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aldor-cearu

(n.)
Grammar
aldor-cearu, e; f.

Life-carecare for lifelife-long carecura propter vitamærumna longinqua

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Life-care, care for life, life-long care; cura propter vitam, ærumna longinqua He wearþ eallum æðelingum to aldorceare he became a life-care to all nobles, Beo. Th. 1817; B. 906

Linked entry: ealdor-cearu

BENC

(n.)
Grammar
BENC, e; f.

A BENCHscamnumabacus

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A BENCH; scamnum, abacus Bugon to bence they turned to a bench Beo. Th. 659; B. 327. On bence wæs helm a helm was on the bench Beo. Th. 2491; B. 1243

Linked entries: bænc BANC

ceallian

(v.)
Grammar
ceallian, ode; od;[calla = a caller, herald]

To CALL, cry out, shoutclamare

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To CALL, cry out, shout; clamare Ongan [MS. ongean] ceallian ofer cald wæter Byrhthelmes bearn the son of Byrhthelm began to shout across the cold river, Byrht. Th. 134, 28; By. 91

mydd

(n.)
Grammar
mydd, es; n.

A bushelmodius

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A bushel; modius Hannibal sende Cartaina þrió mydd gyldenra hringa his sige tácne Annibal in testimonium victoriae suae tres modios annulorum aureorum Carthaginem misit, Ors. 4, 9?; Swt. 190, 12

ge-oweðan

(v.)

to subduesubjugare

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to subdue; subjugare He bæd his twám sunum ðæt hí ðæs ríces ðriddan dǽl geoweðan sculdon he ordered his two sons to subdue the third part of the kingdom, Som. ge-ðeówan [?]

ymb-windan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-windan, p. -wand.
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to wind (intrans.) round, encompass Rápas synfulra ymbwundon mé funes peccatorum complexi sunt me, Ps. Spl. T. 118, 61. to wind (trans.) about, wind round Ymbuundun circumponentes Jn. Skt. Lind. 19, 29

ambeht-þegen

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Hé spræc his ombehtþegne, his treówum gesíðe, 1268: 1172. Hé sealde his sweord ombihtþegne, B. 673. Byrlas, ombeht*-*þegnas, An. 1536. Add

ge-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-scipe, es; m. (?)
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Gewát þá byrnende gebogen scríðan, gescipe (according to its shape? after the manner of reptiles? ) scyndan, B. 2570

ge-stedigian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stedigian, p. od
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To bring to a standstill Férde se hálga wer . . . þá gehýrde hé feorran fǽrlíce hreám wépendre meniu, and hé wearð þá gestedegod befrínende geome hwæt ꝥ fǽrlices ware, Hml. S. 31, 242

Linked entry: stedigian

mán-áþ

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Ǽlcum geleáffullum men is warnigenne wið mánáðas (-áða, máne áðas, v. ll. ). . . Manega men tellað lytlum gylte, ꝥ hí óðre men mid mánáðum beswicen, Hml. A. 147, 89-93. Add

munuc-scrúd

(n.)
Grammar
munuc-scrúd, es; n.
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Monk's dress Werige gehwá swá his háde to gebyrige, ꝥ se preóst hæbbe ꝥ ꝥ hé gehádod is, and hé ne werige munucscrúd ne lǽwedra manna, Ll. Th. ii. 358, 8

Linked entry: munuc-reáf

sár-ness

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Add Áwende seó sárnyss ealra his lima ðǽre heortan (cf. gehwearf þára leoma sár his innoþum membrorum dolor ad vitalia rediit, Gr. D. 282, 6), Hml. Th. ii. 96, 33

sǽ-færeld

(n.)

a sea-passage,

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a sea-passage, med in reference to the attempt made by the Egyptians to pass the Red Sea Ðá hí ( the Egyptians ) oninnan ðæm sǽfærelde wǽron, Ors. 1, 7; Swt. 38, 33

a-cleopian

(v.)
Grammar
a-cleopian, p. ode; pp. od

To callcall outclamareexclamare

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To call, call out; clamare, exclamare

a-dihtan

(v.)
Grammar
a-dihtan, p. -dihte, -dihtode; pp. -dihtod, -diht

To composeeditwritefacerecomponere

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To compose, edit, write; facere, componere

ǽfen-gereordian

(v.)
Grammar
ǽfen-gereordian, p. ode; pp. od

To sup or take suppercœnare

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To sup or take supper; cœnare

Linked entry: ge-reordan

æscian

(v.)

to askinterrogare

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to ask; interrogare,Jud. Civ. Land

agén-lǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
agén-lǽdan, p. de; pp. ed

To lead bockreducere

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To lead bock; reducere,Anlct. Gloss

a-hérian

(v.)
Grammar
a-hérian, p. ode; pp. od

To hireconducere

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To hire; conducere, Cot. 43, 204

a-hlówan

(v.)

To low or bellow againreboare

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To low or bellow again; reboare