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íþast

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magon hié suá íðesð gebétan, Past. 306, 20. Add

be-byrignys

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Gangað tó deádra manna bebyrignesse, Verc. Först. 128, 8. Add

torhtian

(v.)
Grammar
torhtian, p. ode

To make clear,shew

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To make clear, shew Tácnendi, torctendi index, Txts. 71, 1105

trendeled

(adj.)
Grammar
trendeled, adj.

Made round

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Made round Tryndyled reáf circumtectum Wrt. Voc. i. 40, 29

Linked entry: tryndyled

fríþ

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Substitute: Fair Mec (the cuckoo) seó friðe mǽg (the bird that hatches the cuckoo's egg) fédde oð þæt ic áweóx the fair lady (cf. freólec mǽg used of a woman) nurtured me, till I grew up, Rä. 10, 9

mægenþrym-nes

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Mæg[en]ðrymnysse, Ps. L. 28, 3 : An. Ox. 3398. Mæg[en]þrymnesse maiestati 428. Add

sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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Ðá wæs ic mid gýmenne mínra mága seald tó fédanne and tó lǽranne Abbude Benedicte, Bd. 5, 23 ; S. 647, 22. to give a woman to be a man's wife Ðá wolde se fæder hí sellan sumum æþelon men tó brýde. Shrn. 31, 6. Nyme hé hig tó rihtwífe.

tíman

(v.)
Grammar
tíman, p. de.

to teem,be productive.to be with child,bear,bring forth youngto beget, have intercourse with (wið) a womanto have offspring,bring forthto vouch to warranty to refer property (acc.) to (tó) the person from whom it was obtained in support of the right of possessionto refer an opinion to the source from which it is derived in its supportto betake one's self to a place,go to to resort toappeal to in reverence or for help to lead to

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Heó týmende ná leng beón ne mæg, Wulfst. 305, 29. referring to a male, to beget, have intercourse with (wið) a woman Godes bearn týmdon wið manna dohtra and hig cendon ingressi sunt filii Dei ad filias hominum illaeque genuerunt, Gen. 6, 4.

frignan

(v.)
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[ge-]frognen. the g may be absorbed giving frínan; p. frǽn, pl. frúnon ; pp. frúnen ; or frínan may be regarded as of the ablaut series í, á, i and have p. frán, pl. frinon ; pp.

-ing

(suffix)
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The suffix is also found in nouns formed from adjectives with a force which may be seen in the following examples æðeling a prince : earming a wretch

worþ

(n.)
Grammar
worþ, weorþ, wurþ, wierþ, wyrþ, e; f; es; m. : wyrþe, wirþe
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(v. wyrþe-land, and first extract under I),
es; m.

a closean enclosed placean enclosed homesteada habitation with surrounding landlanda place enclosed by buildingsa courthalla placestreet

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Kmbl. vi. 251 sqq. about 70 combinations with weorþ occur, and for many of these modem representatives terminating in -worth are found.

Linked entries: ryge weorþ

feor

(adv.)
Grammar
feor, adv.

avoidancewidelywidelyfarfar

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Voc. ii. 50, 31. with verbs of seeing Hí ne magon feor geseón, Ps. Th. 113, 13: 134, 16: B. 1916.

Linked entries: fier firr fyr

hál

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Andgit swá swá þæt hálre byð swá hyt máre geseón mæg þǽre ǽcean sunnan, 45, 2. of moral or spiritual health Dóð eówre heortan hige hále and clǽne, Ps.

healdan

(v.)

to keep watch overkeep in chargeto keepto watch overkeepgovernrulea king to keepguardto watchto defendpreserveto holdtakearrestto have hold ofto holdto holdto hold upto maintainsupportupholdmanageto holdbearconductto behaveto handletreatdeal withto holdto holdto have possessionto holdoccupyan officea positionto holdto remain into retaindetainto keepto detainto keepto keepto keep oneselfremainto holdkeep togethercontinueto maintainkeepto performkeep watchto keepto keep unbrokeninviolateto keepto constraincompelrestrainstopto restrain oneselfrefrainto entertainto keep in mindrememberregardto hold asto holdto proceedmove onto continuego on withto go on

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mæg hé gástlicne wæstm habban and healdan?, Bl. H. 55, 10. Þeáh mé genóh cume, ne fagnige ic hys swíðe, . . . ne máran getilige tó haldænne, Solil. H. 35, 17.

æppled

(v.; part.)
Grammar
æppled, æpled; part.

APPLEDmade into the form of applesmade into balls or bossesin pomorum formam redactus

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APPLED, made into the form of apples, made into balls or bosses; in pomorum formam redactus Æpplede gold appled gold, Exon. 63a; Th. 232, 14; Ph. 506: 75b; Th. 283, 30; Jul. 688. Æplede gold, Elen. Kmbl. 2517; El. 1260

for-slǽwan

(v.)
Grammar
for-slǽwan, p. de

hinderimpede

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To make too slow, hinder, impede, make reluctant Ðæt hé nóht unryhtlíce hit ne forslǽwde (-ðe, v. l.) quod in otio quasi non injuste torpescat, Past. 284, 3. Ná þé forslǽwe geneósian untrumne non te pigeat uisitare infirmum, Scint. 202, 4

Linked entry: for-sláwian

ge-bríwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bríwan, p. de
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To make into pottage (v. briacute;w), make (pottage) Gebríw wel swíþne bríw mid hwǽtemelwe, Lch. ii. 354, 11. Beren breaacute;d, clǽne níwe buteran and niacute;we beren mela oððe grytta tógædre gebríwed swá coacute;cas cunnon, 220, 11

Linked entry: bríwan

(adv.)
Grammar
HÚ, adv.

How

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How. in direct questions Hú mæg man ingán on stranges hús quomodo potest quisquam intrare in domum fortis? Mt. Kmbl. 12, 29: 34. Hú ne synt gé sélran ðonne hig nonne vos magis plures estis illis? 6, 26: 25.

Linked entries: hú-lic hú-meta hwu

sprecan

(v.)
Grammar
sprecan, specan; spræc, spæc; sprǽcon, spǽcon; sprecen, specen

To speak. to exercise the faculty of speechto use words in conversation, discourse, etc.to mentionto sayto speakto sue for, make a claim against, lay claim to

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Ðæt nán man on his yrfenuman ne spece that no man bring an action against his heir, L. Eth. iii. 14; Th. i. 298, 10. Ðone áð syllan, ðæt hé mid folcrihte on ðæt land sprece, L. O. D. 1; Th. i. 352, 13

beorþor-þínen

(n.)
Grammar
beorþor-þínen, e; f.

A midwifeobstetrix

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A midwife; obstetrix [beorþor child-birth, þínen a maid-servant]

Linked entry: byrþor-þínen