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tó-brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brǽdan, p. de.

to make broad,enlarge,extend,make great in size or numberto make great, magnify, multiply, increase, improve the condition of a personto expand,extend,spread out,open wide,distendto extend,spread abroad,diffuse

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to make broad, enlarge, extend, make great in size or number, of material objects Hig tóbrǽdaþ hyra healsbéc dilatant philacteria sua, Mt. Kmbl. 23, 5. of non-material objects, to make great, magnify, multiply, increase, improve the condition of a person

Linked entry: tó-brédan

tó-dál

(n.)
Grammar
tó-dál, -dǽl, es; n.

Division.a dividing into parts,partitionseparationa part of a whole,separate portion,sectiona mark which divides,dividing-pointdistinction,differencedistributionscattering,dispersingdissension,want of union or peace,discretion

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Division. a dividing into parts, partition Mid þrýnum tódále trina partitione, Anglia xiii. 380, 217. separation Tódál distractio, Hpt. Gl. 500, 35. Sume naman synd dividua, ða getácniaþ tódál, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 13, 12. a part of a whole, separate portion

Linked entry: tó-dǽl

tún

(n.)
Grammar
tún, es; m.
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an enclosed piece of ground, a yard, court Tuun cors (= cohors), Txts. 52, 281. Tún choors, Wrt. Voc. ii. 17, 32 : i. 291, 12. Yna (hýna ?) túnes tácen is ðæt ðú sette ðíne swýþran hand brádlinga ofer ðínne innoð, Techm. ii. 126, 15 (cf. gang-tún). Harewyrt

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BERAN

(v.)
Grammar
BERAN, beoran, ic bere, beore, ðú birest, birst, byrst, he bireþ, byreþ, birþ, byrþ, pl. beraþ; p. ic, he bær, ðú bǽre, pl. bǽron; pp. boren; v. a.

to BEARcarrybringbear or carry a sacrificeofferbear offcarry outextendwearsupportenduresufferferreportareafferreofferredeferreproferreextenderegereretolerareto BEARproducebring forthfacereferreedereparere

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to BEAR, carry, bring, bear or carry a sacrifice, offer, bear off, carry out, extend, wear, support, endure, suffer; ferre, portare, afferre, offerre, deferre, proferre, extendere, gerere, tolerare Ðú eall þing birest thou bearest all things Bt. Met.

DEÁD

(adj.)
Grammar
DEÁD, def. se deáda; seó, ðæt deáde; adj.

DEAD mortuus

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DEAD; mortuus Lazarus ys deád Lazarus mortuus est, Jn. Bos. 11, 14: Mt. Bos. 9, 24: Jud. 3, 25: Elen. Kmbl. 1761; El. 882: Bco. Th. 939; B. 467: Exon. 126 b; Th. 487, 19; Rä. 73, 4. Næs ðǽr nán þing deád of ðám nec erat quidquam mortuum de his, Ex. 9

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EARM

(n.)
Grammar
EARM, es; m.

ARM, the limb extending from the shoulder to the hand brachium ocean, etc sĭnus, rāmus

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an ARM, the limb extending from the shoulder to the hand; brachium Gif se earm biþ forad búfan elmbogan, ðǽr sculon xv scillinga to bóte if the arm be broken above the elbow, there shall be fifteen shillings for compensation, L. Alf. pol. 54; Th. i.

Linked entries: ærm arm

FLÓR

(n.)
Grammar
FLÓR, gen. flóre; dat. flóre, flóra; acc. flór, flóre; f: flór, es; m.

A FLOORpăvimentumsŏlumārea

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A FLOOR: păvimentum, sŏlum, ārea Flór on húse a floor in a house; excussōrium, Ælfc. Gl. 29; Som. 61, 34; Wrt. Voc. 26, 33. Flór păvīmentum, Wrt. Voc. 290, 10. Flór păvīmentum vel sŏlum, Wrt. Voc. 81, 7. Breda þiling >vel flór on to þerscenne a joining

FREMEDE

(adj.)
Grammar
FREMEDE, fremde, fremþe, fræmde; adj.

Strangeforeignestranged fromdevoid ofaliēnusperegrīnusaliēnātusaversusremōtusexpers

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Strange, foreign, estranged from, devoid of; aliēnus, peregrīnus, aliēnātus, aversus, remōtus, expers He biþ fremede Freán ælmihtigum he shall be estranged from almighty God, Salm. Kmbl. 67; Sal. 34. Ðonne beó we fremde fram eallum ðám gódum then should

leahter

(n.)
Grammar
leahter, es; m.

a crimefaultoffencesinvicedisgracefulreproachopprobriumblamedisgracediseasedisorderhurtmalady

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a moral defect, a crime, fault, offence, sin, vice, disgraceful or shameful act, reproach, opprobrium, blame, disgrace Leahter crimen, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 9, 29. Hosp, lehter probrum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 35. Ǽghwile mennisc lahter on ðǽm eádigan Sancte Johanne

Linked entry: lehter

ge-cýðan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cýðan, p. -cýðde, -cýdde; pp. -cýðed, -cýd.

to make knowntellrelateproclaimannounceinformnuntiareannuntiarereferreeffarimonereto declarerevealmanifestshewperformconfirmtestifyprovedeclararerevelareedoceremanifestaremonstrareperhiberetestariprobareto make celebratedrenownedfamednotum facereinclytum reddere

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to make known, tell, relate, proclaim, announce, inform; nuntiare, annuntiare, referre, effari, monere Ða andsware gecýðan to make known the answer, Beo. Th. 714; B. 354 : 4638; B. 2324 : Ps. Spl. 101, 24. Gecýð make known, Exon. 50 a; Th. 173, 4; Gú

regol

(n.)
Grammar
regol, es; m.

a rulea rule, pattern, standard, normprescript, a canonrule

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a rule Se gewuna is strængra on ǽlcum worde ðon his regal sý, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 4;Som.. 34, 67. Sume gáþ of ðam regole, forðan ðe se gewuna is strengra, eruo ic nerige, erutus generod. Nú wolde se regol ðæs cræftes habban of ðam eruturus, ac se gewuna hylt

Linked entries: regol-bryce regul

tweónian

(v.)
Grammar
tweónian, twínian, twýnian; p. ode.
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impersonal with dat. or acc. of person, to cause doubt, absolute Mé twýnaþ (tweónaþ, MS. H.) ambigo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Zup. 176, 13. Gyt mé tweónaþ, Homl. Th. i. 72, 30. Gif hié giet ðǽr tweónaþ, Past. 16; Swt. 103. 9. Ðá twýnude (tweónode, MS. A.) him

Linked entries: twínian twýnian

un-dón

(v.)
Grammar
un-dón, p. -dyde; pp. -dón

To undoto undo that which is closedto opento undo that which is boundto releaseto releaseabsolveto undo that which closesto open a doorto undo that which binds or fastensto undo a bolt, a knotto undo what has been doneto abrogatedestroy

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To undo. to undo that which is closed, to open Ðá heó ðone windel undyde aperiens fiscellam, Ex. 2, 6. Ðá undyde hira án his sacc aperto sacco, Gen. 42, 27. Hé undyde his múð, Homl. Th. i. 548, 14. Ðá undydon wé úre saccas aperuimus saccos nostros, Gen

werian

(v.)
Grammar
werian, p. ede, ode.
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to clothe with a garment Líc ðæt hé ǽr werede mid wǽdum, Exon. Th. 374, 14; Seel. 126. Hié heora líchoman leáfum beþeahton, weredon mid ðý wealde, Cd. Th. 52, 19; Gen. 846. Hwæt sindon gé searohæbbendra byrnum werede, Beo. Th. 481; B. 238: 5052; B. 2529

wícian

(v.)
Grammar
wícian, p. ode.
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to lodge, take up one's quarters, v. wíc, Eallum ús leófre ys wíkian ( hospitari ) mid ðam yrþlinge þonne mid ðé; for ðam se yrþling sylþ ús hláf and drenc, Coll. Monast. Th. 31, 1. Án his manna wolde wícian æt ánes búndan húse, Chr. 1048; Erl. 177,

Linked entry: ge-wícian

weorold-mann

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-mann, es; m.
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in a general sense, a man upon earth, a man Orsorg líf lǽdaþ woruldmen wíse (cf. se wísa mon, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 24), Met. 7, 41. Án ðara tungla woruldmen hátaþ (cf. wé hátaþ, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 19) wǽnes þísla, 28, 10. Weoruldmen (cf. folc, Bt. 39, 3;

bétan

put rightto mendrepairrestorecureto correctto amendmake amendsreparation for

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Add: to make good, put right, to mend, repair, restore Hí béttan heora scipa, Chr. 1009; P. 140, 4. Wyrcan wé brycge and þá bétan (cf. brycg-bót), Wlfst. 239, 9. Uton bétan úre cyrcean, 303, 5. of a fire or light (v. beet in D. D.), to attend to a fire

drincan

(v.)
Grammar
drincan, [druncaþ prs. pl.,
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Add: Seel. 114; druncan bibere, tó druncenne ad bibendum, Scint. 107, 1, 3. absolute, to take a draught of a liquid Druncðú (drunce,v. l.) bibisti?, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 226, 13. Drince hé gelóme, Lch. ii. 314, 14. Syle drincan on wíne, i. 316, 5. Þú scealt

eádig

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Add: blessed, happy Eádig is heora ( the Innocents ) yld ... eádige sind þá innoþas þe hí gebǽron, Hml. Th. i. 84, 2, 15. Sé þe gód biþ, sé biþ gesǽlig, and sé þe gesǽlig biþ, sé biþ eádig, Bt. 36, 6; F. 182, 13. Ðis wæs sóðlíce eádig wer uere beatus

fíftig

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Add: substantival. alone, as a neuter singular with adj. inflection (?) Wæs álesen fíftig cista, Exod. 229. Þá mǽstan beóð fíftiges elna lange, Ors. 1, 1; S. 18, 6: Gen. 1307: B. 3042. Sé bið on fíftegum (or pl.?) mancessa, Past. 9, 1. distributive: