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a-tillan

(v.)
Grammar
a-tillan, p. de; pp. ed

To touchtangere

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To touch; tangere, R. Ben. interl. 7

at-íwan

(v.)
Grammar
at-íwan, p. ede; pp. ed

To appearapparere

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To appear; apparere Atíwede cométa a comet appeared, Chr.1066; Th. 330, 38

be-cefian

(v.)
Grammar
be-cefian, p. ede; pp. ed

To ornamentembroider

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To ornament, embroider,Lye

be-clýsan

(v.)
Grammar
be-clýsan, p. de; pp. ed

To close into shut into incloseto shutincludereconcludereclaudere

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To close in, to shut in, to inclose, to shut; includere, concludere, claudere He beclýsde Iohannem on cwearterne inclusit Johannem in carcere, Lk. Bos. 3, 20: Ps. Spl. 30, 10: Jos. 10, 18. Híg hyra eágan beclýsdon oculos suos clauserunt, Mt. Bos. 13,

Linked entry: be-clísan

bécnan

(v.)
Grammar
bécnan, p. ede; pp. ed

To indicatedenotesignifyindicaresignificare

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To indicate, denote, signify; indicare, significare Ðe we mid ðæm bridle bécnan tiliaþ which we will denote by the bridle, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 158; Met. 11, 79 : Exon. 110 a; Th. 421, 31; Rä. 40, 26 : 106 b ; Th. 407, 5 ; Rä. 25, 10

beren

(n.)
Grammar
beren, es; n. [bere-ærn, q.v.]

A barley-placea barnhorreum

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A barley-place, a barn; horreum, Lk. Jun. 3, 17 : 12, 18, 24

Linked entries: byren biren bæren

burg-ræced

(n.)
Grammar
burg-ræced, es; nom. acc. pl. -ræced; n.
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A city-dwelling, house surrounded by a wall or rampart of earth; urbanæ ædes, circumvallata domus Beorht wǽron burgræced bright were the city-dwellings, Exon. 124a; Th. 477, 9; Ruin. 22

Linked entry: burh-ræced

býge

(n.)
Grammar
býge, bíge, es; m. [býgan to bow]
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A bowing, bending, turning, a corner, an angle, a bay, bosom, the apex of a helmet; flexus, ancon, angulus, sinus, conus Ðá gestóp he to ánes wealles býge then he stepped to a bend of a wall, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 23: Num. 22, 26. Helmes býge conus galeÆ

Linked entry: bíge

cǽg-hyrde

(n.)
Grammar
cǽg-hyrde, es; m. [hyrde a keeper, guardian]
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A keeper of keys, gaoler; clavicularius

capitol

(n.)
Grammar
capitol, capitul, es; m; capitula, an; m.
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Ecg. P. cont. i. 1; Th. ii. 170, 3: iii. 1; Th. ii. 194, 23. On ðam ende ðises capitulan in the end of this chapter, Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 33

be-fellan

(v.)
Grammar
be-fellan, p. de; pp. ed

To fellcædere

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To fell; cædere

be-fílan

(v.)
Grammar
be-fílan, p. de; pp. ed

To befouldefile

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To befoul, defile Ná mid meoxe befíled not defiled with dung, L. Ælf. P. 45; Th. ii. 384, 11

ceren

(n.)
Grammar
ceren, cæren, cyren, es; n?

sweet wine carenum

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New wine boiled down one third or one half, sweet wine; carenum = κάροινον Hí, ða sylfe betweónum, indrencton mid ðám cerenum ðære gódspellícan swétnysse between themselves, they pledged with the wines of gospel sweetness, Guthl. 17; Gdwin. 72, 7. Cærenes

cýpe-man

(n.)
Grammar
cýpe-man, cýpe-mann,es; m.

A merchant

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A merchant, Bd. 2, 1; S. 501, 4

cwide

(n.)
Grammar
cwide, cwyde , cwyðe,es; m.

the expression of a thought, a sentence, period sententia a saying, proverb, speech, discourse, sermon, will dictum, dictio, sermo, homilia, testamentum a legal enactment, decree edictum, deretum

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Edg. H. 2; Th. i. 258, 9. Swá úre ealra cwide is as is the decree of us all, L. Eth. i. 4; Th. i. 284, 5: L. C. S. 33; Th. i. 396, 19

Cwanta-wíc

(n.)
Grammar
Cwanta-wíc, es; n. [wíc a dwelling]

St. Josse-sur-Mer or Estaples, the ancient name of which was Quantovic or Quentawich

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D. 839] there was a great slaughter at London and at Estaples and at Rochester, Chr. 839; Erl. 66, 17

cyne-gild

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-gild, cynegyld,es; n. [gild compensation]

A king's compensation regis compensatio

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A king's compensation; regis compensatio To bóte on cynegilde [-gylde MS. H.] as offering for the king's compensation, L. M. L. Th. i. 190, 7

dwimor

(n.)
Grammar
dwimor, dwimer, dwymer, es; n.

An illusion, delusion, apparitionphantom; error, fallācia, phantasms = φάντασμά

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An illusion, delusion, apparition; phantom; error, fallācia, phantasms = φάντασμά

efen-ceaster-wearan

(n.)
Grammar
efen-ceaster-wearan, gen. ena; pl. m.

Fellow-citizens concīves

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Fellow-citizens; concīves Efenceasterwearan ðæs heofonlícan ríces concīves regni cœlestis, Bd. 1, 26; S. 488, 16

eofor-spreót

(n.)
Grammar
eofor-spreót, eofer-spreót, es;

A boar-spear vēnābŭlum

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m, A boar-spear; vēnābŭlum, Cot. 200

Linked entries: eofer-spreót spreót