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wreccan

(v.)
Grammar
wreccan, p. wreahte, wrehte ; pp. wreaht, wreht.

to raiselift upto take upundertaketo rouse

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145, 7. to take up, undertake Ðæm hé hætde beboden ðæt hé scolde þearfena and earmra monna ǽrendo wreccan cui suscipiendorum inopum erat cura delegata, Bd. 3, 6; M. 166, 4. to rouse Ðúðe ært fæder dæs suna ðe ús áwehte, and gyt wrehð of ðam slépe fire

ge-dreog

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dreog, and <b>ge-dreóg.</b>
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Þæt mid heálicum gedreóge and gemetgunge árwurðlícor beó quod cum summa gravitate et moderatione honestissime fiat, 75, 10.

gladian

(v.)
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S. 1, 221. (2 a) to rejoice in something possessed :-- Februarius and Martius gladiað on fífum, Angl. viii. 302, 1. trans. to make glad. of physical effect, to make of cheerful appearance Ðæt hé gleadie onsiéne in ele ut exhiberet faciem in oleo, Ps.

práfost

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Áxode hé þone prófost hwæðer hé fisc hæfde. Hé tó andsware cwæð, ꝥ hí ne mihton ne fisceras ne hé sylf gefón ǽnne sprot. Ðá cwæð se hálga wer, 'Wurp út nú þín net,' Hml. S. 31, 1268

ge-gaderian

(v.)
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Ðonne ðá fíf þing . . . ealle gegadorade beóþ, ðonne beóþ hit eall án ðing, Bt. 33, 2; F. 122, 14-18. Þá gód ealle gegæderode bióþ swelce hí sién tó ánum wecge gegoten . . . tó ánum góde gegaderod, 34, 9; F. 146, 20-22.

tó-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-weorpan, -werpan, -worpan, -wurpan, -wyrpan; p. -wearp, pl. -wurpon; pp. -worpen.

To throw in different directionsthrow awaythrow downto scatterdispersedestroyoverthrowto scatterdisperseto break in piecesscatter the parts of a connected wholeto overthrowto overturnto throw downdestroy a buildingdemolishto overthrowto destroy the power of a person,to destroyto overthrow an institution, a practice, regulation, law, etc.,to put downput an end todestroymake voidbreakdissolveto throw out

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Destitutae, desertae, i. derelictae, vel toworpne, 139, 11. to scatter (lit. or fig.), disperse Se ðe ne gaderaþ mid mé, hé tówyrpþ (spargit), Mt. 12, 30. Hé sendeþ his strǽlo and hí tóweorpeþ (dissipavit), Bd. 4, 3; S. 569, 20.

á-cumba

(n.)
Grammar
á-cumba, an; m: ǽ-cumbe, an; n ? [cemban to comb] .

oakumthat which is combedthe coarse part of hemp,—Hards, flax, towstuppathe thing pruned or trimmed, properly of treesPruningsclippingstrimmingsputamenreduced to ashesWood ashes

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oakum, that which is combed, the coarse part of hemp,—Hards, flax, tow; stuppa = στύππη,στύπη [v. heordas stuppæ, R. 68] Afyl ða wúnde, and mid ácum-ban besweð fill the wound, and swathe up with tow. L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm, ii. 22, 21.

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DÓHTOR

(n.)
Grammar
DÓHTOR, dóhtur, dóhter; indecl. in sing. but the dat. déhter is found: pl. nom. acc. dóhtor, dóhtra, dóhtru, dóhter; gen. dóhtra; dat. instr. dóhtrum; f.
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Fyllaþ eorþan sunum and dóhtrum fill the earth with sons and daughters, Cd. 10; Th. 13, 5; Gen. 198. Ðú scealt cennan sunu and dóhtor thou shalt bring forth sons and daughters, 43; Th. 57, 7; Gen. 924. Suna and dóhter fīlios et fīlias, Ps.

fæst-nes

(n.)
Grammar
fæst-nes, -niss, -ness, -nyss,e ; f.

Firmament, firmness, stability, fastness, fortification firmāmentum, firmĭtūdo, mūnīmen, propugnācŭlum

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And God hét ða fæstnisse, heofenan fiat firmāmentum in mĕdio aquārum ... Et fēcit Deus firmāmentum, divīsitque aquas, quæ erant sub firmāmento, ab his, quæ erant sŭper firmāmentum ... Vŏcāvitque Deus firmāmentum, cælum, Gen. 1, 6-8.

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neát

(n.)
Grammar
neát, es; n.

A neatan ox or a cowcattlebeastanimal

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Fugel oððe fisc on sǽ oððe eorþan neát, feldgongende feoh bútan snyttro, Exon. Th. 371, 23; Seel. 80. Foldan neát, Salm. Kmbl. 436; Sal. 218. Ic eom anlíc ánum neáte ut jumentum factus sum, Ps. Th. 72, 18.

steort

(n.)
Grammar
steort, es; m.
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a tail, start (as in red-start, one of the names for ruticilla phoenicurus, also called fire-tail. Start, plough-start = plough-tail, v. Halliwell's Dict. Stark-naked is a corruption of start-naked) Steort cauda, Wrt. Voc. ii. 103, 20: 129, 75.

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swinge

(n.)
Grammar
swinge, swynge (both forms occur in the Pastoral), an; f.
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MSS.) fili mi, noli negligere disciplinam Domini, Swt. 253, 2. Ic neósiu in swingum (verberibus) synne heara, Ps. Surt. 88, 33

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brand

a fire-branda torchburningbrand

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Add: a fire-brand, a piece of wood that is burning or intended for burning Brand (brond) titio, Txts. 100, 987 : Wrt. Voc. i. 66, 40: torris, 284, 19. Cylle, brond calbrum, ii. 127, 70. Nán brand nolde byrnan under þám wætere, Hml. S. 36, 399.

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ge-þræc

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the processes to which the thread is subjected in weaving: cf. the original riddle of Aldhelm 'De lorica,' Nec radiis carpor, duro nec pectine pulsor) does the thread resound with me (nec garrula fila resultant, Ald. 257), Rä. 36, 6

gidding

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Luke's Gospel.) of prophetic or divine speech Drihten, . . . giðæht ðín ald geddung sóð sié Domine, . . . consilium tuum antiquum verum fiat Rtl. I. 9. Gyddunge gerýna ( futura propheticae) diuinationis oracula An. Ox. 2534: 2, 97.

niht

(n.)
Grammar
niht, næht, næct, neaht, neht, nyht, e; f.: but also with gen. es.

nightnightdarknessnight

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Án ðæra dǽla is crepusculum, óðer is vesperum, þridde is conticinium, feórþa is intempestum, ðæt is midniht, fífta is gallicinium, syxta is matutinum vel aurora, seofoþa is diluculum, Lchdm. iii. 240, 10-244, 5.

til

(adj.)
Grammar
til, adj.
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Goth. manna gatils (εὔθετος, aptus) in thiudangardja Guths a man fit for the kingdom of God, Lk. 9, 62.] good for anything, that serves a purpose, beneficial, serviceable, convenient, opportune His mildheortnyss is til mancynne, Ps. Th. 116, 2.

Linked entries: ticlum til-líc

á-brecan

(v.)
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Ðæt his byrne ábrocen wǽre, Fin. 44. Báncofa ábrocen weorðeþ, Vy. 35 : Gú. 1341. Ábrocen land broken ground; anfractus, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 12. Gif sceáp sý ábrocen ( have the skin broken by disease) . . . geót in ðæt ábrocene sceáp, Lch. iii. 56, 15.

ge-bígan

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Burga fífe wǽran under Norðmannum nýde gebégde, Chr. 942; P. 110, 20. Similar entries v. un-gebíged

ge-rihtan

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Béda cwæð ꝥ lan. and October wǽron mid twám bendum gerihte, ꝥ ys ꝥ hig habbað twá rihtinga, Angl. viii. 301, 48. to cause to move straight to a point (lit. or fig. ) Girihte mec in sáðfæstnisse dine, Rtl. 167, 23. to regulate the course of, guide, instruct