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æt-gebicgan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-gebicgan, p. -bohte; pp. -boht [æt, gebycgan to buy]

To buy for himselfemere

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To buy for himself; emere He æft æt ðam ágende sínne willan æt-gebicge let him afterwards buy her at her owner's will, L. Ethb. 82; Th. i. 24, 4

næglian

(v.)
Grammar
næglian, p. ode, ede

To nailfasten with nails

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To nail, fasten with nails dulfon ł nægledun handa míne and fét míne foderunt manus meas, et pedes meas, Ps. Lamb. 21, 17. Síæ nægled on róde crucifigatur, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 27, 23. Ne hié scip fereþ naca nægled bord ( or nægled-bord; adj. ?)

Linked entry: nægled-bord

earm-lic

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Add: miserable. attended with misery Ne wénaþ nó ꝥ ꝥ gód wyrd sié, ac wénaþ ꝥ hió sié swíþe earmlico ( populus judicat esse miserrimam ), Bt. 40, 2; F. 236, 27. Bið earmlic gedál líces and sáwle, Wlfst. 187, 15.

wildan

(v.)
Grammar
wildan, p. de.

to tamesubdueto make submissivehave dominion overrulecontrolto take into one's powerto seize

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Gyf mín ne beóþ wyldde si mei non fuerint dominati . Ps.

FINDAN

(v.)
Grammar
FINDAN, to findanne; ic finde, ðú findest, findst, fintst, finst, he findeþ, fint, pl. findaþ; p. fand, fond, funde, pl. fundon; pp. funden; v. trans.

To FINDinventimaginedevisecontriveorderdisposearrangedetermineinvĕnīredispōnĕreconsŭlĕre

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Ic hine finde ferþ staðelian I find him strengthening his spirit, Exon. 7ia; Th. 264, 14; Jul. 364: 67a; Th. 247, 20; Jul. 81. Ðǽr ðú wraðe findest there thou shall find help, Elen. Kmbl. 168; El. 84: Andr. Kmbl. 2698; An. 1351.

a-eóde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-eóde, p. of a-gán.

happenedevenit

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happened; evenit Swá hit sóþlíce aeóde so it truly happened, H. de visione Isaiæ;

burga man

(n.)
Grammar
burga man, es; m.
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A citizen; civis Sí hit burga man sim civis sit ille, Deut. 1. 16

þurh-burnen

(adj.)
Grammar
þurh-burnen, adj. (ptcpl.)

Thoroughly burntburnt through

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Thoroughly burnt, burnt through Bærn swá ðæt hit sí þurhburnen, Lchdm. iii. 40, 11

wyrt-weard

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-weard, es; m.
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A gardener Heó wénde ðæt hit se wyrtweard ( hortulanus ) wǽre, Jn. Skt. 20, 15

Linked entry: leác-weard

cossian

(v.)
Grammar
cossian, p. ode; pp. od [cos a kiss]

To kiss osculari

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To kiss; osculari Heó hit cossode she kissed it Homl. Th. i. 566, 19

eáþ-módlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
eáþ-módlíce, adv.

Humbly humĭlĭter

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Humbly; humĭlĭter Abiddaþ hine eáþmódlíce pray to him humbly. Bt. 42; Fox 258, 21

Linked entry: eád-módlíce

un-girwan

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Hé ungyrede (on-, v.l.) hine his hrægle exutus indumento, Gr. D. 101, 14. Add

hwý

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earfoða tó Rómana witum . . . hwý hié hiene swá unweorðne on his ylde dyden, Ors. 5. 4 ; S. 224, 26.

winter

(n.)
Grammar
winter, es; m. (in pl. a neuter form wintru occurs, as well as masculine wintras, winter: the dat. sing. wintra is a trace of earlier u-stem declension).

a season of the yearwinterwintry weathercolda year

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On wintra hit biþ ceald, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 24. Se oftrǽda rén leccaþ ða eorþan on wintra, 39, 13; Fox 234, 17. Wíciaþ Finnas on huntoðe on wintra, and on sumera on fiscaþe, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 6. (the hawks) fédaþ hig sylfe and mé on wintra, Coll.

FEORM

(n.)
Grammar
FEORM, fiorm, fyrm, e; f.

foodprovisiongoodssubstancevictussubstantiabŏnaan entertainingentertainmentfeasthospĭtālĭtasconvīviumcœnaa place where provisions are keptprovision-quarters of an armyvictus stătiousebenefitprofitenjoymentūsusfructus

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Gewát him mid cnósle, ofer Caldéa folc feran mid feorme, fæder Abrahames the father of Abraham departed with his family, with his goods, to travel over the Chaldeans' nation, Cd. 83; Th. 104, 6; Gen. 1731: 126; Th. 161, 2; Gen. 2659.

FLET

(n.)
Grammar
FLET, flett, es; n.

the groundfloor of a houseārĕaa dwellinghabitationhousecottagehallhăbĭtātiodŏmuscăsaaula

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Scilling agelde ðam ðe ðæt flet áge let him pay a shilling to him who owns the dwelling, L. H. E. 11, 12, 13; Th. i. 32, 6, 9, 12. fǽrlíce flet ofgeáfon they suddenly gave up the hall, Exon. 77a; Th. 290, 7; Wand. 61:Beo.

Linked entries: fled flett

bisceop-stól

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Hé betǽhte his bisceopstól óþrum bisceope, Hml. S. 29, 112. in a local sense, a bishop's see, cathedral town Geáfon him tó bisceopstóle þá burh Dorcanceaster, and hé þǽr binnan wunode, Hml. S. 26, 135.

Linked entry: bisceop-stæf

hæftan

(v.)
Grammar
hæftan, p. hæfte; pp. hæfted, hæft

To seize, bind, arrest, make captive, imprisonto bind, fetter

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To seize, bind, arrest, make captive, imprison Gif hé nite hwá hine áborgie hæfton hine if he knows not who will be his surety let them arrest him, L. Ath. i. 20; Th. i. 210, 8.

éstfulnes

(n.)
Grammar
éstfulnes, -ness,e ; f.

Fulness of liberality, devotion, zeal dēvōtio

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His éstfulnesse wiðteáh se esol ðe he onuppan sæt the ass, on which he [Balaam] sat, opposed his zeal, Past. 36, 7; Cot. MS

wearg-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wearg-líc, (werig-); adj.

Vile, mean, wretched

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Vile, mean, wretched Sint ðæt werilíce welan ðisses middangeardes, ðonne nán mon fullíce habban ne mæg, ne hié nánne mon geweligian ne magon, búton hié óþerne gedón tó wǽdlan O!

Linked entries: werig-líc wearglíce