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timbran

(v.)
Grammar
timbran, timbrian; p. ede, ode.

to build (lit. or fig.)constructto instruct,edifyto cut timber

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Ða gódan weorc ðe hé ǽr timbrede, Past. 33; Swt. 215, 18. Hé burh timbrede, Cd. Th. 172, 6; Gen. 2840: Chr. 722; Erl. 44, 28. Timbrade, Ps. Th. 101, 14. Hié ceastra timbredon, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 48, 10.

swéte

(adj.)
Grammar
swéte, adj.
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Se swéta mete ðe hié héton monna, Past. 17; Swt. 125, 19. Wyt ǽton swétne mete ( dulces cibos ), Ps. Th. 54, 13. Fram swéttrum mettum a cibis luculentioribus, Wrt.

Linked entries: swerum swót

hyht

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Th. 90, 9: El. 197 : Hy. 7, 9: Ph. 423 : Pa. 73. Gér byð gumena hyht, þonne God lǽteð hrúsan syllan beorhte bléda beornum, Rún. 12. Weoruda Scyppend hafa þé tó hyhte, Fä. 63.

á-cumba

(n.)
Grammar
á-cumba, an; m: ǽ-cumbe, an; n ? [cemban to comb] .

oakumthat which is combedthe coarse part of hemp,—Hards, flax, towstuppathe thing pruned or trimmed, properly of treesPruningsclippingstrimmingsputamenreduced to ashesWood ashes

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oakum, that which is combed, the coarse part of hemp,—Hards, flax, tow; stuppa = στύππη,στύπη [v. heordas stuppæ, R. 68] Afyl ða wúnde, and mid ácum-ban besweð fill the wound, and swathe up with tow. L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm, ii. 22, 21.

Linked entries: á-cuma ǽcumbe

ǽht

(n.)
Grammar
ǽht, e; f. [ǽhte = áhte had; p. of ágan to own, possess]

possessionspropertylandsgoodsrichescattleopessubstantiapossessiogregespossessionpowerpossessiopotestas

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Genam on eallum dǽl ǽhtum sínum he took a part of all his possessions, 74; Th. 90, 23; Gen. 1499. Ealle his ǽhta omnem substantiam ejus, Ps.

CEORFAN

(v.)
Grammar
CEORFAN, ceorfende; ic ceorfe, ðú ceorfest, cyrfst, he ceorfeþ, cyrfþ, ceorfaþ; ic, he cearf, ðú curfe,;curfon; corfen; v. a.

To cut, cut down, hew, rend, tear, CARVE, engravesecare, concidere, succidere, excidere, conscindere, incidere, infindere

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Ísene ceorfan to carve or engrave with iron, Past. 37, 3; Hat. MS. 50b, 5. Ceorfende infindens, Cot. 111

Linked entries: curfon cerfe

FIREN

(n.)
Grammar
FIREN, fyren, e; pl. nom. acc. firene, firena; f.

a wicked deedsincrimescĕluscrīmenpeccātumtribulationtormentsufferingpaintrībŭlātiotormeutumcrŭciātus

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Kmbl. 632; Sal. 315. tribulation, torment, suffering, pain; trībŭlātio, tormeutum, crŭciātus Mid firenum with torments, Exon. 29a; Th. 88, 16; Cri. 1441: 41 b; Th. 139, 26; Gú. 599.

Linked entries: fyren fyrn-

for-cúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
for-cúþ, comp. m. -cúþera, -cúþra; sup. m. -cúþesta, -cuþosta; adj. [cúþ known, excellent]

Perversebadinfamouswickedperversusmălusnēquam

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Bod.] gehealden they have lost the best part of humanity, and kept the worst [worse ], Bt. 37, 3; Fox 192, 4.

Linked entries: fercúþ for-cúþlic

hreówsian

(v.)
Grammar
hreówsian, hrýwsian; p. ode

To be sorrygrieverepentdo penance

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Hire sint forgifena swíðe manega synna forðæmðe hió swíðe hreówsade, Past. 52, 9; Swt. 411, 12. Hrýwsode pœnituit, Ps. Spl. C. 105, 42. Hreówsiaþ pœnitemini, Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 15. Sume wyllaþ ðæt hé hreówsige nonnulli volunt ut pœniteat, L. Ecg.

Linked entry: hrýwsian

hýre-mann

Grammar
hýre-mann, hiére-, hýr-mann, es; m.

a subjectfollowerservantsubordinatea parishioner a hearer

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for ðæs láreówes wísdóme unwísum hiéremonnum biþ geborgen for often from the ignorance of the teacher the followers go astray, and often from the wisdom of the teacher the followers are preserved; per pastorum ignorantiam hi, qui sequuntur, offendant, Past

líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
líhtan, p. te

To shinelighten

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Swá swá ðæt leóhtfæt liéht on nieht úrum eágum, ðætte ða gewritu on dog liéhten úrum móde, Past. 48, 1; Swt. 365, 15. Líhteþ luceat, Ps. Surt. ii. 202, 11: Exon. 64 a; Th. 237, 9; Ph. 587.

neát

(n.)
Grammar
neát, es; n.

A neatan ox or a cowcattlebeastanimal

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Ne ligeþ hé eallinga on ðære eorþan suá ða creópendan wuhta, ac biþ hwæthwugu upáhæfen suá ðæt neát from eorþan, Past. 21, 3; Swt. 157, 1. Fugel oððe fisc on sǽ oððe eorþan neát, feldgongende feoh bútan snyttro, Exon. Th. 371, 23; Seel. 80.

óþ-wítan

(v.)
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Dryhten him swelc óþwát the Lord charged them with such a fault, Past. 1, 2 ; Swt. 27, 13 : 15, 1 ; Swt. 89, 16. Ðæt wé him sume opene scylde óþwiéten, 32, 1 ; Swt. 209, 22. Ðæt hé mé ðæt ne ótwíte ut non hoc nobis imputet, Bd. pref. ; S. 472, 32.

blódig

(adj.)
Grammar
blódig, def. se blódiga, seó, ðæt blódige; adj.

BLOODYsanguineus, cruentus

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Geseoh nú swá ðín swát ageát, blódige stíge behold now where thy blood poured forth, a bloody path, Andr. Kmbl. 2883; An. 1444. He byreþ blódig wæl he will bear off my bloody corpse, Beo. Th. 900; B. 448.

ge-scý

(n.)
Grammar
ge-scý, es; n.

A pair of shoescalceamentum, tegmentum pedis, caliga

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A pair of shoes; calceamentum, tegmentum pedis, caliga Gif he [man] ðonne cwiþ 'Nelle ic híg habban to wífe,' gá ðæt wíf to him and nyme his gescý of his fótum beforan ðám ealdrum and spǽte on his nebb and nemne hine ǽlc man on Israéla folce ' unsceóda

Linked entries: -scý ge-sceó ge-scóe

scirian

(v.)
Grammar
scirian, p. ede; pp. scired, scirred (v. á-scirred)
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Sié hira dǽl scired mid Marian may their part be assigned with Mary, Elen. Kmbl. 2462; El. 1232, Ðǽr womsceaþan on ðone wyrsan dǽl scyrede weorþaþ, háteþ Scyppend him gewítan on ða winstran nond, Exon. Th. 75, 26; Cri. 1227

Linked entries: scerian scyrian swyrige

tǽl

(n.)
Grammar
tǽl, e; f.(?)

Evil speaking, calumny, detraction

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Frustra blasphemia ab exterioribus tollitur, si in interioribus malitia dominatur, Past. 33; Swt. 222, 8-14. Ne fríne ic ðé for tǽle ne þurh teóncwide I do not question you that I may detract or abuse, Andr. Kmbl. 1265; An. 633.

Linked entry: tál

þingung

(n.)
Grammar
þingung, e; f.
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Mid hira ðingengum, Past. 10; Swt. 63, 15. Þurh bisceopes þingunga ex episcopi interventu, L. Ecg. P. i. c. ix; Th. ii. 170, 17. v. fore-, ge-þingung

þreágung

(n.)
Grammar
þreágung, þreáwung (v. þreápung), þreáung, þreáng, e; f.

reproofrebukea threatchastisementpunishment

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Hú gesceádwís se reccere sceal bión on his ðreáunga quae esse debet rectoris discretio correptionis, Past. 21; Swt. 151, 5. Ðreáunge correptionibus; Swt. 155, 5. Ðreánge increpationem, Ps. Surt. 37, 15. Ðreángum increpationibus, 38, 12.

Linked entries: þreáung þreáwung

un-gerisene

(n.)
Grammar
un-gerisene, es; n., or un-gerisenu; indecl. f.

inconveniencedisagreeablenessunseemlinessindignitydisgrace

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Him is leófre ðæt hé leóge ðonne him mon ǽnigra ungerisna tó wéne eligit falsa de se jactari, ne mala possit vel minima perpeti, Past. 33; Swt. 217, 16.