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and-efn

(n.)
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Witað ðæt ðæt iów gemetlic sié and iówer ondefenu (-efnu, v. l.) sién tó witenne sapere ad sobrietatem, Past. 95, 1.

birnan

(v.)
Grammar
birnan, pp. burnen

To burnardentvehement

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Hé fleáh ðá biernendan (birnendan, 35) ceastre, Past. 397, 33. to suffer heat, of fire Hé (Dives) wæs eall biernende, Past. 309, 10. of inflammation His (Herod) líchama barn wiðútan mid langsumere hǽtan, Hml. Th. i. 86, 4.

Linked entries: byrnan beornan

grin

(n.)
Grammar
grin, gryn, e; f.: es; n.
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Hé ... né geliéfð ðæs grines ðe hé mid gebrogden wyrð, Past. 331, 17-20. Forwyrd girene heara interitum laquei sui, Ps. Srt. 34, 7. Hé hit gewearp mid synne grine, Past. 309, 18. Gefón myd heora grine, swá swá man deór oððe fugelas féht, Solil.

hnesce

softtendersoftgentlesofttendergentleeffeminate

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Ðone hnescan ðafettere, Past. 453, 25. tender, gentle Lufu, næs tó hnesce, Past. 127, 2. Hnesce andswore responsio mollis Kent.

hungor

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H. 19, 15. a. a craving for something (gen. ) Hit hæfð ðæs sníde micelne hunger, Past. 283, 20

ǽlc

allany

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Hira geféra ælces ðára ðe wel doo, Past. 75, 12. Unscildig eówres ǽlces blódes, 379, 14. combined with án :-- Nim ðyssa wyrta ǽlcre ánre swá micel swá ðára óþra, Lch. iii. 72, 14.

a-winnan

(v.)
Grammar
a-winnan, p. -wan, pl. -wunnon; pp. -wunnen

To labourcontendgainovercomelaborarecontendereacquirerenanciscisuperare

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Súsl wæs awunnen the pain was overcome, Cd. 208; Th. 257, 8 ; Dan. 654

Linked entry: a-wunnen

be-feallan

(v.)
Grammar
be-feallan, ic -fealle, ðú -feallest, -fylst, he -fealleþ, -fylþ, pl. -feallaþ ; p. -feól, -feóll, pl. -feóllon; pp. -feallen.

to fallcadereincidereto fall offcadere ab aliquodeprivedbereftorbatusprivatus

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Hie oft befeallaþ on micel yfel they often fall into great evil, Past. 40, 3 ; Hat. MS. 53 b, 8 : Cd. 18; Th. 21, 26; Gen. 330 : Lk.

for-sacan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sacan, p. -sóc, pl. -sócon; pp. -sacen

To declare an oppositionopposeobject torefusegive upforsakedetrectārerecūsāredesĕrĕre

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To declare an opposition, oppose, object to, refuse, give up, forsake; detrectāre, recūsāre, desĕrĕre Gange án mynet ofer ealne ðæs cynges ánweald, and ðone nán man ne forsace let one money pass throughout the king's dominion, and that let no

los

(n.)
Grammar
los, es; n.

Lossdestruction

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MSS. lore] weorþaþ in interitu vestro, Past. 36, 1; Swt. 249, 1. Weg ðiú lǽdas tó lose via quæ ducit ad perditionem, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 7, 13. Ðæt tó lose weorþe ut pereat, Rush. 18, 14: 5, 30.

Linked entry: lor

reccere

(n.)
Grammar
reccere, es; m.
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Se reccere (rector ) sceal bión simle clǽne on his geþohte, Past. 13, 1; Swt. 75, 18-19. Se reccere, se ealdormonn, 17, 1; 107, 5, 8. Ðone ealdordóm ðe se reccere for monigra monna þearfe underféhþ, 17, 7; Swt. 119, 6. Offa Mercene reccere, Cod.

sele

(n.)
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But see Heyne's Beowulf, or Paul and Braune, Beiträge, 12, 31

Scippend

(n.)
Grammar
Scippend, es; m.
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The Creator Ðú Scippend heofones and eorþan, Bt. 4; Fox 6, 30: Past. 7; Swt. 49, 17: Cd. Th. 234, 15; Dan. 292: Andr. Kmbl. 556; An. 278. Scieppend Creator, Rtl. 145, 24. Scæppend, 166, 29. Scæpend, 180, 8. Sceppetid, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 150, 12: Cd.

sworettan

(v.)
Grammar
sworettan, p. te
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To draw a deep breath, to sigh, pant Sworette oscitavit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 63, 64. Hé of inneweardre heortan swíþe sworete ille intimo ex corde longa trahens suspiria, Bd. 2, 1; S. 501, 14.

Linked entry: a-sworetan

þrafung

(n.)
Grammar
þrafung, e; f.

Reproofrebukecensure

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Ðæt is ðonne swelc mon mid forewearde orde stinge, ðæt mon openlíce and unforwandodlíce on óðerne rǽse mid tǽlinge and mid ðrafunga ex mucrone quippe percutere, est impetu apertae increpationis obviare, Past. 40; Swt. 297, 53.

Linked entry: þrafian

þrístlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þrístlíce, þrístelíce; adv.

Boldlyconfidently

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MS.) ne eahtigen admonendi sunt subditi, ne praepositorum suorum vitam temere judicent, Past. 28; Swt. 196, 1. Oft þeóf þrístlíce sorgleáse hæleð forféhð, Exon. Th. 54, 21; Cri. 872.

ymb-þeahtian

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-þeahtian, p. ode
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To deliberate, consider Ða ðe longe ǽr ymbðeahtigeaþ, and hit ðonne on lásð ðurhtióð qui consulto peccant Past. 56; Swt. 429, 31. Ða ðe ǽr ðenceaþ tó syngianne and ymbðeahtiaþ ǽr hí hit ðurhtión qui in culpa ex consilio ligantur 433, 32.

árfæstnes

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Gl. 251, 18. mercy, clemency, kindness Ðurh ðá mildheortnesse his árfæsðnesse per pietatis viscera, Past. 99, 1. Ðone greádan his árfæstnesse and his frófre hé gebrǽt sinum pietatis expandit, 407, 11: Gr. D. 146, 28.

be-warian

(v.)

to guardprotect

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Substitute: to guard one's self against (wiþ) Mon hine bewarige wið ðá leohtmódnesse mentis levitas caveatur, Past. 308, 5. to ward off from þ ú inc bám twam meaht wíte bewarigan, Gen. 563. to guard, protect Hé bewarað (but the Latin word thus glossed

Linked entry: be-warenian

ceáp-stów

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Hí sécað ðæt hí mon ǽrest gréte on ceápstówum ( in foro ), Past. 27, 7. Add