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a-cweorran

(v.)
Grammar
a-cweorran, p. -cwear, pl. -cwurron; pp. -cworren

To eat or drink immoderatelyto glutguzzleingurgitare

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To eat or drink immoderately, to glut, guzzle; ingurgitare Swá swá mihti acworren fram wíne tanquam potens crapulatus a vino, Ps. Spl. T. 77, 71

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ding

(n.)
Grammar
ding, e; f.
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A dungeon, prison; carcer Com hæleða þreát to ðære dimman ding the troop of heroes came to the dark dungeon, Andr. Kmbl. 2541; An. 1272

fría

(v.)
Grammar
fría, p. ade; pp. ad

to loveto free

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to love Fríende was complexus esset, Mk. Skt. Lind. 9, 36. to free Ic fría liberabo, Rtl. 9, 40. We sie fríado liberemur, 7, 3

bi-lecgan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-lecgan, p. -legde, -léde; pp. -legd, -léd

To lay or impose upon, to lay round, cover, load, afflict, chargeimponere, afficere, onerare, accusare

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To lay or impose upon, to lay round, cover, load, afflict, charge; imponere, afficere, onerare, accusare,Exon. 107 a; Th. 409, 6; Rä. 27, 25

un-gelaðod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelaðod, adj.

Uninvited

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Uninvited Drihten nolde gelaðod síðian ðæs cyninges bearne ... and hé wæs gearo ungelaðod síðigenne mid ðam hundredes ealdre, Homl. Th. i. 128, 18

ymb-irnan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-irnan, p. -arn.
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to go round Hí ymbyrnaþ ceaster circuibunt civitatem Ps. Spl. 58, 7, 16. to go about Seofona gástas ymbiornas ( discurrentes ), Mt. Kmbl. p. 10, 3

Linked entry: ymb-ærnan

abbod-hád

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Ðá ðe ðæne abbod abbodháde gecuron qui abbatem ordinant, R. Ben. 124, 16. Sé ðe abbodháde sceal qui ordinandus est, 118, 3. Add

ge-þreodian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þreodian, p. ode
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To determine, resolve Forneáh hé geþreodode ꝥ hé forlét (þóhte forlǽtenne, v. l.) ꝥ wésten ut pene deserere eremum diliberaret, Gr. D. 101, 7

Bricg-stów

(n.)
Grammar
Bricg-stów, e; f. [Bricstowa,
  • Flor
: Brigestou, Bristou,
  • Hunt
: Brycstoue,
  • Sim. Dun
: Brikestow, Bristohw,
  • Hovd
: Bristow,
  • Kni
: brycg
a bridge
, stów
a place
]

a bridgea placeBRISTOL in Gloucestershire and SomersetshireBristova in finibus agrorum Glocestriensis et Somersetensis

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BRISTOL in Gloucestershire and Somersetshire; Bristova in finibus agrorum Glocestriensis et Somersetensis Híg férdon to Bricgstówe they went to Bristol, Chr. 1087; Erl. 224, 18

Linked entry: Brycg-stów

hlæder-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
hlæder-wyrt, hlædder-, e; f.

Ladder-wort, ladder to heaven, Jacob's ladder;polemonium cæruleum or polygonatum multiflorum

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Ladder-wort, ladder to heaven, Jacob's ladder; polemonium cæruleum or polygonatum multiflorum [v. E. D. S. No. 26, 'ladder to heaven'], Lchdm. iii. 8, 25

hlýrian

(v.)

to puff out the cheeks as in blowing a trumpet, to blow [a trumpet]

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to puff out the cheeks as in blowing a trumpet, to blow [a trumpet] Býmaþ ł hlýriaþ mid býman buccinate tuba, Ps. Lamb. 80, 4

BÆC

(n.)
Grammar
BÆC, g. bæces; pl. nom. acc. bacu, bæc; g. baca; d. bacum; n. A

BACKdorsumtergum

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BACK; dorsum, tergum [dorsum is opposed to venter, especially in animals; and tergum to frons, v. hricg] Mínra feónda bæc ðú onwendest to me inimicorum meorum dedisti mihi dorsum, Ps. Th. 17, 38.

bærnan

to expose to the action of heatto cauterizeto cause to give lightto consume by fire

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Add: to expose to the action of heat Hý leomu rǽcað bærnenne synna wíte, Cri. 1622. Bærned vel gehyrsted frigi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 77. to cauterize:-- Se lǽce cyrfð oððe bærnð, and se untruma hrýmð, Hml. Th. i. 472, 15.

á-biterian

(v.)
Grammar
á-biterian, -bitrian.
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MS.) ðá bléda fructus amarescit Past. 340, 24. to make bitter, to embitter, exasperate Exasperat .i. sevit, provocat vel ábiterie, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 60

bycgan

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Add: to buy goods Hwá bigþ hí?, Coll. M. 23, 25. Bege eme , Kent. Gl. 895. ꝥte metto bochton, Jn. L. 4, 8. in reference to marriage Be ðon ðe mon wíf bycgge, Ll. Th. i. 122, 3. to hire workmen Bycgæ wyrhta conducere operarios, Mt. R. 20,1

ge-rípian

(v.)
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Add: of vegetables, to get ripe: — Hé hé him bringan bere sǽde . . . Hit weóx . . . and wel gerípode, Hml. Th. ii. 144, 13. of non-material objects to get mature Se mynstres hordere si . . . wis, on gerípedum þeáwum (maturis moribus), R.

reordian

(v.)
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hriordanne, 32. to feed Wé hriordadun ðec pavimus te, Mt. L. 25, 37

un-eáðe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-eáðe, and un-iéðe (-éðe, -íðe, -ýðe); adj.

difficulthardtroublesomeunpleasantgrievous

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an easy matter to you to call and to teach; adolescens loquere vix, Past. 49; Swt. 385, 10

Linked entries: un-éðe un-íðe

leásing

(n.)
Grammar
leásing, es; m.
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A false person [cf. earming] Nǽfre ðú gelǽrest ðæt ic leásingum dumbum and deáfum deófolgieldum gaful onháte never shall thou persuade me to promise tribute to false creatures, to dumb and deaf idols [or is leásingum = with lies, falsely. v. leásung]

bisceop-ríce

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

A BISHOPRIC, diocese, province of a bishopepiscopi provincia, diœcesis

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Seaxulf his biscopríce onféng Saxulf succeeded to his bishopric, 4, 6; S. 573, 35

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