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riht-nama

(n.)
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a right name, name correctly given Ic wolde georne æt ðé gewitan þissere byrig rihtnaman, Hml. S. 23, 547

Sodoma

(n.)
Grammar
Sodoma, Sodome, an; or indecl.

The town of Sodom

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Hé eardode on ðære byrig Sodoma 13, 12. Hig eodon tó Sodoman weard 18, 22. On dære byrig Sodoman 18, 26. On Sodoman weallsteápe burg Cd. Th. 145, 6; Gen. 2401. Woldon Sodome burh werian 119, 6; Gen. 1975

wiþ-westan

(n.; adv.)
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to the west of Þonne wiþwestan Alexandria þǽre byrig Asia and Affrica tógædere licgeað, Ors. l, I; S. 8, 12

borgian

(v.)

to borrow ⬩ to lend

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Similar entries Cf. byrg(e)a, and Icel. borga fyrir to be bail for : Borgiendre sequestra, An. Ox. 3812

scealu

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Add Hé hæfð wǽga on handa; and on ǽgðere sceale hé byrð rihtwísnesse and mildheortnesse, Ll. Lbmn. 474, 7

togian

(v.)
Grammar
togian, p. ode

To tug, ⬩ drag, ⬩ pull

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To tug, drag, pull Ða Godes wiðerwinnan ða fǽmnan genámon, út of ðære byrig ungerǽdelíce hí togoden. Homl. Ass. 178, 308

Linked entry: togung

wæl-stów

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-stów, e; f.

The place of the slain, ⬩ a battle-field ⬩ any place where there is slaughter

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On here crincgan, on wælstówe wundum sweltan, Byrht. Th. 140, 24; By. 293: Chr. 937; Erl. 114, 9. any place where there is slaughter Him Loth gewát of byrig (Sodom, about to be destroyed) gangan, wælstówe fyrr, Cd. Th. 156, 23; Gen. 2593

Linked entry: hreá-wíc

bencian

(v.)
Grammar
bencian, p. ode
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To furnish with benches Hé mæig findan hwæt hé mæig on byrig bétan . . . betweox húsan bricgian, beóddian, bencian, Angl. ix. 262, 22

on-weorpan

(v.)

to throw aside, turn aside

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to throw aside, turn aside Hine se wind onwearp fram ðære byrig mutati ab urbe venti, Bd. 3, 16; S. 543, 8

ærm

(adj.)
Grammar
ærm, adj.

Poor ⬩ pauper

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Poor; pauper On ðære ærman byrig in that poor city, Chr. 1011; Th. i. 269, 1, col. 1: 1014; Th. i. 272, note 1, 3

ge-bycgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bycgan, -bicgan, -bicgean; ic -bycge, -bicge, ðú -bygest, -bigest, he -bygeþ, -bigeþ, -bigþ, pl. -bycgaþ, -bicgaþ; p. -bohte, pl. bohton; pp. -boht

To buy ⬩ procure ⬩ purchase ⬩ redeem ⬩ emere ⬩ redimere

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To buy, procure, purchase, redeem; emere, redimere Hí meahton hefonríce gebycgan [MS. gebycggan] they could buy the kingdom of heaven, Past. 59, 2; Swt. 449, 15; Hat. MS. Cyning sceal mid ceápe cwéne gebicgan a king shall buy a queen with goods Exon.

Linked entries: ge-bicgan ge-bigeþ ge-boht ge-bygeþ

wǽg

Grammar
wǽg, weight.
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Add Ælc man þe riht démeð, hé hæfð wǽga on handa, and on ǽgðere sceale hé byrð rihtwísnesse and mildheortnesse, Ll. Lbmn. 474, 6

Aquilegia

(n.)
Grammar
Aquilegia, indecl. [Aquileia = Ἀκυληία]

Aquileia in Gallia Transpadana, north of the Adriatic

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Aquileia in Gallia Transpadana, north of the Adriatic Maximus abád æt Aquilegia ðære byrig Maximus encamped at the town Aquileia, Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 131, 21

flíme

(adj.)
Grammar
flíme, adj.

Fugitive

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Fugitive þás biscopas wurdon swá fléme (flýmed, v.l.) oð ꝥ hí becómon tó Constantinopolim þǽre byrig hi itaque profugi ad Constantinopolitanam urbem venerunt, Gr. D. 241, 4

Linked entry: flíman

ofer-heáfod

(adv.)
Grammar
ofer-heáfod, adv.

Generally, in every case

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Generally, in every case Ǽlc man oferheáfod sceolde cennan his gebyrde and his áre on ðære byrig ðe hé tó gehýrde, Homl. Th. i. 30, 4

æl-fer

(n.)
Grammar
æl-fer, es; n. [=-fær, u.]

The whole army ⬩ totus exercitus

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The whole army; totus exercitus Ymbwícigean mid æl-fere Æthanes byrig to surround with the whole army the town of Etham, Cd. 146; Th. 181, 24; Exod. 66

ymb-wícian

(v.)
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to encamp about a place Héht ymbwícigean Æthanes byrig mearclandum on ( castrametati sunt in Etham in extremis finibus solitudinis Ex. 13, 20), Cd. Th. 181, 22 ; Exod. 65

cnæpling

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Hé syfonwyntre wæs . . . þá wunode se cnæplingc on Cappadoniscre byrig fíf geár on láre, Hml. S. 3, 9. Cf. cnapa. Add

be-beódan

(v.)
Grammar
be-beódan, bi-beódan; part. be-beódende, he be-být; p. be-beád, pl. be-budon ; impert. be-beód ; pp. be-boden.

to give a by-command or a gentle command ⬩ to command ⬩ order ⬩ jubere ⬩ præcipere ⬩ mandare ⬩ to offer ⬩ give up ⬩ commend ⬩ offerre ⬩ commendare ⬩ mandare ⬩ to announce ⬩ nuntiare ⬩ pronuntiare

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to give a by-command or a gentle command, but generally to command, order; jubere, præcipere, mandare He hys englum bebýt angelis suis mandavit, Lk. Bos. 4, 10. Bebeód Iosue præcipe Iosue, Deut. 3, 28 : Ps. Th. 67, 26 : Ex. 16, 16. Swá him God bebeád

Linked entries: bebeád be-bodan be-boden be-být bi-beódan

arce-bisceop-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
arce-bisceop-ríce, arce-biscop-ríce, es; n.

An ARCHBISHOPRIC ⬩ archiepiscopatus

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Ðæt arcebiscopríce on Cantwara byrig the archbishopric of Canterbury, 1114; Th. 370, 15

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