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cýf

(n.)
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Hét ꝥ man ealle þá kýfa (bydenu, v. l. dolia ) gegearwode, Gr. D. 57, 28. Man sceal habban . . cýfa, Angl. ix. 264, 11

bed

Grammar
bed, bedd.
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<b>I a</b>. of apparatus in or on which a body may be placed hine hét áþenian on írenum bedde and hine cwicne hirstan, Shrn. 116, 3. v. fer-bed, fer-bedd.

beorn-wíga

(n.)
Grammar
beorn-wíga, an; m. [wíga a warrior]

A soldierheroloricatus bellator

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A soldier, hero; loricatus bellator Menol. Fox 447; Men. 225

be-fótian

(v.)
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Se cyning hét hine befótian, Hml. S. 25, 117. Add

sam-tinges

(adv.)
Grammar
sam-tinges, (sæm-, sem-); adv.

immediately, forthwith, continuo

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Ðá nolde hí sæmtinges ácwellan ac lét him fyrst he would not kill them immediately, but allowed them time, 424, 14. Ðá áwurpon ða hǽðenan sóna heora gedwyld, and tó heora Scyppende sæmtinges gebugon, 510, 3: 230, 18.

Linked entries: -tinges sæm-tinges

weard-mann

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

A guard, watchman, keeper

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heora wæterscipe mid weardmannum besette constituit centenarios per singulos fontes, 94, 172

ge-erian

(v.)
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On þæt gerád þe ǽlce geáre of þám lande geerige twégen æceras and þǽron his circsceat gesáwe, C. D. ii. 398, 20. .iii. æceras geerian on heora ágenre hwíle and mid heora ágenan sǽda gesáwan, iv. 306, 27. Add

óþ-íwan

(v.)
Grammar
óþ-íwan, -éwan, -eáwan, -eówan, -iéwan, -ýwan.
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óþéwde openlíce ðæt ǽr gehýd hæfde. Ors. 6, 34; Swt. 288, 32. Óþíwde, Ps. Spl. 77, 14. Óþiéwde, Cd. Th. 44, 24; Gen. 714. Hér cometa hiene óþiéwde, Chr. 729; Erl. 46, 5. Ðæt ðú mé óbéwe, Bt. 22, 2; Fox 78, 11. Wearþ ðþiéwed án ígland.

Linked entries: óþ-eáwan óþ-éwan

ge-settan

(v.)
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Tó gesetton dæge gelǽste ǽr sceolde, Ll. Th. i. 260, 14.

þornig

(adj.)
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þornig, adj. Thorny, full of thorns. v. þorn
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Se yrðling lufaþ ðone æcer ðe æfter ðornum and brémelum genihtsume wæstmas ágifþ swíðor ðonne lufige ðone ðe ðornig næs, Homl. Th. i. 342, 8. Gehega þíne eáran mid þornigum hege, Wulfst. 246, 9

gristbitian

(v.)
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gristbitað ( fremet; stridebit, Ps. L.: grystbitað, Ps. Spl.) mid his tóþum ongeán hine, Ps. Th. 36, 12. Gristbites, Mk. R. 9, 18. Hý gristbitoton ( stridenunt ) on mé tóþum heora, Ps. Rdr. 34, 16. Add

on-middan

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Add: ¶ where the governed noun comes between on and middan Þá wæs þǽr án mycel burh on heora wege middan, Hml. S. 25, 440. wearð forbærned on þám bæþe middan, Hml. A. 60, 209

dæftan

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For Glos. . . . 73 read Germ. 400, 476, and add Se fæder hét feccan þone cniht, and hine sóna scrýdde mid deórwurðum reáfum, and hét dæftan his búr mid pallum and mid wáhryftum wurðlíce þám cnihte, Hml. S. 35, 49

tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, tiligan, tilgan, teolian, tiolian, tielian; p. ode
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sceal tilian ðæt lícige debet studere se diligi, Past. 19; Swt. 147, 14: L. E. I. 28; Th. ii. 424, 26: Bt. 29, 3; Fox 106, 18: Met. 16,I. Tiligean, Ps. Th. 138, 17. ne onginþ tó tilianne, ðæt ðæt weorð ágife, 48, 7

Linked entries: teolian tylian telge

hwæþer

(con.)
Grammar
hwæþer, conj.
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Hí gýmdon hwæþer (gif ł hueðer, L. si ) gehǽlde, Mk. 3, 2. Hié wǽron orwéne hwæðer ǽfre Rómáne tó heora anwealde becómen, Ors. 4, 9; S. 192, 4. áxode hwæþer (gif ł huoeðer, L. si ) áht gesáwe, Mk. 8, 23: Lk. 23, 6.

for-licgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-licgan, -licggan, -ligan; p. -læg, pl. -lǽgon; pp. -legen [licgan to lie]

To lie in a forbidden mannerfornicatecommit fornicationfornĭcāriadultĕrāre

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To lie in a forbidden manner, fornicate, commit fornication; fornĭcāri, adultĕrāre Ðá forlǽg heó hý sóna then she soon committed fornication, Ors. 3, 6; Bos. 58, 6: 4, 4; Bos. 80, 21. Ðæt nán wíf heó ne forlicge that no woman commit fornication, L.

folgoþ

serviceofficeauthority

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(the centurion) forlét his folgos, Hml. S. 37, 192. the district in which office is held: Se biscop ámanige þá oferhýrnesse æt þám geréfan þe hit on his folgoðe sý, Ll. Th. i. 214, 3.

ge-hwyrfan

(v.)
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ge-hwyrfan, -hwerfan, -hwirfan, -hwierfan; p. de; pp. ed

To changeturnconvertmutareconvertere

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Manige Israhela bearna he gehwyrfþ to heora drihtne many of the children of Israel he shall turn to their Lord, 165, 13.

un-besmiten

(adj.)
Grammar
un-besmiten, adj.

Undefiledunpollutedunsulliedpure

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Gif heó unbesmiten ( impolluta ) tó him cyrre, L. Ecg. Addit. 12; Th. ii. 234, 6: Nar. 41, 11. Ðæs unbesmitenan líchaman úres Drihtnes, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 113: Blickl. Homl. 155, 32: 3, 15: Homl. Skt. i. 4, 69: 23 b, 503.

Linked entry: be-smítan

wíd-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
wíd-síþ, es; m.
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A far journey, long travel Módor ne rǽdaþ, ðonne heó magan cenneþ, hú him weorðe geond woruld wídsíð sceapen, Salm. Kmbl. 744; Sal. 371. Wérig winneþ, wídsíð onginneþ, Exon.