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pleoh

(n.)
Grammar
pleoh, gen. pleós; n.
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Wénaþ sume menn ðæt nán pleoh ne sý on deórwurðum gyrlum, Homl. Th. i. 328, 25. Hé búton pleó tó his fixnoþe gecyrde, ii. 288, 26. Pleó periculo, Hpt. Gl. 457, 40.

Linked entry: pleón

stregdan

(v.)
Grammar
stregdan, [There are two verbs of this form, a strong and a weak. The conjugation is further complicated by the frequent loss of g, so that forms of the strong verb are found (?) belonging to two classes (cf. bregdan): while in the Northern Gospels strong and weak inflections are combined in the same word. The two verbs are here put together] ; ic stregde, strigde, stréde, hé stregdeþ, strigdeþ, strét; p. (strong) strægd, pl. strugdon and strǽdon (v. strédun, Mk. 11, 8: but the form may be weak = strægdon) : (weak) stregde, strédde, strugde (North.); pp. (strong) strogden : (weak) stregd, stréded, stréd
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Ðú somnas ðér ðú ne strugdes ( sparsisti) . . . Ic somnigo ðǽr ic ne strugde (strægde, Rush.: strédde, W. S. sparsi ), Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 25, 24, 26. Ðæt áttor on eallutn cyricum hé stregde (aspersit), Bd. I. 8 ; S. 479, 35.

Linked entries: strédan strégan

á-rǽran

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Ne ðú up ne árér ne erigas (oculos tuos), Kent. Gl. 863. Seó ród bið árǽred on ðæt gewrixle þára tungla, Bl. H. 91, 23. Árǽredne porrectam (turrem), Wrt.

Linked entry: rǽran

bláwan

(v.)

to blowbreathesnortpantto blowto flameblazeinflate

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Hé náwðer ne hrýme, ne hé horn ne bláwe, Ll. Th. i. 42, 24. to flll with air, inflate Þá bleówan wé þá kylla, Hml. A. 205, 347

ge-reord

Grammar
ge-reord, speech.
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Þá eallreordau þeóde, þára ðe hí furðon þá gereorde (furðum gereord, v. l.) ne cúðan barbaram gentem, cuius ne linguam quidem nossent, Bd. l, 23; Sch. 49, 8. In Englisc gereorde (on Englisce reorde, v. l. ), 4, 24; Sch. 481, 12.

racu

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nǽningu gesceádwísnes ne nǽnigu racu þissere sprǽce nulla huic allegationi ratio obsistit, Gr.

riht-wís

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</b> absolute with pronoun, the righteous (man or men) :-- Þonne gefalleð se ryhtwísa (iustus) ne bið gedréfed . . . ic ne geseh þone ryhtwísan forlǽtenne, Ps. Vos. 36, 24-25: 5, 13. Tócnáwan þone rihtwísan and þone unrihtwísan, Solil.

scendan

(v.)
Grammar
scendan, p. de

To put to shame, to abuse, insult, harm:

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Biscopas ná sceótan ná tó lǽwedum mannum ne ne scendan ná hý sylfe bishops shall not refer (their disputes) to laymen, nor bring disgrace upon themselves, L. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 316, 36. Giþyll scendende aura corrumpens, Rtl. 121, 40.

Linked entry: sendeþ

riht-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
riht-líc, adj.

right, just right, fitting, adapted to due requirements adapted, fitted, entitled right, in accordance with reason right as regards conduct,righteous

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Ðá cwæþ ic : 'Ne þúhte hit mé náuht rihtlíc, ne eác gerisenlíc, gif him sceoldan þeówe men þénigan,' 41, 2; Fox 244, 26. Rihtlíc ðæt wæs ðæt se blinda be ðæm wege sǽte wædliende; forðon ðe Drihten sylfa cwæþ : 'Ic eom weg sóðfæstnesse,' Blickl.

willan

(v.)
Grammar
willan, prs. ic, hé wille, wile, ðú wilt, pl. wé willaþ ; p. wolde, walde ; part. prs. willende

To will, wishto will, exercise the faculty of willingto will, purpose, think, mean, intendto tendto will, ordain, order, commandto will, wish, want, desireto will, be willing to do somethingto allow, permit, grant, consent toto be disposed, to have such and such a willto will, profess, claimwill, shall, to be about to

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Ne wellaþ (willaþ, Wrt. Voc. ii. 71, 64) cweþan ne velitis dicere Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 3, 9. Hwí forcwið hé . . . búton hé cueðan wielle (wille, Cott. MSS.), ðæt hé ne lufige ðone Hláford, Past. 5 ; Swt. 43, 7.

Linked entries: fǽcan walde

ǽror

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽror, ǽrror, ǽrur, ǽrer; adv.

Beforeformerlyanteaprius

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Before, formerly; antea, prius Weras on wonge wibed setton, neáh ðam ðe Abraham ǽror rǽrde the men placed an altar in the plain, near that which Abraham had reared before, Cd. 90; Th. 113, 7; Gen. 1883.

GEÁR

(n.)
Grammar
GEÁR, gér, gǽr, es; n.

A YEARannus

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Men hátaþ ðysne dæg geáres dæg, swylce ðes dæg fyrmest sý on geáres ymbryne men call this day [new] year's day, as if this day were the first in the year's circuit, Homl. Th. i. 98, 16

Linked entries: gǽr gér

pæll

(n.)
Grammar
pæll, pellt, es ; m.
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Michael. v. next passage), Homl. Th. i. 508, 16. Mid háligdóme of ðæs Hǽlendes róde and of Marian reáfe and of Michaheles pelle, Homl. Skt. i. 6, 73. Volosianus ðone pæll ástrehte ðe Dryhtnes andwlytan on wæs befealden, St.

Linked entry: pell

blót-mónaþ

(n.)
Grammar
blót-mónaþ, es; m.

November, the month of sacrifice, so called because at this season the heathen Saxons made a provision for winter, and offered in sacrifice many of the animals they then killed. In an account of the Saxon months, it is thus described

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In an account of the Saxon months, it is thus described Se mónaþ is nemned on Léden Novembris, and on úre geþeóde blótmónaþ, forðon úre yldran, ðá hý hǽðene wǽron, on ðam mónþe hý bleóton á, ðæt is, ðæt hý betǽhton and benémdon hyra deófolgyldum ða neát

Linked entry: blód-mónaþ

þegnest

(n.)
Grammar
þegnest, (? related to þegnian as O. Sax. thionost,
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(This passage occurs in only one MS.) v. next word, and þegnisc

dragan

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Dragað hine niwelne his neb tó eorðan, 14, 155. Ongon þá leófne síð dragan Dryhtnes cempa tó þám eorðan dǽle, Gú. 699. Hé lét dragan úp þæne deádan Harald, Chr. 1040; P. 162, 3.

full-wiht

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Take here <b>fulluht,</b> and add: The word is masc. and fem. as well as neut. masc. Sió hreówsung scolde bión ǽr ðǽm fulwihte. Se fullwuht ðone mon geclǽnsað, Past. 427, 6. Þurh þæne fulluht, Ll. Lbmn. 413, 22, 36. fem.

Linked entry: fulluht

hord-ern

(n.)
Grammar
hord-ern, -ærn,es; n.

A store-house, store-room, treasury

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Hordærne neáh near to the treasure-house, Beo. Th. 5655; B. 2831. Hé is gód hordern on tó scǽwiene it is a good day for examining a storeroom, Lchdm. iii. 180, 6.

ag-lǽca

(n.)
Grammar
ag-lǽca, -lǽcea, -léca, an; m. [ah-lǽca, æg-, æc-; ag-lác, -lǽc misery; a the m. of personal noun]

A miserable beingwretchmiscreantmonsterfierce combatantmiserperditusmonstrumbellator immanis

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A miserable being, wretch, miscreant, monster, fierce combatant; miser, perditus, monstrum, bellator immanis Ne ðæt se aglǽca yldan þohte nor did the wretch [Grendel] mean to delay that, Beo. Th. 1482; B. 739.

ceorung

(n.)
Grammar
ceorung, e; f. [ceorian to murmur]

A murmuring, complaint, grudgingmurmuratio, querimonia, querela

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A murmuring, complaint, grudging; murmuratio, querimonia, querela Sum ceorung mihte beón gif he his behát ne gelǽste there might be some murmuring if he performed not his promise, Homl. Th. ii. 80, 26, 12. Æfter ceorunge after murmuring, ii.80, 9.