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seám

(n.)
Grammar
seám, es; m.
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Nællaþ gié gebeara seám (seóm, Rush.) nolite portare sacculum, 10, 4. as a technical term, a service which consisted in supplying the lord with beasts of burden ; summagium, sagmegium Hé sceal beón gehorsad, ðæt hé mǽge tó hláfordes seáme ðæt ( the

scír-mann

(n.)
Grammar
scír-mann, (scíre-, scíres-), es; m.
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Hwæt elles meahte beón getácnod þurh Eze-chiel búton ða scírmenn per Ezechielem praepositorum persona signatur, 21, 3 ; Swt. 153, 24. an inhabitant of a district (v. scir, ) Gregorius befrán, hú þære scíre nama wǽre, ðe ða cnapan of álǽdde wǽron.

eáþ-mód

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Uton beón eáþmóde and mildheorte, Bl. H. 95, 26. Þú eádmódra ealra lócast Dominus humilia respicit, Ps. Th. 137, 6. Þám eádmódum mediocribus, An. Ox. 4121. Wæs heó on eallum þingum þe eáþmóddre, Bl.

fóster

(n.)
Grammar
fóster, m. (not n.).
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Cf. fédan; III Ic gegaderige in tó þé of deórcynne and of fugelcynne symble gemacan, þæt hí eft tó fóstre beón (cf. ut salvetur semen super faciem terrae, Gen. 7, 3), Hml. Th. i. 20, 35

ge-scildan

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Fram þǽre deádlicnesse gescylde beón a mortalitate defendi, 3, 30; Sch. 331, 20. with wiþ, and dat. Hé ús gescildað wið earhfarum, Cri. 761. Þæt þec hálig gǽst wið earfeðum gescilde, Gú. 428. acc.

fultum

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Swá clǽne hié námon heora fultum mid him þætte heora proletarii ne móston him beæftan beón, 15. Hé máran fultum and máre mægen. hæfde plures habebat auxiliarios, Bd. 3, 14; Sch. 254, 14

sum

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Nam hé mid him sumne dǽl feós, swá micel swá hit mihte beón, ðeáh swilce hit wǽre sum twá and sixtig penega, Hml. S. 23, 474. (4 a) add :-- Wurdon ofslagene sume þreó þúsend, Hml. S. 25, 357. Add Sume (-ae) daeli (dǽli) partim, Txts. 84, 731.

brócian

(v.)
Grammar
brócian, part. brócigende; ic brócie, ðú brócast, he brócaþ, pl. bróciaþ; p. ode; pp. ge-brócod; v. a. [bróc
affliction
]

afflictionTo oppress, vex, afflict, break up, injure, blameopprimere, vexare, affligere, confringere, nocere, accusare

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We for úrum synnum gebrócode beóþ we are afflicted for our sins, Homl. Th. i. 476, 19. Næfde se here Angelcyn gebrócod the army had not broken up the English race, Chr. 897; Erl. 94, 30.

on-bryrdan

(v.)
Grammar
on-bryrdan, p. de.

to instigate, stimulate, incite, inspire, animateto excite to a feeling of compunction

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Sceolan wé beón áwehte and onbryrde tó godcundre láre, Blickl. Homl. 33, 23. to excite to a feeling of compunction Hé wæs onbryrded compunctus mid gemynde his synna and weóp, Bd. 3, 27; S. 559, 2.

be-clýsan

to closeshut what is open to closeput an end toto shut up in a place

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Beón hí ðǽr beclýsede . . . on ðám scræfe beclýsde, Hml. S. 23, 326-9. ¶ mid inseglum beclýsan to seal up, Guth. 8, 15: Wlfst. 259, 20. to shut out Þá com Martinus tó þám cásere, ac man hine beclýsde wiðútan, Hml. S. 31, 660

un-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fæst, adj.

Not firmunstableunsteadyweak

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Oft ðeáh gebyreþ ðætte sume on monegum weorcum unfæste beóð ongietene quid per carnes nisi infirma quaedam ac tenera acta signantur? Et plerumque contigit, ut quidam in nonnullis suis actibus infirmi videantur, Past. 34; Swt. 235, 14-17.

weorod

(adj.)
Grammar
weorod, werod (-ed); adj.
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Ða leáf beóð werede on swæcce, Lchdm. i. 302, 21. Heó is weredre ( rather sweet ) on byrincge, 108, 2: 276, 10. Ǽlcum men þincð huniges biobreád ðý weorodra, gif hé hwéne ǽr biteres onbirigþ. Bt. 23; Fox 78, 25.

á-cennan

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Wið ðá wunda ðe on ðám men beóð ácenned, i. 158, 12. to attribute, assign. v. cennan, Hý betǽhton (ácendon, v l. ) and benemdon hyra deófolgyldum ðá neát ðá ðe hý woldon syllan, Mart. 198, 11

Linked entry: on-cennan

á-feormian

(v.)
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Synna þe beóð þurh þæt fýr áfeormode, Hml. Th. ii. 590, 14

ge-lustfullian

(v.)
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Þá rihtwísan beóð gewistfullode and beóð gelustfullode, Ps. L. 67, 4. <b>III a.

ǽder

(n.)
Grammar
ǽder, ǽdder, e; f. ǽd(d)re, an; f. (wæter-ǽdre occurs once neuter). Add:to ǽdre:

a channel for fluidsa sinewa rein, kidney

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On óðrum mónþe ðá ǽdron beóð geworden, on lxv and þreó hundræd hí beóð tódǽlede, and ðæt blód ðonne flóweð on ðá fét, Nar. 49, 27. Ic eów, ǽddran venae bidde ðæt gé wylspringas ontýnan tó teárum, Dóm. L. 26.

Linked entry: héþir

wíglung

(n.)
Grammar
wíglung, , e; f.

Divinationsoothsayingsorceryaugury

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Gif treówa beóð on fullum mónan geheáwene, hí beóð heardran, and langfǽrran tó getimbrunge. . . Nis ðis nán wíglung, ac is gecyndelíc ðincg, Homl. Th. i. 102, 25.

Linked entry: wílung

án-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
án-líc, ǽn-líc; adj. [án one, líc like]

ONLYsingularincomparableexcellentelegantbeautifulunicuseximiusegregiuseleganspulcher

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Th. 101, 5: Exon. 56a; Th. 198, 12; Ph. 9: Beo. Th. 507; B. 251. Gesete fram deóflum oððe fram leónum ánlícan oððe ánnysse míne restitue a leonibus unicam meam, Ps. Lamb. 34, 17; restore thou myn aon lijf aloone [darling] fro liouns, Wyc

be-limpan

(v.)

To concernregardbelongpertainappertaincurarepertinereto happenoccurbefallevenireacciderecontingere

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Hit belimpþ to ðære spræce it appertains to the discourse Bt. 38, 2; Fox 198, 19. to happen, occur, befall; evenire, accidere, contingere Ðá him sió sár belamp when that pain befell him Beo. Th. 4928; B. 2468

Linked entry: be-lumpe

clam

(n.)
Grammar
clam, clammes; m. n?

mud, claymalagma, lutuma bandagechain, net, fold, prisonvinculum

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Gebindan ǽrenum clammum to bind with brazen bands, Cd. 200; Th. 248, 28; Dan. 520: Beo. Th. 2675; B. 1335: 1931; B. 963

Linked entries: CLOM helle-clam