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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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Add: the front of the chest Mid gildenum girdle his breóst wæs befangen . . . hé silf wæs begird æt his hálgum breóste (praecinctus ad mamillas zona aurea, Rev. l, 13), Ll. Th. ii. 370, 4-7. Oþ mannes breóst (cf. swyran, Shrn. 81, 13) heah, Bl. H. 127

Linked entry: byled-breóst

ge-wil

(adj.)
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Add Hí fyligeað heora luste and ídelum gewille, Wlfst. 52, 15. Hí ongunnon godspel tó wrítenne bútan þæs Hǽlendes wissunge, and be heora gewille ( according to their own will ) sǽdon swá swá him geþúhte, Hml. S. 15, 114. Wé becumað genýdde tó ðǽre sprǽce

wudu

(n.)
Grammar
wudu, (-o), widu, wiodu ; gen. wuda, wudes; dat, wuda, wudu (-o), wyda ; acc. wudu, wuda ; pl. wuda, wudas ; m.

wood ⬩ the substance of growing trees ⬩ a tree ⬩ (hewh) wood ⬩ the material obtained from trees ⬩ wood which forms something ⬩ something made of wood ⬩ wood ⬩ wood ⬩ the wood ⬩ woods ⬩ a wood ⬩ wild

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wood, the substance of growing trees Hú ne mint ðú gesión ðæt ǽlc wyrt and ǽlc wudu (-a, v. l.) (cum herbas atque arbores intuearis), wile weaxan on ðærn lande sélost, ðe him betst geríst. . . . Sumra wyrta oððe sumes wuda eard biþ on dúnum. . . . Ním

Linked entries: widu wude- wiodu

líf

(adv.)
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Add: the condition or attribute of being alive, animate existence ; opposed to death. the condition, quality, or fact of being a living person or animal Hé of lífe gewát, B. 2471 : Edg. 29. Hé (the Phenix) cymeð tó lífe, Ph. 367. ¶ in phrases describing

burg

(n.)
Grammar
burg, burh, burhg, buruh (-ug, -ig), byrg, byrig; gen. byrig, burge, burhge, burcge; dat. byrg, byrig, byrh, burh; n. acc. pl. byrg, byrig, burh, burga, burha; gen. pl. burga, burha; dat. pl. burgum, burhum, byrgum.
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Add: a fortified place Becom hé tó þǽre cynelican byrig ( ad urbem regiam), seó is nemned Bebbanburhg (-byrig, -burh, -burg, v.ll.). Ðá hé þá geseah ꝥ seó burh (buruh, burg, v.ll. ) wæs tó þan fæst ꝥ hé ne mihte hié ábrecan, hé áslát þá túnas ymb þá

ǽr

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
ǽr, adv.

early ⬩ expressing readiness, quickness, soon ⬩ earlier, before ⬩ previously, beforehand ⬩ sooner ⬩ before ⬩ sooner ⬩ first

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positive, early Swýþe ǽr in dagunge primo diluculo, Bd. 4, 23; S. 596, 17. Swýþe ǽr on morgen, Ps. Th. 45, 5. expressing readiness, quickness, soon Sweord ǽr gebrǽd gúðcyning, B. 2562. Hé wel ǽr árás . . . Se apostol cwæð tó him: 'For hwon árise ðú

a-drigan

(v.)
Grammar
a-drigan, -drygan, -drygean, -drugian, -druwian; p. de, ode; pp. ed, od

To dry ⬩ dry up ⬩ rub dry ⬩ wither ⬩ abstergere ⬩ siccare ⬩ exsiccare

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To dry, dry up, rub dry, wither; abstergere, siccare, exsiccare Hlúde streámas on Æthane ealle ðú adrigdest tu exsiccasti fluvios Ethan, Ps. Th. 73, 15

a-fæged

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-fæged, -fægd; part.

Depicted ⬩ drawn ⬩ depictus

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Depicted, drawn; depictus Bǽron anlícnysse Drihtnes Hǽlendes on brede afægde and awritene ferebant imaginem Domini Salvatoris in tabula depictam, Bd. 1, 25; S. 487, 4

and-bídian

(v.)
Grammar
and-bídian, p. ode; pp. od

To expect ⬩ expectare

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To expect; expectare Ðe andbídiaþ ðé qui expectant te, Ps. Spl. 68, 8. Andbídiaþ wíldeór on þurste heora expectabunt onagri in siti sua, 103, 12

áþ-gehát

(n.)
Grammar
áþ-gehát, áþe-gehát, es; n. [áþ an oath, gehát a promise]

A promise on oath ⬩ sacred pledge ⬩ an oath ⬩ sacramentum

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A promise on oath, sacred pledge, an oath; sacramentum Áþ-wed vel áþe-gehát sacramentum, Ælfc. Gl.13 ; Som. 57, 119 ; Wrt. Voc. 20, 56

Linked entries: áþe-gehát áþ-wed

a-stígend

(n.)
Grammar
a-stígend, es; m.

A rider ⬩ ascensor

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A rider; ascensor Hors and astígend [MS. astígende] aweorpeþ on síe equum et ascensorem dejecit in mare, Cant. Moys. Ex. 15, 1; Thw. 29, 6

be-irnan

(v.)
Grammar
be-irnan, impert. be-irn; p. -am, pl. -urnon; pp. -urnen

To come or run into ⬩ incurrere

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To come or run into; incurrere Ne be-irn ðú on ða inwitgecyndo do not run into their guilty nature Salm. Kmbl. 660; Sal. 329

Linked entry: be-yrnan

-cýðig

(suffix)
Grammar
-cýðig, -known? notus?
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Only used in the compounds on-cýðig, un-, q. v. In German, however, kündig known, is used as a simple word, and as a compound

eád-méd

(n.)
Grammar
eád-méd, es; n.

Humility ⬩ humĭlĭtas

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Humility; humĭlĭtas, generally found in the pl Ic eádmédu efnan þence humiliātus sum, Ps. Th. 118, 107. On mínum eádmédum in humilĭtāte mea, 118, 92

Linked entry: eáþ-méd

feorlen

(adj.)
Grammar
feorlen, adj.

Far off ⬩ distant ⬩ remote ⬩ longinquus

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Far off, distant, remote; longinquus Se gingra sunu ferde wræclíce on feorlen ríce adolescentior fīlius pĕregre profectus est in rĕgiōnem longinquam, Lk. Bos. 15, 13

Linked entry: ferren

for-cwysan

(v.)
Grammar
for-cwysan, p. de; pp. ed

To shake violently ⬩ conquassāre

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To shake violently; conquassāre He for-cwysde heáfda on eorþan manigra he shook violently the heads of many in the earth, Ps. Spl. 109, 7

for-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
for-dǽlan, p. de; pp. ed

To deal out ⬩ expend ⬩ dispensāre ⬩ erŏgāre

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To deal out, expend; dispensāre, erŏgāre Seó fordǽlde on lǽcas eall ðæt heó áhte quæ in mĕdĭcos erogāvĕrat omnem substantiam suam, Lk. Bos. 8, 43

fóre-tíge

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-tíge, es; m. [tíge from tígan to bind]

A fore-binding place ⬩ market ⬩ fŏrum

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A fore-binding place, market; fŏrum Heó ys gelíc sittendum cnapum [MS. cnapun] on fóretíge sĭmĭlis est puĕris sedentĭbus in fŏro, Mt. Bos. 11. 16

Linked entry: forþ-tége

gafol-mǽd

(n.)
Grammar
gafol-mǽd, e; f.

A meadow, the mowing of which was part of the gafol due from the churls on an estate

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A meadow, the mowing of which was part of the gafol due from the churls on an estate Healfne æcer gauolmǽde, Th. Chart. 145, 3

hús-stede

(n.)
Grammar
hús-stede, es; m.
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The site of a building Ðeós wyrt byþ cenned on ealdum hússtedum, Herb. 52, 1; Lchdm. i. 154, 25; 85, i; Lchdm. i. 188, 12