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on-bryrdan

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Add On twá wísan bið se man onbryrd ; ǽrest hé him ondrǽt hellewíte, and bewépð his synna, syððan hé nimð eft lufe tó Gode, Hml. Th. i. 140, 17. add Se Hálga Gást onbryrt úre mód tó ǽlcre gódnysse, Hml. Th. ii. 42, 10. Þæt hé ús onbrirde and on þæt

be-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hweorfan, p. -hwearf, pl. -hwurfon; pp. -hworfen, -hweorfen.

to turnspread aboutvertereconvertereto turn or put in orderarrangedisponereparare

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to turn, spread about; vertere, convertere Hleahtre behworfen turned to laughter Andr. Recd. 3402; An. 1705. Híg behwurfon híg búton ðære wícstówe they spread them about outside of the camp Num. 11, 32. to turn or put in order, arrange; disponere, parare

Linked entries: be-hófen be-hwyrfan

lícettere

(n.)
Grammar
lícettere, es; m.

a hypocrite

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One who feigns, a hypocrite Líccetere ypochrita, Wrt. Voc. 85, 39: fictor vel hipocrita, 49, 13. Swylce leáse líceteras [lícetteras. Rush.] sicut hypocritæ, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 16. Wá eów lícceteras væ vobis, hypocritæ, 23, 13. Líccetteras, 23, 15. Líceteras

þegenlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þegenlíce, adv.
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Bravely, manfully, like a brave man, gallantly Beó ðú gehyrt and hicg þegenlíce to confortare et viriliter age, Jos. 1, 18: Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 248. Heó tó ðám þegnon cwæð: 'Dóð þegnlíce and wel; ábeódaþ míne ǽrende tó ðam gemóte,' Chart. Th. 337, 36.

brid

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Brid pullus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 118, 45. Cicen oððe brid, i. 77, 37. Brid swalwan pullus hirundinis, Ps. Srt. ii. p. 185, I. Fugla briddas, gif hié ǽr wilniað tó fleóganne ǽr hira feðra fulweaxene sín, Past. 383, 29. Sellan wel meltende mettas, culfrena briddas

for-gíman

to neglectto neglectto disregard

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Add: to neglect a concrete thing Gyf hé for slǽwðe his hláfordes [land] forgýmð, ne bið his ágnum wel geborgen, Ll. Th. i. 440, 16. Gif preóst húsl forgíme, ii. 292, 23. Ðeáh úre heorda hwylc án sceáp forgýme, 326, 24. Ne sceolde hé nán ðing forgýman

ge-hǽt

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>ge-hǽtan;</b> p. te To heat. physical Genim senepes sǽd . . . and xx piporcorna, gesamna eall mid ecede, gehǽt on wætere, Lch. ii. 24, 17. Gehǽt ceald wæter mid hátan íserne, 100, 20. Gegníd mid wíne, and gehǽte, 214, 21. Ꝥ

ge-cwémlíce

(adv.)
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Add: agreeably, so as to please, acceptably Wel ðrowað se man and Gode gecwémlíce, sé ðe winð ongeán leahtras, Hml. Th. i. 164, 20: Hml. A. 14, 22. Þæt þe gé tó friðes bóte gecoren hæfdon mid micclum wísdóme and mé swýðe gecwémlíce. Ll. Th. i. 278, 3

wyrt

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wyrt, <b>. I.</b>
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Swá swá wyrta felda ł blǽda wyrtena quemadmodum olera herbarum, Ps. L. 36, 2. <b>I a.</b> add :-- Gehwylce wyrte (þá wyrta, v.l. olera) þe hé ǽr mid stale gewilnode, hé him ꝥ sealde, Gr. D. 25, 15. 'Ne can ic nǽnigne óþerne cræft búton þone

orgel-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
orgel-líce, adv.

Proudly, arrogantly, haughtily, insolently

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Proudly, arrogantly, haughtily, insolently Hé hine swá orgellíce up áhóf and bodode ðæs ðæt hê úþwita wǽre ne cýðde hé hit mid nánum cræftum ac mid leásum and ofermódlícum gilpe hominem, qui non ad verae virtutis usum, sed ad superbam gloriam falsum

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níd-þearf

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-þearf, adj.

Necessaryneedful

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Necessary, needful Ys cræft mín behéfe þearle eów and neódþearf est ars mea utilis valde vobis et necessaria, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 27: 29, 17. Is eallum mannum nédþearf and nytlíc ðæt hié heora fulwihthádas wel gehealdan, Blickl. Homl. 109, 25. Behóflíc

ge-wæterian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wæterian, -wætrian; p. ode; pp. od

To waterirrigateadăquāreirrĭgāre

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To water, irrigate; adăquāre, irrĭgāre Ðæt mǽge and cunne óðerra monna inngeþonc giendgeótan and gewæterian [gewætrian, MS. Cot.] that he may be able and know how to irrigate and water the minds of others, Past. 18, 5; Swt. 137, 10; Hat. MS. 27 a, 14

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ge-wlitegian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wlitegian, p. ode; pp. ad, od

To formadornmake beautifulformaredecorareexornarespeciosum vel pulchriorem reddere

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To form, adorn, make beautiful; formare, decorare, exornare, speciosum vel pulchriorem reddere Giwlitga decorare, Rtl. 105, 28. He gewlitegap æalle gesceafta he adorns all creatures, Shrn. 198, 12: Salm. Kmbl. 793; Sal. 396. Hand his gewlitegodon manus

fiþere

a winga wing

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Take here fypera in Dict., and add: a wing of a living creature Cumað egeslíce mycele deór . . . heora fyðera swégað swá swá wæteres dyne; hí fleód swiftlíce, Wlfst. 200, 15. Fiðerum alis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 89, 55. Se kok, ǽr ðǽm ðe hé cráwan wille, hefð

hǽwen

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Add: green Hǽwen oððe grǽg gla[u]cum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 40, 72. Basu, hǽwen indicum, 49, 55. Gréne, hǽwen, fáh, deorc ceruleus, i. glaucus. Color est inter album et nigrum, subniger, 130, 34. Hǽwen stán cyanea lapis, 137, 74. Hacele hǽwen subucula iacinthina

oxan-hirde

(n.)
Grammar
oxan-hirde, es; m.
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An oxherd Eálá, oxanhvrde, hwæt wyrcst þú? Micel ic gedeorfe; þænne se yrþlingc unscenþ þá oxan, ic lǽde hig tó lǽse, and ealle niht ic stande ofer hig waciende for þeófan, and eft on ǽrnemergen ic betǽce hig þám yrþlincge wel gefylde and gewæterode,

ríce

(n.)
Grammar
ríce, es; n. <b>I a.</b>
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On middeweardum hire ríce hió getimbrede Babylonia þá burg medio imperii sui Babylonem condidit, Ors. 2, 1; 8. 62, 14. God forgifð ríce ðám ðe hé wile, Hml. Th. ii. 434, 4. <b>I b.</b> add :-- Ðonne bið ðæt ríce wel gereht, ðonne sé ðe ðǽr

wóp-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wóp-líc, adj.

Mournfuldolefullamentable

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Mournful, doleful, lamentable Wóplíc flebilis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Zup. 55, 4. Grammar wóp-líc, of persons expressing grief Wóplíc (printed -lie) lacrimabundus, Hpt. Gl. 472, 66. In faran ðæt tungla wóplícan heofones eáhþerl ðú eart geworden intrent ut

land-fird

(n.)
Grammar
land-fird, e; f.

An expeditiona land force

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An expedition, journey by land, a land force Ne him tó ne dorste sciphere on sǽ ne landfyrd the fleet durst not approach them at sea nor the land force [on land], Chr. 1001; Er1. 137, 18. Man sceolde mid scypfyrde and eác mid landfyrde hym ongeán faran

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fylstan

(v.)
Grammar
fylstan, filstan, ic fylste, he fylsteþ; p. [fylstede = ] fylste. pl. fylston; subj. pres. fylste, pl. fylsten, fylston; pp. fylsted; v. trans. dat. [fylst e; f. help]

To helpgive helpaidprotectadjŭvāreauxĭliāriprotĕgĕre

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To help, give help, aid, protect; adjŭvāre, auxĭliāri, protĕgĕre Ongan him fylstan began to give help to them, Byrht. Th. 139, 37; By. 265. Hig bícnodon hyra geferan, ðæt hí him fylston annuērunt sŏciis, ut adjŭvārent eos [that they should give help

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