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brícsian

(v.)
Grammar
brícsian, p. ade

To profitprodesse

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To profit; prodesse, Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 6

Brytta

(n.)
Grammar
Brytta, gen. pl. of Bryttas.

of the Britons

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of the Britons, Bd. l, 34; S. 499, 20;

cyric-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
cyric-líc, circ-líc, cyrc-líc; adj.

Like a church, ecclesiastical ecclesiasticus wrote the ecclesiastical history of our island and nation in five books

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Like a church, ecclesiastical; ecclesiasticus Cyriclíc wer vir ecclesiasticus, Bd. 2, 20; S. 522, 21. Magister cyriclíces sanges magister ecclesiasticæ cantionis, 2, 20; S. 522, 27. Fram ǽlcere cyriclícre gesamnunge a quaque ecclesiastica congregatione

fórene

(prep.)

beforeantecĭtius

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before; ante, cĭtius, Lye Gif hine hwá fórene [MS. A. of the 12th century has fóra] forstande if any one stand up for him, L. C. S. 33; Th. i. 396, 17; Wilk. 139, 22, 23. v. Schmid. s

for-sóþ

(adv.)
Grammar
for-sóþ, adv.

FORSOOTHtrulycertainlycerte

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FORSOOTH, truly, certainly; certe Wite ðú forsóþ know thou assuredly, Bt. 14, 3; Fox 46, 16. Ic forsóþ wát vērum nōvi. Bd. 3, 13. S. 538, 33. Saga him forsóþ dic ergo illi, Bd. 5, 9; S. 622, 37

on-sittan

Grammar
on-sittan, <b>. II.</b> v. sittan;
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III. III. add Ic wolde gecyrran tô þyllicre drohtnunga, ac ic onsitte ꝥ ic beó mînum fæder ungehŷrsum, Hml. S. 33, 75. Hê him æfter þæ̂m gefeohte swîðor onsæt þonne hê æ̂r dyde, Ors. 3, 9; S. 132, 34

fóre-cweðan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-cweðan, p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon; pp. -cweden

To foresaypredictprædīcĕrepropōnĕre

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To foresay, predict; prædīcĕre, propōnĕre Hét he him sillabas and word fórecweðan addĭdit et syllăbas ac verba dīcenda illi propōnĕre, Bd. 5, 2; S. 615, 13. Ealle ðás þing swá se bisceop fórecwæþ, of endebyrdnysse gelumpon and gefyllede wǽron quæ cuncta

ge-wild

Grammar
ge-wild, ge-weold.
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Substitute: <b>ge-wild</b> power, control, in the phrase ánum tó gewildum gedón to get into one's power, subdue, subjugate Æfter þǽm þe Alexander hæfde ealle Indie him tó gewildon gedón perdomita Alexander India, Ors. 3, 9; S. 132, 9. Siþþan

wǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
wǽcan, p. wǽhte; pp. wǽht, wǽced

To weakenafflictoppress

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To weaken, afflict, oppress Se foresprecena hungur Bryttas swýþe wǽhcte Briltones fames praefata magis magisque adficiens, Bd. 1, 14; S. 482, 16. Ðý læs his yrre ús yrmþum swence and wǽce ne ejus ira nos damnis affligat, 4, 25; S. 601, 40. Scealt ðú

a-sleán

(v.)
Grammar
a-sleán, p. -slóh, pl. -slógon; pp. -slegen, -slagen, -slægen

To strikebeathammerto fixerectferireicerecæderefigereponere

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To strike, beat, hammer, to fix, erect; ferire, icere, cædere, figere, ponere On býman aslegenum [Lamb. onaslagenum], Ps. Spl. 97, 6; in tubis ductilibus, Vulg; in trumpis beten out, Wyc. Hí aslógan án geteld tetenderunt tentorium, Bd. 3, 17; S. 543,

Linked entries: a-slægen a-slóh

ǽrend-wreca

(n.)
Grammar
ǽrend-wreca, an ; m.

A messengerambassadornuntiuslegatus

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A messenger, ambassador; nuntius, legatus Hí onsendon ǽrendwrecan miserunt nuntios, Bd. 1, 12; S. 480, 25. He sende ǽrendwrecan in Gallia ríce he sent ambassadors; into the kingdom of the Gauls, 2, 6; S. 508, 33

Linked entry: wreca

meter-fers

(n.)
Grammar
meter-fers, es; n.

Hexameter verse

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Hexameter verse Be his lífe wé áwriton ge meterfers ge gerǽdre sprǽce de vita illius et versibus heroicis et simplici oratione conscripsimus, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 13. Meterfersum versibus hexametris, 5, 18; S. 636, 6

neáhness

(n.)
Grammar
neáhness, e; f.

Nearnessneighbourhood

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Nearness, neighbourhood Hwylc tóweard yfel ðú ðé on neáhnysse forhtast quae ventura tibi in proximo mala formidas, Bd. 2, 12; S. 514, 1. On néhnesse his cytan in vicinia cellae illius, 5, 12; S. 630, 42

ge-flítan

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Hié ( S. Peter and S. Paul ) wiþ Simone þǽm drý fæstlíce gefliton and gewunnon, Bl. H. 173, 2. Seó mǽtingc bið ge-cornes and geflitnes (disputed matter) and eall costunge full, Lch. iii. 156, 7. Add

halan

(n.)
Grammar
halan, [or hamlan]

afterbirth

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afterbirth Gáte geallan on wíne gedruncen wífa halan him ofádéþ goat&#39;s gall, drunken in wine, removes women&#39;s afterbirth for them, Lchdm. i. 356, 8 Similar entries v. Gloss : Lchdm. ii

weorþan

Grammar
weorþan, <b>. II</b> 3.
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Add Heó mid þám cilde wearð sóna and þæt gebær, Wlfst. 22, 9. Hit is áwriten ðætte úre Hǽlend wurde beaftan his méder and his mágum. Past. 385, 20. add: (a) weorþan æt to be at something; cf. (b 2) Þá wurdon hí æt sprǽce, oþ ꝥ Dúnstán rehte be Sancte

æcse

(n.)

an axe

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an axe, Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 26

ærdian

(v.)
Grammar
ærdian, ærdyan to inhabit [ærd = eard earth, dwelling]
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Ærdydon habitabant, Bd. 2, 9; S. 510, 15

a-rásade

Grammar
a-rásade, = résade

suspicabatur

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suspicabatur, Bd. 4, 1; S. 564, 48, note

án-lýpig

(adj.)
Grammar
án-lýpig, -lýpi; adj.

Solitaryprivate

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Solitary, private, Bd. 4, 30; S. 609, 1