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éðian

(v.)
Grammar
éðian, éðigean; p. ode; pp. od.

to breathe, inspire hālāre, spīrāre, inspīrāreto smell ŏdōrāre

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to breathe, inspire; hālāre, spīrāre, inspīrāre He leórt tácen forþ, þurh fýres bleó, up éðigean he let a token forth breathe up, through colour of fire, Elen. Kmbl. 2211; El. 1107. Se gást éðaþ the spirit breathes, Greg. Dial. 2, 21.

Linked entries: éðgiende éþung

rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
rǽs, (?). On the analogy of blód-lǽs, -lǽswu (q. v.) this might be entered as rǽs, rǽswu : <b>rǽsa</b> (?).

Similar entry: on-rǽsa

lyft-gelác

(n.)
Grammar
lyft-gelác, es; n.
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Kmbl. 1683; An. 828. þurh lyftgelác léges blæstas weallas ymbwurpon [the winds blew the flames ], 3102; An. 1554

beald-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
beald-líce, bald-líce, bal-líce ; adv.

BOLDLYinstantlyearnestlysaucilyaudenterstatim

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Aoth bleów bealdlíce his horn Aod statim insonuit buccina, Jud. 3, 27 : 3, 21

Linked entries: bald-líce bald-lícost

carbunculus

(n.)
Grammar
carbunculus, gen. carbuncules; m.
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A carbuncle On gimma gecynde carbunculus bið diórra ðonne iacintus, and swáðeáh ðæt bleóh ðæs iacintes bið betera ðonne ðæs carbuncules; forðǽm . , . ðeáh ðe ðæt gecynd ðæs carbuncules hine úp áhebbe, his blióh hine gescent, Past. 411, 27-32

mis-lic

Grammar
mis-lic, <b>. I.</b>
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Ic sóðfæstum þurh mislic bleó mód oncyrre, 363. ( 2) different, various :-- Nǽron mislice mettas and drencas, Met. 8, 9. Þæt synt mistlice geearnunga fulfremedra manna, Ps. Th. 44, 15.

BREGDAN

(v.)
Grammar
BREGDAN, bredan, ic bregde, ðú bregdest, he bregdeþ, pl. bregdaþ ; p. brægd pl. brugdon pp. brogden, bregden.

To move to and fro, vibrate, cast, draw, drag, change, bend, weave;vibrare, vibrare gladium, jactare, stringere, trahere, nectere, plectere to turn into se vertere in aliquid

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Nǽfre hie ðæs sellíce bleóum bregdaþ let them never so strangely change with colours, Salm. Kmbl. 301; Sal. 150. Bleóm bregdende changing in colours, Exon. 95b; Th. 357, 3; Pa. 23.

rocettan

(v.)
Grammar
rocettan, roccettan; p. te
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Bleów ł roccette ructabat, 96, 1

Linked entry: recettung

bledsian

(v.)
Grammar
bledsian, p. ode; pp. od

To bless, consecratebenedicere, consecrare

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To bless, consecrate; benedicere, consecrare

blondan

(v.)

to mix, blend, minglemiscere

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to mix, blend, mingle; miscere

eádigan

(v.)

to bless, enrich beatificāre

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to bless, enrich; beatificāre, App. Scint. Lye

tǽtan

(v.)

to gladden, make cheerful

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to gladden, make cheerful Ful oft ðæt gegongeþ, ðætte wer and wíf in woruld cennaþ bearn, and mid bleóm gyrwaþ, tennaþ and tǽtaþ ( the father and mother try to make the child joyous, to amuse it; Thorpe suggests temiaþ and tǽcaþ ), Exon.

ge-eádgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-eádgian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To bless

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To bless Gieadgade hine beatificavit illum, Rtl. 88, 26

Linked entry: eádgian

cristalla

(n.)
Grammar
cristalla, an; m. cristallus, i; m.

crystal crystallusthe herb crystalliumflea-baneflea-wort crystallionpsyllion

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Lat. crystal; crystallus = κρύσταλλος Ðæt wæs hwítes bleós swá cristalla it was of a white colour like crystal Num. 11, 7. Cristallan crystallum Glos. Prudent. Recd. 140, 49. He his cristallum sendeþ mittit crystallum suum Ps.

eádgian

(v.)
Grammar
eádgian, p. ode; pp. od [eád bliss]

To bless, enrich beatĭfĭcāre

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To bless, enrich; beatĭfĭcāre, Exon. 8 a; Th. 2, 16; Cri. 20

Linked entry: eádigan

pyttel

(n.)
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soricarius, 63, 8. a mouse-hawk : — Bleri pittel scoricarius, Wrt. Voc. i. 30, 6. Blerea pyttel

Linked entry: pittel

ge-blondan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-blondan, pp. -blonden

To blendmixminglemiscēre

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To blend, mix, mingle; miscēre Áttre geblonden mixed with venom, Cd. 216; Th. 272, 34; Sat. 129

iacinð

(n.)
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On gimma gecynde carbunculus bið diórra ðonne iacinctus, and swáðeáh ðæt bleoh ðæs iacintes bið betera ðonne ðæs carbuncules; for ðǽm ðæs ðe ðæt gecynd forwiernð ðǽm iacinte se wlite his beorhtnesse hit eft geiécð, 411, 27-30.

blǽge

(n.)
Grammar
blǽge, an; f.

A BLAY, bleak, the gudgeongobioa blay

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A BLAY, bleak, the gudgeon; gobio = κωβιós Blǽge gobio, Ælfc. Gl. 101; Som, 77, 59; Wrt. Voc. 55, 64

súr-eágede

(adj.)
Grammar
súr-eágede, -égede; adj.
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Blear-eyed Súreágede lippus, Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 57. Súrégede, 75, 43. Súreágede (-égede, MS. H.), Ælfc. Gr. 30; Zup. 192, 10

Linked entry: súr-íge