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hreófla

(n.)
Grammar
hreófla, an; m.

A leper

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Moyses ǽ forbeád hrepenne ǽnigne hreóflan the law of Moses forbade to touch any leper, Homl. Th. i. 122, 5. Hreóflan synt gehǽlede leprosi mundantur, Lk. Skt. 7, 22

Linked entries: hreófl hreófl

lǽn-dagas

(n.)
Grammar
lǽn-dagas, pl. m.
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The days granted to a man in which to live, the time during which a man lives Sceolde lǽndaga [MS. þend daga] æþeling ende gebídan worulde lífes the end of the days that had been granted, of life in this world, was to come upon the prince, Beo.

læt-byrd

(n.)
Grammar
læt-byrd, e; f.
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A lateor slow birth Se wífman se hire cild áfédan ne mæg gange gewitenes mannes birgenne ... and cweþe ðás word ðis mé bóte ðære láþan lætbyrde let the woman who cannot nourish her [unborn] child go to the grave of a dead man ... and say these

Linked entry: lam-byrd

mægþ-bót

(n.)
Grammar
mægþ-bót, e; f.

The fine to be paid by an unmarried woman

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The fine to be paid by an unmarried woman Mægþbót sí swá friges mannes let the fine to be paid by an unmarried woman be the same as that by a free man (for the same offence), L. Ethb. 74 j Th. i. 20, 9.

merigen-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
merigen-, mergen-líc; adj.

belonging to the morningbelonging to the morrow

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belonging to the morning Se merigenlíca tilia the labourer who came to work in the morning, Homl. Th. ii. 74, 29, Se mergenlíca steorra the morning star, Blickl.

ge-tiohhian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tiohhian, p. ode; pp. od

To appointdetermineordainstătuĕredecernĕre

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To appoint, determine, ordain; stătuĕre, decernĕre Ðú ðǽm winterdagum wundrum sceorta tída getiohhast thou appointed wondrously short times to winter-days, Bt. Met. Fox 4, 41; Met. 4, 21.

ge-hámian

(v.)
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Substitute: To settle a person in a home (v. hám; II 1 b.), to obtain domicile for a person Aldréd ... hine gihámadi mið ðǽm ðriim dǽlum ... and æhtu óra seulfres mið inláde Aldred obtained domicile for himself (became a member of the Lindisfarne

scirdan

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
scirdan, p. de
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[Icel. skerða to diminish: O. H. Ger. giscartit uuerd dolet.]

borian

(v.)

to perforateTo bore into

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To bore into : Dó þú mid þínum fingre swilce þú borige inn on þíne hand, Tech. ii. 123, 11

búr-cote

(n.)
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Hé his módes scearpnesse eft gecierde ðám flǽsclican búrcotum ... hé wæs gecierred smeáganne hú flǽsclicum monnum gedafonode on hira búrcotum and on hiera beddum dónne ad cubile carnalium aciem mentis revocat ... carnalium cubile perscrutatur

clipian

(v.)
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Add: of persons Ic þé cleopie, Bl. H. 89, 14, Clepað clamitat, Kent. Gl. 6. Wé cliepiað (clip-, v. l. ) Gode, Past. 263, 23. Clipode proclamat, Hpt. Gl. 480, 17. Þes þearfa clepode ( clamavit ) Gode, Ps. Th. 33, 6.

ge-þancian

(v.)
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.), 9. to express gratitude by action, shew gratitude, reward Rómáne him geþancodon ealles his geswinces mid wyrsan leáne þonne hé him geearnod hæfde, Ors. 5, 4; S. 224, 32

ge-campian

(v.)
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Add: to fight a fight Gé habbað gecampod gódne campdóm, Hml. S. 34, 262. to get by fighting Ne byð nǽfre leán þæs sigores, búton hit sý mid gewinne gecampod sine labore certaminis non est palma victoriae, Gr.

ge-werian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-werian, p. ede
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Hí ðá geweredon sumre tíde wið Pehtum turn inito ad tempiis foedere cum Pictis, Sch. 42, 21

mersc

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Híredes seota présta túne, and se mersc se ðam ilcan lande belimpð . . . isti sunt termini. . . marisci; in oriente híredes mersc présta túne, C. D. ii. 102, 29-33.

on-bláwan

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D. 180, 16. to blow on or away: — Feónd úre wé onbláwaþ mid horne inimicos nostros ventilabimus cornu, Ps. L. 43, 6. to breathe Anbléu spirabat (coelestem intento spirabat corde sophiam), Hpt. 33, 238, 3

æt-befón

(v.)
Grammar
æt-befón, ic -befó; subj. ic, he -befó [æt, be, fón]

To take toattachdeprehenderecapereinvenire

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To take to, attach; deprehendere, capere, invenire Gif hwá befó ðæt him losod wæs, cenne se ðe he hit ætbefó hwanon hit him cóme if any one attach that which he had lost, let him with whom he attaches it declare whence it came to him, L.

fagnian

(v.)
Grammar
fagnian, p. ode ; pp. od

To rejoice, be delighted with, wish for gaudēre, appĕtĕre

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To rejoice, be delighted with, wish for; gaudēre, appĕtĕre Fagnian to rejoice, Bt. 30, 1; Fox 108, 7, 10. Herodes fagnode, ðá he ðone Hǽlend geseah Hērōdes, vīso Jēsu, gāvīsus est, Lk. Bos. 23, 8.

feorh-gifa

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-gifa, -giefa, an; m.

Giver of lifevītæ dător

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Giver of life; vītæ dător Me onsende sigedryhten mín, folca feorhgiefa, gǽst háligne my glorious Lord, Giver of life to people, sent a holy spirit to me, Exon. 50 b; Th. 176, 20; Gú, 1213.

for-wisnian

(v.)
Grammar
for-wisnian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To wither or wizen awaydry updecaymarcescĕrearescĕretābescĕreputrescĕre

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To wither or wizen away, dry up, decay; marcescĕre, arescĕre, tābescĕre, putrescĕre Wyrt forwisnaþ, weorþeþ to duste herba indūret, et arescat, Ps. Th. 89, 6: 101, 23.

Linked entry: for-weosnian