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ge-bledsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bledsian, p. ode; pp. od [ge-, bledsian to bless]

To bless ⬩ benedīcĕre

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Kmbl. 1048; An. 524: 1079; An. 540: 1873; An. 939: 3434; An. 1721

hwít

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Hwítes seolfres (cf. reád as an epithet of gold ), Jos. 7, 21. Dó on hwít sealt, Lch. ii. 94, 8 : 124, 10. <b>II a.

wépan

(v.)
Grammar
wépan, p. weóp, wép (wǽpde, Lind.), pl. weópon, wépon ; pp. wópen
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Hí ofslógon weras and wífmen and ða wépendan cild interfecerunt omnia a viro usque ad mulierem, ab infante usque ad senem, Jos. 6, 21. of other than human beings Weóp eal gesceaft, Rood Kmbl. 110; Kr. 55. <b>I a.

Linked entries: wópen wǽpan

fremming

progress ⬩ advance ⬩ a doing ⬩ accomplishing ⬩ the doing ⬩ operation ⬩ the doing

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Ðurh geswicenysse yfeles and ðurh fremminge gódes, 332, 4. Fremmincgum effectibus (operum ), An. Ox. 1332. Tó gódum fremmingum fulfremedra dǽda. Hml. A. 48, 581

burg-loca

(n.)
Grammar
burg-loca, an; m.

A city-inclosure, city-barrier,

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A city-inclosure, city-barrier, Andr. Kmbl. 2075; An. 1040: 2132; An. 1067: 1879; An. 942

reáfere

(n.)
Grammar
reáfere, es; m.
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Rýperas and reáferas and ðás woruldstrúderas, L. I. P. 2; Th. ii. 304, 19 : Wulfst. 165, 35 : L. C. S. 7; Th. i. 380, 5

un-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
un-þearf, e; f.

Disadvantage ⬩ hurt ⬩ harm ⬩ detriment

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Deófol má and má manna forlǽrde and getihte tó heora ágenre unþearfe, 10, 4. Ðú lutodest on ðam láðum cristendóme ðám godum tó teónan and mé tó unþearfe, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 414.

mǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽte, adj.

Moderate ⬩ mean ⬩ small ⬩ poor ⬩ bad ⬩ inferior

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Nalæs ðæt án ðætte ða mǽttran (mǽteran, MS. B. ) . . ac eác swylce cyningas and ealdormen non solum mediocres . . sed etiam reges et principes, Bd. 4, 23; S. 593, 43 note.

Linked entries: mæctor ge-mǽte

eác

(con.)
Grammar
eác, conj. l. adv.
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Wæs ic sáriges módes and þá míne frýnd swá eác, 30, 15. swilce Ac eác swylce uerum, An. Ox. 2917: uerum etiam, 4096. Næs nó on gesundum þingum ánum, ac eác swylce on wiðerweardum þingum, Bl. H. 13, 8

leoþu-bend

(n.)
Grammar
leoþu-bend, m. f.

A fetter ⬩ bond

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A fetter, bond Ic ðé álýse of ðyssum leoþubendum I will release thee from these bonds, Andr. Kmbl. 200; An. l00: 2746; An. 1375: 327; An. 164. Of leoþobendum, 2066; An. 1035: 3127; An. 1566. Lioþobendum, Cd. 19; Th. 24, 23; Gen. 382

ge-lífan

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H. 18, 6. with dat. to believe a person when making a statement Gyf hé Israhéla cyning sý, gá nú nyþer of ðǽre róde, and wé gelýfað hym ( credimus ei ), Mt. 27, 42.

-ing

(suffix)
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In a rather extended sense the suffix is found in the names of families or peoples, who are regarded as descendants of a common ancestor, and traces of this use remain in many place-names in England.

breóst

Grammar
breóst, [The word occurs of all three genders, and can be used in the plural (dual) when a single person is referred to.]

the chest ⬩ thorax ⬩ the stomach ⬩ womb ⬩ a breast ⬩ mamma ⬩ mamilla

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Sceal mon þis wrítan and dón þás word on þá winstran breóst, Lch. ii. 140, 27. Breóstum pipillis, papillis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 54. Brióst mamillas, Lch. i. lxxii, 2. breast as seat of feeling, &amp;amp;c.

Linked entry: byled-breóst

geat

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Take here <b>gæt</b> in Dict. and add : the gate of an enclosure, the opening in a fence or wall to allow passage, and provided with a movable barrier, the enclosure a field Gif ceorlas gærstún hæbben gemǽnne . . . gán þá þe ꝥ geat ágan,

mǽgþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽgþ, <b>, mǽgeþ,</b> e; f.

A collection of mǽgas ⬩ a family ⬩ stock ⬩ race ⬩ as a technical term in the laws, relatives, kindred, the mǽgas who were living at the same time, and to whom the mǽg-lagu applied ⬩ descendants of a common ancestor living at the same time ⬩ a generation ⬩ a tribe ⬩ subdivision of a people ⬩ a people ⬩ nation ⬩ province ⬩ country

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Ap. 3, 24: Blickl. Homl. 211, 16: Andr. Kmbl. 528; An. 264

níwe

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<b>III a.</b> restored after demolition, decay, disappearance, &amp;amp;c. :-- Feorh bið níwe, þonne hé his líc, þæt ǽr líg fornóm, somnað, Ph. 266. Þá ealdan forþ gewitun, and efne hí wǽrun gewordene níwe, An.

un-myndlinga

(adv.)
Grammar
un-myndlinga, adv.

undesignedly ⬩ without meaning to do something ⬩ unexpectedly

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Maurus arn uppon ðam streáme unmyndlunge ( unaware of what he was doing ), swilce hé on fæstre eorðan urne ... undergeat æt néxtan ðæt hé uppon ðæm wætere arn, and ðæs micclum wundrode, Homl. Th. ii. 160, 9.

Linked entry: myndlinga

smale

(adv.)
Grammar
smale, smæle; adv.

finely ⬩ not loudly

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Hundes tux gebærned and smale gegniden Lchdm. i. 372, 1. Gegníd tó duste swýðe smale 196, 12: 198, 1, 15. Genim wæterhæfern gebærnedne and ðonne gegniden smale ii. 44, 20. Genim swefl, gebeát swíðe smale 88, 17: i. 358, 9.

Linked entries: smæl smæle

á-wecgan

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Add: I. of physical movement Þæt folc mid rápum ðá anlícnysse bewurpon and mid stengum áwegdon ac hí ne mihton for ðám deófle hí styrian, (tried to overturn it with poles,) Hml. Th. i. 464, 19.

Linked entry: wecgan

lange

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(a β) where too long a time is implied :-- Lange prolixe, longe An.