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on-bryrdan

(v.)
Grammar
on-bryrdan, p. de.

to instigate, stimulate, incite, inspire, animateto excite to a feeling of compunction

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Wearþ Johannes swá onbryrd þurh ðæt tácen, ðæt hé his brýde on mægþháde forlét, Homl. Th. i. 58, 16. Him wearþ onbryrded breóstsefa, Exon. Th. 122, 15; Gú. 306.

sceamu

(n.)
Grammar
sceamu, e; f.

modesty, bashfulnessshame, confusionwhat causes a feeling of shame, disgrace, shame the private part

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Ðonne biþ hé self geládod wið hine selfne mid his ágenre scame and mid his geþylde, Past. 21, I; Swt. 151, 18. Ðonne árás hé for sceome he got up because he was ashamed of his inability to play the harp Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 7.

Linked entries: a-swǽrnung sceam-lim

hrægel

(n.)
Grammar
hrægel, hrægl, es; n.

A garmentdressroberailclothing

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Ongan his hrægl teran began to rend his robe, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 28; Jud. 283. Ða hwítan hrægl ðara engla the white robes of the angels, Blickl. Homl. 121, 24. Sylle earmum mannum his ealde hrægl let him give his old clothes to the poor, 53, 13.

Linked entry: hrægl

ge-winnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-winnan, p. -wan, -won, -wann, pl. -wunnon; pp. -wunnen.

to make warfightcontendpugnarebellum gerereto obtain by fightingto conquergainwinpugna consequiobtineresubjugare

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Homl. 173, 3. to obtain by fighting, to conquer, gain, win; pugna consequi, obtinere, subjugare Hú he mihte Normandige of him gewinnan how he might conquer [win] Normandy from him, Chr. 1090; Erl. 226, 25.

ealu-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
ealu-geweorc, es; n.
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Brewing Hié hié selfe mid ealoð ofer*-*drencton . . . On þǽre byrig wæs ǽrest ealogeweorc ongunnen, for þon þe hié wín næfdon larga prius potione usi, non vini, cujus ferax is locus non est, sed succo tritici per artem confecto, Ors. 5, 3; S. 222, 7

HEFIG

(adj.)
Grammar
HEFIG, hefeg; adj.

HEAVYweightyoppressivegrievousdifficultseriousgrievedimportantgravismolestus

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eów hefigran wísan budon tó healdanne ðonne wé him budon they commanded you to keep a harder rule than we commanded them, L. Ælf 49; Th. i. 56, 15.

Linked entry: hefig-mód

ge-medemian

(v.)
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VI. to estimate, measure, fix the degree or worth of :-- Besceáwige hé á þone steal his gecyrrednesse and hine be þám gemedemige bútan hine mon for dám sácerdháde furðor forlǽte ilium locum attendat quando ingressus est in monasterio, non illum qui ei

þwǽrness

(n.)
Grammar
þwǽrness, e; f.

Agreement

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Agreement him ðǽr eádmédo budon and þwǽrnessa (geþuǽrnesse, MS. A.), Chr. 827; Erl. 65, 7

án

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
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Gif mé ǽnne habbað, Hml. Th. ii. 104, 7. Ðá áne þe hié ne forlǽtað, Past. 218, 14. wéndon ꝥ ána wǽron gecorene, Hml. S. 10, 176. For monigra monna ðingum, næs for hiera ánra, Past. 41, 22. Búton þám ánum þe áfeóllan, Hml. A. 2, 34.

þyrstan

(v.)
Grammar
þyrstan, p. te

To thirst

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Hió ðyrstende wæs on symbel mannes blódes, 1, 2; Swt. 30, 27

mis-efesian

(v.)

to cut the hair improperly

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to cut the hair improperly (of the tonsure) Wé lǽraþ, ðæt ǽnig gehádod man his sceare ne helige, ne hine misefesian ne lǽte, L. Edg. C. 47; Th. ii. 254, 13

ge-niman

Grammar
ge-niman, <b>;
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</b> add Genam deófol him andan wið, Hml. A. 195, 17. Add Hé genam þurh heora láre on his orþance þá egeslican dǽda, Ælfc. T. Grn. 17, 20

geátan

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Ic hit iéte, Chr. 675 ; P. 37, 33. Ꝥ he scolde ꝥ géten mid his writ, P. 35, 33. Hé geátte mannan heora wudas and slǽtinge, 1087 ; P. 223, 33. Add

grornian

(v.)
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[Nénig man hine geseah swíðe grorniende ac hé á heofonlice blisse ber on his onseóne, Angl. x. 147, 256.] [O. Sax. grornón.] Cf. gnornian. Add

heáfod-ǽdre

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-ǽdre, e; f.

The cephalick vein

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The cephalick vein Lǽt him blód on ðam winestran earme of ðære heáfodǽdre let blood from the cephalick vein in his left arm, L. M. 2, 42; Lchdm. ii. 254, 7

writ-bred

(n.)
Grammar
writ-bred, es; n.

A writing-tablet

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Ðá álýfde se ðám cnihtum ðæt hyne ofslógen mid heora writbredum and hine ofsticodon mid hira writýrenum, Shrn. 117, 29

for-leógan

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Se cniht hine sylfne forleáh, 208. Ðá sǽdon þá hýrédmen ꝥ hit sóð wǽre, and ealle mid áðe Eugenian forlugan, 2, 222. fundon leáse gewitan þe forlugon Naboð (cf. viri diabolici dixerunt contra eum testimonium, 1, Kings 21, 13.), 18, 196.

ge-þeódrǽden

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manna geþeódrǽdenne forsáwan hominum consortia reliquerunt, 134, 21. Nán bróðor him náne geþeódrǽdene tó næbbe nullus ei fratrum in ullo jungatur consortio, 49, 16.

láþettan

Grammar
láþettan, [In the last two passages láþettan translates infestare, which however is for infestari. The original Latin of the two translations is: Canes latrantes uiderit vel eis infestare, and: Camelos uidere et ab eis se uiderit infestare.]
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Ongunnon hine onscunigean and láðettan mid máran orwyrðum fracoðlicra worda majoribus hunc verborum contumeliis detestari coeperunt Gr. D. 250, 28. to make hateful, render odious

Linked entry: lǽþettan

gold-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
gold-fáh, adj.
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Variegated or adorned with gold Hió becwiþ him hyre goldfágan treówenan cuppan she bequeaths to him her wooden cup ornamented with gold, Th. Chart. 536, 17: Beo. Th. 621; B. 308: 5615; B. 2811.