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tæppel-bred

(n.)
Grammar
tæppel-bred, es; n.

A board covered with a carpet, a foot-stool

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A board covered with a carpet, a foot-stool Fótscamel ł tæppelbred his fóta scabellum pedum ejus, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 35. Tæppilbred, 22, 44

Linked entry: tæppil-bred

þurh-lócung

(n.)
Grammar
þurh-lócung, e; f.

A looking through or over, a preliminary examination(?) of a book ⬩ prohemium

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of a book; but the word glosses prohemium Ðurhlócung prohemium, forespǽc praefatio, Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 38

FRIÞ

(n.)
Grammar
FRIÞ, fryþ, es; m. n.

Peace ⬩ freedom from molestation ⬩ security guaranteed by law to those under special protection ⬩ agreement ⬩ truce ⬩ league ⬩ pax ⬩ tūtēla ⬩ refŭgium

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He nam friþ wið ðæt folc he made peace with the people, Ors. 5, 2; Bos. 102, 41. Friþes bót a compensation or offering of peace, peace-offering, amends for a breach of the peace, L. Edg. S. 14; Th. i. 278, 2: L. Eth. i. prm; Th. i. 280, 4: L.

dol-gilp

(n.)
Grammar
dol-gilp, es; m. [dol foolish; gilp pride, haughtiness]

Foolish pride, vain-glory ⬩ vana glōria

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Foolish pride, vain-glory; vana glōria Git wada cunnedon for dolgilpe ye both made trial of the fords for foolish vaunt, Beo. Th. 1022; B. 509

Linked entry: gilp

ete-lond

(n.)
Grammar
ete-lond, es; n.

Pasture land ⬩ pascua terra

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Pasture land; pascua terra Ǽgðer ge etelond ge yrþlond [MS. eyrðlond] both pasture land and arable land, Cod. Dipl. 299; A.D. 869; Kmbl. ii. 95, 14

fen-cerse

(n.)
Grammar
fen-cerse, an; f.

Fen-cress ⬩ water-cress ⬩ nasturtium offĭcīnāle

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Fen-cress, water-cress; nasturtium offĭcīnāle, Lin Wyl fencersan boil water-cress, L. M. 1, 8; Lchdm. ii. 52, 15: 1, 61; Lchdm. ii. 132, 5

heard-fyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
heard-fyrde, adj.

Difficult to carry

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Difficult to carry Ðǽr oninnan bær eorl hard-fyrdne dǽl goldes there within bore the earl a weighty portion of gold, Beo. Th. 4483; B. 2245

wíf-gifta

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-gifta, pl. f.

Nuptials ⬩ marriage

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Nuptials, marriage Waes se weliga ðæra (-e, MS. ) wífgifta georn on móde, ðæt him mon fǽmnan gegyrede brýd tó bolde, Exon. Th. 245, 2 ; Jul. 38

módig

(adj.)
Grammar
módig, adj.

of high or noble spirit ⬩ high-spirited ⬩ noble-minded ⬩ bold ⬩ brave ⬩ courageous ⬩ proud ⬩ arrogant ⬩ hearty ⬩ earnest ⬩ impetuous ⬩ bold ⬩ headstrong ⬩ stubborn ⬩ wilful

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Módge maguþegnas, Exon. 77a; Th. 290, 8; Wand. 62. bold, brave, courageous (physically or morally) Wæs from se ðe lǽdde, módig magorǽswa, Cd. 145; Th. 181, 2; Exod. 55. Gǽþ se ðe mót tó medo módig he that may shall go bold to the mead, Beo.

ge-reccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-reccan, -recan, -reccean; ic -recce, ðú -reccest, -recest, he -receþ, -recþ; imp. -rece; p. -reahte, -rehte; pp. -reaht, -reht; v. trans.

to put forth, shew, relate, express, denote, explain, interpret, translate ⬩ exponere, demonstrare, narrare, referre, disserere, exprimere, interpretari, reddere ⬩ to set forth, extend, direct, order, rule, control, reprove, correct, subdue, reduce to subjection ⬩ exponere, extendere, dirigere, regere, corripere, corrigere, subigere, sub imperium redigere

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Bos. 1, 38, 41, 42: Exon. 9 b; Th. 9; 12; Cri. 133. Emanuhél, ðæt ys gereht on úre geþeóde, God mid us Emanuel, which is, translated into our speech, God with us, Mt. Bos. 1, 23: Mk. Bos. 5, 41: 15, 22. Gereccean þancas referre gratias, Proœm. R.

Linked entry: ge-hræcan

a-rísan

(v.)
Grammar
a-rísan, part. arísende; p. arás, pl. arison; pp. arisen; v. n.

To ARISE ⬩ rise ⬩ rise up ⬩ rise again ⬩ to come forth ⬩ originate ⬩ surgere ⬩ exsurgere ⬩ resurgere ⬩ provenire ⬩ oriri

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Bos. 16, 21: Exon. 23 a; Th. 64, 2 ; Cri. 1031. Ýdel is eów ǽr leóhte arísan vanum est vobis ante lucem surgere, Ps. Spl. 126, 3. He arás sóna surrexit, Gen. 19, 1. Ðá arison ða þrí weras surrexerunt tres viri, Gen. 18, 16.

Linked entry: a-rás

a-sceacan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sceacan, -scacan, -scæcan; he -sceaceþ, -sceacþ, -scæceþ, -scaceþ; p. -sceóc, -scóc, pl. -sceócon, -scócon; pp. -sceacen, -scacen.

to shake off ⬩ remove ⬩ excutere ⬩ to be removed ⬩ forsake ⬩ desert ⬩ flee ⬩ excuti ⬩ fugere ⬩ aufugere ⬩ deserere ⬩ to shake ⬩ brandish ⬩ to be shaken ⬩ vibrare ⬩ quatere ⬩ concuti ⬩ labefieri ⬩ infirmari

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Bos. 6, 11. to be removed, forsake, desert, flee; excuti, fugere, aufugere, deserere Asceacen [Lamb. ofascacen] ic eom excussus sum, Ps. Spl. C. 108, 22. Ðæt Iacob wæs asceacen quod fugeret Jacob, Gen. 31, 22.

Linked entries: a-scacan a-scæcan

a-wyrgian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wyrgian, p. -wyrgede; pp. -wyrged, -wyrgd

To curse ⬩ execrate ⬩ malign ⬩ execrari ⬩ maledicere ⬩ malignari ⬩ execrable ⬩ wicked ⬩ detestable ⬩ execrabilis ⬩ maledictus ⬩ malignus ⬩ malignans

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Bos. 25, 41: Exon. 30 a ; Th. 93, 2; Cri. 1520. Of ðam awyrgedan wráðan sweorde de gladio maligno, Ps. Th. 143, 11. Seó gegaderung ðara awyrgdra consilium malignantium, 21, 14.

Linked entries: a-wygedne a-wyrged

dearnunga

(adv.)
Grammar
dearnunga, dearnenga, dearninga; adv. [dyrne secret, obscure]

Secretly, privately, clandestinely ⬩ clam, occulte, clandestīno

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Bos. 19, 38. Oððe eáwunga oððe dearnunga either publicly or privately, L. Edg. ii. 8; Th. i. 270, 5: L. Ath. v. § 1, 2; Th. i. 228, 21. Be ðon ðe mon dearnenga [dearnunga MSS. G. H.] bearn gestriéne in case a man beget a child clandestinely, L.

Linked entries: deornunga dern-unga

dúru-weard

(n.)
Grammar
dúru-weard, dúre-weard, -werd, es; m.

A door-keeper ⬩ jānĭtor, ostiārius

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Bos. 13, 34. Ostiārius is dúruweard se ðe circan cǽgan healt ostiārius is the door-keeper who holds the keys of the church, L. Ælf. P. 34; Th. ii. 378, 5. Dúreweard ostiārius, Wrt. Voc. 81, 12.

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for-swælan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swælan, p. de; pp, ed

To burn ⬩ burn up ⬩ consume ⬩ scorch ⬩ ūrĕre ⬩ exūrĕre ⬩ combūrĕre ⬩ concrĕmāre ⬩ exæstuāre

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Bos. 4, 6, quando exortus est sol, exæstuāvit [ἐκαυματίσθη], Vulg. Onleóht breóst and ðínre lufe forswæl illūmĭna pectŏra tuoque ămōre concrĕma, Hymn. Surt. 36, 12.

be-stéman

(v.)
Grammar
be-stéman, -stýman; p. de; pp. ed

To BESTEAM, bedew, make damp, make wet ⬩ humectare, madefacere, circumfundere

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Wæs ðæs hálgan líc swáte bestémed the body of the saint was besteamed with blood, Andr. Kmbl. 2480; An. 1241. Usses Dryhtnes ród blóde bestémed our Lord's rood bedewed with blood, Exon. 23 b; Th. 67, 10; Cri. 1086.

Linked entries: stíman be-stýman

ge-risene

(n.)
Grammar
ge-risene, -risne, -rysne, es; [seems to occur only in pl.] n.

What is fitting, decent

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Ðæt heora gerisna nǽre ðæt hý swá heáne hý geþohtan ðæt hý heora gelícan wurdan that it was not fitting for them [the Romans] to think themselves so low as to be their [the Carthaginians'] equals, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 86, 27: Cd. 93; Th. 242, 17; Dan. 420.

ge-nesan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nesan, p. -næs, pl. -nǽson; pp. -nesen

To be saved, preserved, escape from ⬩ to be saved ⬩ to get well

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Homl. 203, 20: Ors. 4, 8; Bos. 90, 8: Fins. Th. 95; Fin. 47. Hý ðurh miltse meotudes genǽson they have been saved through the Lord's mercy, Exon. 26 a; Th. 77, 12; Cri. 1255. He níða gehwane genesen hæfde he had survived every struggle, Beo.

Linked entries: nesan ge-næs

stefn

(n.)
Grammar
stefn, stemn, es; m.
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Emb stem, Scint. 140, 17. a body of persons who take their turn at any work (v. fird-stemn), the English military force(?) On stemnes peð (cf. here-paþ), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 121, 33