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be-

(prefix)
Grammar
be-, , bi-, big-, and bí- are often used as prefixes.
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exercise; reótan plorare, be-reótan de-plorare. they have a privative sense, as,-Be-niman to deprive, be-reáfian to bereave, be-heáfdian to behead. sometimes they do not indicate any perceptible variation in the sense, as,-Be-cuman to come, be-sencan to sink

DRAGAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRAGAN, ic drage, ðú drægest, drægst, dræhst, he drægeþ, drægþ, dræhþ, pl. dragaþ; p. dróg, dróh, pl.drógon ; pp. dragen.

DRAG, drawtrahĕreTo draw oneself, to draw, gose conferre, ire

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Hí drógon heora scipa on, west-healfe ðære brycge they dragged their ships to the west side of the bridge, Chr. 1016; Erl. 155, 9, 23. v. intrans.

eorþ-waru

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-waru, e; f: -ware; gen. -wara; pl. m; -waran; gen. -warena; pl. m.

Inhabitants or population of the earthterrĭcŏlæ, terrĭgĕnæ

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Crist sibb is heofonware and eorþware Christ is the peace of the inhabitants of heaven and of the inhabitants of the earth, Ors. 3, 5; Bos. 57, 27. Dem eorþware jūdĭca terram, Ps. Th. 81, 8 : 98, 1: 144, 13.

Frig-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
Frig-dæg, Frige dæg, es; m.

FRIDAYFriga's daydies Vĕnĕris

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Friga's day, the day on which the heathens worshipped the goddess Friga, or Venus, the consort of Woden and protectress of matrimony; dies Vĕnĕris Man singe ǽlc Frigdæge æt ǽlcum mynstre, ealle ða Godes þeówan, án fíftig sealmas for ðone cyng one shall sing

melu

(n.)
Grammar
melu, melo, mela, meolu, mealu, wes; n.

Mealflour

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MS. meolo) sift, ðæt melo (meolo) þurhcrýpþ ǽlc þyrel, Bt. 34, 11; Fox 152, 2. Ðæt mela biþ gód, L. M. 1, 38; Lchdm. ii. 94, 2. Genim hwǽtenes meluwes smedman, L. M. 1, 61; Lchdm. ii. 134, 4. Melwes (Lind. mælo) farinæ, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 33.

Linked entries: meala mela meolu

ræced

(n.)
Grammar
ræced, reced, es; m. n.
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Hwearf geond ðæt síde reced, 3966; B. 1981. Ðæt ( Hrothgar's hall ) wæs foremǽrost receda, 625; B. 310. Receda wuldor, Salomones templ, Cd. Th. 219, 23; Dan. 59.

Linked entry: reced

ramm

(n.)
Grammar
ramm, es (a wk. gen. pl. occurs); m.
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Hé bierþ rammas ymbútan ðæt mód his hiéremonna, ðonne hé him gecýð mid hú scearplícum costungum wé sint ǽghwonon útan behrincgde, and se weall úres mægenes þurhþyrelað mid ðan scearpan ramman (ðǽm scearpan rammum, Cott.

Linked entry: ram

god-web

(n.)
Grammar
god-web, gode-web, -webb; gen. -webbes; n.
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Geolo godwebb yellow silk, Exon. 109 a; Th. 417, 25; Rä. 36, 10. Godwebba cyst choicest of textures [the veil of the temple], Exon. 24 b; Th. 70, 8; Cri. 1135

Linked entry: web

scrincan

(v.)
Grammar
scrincan, p. scranc, pl. scruncon; pp. scruncen.
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Gif sino scrince . . . oððe gif monnes fót tó hommum scrimme and scrince, ii. 6, 13-15

Linked entry: a-scrincan

bi-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-healdan, p. -heóld, pl. -heóldon; pp. -healden.

to hold by or near, guard, observe, preservetenere, inhabitare, custodire, servare, præservareto see, look on, beholdvidere, intueri, aspicere

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Se sceal ðære sunnan síþ bihealdan he shall observe the sun's course, Exon. 57 a; Th. 203, 27; Ph. 90 : 57 b; Th. 205, 17; Ph. 114.

Linked entry: be-healden

scild-burh

(n.)
Grammar
scild-burh, f.
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a battle-array in which men stood shield to shield [cf. the account of the battle of Stamford-bridge: 'Siðan fylkti Haraldr Konungr liði sínu, lét fylkingina langa ok ekki þykka ; þá teygði hann armana aptr á bak, svá at saman tóku, var þat þá víðr hringr

Linked entry: bord-haga

swíþ-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ-mód, adj.
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Folctogan faraþ him tógeánes, habbaþ swíðmóde sweopan, swenga ne wyrnaþ, 243; Sal. 121. in a bad sense, of violent mind, arrogant, haughty, high-minded Dryhtguman síne drencte mid wíne swíþmód (cf. stíþmoda, l. 19) sinces brytta ( Holofernes ), Judth

sufel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
sufel, es; n.
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., is called sowl in Pembrokeshire,' Halliwell]; pulmentarium Sile him fórmete on hláfe and on sufle and on wíne dabis viaticum de gregibus et de area et torculari tuo (the sufle corresponds to the gregibus, v. winter-sufel), Deut. 15, 14.

Linked entries: winter-sufel ge-sufel

þæc

(n.)
Grammar
þæc, es; n.
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Se ðe on þæce siǽ qui in tecto, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 24, 17.

þráwan

(v.)
Grammar
þráwan, p. þreów; pp. þráwen

To throwTo twistracktortureTo twistturn roundto take a different directionto turn roundrevolveto curl

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To throw (v. throw, thraw to turn wood, to twist; throwster one that throws or winds silk or thread; throwing-clay clay that will work on the wheel, Halliw. Dict. See, also, E. D. S. Pub.

un-geþyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geþyldig, adj.

Impatient

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On óðre wísan sint tó manianne ða ungeðyldegan (-geðyldgan, Hatt. MS.) and on óðre ða geðyldegan ... Ðǽm ungeðyldegum ( impatientibus ) is tó sæcganne, Past. 33; Swt. 214, 3,-6. Se ðe ungerádum oððe ungeðyldigum stýrð, Homl. Th. i. 306, 5.

Linked entry: ge-þyldig

weorþness

(n.)
Grammar
weorþness, e; f.
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Ne is wítge búta worðnis ( sine honore ) búta on oeðel his, Mk. Skt. Lind. 6, 4

wurma

(n.)
Grammar
wurma, wyrma, an; m.: wurme, an; f.

A shell-fish from which a purple dye was obtained, a purple dyewoad, a plant from which a dye is got

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Wolcreádum wurman bistincto cocco sive vermiculo, 29, 56. Twyhíwedum wurman, Hpt. Gl. 431, 31. Mid reádre wurman oǽroceo luto (v. Ald. 75), 524, 40: Wrt. Voc. ii. 52, 48 (printed wurmaman). Wurman geblonden, Exon. Th. 218, 14; Ph. 294.

ge-fyrþran

(v.)
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sind mid gifum and gestreónum gefyrþrode, Bt. 3, 4; F. 6, 27. intrans. [v. N. E. D. to further (intrans.)] to get on, be enriched Gefyrðro (gifyrdro) ditor, Txts. 57, 678: Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 50

ge-regne

(n.)
Grammar
ge-regne, ge-réne, es; n.
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Billfrið- gismioðade ðá gihríno ðá ðe útan on sint, and hit (the book) gihrínade mið gold and mið gimmum, Jn. p. 188, 4 (v. Rä. 27, 15 supra). Tó middangeardes gihrina ad mundi ornatum, Rtl. 108, 29.

Linked entries: -regne ge-réne