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for-drencan

(v.)
Grammar
for-drencan, p. -drencte; pp. -drenced, -drenct

To make drunkinebriateintoxicatemadefăcĕreinebriāre

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Nis ðæs mannes fæsten náht, ðe hine sylfne on forhæfednysse dagum fordrencþ the man's fasting is naught who inebriates himself on days of abstinence, Homl. Th. ii. 608, 24.

for-dyttan

(v.)
Grammar
for-dyttan, part. -dyttende; p. -dytte; pp. -dytted, -dytt, -dyt

To close or shut entirely upstop upoppīlāreclaudĕreobstruĕre

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Is fordyt múþ sprecendra unrihte þing, obstructum est os lŏquentium inīqua, 62, 12. Ða wilspringas ðære miclan niwelnisse wurdon fordytte clausi sunt fontes abyssi, Gen. 8, 2

Linked entry: for-dettan

for-smorian

(v.)
Grammar
for-smorian, p. ode; pp. od; v. trans.

To smotherchokesuffocatestiflesuffōcāre

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On úrum gástlícum fulluhte biþ se deófol forsmorod fram us in our spiritual baptism the devil is stifled by us, ii. 200, 19

forþ-steppan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-steppan, -stæppan; part. -stæppende: p. -stepede = -stepte? pp. -steped = -stept?

To step or go forthproceedprogrĕdiprōdīreprocēdĕre

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He is swá swá brýdguma forþstæppende of brýdbúre his ipse est tamquam sponsus procēdens de thălămo suo, Ps. Lamb. 18, 6: Homl. Th. ii. 90, 11. Ða þing ðe forþsteppaþ [MS. forþstappaþ] of mínum welerum quæ procēdunt de lăbiis meis, Ps. Lamb. 88, 35

Linked entry: forþ-stæppan

húsel-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
húsel-fæt, es; n.
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Subdiaconus is underdiácon se ðe ða fatu byrþ forþ tó ðam diácone and þénaþ under ðam diácone æt ðam hálgan weófode mid ðam huselfatum, L. Ælfc. C. 15; Th. ii. 348, 11.

lǽwa

(n.)
Grammar
lǽwa, an; m.

A betrayertraitor

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Hér is ðæs lǽwan hand ecce manus tradentis me, Lk. Skt. 22, 21

Linked entry: be-lǽwa

mis-limpan

(v.)

to turn out unfortunately

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Nis nán wundor ðeáh ús mislimpe it is no wonder, though we have ill success. Wulfst. 163, 16. Gif hit geweorðe ðæt folce mislimpe þurh here oððon hunger, L. I. P. 18; Th. ii. 324, 28

Linked entry: limpan

munuc-cild

(n.)
Grammar
munuc-cild, es; n.

A boy that is being brought up to be a monk

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A boy that is being brought up to be a monk Sum munuccild drohtnode on his mynstre, and hæfde micele lufe tó his fæder and tó his méder. Swíðor for ðære sibbe ðonne for Godes dǽle wearþ ðá oflangod, and arn of mynstre tó his mágum, Homl.

Óðen

(n.)
Grammar
Óðen, es; m.
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Odin (the Scandinavian form of the word which appears in Anglo-Saxon as Wóden) Ðes gedwolgod Mercurius wæs árwurðe betwux eallum héðenum on ðám dagum, and hé is Óðon geháten óðrum naman on Denisce wísan.

Linked entries: Ówðen Wóden

be-þringan

(v.)
Grammar
be-þringan, bi-þringan; p. -þrang, pl. -þrungon; pp. -þrungen

To throng or press around, encompass, surroundundique urgere, circumvenire, circumdare

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Fénix biþ on middum þreátum biþrungen the phœnix is in the midst surrounded by multitudes, 60 b; Th. 221, 27; Ph. 341

Linked entries: be-þrungen bi-þringan

BLÁT

(adj.)
Grammar
BLÁT, comp. blátra; superl. blátast; adj.

Livid, pale, ghastlylividus, palliduslivor

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Ðæt biþ frécne wund, blátast benna that is a dangerous wound, most ghastly of sores, Exon. 19 a; Th. 48, 13; Cri. 771

Linked entry: ǽ-blǽte

sib-fæc

(n.)
Grammar
sib-fæc, es; n.
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A degree of relationship Æfre ne geweorðe, ðæt cristen man gewífige in .vi. manna sibfæce on his ágenum cynne, ðæt is þinnan ðam feórþan cneówe, L. Eth. vi. 12; Th. i. 318, 14: L. C. E. 7; Th. i. 364, 22. Cf.

stær

(n.)
Grammar
stær, es; m.
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A starling, a stare (the latter is the name used in some dialects. v. E. D. S. Pub. Bird Names, and Halliwell's Dict.) Staer sturnus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 17. Stær, i. 63, 6: turdus, 77, 30. Stær turdus, se máre stær turdella, 29, 40, 41.

swǽrlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
swǽrlíce, (swár-); adv.
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of doing or bearing what is painful, heavily, grievously Nán man ne sceal his wífe geneálǽcan, siððan heó mid bearne swǽrlíce gebunden gǽþ, Homl. Th. ii. 324, 21. Hé sceolde hit mid fæstene swárlíce gebétan, Homl.

Linked entry: swárlíce

un-forbærned

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forbærned, adj.

Unburntnot burnt upnot consumed by fire

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Unburnt, not burnt up, not consumed by fire Ðær is ðeáw, ðonne ðǽr bið man deád, ðæt hé líð inne unforbærned mid his mágum and freóndum mónad,... hwílum healf geár ðæt hí beóð unforbærned, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 20, 19-24.

Linked entry: for-bærnan

á-habban

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Fram ingange is tó áhabbanne ab ingressu abstinendum est , 495, 20. Hine fram þám síðfæte áhæbbende, Hml. S. 23 b, 161. to support (cf. O. H. Ger. ant-habén suspendere, sustinere) Áhæfd (anhaebd, -hæbd) suspensus , Txts. 99, 1947

Linked entry: on-habban

cyne-wíse

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Substitute for translation of first passage 'nihil omnino in re militari ausus est,' and add Sum eorðlic ǽ is in þǽre Rómániscan cynewísan (cynne-, v. l.) quaedam terrena lex in Romana republica, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 68, 24.

ealdor-leg

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-leg, es; n.
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Nelle ic lǽtan þé ǽfre unrótne æfter ealdorlege mínre ( after my life's course is ended ) geweorðan, Gú, 1234

for-weaxan

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v. l.) tó swíðe tó unnytte ... hé mæge hié íðelíce of áceorfan ðæt hié tó ungemetlíce ne forweaxen nec rursum ad crescendum nimis relaxet ... recidantur citius, ne immoderatius excrescant, Past. 141, 1-6. [ The Latin to Past. 40, 3 [ = Swt. 293, 6] is

ge-hendnys

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S. 23, 147. what is at hand Hergiendum gehwylce gehendnysse bereánendum grassatoribus obuia queęque uastantibus An. Ox. 2713. of kinship, relationship, propinquity Gehendnys propinquitas, An. Ox. 4180