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BEORGAN

(v.)
Grammar
BEORGAN, ic beorge, ðú byrgst, byrhst, he byrgeþ, byrgþ, byrhþ, pl. beorgaþ; p. ic, he bearg, bearh, ðú burge, pl. burgon; impert. beorg, beorh, pl. beorgaþ, beorge ge ; pp. borgen; v. a.

cumTo saveprotectshelterdefendfortifysparepreserveservaresalvarecustodiretueriparcereTo defendsecureguard againstavoiddefenderearcerecaverevitare

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Beorh me, Drihten, swá swá man byrhþ ðám æplum on his eágum mid his brǽwum custodi me, Domine, ut pupillam oculi Ps. Th. 16, 8.

Linked entries: bearg bearh

yfemest

(adv.)
Grammar
yfemest, yfmest; adv.
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Upmost, highest, in the highest position or degree Hió cymþ swá up swá hire yfemest gecynde bið it (the sun) mounts up to the highest point at which it is natural for it to be, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 28. Ðǽr hire yfemest bið eard gecynde, Met. 13, 63.

Linked entry: ufera

mǽtan

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Þá gemunde Iósep þá swefen þe hine æt sumon cyrre ǽr mǽtte recordatus somniorum, quae aliquando viderat, Gen. 42, 9. Hé nán þincg þǽre byrig ne cúþe gecnáwan . . . and hé wundrigende þóhte swilce hine on niht mǽtte . . .

a-lege

Grammar
a-lege, impert. of a-lecgan.

lay downdepone

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lay down; depone Alege oððe ahwelf híg, eálá ðú Drihten cast down [or cover over] them, O Lord! depone eos, Domine! Ps. Lamb. 58, 12;

emn-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
emn-líce, adv.

Equally, evenly æquālĭter, æque

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Equally, evenly; æquālĭter, æque Ðæt hine ealle emnlíce hérian that all praise him equally, Ps. Th. 32, 1: Bt. 13 ; Fox 38, 34, MS. Cot

forne

(prep.)
Grammar
forne, prep. acc.

Forpropropter

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For; pro, propter Gif hwá hine forne forstande if anyone will stand up for him, L. Eth. i. 4; Th. i. 284, 3, note 8

meagol-ness

(n.)
Grammar
meagol-ness, e; f.

Earnestness

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Earnestness Lufian wé hine mid eallre úre heortan megolnesse let us love him in all earnestness of heart, Blickl. Homl. 65, 23. v. preceding word

frécenlíce

(adv.)
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Add: frǽclíce in peril Sé þe hine ádl gestandeð, sé bið frécenlíce gestanden, Lch. iii. 182, 6, 22. Frǽclíce bið his þing, E.S. 39, 328

ge-resp

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Substitute: Proved against (on) a person Gif mon folc­leásunge gewyrce, and hió on hine geresp (ge-rǽf, v. l. ) weorðe. Ll. Th. i. 80, 21

líþe-lic

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Hit bið mid ðǽre líðelican manunga áredod . . . hine mon sleá mid líðe-licre andsuare, 297, 17-22. Add

wunung-stów

(n.)
Grammar
wunung-stów, e ; f.
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Dwelling-place, habitation Hé him bebeád ꝥ hé fram hire gewite, and ꝥ hé náne wunungstówe (locum) næfde on Godes þeówene, Gr. D. 31, 19

déman

Grammar
déman, <b>; I 6.</b>
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Hé nánum men ne déme ꝥ hé nolde ꝥ hé him démde, gif hé þone dóm ofer hine sóhte, Ll. Th. i. 56, 31. Add

Bricg-stów

(n.)
Grammar
Bricg-stów, e; f. [Bricstowa,
  • Flor
: Brigestou, Bristou,
  • Hunt
: Brycstoue,
  • Sim. Dun
: Brikestow, Bristohw,
  • Hovd
: Bristow,
  • Kni
: brycg
a bridge
, stów
a place
]

a bridgea placeBRISTOL in Gloucestershire and SomersetshireBristova in finibus agrorum Glocestriensis et Somersetensis

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BRISTOL in Gloucestershire and Somersetshire; Bristova in finibus agrorum Glocestriensis et Somersetensis Híg férdon to Bricgstówe they went to Bristol, Chr. 1087; Erl. 224, 18

Linked entry: Brycg-stów

tord-wifel

(n.)
Grammar
tord-wifel, es; m.

A dung-beetlescarabaeus stercorarius

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A dung-beetle; scarabaeus stercorarius Ðǽr ðú geseó tordwifel on eorþan up weorpan, ymbfó hine mid twám handum mid his geweorpe, Lchdm. ii. 318, 15

ge-lícettan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lícettan, p. te.
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Oft ungemetlico forgifnes bið gelícet, ðæt mon wéneð ðæt hit sié mildheortnes, ond oft ungemetlicu irsung bið gelícet, ðæt menn wénað þæt hit sié ryhtwíslic anda saepe inordinata remissio pietas creditur, et effrenata ira spiritalis zeli virtus aestimatur

Linked entry: ge-liccettan

talu

(n.)
Grammar
talu, e; and indecl.; f.

a tale, talk, story, accounttalk, discussion, disputea charge, claiman excuse, a defenceas a law term, a case (as regards either plaintiff or defendant), an action,a tale, list, series

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Ðá sprǽcon betwux him, and seó módor sæt hlystende hire tale ... Ðá se gingra bróðor ðis eall gehýrde fram ðam yldran bróðor hé sǽde: &#39;Ic eom ðín bróðor be ðí[n]re tale,&#39; Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 319-337.

broc

(n.)
Grammar
broc, es; n.

Useadvantage

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Sécen him broc on on-ráde and on wǽne let them seek to benefit themselves by riding on horseback and in a carriage, Lch. ii. 184, 13

Linked entry: bróce

eced

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æcced (æceð, R.) bróhton him, Lk. 23, 36. Add

for-spildness

(n.)
Grammar
for-spildness, e; f.
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Seó nǽdre sende selfe in forspildnesse ( in praecipitium ), 211, 24

Linked entries: for-spilness -spildness

æf-éstian

(v.)
Grammar
æf-éstian, -éstigan.

to envyto grow envious

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Substitute: to envy Hit þweora manna þeáw is ðæt æfæstiað óþra manna góddǽde mos pravorum est invidere aliis virtutis bonum Gr. D. 117, 4. to grow envious Æfestian libescant Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 41.