bearn-gestreón
Child procreation ⬩ liberorum procreatio
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Child procreation; liberorum procreatio Ðæt ic þolian sceal bearngestreóna : ic wið brýde ne mót hǽmed habban that I shall lack child-procreation : with a bride I may not have intercourse, Exon. 105 b; Th. 402, 9; Rä. 21, 27
fǽr-gripe
A sudden or pernicious grasp ⬩ sŭbĭtanea vel pernĭciōsa arreptio
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A sudden or pernicious grasp; sŭbĭtanea vel pernĭciōsa arreptio Him hrínan ne mihte fǽrgripe flódes the flood's sudden grasp could not touch him, Beo. Th, 3036; B. 1516. Under fǽrgripum during his sudden grasps, Beo. Th. 1480; B. 738
faroþ-strǽt
The sea-street, the sea ⬩ marĭtĭma via, măre
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The sea-street, the sea ; marĭtĭma via, măre Ic ongiten hæbbe ðæt ðú on faroþsttǽte feor ne wǽre I have understood that thou wert not far from us upon the sea, Andr. Kmbl. 1795; An. 900: 622; An. 311
frécen
Peril ⬩ danger ⬩ perīcŭlum ⬩ discrīmen
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Peril, danger; perīcŭlum, discrīmen Frécnes ne wénaþ they think not of peril. Exon. 96 b; Th. 361, 16; Wal. 20. Ðǽr is ealra frécna mǽste there is the greatest of all perils, Cd. 24; Th. 31, 21; Gen. 488
plett
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A fold Óðre scíp ic hafo ða ðe ne sindun of ðisse pletta (from ðissum plette, Lind.) ... biþ ánn pletta (án plette, Lind.), Jn. Skt. Rush. 10, 16. In scípa plett ł locc in ouile ouium, Lind. 10, 1
ge-mǽlan
To mark, stain
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To mark, stain Seó hálge stód ungewemde wlite næs hyre feax ne fel fýre gemǽled the saint stood with spotless aspect, neither her hair nor skin was marked by the fire, Exon. 74 a; Th. 278, 2; Jul. 591
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wróht-smiþ
A worker of crime ⬩ a criminal
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Ðæt ðú mé ne gescyrige mid scyldhetum, werigum wróhlsmiðum (the cannibal Mermedonians),on ðone wyrrestan deáð ofer eorðan, Andr. Kmbl. 171 ; An. 86
beót
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Hié tó beóte (bote, MS.) balde gecwǽdon þæt hié þæs wíges wihte ne róhton, Dan. 200. Heó (the vestal virgin) hiere beót (vow; gehát, v. l.) áleág, Ors. 3, 6; S. 108, 19. Dele bracket, and add under III:
brægd
fraud
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Ne beó nǽnig man bregda tó full, Bl. H. 109, 29. Hý æt mé leornedan leáse bregdas, Wlfst. 255, 15. Add
creás-ness
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fineness, elegance (of dress) Wé mid heortan creásnysse ( cultu cordis) sceolon God sécan swíðor þonne mid reáfes prýton . . . reáfes creásnysse (cultum uestium) . . . an reáfes creásnysse (studio uestium ), Nap. 14. elation, pride Elationis orgelnysse
ge-beótian
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Ne mæg ꝥ beón leás ꝥ God gebeótode tó þám unrihtwísum mannum falsum non erit quod minatus est Deus, Gr. D. 334. II. Hé geendode þæt hé lange tó þǽm áwergdum gástum gebeótod hæfde, Bl. H. 83, 26. Add
geár-gemynd
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A yearly commemoration on the anniversary of a person's death Ðis is seó caritas þe Baldwine abbod hæfð geunnon his gebróðrum for Eádwardes sáwle, ꝥ is healf pund æt his geárgemynde tó fisce, Nap. 28. Tó mínon geárgemynde, ib
ge-lenge
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Wel is eác tó warnianne ꝥ man wite ꝥ hý ( the bride and bridegroom ) þurh mǽgsibbe tó gelænge ne beón, Ll. Th. i. 256, 10. [Cf. O. H. Ger. ge-lang affinis; ge-lengida affinitas.? v. líc-gelenge(?). Add
ge-swógen
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Hé né gýmde nánes lenctenes fæstenes, ac began tó etenne; hé feóll þá æt þǽre forman snǽde under becc geswógen, Hml. S. 12, 63. þ hié sýn sóna geswógene, gif hié þone mete næbben, Lch. ii. 196, 10. Add
ge-weddian
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Ðá geweddodan fǽmnan hire yldran ne moton syllan óðrum men puellam desponsatam non licet parentibus suis dare alteri viro, Ll. Th. ii. 146, 20. Add
Hungerie
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Hungary Seó þeód þe mon þá hét Basterne, and nú hié mon hǽt Hungerre (Hungerie, v. l. ), Ors. 4, 11; S. 206, 36. Þes folces þe be Hungrie fór fela þúsenda þǽr earmlíce forfóran, Chr. 1096; P. 232, 36
ídellíce
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in vain, to no purpose Haldende ídelnisse ídel-líce ( supervacue ), Ps. Srt. 30, 7. Mon hweðre ídellíce ( vane ) bið gedroefed, 38, 7: 88, 48. without cause Ídellíce ( vane ) edwíttun sáwle míne, 34, 7. v. on ídel under ídel; n
osogen
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The meaning of á-sogen in Nar. 16, 26 (v. á-súgan)
sandiht
Sandy, dusty
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Sandy, dusty Hiora gemitting wæs on sondihtre dúne, ðæt hié for duste ne mehton geseón, hú hí hí behealdan sceolden, Ors. 5, 7; Swt. 230, 15. Of ðam stáne on ðone sandihtan hærepoþ, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 453, 22
ur
Formerly
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Formerly ᚢ (= ur) wæs geára (cf. iú (geó) ... geára) geógoðhádes glǽm; nú synt geárdagas forð gewitene, lífwynne geliden, Elen. Kmbl. 2530; El. 1266. ᚢ wæs longe laguflódum bilocen lífwynna dǽl, feoh on foldan, Exon. Th. 50, 25; Cri. 806
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