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bindan

to bindto fasten toknit

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nam Simeon and band hine tollens Simeon et ligans, Ger. 42, 24. to be a bond on :-- Bundan nodarent (vincla pios lacertos), Wrt.

cennan

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Voc. i. 65, 27. of plants, to produce Of þám treówum balzamum bið kenned ( nascitur ), Nar. 36, 32. to produce, cause Cynð wam generat maculam, Kent. Gl. 291. to declare, &c. Þá cende hé tém, Cht. Th. 206, 27.

clif

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Abies ꝥ treówcyn þý clyfe weóx, Nar. 8, 22. Ofer clif per preceps (v. Mt. 8, 32), Wrt. Voc. ii. 72, 35. Ealle ðá clifu ( rupes ) þe neáh þǽm sǽ wǽron forburnan tó ascan, Ors. 5, 4; S. 226, 4. Cliofum cautibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 16, 16.

eáste-weard

(adj.)
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From eástewearde middangearde ab oriente, Nar. 25, 24. On eásteweardre (eástwarde, v. l.) Cent ad orientalem Cantiae plagam, 893; P. 84, 5; Bd. 1, 25; Sch. 51, 18. On ðá foryrðe eástewerde, C. D. iii. 449, 32.

ge-tígan

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Add: To bind one thing to another, tie up; alligare. literal Þá folan hý gesǽlað (getígað. v. l.) ǽr hý ofer þá eá faran foetus trans flumen alligatos relinquunt, Nar. 35, 11. Hé getígde his hors ðǽr binnon, Hml. Th. ii. 136, 15.

liccian

(v.)
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Ðá men þá írengelóman liccodan milites ferramenta lambendo, Nar. 9, 19. Þá hundas liccedan (lingebani) his wunda, Gr. D. 310, 6. Se bera ongan liccian (lambere) þæs biscopes fét, 195, 4. <b>I a.

mæssian

(v.)
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Hí ( those under Moses' law) ne mæssoden nǽfre . . . húsel næs gehálgod ǽr þám ðe se Hǽlend cóm. 10, 222 : Hml. A. 17, 81. Hé hét mæssian for þæs forðfarenan sáwle, and árǽrde þone deádan, Hml. S. 6, 209.

wǽdlian

(v.)
Grammar
wǽdlian, p. ode.

to be poorindigentneedyin wantto be in want of somethingto lacknot to have enoughto beg

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Ðá wurdon hí dreórige on móde, ðæt hí wǽdligende on ánum wáclícum wǽfelse férdon, 62, 28. to be in want of something, to lack, not to have enough Leádes ða men wǽdliaþ, and goldes genihtsumiaþ plumbo egent, auro habundant, Nar. 31, 4.

gár-secg

ocean, seaa particular part of the general body of water, an ocean

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Ealne middangeard yrnbféran swá gársecg (oceanus) beligeð, Nar. 20, 15. Swá swá lyft and lagu land ymbclyppað, gársecg embegyrt gumena ríce, Met. 9, 41. Gársecg fandað hwæðer ác hæbbe æðele treówe, Rún. 25. Þú gársecges grundas geworhtes, Hy. 10, 7.

hacele

(n.)
Grammar
hacele, an; f : hæcla, an; m [?]

A cloak, mantle, upper garment, coal, cassock.lacerna, subucula, capsula, mantilia, pla cloaka kind of cowled or hooded frockpriest's copecuculla, casula

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Ðá bewráh se árleása geréfa his ansýna mid his hacelan then the impious count covered his face with his cloak, Nar. 42, 24.

Linked entry: hæcele

on-weald

(n.)
Grammar
on-weald, es; m.

Power

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Wé hine oferswýðdon and ús in onweald geslógon eal his londríce regi superato acceptaque in conditiones omni ejus regione, Nar. 3, 22. Wé ealle his þeóde on onwald onféngon, 4, 6

Linked entries: weald on-wald on-wealda

á-weallan

to well outto springproceed from a sourceto swarm,to exist in large numbersto swarm with to be hotto burnrage

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Voc. ii. 29, 56: 146, 36. to spring, proceed from a source Ealle únðeáwas áweallað of deófle, Wlfst. 40, 22. to swarm, to exist in large numbers Swá þicce hié in þǽre eá áweóllon swá ǽmettan veluti formice efferbuere, Nar. 11, 13. of production in large

beald

(adj.)

boldconfidentboldimpudent

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næs náht beald him tó tó gánne, Gr. D. 132, 13. Se bealda Hieu, Hml. S. 18, 359. Hí hæfden on bendum ǽnne bealdne ðeóf, Barraban (cf. ǽnne strangne þeófmann, insignem ) Mt. 27, 16, Hml. Th. ii. 252, 11.

port-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
port-strǽt, e; f.
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Portstreet occurs as a proper name, vi. 323, col. 2

sige-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
sige-beorht, adj.
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Cf. the proper name Sigebryht, -berht, Chr. 755 ; Erl. 48, 18 : Txts. 512

Linked entries: sigor-beorht beorht

un-cúþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-cúþlíce, adv.

Unkindly

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Unkindly Ðam elþeódigan and útancumenan ne lǽt ðú nó uncúðlíce wið hine ne mid nánum unrihtum ðú hine ne drecce ( peregrino molestus non eris, Ex. 23, 9), L. Alf. 47; Th. i. 54, 21

Linked entries: cúþ-líce un-cúþ

scip-gebroc

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Petrus se apostol eóde mid drígum fótum ofer þone sǽ, and Paulus geþrowode scipgebroc in þám sǽ ibi Paulus ire cum navi non potuit, ubi Petrus pedibus iter fecit, Gr. D. 91, 10. Add

sóþ-bora

(n.)
Grammar
sóþ-bora, (?), an; m.

A truth-bearerone who has exact knowledge

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A truth-bearer, one who has exact knowledge Ðone hæleð higegleáwe hátaþ wíde cométa be naman, cræftgleáwe men, wíse sóðboran (other MSS. have wóþboran, which suits better the alliteration), Chr. 975; Erl. 126, 27

wénan

(v.)
Grammar
wénan, p. de.

to weensupposethinkimagineopinebelieveto hopeexpectlook for

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Ne þurfan wé ðæs wénan, ðæt hé ús nolde ðæra leána gemánian Wulfst. 261, 18. with a clause introduced by ðæt Ic wéne, ðæt nán mon ne sié neminem esse hominum arbitror Ors. 2, 1; Swt. 58, 13. Hwam wéne (woeno, Lind.) ic ðæt hit beó gelíc?

Linked entries: for-wénan wǽnan

tihtle

(n.)
Grammar
tihtle, an ; f.
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Ne stent nán óðer lád æt tihtlan búte ordál betweox Wealan and Englan, L. O. D. 2 ; Th. i. 354, I.

Linked entry: tyhtle