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be-spræcen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-spræcen, besprecen

spoken to, charged

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Eth. ii. 9; Wilk. 105, 47 = besprecen; Similar entries pp. of be-sprecan

be-twyx

(prep.)

betwixt, between

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betwixt, between Betwyx wífa bearnum inter natos mulierum, Mt. Bos. 11, 1l: Chr. 1126; Th. 377, 10

must-wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
must-wyrm, (?), es; m.
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An insect found in wine Mustfleógan vel [must]wurmas bibiones vel mustiones, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 75

tó-sócn

(n.)
Grammar
tó-sócn, e; f.
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Visiting Þá forman costunga preósthádes mannon cumað of wífa gelómlicre tósócne ( feminarum frequentes accessus ), Chrd. 67, 36

symbel-wlanc

(adj.)
Grammar
symbel-wlanc, adj.

Elate with feasting

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Elate with feasting Siteþ symbelwlonc, lǽteþ wíne gewǽged word út faran, Exon. Th. 315, 32; Mód. 40

gewil-bod

(n.)
Grammar
gewil-bod, es; n.
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The announcement of a person's will Ne dear ic for Godes ege sóðes geswugian . . . for ðám se bydel þe ne bodað ná his hláfordes gewilboda ( the messenger that does not give the message that tells his lord's will ), hé mæg him wénan hefélices leánes,

DUGAN

(v.)
Grammar
DUGAN, part. dugende; ic, he deah, deag; ðú duge, pl. dugon; p. dohte, pl. dohton

To avail, to be of use, able, fit, strong, vigorous, good, virtuous, honest, bountiful, kind, liberalvalēre, prōdesse, frūgi ease, bŏnum esse, munĭfĭcum, vel libĕrālem se præbēre

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Hú me cyne-góde cystum dohten how the good by race were munificently liberal to me, Exon. 85 b; Th. 322, 1; Wíd. 56: 86 a; Th. 324, 4; Wíd. 89.

Linked entry: dugunde

stede

(n.)
Grammar
stede, es; m.
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</b> as a technical medical term strangury :-- Wið stede and wið blǽddran sáre, Lchdm. i. 360, 4: 338, 3

Linked entries: bed-stede hám-stede

tó-geagnes

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
tó-geagnes, -gegnes, -geánes, -génes.

towards,so as to meetagainst,to meetin the way of,to meet the approach ofin readiness for,against the coming ofagainst,for the purpose of resistingon the approach of,towardsagain,in return

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(-gægnes, Rush.) færes iúh remain and tell his disciples that he will come to meet you, Mk.

LÁR

(n.)
Grammar
LÁR, e; f.

LOREteachinginstructionlearningknowledgecunningsciencepreachingdoctrinedogmapreceptexhortationadmonitioncounselsuggestioninstigationpersuasion

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Ðín ríce for his lárum gefealleþ thy kingdom will fall because of his counsels, 181, 34

Linked entries: folc-lár lǽr

(n.)
Grammar
yþ, e; f.
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Stunede sió brúne ýð wið óðre, Met. 26, 30. Wédende ýða frementes fluctus, Hpt. Gl. 464, 74. Ýða flustra, 478, 57. Swá swá ýþa for winde ða sǽ hréraþ, Bt. 39, 1; Fox 210, 25: Met. 27, 3: Cd. Th. 83, 25; Gen. 1385: Ps. Th. 77, 53: Exon.

ge-cynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cynd, f. also has gen. ge-cynd (Bl. H. 31, 32); dat.
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</b> natural condition, lot to which one is born :-- Beó gehealden on ðínum gecynde, ðonne hæfst ðú genóh be content with your lot, then you will have enough, Prov.

emne-cristen

(n.)
Grammar
emne-cristen, em-cristen, es; m.

A fellow-Christianco-christiānus

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C. 36; Wilk. 209, 18

Linked entry: em-cristen

foca

(n.)
Grammar
foca, an; m.

A cake baked on the hearthpānis sub cĭnĕre pistus

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A cake baked on the hearth; pānis sub cĭnĕre pistus Wire focan fac subcĭnĕrĭcios pānes, Gen. 18, 6

mónaþ-gecynd

(n.)
Grammar
mónaþ-gecynd, e; f.

Menstruum

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Menstruum Gíf wífe tó swíðe of flówe sió mónaþgecynd, L. M. 3, 38: Lchdm. ii. 330, 26, 13

Sigelhearwen

(adj.)
Grammar
Sigelhearwen, adj.
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Ethiopian For his Sigelhearwenan wífe propter uxorem ejus Aethiopissam, Num. 12, 1. Sýlhearwenre, Aethiopica, Hpt. Gl. 514, 49

wræc-setl

(n.)
Grammar
wræc-setl, es; n.

An exile-abode

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An exile-abode Wídis ðes wésten, wræcsetla fela, earclas onhǽle earmra gǽsta, Exon. Th. 120, 6; Gú. 267

eáþe

(n.)
Grammar
eáþe, es; n.
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What is easy, the easy Þæt nán wiht ne sý þæs eáðes ne þæs earfoðes, Wlfst. 185, 1

for-bláwan

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Ðe sǽ winde miclum forbleów (forbláuene, L.) árás mare uíento magno flante exsurgebat, Jn. R. 6, 18. Add

weorþ-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
weorþ-líce, weorþelíce; adv.
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Swá weorðlíce, wíde tósáweþ Dryhten his duguþe, Exon. Th. 299, 30; Crä, 110: 121, 27; Gú. 295. Fægere, weorðlíce, Menol. Fox 317; Men. 160.