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hlifian

(v.)
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Hlifode ofer mycel stánclif and swá hlifiende . . . ꝥ stánclif þe him ofer hlifode magna desuper rupes eminebat . . . prominens . . . saxum quod desuper incubuerat 213, 10-24. of degree Fore golde and fore gimmum forð hlifað seó reádnes and bryne ðæs

un-gewunelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewunelíc, adj.

unusualunwontedunfrequenteduninhabitable

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Án ðæra ðǽla is ungewunelíc for ðære sunnan neáweste; on ðam ne eardaþ nán eorðlíc mann for ðam unberendlícum bryne, Lchdm. iii. 260, 21 note

Linked entry: un-gewynelíc

á-cólian

(v.)
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Ácólige ( tepescat ) bryne gástes, Hy. S. 26, 32. Ǽr ðæt fýr ðǽre willunge from ðám móde ácólie, Bd. 1, 27; M. 80, 31. Hí lǽtað ácólian ðá innecundan lufan, Past. 139, 8. Wearð se sóða geleáfa ácólad, Wlfst. 270, 2. Bið manna lufu ácólod, Hml.

brád

(adj.)

broadopenspaciousflat

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Se bráda bryne ofer ealle woruld . . . þæt bráde bealo, Wlfst. 186, 8, 11.

Linked entry: brádlinga

súþ

(adj.)
Grammar
súþ, cpve. súþra; spve. súþmest; adj.
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Ða súðmestan Æthiopian hæfdon bryne for ðære hǽte, 1, 7; Swt. 40, 5. ¶ Súþan in combination with prepositions :-- Be-súðan sǽ south of the sea, Shrn. 145, 17. Him be-súðan, Cd. Th. 182, 1; Exod. 69. Náðer ne be-norðan mearce ne be-súðan, L.

Linked entry: be-súþan

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. 111, 69. of the heat of disease:-- Wiþ þá ádle þe Grécas frenesis nemnaþ, ꝥ byþ ðonne ꝥ heáfod áweallen byþ, Lch. i. 210, 2. of violent passion, to burn, rage:-- Sé ábarn and áweóll mid þý bryne wælhreównesse ongǽn þá ǽfestan weras, (exarsit

BEORGAN

(v.)
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BEORGAN, ic beorge, ðú byrgst, byrhst, he byrgeþ, byrgþ, byrhþ, pl. beorgaþ; p. ic, he bearg, bearh, ðú burge, pl. burgon; impert. beorg, beorh, pl. beorgaþ, beorge ge ; pp. borgen; v. a.

cumTo saveprotectshelterdefendfortifysparepreserveservaresalvarecustodiretueriparcereTo defendsecureguard againstavoiddefenderearcerecaverevitare

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Ðæt se bittra bryne beorgan sceolde ǽfæstum þrím that the bitter burning should spare the pious three Exon. 53 b; Th. 189, 10; Az. 57.

Linked entries: bearg bearh

grimme

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., 81, 3. of the effect or condition of things Bryne grimme gemencged, Wlfst. 26, 7: 94, 2. Smylte sǽ súðerne wind oft grimme gedréfeð, Met. 5, 8. Him grimme on woruldsǽlda wind wráðe bláweð, 7, 51.

on-rǽs

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S. 37, 243. of destructive movement by a thing, material Ongan seó bryne beón gebíged in hí sylfe, efne swá swá mid bígnesse his ágnes onrǽses ( sui impetus), Gr. D. 48, 7. Onrǽs inruptionem (diluuii), An.

á-cwencan

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Brynas ácwencte faculas restinctas, An. Ox. 4391. of other things Gesihða yfele ácwencð ( extinguit ) hungor, Scint. 56, 14. Se crístendóm ne mihte beón þanonforð ácwænced nǽfre, Ll. Th. ii. 372, 20

beátan

(v.)

to beat with (mid)to beat onTo beat on

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M. 31, 7. with dat. to beat on:-- Ne se bryne beót mæcgum (cf. Milton's 'the torrid clime smote on him sore'), Dan. 265. intrans. To beat on Hé on his breóst beót, H. R. 15, 29. Þeáh man mid hameron beóte on þæt þell, Wlfst. 147, 6

blác

(adj.)
Grammar
blác, adj.

bright, shininglucidus, splendidusBLEAK, pale, pallid, livid, as in deathpallidus, de moribundis et mortuispallidus, subalbus

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bright, shining; lucidus, splendidus On bryne blácan fýres into the burning of the bright fire, Cd. 186; Th. 231, 13; Dan. 246. Lígetta hérgen bláce dýrne Dryhten lightnings bright praise the beloved Lord, Exon. 54 b; Th. 192, 16; Az. 107.

Linked entry: blǽc

wád

(n.)
Grammar
wád, es; n.

Woad,

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Wið bryne, wád wyl on buteran, smire mid, Lchdm. ii. 132, 1, and see i.174, 1-5.

Linked entry: waad

innoþ

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Se bryne on ðǽm innoðe fervor viscerum, Past. 71, 6. used with reference to feeling, emotion, &c. þá wæs eall hire heorte ástired and hire innoð, Hml S. 30, 340.

hát

(adj.)
Grammar
hát, adj.
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Hátum bryne torrido (coe*-*nobialis vitae) rigore, An. Ox. 2705. Þæt mé sorgna is hátost on hreðre, Gú. 993

COSTIAN

(v.)
Grammar
COSTIAN, costigan, costnian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od , ad, ed

To tempt, try, prove probare, tentare.

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T. 25, 2. v. intrans Ðonne bryne costaþ hú gehealdne sind sáwle wið synnum when the burning proveth how abstinent are souls from sins Exon. 23b; Th. 65, 24; Cri. 1059.

Linked entries: costigan costnian

BÍDAN

(v.)
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BÍDAN, ic bíde, ðú bídest, bítst, bíst, he bídeþ, bít, pl. bídaþ; p. ic, he bád, ðú bide, pl. bidon; pp. biden; acc. gen.

To BIDE, abide, continue, remain, tarry, wait, await, expect, enduremanere, remanere, morari, habitare in aliquo loco, expectare, consequi, sustinere

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In helle heó bryne welme bídan sceolden in hell they must abide [endure] scorching heat, Cd. 213; Th. 266, 25; Sat. 27. Ðá seó circe hér eahtnysse bád then the church here endured persecution, Exon. 18 a; Th. 44, 18; Cri. 704

Linked entries: a-bídan bád bídende

hýd

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Bið se líchoma hreóf ðonne se bryne ðe on ðǽm innoðe bið út áslihð tó ðǽre hýde ( ad cutem ), Past. 71, 6. Sindon ðá loccas tó sparienne ðǽm sácerde ðæt hí ðá hýd behelien ( ut cutem cooperiant ), 141, 9. <b>II a.

un-lytel

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lytel, adj.

not littlegreatnot littlenot few in numbermuchnot littlegreat

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Kmbl. 2985; An. 1495. of quantity, amount, number, not little, not few in number, much Tó miclum bryne sceal wæter unlytel, Wulfst. 157, 9. Menigo, folc unlytel, Elen. Kmbl. 1740; El. 872: 565; El. 283: Andr. Kmbl. 2542; An. 1272: Beo.

brengan

Grammar
brengan, brengean.
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Bren, bryn affer, affer, 1086. Breng (bring, W. S.) ꝥ lác offer munus, Mt. R. L. 8, 4: Lk. L. 5, 14. Brencgas (bringað, W. S.) hine, Mk. L. 9, 19. Brenges, 12, 15. Ne brengende uæstem . . . sé de brengeð ꝥ uæstm . . . ꝥte ꝥ uæstem brenge, Jn.