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spíwan

(v.)
Grammar
spíwan, p. spáw, pl.spiwon.

to spew, vomit, spit upto spitto spit

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On ða ádle ðe mon wormse spíweþ (cf. worms spíwende, 208, 9),Lchdm. ii. 200, 22. Ic blóde spáu vomebam sanguinem, Bd. 5, 6;S. 619, 30. Holm heolfrespáw, Cd.

Linked entry: spiwian

a-scúnian

(v.)
Grammar
a-scúnian, l. á-scunian,

to abhordetestto express hate or scorn of:-- to reject because of hate or scorn

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'Þú gesáwe gehwǽde mot on þínes bróðor eáge' . . . þæt is on andgite: þú ásceonudest þá lǽstan gyltas on þíne gingran, R. Ben. 12, 5. Ǽlc þǽra þinga bétan þe hí ealle áscunedon, Chr. 1014;P. 145, 7.

bæc

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Ðæt mód him on bæc (turned its back on) lét þás gewítendlican þing, Gr. D. 4, 14. Hé him on bæc sette þá láre Benedictes, 135, 29. Add

beáh

a crowngarlanda collarnecklacea shackle for the necka braceleta circle,

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Mon sette ðyrnenne beág on ðæt heáfod, Past. 261, 14: Bl. H. 23, 33. Wuldres beág, 171, 10. Bég coronam, Ps. Srt. 20, 4: 64, 12: Mk. L. R. 15, 17. a collar, necklace Baeg munila (=monile ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 33.

sár

(n.)
Grammar
sár, es; n.

pain, suffering, sorenessa pain, pang, sore, woundgrief, pain, ¨trouble, sorrowa grief, sorrow, pain, wound

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Ðá ðæt mód ðillíc sár cweþende wæs, Bt. 5, 1; Fox 8, 24. Lufu him sára gehwylc symle forswíðede, Exon. Th. 160, 4; Gú. 938: 176, 31; Gú. 1218.

be-sárgian

(v.)
Grammar
be-sárgian, p. ode; pp. od

To lamentbewailto mourn or be sorry forto condolelamentaricondolerecompatideflere

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To lament, bewail, to mourn or be sorry for, to condole; lamentari, condolere, compati, deflere Ic besárgige compatior, Ælfc. Gr. 29; Som. 33, 52 : Ælfc. T. 42, 1 : Scint. 45. 50

Linked entry: be-sárigende

mǽd-land

(n.)
Grammar
mǽd-land, es; m.

Meadow-landgrass-land which is mown

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Meadow-land, grass-land which is mown Ǽgðer ge mǽdlondes ge eyrþlondes both of land for mowing and of arable land, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. ii. 95, 16. Médlandes, vi. 219, 4

Linked entry: mǽdwe-land

be-héfness

(n.)
Grammar
be-héfness, e; f.
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Lífes éces behéfnyssa ( com-moda ), Hy. S. 5, 21: 114, 9. Behéf[nyssum] commoditatibus, An. Ox. 56, 306

geþanc-metian

(v.)
Grammar
geþanc-metian, p. ode; pp. od

To deliberateconsiderconsĭdĕrāre

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To deliberate, consider; consĭdĕrāre Geþancmeta ðíne móde, on hwilce healfe ðú wille hwyrft dón deliberate in thy mind on which side thou wilt depart, Cd. 91; Th. 115, 9; Gen. 1917

an-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
an-líce, on-líce; adv.

In like mannersimilarlysimiliter

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Ðæm anlícost, ðe ... in a manner most like to his, that..., Bt. Met. Fox 20, 337; Met. 20, 169

Linked entry: on-líce

fælsian

(v.)
Grammar
fælsian, p. ode; pp. od

To cleanse, purify lustrāre

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To cleanse, purify; lustrāre Ðæt ic móte Heorotfælsian that I may purify Heorot, Beo. Th. 869; B. 432. He Hróþgáres sele fælsode he had purified Hrothgar's hall, Beo. Th. 4694; B. 2352

Linked entry: felsan

fram-búgan

(v.)
Grammar
fram-búgan, p. -beáh, pl. -bugon; pp. -bogen

To turn from or awayleavedeflectĕredeclīnāre

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To turn from or away, leave; deflectĕre, declīnāre Ðæt him ða frambugon [MS. frambugan], ðe hí betst getreówodon that those left them, whom they most trusted, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 47, 44

ge-blót

(n.)
Grammar
ge-blót, es; n. [ge-, blót a sacrifice]

A sacrificesacrifĭcium

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Hí swylc geblót and swylc morþ dónde wǽron they made such sacrifices and such murders, 1,8; Bos. 31, 8

tweólíce

(adv.)
Grammar
tweólíce, adv.
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doubtfully, uncertainly Tweólíce and un*-*fæsðlíce hé átiéfreþ ðæs ðinges onlícnesse on his móde, Past. 21; Swt. 157, 13. ambiguously Ondwyrdon hié him tweólíce responso ambiguo, Ors. 4, 1; Swt. 156, 3

ende-þrǽst

(n.)
Grammar
ende-þrǽst, e; f.

An enddestruction

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An end, destruction Heó þrowað deáð bútan deáþe and ásprungennesse and ændeþrǽste bútan ænde þæs wítes mortem sine morte, et defectum sine defectu, et finem sine fine patitur, Gr. D. 337, 9

on-cýð

(n.)
Grammar
on-cýð, on-cýðð, e; f.

Grief, distress

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Grief, distress Denum eallum wæs weorce on móde, oncýð eorla gehwæm, syððan Æscheres hafelan métton, Beo. Th. 2844; B. 1420. Hæfde Eást-Denum gilp gelǽsted, swylce oncýððe ealle gebétte, 1664; B. 830

ge-grípan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-grípan, p. -gráp, pl. -gripon; pp. -gripen

To gripegraspseizecapererapereprehendereapprehenderecomprehenderearriperecorripereeripere

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Moys. Surt. 188, 15 : Nar, 44, 13. Ðá gegripon ða únclǽnan gástas ǽnne of ðám mannum then the unclean spirits seized one of the men, Bd. 3,19; S. 548, 47 : Ps. Spl. 39, 16 : Cant. Moys. Ex. 15, 17.

híran

(v.)

to hearto hearto hearto give earhearkenlistenTo listen toto obeyto obeyto obeyto be subject toto serveerrorto belong toauthorityjurisdictionof a dueprivilegeoccupationofficehear ofbe told

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Ymbe sciphergas hi ne hérdon (cf. ne gehérde nán mon nánne sciphere, Bt. 15; F. 48, 14), 31

wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
wrégan, (wrecan) ; p. wrégde, wréhte; pp. wreged, wreht

To bewrayaccusedenounceto accuseto accuseto accuseto denounce

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Hié mon wrégde tó dæm cásere, Blickl. Homl. 173, 10. Wréhte, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 597. Wrégdon ða óðre cræftigan hý tó ðam cásere, Shrn. 146, 20. Hí wrehton ðone cyning tó his bréðer, Homl. Th. i. 468, 6.

antre

(n.)
Grammar
antre, an; f.

Radishraphanusraphanis sativa

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, ðæt is rædic raphanus, Mone A. 493

Linked entry: ontre