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tó-hladan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-hladan, p. -hlód; pp. -hladen

To disband,disperse

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To disband, disperse Ne meahte hié (the builders of the tower of Babel) gewurðan weall forð timbran, ac hié earmlíce heápum tóhlódon hleóðrunl gedǽlde they could not combine to carry on the building of the wall, but, divided in speech, they miserably

récan

(v.)
Grammar
récan, réccan (reccan?); p. róhte
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To care, reck, with gen. Ne can ic eów ne ic eówer récce I know you not and I care not for you, L. Ælfc. P. 40; Th. ii. 380, 3. Ðú ǽfre ne récst ǽniges þinges (cf. ðú ne wilnast nánes óðres þinges, Bt. 23; Fox 80, 2) ofer ða áne, Met. 12, 31.

fór-beran

(v.)
Grammar
fór-beran, fóre-beran; p. -bær; pp. -boren [fór, fóre before; beran to bear]

To fore-bearto bear or carry beforeto preferpræferre

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To fore-bear, to bear or carry before, to prefer; præferre Ðæt ic fórbær rúme regulas and réðe mód geongra monna that I preferred the lax rules and rough minds of young men, Exon. 39 b; Th. 131, 22; Gú. 459.

Linked entry: fóre-beran

sweorcan

(v.)
Grammar
sweorcan, p. swearc, pl. swurcon; pp. sworcen.
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swiaceþ ðæt sweorcende mód quam praecipiti mersa profundo mens hebet, Met. 3, 2. of that which causes sadness, to become grievous, troublesome, saddening Ne hine wiht dereþ, ádl ne yldo, ne him inwitsorh on sefan sweorceþ nor in his mind springs gloomy care

hæg-weard

(n.)
Grammar
hæg-weard, hæcg-, es; m.

A hayward, the keeper of cattle in a common field, who prevented trespass on the cultivated ground,agellarius

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were two kinds of agellarii, the common herdward of a town or village, called bubulcus, who overlooked the common herd, and kept it within bounds; and the heyward of the lord of the manor, or religious house, who was regularly sworn at the court, took care

balsam

(n.)
Grammar
balsam, es; n. [balsamum, baldsamum, i; n.]

Balsambalmbalsamum

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Balsam, balm; balsamum Balsames blǽd the balsam's fruit; carpo balsami, Ælfc. Gl. 48; Som. 65, 54; Wrt. Voc. 33, 50. Balsames teár the tear or juice of the balsam-tree; opobalsamum, Ælfc. Gl. 48; Som. 65, 55; Wrt. Voc. 33, 51.

Linked entries: baldsamum balzam

ge-efnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-efnan, p. ede; pp. ed

To doperformcarry outsustain

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To do, perform, carry out, sustain Eft, geblóweþ and geefneþ swá óþ ðæt ǽfen cymeþ it blows again, and does so until even comes, Ps. Th. 86, 6. Hió geefenede swá she did so, Elen. Kmbl. 2028; El. 1015.

Linked entry: ge-æfnan

cnódan

(v.)
Grammar
cnódan, cneódan; ic cnóde, ðú cnódest, he cnódeþ, cneódeþ, pl. cnódaþ; p. cneád, pl. cnudon; pp. cnoden, gecnoden

To giveassigncallcarry outexalt tribuĕreattribuĕreefferre

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To give, assign, call, carry out, exalt tribuĕre, attribuĕre, efferre Gyt mon his naman cneódeþ yet man calls by his name Bd. 2, 20; S. 522, 24.

Linked entries: ge-cnoden cneódan

hleówe

(adj.)
Grammar
hleówe, adj.

Warm, sheltered

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Warm, sheltered Gefere ðæne mannan on swíðe fæstne cleofan and wearmne gereste him swíðe wel hleówe ðǽr and wearme gléda bere man gelóme inn carry the man into a room very fast shut and warm, let him rest himself there quite warm and snug, and let warm

líc-hama

(n.)
Grammar
líc-hama, an; m.

The bodythe corporeal

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Hí tú beóþ in ánum líchoman erant duo in carne una, Bd. i, 27; S. 491, 14. Hé wæs álǽded of líchaman raptus est e corpore, 3, 19; S. 547, 33: 4, 3; S. 569, 46.

ge-heáwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-heáwan, p. -heów; pp. -heáwen

To hewcutcut in piecesdolarecædereconcidere

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Ðæt wæs geheáwen of carre quod erat excisum de petra, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 46

flǽsclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
flǽsclíce, adv.

carnally

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According to the flesh, in a physical sense or manner, carnally in contrast with spiritually Ðæt ðæt gé gǽsðlíce underféngon, gé willað geendigan flǽsclíce cum spirítu coeperitis, nune carne consummemini, Past. 207, 16.

ǽrendian

(v.)
Grammar
ǽrendian, p. ede; pp. ed

To go on an errandto carry newstidings, or a messageto intercedeto treat for anythingto plead the causenuntium ferremandatum deferreintercedereannuntiare

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To go on an errand, to carry news, tidings, or a message, to intercede, to treat for anything, to plead the cause; nuntium ferre, mandatum deferre, intercedere, annuntiare He mæg unc ǽrendian he may bear our messages, Cd. 32; Th. 41, 31; Gen. 665.

ge-mearr

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mearr, es; n.

A hindrance, errora stumbling-block

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A hindrance, error Ðonne se Godes ðiów on ðæt gemearr ðære woruldsorga beféhþ when the servant of God accepts the hindrance of worldly cares, Past. 51, 7; Swt. 401, 20; Hat. MS.

for-genge

(adj.)
Grammar
for-genge, adj.
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; of an arrangement, hard to carry out, impracticable(?)

Linked entry: genge

geat-weard

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Wæs ðǽr swiþe egeslic geatweard, ðæs nama sceolde beón Caron, Bt. 35, 6; F. 168, 18. Add

Bráden

(n.)
Grammar
Bráden, Brǽden, es; m. [Flor. Bradene: so called from its
size
, from brád, brǽd
broad, open, spacious
; dene, es; m.
vallis, locus silvestris
, v. denu]

broad, open, spaciousvallis, locus silvestrisBREDON Forest, near Malmesbury, Wiltshiresilvæ nomen in agro Wiltoniensi

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cómon to Creccageláde, and fóron ðǽr ofer Temese, and námon, ǽgðer ge on Brádene, ge ðǽr ymbútan, eall ðæt hie gehentan mehton they came to Cricklade, and there they went over the Thames, and took, both in Bredon, and thereabout, all that they could carry

Linked entry: Brǽden

geongan

(v.)
Grammar
geongan, ic geonge, ðú geongest, he geongeþ; p. gang, pl. gungon.

To goire

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Geonge for ðé care intret in conspectu tuo gemitus, Ps. Th. 78, 11. Nú ðú lungre geong hord sceáwian now go thou quickly and view the treasure, Beo. Th. 5480; B. 2743. Geong vade, Jn. Skt. Lind. 8, 11

hild

(n.)
Grammar
hild, hild, es; m.

gracesafe keepingpreservationsafety

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Substitute: watchful care, safe keeping exercised by a person with respect to persons Þú eart se gooda gleáw on gesyhðe þára háligra þe þínne held curan, Ps. Th. 51, 8. Hálgum gástum þe his hyld curon, Dan. 481.

tó-beran

(v.)
Grammar
tó-beran, p. -bær, pl. -bǽron ; pp. -boren.

To carry off in different directions,carry offTo move in different directions,separate

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To carry off in different directions, carry off Hí tredaþ ðec and tergaþ, tðberaþ ðec blódgum lástum (thy body will be torn to pieces), Exon. Th. 119. 25; Gú. 260.