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a-cwelan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cwelan, he -cwilþ, pl. -cwelaþ; p. -cwæl, pl. -cwǽlon; pp. -cwolen, -cwelen, v. n.

To dieperishmori

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To die, perish; mori Ða fixas acwelaþ pisces morientur, Ex. 7, 18. Ofercumen biþ he ǽr he acwele he will be overcome ere he dies, Exon, 90b; Th. 340, 10; Gn. Ex. 114. Monige men hungre acwǽlon many men died of hunger, Chr. 918; Erl. 104, 13

be-hydig

Grammar
be-hydig, l. be-hygdig, -hýdig (big-, bí-, bi-),
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Heó wearð behý-dig be þissum, Hml. S. 33, 47. Mid behygdige móde solerti animo, Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 355, 21. Behýdigne and sorhfulne be þisse wísan, Guth. 84, 24. v. big-hýdig in Dict

úp-ende

(adj.)
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Andlang þǽre díc oð ðæs furlanges úpende, C. D. iii. 418, 24. Add

brémel-þorn

(n.)
Grammar
brémel-þorn, es; m.

A bramble

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A bramble Andlanges furh on brémelþornan on ðá ealdan díc, C. D. iii. 10, 22

bula

(n.)
Grammar
bula, an; m.
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On bulan díc, vi. 62, 26

mǽr-flóde

(n.)
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a boundary channel Forð on ðá díc tó mǽrflódan, C. D. iii. 408, 31

Linked entry: flóde

dœ́g

(n.)
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Doeg hálig dies festus, Jn. L. 5, 1. Is ðirddan doege tertia dies. Lk. L. 24, 21. On ðǽm æfterra doege, 9, 37: Mt. L. 27, 62. Of doeg ðǽm die illo, Jn. I. 1, 39. Oð ðone doege usque in diem illum, Mt. L. 26, 29: 27, 64: Mk. p. 5, 8.

land-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
land-bóc, f.
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A charter in which land is granted Ðis is ðara xxv hída landbóc ðe Eádgár cyng gebócede Gode and Sca. Marian intó Abbandúne, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 29, 10. Ic wylle ðæt man ágyfe ðám híwum æt Domrahamme hyra landbéc, ii. 116, 35.

fyxe

(n.)
Grammar
fyxe, an; f.

A she-fox, vixen

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A she-fox, vixen Ðǽr fyxan díc tó bróce gæð, C. D. ii. 29, 1

ge-byrd-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
ge-byrd-dæg, es; m.

A birth-daynatalis dies

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A birth-day; natalis dies On Herodes gebyrddæge die natalis Herodis, Mt. Bos. 14, 6

Linked entry: byrd-dæg

gearcung-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
gearcung-dæg, es; m.

A preparation-dayday before the Sabbathpræpărātionis diesparascēveπαρασκευή,dies azymōrum

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A preparation-day, day before the Sabbath; præpărātionis dies, parascēve = παρασκευή, dies azymōrum On ðam forman gearcungdæge prīma die azymōrum, Mt. Bos. 26, 17

ge-dígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dígan, -dýgan, -dégan, ic -díge, ðú -dígest, he -dígeþ, pl. -dígaþ; p. de; pp. ed

To endurecarry throughtolerateovercomeescapeĕtiperpĕtiperferretolerāresuperāreevadere

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Sume hit ne gedýgdan mid ðam lífe some did not escape with life, Chr. 978 ; Erl. 127, 12

Linked entries: ge-dégan ge-dýgan

be-licgan

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Ðæt innlond beligeð án dic útane, Cht. E. 161, 29. Italia land belíð Wendelsǽ ymb eall útan, Ors. I, 1; S. 22, 17. Seó heofon beligð on hyre bósme ealne middaneard, Angl. viii. 309, 46. Be gemǽre swá ðá ealdan díca beligcað, C.

mægen-stán

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-stán, es; m.

A mighty stone

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Ðis synd ðæra xx hída gemǽro . . andlang wægæs óþ ðonæ mægenstán, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 112, 18

fore-word

(n.)
Grammar
fore-word, es; n.

A provisocondition

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Syndon ðis þá forword þe Orecy and þá gegyldan gecoren habbað, iv. 277, 30. Take here for-word in Dict., and add:

wíþig-þýfel

(n.)
Grammar
wíþig-þýfel, es; m.

A willow-copse

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Dip. B. iii. 336, 21. Andlang díche foren ongén wíðigþéuel, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 418, 2. Anlang bróke on ánne wíðigþéfele, þiers ouer ðane mersc, 426, 26. Tóemnes ðám wíðigðýfelum bewestan flódan, v. 194, 32

ge-ceorfan

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Take here ge-cearfan in Dict., and add: to cut off, cut down Tré gecorfen bið ł [man] gecearfas arbor exciditur, Mt. L. 7, 19. Ðió eárliprece ðone Petrus gecurfe ( absciderat ), Lk. p. 11, 6.

Linked entry: ceorfan

ge-dilgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dilgian, l. ge-dílgian,
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To perish Gyf þú ǽnig ðing ðisse stale wíte, þonne gedýlegie ðín heorte, Ll. Lbmn. 415. 25

fyrs-sceaga

(n.)
Grammar
fyrs-sceaga, (?), an; m.

A furze-thicket

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Onbútan færsscagan on ðá díc ðæt hit cymð tó ðǽre ródæ, C. D. iii. 229, 29

stíg

(n.)
Grammar
stíg, e; f.
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Geseoh nú seolfes swæðe, swá ðín swát ágeát, blódige stíge, Andr. Kmbl. 2883; An. 1444. Stíga ðíne semitae tuae, Ps. Spl. 76, 19. Stíge ( semitas ) ðíne lǽr mé, Ps. Surt. 24, 4.

Linked entries: stíga gát-ánstíg