bǽr
a BIER ⬩ feretrum ⬩ a couch ⬩ pallet ⬩ litter ⬩ grabatus
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Gefærenne man brohton on bǽre they brought a dead man on a bier, Elen. Kmbl. 1742; El. 873. a couch, pallet, litter; grabatus On his þegna handum on bǽre boren wæs manibus ministrorum portabatur in grabato, Bd. 5, 19; S. 640, 22
ellen-wódnes
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Swindan me dyde ellenwódnes mín tabescĕre me fēcit zēlus meus, Ps. Spl. T. 118, 139; 78, 5. Aidanns hæfde Godes ellenwódnesse and his lufan micle Aidan had much zeal and love for God, Bd. 3, 3; S. 525, 32.
Linked entry: ellen-gódnes
FLEAX
FLAX ⬩ līnum
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MS. 18b, 13. Fleax līnum, Wrt. Voc. 82, 6. Þurh ðæt fleax by the flax, Past. 14, 6; Hat. MS. 18b, 14. Swíðe hwít fleax very white flax; bissum [ = byssus = βύσσος ], Ælfc. Gl. 62; Som. 68, 94; Wrt. Voc. 40, 5
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forþ-genge
Progressive ⬩ increasing ⬩ effective ⬩ pŏtens
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MS. 17 b, 2
Lǽden-bóc
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A Latin book Nán man næfþ lédenbóca angit be fullon búton hé ðone cræft cunne no man perfectly understands Latin books, unless he know that art [grammar], Ælfc. Gr. 50; Som. 50, 65. Áwriten on lédenbócum written down in Latin books, Homl.
BLǼTAN
To BLEAT ⬩ balare ⬩ to cry as a sheep or goat, to bleat
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Hit biþ swíðe dyslíc ðæt se man beorce oððe blǽte it is very foolish that the man bark or bleat, 22; Som. 24, 12
ge-dæftlíce
Fitly ⬩ seasonably ⬩ opportūne ⬩ commŏde
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MS. 20 a, 21. Gedæftelíce seasonably, 15, 6; Swt. 96, 17; Hat. MS. 20 a, 22
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til
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Th. 420, 12; Rä. 40, 2. goodness, kindness, v. til, III Me on ðínum tile gelǽr ðæt ic teala cunne ðín sóðfæst weorc healdan in bonitate tua doce me justificationes tuas, Ps. Th. 118, 68
un-gesibsum
Prone to discord ⬩ quarrelsome
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Prone to discord, quarrelsome Lóca hwylc cristen man sý ungesibsum, man áh on ðam dæge hine tó gesibsumianne, Wulfst. 295, 4.
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Wódnes-dæg
Wednesday
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On Wódnesdæg, Mt. Kmbl. Rubric 3, I. 13 and often;Homl. Skt. i. 12, I : R. Ben. 155, 16: Wulfst. 180, 25. On ðone óðerne Wódnesdæg ofer Pentecosten, Mt. Kmbl. Rubric 5, 17. . iiii. Wodnesdagas on .iiii. Ymbrenwican, L. Alf. pol. 43; Th. i. 92, 8
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fremsumlíce
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Suíðe freóndlíce and suíðe fremsumlíce ðú mé tǽldesð me benigna atque humili intentione reprehendis, Past. 23, 9. Geþafode hé ꝥ swíðe fremsumlíce ( benigne ), Gr. D. 242, 12: 249, 7. Fremsumlíce dóa, Dryhten benigne fac, Domine, Ps. Srt. Spl.
há-sæta
A rower ⬩ a thole-sitter, an oarsman, opposed to the captain or helmsman
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A rower And gerǽdde man ðá ðæt ða scipu gewendan eft ongeán tó Lundene and sceolde man setton óðre eorlas and óðre hásǽton tó ðám scipum it was decided that the ships should go back again to London, and other commanders and other rowers were to be appointed
ofer-sprecan
to say too much, use too many words ⬩ to say too much, more than is just ⬩ blasphemare
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to say too much, use too many words Ne flýt ðú wið ánwilne man ne wið ofersprecenne don't dispute with an obstinate man, or with one using too many words, Prov. Kmbl. 5. to say too much, more than is just Ofersprecendes obloquentis, Ps.
geswinc-ful
Full of labour ⬩ laborious ⬩ troublesome ⬩ wearisome ⬩ lăbōriōsus ⬩ incommŏdus
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MS: Lchdm. iii. 188, 19: 192, 2, 23. Ðis wæs geswincfull this was troublesome, Chr, 1097; Erl. 234, 24. Sint hí ðé geswincfulran they are more troublesome to thee, Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 22, MS. Cot
níþ-full
Envious ⬩ malicious
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Envious, malicious Ǽfre biþ se níþfulla ( envious ) man on gedréfednysse, forðan ðe se anda his mód ǽlcere gástlícere blisse benǽmþ, Homl. Th. i. 606, 2.
óþ-swerian
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Gif hlóþ ðis gedó and eft óþswerian (æt-, MS. B. ) wille, L. Alf. pol. 31; Th. i. 80, 16;. Gif mon tó ðam men feoh getéme ðe his ǽr óþswaren (ætsworen, MS. B. ) hæfde, and æft óþswerian wille, ðþswerige (æt-, MS. B. ) be ðam wíte . . .
un-getímu
Mishap ⬩ misfortune
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Ðæt hellefýr wæs geswiðrad, swá ealle ungetína (-getíma, MS. C.) wǽron Sicilia requiem malorum, nisi nunc, nescit, 2, b; Swt.90, 2. Hwelce ungetína (-getíma, MS.
ár-líce
Early ⬩ diluculo ⬩ mane
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Early; diluculo, mane, Mk. Lind. War. 16, 2 : Lk. Lind. War. 24, 1: Jn. Rush. War. 8, 2
be-rénian
To cause ⬩ moliri
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To cause; moliri Heó wroht berénodon [berenedon MS.] they caused strife, Cd. 149; Th. 187, 6; Exod. 147
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calc
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A shoe, little shoe, sandal; calceus, sandalium Gesceóde mid calcum calceatos sandaliis, Mk. Bos. 6, 9: Cot. 209