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bed-ryda

(n.)
Grammar
bed-ryda, an; m.

A bedridden manclinicus

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A bedridden man; clinicus Se bedryda wearþ gehǽled sóna; and eóde him ðá hám, hál on his fótum, se ðe ǽr wæs geboren on bǽre to cyrcan the bedridden man was soon healed; and he then went home, whole on his feet, who before was borne on a bier to church

feormere

(n.)
Grammar
feormere, es; m.

One who supplies with fooda purveyorFARMERobsōnātor

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the purveyors, let him forfeit his admission, Cod.

freót

(n.)
Grammar
freót, freód, es; m.

Freedomlibertyan enfranchisementa setting a man freelībertasmănūmissio

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Freedom, liberty, an enfranchisement, a setting a man free; lībertas, mănūmissio Þolie his freótes let him forfeit his freedom, L. E. G. 7; Th. i. 170, 17. We scylon todǽlan freót and þeówet we ought to distinguish between freedom and slavery, L.

Linked entry: freód

un-forwandodlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forwandodlíc, adj.

Undeterred by fear or shamefearlessfree

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Ðonne wénaþ hié ðæt hié sprecen for unforwandodlícre and orsorglícre ryhtwísnesse se credunt loqui per libertatem rectitudinis, 41; Swt. 302, 5

Linked entry: -wandodlíc

dihtnere

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Getreówne dyhtnere his hálegra cyricena ( Dunstan ), Lch. iii. 434, 21. Se cyningc him tó gecígde his dihtnere, Ap. Th. 5, 13. Add

bróc

(n.; part.)
Grammar
bróc, es; m? [bróc, p. of bracan]

An inferior horse, a shaking horse, jadecaballus, equus vilior

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An inferior horse, a shaking horse, jade; caballus, equus vilior Ðæt hie sécen him bróc on onráde, and on wǽne, oððe on ðon ðe hie á þrówian mǽgen that they look for themselves to ride on a horse, and in a wain, or in that which they can ever endure,

rýnan

(v.)
Grammar
rýnan, de

To roar

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To roar Sume sǽdon ðæt hió sceolde forsceoppan tó león, and ðonne seó sceolde sprecan, ðonne rýnde hió, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194,34 . Ða ðe león wǽron ongunnon láðlíce yrrenga rýna (rýnan (?), rýan (?) ), Met. 26, 84

Linked entry: rýan

herian

(v.)
Grammar
herian, hærian, hergan; p. ode, ede; imper. hera and here; pp. ed

To praise

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Ðæs cininges ealdormenn heredon hig beforan him the princes of Pharaoh commended her before Pharaoh, Gen. 12, 15. Hit is áwriten ne hera ðú nǽnne man on his lífe it is written 'Praise no man during his life,' Homl. Th. ii. 560, 13.

Linked entry: hergan

un-eáðe

(adv.)
Grammar
un-eáðe, adv.

with difficultygrievouslyhardlyunwillinglyhardlyhardlyscarcelyonly just

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Hé uneáðe áwæig com, and him ðǽr micel forférde, Chr.1052; Erl. 181, 18. Swíðe strang gyld, ðæt man hit uneáðe ácom, 1040; Erl. 166, 21. Ða lufe mon mæg swíðe uneáþe oððe ná forbeódan, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 11.

óþer

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his líf on nán óðer ne wend, on óðer hé lǽrð, Past. 193, 13: 257, 19. sind óðre, óþre wǽron, Hml. Th. ii. 574, 2. Add hlifiað feor úp ofer þá óðre eorðan, Wlfst. 262, 11.

bysmerian

(v.)
Grammar
bysmerian, bysmrian, bismrian, bismærian, bysmorian, bysmrigan, to bismrienne, bysmrigenne; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [bismer, bysmer mockery, blasphemy]
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bysmeredon on ðone reádan sǽ irritaverunt eos in rubrum mare, Ps. Th. 105, 8. Ongunnon on ðám wícum Moyses bysmrian they began to irritate Moses in the camps, 105, 14.

pening

(n.)
Grammar
pening, penning, pending, penig, pennig, es; m.
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Ðá brohton him ǽnne peninc (penig, MS. A. : penning, Lind.), Mt. Kmbl. 22, 19. Hé sealde ǽlcon ǽnne penig (penning, Lind.) ... Ðá onféngon hig ǽlc his pening (suindrigo penningas, Lind.) ... syadrige penegas singulos denarios, 20, 2-10.

Linked entry: pending

fracod-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
fracod-líce, adv.

Shamefullyturpĭter

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Shamefully; turpĭter wyllaþ fracodlíce him betwynan sacian they will shamefully quarrel among themselves, Homl. Th. ii. 292, 35

ge-æhtung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-æhtung, e; f.

Deliberationcounselconsĭlium

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Deliberation, counsel; consĭlium Ná wel syððan his geæhtunge áhwǽr heóldan non sustĭnuērunt consĭlium ejus, Ps. Th. 105, 11

here-láf

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Se cynincg féng tó friðe wið . . . Hé cyrde ðá hámwerd mid his hereláfe, Hml. S. 25, 592. Add

ge-riht

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VII. right, lawful procedure :-- Gif hwá búton gerihtum hit ábrecan wille God hine tó rihtere bóte gecerre, C. D. iii. 5, 19

for-fón

(v.)
Grammar
for-fón, ic -fó, ðú -féhst, he -féhþ, pl. -fóþ; p. ic, he -féng, ðú -fénge, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen, -fongen [for-, fón to take] .

to take violently or by surpriseclutcharrestseizevehementer căpĕreimprōviso adventu căpĕreprehendĕreapprehendĕredeprehendĕre

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Næbbe his ágne forfongen [hæbbe his ágen forfangen MS. H.] let him not have forfeited his own [let him have forfeited his own, MS. H.], L.

Linked entry: fore-fón

fót-cosp

(n.)
Grammar
fót-cosp, es; m.

A fettercompes

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A fetter; compes ge-eádmétton on fótcospum fét his humiliāvērunt in compĕdĭbus pĕdes ejus, Ps. Spl. C. 104, 17

ge-dwollíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-dwollíce, adv.
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In error, erringly worhton wólíce and ge-dwollíce him hǽþene godas, and þone sóþan God forsáwon, Wlfst. 105, 9

Linked entry: dwol-líce

tintregung

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Hé hét his cwelleras swíðor wítnian þone hálgan wer, ac áteórodon on þǽre tintregunge, Hml. S. 37, 126. Add