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be-brúcan

(v.)
Grammar
be-brúcan, p. -breác; pp. -brocen.

to consume foodto practise

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to consume food Hyrahláfas wǽron forneáh ealle bebrocene (gebrocene, v. l.) panes pene omnes consumti fuerant, Gr. D. 145, 10. to practise Ealle þá gódnyssa þe hé bebreác, Hml. S. 23 b, 34

hlísa

(n.)
Grammar
hlísa, hligsa, hliosa, an; m.

Sound, rumour, report, reputation, renown, fame, glory

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Ðeáh ðé monig mon herige ne gelýf ðú him wel: ac ðæs hlísan þenc ðé silf hwæt ðæs sóþes sý though many men praise thee, do not believe them too much; but thyself consider how much of this reputation is true, Prov. Kmbl. 69.

Linked entries: hlígan hligsa hlýsa

ád-fær

(n.)
Grammar
ád-fær, nom. acc; g. -færes; pl. nom. -faru; n.

The pile-waythe way to the funeral pileiter rogi

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The pile-way, the way to the funeral pile; iter rogi Ðæt we hine gebringen on ádfære that we may bring him on the way to the pile, Beo. Th. 6012; B. 3010

býrgean

(v.)
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to taste; gustare He byreþ blódig wæl, býrgean þenceþ, eteþ unmurnlíce he will bear off my bloody corpse, will resolve to taste it, will eat it without repugnance, Beo. Th. 901; B. 448

clyfian

(v.)
Grammar
clyfian, clyfigan; ode; od

To cleave, adhereadhærere

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To cleave, adhere; adhærere Ðæt feax ðe on ðam cambe clyfige somnige let her collect the hair that cleaveth to the comb, Med. ex Quadr. l, 7; Lchdm. i. 332, 21, MS. B

efsian

(v.)
Grammar
efsian, efsigean

to cut in the form of eaves, to round, shear tondēre

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to cut in the form of eaves, to round, shear; tondēre Man ne mót hine efsian no one shall shear him, Jud. 13, 5: Past. 18, 7; Hat. MS. 27 b, 11, 24

fyrhþ-lufe

(n.)
Grammar
fyrhþ-lufe, an; f.

Love of the soulmental loveanĭmi ămor

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Love of the soul, mental love; anĭmi ămor Ic to ánum ðé staðolige fæste fyrhþlufan I keep the steadfast love of my soul firmly fixed to thee only, Andr. Kmbl. 165; An. 83

Linked entry: ferhþ-lufe

medu-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
medu-drenc, es; m.

Mead

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Mead Ðonne biþ heom heora meodudrenc wín and beór eall écum þurste áwend then shall their mead and wine and beer all be turned for them to eternal thirst, Wulfst. 245, 4

gifa

(n.)
Grammar
gifa, gyfa, giefa, geofa, an; m.

A giverbestowerdatorlargitor

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A giver, bestower; dator, largitor Me þincþ betere ðæt ic forléte ða gyfe and folgyge ðam gyfan it seems to me better to leave the gift and follow the giver, Shrn. 176, 19

Linked entries: giefa gefa geofa gyfa

ge-býgean

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býgean, -bígean; v. trans.

To bowbendturnbow downsubduecrush

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To bow, bend, turn, bow down, subdue, crush Ðú miht leon and dracan liste gebýgean conculcabis leonem et draconem, Ps. Th. 90, 13. Gebígean to synnum adigere ad peccata, Alb. resp. 68 [Lye]

ge-cígnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cígnes, se; f.

A callingentreaty

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A calling, entreaty Ofer mínre gecígnesse ðú gesettest ealle ðíne apostolas to mínre byrgenne without my entreaty thou hast appointed all the apostles to be present at my burial, Blickl. Homl. 143, 29

ge-díhligean

(v.)

to hidemake privatedetachseparatevelare secernereseparare

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to hide, make private, detach, separate; velare secernere, separare Eádgár, mid rýmette gedíhligean hét ða mynstra Edgar commanded the monasteries to be made private or detached, Th. Diplm. A.D. 963-975; 231, 4

ge-fearrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fearrian, p. ade; pp. ad

To remove to a distancego awayavellerediscedereabscedere

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To remove to a distance, go away; avellere, discedere, abscedere He gefearrad wæs from him ipse avulsus est ab eis, Lk. Skt. Lind. 22, 41. Gifearria abscedat, Rtl. 98, 22; discedat, 120, 31

weorpere

(n.)
Grammar
weorpere, es; m.
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A thrower (cf. to throw, as a wrestling term) Ic ( mead ) eom weorpere, efne eorþan ealdne ceorl (cf. Aldhelm's riddle: Pedum gressus titubantes sterno ruina), Exon. Th. 409, 27 ; Rä. 28, 7

flít-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
flít-georn, flít-georn; adj.

Contentiousquarrelsome

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Ne beón gé nídfulle ne flítgeorne, Wlfst. 40, 17. Substitute:

heorþ-pening

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Nú dóð hig æt ǽlcum heorðe gecnáw-nisse þám canonicon ánne penig . . . and ealswá æt ǽlcum forðfarenum gildan æt ǽlcum heorðe ǽnne penig sáwulsceote, Cht. Th. 609, 6-12. Add:

íþ-hilde

(adj.)
Grammar
íþ-hilde, adj.
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Easily inclined (v. hildan to incline); of a person, easily moved to anything, compliant Gif ná bið éðhylde (cf. eáðe, R. Ben. 30, 9) si non sit facilis, R. Ben. I. 35, 6

læccung

(n.)
Grammar
læccung, (?), e; f.
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Blaming Ðá forðgáð of welerum mínum ne onsién (faciem seems to have been read) on leccungæ ( bysmre, Ps. Spl. C.) quae procedunt de labiis meis non faciam irrita, Ps. Cant. 88, 35

Linked entry: leccung

mǽran

(v.)
Grammar
mǽran, mǽrian
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to bound, form the boundary of land Ondlang ríðies ðæt hit cymð Cearwyllan ; ðonne mǽreð hit Cerwylle seoððan, C. D. iii. 404, 16. Ǽrest westan-norðan hyt mǽrað Wódnes díc, 456, 15

stán-hlinc

(n.)
Grammar
stán-hlinc, es; m.
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Of ðǽre ǽc stánhlincan; of stánhlincan reáde burnan, 78, 36