linked entry: un-gemenged

ge-swicu

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swicu, (?i-stem, fem., cf. Sievers' Grammatik, 268),
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A. 148, 123 note. v. ge-swíc

Linked entry: ge-swic

níþig

(adj.)
Grammar
níþig, adj.
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Þá níðigan and þá æfstigan (given in note to preceding)

of-drincan

(v.)
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Th. ii. 134, 21 note

un-þancfull

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Ne sceall ic nǽfre læng unþancfull þǽre þegnurge mé onýwan þám were viro illi ingratus apparere non debeo, Gr. D. 343. 11. Add

efnettan

Grammar
efnettan, <b>; I.</b>
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Se cræftga ... ne blinneþ ꝥ hé betriende béte þá onlícnessa and efnette artifex ... ea tundere meliorando non desinet, Gr. D. 283, 27. Add

cís

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Add: fastidious, squeamish þe lǽs hit seócmódum bróðrum and císum wyrðe tó wlættan ut infirmis mentibus non uertatur in nausiam, Chrd. 23, 9