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FLǼSC

(n.)
Grammar
FLǼSC, es; pl. nom. acc. flǽsc; gen. flǽsca, flǽscea; dat. flǽscum; n: flésc, es; n.

FLESHcăro

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Genam he án ribb of his sídan and gefylde mid flǽsce tŭlit ūnam de costis ejus et replēvit carnem pro ea, Gen. 2, 21. Beóþ ða syngan flǽsc scandum þurhwaden the sinful flesh shall be penetrated with scandals, Exon. 26b; Th. 78, 31; Cri. 1282.

Linked entries: flǽc fléc flésc

a-teón

(v.)
Grammar
a-teón, ic -teó, ðú -týhst, he -týhþ, -tíhþ, -tíþ, pl. -teóþ; p. -teáh, pl. -tugon; pp. -togen [a from, out; teón to tow, draw] .

to draw out or awaypull outlead outpluckdrawabstrahereextrahereejicereeduceretrahereducereto treatusedispose ofemploytractareutiadhibereto draw to any placebetake oneself anywheregocomemake a journey or expeditionse reciperemeareproficisciirevenireiter facere

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He ateáh rib of sídan he extracted a rib from his side, Cd. 9 ; Th. 11, 19 ; Gen. 177. Lǽt, ðæt ic ateó ða egle of ðínum eágan sine ejiciam festucam de oculo tuo, Lk. Bos. 6, 42.

þweores

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
þweores, þwires, þwyres.

across as opposed to alongathwarttransverselycrosswise as opposed to lengthwayson the flankperverselywrongly

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Ðá wearð hiere mid ánum wierpe án ribb forod, Ors. 4, 6; Swt. 174, 10.

Linked entries: þwires þwyre

bend

(n.)
Grammar
bend, bænd, e; f : es; m.

A bandbondribbona chapletcrownornamentvinculumligamendiadema

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A band, bond, ribbon, a chaplet, crown, ornament; vinculum, ligamen, diadema; What ties, binds, or bends Ðæt benda onlýseþ that looseneth bonds Exon. 8 b; Th. 5, 12; Cri. 68. On láþne bend in a loathsome bond Cd. 225; Th. 298, 27; Sat. 539.

Linked entries: bænd beand BEN

wíf-mann

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-mann, (wím-, wim-?), es; m. (but seó wífman occurs). I.

a womanfemale

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God geworhte ðæt ribb tó ánum wífmen ( in mulierem), Gen. 2, 22. Ðæt bisceop . . . næbbe on his húse nǽnne wífman, búton hit sý his módor . . . L. Ælfc. C. 5; Th. ii. 344, 13. Gif hwá wille wið wífman ( cum muliere ) unrihtlíce hǽman, L. Edg.

Linked entry: wím-man

ge-hál

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Gif mon óðrum rib ofsleá binnan gehálre hýde, Ll. Th. i. 98, 11. entire, sound, in good condition, uninjured Hire líchama wæs gefunden eal gehál, Chr. 798; P. 56, 33. Þǽre kicenan getimbrung stód gehál and gesund ( sanum ), Gr. D. 124, 14.

reáfian

(v.)
Grammar
reáfian, p. ode.
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Rib reáfiaþ réðe wyrmas, Soul. Kmbl. 220; Seel. 113. Ic reáfode beám and ða blǽda æt, Cd. Th. 55, 28; Gen. 901. Ðonne man his hús reáfige ( diripiet ), Mk. Skt. 3, 27. Hord reáfian, Beo. Th. 5540; B. 2773.

HÝD

(n.)
Grammar
HÝD, e; f.

HIDEskin

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Gif mon óðrum rib forsleá binnan gehálre hýde geselle x scill. tó bóte gif sió hýd síe tóbrocen ... if a man fracture another's rib without breaking the skin let him pay ten shillings in compensation; if the skin be broken ..., L.

Linked entry: hýd-gild

for-sleán

cut throughto slaykillto destroylay wastefinishto routoverthrowto condemn

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Gif mon óðrum rib forsleá ... gif sió hýd sié tóbrocen, and mon bán of ádó, 11: 21. Hét se cásere him forsleán þone sweoran, Shrn. 145, 6. Mid stengum heora sweoran forsleán, 134, 7. Gif sió lendenbrǽde bið forslegen (-slægen, v. l.), Ll.

tó-brítan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brítan, p. te.

to break in pieces,crush,bruise (lit. and fig.)to crush with feelings of sorrow,to make contrite

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Corineus heom tobrutte ban and heora ribbes, Laym. 1602

Linked entry: tó-brýtan

wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm, wurm, weorm, es; m.

a reptileserpenta creeping insecta worm

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Rib reáfiaþ réþe wyrmas, Exon. Th. 373; 22; Seel. 113. Wyrmas, ða ðe geolo godwebb geatwum frætwaþ, 417, 23; Rä. 36, 9. Wyrma gifl food for worms (the body), 368, 16; Seel. 22. Weormum tó hróðre, Apstls. Kmbl. 190; Ap. 95.

Linked entries: weorm wurm

hwæþer

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Saga mé on hwæðere Adames sídan nam úre Dryhten ðæt rib, Sal. K. 198, 8. one or other of two, either Twá ðing sindon ... gif hwǽm þára twéga hwæþeres (hwæðres, v. l.) wana biþ duo sunt, quorum si alterutum desit, Bt. 36, 3; F. 176, 7.

réðe

(adj.)
Grammar
réðe, ;adj.;

Fierce, cruel, savagesevere, stern, austere, zealouswild, savage, fierce;severe, cruel, fierce, dire;

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Rib reáfiaþ réðe wyrmas, Soul Kmbl. 221; Seel. 113. applied to things (punishment, calamity, etc.), ; severe, cruel, fierce, dire; Réðe wyrd ;fortuna aspera,; Bt. 40, 1; Fox 236, 6-7. Wæs þreálíc þing þeódum tóweard, réðe wíte, Cd.

Linked entry: hréðe

þǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr, þár, þára; adv.
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Homl. 113, 21. where the two forms are not separated, and may be translated by where God gefilde mid flǽsce þǽr þǽr ðæt ribb wǽs, Gen. 2, 21. Mín þén biþ þǽr þǽr (þár þár, MS. A.) ic eom ubi sum ego illic minister meus erit, Jn. Skt. 12, 26.

Linked entry: þár

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, to greet.
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D. i. 279, 15. the subject an animal Gif him þince ꝥ hé hundas geseó and hí hine grétan, beorge him wið his fýnd, Lch. iii. 172, 21. the subject a thing that has a painful or destructive effect Hwílum cnysseþ ꝥ sár on þá rib ... hwílum becymð on þá

ge-niman

(v.)
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</b> where the place is given from which the object is taken :-- Þá genam (tulit ) hé án ribb of his sídan, Gen. 2, 21. Ne biddo ic ꝥte ðú genimme ( tollas ) hiá of middangeorde, Jn. L. 17, 15. Þú bist genumen of þínum líchoman, Bl.

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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.), Mk. 5, 23. where the person is a female, but the noun is (i) masculine Hé geworhte þæt ribb tó wífmen and gelǽdde hig tó Adame, Gen. 2, 22. (ii) neuter Hí sealdon ꝥ cild . . . Heó úp eóde . . ., Hml. A. 125, 295.