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þrǽl

(n.)
Grammar
þrǽl, es; m.
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Ðonne beó gé ealle þrǽlas tunc eritis omnes servi, Coll. Monast. Th. 29, 25

blinnan

Grammar
blinnan, [= be-linnan].

to cease

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Hé hét blinnan fram éhtnysse cessari a persecutione praecepit, 1, 7; Sch. 26, 20. of things, to cease, come to an end Ic wéne ꝥ þes dæg blinneð (geendige, v. l.) (cessabit), ǽr mé spell áteorige, Gr. D. 7, 29.

fill

(n.)
Grammar
fill, fiell, es; m.

deathdestruction

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a fall from a higher to a lower point, or from an erect position Engel hét þæt treów ceorfan and þá wildeór onweg fleón . . . þonne his fyll cóme, Dan. 513. Fæll húses ruina domus, Mt. L. 7, 27. Faell, Lk. L. 6, 49.

Linked entries: fiell fyll

for-spillan

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Cf. nec cogi debet rectum ejus forspeken nec forspillen, Ll. Th. i. 562, 1) út of ðám minstre, C. D. vi. 190, 17, Þæt ísen befeóll on ðone seáð ... forspilledum (-lorenum, v. l., perdito ) þám ísene, Gr. D. 114, 2

ǽrendian

(v.)

to go on an errand (acc.), act as emissary or advocate in a matterto go on an errand to (tó) a personto go on an errand for a person (dat.) to (tó) another, intercedeto go on a mission for an object (gen.), negotiate for

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Gif hé mé cúð ne bið, ic wille him cueðan: 'Ne mæg ic ðæt ǽrendigean (ǽrendian, Cott.

be-gangan

to go aboutto go byto go about a businessto attend tosee after a personto worshipto honourcelebrate a dayto exercisepractise an artto practise a religionto practisedo (habitually)commit sinto exerciseuse

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Th. ii. 438, 27. to exercise, practise an art Þæt cræft mínne ic begancge (exerceam), Coll. M. 22, 34.

self

(pronoun.)
Grammar
self, seolf, silf, sylf; pron. <b>A.</b>
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Neoptolomus com tó Antigone . . . Ðá sende Antigones hiene selfne ( Neoptolomus ), Ors. 3, 11; Swt. 146, 9. Æðelstán wið Anláf gefeaht and his firde ofslóh and áflímde hine sylfne, Jud. Thw. p. 163, 10.

Linked entries: seolf silf siolf sylf

ge-mengan

(v.)
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VI. to mix up, fail to distinguish, confound, confuse :-- Ne gemengende (con-fundentes ) hádas ne edwiste tótwǽmende, Ath. Crd. 4. Ðæt gimencged (mixta) aron alle, and in Marc moniga Lucas and éc Matheies, Mt. p. 3, 7.

ge-rád

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Þá Silla geácsade on hwelc gerád Marius cóm tó Róme Marius . . . adfectavit septimum consulatum, et bellum suscipere Mithridaticum, quo Sulla cognito, Ors. 5, 11; S. 236, 8.

samod

(adv.)
Grammar
samod, adv.

Together.and, both . . . and, also, too

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Samod anlícast swá velut, sicut, 78, 2: ut, 91, 11: 127, 4. translating the prefix con- in Latin words Ic samod awende converto, Ælfc. Gr. 37; Som. 39, 14. Icsamod cume convenio, Som. 39, 5. Ic samod fealde complico, 24; Som. 25, 52.

æfter

(prep.; adv.)

among, through, along (pursuit, search, inquiry, &c.)

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B. adv. of time Monncwealm ðe him raðe ðæs æfter com, Ors. 2, 6; S. 86, 25. Ðisse ádle fruman mon mæg ýþelíce gelácnian . . ., and æfter unéð, Lch. ii. 232, 17.

MID

(prep.)
Grammar
MID, (in Gloss. Ep. and Lindisfarne Gospels) mið; prep. with dat. acc. inst.

Within conjunction within company with, along withamongapudpenesbythroughwithatwhensinceseeing thatcum

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Kmbl. 2776; An. 1390: 3048; An. 1527: Cd. 121; Th. 155, 19; Gen. 2575. giving direction Onlong bróces mid streáme along the brook in the direction in which it runs, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 226, 20.

Linked entry: mið

ÍSEN

(n.)
Grammar
ÍSEN, es ; n.

Ironsteel

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Ácele ðú wealhát ísen ðonne hit furþum síe of fýre átogen cool very hot iron when it is just drawn from the fire, L. M. 2, 45 ; Lchdm. ii. 256, 15

seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
seóc, ; adj.
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Swá swá lǽca gewuna is ðonne hió seócne (siócne, Cott. MS.) mon gesióþ, Bt. 36, 4; Fox 178, 26. Ða ðe on sáre seóce lágun, Exon. Th. 83, 15 ; Cri. 1356. Feóllon wergend bennum seóce, Cd. Th. 118, 29 ; Gen. 1972. Seócra. manna hús nosocomium , Wrt.

ge-bétan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bétan, he -béteþ, pl. -bétaþ; p. bétte, pl. bétton; pp. -béted, -bétt; v. trans, [ge-, bétan to amend] .

to make betterimprovemendamendrepairemendārerepărāreto make strongfortifysurround with a wallconfirmāremunīremūrāreto make amendsreparation'bót' forrepentto obtain a remedy againstto get 'bót' fromavenge

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Lind. 10, 13. to obtain a remedy against, to get 'bót' from, avenge Ðú wille cweðan ðæt ða welgan habban mid hwam hí mǽgen ðæt [hunger, thirst, cold] gebétan you will say that the rich have wherewith they can remedy that, Boeth. 26, 2; Fox 92, 37.

Linked entries: ge-bétt ge-bótad

sib

(adj.)
Grammar
sib, sibb, adj.
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Hé (Augustus) bebeád ðæt ǽlc mǽgþ tógædere cóme, ðæt ǽlc man ðý gearor wiste hwǽr hé gesibbe (sibbe, MS. C.) hæfde, Ors. 5, 14 ; Swt. 248, 17, Sibbo ł cúðo menn (gisibbe, Rush.) cognatos, Lk. Skt. Lind. 14, 12. v. ge-, neáh-sib[b]

wód

(adj.)
Grammar
wód, adj.

Madravingblasphemousmadragingfurious

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Parv. wood, coen : Goth. wóds: O. H. Ger. wuce: Icel. óðr.] Similar entries v. ellen-, tung-wód; wéde

á-breóþan

(v.)
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Apostatan ábroðene, Wlfst. 164, 10 note. of actions, to fail, come to nought Ábreóðe his angin, By. 242. trans, and wk. To destroy Ábreóþeð perdet, Mt. R. 21, 40. Se cyning ábriódde (perdidit) myrðra, 22, 7.

Linked entries: a-broten á-broþenness

deófol-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
deófol-lic, (deóf-); adj.
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Wíð þás egeslican and þás deófollican coðe, þæt is wið þás hellican unþeáwas, Wlfst. 245, 21: Angl. viii. 337, 7. Wyrto yfelwyrcendo and dióublica ( diabolicas ), Rtl. 103, 1

Linked entry: deófel-lic

ge-tríwe

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Th. i. 388, 21. true to a person or thing, loyal, faithful Ic eom getrýwe ( fidelis ) hláforde mínon, Coll. M. 20, 19. Ic wille beón N. hold and getríwe, Ll. Th. i. 178, 4. Uton beón á úrum hláforde holde and getrýwe, 372, 8.