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be-tyrnan

(v.)
Grammar
be-tyrnan, p. de.
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to turn round On ánre wendinge, ðá hwíle te he the firmament ǽne betyrnð, gǽð forð feówor and twéntig tída. Hex. 8, 13. Embhwerfte betyrndum orbis valutas, Hy.

be-weorpan

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Gen. 50, 2, Hé hét settan hí on sandpytte and bewurpan mid eorþan and mid weorcstánum, Hml. S. 35, 326. Add

flyht

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Hé sealde ðám fixum sund, and ðám fugelum fliht, Hml. Th. i. 16, 7. Flihtas convolalus, alatus. Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 52. Flyhtas convolatus, An. Ox. 5482: 2, 488. Widgillum flihtum passiuis uolatibus, ii. 19. Take here flyþ in Dict., and add

scealfor

(n.)
Grammar
scealfor, e; f.: scealfra, an; m.

A diver

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Ðá geseah hé swymman scealfran on flóde, and gelóme doppettan ádúne tó grunde éhtende þearle ðære eá fixa . . . Ðá hét Martinus ða fugelas ðæs fixnoðes geswícan, and tó wéstene síðian; and ða scealfran gewiton áweg tó holte, Homl. Th. ii. 516, 6-12

þegnian

(v.)
Grammar
þegnian, p.ode; pp. od.

to serve a person (dat.), ⬩ do a person (dat.) service, ⬩ minister to, attend upon ⬩ to serve food, ⬩ to supply wants, ⬩ minister to necessities, ⬩ provide ⬩ to serve an office, administer, perform the duties of an office

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Hé him bigleofan ðénian wolde, ii. 128, 29. Hé hét hire þénian of his éstmetum, Homl.

Linked entries: þegnung þénian

ríce

(n.)
Grammar
ríce, es; n.

power ⬩ authority ⬩ dominion ⬩ rule ⬩ empire ⬩ reign ⬩ bishops ⬩ consuls ⬩ a kingdom ⬩ realm ⬩ a diocese ⬩ a nation

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Ne forsáwe hé (Catullus) nó ðone óðerne (Nonium in curuli sedentem) swá swíðe, gif hé nán ríce ne nǽnne anweald næfde, 27, 1; Fox 96, 7.

scrincan

(v.)
Grammar
scrincan, p. scranc, pl. scruncon; pp. scruncen.

to wither away ⬩ dry up ⬩ shrivel ⬩ to pine away ⬩ become weak ⬩ to contract ⬩ shrink

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Gl. 419, 74. of a living being, to pine away, become weak Hé scrinceþ arescit; he pineth away (A. V.), Mk. Skt. Lind. 9, 18. Ðá wearð se cyning (Belshazzar) tó ðan swíðe áfyrht, ðæt hé eal scranc (cf.

Linked entry: a-scrincan

LǼDAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼDAN, p. de; pp. lǽded, lǽd

TO LEAD ⬩ conduct ⬩ take ⬩ carry ⬩ bring ⬩ bring forth ⬩ produce

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Hé hét smiðian áne lytle róde ða hé lvdde on his swíðran he ordered a little cross to be forged, that he laid upon his right hand, Homl. Th. ii. 304, 16. His ðegnas lǽddon him tó ðone eosol his disciples brought the ass to him, Blickl. Homl. 71, 6.

Linked entry: be-lǽdan

sníðan

(v.)
Grammar
sníðan, p. snáð, pl. snidon; pp. sniden

to cut, make an incision in anything ⬩ to cut as a surgeon does, to lance ⬩ to amputate ⬩ to cut up or to pieces ⬩ to cut so as to kill, to slay an animal ⬩ to cut stone, to hew ⬩ to cut hair ⬩ to cut corn, to reap ⬩ to reap ⬩ to cut ⬩ secare, resecare, caedere, putare, dolere, attondere ⬩ to cut, prune

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Ic wéne ðæt hé hiene snide sláwlícor, gif hé him ǽr sǽde ðæt hé hiene sníðan wolde . . . se lǽce, ðonne hé cymþ ðone untruman tó sníðanne 26; Swt. 186, 2-7. metaphorically Ðæt mon mǽge sníþan and bærnan his unþeáwas ut culpae morbos supplicio resecarent

tirgan

(v.)
Grammar
tirgan, tirwian, tirigan, tirian; p. tirgde, tirwede, tirigde

To vex, ⬩ irritate, ⬩ provoke ⬩ exasperate

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Hé tyride exacerbavit, i. provocavit, adflixit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 56. Tyrgide exacerbavit, Hpt. Gl. 527, 51. Ðæt wíf cwæð, ðæt heó wolde ðone sunu ðe hí tirigde awyrian, Homl. Th. ii. 30, 9. Hý tyrgdon(tyrigdon, Ps.

bréme

(adj.)
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Heó æteówde hyre breóst þám bréman Philippe, Hml. S. 2, 234: 18, 363. Þú tóbrýttest þone bréman here, 25, 370, 629, 658. Brýmest celeberrimus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 64. Seó (Athens) wæs þá brémost (brýmest, v. l.) on láre, Hml. S. 3, II.

for-wered

worn out ⬩ decrepit

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Eald wíf ... þonne heó forwerod byð and teámes ætealdod, Hml. A. 20, 158. Cild oððe forwerod man, Hml. Th. i. 236, 25. Wǽron hí bútan cilde oð þæt hí wǽron forwerede menn, 202, 1.

Linked entry: for-werod

nytt

(adj.)
Grammar
nytt, adj.
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Ǽfre hé mæig findan on ðám hé mæig nyt beón, Angl. ix. 261, 2. Hié mec ǽnigre note nytte beón ne meahton inutiles facti sunt, Nar. 15, 27. Hí (friends) beóð mé on sumum ðingum nytte, and ic eác heom, Solil. H. 40, 5.

ge-bæcu

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bæcu, pl. n.

Back parts ⬩ hinder parts ⬩ postĕriōra

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He slóh heora fýnd on gebæcum percussit inĭmīci suos in postĕriōra, 77, 66

Linked entry: bæce

ge-scénan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scénan, p. de; pp. ed

To break, bruise, wound ⬩ contĕrĕre, vulnĕrāre

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To break, bruise, wound; contĕrĕre, vulnĕrāre Hí woldon ǽninga heafolan gescénan they would at once wound the head, Andr. Kmbl. 2286; An. 1144. Forðon he ǽren dór gesceeneþ quia contrivit portas æreas, Ps. Th. 106, 15

weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ, worþ, wurþ, wirþ, wyrþ, wirþe, wierþe, wyrþe, weorþe; adj.
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Se man ðæt can rihtne geleáfan, þonne biþ hé wyrðe, ðæt hé fulluht underfó, Wulfst. 33, 6: 155, 12. with gen. and clause Hé bít ðære tíde hwonne hé ðæs wierðe (wyrðe, Cott.

cwén-fugol

(n.)
Grammar
cwén-fugol, es; m.

A female or hen bird ⬩ avis feminea, Som. Ben. Lye

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A female or hen bird; avis feminea, Som. Ben. Lye

eorþ-yfig

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-yfig, es; n.

Ground ivy ⬩ hĕdĕra terrestris

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Herb. 100; Lchdm. i. 212, 18

framaþ

(v.)
Grammar
framaþ, = fremaþ; 3rd sing. pres. of fremian.

does good ⬩ avails

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does good, avails, Herb. 146, 2; Lchdm. i. 270, 4

garuwe

(n.)
Grammar
garuwe, an; f.

Yarrow ⬩ millefŏlium

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Yarrow; millefŏlium, Herb. 90; Lchdm. i. 194, 4, MS. B