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þurh-drífan

(v.)

to drive throughpiercetransfixto penetratepermeateimbueto drive violentlyperpellere

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I. 21; Th. ii. 416, 30. fig. to penetrate, permeate, imbue : -- Ðeáh ic ǽr mid dysige þurhdrifen wǽre, Elen.

ymbren-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
ymbren-dæg, es; m.
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December, on ða néhstan wucan ǽr Cristes mæssan, L. Ecg. P. addit. 21; Th. ii. 234, 33. Áðas sindon tócweden freólsdagum and rihtymbrendagum, L. Eth. v. 18; Th. i. 308, 25.

Linked entry: riht-ymbrendæg

dragan

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Hí becnytton his swuran mid rápe and drógon (cf. tugon, 54) hine swá swá hí ǽr dydon, Hml. S. 15, 82. Drógun (trógun, R., cf. tróg, v. 11) segni trahentes rete, Jn. 21, 8. Dragað hine niwelne his neb tó eorðan, 14, 155.

ece

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Ðǽr ( in hell) is éce æce (ece, v. l. ), Wlfst. 114, 4. Nis þǽr ( in heaven ) ǽnig sár geméted, ne ádl, ne ece, Bl. H. 25, 30. Heora sina forscruncon . . . ꝥ hí hrýmdon for ece, Hml. S. 35, 318. Hé biþ ece hál, Lch. ii. 308, 2.

full-wiht

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Sió hreówsung scolde bión ǽr ðǽm fulwihte. Se fullwuht ðone mon geclǽnsað, Past. 427, 6. Þurh þæne fulluht, Ll. Lbmn. 413, 22, 36. fem. Þá þénunge fulwihte (full-wihtes, v. l.) ministerium baptizandi, Bd. 2, 2; Sch. 118, 15.

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mǽrþu

Grammar
mǽrþu, <b>. I.</b>
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Æt þǽre mæssan wearð his mǽrð geswutelod swá ꝥ se hálga gást hine ealne beféng on fýres gelýcnysse, Hml. S. 3, 475. Þú hine gewuldrast and geweorðast and him sylst heáfodgold tó mǽrðe gloria et honore coronasti eum, Ps. Th. 8, 6.

medumlíce

(adv.)
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Bútan hé hit medomlíce gebǽte ǽr his ænde, C. D. vi. 35, 2

wæd

(n.)
Grammar
wæd, es; n.

A fordshallow waterwater that may be traverseda body of watersea

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Wyllelm king lǽdde scypferde and landfyrde tó Scotlande ... him sylf mid his landfyrde férde inn ofer ðæt wæð(æt ðam gewæde, MS. E. Cf. wath Jamieson's a ford, Dict.), Chr. 1073; Erl. 211, 25.

Linked entries: ge-wæd wæð

wearg

(n.; prep.)
Grammar
wearg, wearh, es; m.

a villain, felon, scoundrel, criminalof other creatures, a monster, malignant being, evil spirit

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Wearh sceal hangian, fægere ongildan ðæt hé ǽr fácen dyde manna cynne, Menol. Fox 572; Gn. C. 55.

híwisc

(n.)
Grammar
híwisc, hígwisc, es; n.

A family, household, house; also a hide of land

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God bebéad Moyse ðæt hé and eall Israhéla folc sceoldon offrian æt ǽlcum híwisce Gode án lamb ánes geáres God commanded Moses that he and all the people of Israel should offer a lamb of the first year to God from every family [a lamb for an house, Ex.

Linked entries: -isc híw-scipe

bearn-teám

progenyoffspringissuechild-bearingprocreation of children

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Þæt hié wolden fultum-leáse beón æt heora bearnteámum intercepta spe sobolis, Ors. 1, 14; S. 56, 22. child-bearing, procreation of children On ǽgþrum is mægðhád and eác swylce bearnteám, and se bearnteám ne wanode þone mægðhád, Hml. A. 31, 165.

be-delfan

to dig a graveto dig aboutto buryput under ground,to buryput in a grave or tomb

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Nim his lifre and bedealf æt þám ymbhwyrftum þínra landgemǽra, Lch. i. 328, 22. of persons (when there are no funeral rites) Hié þá Rómáne cuce on eorþan bedulfan Minucia viva obruta est in campo, Ors. 3, 6; S. 108, 19.

hundred

(n.)
Grammar
hundred, a territorial division.
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Nis ǽni man on lífe þe ǽfre gehýrde ꝥ man crafode hine on hundræde oþþon áhwár on gemóte, Ll. Th. i. 184, 11. Add

onfónd-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
onfónd-lic, adj.
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That is to be received On ǽte and on wǽte, oþþe on óþrum anfóndlicum and sellendlicum þingum (dandis atque accipiendis rebus). Chrd. 110, 8

wǽg

Grammar
wǽg, weight.
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Add Ælc man þe riht démeð, hé hæfð wǽga on handa, and on ǽgðere sceale hé byrð rihtwísnesse and mildheortnesse, Ll. Lbmn. 474, 6

LECGAN

(v.)
Grammar
LECGAN, p. legde, lægde, léde

to layplaceputlayto slay

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Ægru lecgan to lay eggs, Lchdm. iii. 204, 30.

ge-rǽcan

(v.)
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(sc) to take from (on) a person :-- Hé on þám fǽrsceaðan feorh gerǽhte, By. 142: Hié lange wǽron þæt dreógende ǽr heora áðer mehte on óþrum sige gerǽcan, ǽr Alexander late unweorðlicne sige gerǽhte diu anceps pugna tandem íristem pene vicloriam Macedonibus

ge-winnan

(v.)
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P. p. 4, 25. to get as result of action what is not desired Hete hæfde hé æt his hearran gewunnen, Gen. 301: Sat. 719. to perform with effort, undergo labour. Cf. winnan; <b>B.

un-gild

(n.)
Grammar
un-gild, -gilde, es; n.

An improper or excessive tax

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An improper or excessive tax Hé ǽfre ðás leóde mid here and mid ungylde tyrwigende wæs, for ðan ðe on his dagan ǽlc riht áfeóll, and ǽlc unriht up árás, Chr. 1100; Erl. 236, 2.

Linked entry: un-gyld

ge-lástfull

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-lástfull, adj.

Helpfulofficious

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Helpful, officious Ðæt ǽlc man wǽre óðrum gelástfull that every man should be helpful to other, L. Æðelst. 5, 4; Th. i. 232, 11

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