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BLEOH

(n.)
Grammar
BLEOH, bleó, blioh, blió; gen. bleós; n.

A colour, hue, complexioncolor, species

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Menn mágon cépan be ðæs mónan bleó hwylc weder toweard byþ men may observe by the moon's colour what weather is at hand, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 15, 9; Lchdm. iii. 268, 5.

Linked entries: bleó blió

for-dón

(v.)
Grammar
for-dón, to for-dónne; he -déþ; p. ic, he -dyde, ðú -dydest, pl. -dydon; subj. pres. -dó, pl. -dón; p. -dyde, pl. -dyden; pp. -dón, -dén.

to do fordestroykillperdĕredestruĕredēlērecontĕrĕreinterfĭcĕreoccīdĕreto seducedefilecorruptsedūcĕrescĕlĕrāre

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Used by Shakespeare

Linked entry: for-gedón

be-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
be-gangan, -gongan, -gangan; -gongan; pp. -gangen [be, gangan to go].

to go roundsurroundcircumdare to go toafterto attendcommitpractiseexerciseperformobserveworshipexercere incumbereprocurarecolere

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Carthage was outwardly surrounded by sea Ors. 4, 13; Bos. 99, 39. to go to or after, to attend, commit, practise, exercise, perform, observe, worship; exercere, incumbere, procurare, colere Begangan his gebédu to attend his prayers Bd. 3, 16; S. 542,

Linked entries: be-gongan bi-gongan

for-beornan

(v.)
Grammar
for-beornan, -byrnan; p. -bearn, -barn, -born, pl. -burnon; pp. -bornen, -burnen; v. n.

To burn upbe destroyed by firebe consumedcombūriignĭbus consūmi

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To burn up, be destroyed by fire, be consumed; combūri, ignĭbus consūmi On ðære Sodomitiscra gewítnunge forbearn seó eorþe in the punishment of the Sodomites the earth was burnt, Boutr. Scrd. 22, 33.

Linked entry: for-byrnan

Galwalas

(n.)
Grammar
Galwalas, galwealas, nom. acc; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m. [wealh foreign; cf. Bryt-walas]

GaulsFrenchmenpeople of Gaul in a bodyGaulFranceGalliGallia

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D. 693] Brihtwald was consecrated archbishop by Godun bishop of the Gauls, Chr. 693; Erl. 43, 17. He gewát into Galwalum he went into Gaul, Chr. Erl. 5, 5, 14.

líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
líhtan, p. te.

to alleviaterelieveassuageto lightalight

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Th. 132, 28; By. 23

mearh

(n.)
Grammar
mearh, g. meares; m.

A horsesteed

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Th. 137, 19; By. 188. Eahta mearas, Beo. Th. 2075; B. 1035. Fealwe mearas, 1735; B. 865. Mearas æppelfealuwe, 4333. Meara and máðnsa, 4338; B. 2166. Mearum and máðmum, 3800; B. 1898. Beornas cómon wiggum gengan on mearum módige, Andr.

ge-libban

(v.)
Grammar
ge-libban, ge-lifian, ge-leofian; p. ge-lifde, ge-lifode, ge-leofode
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K. 16. to get by living, to live to do Hé cyng beón sceolde, gif hé hit gelifode he should have been king, if he had lived to do it, Chr. 1093; P. 228, 11. Fulne ende þínes lífes þú hæfst gelifd plenam etatis finem habes, Nar. 30, 11

Linked entries: ge-leofian ge-lifian

gnornian

(v.)
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Á mæg gnornian sé þe nú fram þís wígplegan wendan þenceð, By. 315. Grnorniendum merentibus, Kent. Gl. 1129. <b>I a.</b> of things :--- Beám sceal on eorðan leáfum líðan, leomu gnornian ( the bare branches grieve ), Gn. Ex. 26.

Linked entries: gnornan be-grornian

ge-wuldrian

(v.)
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Th. 88, 6. to advance the glory of God by action Hé bécnade of huelcum deáðe giuuldrad uére God significans qua morte clarificaturus esset Deum, Jn. L. 21, 49. to make glorious, bestow glory upon Þú hine gewuldrast gloria coronasti eum, Ps.

Bryttas

(n.)
Grammar
Bryttas, Brittas, Brettas, Breotas, Brytas, Britas; pl. m.

BritonsBritonesBretonsArmoricani

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Ðætte Angel-þeód wæs gelaðod fram Bryttum on Breotone that the Angle-nation was invited by the Britons into Britain, 1, 15; S. 483, 2.

Linked entry: Brettas

wígbed-bót

(n.)
Grammar
wígbed-bót, e; f.

A fine paid to the bishop for the injury done to the church by doing wrong to one in holy orders

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A fine paid to the bishop for the injury done to the church by doing wrong to one in holy orders Gif man preóst gewundige, gebéte man ða wyrdlan, and tó weófodbóte for his háde sylle .xii. ór.; æt diácone .vi. ór. tó weófodbóte, L. N. P.

á-sittan

to sit upto remain sittingto be agroundto reduce by siegeto be apprehensive afraid

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; of a ship, to be aground Ðára óþerra scipu ásǽton; þá wurdon eác swíðe unéðelíce áseten, þreó ásǽton on ðá healfe þæs deópes ðe ðá Deniscan scipu áseten wǽron, and þá óðru eall on óþre healfe, Chr. 897; P. 90, 20-91, 4. trans, with fit, to reduce by

prýt

(n.)
Grammar
prýt, e; f.
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Pride, pomp Mód ofermódignysse mid prýte byþ gewemmed animus superbiae tumore corrumpitur, Scint. 13. Mid nánre prýte ðú ofermódiga nulla elatione superbias, 46. Ne gerísaþ heom príta ne ídele rænca ne micele ofermétta, L. I.

Linked entries: prít prýd

rád

(n.)
Grammar
rád, e; f.
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Furniture (of a house), harness (of a horse) Rád byþ on recyde rinca gehwylcum séfte and swíðhwæt ðam ðe sitteþ onufan meare mægenheardum ofer mílpaþas in the house is for each man furniture soft, and (the furniture for the horse, the harness) very strong

geómor-lic

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Substitute: causing sorrow, miserable, grievous, sad Bið geómorlic gomelum ceorle tó gebídanne, þæt his byre ríde giong on galgan, B. 2444.

sweord

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Th. i. 188, 9. v. birn- (byrn-), hilt-sweord. Add

or-dál

(n.)
Grammar
or-dál, -dél; generally neuter, but an apparently fem. acc. pl. ordéla occurs,
  • L. Edg. C. 24
  • ;
  • Th. ii. 248, 28
  • .
(Cf.
O. H. Ger. which has fem. and neut. forms
.
)

judicial decision, judgmenta decision which follows an appeal to the Deity

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The further proceedings in connection with the ordeal by hot water or by hot iron are detailed in L. Ath. iv. 7; Th. i. 226, 8. After the fire to be used in heating was carried into the church, none were to enter but the priest and the accused.

swerian

(v.)
Grammar
swerian, p. swór (but a weak swerede occurs; cf.
Icel. svarði as well as sór
), pl. swóron; pp. sworen

To swear, make oath. absoluteto swear by or onto swear to anythingto swear an oath by somethingto swear by, on . . . that . . .

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In. 19; Th. i. 114, 11. to swear by or on :-- Swá hwylc swá swereþ on temple . . . swá hwá swá swereþ on ðæs temples golde, Mt. Kmbl. 23, 16, 18, 20, 21. Swá swá ðú swóre on sóðfæstnysse ðíne, Ps. Spl. 88, 48.

Linked entry: fore-swerian

ge-girwan

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Seó genihtsumnes þæs wæteres byð ǽrest gesomnod in wídum seáðe, oþ ꝥ æt néxtan hit byð gegæred (-ger-, v. l.) in myccle eá aquarum abundantia in extenso prius lacu colligitur, ad postremum vero in amnem derivatur, Gr. D. 98, 17.