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BRIM

(n.)
Grammar
BRIM, brym, es; n. m.

Surf, the sea, ocean, surface of the seaæstus aquæ, mare, pelagusπέλαγοςæquor

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Cealde [MS. ceald] brymmas cold seas, Chr. 1065; Erl. 196, 31; Edw. 12. Engle and Sexe becómon ofer bráde brimu Angles and Saxons came over the broad seas, Chr. 937; Th. 208, 5; Æðelst. 71: Andr. Kmbl. 1037; An. 519

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hors

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Hwílon hé sylþ mé hors, Coll. M. 22, 35. Horsa cornipedum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 69. Horsa scip ypogavus, i. 56, 14.

þicce

(adj.)
Grammar
þicce, adj.
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Ðæt is ðonne ðæt men gadrige ðæt ðicke (ðicce, Cott. MSS.) fenn (densum lutum ) on hine, Past. 44; Swt. 329, 19. of solid material, dense Sió eorþe is hefigre and þiccre þonne óþra gesceafta, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 19.

þys-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þys-líc, þyl-líc; pron.

Such

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Wénst ðú ðæt ðé ánum þyllíc (þellecu, Cott. MS.) hwearfung and þillíc (þillícu, Cott. MS.) unrótnes on becumen, and nánum óþrum móde swelc ne on becóme, Bt. 8; Fox 24, 35. Ic mé þyslícre þráge ne gewénde, Exon. Th. 269, 20; Jul. 453.

Linked entries: þislíc þyl-líc

ge-gán

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R. 16, 1. of an event, to happen, come to pass Þá þæt geeóde þæt se wer wearð wíne druncen, Gen. 1562.

wita

(n.)
Grammar
wita, an; m.

one who knowsa person of understanding or learninga wise manone able to give counsela counsellorone able to give counsel in affairs of stateone who takes part in the councils of a nation a leading manan eldera chief personseniorone who has knowledgea witnessa wise manone professing supernatural knowledge

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com swíðe oft on gemynd, hwelce wiotan (wutan, Cott. MSS.) iú wǽron giond Angelcynn, ǽgðer ge godcundra háda ge woruldcundra, Past. pref.; Swt. 3, 3. Wín gedéð, ðæt furdon witan (sapientes ) oft misfóð, R. Ben. 65, 4.

Linked entries: weota wieta wiota

drincan

(v.)
Grammar
drincan, to drincenne, ic drince, ðú drincst, he drincþ, dryncþ, pl. drincaþ; p. dranc, pl.druncon; pp.druncen [drinc drink] .

DRINK, imbibebibĕre, potāre, imbĭbĕre

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But know thou, dear friend, that he who forces another man to drink more than he can bear, shall answer for both, if any harm come thereof. Our Saviour hath forbidden, over drinking.

lutian

(v.)
Grammar
lutian, p. ode

lurkskulk

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Nys hyt swá stearc winter ðæt ic durre lutian æt hám for ege hláfordes mínes non est tam aspera hyems ut audeam latere domi prae timore domini mei, Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 17.

ge-mengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mengan, -mencgan; p. de; pp. ed
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He gemengeþ ðæt fýr wið ðam cíle he mingles the fire with the cold, 39, 13; Fox 234, 11 : Bt. Met. Fox 11, 182; Met. 11, 91. Ic me to ðam plegan gemengde lūdentĭbus me miscui, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 11.

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.

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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

ge-fremian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fremian, ge-fremman.
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Of gefremedre genihtsumnysse de congesta (virtutum) copia. An. Ox. 3344. Þá gefremedon commissa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 37. (2 a) as a verb of incomplete predication Ús þis se æðeling ýðre gefremede, Cri. 627.

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.