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bísgung

(n.)
Grammar
bísgung, e; f. [ = a-bísgung = a-býsgung]

Business, occupationnegotium, occupatio

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Ne forlǽte se reccere ða inneran giémenne ðæs godcundan þiówdómes for ðære abísgunge ðara úterra weorca let not the ruler forsake the inner care of the divine ministration for the occupation of outer works, Past. 18, 1; Hat. MS. 25 a, 29, 27, 30

Linked entry: býsgung

ge-wǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wǽcan, -wǽcean; part. -wǽcende; p. -wǽcte, -wǽhte; pp. -wǽct, -wǽht

To weakenaffecttroublevexafflictoppressaffĭcĕreaffīgĕre

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To weaken, affect, trouble, vex, afflict, oppress; affĭcĕre, affīgĕre Heó nele ða andweardan myrhþe gewǽcan mid nánre care ðære toweardan ungesǽlþe it will not trouble the present joy with any care for the future unhappiness, Homl. Th. i. 408, 21.

fyren-lust

(n.)
Grammar
fyren-lust, es; m.

Luxuryluxŭria

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Luxury; luxŭria Ne gémdon hie nánes fyrenlustes they cared not for any luxury, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 7

balsam

Grammar
balsam, balzam.
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Balsames blǽd carpo balsamum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 72. Balzaman smiring, Lch. ii. 174, 7: 288, 12. Add

ge-ferian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ferian, -fergan; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To carryconveybearleadconductferrevehĕredūcĕre

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Ðonne we geferian freán úserne ðǽr he longe sceal on ðæs Waldendes wære geþolian then we bear our lord to where he shall long endure in the All-powerful's care, Beo. Th. 6205; B. 3107.

fæsten-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
fæsten-tíd, e; f.

Fast-tide or time jējūnii tempus

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-tidan] geornlícost beorgan one ought most earnestly to take care at festival-times and fast-times, L. C. S. 38; Th. i. 398, 17.

heorde

(n.)
Grammar
heorde, f.

Careguardingcustody

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Care, guarding, custody Hé út wæs gongende tó neáta scýpene ðara heorde him wæs ðære nihte beboden egressus esset ad stabula jumentorum quorum ei custodia nocte illa erat delegata, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 9.

CRUMA

(n.)
Grammar
CRUMA, an; m.

A CRUMBfragment mica

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We hédaþ ðæra crumena ðæs hláfes we take care of the crumbs of the bread Homl. Th. ii. 114, 33. Ða hwelpas etaþ of ðám crumum catelli edunt de micis Mt. Bos. 15, 27; Lk. Bos. 16, 21.

Linked entry: croma

fyligean

(v.)

to followattendfollow or carry out

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to follow,attend, follow or carry out. Mk. Bos. 5, 37: 8, 34: Bd. 3, 28; S. 560, 17

Bedan ford

(n.)
Grammar
Bedan ford, Beda-ford, Bedcan ford, Bede-ford, Bedican ford, Biedcan ford, es ; m : dat. -forde, -forda [Hunt. A. D. 1148 Bedeford : West. 1377 Bedford : Kni. 1395 Bedforde, Bedeforde : bedan = bedum lectis, ford vadum: lectos et diversoria ad vadum sonans, Camd.]

BEDFORDoppidi nomen

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BEDFORD; oppidi nomen Ða yldestan men to Bedan forda hyrdon the first men belonged to Bedford, Chr. 918; Ing. 133. 2. Eádweard cyning fór to Bedan forda king Edward went to Bedford, 919; Ing. 133. 13. Hie gedydon æt Bedan forda pervenirent ad Bedanfordam

þurh-dreógan

(v.)

to carry throughperformpass time

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to carry through, perform, pass time Árísende óþre þurhdreógan surgentes cetera peragant, Anglia xiii. 423, 825. Nihte þurhdreógan noctem peragere, 394, 420

Linked entry: dreógan

æt-beran

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To carry off :-- Swerie hé ꝥ hé ǽfre ne stele ne feoh ne ætbere, Ll. Th. i. 332, 21. Add

ferigan

(v.)
Grammar
ferigan, ferigean

to carryconveybear

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to carry, convey, bear, Andr. Kmbl. 585; An. 293: 1647; An. 825: Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 33: Beo. Th. 671; B. 333

Earnulf

(n.)
Grammar
Earnulf, Arnulf, es; m.

Arnulf, emperor of Germany from A. D. 887 to 899, nephew of Charles le Gros = Ger. Kart der Dicke:

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Kart der Dicke: — Ðý ilcan geáre, forþférde Carl, Francna cyning; and Earnulf, his bróður sunu, hine vi wicum ǽr he forþférde, berǽdde æt ðam ríce in the same year, Charles, king of the Franks, died; and six weeks before he died, Arnulf, his brother's

út-gangende

(adj.)
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Útgangende sáwle of þám líchaman egredientes a carne animas, 272, 4

Linked entry: út-gánde

mearh-hæccel

(n.)
Grammar
mearh-hæccel, es; n.

A sausagehog's-pudding

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A sausage, hog's-pudding Gehæcca oððe mearhæccel farcimen (farcimen intestinum varie ac minutim concisa carne refertum, Forcellini), Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 77

Linked entries: hæccel ge-hæcca

geond-felan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-felan, -feolan: p. -fæl, pl. -fǽlon; pp. -folen [cf. (?) Goth. filhan: Icel. fela to hide; hence to give into one's keeping; so geondfolen fýre = utterly given up to fire. Or may folen be taken from the literal meaning and so geondfolen compare with the preceding participle geinnod? The meaning of the verb in any case seems to be]

To fill throughoutmplere

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To fill throughout; mplere, Cd. 2; Th. 3, 29; Gen. 43

Linked entry: geond-folen

féðan

(v.)
Grammar
féðan, p. de; pp. ed

To leaddūcĕre

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To lead; dūcĕre Bearn fergaþ and féðaþ fæder and módor father and mother carry and lead the child, Exon. 87a; Th. 327, 21

Linked entry: féþung

cól

(n.)
Grammar
cól, coal. l. col,
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and add Coll carbo, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 35, 2. Þæt fýr wearð ácwenced ꝥ þǽr án col ne gleów, Hml. S. 7, 240

a-beran

(v.)
Grammar
a-beran, p. -bær; pp. -boren.

to bearcarrysufferportareferreto take or carry awaytollereauferre

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Th. 54, 11. to take or carry away; tollere, auferre Abær hine of eowdum sceápa sustulit eam de gregibus ovium, Ps. Spl. 77, 76: Ps. Grn. 50, 12

Linked entries: a-bær a-biran a-boren