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un-sýferness

(n.)
Grammar
un-sýferness, e; f.

Impurity ⬩ uncleanness

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Ða unséfernessa ðe ðǽr beóþ sió lifer áwyrpþ út and ðæt clǽne blód gesomnaþ, Lchdm. ii. 198, 5

Linked entry: sýferness

fætels

(n.)
Grammar
fætels, fetels, es; pl. nom. acc. fætelsas, fætels; m. n. A vessel, vat, sack, bag, pouch; vas, saccus, pēra = πήρα, marsūpium =

μαρσύπιoν

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Seó mǽgþ gebrohte heáfod blódig on ðam fætelse the woman brought the bloody head in the bag, Judth. 11; Thw. 23, 78; Jud. 127.

Linked entries: fetels fételsco

súcan

(v.)
Grammar
súcan, p. seác, pl. sucon; pp. socen
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Ongunnon ealle ða næddran heora blód súcan, Homl. Th. ii. 488, 35. Súcende mid ealdum men lactentem cum homine sene, Deut. 32, 25. Ǽgðer ge men ge ða súcendan cild, Homl. Th. i. 246, 21. Of múðe súkendra ( lactantium ), Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 21, 16

Linked entries: a-súcan socian

hnescian

(v.)
Grammar
hnescian, hnexian; p. ode

To make, ⬩ or to become, soft, ⬩ to soften

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Se hearda stán aðamans hnescáþ ongeán ðæt líðe buccan blód durus adamas leni hircorum sanguine mollescit, Past. 37, 4; Swt. 271, 4. Hí hnescodon sprǽca his molliti sunt sermones ejus, Ps. Spl. 54, 24.

Linked entries: a-hnescian a-nescian ge-hnesctun

blódgian

(v.)
Grammar
blódgian, p. ode.
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to make bloody Hé hys líchaman mid his tóþum blódgode, Guth. 56, 17. Hié mid heora múðe hié blódgodon, Nar. 11, 5. Hí ongunnon heora hors mid heora spurum blódgian, Gr. D. 14, 28. to become bloody Reáwde vel blódgade crudescit, Wrt.

Linked entry: blódegian

irning

(n.)
Grammar
irning, e; f.
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</b> l Iorning (Herning, Mt. p. 16, 3) blódes profluvium sanguinis, Lk. p. 5, 20. Blódes flóuing ł iorning sanguinis fluxus, Mt. L. 9, 20. a course Ernincg ł ymbgeong decursus, Mt. p. 12, 14

Linked entry: ærning

BEORN

(n.)
Grammar
BEORN, birn, es; m. [this word is only used by poets].

a man ⬩ vir ⬩ a prince ⬩ nobleman ⬩ chief ⬩ general ⬩ warrior ⬩ soldier ⬩ princeps ⬩ vir nobilis ⬩ dux ⬩ miles ⬩ rich ⬩ dives

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Beornes blóde with man's blood Bt. Met. Fox 8, 67; Met. 8, 34. Beornas Baðan nemnaþ men name Bath Chr. 973; Erl. 124, 12; Edg. 5. Beornas geonge young men Cd. 184; Th. 230, 13; Dan. 232.

be-dyppan

(v.)
Grammar
be-dyppan, p. -dypte, pl. -dypton; pp. -dypped ; v. trans.

To dip ⬩ immerse ⬩ mergere ⬩ intingere ⬩ tingere

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Híg bedypton his tunecan on ðam blóde tinxerunt tunicam ejus in sanguine, Gen. 37, 31. Ic bedyppe mergo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 36

Linked entries: be-dipped be-dípan

be-dípan

(v.)

to dip ⬩ plunge

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Sié bidéped (intinguatur) fót ðín in blóde, Ps. Srt. 67, 24. Se ráp wæs bedýped (-dyp-?) in þám wætre funis tingeretur aqua, Gr. D. 214, 26. Bedíped inditus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 62. Hé biþ bedýped on þá neoþe-mestan helle wítu, Bl. H. 185, 6.

dynt

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If the person struck get a bruise (or blow?) on an arm raised for protection (?), a shilling must be paid. If the bruise be black in a part not covered by clothes, there shall be a fine of thirty scatts.

gegn-slege

(n.)
Grammar
gegn-slege, es; m.

A striking back again ⬩ exchange of blows ⬩ battle

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A striking back again, exchange of blows, battle, Andr. Kmbl. 2711; An. 1358

be-wélan

(v.)
Grammar
be-wélan, (v. wól)
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to infect, pollute Bewoeledu ( infecta ) wæs eorðe on blódum hira. Ps. Vos. 105, 38

Linked entry: be-willan

bléwþ

(v.)
Grammar
bléwþ, ðú bléwst

blows, thou blowest

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blows, thou blowest, Ps. Spl. 102, 14; 3rd and 2nd pers. pres. of blówan

ge-unblissian

(v.)
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to make unhappy, distress Se bisceop wearð geunblissod for þám blódes gyle, Nap. 22, 25

Linked entry: un-blissian

CYLL

(n.)
Grammar
CYLL, e; f: cylle, cille,an; f: cylle, es; m. A leather bottle, flagon, vessel; uter, ascopēra = ἀσκοπήρα
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Seó cwén [Tomyris] hét ðæt heáfod bewyrpan on ánne cylle se wæs afylled mannes blódes the queen [Tomyris] ordered the head to be thrown into a vessel which was filled with man's blood, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 45, 34.

Linked entries: celle cille ciellan cille

óþ-spyrning

(n.)
Grammar
óþ-spyrning, e; f.
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An offence, a stumbling-block Búto ótspernince absque offendiculo, Kent. Gl. 528. Cf. æt-spyrning

út-irning

(n.)
Grammar
út-irning, e; f.

A flux

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A flux In útiorningc (úttiornende, Rush.) blódes in profluuio sanguinis, Mk. Skt. Lind. 5, 25

a-sígan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sígan, p. -sáh, pl. -sigon ; pp. -sigen

To decline ⬩ go down ⬩ fall down ⬩ delabi ⬩ occidere

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To decline, go down, fall down; delabi, occidere Ðæt, mid ðam dynte, he nyðer asáh that, with the blow, he fell down, Chr. 1012 ; Th. 268, 30, col. 1 ; 269, 28, col. 1 ; 269, 26, col. 2.

Linked entries: a-sáh a-sigen

sencan

(v.)
Grammar
sencan, p. te; pp. ed.
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sencan mǽges dreóre [ flood the pile with his son's blood ), Cd. Th. 176, 4 ; Gen. 2906. Ne biþ flód tó sencende (tó stencende (?) dissipans ) ða eorþan. Gen. 9, 11

Linked entry: be-sæncan

hwósan

(v.)
Grammar
hwósan, p. hweós
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Þá men hwósað gelóme, hwílum blóde hrǽcaþ, ii. 258, 7. Hé egeslíce hweós and angsumlíce siccetunga teáh, swá þæt hé earfoðlíce orðian mihte, Hml. Th. i. 86, 7

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