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for-tendan

(v.)
Grammar
for-tendan, p. -tende [ = -tendede], pl. -tendon; pp. -tended [for-, tendan to burn]

To burn off or awaysearinūrĕre

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Amázanas, ðæt is on Englisc fortende from the female children, the women burnt off the right breast so far that it should not grow, that they might have stronger shot; therefore, they are called in Greek Amazons, that is in English seared, Ors. 1, 10; Bos

Linked entry: tendan

forþ-fór

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-fór, e; f. [fór a going]

A going forthdeparturedeathexĭtusŏbĭtusmors

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Bos. 4, 47: Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 28, 37: 5, 3; S. 616, 17. Be his forþfóre de ŏbĭtu ejus, 2, 3; S. 504, 13. Heora gemynde and forþfóre mid mæssesange mǽrsade syndon their memory and decease are celebrated with mass-song, 2, 3; S. 504. 41

lah-ceáp

(n.)
Grammar
lah-ceáp, -cóp, es; m.
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In the note on the latter passage an illustration is quoted from old Danish Law, where 'bylagh' [town law] being lost under certain conditions after an absence of a year and a day, a man 'bör at köbe sigh thet igen a ny.'

Linked entry: land-ceáp

gleáwlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
gleáwlíce, adv.

Prudentlywiselyclearlywell

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Lk Bos. 16, 8. Gleáwlíce astute, Blickl. Gloss. Gleóulíce clare, Mk. Skt. Lind. 8, 25.

Linked entry: gleów-líce

Sciððeas

(n.)
Grammar
Sciððeas, Sciððie, Sciððige, a; pl.
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On Sciððie (Sciððige, Bos. 43, 42), Swt. 72, 24

be-seón

(v.)
Grammar
be-seón, -sión, bi-seón; ic -seó, ðú -sihst, he -sihþ, -syhþ, pl. -seóþ; p. ic, he -seah, ðú -sáwe, pl. -sáwon; impert. -sih; pp. -sewen; [be by, near, about; seón to see]

to look about or aroundcircumspicereto see, look, beholdvidere, aspicereto go to see, visitvisere, visitare

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Bos. 9, 8. Ðá he beseah, ðá geseah he olfendas when he looked about, then he saw the camels, Gen. 24, 63. to see, look, behold; videre, aspicere Abraham beseah upp and geseah þrí weras Abraham looked up and saw three men, Gen. 18, 2.

ge-brócod

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-brócod, -brócad, -bróced, -brócud [or -brocod ?]; part. p. [ge-, brðcod; pp. of brócian to oppress, vex]

Afflictedbroken upinjuredafflictusconfractus

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Ða óðre gebrócade aweg cómon the others came away afflicted, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 78, 1. Hie wǽron gebrócede they were afflicted, Chr. 897; Erl. 94, 30. We ealle on hǽðenum folce gebrócude wǽron we were all afflicted by the heathen folk, Cod.

un-gemetgod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gemetgod, adj.

Immoderateexcessiveintemperateindiscreet

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Ne durre wé ðás bóc ná miccle swíðor gelengan, ðí læs ðe heó ungemetegod sý, Homl. Th. ii. 520, 4. Ungemetegod lufu, 220, 6: Homl. Skt. i. 16, 276. Tunge ungemetegud(-ad) lingua immoderata, Scint. 78, 10: Kent. Gl. 507.

Linked entries: ge-metgian un-gemetegod

Dene-mearc

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Dele the bracket, and add Wæs him on þæt bæc*-*bord Denamearc, Ors. 1, 1; S. 19, 26. Sume férdon tó Dænmarce (tó Dænmercan (Denmarcon, v. l. ), 30), Chr. 1070; P. 207, 16. On Denemearcon, 1036; P. 159, 18. Tó Denemarcon, 1076; P. 211, 22, 36.

fóþer

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Voc. ii. 29, 30. the body of a waggon(?); the amount contained in a waggon, a waggon-load Fóþer altitudo, wǽngehrado tabula plaustri (in a list 'de plaustris et de partibus ejus'), Wrt. Voc. i. 284, 52. Fóder altitudo (? alitudo, v. I), ii. 8, 13.

Linked entry: ge-féþrian

ge-dyrstignes

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Þ hé heora oferhýd tóweorpe and gedyrstignesse (-þyrstignesse, v.l.) dréfe ut superbiam eorum dissipet et conturbet audaciam, Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 3628. a bold undertaking Gedyrstignessum ausis Wrt. Voc. ii 9, 32

Linked entry: ge-durstignes

sǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
sǽlan, de.

to fasten with a cordto restrain, repress, confine

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Sǽlde sǽgrundas the bound sea-depths (in contrast with the relaxing of the bonds which held the sea, when a passage was made through it for the Israelites), Cd. Th. 196, 9; Exod. 289

brid

(n.)
Grammar
brid, bridd, es; m.

The young of any of the feathered tribe; pullus

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Bos. 2, 24: Lev. 1, 14: Ps. Spl. 83, 3. On swealwan bridda magan in the maw of the young ones of a swallow, L. M. 3, 1; Lchdm. ii. 306, 7. Hit sculon beón micle briddas it should be big young ones, L. M. 3, 1; Lchdm. ii. 306, 14.

Linked entries: bird briddas

hám-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
hám-weard, adv.

Homeward, in the direction of homedomum versus, retro

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Ðá hý hámweard wǽron when they were on the way home, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 85, 38, Égeas wearþ gelǽht fram atelícum deófle hámwerd be wege ǽrðan hé tó húse cóme Ægeas was seized by a horrible devil on the way home, before he came to his house, Homl.

ge-wyldan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyldan, -wildan; he -wyld, -wild, -wylt; p. -wylde; pp. -wyld; v. a.

To exercise power overto tamesubdueconquertemperseizetakedominaridomaresubigereprehenderecapere

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Alexander hine [Poros] gewildne gedyde Porus captus est, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 67, 35: Guthl. 12; Gdwin. 56, 23. Mid ele wel gewylde well tempered with oil, Herb. 12, 3; Lchdm. i. 104, 6.

Linked entry: ge-wildan

haga

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E. 239, 16. v. bóc-haga, deór-haga, gemǽr-haga (v. gemǽre; ¶), heáfod-haga, imb-haga, mǽr-haga, wulf-haga; hæg

Linked entry: hecge

lyðre

(adj.)
Grammar
lyðre, adj.

Evilwickedbasemeanpoorsordidvilelewddepraved

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Þurh líchaman leðre geþohtas through the wicked thoughts of the body, Ps. C. 50, 41; Ps. Grn. ii. 277, 41

wín

(n.)
Grammar
wín, es; n.

Wine

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Hwæt drincst ðú (boy)? Ealu, gif ic hæbbe, oþþe wæter, gif ic næbbe ealu. Ne drincst ðú wín? Ic ne eom swá spédig ðæt ic mæge bicgean mé wín; and wín nys drenc cilda, ne dysigra, ac ealdra and wísra, 35, 9-22.

scucca

(n.)
Grammar
scucca, sceucca, sceocca, scocca, an; m.
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Þu ( the reeve before whom Juliana was brought) þat schucke art schucken (shuken, Bod. MS. ) herien, Jul. 56, 2.]

Linked entries: sceucca scocca sceocca

frum-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
frum-sceaft, e; f.
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Seó forme bóc, Genesis, beféhð þás racu fram frumsceafte, Ælfc. T.