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be-clipian

(v.)
Grammar
be-clipian, (-clypian, q. v. in Dict.)

to challenge

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to challenge Gif Englisc man beclypað ǽnigne Frænciscne mann tó orneste, Ll. Th. i. 489, 5, 10, 12, 21. Gif se Englisca ne durre hine tó orneste beclypian, 24

be-dirnan

(v.)
Grammar
be-dirnan, (-dyrnan, q. v. in Dict.)

to conceal

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to conceal Se hord þe þú oþ nú bedyrndest, Hml. S. 23, 662. Berníþan, bedyrnan dissimulare, i. occultare (desiderium ), An. Ox. 983. Hí synd nú bedyrnde ꝥ hí nán man ne mæg gefindan, Hml. S. 23, 290. ¶to conceal from (dat.):-- Wé willað ðæt andgit eów

Linked entry: be-dyrnan

DEÓP

(adj.)
Grammar
DEÓP, dióp; adj.

DEEP, profound, stern, awful, solemn prŏfundus, grăvis, sōlemnis

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Wǽrun ðíne geþancas þearle deópe nimis profundæ factæ sent cogitatiōnes tuæ, Ps. Th. 91, 4. Deóp leán a deep requital, Cd. 167; Th. 209, 29; Exod. 506. Þurh deópne gedwolan through profound error, Exon. 70 a; Th. 260, 22; Jul. 301.

Linked entries: dýp dype dióp

wyrt-truma

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-truma, (wyrtruma), an: -trum, es; m.: -trume, an; f. (v. Be ðare wyrtruman,
    Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 93, 7).
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Dip. Kmbl. iii. 455, 22. On ðone feld; ðæt andlang wyrttruman on Hildes hlǽw, 170, 27. On dinningc-gráfes wyrttruman; of dynningcgráfes wyrttruman eall swá se díc sceót, 208, 5: 34, 14.

Linked entry: -truma

be-gengnes

Grammar
be-gengnes, v. eard-begengnes in Dict., bi-gegnes,
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and cf. be-gangnes

Linked entry: bi-gegnes

feferig

(adj.)
Grammar
feferig, febrig (q. v. in Dict.) ; adj.

Feverish

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Feverish Gif hé feforig sý, Lch. i. 334, 21

Linked entry: febrig

dígle

(adj.)
Grammar
dígle, dégle, diégle, deigle, deágol, dǽg-, dég-, deóg-, dióg-, díg- dýg-ol (-el), deáhle, díhle; adj.
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Voc. ii. 95, 40. þá díglan clancula (dicta), 94, 28, Ðú woldest ǽlcum móde díglu ðing tǽcan and seldcúþe latentium rerum caussas evolvere, velatasque caligine explicare rationes, Bt. 39, 4; F. 216, 13

cwiddian

(v.)
Grammar
cwiddian, cweddian, cwydian (q. v. in Dict.); p. ode, ede
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To say Cwiddiaþ (cwyddiaþ, An. Ox. 1881) ł secgcað contendunt, dicunt, Hpt. Gl. 450, 70. Þá hí cweddiað (cwyddiaþ, An. Ox. 1953) quam dicunt, 452, 43. Cwedd(iað), cwyddiað ferunt, dicunt, 504, 60. Befrán hé hú woruldmenn be him cwyddedon . . . His apostoli

Linked entry: cweddian

frosc

(n.)
Grammar
frosc, forsc, frox (q. v. in Dict.), frocx, es; m.
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A frog Forsc luscinius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 113, 31. Frocx, 51, 28. Regnwyrm lumbricus, frox luscinus, ýce rana, 71, 13-15. Frosc ranam, An. Ox. 54, 2. Frox, Bl. Gl. Forsc, Ps. Srt. 77, 45. Forscas ranas, 104, 30. ¶ in local names :-- Forscaburna, C. D. iii

Linked entries: frox forsc

gistlíþ-ness

(n.)
Grammar
gistlíþ-ness, (gæstlíþ-ness, gestlíþ-ness, q. v. in Dict.)
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hospitality Swilce hé gestlíþnysse gegearwode quasi hospitalitatem exhiberet, Gr. D. 76, 19. Gestlíþnesse begangan, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 64, 3. ¶ on gistlíþnesse as a guest :-- Gif bescoren man gange him an gestlíðnesse, gefe him man ǽnes if a tonsured man

cwealm

(n.)
Grammar
cwealm, cwélm , es; m. n. [cwelan to die]

Death, destruction, a violent death, slaughter, murder, torment, plague, pestilence, contagion QUALM; mors, pernicies, nex, cædes, homicidium, cruciatus, lues, pestis, pestilentia, contagium

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D. 664] there was a great plague in the island of Britain, and bishop Tuda died of the plague, Chr. 664; Erl. 35, 19: Homl. Th. ii. 124, 2. Godes miltsung ðone rédan cwealm gestilde God's mercy stilled the cruel pestilence, ii. 126, 22.

Linked entries: cwælm cwelm cwylm

gistran-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
gistran-dæg, (gyrstan-dæg, q. v. in Dict.), es; m.
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Srt.) dies hesterna, Ps. Th. 89, 4. Gierstandæge horno, Wrt. Voc. ii. 43, 35. Be þám þú gyrstandæge cwæð, Guth. 74, 4. Gyrstandæg heri, Jn. 4, 52: An. Th. 22, 1. Gyrstandæg (girston-, georsten, v. ll. ), Ælfc. Gr. 224, 2.

dynian

(v.)
Grammar
dynian, he dyneþ; p.ede ; pp. ed ; v. intrans. [dyne a din, noise]

To make a noise, DIN, resoundfragōrem edĕre, sŏnāre, perstrĕpĕre, clangĕre

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To make a noise, DIN, resound; fragōrem edĕre, sŏnāre, perstrĕpĕre, clangĕre Gif eáran dynien if the ears din, L. M. 1, 3; Lchdm. ii. 40, 1: 42, 24.

dwola

Grammar
dwola, error. Add: , dwala (q. v. in Dict.)
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Duola error, Mt. L. 27, 64. Dwola, p. 3, 4. Unwísdómes ł duoles blendnise ignorantiae cecitate, Rtl. 38, 9. On dwolan gebringan þá þe Gode gecorene wǽron, Wlfst. 196, 9. Mið dwala errore, Mt. p. 3, 10. Ꝥ in duala (gedwolan, R.) inn biðon gelǽded ut in

ǽ-bryce

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-bryce, (ǽw-bryce, q. v. in Dict.)

Adultery; of a churchman, neglect of celibacy

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Adultery; of a churchman, neglect of celibacy :-- Ðá ðe on sinscipe wuniað and heora ǽwe healdað búton ǽwbryce, Hml. A. 21, 178. Ðá ðe ǽwbryce ne wyrceað, 19, 140. Sé ðe ofer his ǽwe hǽmð, hé is forlír ðurh his ǽwbryce, Hml. Th. ii. 208, 17. Nis nánum

Linked entry: ǽ-breca

be-cirran

(v.)
Grammar
be-cirran, (-cerran, -cyrran, q. v. in Dict.).

to turn roundabout to go roundpass byavoidto turnpervertseduceto beguiledeceiveto get round a person

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to turn round, about Ðonne bið sió cweorn becierred (-cirred, v. l.) ðonne se monn BIð geendod; ðonne bið sió micle cweorn becierred (-cirred, v. l.) ðonne ðeós weorld bið geendod, Past. 31, 21. to go round, pass by, avoid Sume unðeáwas ðæt mód ǽr gesihð

Linked entries: be-cerran be-cyrran

biren

(n.)
Grammar
biren, e; birene, an (v. byrene in Dict.); f.

A she-bear

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A she-bear Ursa, ꝥ is on úre geðeóde byren ... Bebeád seó fǽmne þǽre byrene ... and seó byren hine lét gangan, Shrn. 47, 1-7. In loco que vocitatur birene-feld, C. D. ii. 76, 7. Byrene urse, Kent. Gl. 606

Linked entries: byren beren

dícian

(v.)
Grammar
dícian, p. ode ; pp.od

To DIKE, bank, moundaggārāre, cingĕre

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To DIKE, bank, mound; aggārāre, cingĕre : Ðǽr Severus hét dícian and eorþwall gewyrcan there Severus commanded to raise a bank and to make an earth wall, Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 9

Linked entry: ge-dícian

a-holede

(n.; part.)
Grammar
a-holede, an; n.

An engraved or embossed workopus lacunatum

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An engraved or embossed work; opus lacunatum.Cot. 7;

Linked entry: a-holan

be-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
be-rǽdan, p. -rǽdde; pp. -rǽd [be- dis-, rǽdan to possess]

To dispossessdeprive ofprivare

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To dispossess, deprive of; privare He hine ríces berǽdde he deprived him of his realm Andr. Kmbl. 2653; An. 132 8: 266; An. 133. Hie unscyldigne feore berǽddon they deprived the guiltless of his life Elen. Kmbl. 993; El. 498. Earnulf hine berǽdde æt