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CROP

(n.)
Grammar
CROP, cropp, es; m.

a sprout or top of a herb, flower, berry, an ear of corn, a bunch of berries or blooms, cluster cymathyrsusspica, corymbusracermus, uvathe CROP or craw of a bird vesicula gutturisa kidney rien

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a sprout or top of a herb, flower, berry, an ear of corn, a bunch of berries or blooms, cluster; cyma= κῦμα thyrsus = θύρσος spica, corymbus = κόρυμβος racermus, uva Crop cyma Ælfc. Gl. 60; Som. 68, 18; Wrt. Voc. 39, 4.

Linked entry: croppa

þreátian

(v.)
Grammar
þreátian, p. ode.

to urgepressto oppressafflictvextroubleexerciseharassto urge a person to somethingpress for somethingforce to do somethingto reproverebuketo threaten

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Ðonne se láreów sécð ðone tíman ðe hé his hiéremen on ðreátigean (ðreágean, Cott. MSS.) mæge cum tempus subditis ad correptionem quaeritur, Past. 21; Swt. 153, 6. Líðelíce tó ðreátianne (ðreátigeanne, Cott.

Linked entries: þreátnian þreátung

uppe

(adv.)
Grammar
uppe, adv.

upaboveon highup

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Ne uppe on heofone ne niðer on eorðan neque in coelo sursum nec in terra deorsum, Deut. 4, 39, Wé syngodon uppe on earde, Cd. Th. 279, 1; Sat. 231. Uppeon roderum mid englum, Exon.

Linked entry: up

frætwe

(n.)
Grammar
frætwe, frætewe, frætuwe, frætwa, frætewa; gen. frætwa; pl. f.

Ornamentsadornmentsdecorationstreasuresornāmentaornātusres pretiōsæ

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He frætwe geheóld, bill and byrnan he held the armour, the falchion and coat of mail, 5233; B. 2620. Frætwe and fætgold ornaments and plated gold, 3846, note; B. 1921.

Linked entry: frætewe

FRÉCNE

(adj.)
Grammar
FRÉCNE, frǽcne; adj.

Horriblesavageaudaciouswickeddaringdangerousperilousdīrusasperaustērusatroxaudaxperīcŭlōsus

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Be ðære frécnan cóðe of the dangerous disorder, L. M. 2, 33; Lchdm. ii. 236, 12. He sceal fleón ðone frécnan wlite ðises middaneardes he should avoid the dangerous splendour of this earth, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 20. On ða frécnan tíd tempŏre discrīmĭnis.

freoðo

(n.)
Grammar
freoðo, frioðo, freoðu, friðo, fryðo, freðo; indecl. f: freoðu, friðu, e; f.

Peacesecurityprotectiona refugepaxsecūrĭtastūtēlaasȳlum

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Ne mihte earmsceapen findan freoðe the poor wretch could not find protection, 2261; An. 1132. Utan us to Fæder freoða wilnian let us desire peace from our Father, Exon. 19 a; Th. 48, 18; Cri. 773

lǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽnan, p. de

To lendgrantlease

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Him drihten mihte spéde lǽnan the Lord could grant him success, Cd. 95; Th. 124, 8; Gen. 2059. Hlǽnan mutuare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 56, 10

Linked entry: ge-léned

BÍTAN

(v.)
Grammar
BÍTAN, part. bítende; ic bíte, ðú bítest, bítst, he bíteþ, bítt, bít, pl. bítaþ; p. ic, he bát, ðú bite, pl. biton; pp. biten.

to BITE with the teethmordereto cut, woundcædere, vulnerarediscerperefindere, perforare

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Ðæt mǽden bát and totær ǽlcne ðe heó gerǽcan mihte the maiden bit and tore every one whom she could reach, Homl. Th. i. 458, 14: Beo. Th. 1488; B. 742. Biton [MS. byton] hine lýs lice bit him, Hexam. 17; Norm. 24, 30.

Linked entries: a-bítan bát

boh

(n.)
Grammar
boh, bog, es; m. [bogen bent; pp. of búgan to bow, bend]

Anything curved or bentthe arm, shoulderarmushumerus, lacertusthe arm of a tree, a BOUGH, branchramus, stipes, palmesa branch of a family, offspring, progenypropagothe bow of a shiparmusarmusshoulder, bow of a shipthe shoulder, haunchthe shoulder of an animal

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Hit wearþ mycel treów, and heofenes fugelas reston on his bogum factum est in arborem magnam, et volucres cœli requieverunt in ramis ejus, Lk. Bos. 13, 19: Cd. 30; Th. 40, 26; Gen. 645.

Linked entry: bog

triumpha

(n.)
Grammar
triumpha, an; m.
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The explanation is called forth by the passage: Heora an consul forsóc ðone triumphan, ðe him mon ongeán brohte . . . and sǽde, ðæt hié hæfden bet gewyrht, ðæt him mon mid heáfe ongeán cóme ðonne mid triumphan, 17-21.

þennan

(v.)
Grammar
þennan, þenian; p. þenede.
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Swá hwider swá se cining his ríce mihte þennan whithersoever the king could extend his power, Anglia x. 142, 47. Hé ða fǽmnan hét nacode þennan and mid sweopum swingan he bade stretch the maiden out naked and scourge her with whips, Exon.

Linked entries: þænnan þenian

wicce-cræeft

(n.)
Grammar
wicce-cræeft, es; m.
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Be wiccecræfte (veneficio) ðǽr man corn bærnð, L. Ecg. C. 32, tit.; Th. ii. 130, 20, Be wífes wiccecræfte de veneficio mulieris, 33, tit.; Th. ii. 130, 22.

weorold-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-ríce, es; n.
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Hé hine ( Nebuchadnezzar ) ásceád of ðam woroldríce (world-, Cott. MSS.), Past. 4; Swt. 39, 21. Woruldríce, Cd. Th. 253, 2; Dan. 589. Ðú woruldrícum wealdest eallum, Ps. Th. 144, 13. On worldrícum, 77, 2. Geond woruldrícu, 113, 9

cirran

(v.)
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Styrendum ł cerrendum mobilibus, Mt. p. 8, 7. intrans. of change in direction of motion, to turn Cirdon hié úp in on ðá eá, Ors. 1, 1; S. 17, 21. to come or go back, return, retire Ic cearro ł ic willo cerre revertar, Mt. L. 12, 44.

Linked entries: cerran cyrran

ge-singan

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L. 7, 32. of a bird (cock), to crow Gisingeð ðe hona cantabit gallus, Jn. R. L. 13, 38. Ðe hona gisang, 18, 27 : Mk. R. L. 14, 68 : Lk. R. L. 22, 60. Hona gesang ł gecráwæ (creów, R. ), Mt. L. 26, 74. Aer ðon se hona gesinga (gisunge, R.), Mk.

ge-dígan

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to escape danger, (i) used absolutely Seó wiht (a steer), gif hió gedýgeð, dúna briceð, gif hé tóbirsteð, bindeð cwice cf. the Latin riddle: Si vixero, rumpere colles incipiam, vivos moriens aut alligo multos, Prehn, p. 212), Ra. 39, 6. with acc. to come

HEBBAN

(v.)
Grammar
HEBBAN, hæbban; p. hóf, pl. hófon; pp. hafen, hæfen

To HEAVE, lift up, raiselevare, extollere

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Siððan ic hond and rond hebban mihte since I could lift hand and shield, Beo. Th. 1317; B. 656. Hé wæs upp hafen engla fæðmum he was lifted up in angels' bosoms, Exon. 17 a; Th. 41, 5; Cri. 651: 756; Th. 284, 7; Jul. 693.

Linked entries: ge-hebban hafen

CWÉN

(n.)
Grammar
CWÉN, gen. dat. cwéne; acc. cwén, cwénn, cwéne; pl. nom. acc. cwéne, cwéna; gen. cwéna; dat. cwénum; f: cwéne, cwýne; gen. dat. acc. cwénan, cwýnan; pl. nom. acc. cwénan; gen. cwénena; dat. cwénum; f.

a woman femina a wife uxor a king's or emperor's wife, a QUEEN, empress regina, imperatrix, augusta

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On cwénena bróce, of cwénena bróce to the women's brook, from the women's brook, Cod. Dipl. Apndx. 426 ; A. D. 949; Kmbl. iii. 429, 34. a wife ; uxor Abrahames cwén Abraham's wife, Cd. 103 ; Th. 136, 17 ; Gen. 2259 .

HÝD

(n.)
Grammar
HÝD, e; f.

HIDEskin

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Ic bicge hýda and fell ego emo cutes et pelles, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 29. Horses hýda hí habbaþ him tó hrægle pelliculas equorum ad vestimentum habentes, Nar. 38, 2.

Linked entry: hýd-gild

HÝRAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÝRAN, heran, hiéran; p. de [with acc., with infin., and with acc. and infin.]

to HEARhear ofto listen tofollowserveobeybe subject tobelong to

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Se haga æt Wiltúne ðe hýrþ intó Wilig, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 415, 4. Hé mínum lǽrum hýreþ [MS. hyraþ] he listens to my teachings, Exon. 71 a; Th. 264, 29; Jul. 371. Ða men ðe híraþ intó heora mynstre the men that belong to their minster, L. Ælfc.