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bismer-gleó

(n.)
Grammar
bismer-gleó, bismer-gleów, es; n.

Unseemly

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Unseemly, disgraceful sport Ic geháte ic nǽfre ofer þis mínne líchoman ne besmíte þurh grimme bysmergleów þæs mánfullan geligeres, Hml. S. 23 b, 451.

ofer-fyll

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-fyll, e; -fyllu(o); indecl. f.

Overfulness, repletion, surfeit, excess in eating or in drinkingcrapula

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Wið manegum ádlum ða ðe cumaþ of oferfyllo, Lchdm. ii. 178, 10: 244, 4. Hit gelimpeþ of oferfylle ... for oferfyllo ex crapula Bd. 1, 27; S. 496, 36-42. On oferfylle (oferfyllo. Lind. Rush.) in crapula, Lk. Skt. 21, 34: Blickl. Homl. 159, 18.

bildu

(n.)
Grammar
bildu, (-o); indecl.: bild, e; f.

Boldnessconfidence

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Boldness, confidence Ðæt ne weaxe ungemetlico beldo (praecipitatio), and swá ðrycce ðá belde ... Past. 455, 21. Bielde constantia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 58. Bældo temeritate, Mt. p. 9, 4. Mid hwylcre byldu mæg ic gán Godes temple?, Hml.

Linked entries: byld bældu

helan

to conceal from

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Gif ðú hyt ongitten hæbbe, ne hel hyt , Solil. H. 53, 7. Ne mæg ic ðé náuht helan þæs þe ic wát, Bt. 42; F. 256, 13: Gen. 1583: El. 703.

smeoru

(n.)
Grammar
smeoru, smeru (o, a), wes; n.

Fat, grease, suet, tallow adeps, arvina, unctura grease, fat, butter

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Heorotes smera oððe gáte oððe góse 68, 26 : 80, 18. Ðæt smeru wand út Jud. 3, 22. Smeoruwes Ps. Th. 62, 5. Beran smeruwes (smerwes, MS. B.) Lchdm. i. 216, 15. Mid gáte smeorwe (smerwe,MS. B.) 354, 1. Mid smeorwe adipe Ps. Surt. 62, 6.

Linked entries: smera smeru

sceáf-fót

(adj.)
Grammar
sceáf-fót, adj.

Splay-footed

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Splay-footed Scábfoot, scaabfót,scáffo[o]t pansa, Txts. 90, 832. Scáffót, Wrt. Voc. i. 288, 78

feormian

(v.)

to cleanseto furbish

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to cleanse. Add: to clean a place þe on Sunnan*-*dæge his hús feormað, Wlfst. 212, 26. Flór feormian, Angl. ix. 262, 23. to cleanse material Lege þǽre wunde, ðonne yt heó and fæormað, gyf þǽr hwæt horwes on , Lch. i. 100, 3.

ge-nyht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-nyht, es; n: e; f. [O. H. Ger. ganuht, f.]

An abundance, plenty, sufficiency, fulfilmentabundantia, ubertas

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An abundance, plenty, sufficiency, fulfilment; abundantia, ubertas Ðeáh mon anweald and genyht to twǽm þingum nemne though any one call power and abundance two things, Bt. 33, 1; Fox 120, 20.

Linked entry: ge-niht

bán-beorgas

(n.)
Grammar
bán-beorgas, m. Substitute: bán-be(o)rg, e; f.

A greave

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A greave Bán-beorgum ocreis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 63, 31. Bánberge ocreas, 97, 35

bétan

(v.)
Grammar
bétan, ic béte; p. bétte; pp. béted; trans. [Goth. ó = A. Sax. ó, é, thus Goth. bótyan = bótan = A.Sax. bétan]

to make better, to improve, amend, repair, restoreemendare, reparare, reficere, mederi, expiareto mendrepair a fireto lightmake a fire, to kindlefocum reparareto remedy, compensate, make amendscompensare

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to make better, to improve, amend, repair, restore; emendare, reparare, reficere, mederi, expiare Ðæt he bétte that he should improve, Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 11: Ex. 21, 22.

Linked entry: bétte

ofer-hygd

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-hygd, -hýd, e; f.: es; n.: -hygdu, -hýdu (o); indecl. f. [the plural is used with singular meaning, cf. ofer-méde, -méttu].

pride, arrogancehonourable pride high spirit superbia

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in a bad sense, pride, arrogance Hæfde hig ofyrhigd (-hýd, MS. T.) tenuit eos superbia, Ps. Spl. 72, 6. Oferhigd supercilio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 20. Oferhygd, Cd. Th. 21, 22; Gen. 328. Wlenco, oferhýd, 258, 21; Dan. 679.

tó-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-bregdan, -brédan; p. -brægd, -brǽd, pl. -brugdon, -brúdon (-brudon ?); pp. -brogden, -bróden (-broden ? in O. and N. tobrode rimes with unsode).

to separate (trans.) by a quick movement,to pull to pieces (lit. and fig. )to pull apartto separate (intrans.) by a quick movement,to break off,start from sleep,to awaketo separate by making a quick movement with something

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Mid ðý heó ðá ðý slǽpe tóbrǽd somno excussa, Bd. 4, 23; S. 596, 5. Slǽpe tóbrugdon searuhæbbende, Andr. Kmbl. 3053; An. 1529. Ic gefrægn hæleð slǽpe tóbrédan (-on, MS.), Judth.

cýþþu

Grammar
cýþþu, (-o).
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Th. i. 106, 20. a person neáh wǽron Godes cýððe (v. cýþ-ness, ), Gr. D. 56, 11. For þǽre ealdan cýððe Philippes, Hml. S. 2, 318. On þínre cýþþe , ræste habbaþ (cf. peace . . . through the knowledge of God, 2 Pet. 1, 2), Bl. H. 141, 10.

Linked entry: cýþ

birhtu

(n.)
Grammar
birhtu, (-o).
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Sió birhtu þæs sóþan leóhtes, Bt. 33, 4; F. 132, 34. Birhtu his splendor ejus, Ps. Srt. ii. p. 189, 19. Ðæt andgit ðǽre incundan byrhto (birhto, v. l.), Past. 69, 22. scínaþ beorhte swíþe mistlice birhtu, Bt. 33, 4; F. 132, 21.

Linked entry: beorhtu

brǽd

Grammar
brǽd, (-u, -o)

breadth

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Wæs seó wícstów on lengo .xx-es furlonga long, and swá eác brǽdo, Nar. 12, 17. On lenge and on brǽde, 33, 22. Mið braeda extensione, Mt. p. 15, 13. Mid wudu beweaxen míle brǽdo circumdatum silua mille passus. Nar. 12, 8.

web-geréþru

(n.)
Grammar
web-geréþru, (-o)?;

weavingtala, tara

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The word occurs in lists of terms connected with weaving, and glosses tala, tara Webgeréþro tala, Wrt. Voc. i. 282, 9. Webgeréþru tara, 59, 45: 66, 26

Linked entries: ge-réþru web-geródes

or-ildu

(n.)
Grammar
or-ildu, (o); f.

Extreme old age

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Extreme old age Hine (death) gelettan ðæt ðý lator cymþ, ge furþum óþ oreldo hine hwílum lettaþ (put off death until extreme old age ), Bt. 41, 2 ; Fox 246, 9.

Linked entries: or-yldu or-eldo

fyll

Grammar
fyll, fyllu(-o).

fill, full supply repletion, satiety

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wós and þá wyrte on wín, drince þonne . . . symle án ful fylles (always one cup as a full dose, v. II. 5), Lch. i. 82, 14. with idea of excess, repletion, satiety Fyll and druncennyss saturitas et ebrietas, Scint. 106, 4.

niht-wacu

(n.)
Grammar
niht-wacu, (o); f.

A night-watch

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A night-watch Mec oft bigeat nearo nihtwaco æt nacan stefnan, Exon. Th. 306, 13; Seef. 7

Linked entry: wacu

sunn-bearu

(n.)
Grammar
sunn-bearu, (-o), wes; m.
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A sunny grove:?-Sunbearo líxeþ, wuduholt wynlíc, Exon. Th. 199, 30; Ph. 33