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gilpan

(v.)
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Ðonne ðæt mód for his cræfta geearnunga gilpð and orsorglíce fægnað on him selfum m animus de virtutum meritis laeta apud se securitate gloriatur Past. 463, 27.

FLOCC

(n.)
Grammar
FLOCC, es; m.

A FLOCKbandcompanydivisiongrexcătervaturma

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Him mon mid óðrum floccum sóhte they were sought by other bands, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 14. Ic híg eft ongeán oferfare mid twám floccum [MS. floccon] cum duābus turmis regrĕdior, Gen. 32, 10

á-sprýtan

Grammar
á-sprýtan, l. á-spryttan,

to sprout outspring upto put forth sproutssprout out

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and add: of a plant, to sprout out, spring up Eall gærs and wyrta ǽr þan þe hig upp áspritton omnem herbam prius quant germinaret, Gen. 2, 5. Ðeáh hié up áspryttæn, Past. 67, 23.

Linked entry: á-sprettan

CWECCAN

(v.)
Grammar
CWECCAN, part.cweccende ; ic cwecce, ðú cwecest, cwecst, he cweceþ, cwecþ. pl. cweccaþ ; p. cwehte, cweahte , pl. cwehton, cweahton ; pp. cweaht

To vibrate, movetorquēre, quatĕre, vibrāre, movēre

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He cwecþ his sweord gladium snum vibrabit, Ps. Th. 7, 12. Þegn Hróþgáres, þrymmum cwehte Hrothgar's thane, violently quaked, Beo. Th. 476; B. 235. Iohannes cwehte his heáfod John shook his head, Ælfc. T. 36, 9.

ge-blandan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-blandan, -blondan; p. -bleónd, -blénd, pl. bleóndon, -bléndon; pp. -blanden, -blonden [ge-bland],

to blendmixminglemiscēreturbáreto staincolourcorruptinfĭcĕre

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Hie him sealdon attor drincan ðæt mid myclen lybcræfte wæs geblanden they gave them poison to drink mixzd by powerful magic, Blickl. Homl. 229, 12. [Cf. O. Sax. baluwes gi-blandan.] to stain, colour, corrupt; infĭcĕre Geblénde infēcit, Cot. 112.

blǽd

Grammar
blǽd, (properly bléd, v. blówan)

fruit.

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fretaþ eówre blǽde, þe gé big libban scylon, 229, 11. Add

ge-wǽtan

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Streámas ... ná him gewǽttan fót þá on Iordane gengdan æfter abierunt in sicco flumina, Ps. Th. 104, 36. Strengas gurron, wǽdo gewǽtte, An. 375

wǽpned-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpned-cyn, wǽpned-cynn, es; n.

The male kind or sex

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Ðæt má of ðam wífcynne him cyning curan ðonne of ðam wæpnedcynne ut magis de feminea regum prosapia quam de masculina regent sibi eligerent, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 22

spiweþa

(n.)
Grammar
spiweþa, an;m.

vomitingvomit, what is vomited

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Hund eft hwyrfde tó his spiwðan, Shrn. 37, 16

Linked entry: speowþa

for-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
for-rǽdan, p. -rǽdde; pp. -rǽded; or p. -reord, -réd; pp. -ræden,

to give counsel againstto condemnplot againstdeprive by treachery, wrongcondemnāreinsĭdias părāre

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Eádweard man forrǽdde and syððan acwealde they plotted against Edward and afterwards murdered him, Lupi Serm. i. 9; Hick. Thes. ii. 102, 10. Ðæt man his hláford of lífe forrǽde that a man deprive his lord of life, Lupi Serm. i. 9; Hick.

rǽd

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Hé lét him tó rǽde he adopted as his plan, Hml. S. 23, 319. Gódo dóað woegas iúero and raedo (studia, printed stadia, but see Jer. 7, 3) iúro, Rtl. 36, 21. <b>III a.

heolstor

(n.)
Grammar
heolstor, es; n.

That which covers or concealsdarkness a veilcoveringplace of concealment

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Gewitan him ðá gangan under beámsceade hýddon hie on heolstre ðá hie hálig word drihtnes gehýrdon they retired then under the trees' shade, hid themselves in the darkness when they heard the holy word of the Lord, 40; Th. 53, 12; Gen. 860.

Linked entry: hleostrum

middel

(n.)
Grammar
middel, es; middela(?), an; m.

The middlecentre

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Hié gegripan on hire middel laid hold of her waist (cf. Laym. 28069, Þa leo iueng me bi þan midle: Piers. P. 5, 358, B. text), Blickl. Homl. 141, 29

Linked entry: midlest

síde

(n.)
Grammar
síde, an ; f.
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Hit ( the horse) ongan walwian and on gehwæðere sídan hit ofer*-*weorpan (in diversum latus vicissim sese volvere ), Bd. 3, 9 ; S. 533, 40. Án ðæra cempena geopenode his sídan (sídu, Lind. : sído, Rush.) mid spere, Jn. Skt. 19, 34.

fird

(n.)
Grammar
fird, faerd, ferd, fierd, fyrd(e).

an expeditioncampaignan armya camp

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2, ] Besæt sió fierd hié þǽr útan þí hwíle þe hié þǽr lengest mete hæfdon.

GRAMA

(n.)
Grammar
GRAMA, an; m.
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Drihten wearþ yrre mid graman his folce iratus est furore Dominus in populo suo, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 73, 54-6: Gen. 19, 25. Ic ondréd his graman and his yrre I was afraid of his anger and hot displeasure, Deut. 9, 19.

æft

(adv.)
Grammar
æft, adv.

AFTbehindAfterwardsagainposteaiterum

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Ðæt æft to him cómen that they would come to him again, Bt. Met. Fox 1,130; Met. 1, 65

Linked entry: eft

up-fléring

(n.)
Grammar
up-fléring, e; f.

an upper flooran upper chamber

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an upper floor Seó upfléring tóbærst under his fötum, Homl. Th. ii. 164, 3. an upper chamber ástigon upp on áne upfléringe (coenaculum, Acts 1, 13), Homl. Th. i. 296, 9: 314, 7

mǽg-bót

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-bót, e; f.

The 'bót' paid to the kinsman of a slain man for the slaying of the latter

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If he (the slain man) strove against him that slew him, then let there be no 'bót' to the godfather just as there is no 'wite' to the lord, L. In. 76; Th. i. 150, 13-20. Ǽgðer ge mǽgbóte ge manbóte fullíce gebéte, L. C. E. 2; Th. i. 360, 7

be-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
be-fæstan, bi-fæstan; p. -fæste; pp. -fæsted.

to fastenmake fastfixinfigereto establishfundarefirmareto commendrecommendcommitdeliverput in trustentrustcommendaretraderecommittere

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Kmbl. 2423; El. 1213. to commend, recommend, commit, deliver, put in trust, entrust; commendare, tradere, committere He his geféran his freóndum wæs befæstende socios amicis suis commendavit, Bd. 4, 26; S. 602, 38.

Linked entries: be-feastnian bi-fæstan