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ge-réf-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
ge-réf-ærn, es; n.

A court-house

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A court-house Urbanus eode to his geréfærne Urbanus went to his court-house, Shrn. 106, 16

þánian

(v.)
Grammar
þánian, p. ode
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To be or to become moist Þǽnie madeo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 44. Ðániaþ madescunt, 57, 39

Linked entries: þǽnian þán

un-styrigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-styrigendlíc, adj.

Not to be stirrednot to be carried

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Not to be stirred, not to be carried Byrðenna unstyrendelíco onera inportabilia, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 23, 4

wísan

(v.)
Grammar
wísan, p. de

To shew

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To shew Ðeóden wísðe herepað ðære heán byrig eorlum elðeódigum, Cd. Th. 218, 5; Dan. 35

burg-ealdor

Grammar
burg-ealdor, (burh-).
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Hét se burhealdor ( alt. to burhge ealdor) þone bisceop him gefeccan, Hml. S. 22, 203. Add

wáclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wáclíce, <b>. I.</b>
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Þe lǽs þú weorðe . . . úpáhafen . . . ne eft wáclice geortreówe ǽniges gódes. Met. 5, 34. Add

á-wácian

(v.)
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Add: to make gentle, mollify, appease God hé áwácað him placat Deum, Verc. Först. 126, 6

hám-stede

(n.)
Grammar
hám-stede, es; m.

A homesteaddomicilea homestead

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A homestead hámstede to the homestead, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 77, 7. v. p. xxxviii s

ofer-mæstan

(v.)

to over-fatten

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to over-fatten Swá ðæt úre líchama ne wurþe ofermæst ídelum lustum, Bd. Whelc. 228, 25

Linked entry: mæstan

cohhetan

(v.)
Grammar
cohhetan, p. te; pp. ed

To bluster tumultuari

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To bluster; tumultuari Hí ongnnnon cohhetan they began to bluster Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 20; Jud. 270

á-beódan

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Se deáþ him cymeþ Godes dóm ábeódenne, Bl.

Linked entry: eoton-weard

á-rǽran

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Gif se hláford him wile ꝥ land árǽran weorce and gafole if the lord want to raise the rent of the land for him by exacting work as well as payment, 146, 4. to extol Up áhefde, árǽrde extollit, An. Ox. 2425.

Linked entry: rǽran

hlystan

listento listen

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S. 22, 190. to give heed to a person or to advice, be persuaded to follow: Nýd weorðeð 'niða bearnum helpe, gif hí his hlystað ǽror, Rún. 10. Hlest ausculta (sermones meos), Kent.

for-drífan

to drive awayoffoutto drive awaycast outto drive outto banishexpelto drive asideto overtask

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, 11. to subject to excessive toil or hardship, to overtask Eálá hú earmlice and hú reówlic tíd wæs ðá, ðá ðá wreccæ men lǽgen fordrifene full neáh deáðe, and syððan cóm se scearpa hungor and ádyde hí mid ealle, Chr. 1086; P. 218, 1

ég-búende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ég-búende, pl. m. adj. Used as a noun,

An island dwellerad aquam vel in insŭla hăbĭtans

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Gehwæm égbúendra to each of the islanders, 975; Th. 230, 5; Edg. 57

Linked entry: íg-búend

lah-riht

(n.)
Grammar
lah-riht, es; n.

Legal right

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Legal right Ǽghwylc lahriht ge burhriht ge landriht every legal right, both of town and country, L. I. P. 7; Th. ii. 312, 19.

timbrung

(n.)
Grammar
timbrung, e; f.

Building,a building

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Bileafden heo (the builders of the tower of Babel) heore timbrunge, O. E. Homl. i. 93, 23. Timbringe, 227, 4. Al is to his behefe and timbrunge toward his blisse, A. R. 124, 1

fillan

(v.)

throw downto felldestroy

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Take here passages given under fyllan, and add: to cause to fall to the ground, to pull down, throw down, lit. Hé cwealde Crístne men, circan fylde, Jul. 5. Hé sum deófolgild bræc and fylde . . . hié mid heora handum þá ídlan gyld fyldon, Bl.

Linked entries: fællan fyllan

ge-mircian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mircian, ge-mercian.
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Hé seolf of inwritting gemercad bið ipse ex inscribtione signalur, 4, 5. to signify, express Gemercade significans, Lk. p. 2, 7. to f orm by marks, portray Gemercade com-pingens (as if from pingere to paint ?)

Linked entry: -mircian

lítan

(v.)
Grammar
lítan, [from lútan, as bígan from búgan]

to bendincline

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to cause to bow, to bend, incline Ðæt ingeþonc ǽlces monnes ðone líchoman lít ðider hit wile the mind of every man inclines the body whither it will, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 237; Met. 26, 119