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for-sweorcan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sweorcan, he -sworceþ; p. -swearc, pl. -swurcon; pp. -sworcen [sweorcan to dim]

To be very dark ⬩ to darken ⬩ obscure ⬩ calīgāre ⬩ obscūrāre

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To be very dark, to darken, obscure; calīgāre, obscūrāre Eágena bearhtm forsiteþ and forsworceþ the brightness of the eyes diminishes and darkens, Beo. Th. 3538; B. 1767. Seó sunne biþ forsworcen sol obscūrābĭtur, Mt. Bos. 24, 29.

ýþ-láf

(n.)
Grammar
ýþ-láf, e; f.
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The shore left bare by the waves Hié ( the sea-beasts ) mécum wunde be ýðláfe uppe lǽgon, Beo. Th. 1136; B. 566. Ofer ýðláfe on sǽ lǽdan, Andr. Kmbl. 998; An. 499. Dǽlan on ýðláfe ealde mádmas, Cd. Th. 215, 18; Exod. 585

ge-wissung

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Th. i. 614, 31. information. v. gewissian; Nis gerǽd on nánre béc nán swutelre gewissung be hire geendunge, Hml. Th. i. 440, 11

bret

(v.)
Grammar
bret, 3rd pres. of bredan

varies, changes

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varies, changes; Hǽðen cild biþ gefullod, ac hit ne bret ná his hiw wiðútan, ðeáh ðe hit beó wiðinnan awend a heathen child is baptized, but it varies not its aspect without, although it be changed within, Homl. Th. ii. 268, 30

gíme-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
gíme-leás, adj.
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Ben.

ísen-ordál

(n.)
Grammar
ísen-ordál, es; n.
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The passages from which the following extracts are taken will illustrate this mode of trial Gif hit sý ýsenordál beón þreó niht ǽr man ða hand undó if it be the ordeal by hot iron, let it be three days before the hand be undone, L.

Linked entry: or-dál

sárgian

(v.)
Grammar
sárgian, ode.

to make sad (sárig), to grieve (trans.),afflict, wound ⬩ to be or become sad, to grieve (intrans.), languish

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Ben. 17, 3 MS. O

stefn

(n.)
Grammar
stefn, e; f. A summons, citation (in rád-stefn a summons carried by a mounted person. v. rád-stefn, where this meaning may be substituted for the one there given).

werc

(n.)
Grammar
werc, glosses nanus, Wet. Voc. ii. 60, 45 : 71, 36. [Elsewhere nanus is rendered by dweorh, for which werc is perhaps wrongly written. Or (?) werc might be for wearh. v. wearg.]

Linked entry: dweorg

on-drysne

(adj.)
Grammar
on-drysne, adj.

terrible, dreadful, awful ⬩ awful, exciting awe ⬩ reverence, venerable

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Ben. 140, 5. See other examples under Similar entries an-drysne

Linked entries: an-drysne drysne -drysne

fore-mǽre

Grammar
fore-mǽre, , for-mǽre.
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Ꝥ mycele and ꝥ foremǽre bearn, Lch. iii. 428, 21. Wítgan myccle and foremǽre, Bl. H. 161, 13. Þá federas scealon beón foremǽre on andgite, on þylde, on gesceáde (omnibus rebus excelsi), R.

and-efn

(n.)
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Dóð gé eówrum monnum ðæt ilce be hira andefne (-efene, v. l. ), 203, 1. Ǽlc gesceaft is tó árianne be hire andefne, and symle sió héhste swíþost, Bt. 32, 2; F. 116, 14.

mynster-mann

(n.)
Grammar
mynster-mann, es; m.

A man who lives in a monastery ⬩ a monk

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C. 40; Th. ii. 166, 10, Ðás bóc be ðæra hálgena lífe ðe mynstermenn mid heora þénungum wurðiaþ, Homl. Skt. pref. 44: Swt. Rdr. 100, 148. Ðæt forme muneca cyn is mynstermanna, ðe gemǽnan lífe drohtniaþ on mynstre, R. Ben. 134, 5 : 9, 3.

bile-hwít

(adj.)
Grammar
bile-hwít, adj. [bile the beak, hwít white, referring to the beaks of young birds, then to their nature, Junius]

Simple, sincere, honest, without fraud or deceit, meek, mild, gentle ⬩ simplex, mitis

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Simple, sincere, honest, without fraud or deceit, meek, mild, gentle; simplex, mitis Arnwi munec wæs swíðe gód man and swíðe bilehwít monk Arnwi was a very good man and very meek, Chr. 1041; Erl. 169, 12

a-rásian

(v.)
Grammar
a-rásian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad; v. trans. [a, rásian to raise, uncover]

To lay open ⬩ discover ⬩ explore ⬩ detect ⬩ reprove ⬩ correct ⬩ seize ⬩ detegere ⬩ invenire ⬩ explorare ⬩ corripere ⬩ reprehendere ⬩ intercipere

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Beón arásod reprehendi, Fulg. 5. Arásad wæs interceptus est, Cot. 109. Arásod beón on hefygtímum gyltum gravioris culpa noxæ teneri, R. Ben. 25: 34

feówertigeða

(n.)
Grammar
feówertigeða, feówertigoða; m: -tigoðe, f. n; adj.

Fortieth ⬩ quadrāgēsĭmus

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Ben. 25. On ðam feówertigóðan [MS. feówerteóðan] geáre in the fortieth year; quadrāgēsĭmo anno, Deut. 1, 3

práfost-scír

(n.)
Grammar
práfost-scír, e ; f.
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Ben. 124, 16

sýfer-ǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
sýfer-ǽte, adj.
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Ben. 119, 25

full-bétan

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Ben. 70, 8, 18: 71, 2. Add

leásettan

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Ben. 125, 2. Add

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