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bearhtm-hwíl

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waes án brehtmhwíl (breahtm-, v. l.), þá heó heáfod upp áhóf and se regn ofdúne feóll quatenus unum idemque esset momentum, et levare caput et pluviam deponere, Gr. D. 168, 6.

ge-lǽtan

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For gebétendnysse fyrstan synt gelǽtene (nobis) propter emendationem (malorum hujus uite dies) ad inducias relaxantur (R. Ben. I. 5, 6), An. Ox. 58, 8. <b>I a.

ginian

(v.)
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Take here <b>geonian</b> in Dict., and add Geongendi oscitantes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 75. Þá giniendan hiulcas, 42, 49. of living creatures. to open the mouth; of the mouth, to be open Geonath, ginath battat, batat, Txts. 43, 269.

ge-timbru

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>ge-timbre,</b> es; n.: ge-timbru (-o); f. g. pl. ge-timbrema (cf. ge-tíme). a building, fabric æteówde eall getimbre þǽre cycenan ( omne coquinae aedificium ) sceolde beón forburnen, Gr. D. 123, 29.

nearu-ness

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nearu-ness, <b>. I.</b> add: <b>I a.</b>
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a narrow space, a place of small extent Nearenesse ergastulo (e corporis ergastulo emigrare), An. Ox. 979. add Þám men bið þurst getenge and nearones. Lch. ii. 194, 2.

æcer

field, land of arable landthe crop raised on the landa definite quantity of land, an acre

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Add: in a general sense, field, land Æcer ager, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 53. Si jaceat, jaceat in ungildan ækere, Ll. Th. i. 301, 23. Similar entries (v. un-gilde.) of arable land :-- Gesáwen æcer vel land seges, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 55.

be-æftan

(prep.; adv.)

behind,after

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Add: prep. local, in contrast with before hæfde þriddan dǽl his firde beæftan him, Ors. 1, 12; S. 52, 33. in contrast with advance along with forlét hundeahtatig þúsenda beæftan him, Ors. 2, 5; S. 78, 17: 5, 12; S. 240, 3. figurative Ic forlǽte

brýce

(n.)
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use. l. bryce, and add: use Baða brice balnearum usus , R. Ben. 1. 68, 1. heora hors bryce ( brúcenne,v. l.) onféngon, Gr. D. 16, 3.

ge-æmtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-æmtian, l. ge-ǽmtian,

to empty, remove the material contained in somethingto freegive leisure toto free oneselfto be disengaged to makeget timedevote oneself

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Th. 22, 12. in order to do something, to make or get time for a purpose, devote oneself to hine geǽmtogode (-émtigode, -ǽmetgode, v. ll.) Gode þeówianne, Gr. D. 52, 8. hine geǽmtigode þám weorce, 329, 12.

beátan

(v.)

to beat with (mid)to beat onTo beat on

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Add: trans. of living creatures Sume beóton quosdam caedentes, Mt. 12, 5. beóton his heáfod percutiebant caput ejus, Mt. 27, 30. beóton heora breóst, Hml. Th. ii. 258, 9. Gif man hiné beáte, Ll. Th. i. 348, 5.

ge-rǽdnes

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Add: determination, decision, definition. Cf. gerǽdan ; &lt;b&gt;III a&lt;/b&gt; Þú mid þus mycelre tódǽlednesse and gerǽdnesse tósceádest manna gástas and nýtena . . .

ge-þwǽrian

(v.)
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Add Geþwǽrie respiret (conspiret? ), Germ. 398, 140. trans. To reconcile Geþwǽre þé wið hine reconcilia te ei, Ll. Th. ii. 194, 2, Ǽr þám ðe hine sylfne geþwǽrige (reconciliaverit ) wið his néhstan, 192, 30. intrans.

á-teón

to draw (out),to protractto deal with,to treat a personto employ propertytimetalents

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S. 8, 105. with direction determined by an adv. or prep. of movement Seó orþung þe in áteóð, Hml. S. I. 215. Þæt ic áteó þás hringan up of ðysum hlyde, 21, 66. Forþ átogene prolata (suspiria), An.

sleán

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sleán, <b>A. I.</b> add: v. sliccan
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Sum slóh mid slecge þá hæpsan, Hml. S. 32, 202. &lt;b&gt;II a.&lt;/b&gt; add :-- Eald feoh þe man on fyrndagum slóh, Hml. S. 23, 614. to strike a musical instrument, cf. hearp-slege slóh cymbalan cymbala percussit, Gr. D. 62, 16.

hálig-dóm

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Add: holiness, sanctity. of human beings. Cf. hálig; &lt;b&gt;A. III, V&lt;/b&gt; Háligdóm is fullneáh ásprungen and sóðfæstnes swýðe gelytlod defecit sanctum, diminutae sunt veritates, Ps. Th. II, l.

ge-bǽru

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Voc. ii. 91, 59: 40, 28 the forms seem to belong to the declension of feminine nouns which remain unchanged in the singular, and to this declension all the other instances (especially Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 57) might belong. In Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 21: Gr.

á-bisgung

(n.)
Grammar
á-bisgung, e; f.
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P. i. 6; Th. ii. 174, 20. trouble, disturbance. v. á-bisgian, II Hit is cúð ðætte sió úterre ábisgung ðissa worold-ðinga ðæs monnes mód gedréfð and hine scofett hidres ðædres, ðæt áfielð of his ágnum willan constet, quod cor externis occupationum

á-ceorfan

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Add: To cut away, cut down a tree Ic of áceorfe abscido, Ælfc. Gr. 172, 2: amputo 277, 7. scylda mid láre anweg áceorfað, Past. 167, 7. Ácearf abscindet Ps. Spl. C. 76, 8. his eáre of ácearf ( amputavit ), Mk. 14, 47.

arod

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arod, strenuous, bold.
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S. 11, 13. Fús and arod þǽre þrowunge ad passionem promta, Gr. D. 231, 10. Beó arod and ne ondrǽd þé deáþ, Shrn. 119, 26. ðám arod so bold, Jud. 275. Arude strenua (luctamina ), An. Ox. 5, 1.

á-lynian

(v.)
Grammar
á-lynian, -lynnan.
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Ioseph Crístes líchaman of róde álinode, Btwk. 218, 12. þæs þeófes fót áhlinode ( solvit ) of þám hege þe ǽr fæste on clifode, Gr. D. 25, 10. ðæs scræfes locstán út álynedon, Hml. S. 23, 426. Áhlinnað ł áhebbað gatu attollite portas, Ps.