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birnan

(v.)
Grammar
birnan, pp. burnen

To burnardentvehement

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Hé barn (born, beorn, v. ll. ) on geleáfan, Bd. 4, 27; Sch. 511, 10. Hié burnon þǽre Godes lufan, Bl. H. 133, 23. of action or passion, to be ardent, vehement :-- Hátode, barn incanduisset, feruebat (ardor crudelitatis ), An. Ox. 4731.

Linked entries: byrnan beornan

a-grafan

(v.)
Grammar
a-grafan, p. -gróf, pl. -grófon; pp. -grafen

To engraveinscribesculperecælaresculptareinscribere

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Se ðisne beám agróf he inscribed this beam, Exon. 123a; Th. 473, 10; Bo. 13

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fǽr-lic

(adj.)

suddensuddenfortuitous

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Hwæt þis ǽfre beón sceole fǽrlices whatever can this sudden change be, Hml. S. 23, 516. Gif hwæt fǽrlices on þeóde becymð if any sudden ill befall the nation, Wlfst. 271, 1.

þole-mód

(adj.)
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þole-mód, adj.
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Ben. 26, 18. His mon fandige hwæðer hé þolemód (þolo-, Wells Frag.) sý and geþyldig probetur in omni patientia, 99, 4. Þolomód patiens, Scint.8, 12, 14. Ðæt se mann beó geðyldig and ðolomód (þol-, MSS. U. D.), Homl. Skt. i. 16, 335.

Linked entries: þol-mód þolo-mód

ge-mæstan

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Mid þyssere fǽtnysse wolde se sealmwyrhta beón gemæst, ðá dá hé cwæð, 'Beó mín sawul gefylled swá swá mid rysle and ungele,' Hml. Th. i. 522, 6-35. Tó bulluce gemæstum ad uitulum saginatum, Séint. 169, 15. Gemæstra swína, An. Ox. 23, 27

myndgian

(v.)
Grammar
myndgian, <b>. II.</b>
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Hié beóð tó myndgianne þǽra góda ðe hié ǽr dydon, Past. 303, 8

ǽsce

question, inquirysearch for stolen cattle

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Ben. 3, 16. Hé angan tó befrínenne . . . Hé wearð æfter ðysse ǽscan ontend, Lch. iii. 432, 29. Ðá áxunga ðǽre ǽscan tówríðende interrogationi interrogationem jungens, Hml.

ge-stælan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stælan, p. de; pp. ed

To set upput uponimputeaccusestatuereimponere inimputarearguereaccusare

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Ðý læs on me mǽge ídel spellung oððe scondlíc leágung beón gestæled ne aut fabulæ aut turpi mendacio dignus efficiar, Nar. 2, 21

ge-wýscan

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Ox. 806. to wish for something (gen.) for a person (dat. ) Agathes him andwyrde: ' Beó þín wíf swylc swá Uenus. . . and beó ðé swylc swá Iouis' . . . ' Gif hí sóðe godas synd, gódes ic þé gewísce ( if they are true gods I am wishing you something good

freólsian

(v.)
Grammar
freólsian, p. ode; pp. od [freóls a holy day]; v. trans.

To keep holy dayto celebratecelebrāre diem festum

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Beó ðú gemyndig ðæt ðú ðone restendæg freólsige be thou mindful that thou keep holy the day of rest, Homl. Th. ii. 198, 4: E. Eth. v. 14; Th. i. 308, 15

leornere

(n.)
Grammar
leornere, es; m.

A learnerreader

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A learner, disciple scholar, learned person, reader Be ðam wrát Beda se leornere of him the scholar Bede wrote, Shrn. 155, 25.

god-wrac

(adj.)
Grammar
god-wrac, -wrec; adj.
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Impious Crist forlét mid him beón ðone godwracan þeóf Christ let that impious thief [Judas] be with him, Blickl. Homl. 75, 26. Ðá æféstgodon ðæt sume godwrece men then certain wicked men were envious of that, Shrn. 74, 28.

áþ

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Þá witan gerehton Eádgife þæt heó sceolde hire fæder hand geclǽnsian be swá miclan feó, and beo þæs áð lǽdde on ealre ðeóde gewitnesse, and geclǽnsude hire fæder þæs ǽgiftes be .xxx. punda áðe, 202, 1-6.

á-hwár

(adv.)
Grammar
á-hwár, adv.

somewhereanywherealicubiin any wisequoquo modo

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G. 11; Th. i. 172, 21. in any wise; quoquo modo And se man, ðe wiðcwiþ ðínum bebodum [Grn. wordum] áhwár, beo he deáþes scildig and the man, who shall in any wise contradict [speak against] thy commands [Grn. words], he shall be guilty of death, Jos.

cearian

(v.)
Grammar
cearian, cearigan, carian; ic cearige, ðú cearast, he cearaþ, ceariaþ; ode; od [cearu = care]

To take care, heed, to be anxious or sorrycurare, sollicitum esse

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To take care, heed, to be anxious or sorry; curare, sollicitum esse Hwæt bemurnest ðú cearigende why mournest thou sorrowing? Exon. 10b; Th. 11, 27; Cri. 177. He æt gúþe ná ymb his líf cearaþ he cares not about his life in battle, Beo.

Linked entry: carian

ge-férrǽden

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. ¶ on sumes geférrǽ-denne beón (habban) to be (have as) a person's companion, associate, &amp; c. :-- Þ hé sceolde woroldlicum wǽpnum onfón and on cininges ðegna geférrǽdenne beón, Bl. H. 213, 3: 211, 23.

god-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
god-mægen, es; n.
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Hie ondrédon ðæt hie hiora godmægne sceoldon beón benumene they feared that they should be deprived of their divinity; de numinum suorum statu timentes, 28, 13

wiþ-neoþan

(adv.)
Grammar
wiþ-neoþan, adv.

Beneath

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Duru ðú setst be ðære sídan wiðneoðan ostium pones ex latere deorsum, Gen. 6, 16. Beón hí beworpene mid wuda wiðneoðan, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 106

twi-feald

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Add Mon ǽlcne ceáp mehte be twifealdan bet geceápian þonne mon ǽr mehte, Ors. 5, 13; S. 248, 2. Add Þám móde þæs gehýrendan becymeþ twifeald (twig-, v.l.) fultum (duplex adjutorium ) ... hit byþ oærned ... hit byð geeádmódod, Gr. D. 8, 16

sund

(n.)
Grammar
sund, es; n.
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Apollonius becom mid sunde tó Pentapolim, Ap. Th. 11, 6. Hié on sunde (cf. Icel. á sundi) tó ðære byrig fóron, Nar. 10, 28: Beo. Th. 3240; B. 1618.