grénnes
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Ox. 530. flourishing growth, v. grene; 2. lit. Se wæstem ys tó nymenne tó þám tíman þonne hé æfter his grénnysse fealwað, Lch. i. 324, 7. fig.
lustfullian
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:-- Se cyning ongan lustfullian ꝥ clǽneste líf háligra and (mid, v. l. ) hiora gehátum rex delectatus uiía mundissima sanctorum et promissis eorum, Bd. I. 26; Sch. 58, 14. with infin.
up-weard
turned upwards ⬩ moving upwards.
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turned upwards Ongeán sunnan upweard licge hé let him lie on his back with his face to the sun, Lchdm. ii. 18, 13: iii. 2, 10. Licge hé upweard æfter ðon góde hwíle, ii. 318, 14. Hé sceal upweard licgean, i. 300, 20.
hættian
To take the hair and skin from a person's head
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To take the hair and skin from a person's head Ðonne dó man út his eágan and ceorfan of his nóse and eáran and uferan lippan oððe hine hættian then let his eyes be put out and his nose and ears and upper lip be cut off; or let him have the hair and skin
BRÉMEL
A BRAMBLE, brier, blackberry bush ⬩ ribulus, vepres, rubus fruticosus,
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A BRAMBLE, brier, blackberry bush; ribulus, vepres, rubus fruticosus, Lin Herba rubus [erusti MS. = rubus fruticosus], ðæt is brémel [brémbel MS. H.] the herb rubus, that is bramble, Herb. cont. 89; Lchdm. i. 34, 21.
Linked entries: brǽmbel brǽmbel-brǽr brǽmbel-leáf brémbel brémbel-rind brémber brémblas
BRIDEL
A BRIDLE ⬩ frenum
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He ðæt gewealdleðer forlǽt ðara bridla he shall let go the rein [lit. governing leather] of the bridles, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 31: Bt. Met. Fox 11, 151; Met. 11, 76.
á-wegan
to carry off ⬩ to put away ⬩ renounce ⬩ to weigh. ⬩ to put in a balance ⬩ to estimate ⬩ consider ⬩ to be equal in weight to
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S. 35, 228. to weigh. to put in a balance (lit. or fig.) Hé áwecþ ealle dúna mid ánre handa, Hml. Th. i. 8, 30. Hé áwæh ðín ríce on wǽgan, ii. 436, 12. Gelícere wáge áwæh aequa bilance trutinabat, An. Ox. 4603. Áwæg, Wrt.
týnan
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Lind. 20, 19. to close a place, prevent entrance into a place, shut up Gié týndon ríc heofna clauditis regnum coelorum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 23, 13. <b>IIIa.</b> to prevent a person granting access to others (?)
forþ-heald
Bent forward ⬩ inclined downwards ⬩ stooping ⬩ incurvus ⬩ prōnus ⬩ proclīvus
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Lind. 13, 11
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leásing
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A false person [cf. earming] Nǽfre ðú gelǽrest ðæt ic leásingum dumbum and deáfum deófolgieldum gaful onháte never shall thou persuade me to promise tribute to false creatures, to dumb and deaf idols [or is leásingum = with lies, falsely. v. leásung]
lyge-torn
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Ne biþ cwénlíc þeáw ðætte freoþuwebbe feores onsæce æfter ligetorne leófne mannan it is no womanly fashion that a peaceweaver [woman] attack a loved man's life, having only a pretended cause for anger against him [?
ge-cnedan
To mix ⬩ mingle ⬩ spread ⬩ knead ⬩ depsere
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Lind. 13, 21. Gecneden sealf cataplasma, Cot. 209
geostra
- [Ps. Spl. 89, 4]
Of yesterday ⬩ hesternus ⬩ heri ⬩ hesternum
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Lind. 4, 52. Giestron yesterday, Exon. 111 a; Th. 424, 24; Rä. 41, 44. Gystran niht yesternight, Beo. Th. 2672; B. 1334. Gyrstan dæg heri, Jn. Bos. 4, 52: Th. An. 22, 1
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hǽl
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Nǽfre hé on aldordagnm ǽr ne siððan heardran hǽle healþegnas fand never in all the days of his life, before or since, less auspiciously (cf. Icel. íllu heilli malo augurio ; m evil hour) did he come upon hall-thanes, B. 719. Add
heáh-synn
Mortal sin, crime, wickedness
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Lind. 12, 5. Bebeorh ðé wið ða eahta heáhsynna cave tibi ab octo capitalibus criminibus, L. Ecg. C. pref; Th. ii. 132, 5. Héhsynna scelera, Rtl. 5, 16. Héhsynno facinora, 42, 15
and-weard
Present ⬩ præsens
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On ðis andweardan lífe in this present life, Bt. 10; Fox 26, 30.
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for-lǽdan
To mislead ⬩ lead astray ⬩ seduce ⬩ sedūcĕre
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Forlǽdd be ðám lygenum misled by lies. Cd. 28; Th. 37, 31; Gen. 598. Ðeáh heó wurde forlǽd mid ligenum though she was misled with lies, 30; Th. 39, 23; Gen. 630: Past. 58; Hat. MS. Men synt forlǽdde men are misled, Cd. 33; Th. 45, 18; Gen. 728
ge-bégan
To cause to bow ⬩ bend ⬩ bow down ⬩ recline ⬩ press down ⬩ humble ⬩ crush ⬩ flectĕre ⬩ incurvāre ⬩ humiliare ⬩ deprĭmĕre
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Lind. 9, 58. Se ðe hine ahefeþ he biþ gebéged and se ðe hine gebéges he ahæfen biþ qui se exaltaverit humiliabitur et qui se humiliaverit exaltabitur, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 23, 12.
ge-nédan
To compel, force, urge
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Lind. 5, 41. Sihhem geniédde ðæt mǽden Sichem forced the maiden, Past. 53, 5; Swt. 415, 22; Hat. MS. Genéddon Simon angariaverunt Simonem, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 21.
stǽnan
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to stone, cast stones at Ðú stǽnæst (stǽnas, Lind.) ða ðe tó ðé sende wéran, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 23, 37. Ne stǽnas ué ðec non lapidamus te, Jn. Skt. Lind. 10, 32.