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BLÓWAN

(v.)
Grammar
BLÓWAN, part. blówende; ic blówe, ðú blówest, bléwst, he blóweþ, bléwþ, pl. blówaþ; p. ic, he bleów, ðú bleówe, pl. bleówon; pp. blówen; v. n.

to BLOW, flourish, bloom, blossomflorere, efflorere, reflorereto be in full vigour or bloomto burst, blossom

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Aarones gyrd greów and bleów and bær hnyte Aaron's rod grew and blossomed and bare nuts, Homl. Th. ii. 8, 18. Bleów flǽsc mín refloruit caro mea, Ps. Lamb. 27, 7.

twig

(n.)
Grammar
twig, twí, es; n.
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Homl. 211, 3. Tán ł twiga vimina, virgulas, Hpt. Gl. 428, 34. Twiga asserum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 10. Eft spryttendum ðám twigum ( virgultis ) ðæs Pelagianiscan wóles, Bd. 1, 21; S. 485, 5.

Linked entries: twí twigu

ymb-gang

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-gang, es; m.
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Six hund fóta and feówertig seó cyrce wæs ymbeganges, Homl. Th. ii. 496, 35. Ofer ymbgang supra pinnam (cf. pinnaculum, circuitus templi, 71, 69), Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 41.

hyhtan

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Add: [forms as from hyhtian occur. ] to look (mentally) with expectation and desire, look forward with hope to Wé tó þínum hidercyme hopodan and hyhtan, Bl. H. 87, 12.

on-sundrum

(adv.)
Grammar
on-sundrum, -sundran, -sundron; adv.

separately, severally, separated one from the other, apartin retirement from others, apartmaking distinction from others, especially

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Homl. 201, 6

Linked entry: sundor

tó-brítan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brítan, p. te.

to break in pieces,crush,bruise (lit. and fig.)to crush with feelings of sorrow,to make contrite

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Gewít of ðære leásan anlícnysse, and tóbrýt hí eall and hire cræt samod, Homl. Th. ii. 496, 14. Tóbrýt (contere) earm, ðæs synfullan, Ps. Lamb. 9 second, 15. Flǽsces tóbrýte (terat) módignesse, Hymn. Surt. 9, 22.

Linked entry: tó-brýtan

tó-teran

(v.)
Grammar
tó-teran, p. -tær, pl. -tǽron; pp. -toren

To tear to piecesto tear to pieces a material to tear to piecesto harassdistractdestroy

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Hé ðone pistol tótær, Homl. Th. ii. 122, 30. Hé tótær his tunecan, 450, 21. Hí tótǽron heora reáf, 454, 11. Fýrene næddran ðæt folc tótǽron, Num. 21, 6.

GRUND

(n.)
Grammar
GRUND, es; m.
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Homl. 241, 9. Deorce grundas in abysses, Ps. Th. 134, 6: Cd. 213; Th. 265, 19; Sat. 10. Of grunde brymmes de profundo pelagi, Rtl. 61, 33. Of helle grunde from the depth of hell, Blickl. Homl. 67, 21: 85, 4: 33, 19: 65, 14.

toll

(n.)
Grammar
toll, es; n. m. (?)

Toll,tax,custom,duty,duethat which is paid to the state. that which is paid to individualstaking toll

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Homl. Th. i. 510, 26-29. Se cyng ne róhte ná hú swiðe synlíce ða geréfan hit begeátan of earme mannon ...

ge-sceád

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' si mitis est . . . sin autem inmitis . . . ' Aiebant: Unde hoc dinoscere ualemus ?,' Bd. 2, 2; Sch. 117, 9. Hý mihton georne tócnáwan, gif hí cúðon þæt gesceád.

wed

(n.)
Grammar
wed, wedd, es; n.

a pledge, what is given as security a pledge, what is given as security a pledge, solemn promise, engagement, covenant, compact

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Ðis bið ðæt tácen mínes weddes hoc signum foederis, Gen. 9, 12, 13, 15. Se ðe ðæs weddes waldend sý, L. Edm. B. 6; Th. i. 254, 21.

Linked entries: bád borg-wed borh-wed

ge-bycgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bycgan, -bicgan, -bicgean; ic -bycge, -bicge, ðú -bygest, -bigest, he -bygeþ, -bigeþ, -bigþ, pl. -bycgaþ, -bicgaþ; p. -bohte, pl. bohton; pp. -boht

To buyprocurepurchaseredeememereredimere

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Se man gebigþ ðone æcer homo emit agrum illum, Mt. Bos. 13, 44. Hine gebohte Putifar emit eum Putiphar, Gen. 39, 1 : Cd. 149; Th. 187, 15; Exod. 151 : Beo. Th. 1951; B. 973 : 4956; B. 2481.

þríste

(adj.)
Grammar
þríste, and þríst; adj.

Boldboldpresumptuousaudaciousshameless

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Ðonne hé wilnaþ on his móde ðæt hé sciele rícsian hé bið swíðe forht and swíðe behealden; ðonne hé hæfð ðæt hé habban wolde, hé bið swíðe ðríste mens principari appetens fit ad hoc pavida, cum quaerit, audax cum pervenerit, 9; Swt. 57, 4.

Linked entries: þrístling þrýste

duguþ

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Eóde Porrus se kyning mé on hond mid ealle his ferde and dugoþe. Nar. 19, 17. Þǽr gelífde sum ríce man mid ealre his duguðe, Chr. 627; P. 25, 24. Dugheþe senatu, An.

ge-wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wyrd, fate.
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Gewyrdum fatis (cf. gewyrd[um] fatis (si hoc carneum animae ergastulum ante fatis crudescentibus non obierit Ald. 80, 17), An. Ox. 5479), Wrt.

be-beódan

'to give . . . generally,'to orderenjoin to commitcommendto offer to the gods to commit into (on, in)to announce

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Bebiód ðis praecipe hoc, Past. 385, 30. S. Paulus sægde ꝥ Críst sylfa bebude Moyse ꝥ hé óþrum láreówum sægde, Bl. H. 45, 20. Windum stilnesse bebeódan, 177, 17. Healde man mæssedæg swá hé beboden beó, Wlfst. 117, 5. Hí wǽron bebodene imperantur, An.

sǽl

(n.)
Grammar
sǽl, es; m.: e; f.

time, occasiona fit time, season, opportunity,circumstance, condition happiness, good fortune, good time, prosperity

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time, occasion Ðá becom se apostol æt sumum sǽle (on one occasion ) tó ðære byrig Pergamum, Homl. Th. i. 62, 24: 70, 23. On sumne sǽl quandoque, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 66. Heora wíse on nǽnne sǽl wel ne gefór, Ors. 4, 4; Swt. 164, 13.

Linked entry: sél

úte

(adv.)
Grammar
úte, adv.

Outsidewithout.outfrom one's positionon the outsideoutsideon the outer sideoutout of doorsin the open airoutawayat a distanceoutaway from habitationsin open countryoutfrom home on serviceoutnot in one's own countryabroadoutaway from land

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Nú sind wé úte belocene fram ðam heofenlícan leóhte, Homl. Th. i. 184, 13. Ðǽr wæs Evan wóp úte betýned, Blickl. Homl. 7, 14 outside, on the outer side Gé ðæt úte is calices geclǽnsiaþ, Lk.

Linked entry: út

strengðu

(n.)
Grammar
strengðu, (o); indecl. : strengð, e; f.
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Homl. 151, 1. referring to things, strength, efficacy, virtue, beneficial power Hæfþ hit ða strængðe hyne tó gewyrmenne Lchdm. i. 116, 1. Ðás sylfan strengþe heó hafaþ gewylled wið ðæs migþan earfoðlícnyssa, 284, 3.

ge-hálgian

(v.)
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Wearþ þæt ríce tódǽled on .v., and .v. kyningas tó gehálgode, Chr. 887; P. 80, 20. to honour as holy, reverence Sí þín nama gehálgod, Mt. 6, 9. Se gehálgoda Hǽlend, Cri. 435. to keep holy a day Gehálga þone reste*-*dæg, Ex. 20, 8