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on-scunian

(v.)
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Add Gif hit mín geréfa onscunað si quis huic ordinationi resistens hoc deuitat, Ll. Th. i. 276, 26. 'Nelle wit (the eyes) nǽfre hǽr þá þeóstru þǽre nihte onscunian, ǽr wit magon þá sunnan sylfe geseón (tum tenebras non amabo, cum solem videro ).'

sacerd

(n.)
Grammar
sacerd, es; m.

A priest

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Homl. 77, 8 : 239, 28. Hýrde wé ðæt Jacob fore sacerdum swilt þrowode, Apstls. Kmbl. 141; Ap. 71

bróc

(n.)
Grammar
bróc, es; pl. brócu; n: bróc, gebróc,

Affliction, misery, tribulation, trouble, labour, adversity, a disease, malady, sicknessafflictio, miseria, tribulatio, labor, adversitas, morbus, ægritudo

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.; Eucharius wæs þearle geswenct mid langsumum bróce Eucharius was much afflicted with a protracted disease, Homl. Th. ii. 24, 16: 176, 32. Brócu miseriæ, Lye

on-bærnan

(v.)
Grammar
on-bærnan, p. de.

to set fire to, to light (a fire), to kindleto burn, consume by burningto heat, inflameto kindle desire for anything, to incite

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Homl. 25, 7. to kindle desire for anything, to incite Monigra monna mód tó worulde forhogenesse onbærnde accensi wǽron, Bd. 4, 24; S. 596, 37

ge-strýnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-strýnan, -streónan, -strínan, -striénan; p. de; pp. ed [gestreón gain]

To gaingetobtainacquirebegetprocreatelucrāriacquīrĕregignĕreprocreāre

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Ath. i. prm; Th. i. 196, 18: Homl. Th. ii. 46, 14. Ic gestrýne gigno, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 3; Som. 30, 57. Nǽnig fira tó fela gestrýneþ no man gains too much, Exon. 91 a; Th. 342, 17; Gn. Ex. 144: L. C. S. 85; Th. i. 424, 13.

Linked entry: ge-strínan

ge-tenge

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tenge, adj.

Near toclose topressing uponoppressingpropinquusincumbensgravismolestus

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Hundas deórum getenge dogs pressing upon the animals, Homl. Th. ii. 514, 25: Shrn. 37, 14. Swá fela gásta wǽron getenge ðam ánum men so many spirits were oppressing that one man, 378, 30.

Linked entries: ge-tang ge-tænge

tó-þindan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-þindan, p. -þand, pl. -þundon; pp. -þunden

To swellgrow bigto swell with pridebe puffed upbe arrogant

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Hé hine mid tóðundenum móde forseah, Homl. Th. i. 330, 20: 450, 33. Tóþundenne and ástrehtne hneccan tumentem et erectam cervicem, Scint. 83, 17

Linked entry: tó-þunden

CLÚSTOR

(n.)
Grammar
CLÚSTOR, clúster, clauster; clústres; clústor, clustro; n.
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.], cluster of ðám ceastrum the locks fell, the barriers from that city, 120 a; Th. 461, 23; . 40. Ðæt he mihte cuman þurh ðás clústro that he might pass through these barriers. Cd. 22; Th. 27, II; Gen. 416.

Linked entry: clauster

út

(adv.)
Grammar
út, adv.

outbeyond the bounds within which a thing is enclosedout on an expeditionoutoutoutoutforthto knock outpull outoutaway from homeabroadoutaway from landoutoutsidenot within doorsnot in the houseabroadoutexternally

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Heó forlét hyre hæftlingas út, Homl. Th. i. 228, 17. Word ðe hé út forlét, Blickl. Homl. 59, 19. Gif mec se mánsceaða of eorðsele út geséceþ, Beo. Th. 5024; B. 2515.

wyn-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
wyn-sum, adj.

winsomeagreeablepleasantpleasantjoyous

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Homl. 115, 13. Wæs on ðam ofne windig and wynsum, Cd. Th. 237, 33; Dan. 347. Wynsum gefeá, Exon. Th. 77, 8; Cri. 1253. Hú wynsum (iocundum) is ðæt mon eardige on ðara gebróðra ánnesse, Blickl. Homl. 139, 29.

sorh

(n.)
Grammar
sorh, sorg, sorhg, e; f.

careanxietysorrowgriefafflictiontroublesorrow, carecura, solicitudo, angor, moeror, laborcare, sorrow

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Homl. 5, 29

Linked entry: sorg

rǽran

(v.)
Grammar
rǽran, p. de
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Uton beón á úrum hláforde holde, and ǽfre eallum mihtum his wurðscipe rǽran, L. C. E. 20; Th. i. 372, 9 : Wulfst. 119, 14.

Linked entry: hebban

ge-grípan

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Add: to lay hold of a material object, to take with the hand, grasp Hé wǽpn gegráp mid tó campienne, Bl. H. 167, 1. Se Hélend áþenede hond his and gegráp hine ( apprehendit eum ), Mt. R. 14, 31. Ealle þá apostolas hié gegrípan on hire middel, Bl.

bi-cwom

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bi-cwom, pl. -cwómon

came, entered

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came, entered Ðá ic to hám bicwom when I came home, Exon. 86 a; Th. 324, 14; Wíd. 94 : 20 b; Th. 53, 32; Cri. 859 : 17 a; Th. 39, 33; Cri. 631 : 48 b; Th. 168, 2; Gú. 1071. Út bicwómon [MS. bicwoman], 24 a; Th. 69, 1; Cri. 1114

self-willes

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Scealt þú þínes unþances þone hord ámeldian þe þú sylfwilles ǽr noldest cýðan, 23, 716. Syl(f)willes ultronea (Victoria . . . ultronea spospondit se . . . pulsaturam, Ald. 69, 15), An. Ox. 4862

hámettan

(v.)
Grammar
hámettan, p. te

To provide with a home, to house

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To provide with a home, to house Denewulf bisceop lýfde Beornulfe his mége ðæt he, móste ða inberðan menn hámettan tó Ebblesburnan nú hebbe ic hí hámet bishop Denewulf allowed Beornulf his kinsman to house the inborn people at Ebblesburn.

pleón

(v.)
Grammar
pleón, p. pleah;
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MSS.) the same David exposed his host to great danger, Past. 3, 2 ; Swt. 37, 7. Se ðe on ðæm gefeohte ðisses andweardan lífes nile suincan ne his selfes plión, 34, 1 ; Swt. 229, 20

wamm-wlite

(n.)
Grammar
wamm-wlite, es; m.
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A wound on the face Swá hwylc man swá óðrum womwlite on gewyrce, forgylde him ðone womwlite, and his weorc wyrce óð ðæt seó wund hál sig quicunque homo alio vulnus in faciem in*-*flixerit, emendet ei vulnus, et opus ejus operetur, donec vulnus sanetur

hornnaap

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Further could horn = orn (ran) ? ; and could two quite different glosses have been suggested for the same Latin word, because the glosser was uncertain whether to connectt]

pípe

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Add Gif þonne gít sió ádl egle, gebringe inne þurh pípan oððe horn, swá lǽcas cunnan, Lch. ii. 224, 28. the channel of a small stream. v. N. E. D. pipe; 8 a. See the quotation from C. D. iii. 380, 2