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ge-molsnian

(v.)
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For Solil. 2 substitute Þeáh se líchama wére ge-molsnod, wæs seó sáwl simle lybbende, Solil. H. 10, 12

be-búgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-búgan, bi-búgan ; p. -beág, pl. -bugon; pp. -bogen.

to avoidavertereevitareto surroundencircleencompasscircumirecircumcingereto reachextendpertinere

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Swá bebúgeþ gebod geond Brytenrícu Sexna cyninges [MS. kyninges] so far as the command of the king of the Saxons extendeth through Britain, Menol.

Linked entry: bí-búgan

óþ

(prep.; con.)
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Gr. 47; Som. 48, 7. Hí druncan óþ ða drosna usque ad feces biberunt, Som. 47, 45. Oþ mannes breóst heáh as high as a man's breast, Blickl. Homl. 127, 6: 245, 33. Hié ðæt gild gefyldan eal óþ grund, 221, 33.

Linked entry: ót-

dys-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
dys-líc, dyse-líc; def. se -líca, seó, ðæt -líce; adj.

Foolish, stupid stultus

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Gr. 22; Som. 24, 11: Bd. 1, 27; S. 493, 11. Oft ge dyslíce dǽd gefremedon often ye have done a foolish deed, Elen. Kmbl. 77; El. 386. From ðæm lífe ðæs dyselícan gewunon a vita stultæ consuetūdĭnis, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 2.

Earnulf

(n.)
Grammar
Earnulf, Arnulf, es; m.

Arnulf, emperor of Germany from A. D. 887 to 899, nephew of Charles le Gros = Ger. Kart der Dicke:

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Kart der Dicke: — Ðý ilcan geáre, forþférde Carl, Francna cyning; and Earnulf, his bróður sunu, hine vi wicum ǽr he forþférde, berǽdde æt ðam ríce in the same year, Charles, king of the Franks, died; and six weeks before he died, Arnulf, his brother's son

for-speca

(n.)
Grammar
for-speca, fore-speca, -spreca, -spræca, an; m.

One who speaks for anothera defenderadvocateadvŏcātuspatrōnus

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Gl. 106; Som. 78, 62; Wrt. Voc. 57, 42. Slaga sceal his forspecan on hand syllan, and se forspeca mágum the slayer shall give pledge to his advocate, and the advocate to the kinsmen, L. Edm. S. 7; Th. i. 250, 14, 15, 16.

Linked entry: for-spreca

heorr

(n.)
Grammar
heorr, hior; m. f.

A hingecardinal pointcardo

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Gr. 9, 3; Som. 8, 61. Seó hior ðe eall gód on hwearfaþ the hinge on which all good turns, Bt. 34, 7, Fox 142, 35. Wæs ðæt beorhte bold tóbrocen swíðe heorras tóhlidene the splendid dwelling was sorely shattered, hinges were broken, Beo.

Linked entries: heorra hearr hior

mynster-mann

(n.)
Grammar
mynster-mann, es; m.

A man who lives in a monasterya monk

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.; Som. l, 38

páwa

(n.)
Grammar
páwa, peá, an; m. : páwe, an; f.
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Gr. 9, 3 ; Som. 8, 34, Pauua, Txts. 90, 826. Pawa, Wrt. Voc. i. 77, 24. Páwe, pavo, pavus, 29, 4. Fuglas ða ðe heard flǽsc habbaþ, páwa, swan, æned, Lchdm. ii. 196, 19.

blǽ-hǽwen

(adj.)
Grammar
blǽ-hǽwen, blǽ-hwen, blǽwen; adj.

Of a blue hue, bluish, violet or purple colourcæruleus, perseus

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Gl. 80; Som. 72, 94; Wrt. Voc. 46, 51

Linked entry: blǽwen

ge-beran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-beran, he -bireþ, -byreþ, -byrþ; p. -bær, pl. -bǽron; pp. -boren [ge-, beran to bear]

To bearbring forthferrepărĕre

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Him wíf sunu gebær his wife bare a son to him, Cd. 132; Th. 167, 31; Gen. 2774. Ðá wearþ Abrahame Ismael geboren then Ishmael was born to Abraham, 105; Th. 138, 26; Gen. 2297 : Andr. Kmbl. 1379; An. 690

Linked entries: ge-boren ge-byreþ

tó-scirian

(v.)
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Add: to distribute, allot a share, v. scirian; and cf. tó-dǽlan; Ǽghwylcre sáwle bið onsundrum tóscyred ( to each soul separately will its doom be assigned ), and sió bið swylce hyre se líchoma ǽr geworhte, Verc.

BRÚ

(n.)
Grammar
BRÚ, gen. dat. acc. brúwe; pl. nom. acc. brúa, brúwa; gen. brúwena, brúena, brúna; dat. brúwum; f.

A BROW, an eye-brow, eye-lashcilium, supercilium, tautosuperciliumthe forehead, brow

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Gl. 70; Som. 70, 62; Wrt. Voc. 42, 70. Brúwa cilium [ = cilia ], Wrt. Voc. 64, 35: 282, 49. Brúwa tautones, Wrt. Voc. 64, 28.

Linked entry: BRǼW

wín-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
wín-ærn, es; n.

a place where wine is storeda place where wine is sold and drunka tavern a hall where wine is drunk, where there is feasting

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Similar entries v. win-hús a place where wine is sold and drunk, a tavern Wínaern taberna, Wrt. Voc. ii. 122, 3. Wínærn i. 290, 52. a hall where wine is drunk, where there is feasting.

Linked entries: wín-hús wín-ræced

CRABBA

(n.)
Grammar
CRABBA, an; m.

A CRAB, crayfish cancera sign of the zodiaccancer signum zodiacicancer

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Gl. 102; Som. 77, 74; Wrt. Voc. 55, 78; 77, 68. Hwæt féhst ðú on sæ? Crabban and lopystran quid capis in mari? Cancros et polypodes Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 11. a sign of the zodiac, cancer; signum zodiaci, cancer .

on-scuniendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-scuniendlíc, -scunigendlíc, -sceoniendlíc; adj.

Abominable, detestable, execrable

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Gr. 33; Som. 36, 62: Bd. 3, 9; S. 533, 9. Cristendóm wæs ðǽr onscunigendlíc, Homl. Skt. i. 2, 330. Onscuniendlíc execrandum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 20. Ða onscuniendlecan execranda, 33, 5. Onscuniendlícan probrosas, 66, 31.

ful-séfte

(adj.)
Grammar
ful-séfte, adj.

Full softvery softvalde mollis

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Full soft, very soft; valde mollis Ic geworhte fulséfte seld, ðæt hí sǽton on I made a very soft seat, which they sat on, Ps. Th. 88, 3

fús-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
fús-leóþ, es; n.

A parting-songdeath-songdirgemŏrientis cantusfūnebris nēnia

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A parting-song, death-song, dirge; mŏrientis cantus, fūnebris nēnia Ðǽr wæs ýþfynde innan burgum fúsleóþ galen there was easy to be found within the dwellings the death-song sung, Andr. Kmbl. 3097; An. 1551.

forþ

(adv.)
Grammar
forþ, adv. [faran to go]

FORTHthencehenceforwardsonwardshenceforthfurtherstillindehincprorsumporrodehincdeincepstămen

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And swá forþ and so forth, and so on, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Som. 26, 59: Homl. Th. ii. 198, 18: Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 8, 26; Lchdm. iii. 250, 7. On cnihtháde and swá forþ eallne ðonne giógoþhád in childhood and then throughout youth.

blǽdre

(n.)
Grammar
blǽdre, blǽddre, an; f.

That which is blown outan inflated swelling, blister, pimple, blain, pustulepustula, papulathe BLADDER, receptacle for the urinevesica

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Gl. 75; Som. 71, 74; Wrt. Voc. 44, 56. Wið ðære blǽddran sáre for sore of the bladder, Herb. 107; Lchdm. i. 220, 15: 126; Lchdm. i. 238, 10: Med. ex Quadr. 8, 11; Lchdm. i. 360, 4

Linked entry: blǽddre