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be-fóran

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
be-fóran, l. be-foran, and add:

in the presence ofin front of an object a-head ofover againstbeforein advance of:into the presence ofbeforein advance

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Ne sceal hé þone æþelborenan settan beforan þane þeówborenan, R. Ben. 12, 13. adv. local, before, in advance Hé his ǽrendracan beforan ásende tó þǽre ðeóde, Ors. 1, 10; S. 44, 7. Ðá eóde se man in beforan tó ðám cynge, Ap.

weolcen-reád

(adj.)
Grammar
weolcen-reád, adj.

Scarletpurple

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Lchdm. i. 244, 5. v. weoloc-reád

weoloc-reád

(adj.)
Grammar
weoloc-reád, adj.

Of the red colour that is got from the weoloc, scarlet, purple

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Of the red colour that is got from the weoloc, scarlet, purple Wiolocreád, wilocreád coccum bis tinctum, Txts. 51, 496. Weolocreád Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 43: cocco, 77, 20. Weolcreád coccum, 14, 57: coccum rubicundum bis tinctum i. 34, 10.

Linked entry: wolc-reád

symbellíce

(adv.)
Grammar
symbellíce, adv.

Solemnly

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Solemnly Symbellíce solempniter, Rtl. 9, 7: 48, 40: Anglia xiii. 402, 539. Simbollíce, R. Ben. Interl. 98, 10

synder-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
synder-líc, adj.

Separate, special, privatethat is apart, separate, remoteprivate, that is done apart, not publicprivate, without distinction, ordinaryspecial, peculiar, properseparated by superiority, singular, excellent, specially good

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Ass. 79, 156-161. private, without distinction, ordinary :-- On synderlícum dagum (cf. on weorcdagum in contrast to freólstídum, R. Ben. 37, 5; 36, 9) diebus privatis, R. Ben.

Linked entries: sundor-líc syndrig

syndrian

(v.)
Grammar
syndrian, ode

To sunder, separate

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Se ðe syndraþ fram leahtre, R. Ben. Interl. 117, 3. Ðæt God gegeadrade, monn ne suindria (separet), Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 19, 6

a-barian

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
a-barian, p. ede; pp. ed [a, barian to make bare; bær, se bara; adj. bare]

To make bareto manifestdiscoverdisclosedenudareproderein medium proferre

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To make bare, to manifest, discover, disclose; denudare, prodere, in medium proferre Gif ðú abarast úre sprǽce si sermonem nostrum profers in medium, Jos. 2, 20: R. Ben. Interl. 46: Cot. 80

a-blýsgung

(n.)
Grammar
a-blýsgung, -blýsung, e; f.

The redness of confusionshamepudor

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The redness of confusion, shame; pudor, R. Ben. 73

Linked entry: blysung

a-cýd

saidconfirmed

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said, confirmed, R. Ben. 27

ǽfen-rima

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-rima, an; m. [ǽfen vesper, rima margo, labrum]

Twilightcrepusculum

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Twilight; crepusculum

ǽfen-þénung

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-þénung, e; f.

An evening service or dutyevening repastsuppercœ́na,

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An evening service or duty, evening repast, supper; cœ́na, R. Concord 8

Ægiptisc

(adj.)

Egyptian

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Egyptian, r. Ægypte, Egiptisc

ælecung

(n.)
Grammar
ælecung, e; f.

An allurementa blandishmentblandimentum

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R. Ben. 2

ælf-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
ælf-cynn, es; n.

The elf-kindthe race of elveselfin raceephialtum genus

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The elf-kind, the race of elves, elfin race; ephialtum genus, Som. Lye Wyrc sealfe wið ælfcynne work a salve against the elfin race, L. M. 3, 61; Lchdm, ii. 344, 7

Ælfréd

(n.)
Grammar
Ælfréd, es; m. [ælf an elf; réd = rǽd counsel, wise in counsel: v. Ælfred]

AlfredAlfrédusAlfred the Great

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Though the talents and energy of Alfred were chiefly occupied in subduing the Danes, and in confirming his kingdom, he availed himself of the short intervals of peace to read and write much.

æling

(n.)

wearinesstædium

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Cot; Rawl. viii. notes, line 10

ǽn-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽn-líc, adj. [án one, líc like]

ONLYsingularincomparableexcellentbeautifulelegantunicusegregiuseleganspulcher

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Cynn Fabiane forðan hit ealra Rómána ǽnlícost wæs because the Fabian family was the highest in rank of all the Romans, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 43, 28

ÆPPEL

(n.)
Grammar
ÆPPEL, æpl, appel, apl, eapl, es; m; nom. acc. pl. m. æpplas; nom. acc. pl. n. æppla.

an APPLEfruit generallymalumpomumwhat is round as an applethe apple of the eyea ballboluspillquidvis globosumpupillaglobusboluspilula

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Ða reádan appla the red apples; mala Punica, Past. 15, 5; MS. Hat. 19b, 28. Nǽnig móste heora hrórra hrím æpla gedígean none of their hardy fruits could withstand the frost; occidit moros in pruina. Ps. Th. 77, 47.

Linked entries: æppyl appel eapl epl

ǽrend-raca

(n.)
Grammar
ǽrend-raca, ǽrend-wreca, an; m. [ǽrend an errand; raca, wreca from reccan to tell, wrecan to utter]

A messengerambassadoran apostleangelnuntiusapostolusangelus

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A messenger, ambassador, an apostle, angel; nuntius, apostolus, angelus Se ǽrendraca nys mǽrra ðonne se ðe hine sende non est apostolus major eo qui misit eum, Jn. Bos. 13,16. Sende he ǽrendracan misit legatarios, Bd. 5, 21; S. 64a, 34. Gabriél Godes

Linked entries: ǽrend-wreca -raca

ærne-weg

(n.)
Grammar
ærne-weg, es; m. [ærnan to run, weg a way]

A running-waya way fit for running ona broad roadvia cursui aptaplatea

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A running-way, a way fit for running on, a broad road; via cursui apta, platea Æt sumes ærneweges ende at the end of some course, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 188, 9. Gescroepe ærneweg via apta cursui equorum, Bd. 5, 6; S. 618, 41