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on-búgan

(v.)
Grammar
on-búgan, p. -beáh.

to bendto bend in reverence or submission, to bowto submit, yieldto bend aside, deviate

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Kmbl. 5, 25. to bend aside, deviate Ic onbúgan ne mót of ðæs gewealde ðe mé wegas tǽcneþ, Exon. Th. 383, 24; Rä. 4, 15

Linked entries: an-búgan on-bígan

spearca

(n.)
Grammar
spearca, an; m.

A spark

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Ne biþ ðǽr leóhtes án lytel spearca, Wulfst. 139, 11. Sleá hé him ánne spearcan, Lchdm. ii. 290, 17. Hí ásprungan up swá swá spearcan, Homl. Th. ii. 350, 23: Bd. 3, 10; S. 534, 31.

Linked entry: spærca

á-sittan

to sit upto remain sittingto be agroundto reduce by siegeto be apprehensive afraid

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Hé nǽfre ne mihte of his reste árísan ꝥ hé upp ásǽte. Gr.

bearn-teám

progenyoffspringissuechild-bearingprocreation of children

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Gesceafta ne beóð ástealde bútan for bearnteáme ánum, 20, 161. Swíðor for bearnteáme þonne for gálnysse propagandi voluntas pia fuit, quia concumbendi voluntas libidinosa non fuit, Angl. vii. 44, 443: Hml. Th. ii. 54, 10: 70, 20: 94, 13.

gelíce

(adv.)
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Náðer ne hí þeder gelíce eáðe cumað, ne hí þér gelíce eáðe ne beóð, Solil. H. 44, 11.

Gréna-wíc

(n.)
Grammar
Gréna-wíc, Gréne-wíc, es; n.
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GREENWICH, near London, Chr. 1013; Erl. 149, 4

heáfod-mága

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-mága, an; m.

A near relation

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A near relation, Andr. Kmbl. 1884; An. 944

ríceter

(n.)
Grammar
ríceter, rícetere, es; n.

powerdominionrulegreatnessgloryviolenceforce

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in proportion to the greatness of his position in life, but of each according to his need and weakness, 57, 21.

Linked entry: rícceter

rihtung

(n.)
Grammar
rihtung, e; f.

direction guidancecorrection setting right correction reproof a direction rule regularis

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Th. 588, 17. correction reproof For ðære geornfulnesse ðære ryhtinge ne síe hé tó stíð tó ðære wrace ne correptionis studia privatus dolor exasperet, Past. 13, 2; Swt. 79, 11. a direction rule Ne scylen hý beón bútan regole, ðæt is lífes rihtinge R.

Linked entry: rihting

ge-irnan

(v.)
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Náhwár hé eft his feorh gefare ne geyrne, 24

Linked entries: ge-urnen ge-yrnan

lǽran

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Ic leófra gehwone lǽran wille ꝥ hé ne ágǽle gǽstes þearfe, Cri. 816: Dóm. 47: El. 1206.

fulluht

(n.)
Grammar
fulluht, fulwiht, fullwiht, fulwuht, es; n. [v. Grimm And. u. El. pp. 136-7]

Baptismbaptismus

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Se yfela preóst ne mæg nǽfre Godes þénunge gefílan, náðer ne ðæt fulluht, ne ða mæssan the evil priest cannot ever defile God's ministry, nor baptism, nor the mass, L. Ælf. P. 41; Th. ii. 382, 14: L. Alf. 49; Th. i. 58, 25: Homl.

cyst

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Ne hí for áwyht eorþan cyste (the pick of earth) þá sélestan geseón woldon pro nihilo habuerunt terram desiderabilem, Ps. Th. 105, 20. Add Hit ne beóð náne cysta ne nán cræft non virtutis est donum, Past. 347, 16.

ealu

(v.)
Grammar
ealu, (-o,-a). For 'generally indecl. in sing.' substitute: gen. ealoþ (-aþ, -eþ), alþes (Rtl.); dat. inst. ealoþ (-aþ, -eþ); acc. ealu (-o, -a); gen. pl. ealeþa,
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H. 165, 11. an intoxicating drink Ne oferdrincað gé eów wínes ne óðera ealeða, Ll. Th. ii. 438, 20. v. æfter-, brýd-, mealt-ealu

ge-þrowian

(v.)
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Geðroued in líchoma alle passus in carne omnia, Mt. p. 13, 2. to suffer for, atone for, expiate Gif wé ðás gyltas sylfwilles on andwerdam lífe ne gebétað, wé sceolon neádunge on þám wítniendlicum fýre hí geðrowian, Hml.

þeáh

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. ¶ with negative clause :-- Nis þé genóh ꝥ þú sylf losast, þeáh þú uppan ꝥ óþre ne forspylle? Ne genihtsumað þé ꝥ þú sylf an ꝥ druncen beyrnst, þeáh þú þonne gýt óðre mid þé ne teó?

ór

(n.)

beginning, originfront, van

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Ne can ic Abeles ór ne fóre hleómǽges síð I know not Abel's life from its beginning or its later course, Cd. Th. 61, 33; Gen. 1006. front, van Wæs on óre heard handplega, 198, 22; Exod. 326: Beo. Th. 2087; B. 1041. Heriges on óre, Andr.

ǼL

(n.)
Grammar
ǼL, es; m.

An EELanguilla

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Ac seó þeód ðone cræft ne cúðo ðæs fiscnóðes nymþe to ǽlum ánum sed piscandi peritia genti nutta nisi ad anguillas tantum inerat, Bd. 4, 13; S. 582, 43. Smæl ǽl a small eel, Cot. 161

Linked entries: éle fisc

a-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fyllan, p. de; pp. ed [a, fyllan to fill] To fill up or

fullreplenishsatisfyreplereimplere

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He ne mæg ða gítsunga afyllan he cannot satisfy the desires, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 56, 16. Fýres afylled with fire filled, Exon. 30 b; Th. 95, 26; Cri. 1563: Cd. 215; Th. 271, 4; Sat. 100: Beo. Th. 2040; B. 1018: Ps. Th. 128, 5

Linked entry: a-fellan

a-týnan

(v.)
Grammar
a-týnan, p. -týnde; pp. -týned, -týnd ; v. a.

to shut outexcludeexcludereto un-shutopenaperire

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[a away, out ; týnan to inclose, shun] to shut out, exclude; excludere Ne beóþ út fram ðe atýnde ut non excludantur, Ps. Th. 67, 27. [a = on, un un, týnan] to un-shut, open; aperire Ná ic atýnde múþ mínne non aperui os meum, Ps. Spl. 38, 13.

Linked entry: æ-týnan