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þryccan

(v.)
Grammar
þryccan, p. þrycte, þryhte; pp. þrycced, þryht.

To presscrushoppressrepresstrampleTo pressforce a way

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To press, force a way ðás wíc magun fótum áfyllan; folc in ðriceþ meara þreátum and monfarum, Exon. Th. 119, 18; Gú. 256

bisceop-hád

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þás þing cýðon be þám tíman his bisceophádes, Gr. D. 67, 25. Se abbod þes biscophádes gernde, Chr. 1048; P. 172, 10. Ðá geár gefilled wǽron his bysceophádes (-háda, v. l.), Bd. 3, 17; Sch. 267, 7: 4, 5; Sch. 380, 13.

earming

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sprecað ymbe God, earmingas be mildheortum, 286, 9. with idea of reprobation Ic, earming, míne lima áwende tó deóflicum weorcum, Angl. xi. 112, 18. Hwæt ðú ( the impenitent thief ) lá, earming, ne ondrǽtst ðú ðé God?, Hml. Th. ii. 256, 12.

fultumend

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sint fultemend eówres gefeán adjutores sumus gaudii vestri, Past. 115, 25. Ꝥ his geongran wǽron his dǽde fultumiendas ( facti illius adjutores ), Gr.

gímeleáslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
gímeleáslíce, adv.
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Ben. 133, 12. without notice or observation Suá giémeleáslíce oft sceacað úre geðóhtas from ús, .ðæt his furðum ne gefrédað cogitationes ex sensu negligenti quasi nobis non sentientibus procedunt Past. 139, 19. without care being taken.

hnígan

(v.)
Grammar
hnígan, p. hnáh; pp. hnigen

To bend, bow down, incline, descend, decline, sink

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Wit noldon hnígan mid heáfdum hálgum Drihtne we would not bend our heads to the holy Lord, 35; Th. 46, 10; Gen. 742: 217; Th. 277, 22; Sat. 208. Ðá hé tó helle hnígan sceolde when he must sink to hell, 221; Th. 288, 4; Sat. 375

Linked entry: ge-hnígan

hleów

(n.)
Grammar
hleów, hleó, es; n.

A shelter, protection, covering, refuge;

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Uton gán on ðisne weald innan on ðisses holtes hleó let us go into this wood, into the shelter of this grove, Cd. 39; Th. 52, 7; Gen. 840: Exon. 62 a; Th. 227, 26; Ph. 429.

ge-cweþan

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Wel þæt wæs gecweden, Bl. H. 9, 15. to call an object so and so, say that it is so and so ꝥ byþ rihtlíce gecweden gyldrǽdene, ꝥ we þus dón, Cht. Th. 607, 23. Scilla ðet is sǽhund gecweden, An. Ox. 26, 61.

Linked entry: ge-cwidrǽden

ge-openian

(v.)
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VI</b>),, to give explanations about a subject Ymbe þises bissextus gefyllednysse willað rúmlícor iungum cnihtum geopenian, Angl. viii. 306, 15

byrlian

(v.)
Grammar
byrlian, byrelian; p. ade; pp. ad [byrle, byrele a cup-bearer]
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To pour out, give to drink, serve; propinare Ic him byrlade wróht of wége I poured out complaint to them from the cup, Exon. 72b; Th. 271, 23; Jul. 486.

Linked entry: byrelian

Fíf burhga

(n.)
Grammar
Fíf burhga, or burga; pl. f.

The Five townsquinque cīvĭtātes

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Ferde se æðeling ðanon in to fíf burgum [burhgum, Th. 276, 7, col. 2] the noble went thence to the Five towns, Chr. 1015; Th. 276, 7, col. 1; 277, 7: 1013; Th. 270, 17, col. 2

scild-hreóða

(n.)
Grammar
scild-hreóða, -hréða, an ; m.
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sceótend sendaþ (cf. the passage under scild-weall). Exon. Th. 42, 19; Cri. 675. v. bord-hreóða, and cf. hréðan melote , Wrt. Voc. ii. 56, 63

Linked entry: scild-réða

under-smúgan

(v.)
Grammar
under-smúgan, p. -smeáh, pl. -smugon; pp. -smogen

To creep undercome upon unawaressurprise

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Ðæt ǽnig þinc ne undersmuge on wege gesyhðe ne quid forte subripuerit in via visus, 113, 11. Swá hý nǽfre mid oferfylle undersmogene and beswicene ne weorðan ne subrepat satietas aut ebrietas, R. Ben. 64, 19

un-trymig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-trymig, -trymmig; adj.

Weaksickinfirm

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Weak, sick, infirm Líchoma is untrymig ( infirma ), Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 14, 38. His sunu untrymig uæs filius infirmabatur, Jn. Skt. Lind. 4, 46: 11, 2. Untrymig is infirmatur, 11, 3. Untrymmig infirmus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 25, 36, 43.

Linked entry: trymig

epistol

(n.)
Grammar
epistol, es; m. (not e; f.): epistola, an; m.
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On þǽm ǽrron epistole, 3, 28. weak forms Hé cuæð on his epistolan tó Galatum, P. 117, 7.

wealca

(n.)
Grammar
wealca, an ; m.

a roller a wave billow a garment that may be rolled round a person a muffler wrap veil.

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Similar entries v. ge-wealc Streám út áweóll, fleów ofer foldan, fámige walcan eorðan þehton, miclade mereflód, Andr. Kmbl. 3047 ; An. 1526. a garment that may be rolled round a person, a muffler, wrap, veil.

Linked entries: walca wealcan

snaca

(n.)
Grammar
snaca, an; m.: snacu (?), e; f.

A reptile, a snake

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Sý Dan snaca on wege fiat Dan coluber in via Wulfst. 192, 20. Snace colubro Hpt. Gl. 409, 72. Gif ðú gesihst snacan ongeán ðe cuman, ongeán yfele wýfmen ðé bewerian mynegaþ Lchdm. iii. 214, 9. Snacan colubros Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 37: scorpiones Lk.

for

beforein front ofbeforesinceagoforfromthroughon account offorfromthroughinstead of in place ofin exchange forin return forin expiation ofin redemption foron behalf ofin support ofin respect toin relation toas regardsagainstfromin spite ofnotwithstandingin accordance withaccording toas representative offorto takein compensation foras punishment forfor the sake ofon behalf of for the benefit ofAs representative of

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Geornor woldon beón forsugiende þonne secgende, þǽr for eówerre ágenre gnornunge móste, Ors. 3, 8; S. 122, 10. Hú mihtú for sceame ǽniges ðinges æt Gode biddan?, Hml.

FEOH

(n.)
Grammar
FEOH, fioh; gen. feós; dat. feó; n.

cattleliving animalspĕcusjūmentaMoneyvaluepricehirestipendFEErewardpĕcūniamercesGoodspropertyricheswealthbŏnadīvĭtiæŏpes

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We ðé feoh syllaþ we will give thee wealth, Cd. 130; Th. 165, 2; Gen. 2725: Ors. 2, 4; Bos.43, 22. the Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚠ = f, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is feoh money, wealth,-hence this Rune not only stands for the letter f, but for feoh

Linked entries: feá fioh feoh-fang

FINDAN

(v.)
Grammar
FINDAN, to findanne; ic finde, ðú findest, findst, fintst, finst, he findeþ, fint, pl. findaþ; p. fand, fond, funde, pl. fundon; pp. funden; v. trans.

To FINDinventimaginedevisecontriveorderdisposearrangedetermineinvĕnīredispōnĕreconsŭlĕre

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Swá we ǽr fundon as we before determined, L. Alf. pol. 18; Th. i. 72, 10. Wolde ic ðæt ðú funde ða I would that thou wouldst find them, Elen. Kmbl. 2157; El. 1080: Cd. 72; Th. 87, 6; Gen. 1444.