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beám

a beamposta beam of light

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. . . fram earnes beáme, C. D. ii. 73, 25. Dúnstán ána ætstód uppon ánum beáme (in uno de laquearibus), Chr. 978; P. 123, 3. Se leóma wæs swilce ormǽte beám, 1106; P. 240, 21. Heora earmas wǽron swá ormǽte beámas, Hml. S. 4, 288.

Baroc-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Baroc-scír, e; f.

The bare oak shireBERKSHIRE

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The bare oak shire or BERKSHIRE, so called from a polled oak in Windsor forest, where public meetings were held, Brompt. p. 801. It was most commonly written by the Anglo-Saxons-Barruc, Bearruc, and Bearwucscíre, Chr. 860; Th. 130, 3

Linked entry: Bearocscýre

eád-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
eád-gifu, -giefu, e; f.

Blessed grace, gift of blessednessbeāta grātia, beatitūdĭnis dōnum

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Blessed grace, gift of blessedness; beāta grātia, beatitūdĭnis dōnum Ðæt ðú me ne lǽte of lofe hweorfan ðínre eádgife that thou let me not turn from the praise of thy blessed grace, Exon. 69 b; Th. 259, 2; Jul. 276

Linked entry: eád-giefu

friþ-borh

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-borh, gen. -borges; m.

A peace or frank-pledgepeace-suretypācis fidejussio

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A peace or frank-pledge, peace-surety; pācis fidejussio, L. Ed. C. 20; Th. i. 450, 24, 29; 451, 2, 4, 7: 21; Th. i. 451, 19, 20: 28; Th. i. 454, 18, 22. v. Stubbs' Const. Hist. i. 87

Linked entries: freó-borh borh

fróuer

(n.)
Grammar
fróuer, e; f.

Comfortconsōlātio

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Comfort; consōlātio On ðisum geáre sé árwurþa muneca feder and fróuer, Landfranc arcebisceop, gewát of ðissum lífe in this year [A.D. 1089] the venerable father and comfort of monks, archbishop Lanfranc, departed from this life, Chr. 1089; Erl. 226,

hwínan

(v.)
Grammar
hwínan, p. hwán; pl. hwinon
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To make a whistling, whizzing sound [as an arrow, etc. in its flight] Ful oft of ðam heápe hwínende fleág, giellende gár full oft from that band flew whistling the shrieking javelin, Exon. 86 b; Th. 326, 12; Víd. 127

níd-bád

(n.)
Grammar
níd-bád, e; f.

An exactiona duetoll

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An exaction, a due, toll Ic Æðelbald Myrcna cincg wæs beden from bisceope Milréde ðæt ic him áléfde alle nédbáde tuegra sceopa, Chart. Th. 28, 25 : 29, 8. Hé nymeþ nýdbáde he (Grendel) takes toll, Beo. Th. 1200; B. 598

bi-sweðian

(v.)
Grammar
bi-sweðian, p. ede; pp. ed

To bind, wind round, inwrapligare, involvere

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Sibbum bisweðede, sorgum biwerede inwrapt in peace, from cares protected, Exon. 32 a; Th. 100, 19; Cri. 1644

scín-lǽc

(adj.)
Grammar
scín-lǽc, scín-lǽce, -lác; adj.
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Álésedo from ǽlcum ongifeht scínelácum libera ab omni inpugnatione fantasmatica, Rtl. 98, 26. v. preceding words

wiþer-cirr

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-cirr, es; m.

A going againstresistance

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A going against, resistance Ic gehýned eom, fáh and freóndleás; ic findan ne can wiðercyrr wið ðan of ðam wearhtreafum I am humiliated, proscribed and friendless; against this I can devise no resistance from hell, Elen. Kmbl. 1849; El. 926

frecnes

(n.)
Grammar
frecnes, glis.
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Substitute: frec-ness, e; f. Greediness, gluttony, voracity Frecnis glus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 109, 78. Frecnes, 40, 74. Frecnesse ingluviae, 44, 27. Of gífre frecinesse (frecennesse, Angl. xiii. 32, 119) gulosa ingluuies, An. Ox. 4, 38.

ge-drif

Grammar
ge-drif, e ; f. . . . Rush. I. 31.
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Substitute: <b>ge-árif</b> fever Hál from ridesohte ł gedrif, Mk. R. l, 31. Wið gedrif, nim snægl, and áfeorma hine, and nim ꝥ clǽne fám ; mengc wiþ wífes meolc, syle þicgan. Lch. iii. 70, 3

geweald-leþer

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Þá gewealdleþeru onlǽtan þára brídla frena, remittere, 11, 75. Add

ge-weaxness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-weaxness, e; f.
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Increase; interest on money, usury Se sláwa þeów þone onfangenan talent from his hláforde bútan geweaxnysse (cf. mid þám gafole cum usura, Mt. 25, 27; mid gestreóne cum usuris, Lk. 19, 23) áhýdde on eorþan, Hml. S. 23 b, 15

Linked entry: weaxness

Gallisc

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Hiora anlícnessa ne mehton from Galliscum fýre for-bærnede weorþan, 2, 8 ; S. 94, 14. Add

tó-settan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-settan, p. te

To set things apart from one another,to disposedisponere

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To set things apart from one another, to dispose; disponere Se ðe tósetteþ ł gestiht spǽca his on dóme qui disponet sermones suos in judicio, Ps. Lamb. 111, 5 : Blickl. Gl. : Ps. Spl. 111, 5. Tósette disposuit, 83, 6 : 104, 8

tó-swífan

(v.)

to move off in different directions

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to move off in different directions Ǽghwilc óþer útan ymbclyppeþ, ðý læs hí tóswífen each from without embraces other, lest they take their separate courses, Met. 11, 36. v. Bt. 21; Fox 74, 11 Similar entries in tó-slúpan, I

a-ferscean

(v.)
Grammar
a-ferscean, [a, fersc fresh]

To freshento become freshsalsuginem deponere

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To freshen, to become fresh; salsuginem deponere Swá swá of ðære sǽ cymþ ðæt wæter innon ða eorþan and ðǽr afersceaþ thus from the sea the water enters into the earth and then becomes fresh, Bt. 34, 6; Fox 140, 18

bealo-níþ

(n.)
Grammar
bealo-níþ, beala-níþ, bala-níþ, es; m.

Baleful maliceevilwickednesspravum vel perniciosum studiumperniciescalamitas

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Bebeorh ðé ðone bealoníþ keep from thee that baleful evil, Beo. Th. 3520; B. 1758

Linked entries: bala-níþ beala-níþ

Finn

(n.)
Grammar
Finn, es; m.

Fin

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Be Finnes eaferum in Fres-wæle of Fin's offspring in Friesland, Beo. Th. 2140; B. 1068

Linked entry: Finns buruh