ramm
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a ram Ramm aries, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 52. Ram, 78, 46. Rom berbex, ii. 12, 71 : 126, 3. Rommes blód, Cd. Th. 177, 20; Gen. 2932, Geoffra mé ǽnne þríwintre ramm Gen. 15, 9 : 22, 13. Beorgas wǽron blíðe swá rammas, Ps. Th. 113, 6. Bringaþ him eówra ramma
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býme-sangere
eow
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Eow, fiðerfóte fugel griffin, a four-footed bird; griffes [=gryphus], Ælfc. Gl. 18; Wrt. Voc. 22, 44
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fór-mete
Fare-meat ⬩ provision for a journey ⬩ cĭbus in itĭnĕre sūmendus
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Fare-meat, provision for a journey; cĭbus in itĭnĕre sūmendus, Gr. Dial. 2, 13: Deut. 15, 14
ge-costnes
A temptation ⬩ trial ⬩ proving ⬩ probātio
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A temptation, trial, proving; probātio Se wæs of dæghwamlícre gecostnesse ðæs mynstres becom to áncerlífe qui de monastērii probātiōne ad heremītĭcam pervĕnĕrat vitam, Bd. 3,19; S. 549, 42
feorh-ben
A life-wound ⬩ mortal wound ⬩ lētāle vulnus
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A life-wound, mortal wound; lētāle vulnus Feorhbennum seóc sick with mortal wounds, Beo. Th. 5473; B. 2740
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dol-sceaða
A foolish or rash robber ⬩ temĕrārius spoliātor
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A foolish or rash robber; temĕrārius spoliātor God eáðe mæg ðone dolsceaðan dǽda getwǽfan God may easily sever the doltish robber from his deeds, Beo. Th. 962; B. 479
ge-cafstrian
To bridle ⬩ restrain ⬩ frænare ⬩ restringere
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To bridle, restrain; frænare, restringere Swelce sió geþyld hæbbe ðæt mód gecafstrod as if patience has restrained the mind, Past. 33, 4; Swt. 218, 22; Cot. MS. 42 a
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cwealm-cuma
A deadly guest ⬩ advena cædem parans
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A deadly guest; advena cædem parans Nolde eorla hleó ðone cwealmcuman cwicne forlǽtan the refuge of the earls would not leave the deadly guest living, Beo. Th. 1588; B. 792
breóst-weorþung
a honouring ⬩ A breast-decoration, an ornament; ⬩ pectoris decoratio, ornamentum
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A breast-decoration, an ornament; pectoris decoratio, ornamentum Nalles he Fres-cyninge breóstweorþunge bringan móste he could not bring the ornament to the Frisian king, Beo. Th. 5001; B. 2504
býtlian
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To build; ædificare Hí ongunnon býtlian heora burh they began to build their town, Cd. 90; Th. 112, 33; Gen. 1880: 99; Th. 131, 15; Gen. 2176. He ne býtlaþ of ðam grúndwealle he builds not from that foundation, Homl. Th. i. 368, 25. Býtlode ædificavit
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eánian
YEAN, bring forth as a ewe ⬩ enīti, parturīre
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To YEAN, bring forth as a ewe; enīti, parturīre He genam hine of eówedum sceápa, fram eánigendum he genam hine sustŭlit eum [Dāvĭdem] de grĕgĭbus ovium, de post fetantes [oves] accēpit eum, Ps. Lamb. 77, 70
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tíd
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Múða gehwylc mete þearf, mǽl sceolon tídum gongan, Gn. Ex. 125. Ic on Þín hús hálig gange, and þǽr tídum þé tifer onsecge, Ps. Th. 65, 12. <b>I a α.</b> a favourable occasion or period for a person :-- Swá mon on ealdum bigspellum cwyð, ꝥ
ǽw-fæsten
A fated or legal fast ⬩ legitimum jejunium
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A fated or legal fast; legitimum jejunium To ǽwfæstene for the legal fast. Rubc. Lk. Bos. 3, 1a, notes, p. 578
ge-mǽre
An end, boundary, termination, limit ⬩ finis
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An end, boundary, termination, limit; finis Gemǽro limes, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 11, 16. Gemǽre ðú settest terminum posuisti, Ps. Spl. 103, 10. Ne mágon hí ofer gemǽre gegangan terminum non transgredientur, Ps. Th. 103, 10. On Hwicna gemǽre and West-Sexna
bere-corn
BARLEY-CORN ⬩ a grain of barley ⬩ hordei granum
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BARLEY-CORN, a grain of barley; hordei granum IX bere-corna nine barley-corns, L. Ath. iv. 5; Th. i. 224, 11
un-gewirded
Uninjured
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Uninjured Ne mæg him bitres wiht sceððan, ac gescylded á wunaþ ungewyrded þenden woruld stondeþ, Exon. Th. 210, 5; Ph. 181
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deáþ-wíc
A mansion of death ⬩ mortis mansio
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A mansion of death; mortis mansio He gewát deáþwíc seón he departed to see the mansion of death, Beo. Th. 2555; B. 1275
ár-wurþian
To give honour to ⬩ to honour ⬩ reverence ⬩ worship ⬩ honorare ⬩ honorificare ⬩ venerari
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To give honour to, to honour, reverence, worship; honorare, honorificare, venerari Onsægednys lófes árwurþaþ me sacrificium laudis honorificabit me, Ps. Spl. 49, 24. Ðæt ealle árwurþion [árwurþigeon, Jun.] ðone Sunu, swá swá híg árwurþiaþ [árwurþigeaþ
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wís
wise ⬩ discreet ⬩ judicious ⬩ cunning ⬩ wise ⬩ learned ⬩ skilled ⬩ expert ⬩ known
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wise, discreet, judicious Wís sapiens Wrt. Voc. i. 76, 10 fronimus 47, 34. Grammar wís, of persons Ne scyle nán wís monn (vir sapiens) forhtigan, Bt. 40, 3; Fox 238, 8, 13, 15. Ne mæg weorþan wís wer ǽr hé áge wintra dǽl in woruldríce, Exon. Th. 290