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ge-samnung

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assembling :-- Þæt wé sendan and wilnian fultum be swá manegum mannum swá ús cinelic þince . . . ꝥ þám forworhtum mannum beó þe mára ege for úre gesomnunge (or under ), Ll. Th.

a-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bregdan, p. -brægd, pl. -brugdon; pp. -brogden

To move quicklyvibrateremovedraw fromwithdrawvibraredestringereeximereretra-here

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Hwonne of heortan hunger oððe wulf sáwle and sorge abregde when from my heart hunger or wolf shall have torn both soul and sorrow, 104; Th. 137, 22; Gen. 2277.

Linked entry: a-brugdon

and-saca

(n.)
Grammar
and-saca, ond-, an; m.

A denierrenounceran apostateopposerenemynegatorrenunciatoradversarius

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Godes andsaca an opposer or a forsaker of God, 23; Th. 28, 27; Gen. 442 : Beo. Th. 3369; B. 1682. Godes andsacan God's enemies, Cd. 219; Th. 281, 10; Sat. 269: Exon. 31 a; Th. 97, 22 ; Cri. 1594.

Linked entry: -saca

druncnian

(v.)
Grammar
druncnian, p. ode ode; pp. od.

become drunk inebriārito sink,mergi

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to be or become drunk; inebriāri Iohannes se Fulluhtere ne dranc náðor ne wín, ne beór, ne ealu, ne nán ðære wǽtan ðe menn of druncniaþ John the Baptist drank neither wine, nor beer, nor ale, nor of the liquor from which men become drunk, Homl.

here-cumbol

(n.)
Grammar
here-cumbol, -combol, es; m.

A military signal

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Tacitus, Germania c. 3: 'As their line shouts, they inspire or feel alarm. It is not so much an articulate sound, as a general cry of valour.

irfe-gewrit

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-gewrit, es; n.

a willtestament

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testament Ac hit gelamp ðæt Æðelréd cingc gefór ðá ne cýðde mé nán mann nán yrfegewrit ne náne gewitnesse ðæt hit ǽnig óðer wǽre bútan swá wit on gewitnesse ǽr gecwǽdon but it happened that king Ethelred died; then no man made known to me any testament or

leger-teám

(n.)
Grammar
leger-teám, es; m.

Matrimony

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Matrimony, sexual intercourse [lawful or unlawful] Matheus him sægde ðæt hé wǽre swá synnig wið God gif hé ða gehálgodan fǽmnan tó legerteáme onfénge swá se þeów wǽre se ðe fénge on kyninges quéne tó unryhtum hǽmde Matthew said to him, that he would

mid-wist

(n.)
Grammar
mid-wist, e; f.

The being with otherspresencesociety

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Ǽlc ðe gewita oððe gewyrhta sí ðǽr útlendisc man inlendiscan derie geládie ðære midwiste let every one that is cognisant or co-operating, where a stranger injures a native, clear himself of the participation, L. O. D. 6; Th. i. 354, 29.

pleg-stów

(n.)
Grammar
pleg-stów, e ; f.
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On plegstówe (bleg-, MS.) oððe on wafungstówe andbidian hine gesihþ styrunge sume getácnaþ if a man in a dream sees himself waiting in an amphitheatre or theatre it betokens some disturbance, Lchdm. iii. 206, 15.

sele

(n.)
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But see Heyne's Beowulf, or Paul and Braune, Beiträge, 12, 31

unriht-hǽman

(v.)
Grammar
unriht-hǽman, p. de

To cohabit unlawfullyto commit adultery or fornication

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To cohabit unlawfully, to commit adultery or fornication Hé déð ðæt heó unrihthǽmð; and se unrihthǽmð ðe forlǽtene genimð facit eam moechari; et qui dimissam duxerit, adulterat, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 32. Se unrihthǽmð moechatur, Lk. Skt. 16, 18.

weorold-riht

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-riht, es; n.
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right in worldly matters, civil or secular law Wylle wé ǽrest, ðæt Godes riht forð gá and woruldriht syððan, Wulfst. 274, 20. Beó on ðære scíre bisceop and se ealdorman, and ðǽr ǽgðer tǽcan ge Godes riht ge woruldriht, L.

á-blácian

(v.)
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Hept. p. 30, at end). of material, to get dull or tarnished, lose colour Ðæt fægere híw ðæs goldes sié áblácod ( pallescit ), Past. 135, 2

blǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
blǽstan, p. te.

to blowrush

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D. blast], Similar entries v. á-blǽst. to move impetuously, rush [or is this a different verb blæstan? cf. O. H. Ger. blesten descendere; ana-blesten, p. -blasta ingruere, inruere : ar-blesten erumpere; ana-blast (-blást?)

Linked entry: on-blǽstan

efen-weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-weorþ, <b>efen-weorþ,</b> -wirþe; adj.
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Substitute: of equal worth or dignity Heó efenwyrþe hí on eallum þingum þám bysceope gegearwade, Bd. 4, 6; Sch. 384, 3. Ꝥ preóstas beón efenweorþe on eallum ciricþénungum, Ll.

fór-mete

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Hé sealde him formete (or for mete?), hláf and wæter tollens panem et utrem aquae imposuit scapulae ejus, 21, 14. Sile him fórmete dabis viaticum, Deut. 15, 14.

ge-bisnian

(v.)
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A. 45, 529. to model, form in accordance with a model or exemplar Swá swá hit áwriten is on þára apostola drohtnunge, be þám muneca líf is gebysenod, R. Ben. 57, 7

ge-nyhtsumlíce

(adv.)
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Perhaps the gloss belongs to the passage given under ge-nyhtsumian; <b>II,</b> and ge-nihtsumlíce should be read; or possibly(?) the word intended to be glossed is exuberent, and ge-nihtsumiað should be read.]

ídlian

(v.)
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Add: to be or become empty, be unoccupied, v. ídel; 1 Fram ǽlce bígonge þis land ligeð tólýsed and ídlað in wéstenne ab omni cultura destituta in solitudine vacat terra, Gr.

on-hrínan

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Add: with gen. or uncertain Is wén ðæt sió (fennege) hond ðá óðre besmíte gif hió hire anhrínð, Past. 77, 1. Gif his mon onhrinð mid buccan blóde, 271, 3. Heó mid hire ýtemestan fingrum þǽre lenticula onhrán, Hml. S. 23 b, 715.