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racu

Grammar
racu, e.
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Add: an Worhte him áne lytlan racan (rastrum) . . . geteáh þá racan æfter þǽre eorðan, Gr. D. 192, 24-193, 1

be-hwirfan

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add : to barter ná ne behwyrfon þá reáf þe ágifan sceolon uestes quas reddere debent, non commutent , Chrd. 48, 23

firwitgeorn-ness

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Sélre bið men þæt swelte, þonne his líchoman fyrwetgyrnessum gewenige melius est mori quam fornicari, Verc. Först. 130, 11

brygdan

(v.)
Grammar
brygdan, he brygdeþ

To turnvertere

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To turn; vertere He hálge láre brygdeþ on bysmer he turneth holy lore to mockery, Exon. 117a; Th. 449, 14; Dóm. 71

standan

(v.)
Grammar
standan, p. stód, pl. stódon; pp. standen
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férde ðurh his menniscnysse, and stód þurh ða godcundnysse, 156, 34. Hwæt stondaþ gé hér? Blickl. Homl. 123, 21.

Linked entries: stondan for-stent

sidu

(n.)
Grammar
sidu, seodu, siodu (o) ; gen. dat. a ; m.
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Se sido ðe sume men secgaþ ðæt [] sié méde wyrðe, sume men secgaþ ðæt sié wýtes wyrðe, 39, 9 ; Fox 226, 4. dyde him ðæt ríceter tó sida (sioda, Cott.

Linked entries: seodu sido siodo sydung

blinnan

Grammar
blinnan, [= be-linnan].

to cease

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Ne blan (blonn; geswác, v. ll.) his geongran ne manode nec discipulos suos admonere cessabat, Gr. D. 27, 4. Blinn (blin, R.) ꝥ ðú gefoeda ðá suno sinite saturari filios, Mk. L. 7, 27. with prep.

þolian

(v.)
Grammar
þolian, p. ode
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Ic þolade gódes ealles, 457, 16; Hy. 4, 84. férde swá swá his forcúða fæder, and his lífes ðolode and his lǽnan ríces, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 231. ( Job ) hæfde his wíf, þeáh his bearna þolode, ii. 30, 204. Þolade caruerit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 83.

metan

(v.)
Grammar
metan, p. mæt, pl. mǽton; pp. meten.

to metemeasureto measure outmark offassign the bounds of a placeto measure by pacesto traversepass overto measure one thing by or with anotherto compare

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Homl. 133, 31. mæt ðone welan tó ðære winestran handa he compared wealth to the left hand, Past. 50, 2; Swt. 389, 18. Ne sint nó wiþ eów tó metanne they are not to be compared with you, Bt. 13; Fox 40, 10: 39, 8; Fox 224, 5: Bt. Met.

georne

(adv.)
Grammar
georne, giorne, gyrne; comp. geornor; superl. geornost, geornast; adv.

Eagerly, earnestly, diligently, carefully, zealously, willingly, readily, gladly, wellcŭpĭde, enixe, dīlĭgenter, stŭdiōse, prompte, lĭbenter, bĕne

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He befran georne hwænne se steorra him æteówde dīlĭgenter dĭdĭcit ab eis tempus stellæ, quæ appāruit eis, Mt. Bos. 2, 7: Ps. Th. 76, 6: 131, 5.

Linked entries: giorne gyrne

á-rǽran

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Wurdon fela cyrcan árǽrede, Hml. Th. i. 562, 25. to establish, set up - ǽlc gód árǽrdon, Hml. S. 21, 462. þæt man unriht álecge and Godes riht árǽre, 16, 67. to raise, cause to grow Þæt sylle .

Linked entry: rǽran

Columba

(n.)
Grammar
Columba, an; m.

An Irish priest, the Apostle of the Highlands

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He preached to the Picts, whose king gave him the Western Isle, Iona, in which he founded his abbey and college.

mægden-mann

(n.)
Grammar
mægden-mann, es; m.

A maidvirgin

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Gá án mǽdenman to, and hit on his sweoran, Lchdm. iii. 42, 9. Gif hwylc mǽdenman on geférrǽdene mid gehádodum wunaþ si puella aliqua in societate cum ordinatis habitet, L. Ecg. P. ii. 17; Th. ii. 188, 9. Gif man wið cyninges mægdenman geligeþ, L.

Linked entry: mægþ-mann

metsian

(v.)
Grammar
metsian, p. ode.

to feedto furnish with provisions

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metsode cibavit illos, 80, 15: nutriebat, Hpt. Gl. 466, 28: saginaverit, 493, 9. Ðú ús geþafodest him tó metsianne swá swá sceáp, Ps.

Linked entries: metian ge-metsian

middaneard-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
middaneard-líc, adj.

Earthlyworldlymundaneearthly

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ðí ðæt mid his hálgan láre middaneardlíc gedwyld ( human error ) ádwǽscte, Homl.

Linked entry: middangeard-líc

niþerung

(n.)
Grammar
niþerung, e; f.

a bringing lowhumiliationoverthrowdamnationcondemnation

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Ǽttrige niþerunge venenata detrimenta, Hpt. Gl. 450, 39. damnation, condemnation Niþrung damnatio, Lk. Skt. Lind. 23, 40 : 24, 20. fram yrmþurn écre niþerunge generede, Bd. 4, 13; S. 582, 26 : 5, 13; S. 633, 14.

plantian

(v.)
Grammar
plantian, p. od
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To plant Ðú plantast ( plantes ) wíneard and ne brícst his, Deut. 28, 30. Gé plantiaþ, 28, 39. Gé plantigeaþ, Lev. 19, 23. heora heortan wyrtruman on ðisum andwerdum life plantiaþ,Homl. Th. ii. 132, 7.

ge-wæterian

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

To waterirrigateadăquāreirrĭgāre

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Cot.] that he may be able and know how to irrigate and water the minds of others, Past. 18, 5; Swt. 137, 10; Hat. MS. 27 a, 14. Ic betǽce hig ðam yrþlincge, wel gefylde and gewæterode adsigno eos arātōri, bĕne pastos et adăquātos, Coll. Monast.

Linked entry: wæterian

scíte

(n.)
Grammar
scíte, scéte, scýte, an; f.
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Wǽfelses l scýtan sindonis, Hpt. Gl. 494, 13. Mid scítan begird, Ap. Th. 12, 17. Heó hire feax gerǽdde and mid scýtan besweóp crines composuit, caput linteo cooperuit, Bd. 3, 9; S. 534, 13. Sum iungling mid ánre scýtan bewǽfed (amictus sindone).

Linked entries: scéte scýte

sigle

(n.)
Grammar
sigle, es ; n.
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on beorg dydon bég and siglu . . . hyrsta, 6308 ; B. 3164

Linked entries: sigel sigele