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be-niman

(v.)
Grammar
be-niman, bi-niman; p. -nam, pl. -námon; pp. -numen [be, niman to take]

To deprive ⬩ bereave ⬩ privare

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He us hæfþ heofonríce benumen he has bereft us of heaven's kingdom Cd. 19; Th. 23, 20; Gen. 362

Linked entries: bi-niman bi-nom

cine-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
cine-líc, adj. [cyn fit, suitable]

Of a like kind, agreeable, suitable, adequate ⬩ congruus, cornpetens

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Of a like kind, agreeable, suitable, adequate; congruus, cornpetens Ðæt we wilnian to heorn fultum be swá manegum mannum swá us cinelíc þince æt swá micelere spræce that we desire aid from them of so many men as may seem to us adequate for so great a

innian

(v.)
Grammar
innian, p. ode

To get within ⬩ put in ⬩ bring in ⬩ put up ⬩ lodge

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To get within, put in, bring in, put up, lodge Hé werodaþ syððan hé innaþ interius recepta dulcescant, Bt. 22, 1; Fox 76, 31.

folc-lic

public ⬩ national ⬩ common ⬩ general ⬩ public ⬩ plebeian ⬩ common ⬩ common ⬩ populous

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Hí gewǽpnode út férdon mid folclicum truman accepit unusquisque vir arma sua et egressi sunt, Hml. A. 113, 356. Ðone feórðan pening on folclicre steóre omnem quartum nummum reipublicae, C. D. iii. 61, 15.

hyhtan

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Swá se hyhtenda gigant (cf. exultavit ut gigas, Ps. 18, 6), 9, 34

tówendan

(v.)
Grammar
tówendan, p. de

To overthrow ⬩ upset ⬩ subvert ⬩ overturn ⬩ to overthrow ⬩ demolish ⬩ to overthrow ⬩ destroy ⬩ to destroy by changing ⬩ to repeal a law ⬩ abrogate ⬩ abolish ⬩ overthrow ⬩ destroy

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Ðæt ic ða burh ne tówende ut non subvertant urbem.

á-freón

(v.)
Grammar
á-freón, p. de
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Ué sié áfriódo liberemur , Rtl. 91, 22

Linked entry: freógan

be-healdness

(n.)
Grammar
be-healdness, e; f.
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Hé mid þǽre geornfullan behealdnysse up lócode, Hml. S. 23 b, 166

Linked entry: heald-ness

nǽnig

Grammar
nǽnig, <b>. I b.</b>
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Þá fuglas ús nǽnige láðe ne yfle ne wǽron aues non nobis perniciem ferebant Nar. 16, 18. Add

winter-stund

(n.)
Grammar
winter-stund, e; f.

A year's space

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A year's space Móste ic áne tíd úte weorðan, wesan áne winterstunde, Cd. Th. 23, 35; Gen. 370

for-pǽran

(v.)
Grammar
for-pǽran, p. de; pp. ed

To turn away ⬩ pervert ⬩ ruin ⬩ destroy ⬩ pervertĕre ⬩ perdĕre

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Gif we us sylfe ne forpǽraþ if we do not destroy ourselves, Homl. Th. i. 216, 9: ii. 50, 5. Adam us forpǽrde þurh ánes æpples þigene Adam ruined us by the eating of an apple, Homl. Th. ii. 330, 32.

Linked entry: a-pǽran

be-lǽdan

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Þú ús on ne belǽd (inducas) on costnunge, Ps. L. fol. 198 b. Þe lǽs ús se lytiga belǽde on his sylfes wíte, Hml. A. 195, 10. Nellan on belǽdan (inferre) swincgla ús, Coll. M. 18, 22. Of rihtan wege belǽdan, Btwk. 196, 19.

hysp-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hysp-ness, e ; f.

Reproach ⬩ opprobrium

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Reproach, opprobrium Ðú settest ús hyspnesse neáhgebúrum úrum posuisti nos opprobrium vicinis nostris, Ps. Spl. T. 43, 15

bi-locen

(v.; part.)

locked up

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locked up, Exon. 26 a; Th. 77, 21; Cri. 1260, = be-locen; Similar entries pp. of be-lúcan

deáþ-scyldig

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Of unrehtwísnisse úsa deádscyldego uosa ué ongéton ex iniquitate nostra reos nos esse cognovimus, Rtl. 78, 14. Add

eorþ-denu

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-denu, e; f.

A valley

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A valley Þonne ealle eorðware úp árísað of ðǽm ealdum eorðscræfum and of ðǽm ealdum eorðdenum, Nap. 20

of-frettan

(v.)
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to eat up, devour Ðá ðe offreattas (freotas, R. ) húso widuwana qui devorant domos uiduarum, Mk. 12, 40

ýþ-mere

(n.)
Grammar
ýþ-mere, es; m.

The billowy main

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The billowy main Hwonne up cyme æþelast tungla ofer ýðmere éstan líxan, Exon. Th. 204, 7; Ph. 94

be-fealdan

to fold up ⬩ roll up ⬩ to bendthe body ⬩ to fold up in something ⬩ wrap up ⬩ to entwine; ⬩ implicare ⬩ to involve ⬩ implicate ⬩ to attach

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H. 87, 36. to fold up in something, wrap up Hé þone líchaman on scýtan befeóld, Lk. 23, 53. Befeald hyt on caules leáfe, Lch. i. 106, 17.

CÉNE

(adj.)
Grammar
CÉNE, cýne; adj.

KEEN, fierce, bold, brave, warlike ⬩ acer, audax, animosus, bellicosus

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Stóp út céne collenferþ he stept out bold [and] firm of mind, Andr. Kmbl. 3154; An. 1580. Eofore eom ǽghwǽr cénra than a wild boar I am everywhere bolder, Exon. 110b; Th. 423, 9; Rä. 41, 18.