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feorran-cumen

(adj.)
Grammar
feorran-cumen, adj.

stranger

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Hié fira flǽschoman feorrancumenra þégon, An. 24. Hwæt sié freóndlufu ellþeódigra uncer twéga feorrencumenra, Gen. 1836. Ꝥ ælþeódige men and feorrancumene ne tyrian, Ll. Th. i. 326, 27

Linked entry: feorren

tweónian

(v.)
Grammar
tweónian, twínian, twýnian; p. ode.
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Him twýnode be hwam hé hit sǽde haesitantes de quo dicerit, Jn. Skt. 13, 22.

Linked entries: twínian twýnian

ge-dihtan

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Þæt gewrit áwrát Godes ængel, swá swá seó hálige þrynnys hit gedihte, Wlfst. 292, 21. Ðá áwrát se earming mid his ágenre handa, swá swá se deófol him gedihte þone pistol, Hml.

on

Grammar
on, Add: <b>A. I.</b> 5 ¶
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Frægn Scipia hiene an hwý hit gelang wǽre, Ors. 5, 3; S. 222, 14. v. ge-lang. Se ælmihtiga wyrhta geworhte ealne middangeard on his mycclum cræfte, Hex. 4, 3, Ǽlc man haefð on his ágenre byrðene genóh, Wlfst. 239, 25.

þeówan

(v.)
Grammar
þeówan, þéwan, þíwan, þýwan, þýgan, þeón, þían, þýn, and þeówian, þíwian, þýwian; pres. ic þý, hé þýþ; p. þeówde, þéwde, þíwde, þýwde, þýgde, þeóde, þýde; ppr. þýwende, þíende; pp. þéd, þýd.
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Se fear arn him tógeánes and hine ðýde, ðæt hé his feorh forlét, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 73. hine ufan mid ísenum geaflum ðýdon ... mid heora forcum hine ðýdon, Homl.

úte-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
úte-weard, adj.

Outwardextremeon the outside ofat the extremity ofthe outward partextremity

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Ac on úteweardum his móde hé liéhð him selfum, Past. 9; Swt. 55, 18-24. Heó hafaþ langne wyrtruman and ðone úteweardne sweartne it has a long root, and that black on the outside, Lchdm. i. 304, 2.

Linked entry: útan-weard

bán

bonea bonethe bone of a limba leg or arm

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Hié habbað swíþe æþele bán on hiora tóþum, 17, 36. Hrepa his bán and his flǽsc tange os ejus et carnem, Hml. Th. ii. 452, 19: Ph. 221. of other hard material:-- Sió ecg gewác on báne (the hide of the firedrake ), B. 2578.

wirsian

(v.)
Grammar
wirsian, p. ode

To get worse

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To get worse Hit fareþ yfele ealles tó wíde. Swá swýðe hit wyrsaþ, ðæt ðæs hádes men, ðe hwýlum wǽron nyttoste, ða syndon nú unnyttaste, L. I. P. 14; Th. ii. 322, 18. And aa hit wyrsode mid mannan swíðor and swíðor, Chr. 1085; Erl. 219, 23.

freóndscipe

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H. 195, 25-28. ꝥ Git mé freóndscipe cýðað, 2515: An. 478. cf. freónd, Hé gemyndgade Iónas þǽre fǽhðe þe Xersis him tó geworht háfde ... Hé bæd hié eác ꝥ hié gemunden þæs unárímedlican freóndscipes þe hié hæfdon tó Athéniensum, Ors. 2, 5; S. 82, 19.

friþ-sócn

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Dele 'A peace-refuge,' and for the passage substitute Éhte his ǽlc þára þe Godes freónd sí, búton ꝥ gewurþe ꝥ hé ætberste, and swá deópe friðsðcne geséce ꝥ se cyningc him þurh ꝥ feores geunne. Add:

búr

(n.)
Grammar
búr, es; m. (not n.).
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Eádríc ealdorman bepǽhte intó his búre ( in camera sua ), Chr. 1015; P. 146, 2. a lady's chamber, bower Hé ábræc intó þám búre þár heó inne læg, Ap. Th. 2, 1, 8.Eóde hé intó dám búre þár his dohtor inne wæs, 22, 17.

ge-lútian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lútian, p. ode; pp. od

To lie hidlătēre

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To lie hid; lătēre Ðæt ic gelútian ne mæg on ðyssum sídan sele that I may not lie hid in this wide hall, Cd. 216; Th. 273, 2; Sat. 130

rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽdan, <b>II a.</b>
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Add Þá rédon (rǽddan, v. l.) him betweónum and cwǽdon consultatione habita, Ors. 1, 14; S. 56, 20. heom betweónan rǽddon and þus geþwǽrlíce cwǽdon, Hml. S. 23, 201. <b>II b.

warenian

(v.)
Grammar
warenian, warnian, wearnian ; p. ode.
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Hié oft gesyngiaþ giet wyrs on ðæm ðæt wareniaþ wið ða lytlan scylda ðonne dón on myclum scyldum; for ðæm ðe lícettaþ hié unscyldge, ðonne wæreniaþ wid ða lytlan, Past. 57; Swt. 439, 18-20.

ge-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-weorc, -worc, -were, es; n. [ge-, weorc a work] .

workŏpusŏpuscŭlusa fortfortressarx

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Ðæt ðam þeódne wæs síþes sigehwíl, sylfes dǽdum, worlde geweorces that was a victorious moment to the prince of his enterprise, by his own deeds, of his worldly work, Beo. Th. 5415; B. 2711.

sam

(con.)
Grammar
sam, conj.

Whether, or

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Whether, or (cf. swá. . . swá= whether . . . or) Sara hi þyrfon, sam ne þurfon, willaþ ðeáh. Bt. 26, 2 ; Fox 92, 29. Samwé willan, samwé nyllan, 34,12 ; Fox 154, 7: 40, 1; Fox 234, 34.

Linked entries: ge-sam som

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, l. -byrian, take here ge-berian
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Ǽlc þing cymþ of sumum ðingum, for ðý hit ne biþ weás gebyred; ac þǽr hit of náuhte ne cóme, þonne wǽre hit weás gebyred, Bt. 40, 5; F. 240, 28-30. with hit as subject, and a clause following the verb Gif hit ǽfre gebyreþ ꝥ heó blódes onbirigð, Bt. 25

ge-neósian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-neósian, p. ode; pp. od [neósian to visit]

To visit, come tovisĭtāre, adīre

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ne mihton hine for ðære manegu geneósian non potĕrant adīre eum præ turba, Lk. Bos. 8, 19. Ðú geneósast hine visĭtas eum, Ps. Spl. 8, 5.

Linked entry: neósian

cyssan

(v.)
Grammar
cyssan, p. cyste; pp. cyssed; v. a. [cos a kiss]

KISS osculari

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Ðæt he his mondryhten clyppe and cysse that he embrace and kiss his lord, Exon. 77a; Th. 289, 2; Wand. 42

Linked entry: cossian

wítnung

(n.)
Grammar
wítnung, e; f.

Punishmenttormentpain

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Ðonne seó sáwul bið tó hire wítnunge gelǽd . . . betǽht tó écere wítnunge, Homl. Th. i. 410, 24, 30. Helpan ðám forðfarenum ðe on wítnunge beóð, ii. 356, 12. Gefyl hié nú mid ðære wítnunga ðe ðú him geteohhod hæfdest, Ps. Th. 16, 13.