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a-streccan

(v.)
Grammar
a-streccan, ic -strecce, ðú -strecest, he -strecþ ; p. -streahte, -strehte ; impert. -strece ; pp. -streaht, -streht; v. a.

To stretch outto extendprostratelay lowto prostrate oneselfbow downextendereexpandereprosternerese prosternereadorare

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To stretch out, to extend, prostrate, or lay low, to prostrate oneself, bow down; extendere, expandere, prosternere, se prosternere, adorare Ðe leas he astrecce his hand ne forte mittat manum suam, Gen. 3, 22 : 22, 12.

Linked entries: a-streahte astreht

BÝME

(n.)
Grammar
BÝME, béme, an; f. A trumpet; tuba, salpinx = σάλπιγξ
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Býman sungon the trumpets sounded [lit. sung ], Elen. Kmbl. 218; El. 109. Drémaþ Drihtne on býman psallite Domino in tubis, Ps. Lamb. 97, 6. Seofon sacerdas bláwon mid býmon septem sacerdotes clangent buccinis, Jos. 6, 4, 13

Linked entry: béme

CYST

(n.)
Grammar
CYST, cist, cest,e e; f.

CHEST, coffer, coffin, sheath, casket capsa, capsella, cista, cistella, loculus

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A CHEST, coffer, coffin, sheath, casket; capsa, capsella, cista, cistella, loculus Hire cyste cistam suam, L. C. S. 77; Th. i. 418, 21. He ða cyste æt-hrán tetigit loculum, Lk. Bos. 7, 14. On cyste dyde condidit in capsella, Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 9.

Linked entries: cest cist cist

flýma

(n.)
Grammar
flýma, fléma, an; m.

One who fleesa runawayan exileoutlawa man who had fled for any offence, and whose flight was equivalent to a convictionprofŭgusfŭgĭtīvusexul

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One who flees, a runaway, an exile, outlaw, a man who had fled for any offence, and whose flight was equivalent to a conviction; profŭgus, fŭgĭtīvus, exul Ðú bist flýma geond ealle eorþan profăgus ĕris sŭper terram, Gen. 4, 12: 4, 16.

Linked entries: fléma flíma

forþ-faran

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-faran, p. -fór, pl. -fóron; pp. -faren

To go forthdepartdiediscēdĕreabīredefungi

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Synd forþfarene, ðe ðæs cildes sáwle sóhton defuncti sunt, qui quærēbant anĭmam puĕri, Mt. Bos. 2, 20

geare

(adv.)
Grammar
geare, gearwe, gearuwe, gearewe, gere; adv. [gearo? ready]

Entirelyclearlycertainlywellvery wellenoughpĕnĭtusprorsusplānecertebĕnevaldeoptĭmesătis

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Hí wiston geare certi sunt, Lk. Bos. 20, 6. Swíðe geare, Ps. Th. 101, 5. Gearor, comp. Ors. 5, 14; Bos. 114, 11

eáhtan

(v.)
Grammar
eáhtan, éhtan, iehtan.

to observe, judge observāre, æstimāre, reputāre To watch any one, pursue, persecute persĕqui

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Wile fæder eáhtan hú suna bringen sáwle the father will judge how his sons bring their minds, 23 b; Th. 66, 20; Cri. 1074. c. gen.

Linked entry: éhtan

eald-hláford

(n.)
Grammar
eald-hláford, es; m. [eald old, ancient; hláford a lord]

An old or ancient lordpristĭnus domĭnus

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He hæfde heora eald-hláfordes sunu on his gewealde he had the son of their old lord in his power, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 74, 25. Se Cásere wæs heora eald-hláford cynnes the Cæsar was of the kin of their ancient lords, Bt. 1; Fox 2, 22.

hwamm

(n.)
Grammar
hwamm, hwomm, es; m.

A corner

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Ofer ealle heá hwommas super omnes angulos excelsos, Past. 35, 5; Swt. 245, 7

Linked entries: hwem hwom

of-beátan

(v.)
Grammar
of-beátan, p. -beót; pp. -beáten

To kill by beatingto beat to deathto beat to pieces

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Sume wǽron mid wǽpnum ofslagene óðre mid swipum ofbeátene some were slain with weapons, others scourged to death, Homl. Th. i. 542, 27

purpure

(n.)
Grammar
purpure, an ; f.
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Hé gemétte his ágenne sunu mid purpurum gegieredne ( purpuratus ) ... hit næs þeáw ðæt ánig óðer purpuran werede búton cyningum, Ors. 4, 4; Swt. 164, 30-35. Hiene hét iernan on his ágenum purpurum, 6, 30; Swt. 280, 12.

gleowian

(v.)
Grammar
gleowian, gliowian, gliwian, glywian; p. ode; pp. od

To play on an instrumentsingjokejestact the gleeman or buffoonfidicinarejocariscurrariscurram agere

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He sumu þing ætgædere mid him sprecende and gleowiende wæs ðe ðǽr ǽr inne wǽron cum ibidem positi aliqua, una cum eis qui ibidem ante inerant, loquerentur ac jocarentur, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 34. Mádena glywiendra juvencularum tympanistriarum, Ps.

gor

(n.)
Grammar
gor, es; n.
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Ðæs gores sunu, ðone we wifel nemnaþ son of the dung, which we call [dung-] beetle, Exon. 111 a; Th. 426, 11; Rä. 41, 72. Mid swínenum gore with swine dung, Herb. 9, 3; Lchdm. i. l00, 11.

Linked entries: gyru gyr

ge-cost

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cost, adj. [cost tried]

Triedprovedchosenprobātus

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Ða ðe seolfres beóþ since gecoste qui probāta sunt argento, Ps. Th. 67, 27. Ðæt sind ða gecostan cempan these are the proved champions, Exon. 33 b; Th. 107, 21; Gú. 62

Linked entry: -cost

ge-endebyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-endebyrdan, p. -byrde; pp. byrded, -byrd

To set in orderarrangedisposeordĭnāredispōnĕre

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To set in order, arrange, dispose; ordĭnāre, dispōnĕre Manega þohton ðæra þinga race geendebyrdan multi cōnāti sunt ordĭnāre narrātiōnem rērum, Lk. Bos. 1, 1.

ge-líffæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líffæstan, p. -líffæste; pp. -líffæsted, -líffæst

To make alivequickenvivificāre

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Se sunu gelíffæst ða ðe he wyle filius quos vult vivificat, Jn. Bos. 5, 21. He wolde swá synfulle sáwle gelíffæstan he would quicken so sinful a soul, Homl. Th. i. 496, 15 : ii. 206, 17.

Linked entry: líf-fæstan

ge-namian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-namian, p. ode; pp. od [nama a name]

To name, call, appointappellare, vocare

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To name, call, appoint; appellare, vocare And Adam ðá genamode ealle nýtenu heora namum and Adam then named all cattle by their names; appellavitque omne jumentum nominibus suis, Gen. 2, 20.

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Geóla

(n.)
Grammar
Geóla, Iúla, an; m. [geól Yule]

The YULE or Christmas month, that is, December

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is nemned on Leden Decembris, and on úre geþeóde se ǽrra geóla, forðan ða mónþas twegen syndon nemde ánum naman, óðer se ǽrra geóla [December], óðer se æftera mensis [Januarius] hic vocatur Latine December, nostra vero lingua prior Geola, quoniam duo sunt

sweger

(n.)
Grammar
sweger, swegr, e; f.
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Maria is Godfæder snoru and Godes suna módur and háligra sáuwla sweger, Shrn. 118, 7. Sweger socrum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 72, 51. Ða geseah hé Petres swegre (swægre, Rush.. Snore ongén hyre swégre (swegran, MS. A.: swer, Lind.), 10, 35.

Linked entry: sweór

wiþer-steall

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-steall, es; m.

Resistanceopposition

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L. 146, where the Latin is : Ignis ubique suis ruptis regnabit habenis), ne nán man næfð ðæra mihta, ðæt ðǽr ǽnige wyrne dó, Wulfst. 138, 6.

Linked entry: wiþ-steall