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brégan

(v.)
Grammar
brégan, brégean; p. de; pp. ed; v. a. [bróga
fear, terror
]¨

fear, terror ⬩ To give fear, frighten, make afraid, terrify, astonish ⬩ terrere, pavefacere, stupefacere

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Ne biþ he bréged mid ǽnigum ógan he will not be terrified with any dread, Herb. 73, 2; Lchdm. i. 176, 4. We hí scylen manian and brégean we should admonish and frighten them, Past. 53, 8; Hat. MS. Sume wíf us brégdon some women astonished us, Lk.

ge-styrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-styrian, -stirian; p. ede; pp. ed [ge, styrian to move, stir]

To move ⬩ remove ⬩ excite ⬩ agitate ⬩ amovere ⬩ agitare

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Ðá wearþ swíðe gestired se here ongeán ðone biscop forðan ðe he nolde heom nán feoh beháten then was the [Danish] army very much excited against the bishop because he would not promise them any money, Chr. 1012; Erl. 146, 12.

hnígan

(v.)
Grammar
hnígan, p. hnáh; pp. hnigen

To bend, ⬩ bow down, ⬩ incline, ⬩ descend, ⬩ decline, ⬩ sink

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Ðá hé tó helle hnígan sceolde when he must sink to hell, 221; Th. 288, 4; Sat. 375

Linked entry: ge-hnígan

þearl

(adj.)
Grammar
þearl, adj.

severe, ⬩ strict ⬩ severe ⬩ utter, ⬩ excessive

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And suá ðý ðearlan dóme hé forleás his mennisce ut districto justoque judicio homo esse perderet, Past. 4; Swt. 39, 23. Heó þrowedon þearl æfterleán, Cd. Th. 5, 24; Gen. 76. Þreá wǽron þearfe, Exon. Th. 135, 4; Gú. 519: Ps. Th. 104, 12: 149, 7.

gildan

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Gilde hé .iii. gylde, 15.

cynnan

(v.)

to declare, clear, prove ⬩ advocāre, purgāre, manifestāre

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to declare, clear, prove; advocāre, purgāre, manifestāre Gif he cynne ðæt he hit bohte if he declare that he bought it, L. Edg. S. 11; Th. i. 276, 12, note 7

hyht-wynn

(n.)
Grammar
hyht-wynn, e; f.
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Joy of hope Ne þearf hé hopian nó ðæt hé ðonan móte ac dǽr wunian sceal hyhtwynna leás no need has he to hope that he may go thence, but there shall he dwell hopeless and joyless, Judth. 10; Thw. 23, 14; Jud. 121

meld

(n.)
Grammar
meld, e; f.
[
O. H. Ger. melda; f. delatura, delatio, proditio
]

Declaration ⬩ proclamation

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Declaration, proclamation Hé wíde beád Metodes mihte ðǽr hé meld áhte he declared the Lord's power widely, where he could proclaim it, Cd. 208; Th. 256, 30; Dan. 648

am-byre

Grammar
am-byre, (am-byre = and-byre).
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Substitute: Unfavourable, contrary (of wind) Þyder, hé cwæð, þæt man ne mihte geseglian on ánum n, mónðe, gyf man . . . ǽlce dæge hæfde ambyrne wind, Ors. l, I ; Bos. 21, 20. [Cf. Icel. aud-viðri a head wind. Mod. Icel. and-byrr (= mðt-byrr). (Dr.

æ-blǽcnys

(n.)
Grammar
æ-blǽcnys, -nes, -ness, e; f.

A paleness ⬩ pallor

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A paleness; pallor Wið æblǽcnysse ðæs líchaman for paleness of the body, Herb. 164, 2; Lchdm. ii. 294, 3

Linked entries: a-blǽcnes æ-blécing

deccan

(v.)
Grammar
deccan, impert. dec

To cover ⬩ tegĕre

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To cover;tegĕre Dec ánne cláþ ðǽr of cover a cloth therewith, Herb. 47, 1; Lchdm. i. 150, 19

lín-sǽd

(n.)
Grammar
lín-sǽd, es; n.

Linseed

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Mid línsǽde, Herb. 39, 3; Lchdm. i. 140, 13

neáh-gebýren

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-gebýren, e; f.

A neighbour

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A neighbour Heó clypaþ hyre frýnd and néhhebýryna (-byrna, MS. A.) convocans amicas et vicinas, Lk. Skt. 15, 9

Linked entry: ge-býren

ge-scipian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scipian, p. ode; pp. od

To provide with ships

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To provide with ships Se micla here wurdon gescipode the great army got ships, Chr. 893; Erl. 88, 23

Linked entry: scipian

ge-neálǽcing

(n.)
Grammar
ge-neálǽcing, e; f.
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An approach Toforan ðære geneálǽcincge ðæs fefores before the access of the fever, Herb. 160; Lchdm. i. 288, 11

Linked entry: neáh-lǽcung

weorold-prýt

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-prýt, -prýd, e; f.
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Worldly pride Næs heó, swá nú æðelborene men synt, mid oferméttum áfylled, ne mid woruldprýdum, Lchdm. iii. 428, 32

sprot

(n.)
Grammar
sprot, a twig.
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(The passage at sprota; might be taken here. v. An. Ox. 1557 note.)

sǽ-ǽl

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-ǽl, es; m.

A sea-eel

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A sea-eel Sǽǽl murenula (cf. hec murenula a lamprun, i. 222, col. 2), Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 74

Linked entry: ǽl

hátung

(n.)
Grammar
hátung, e; f.

A growing hot, heating

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A growing hot, heating Wið wunda hátunge against heating of wounds, Herb. 2, 16; Lchdm. i. 84, 20, note

ofer-brycgian

(v.)

to overbridge, make a bridge over

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to overbridge, make a bridge over Ðá hét Maxentius oferbrycgian ða eá mid scipum, Homl. Th. ii. 304, 22