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cyric-sang

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-sang, cyric-song, es; m.

A church-song ecclesiasticum carmen

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He wæs on cyric-songe se gelǽredesta qui cantandi in eeclesia erat peritissimus, 2, 20; S. 522, 25

feorm-fultum

(n.)
Grammar
feorm-fultum, es; m.

Food-supportpurveyancevictus auxĭliumcommeātusprōcūrātio

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Food-support, purveyance; victus auxĭlium, commeātus, prōcūrātio Ðæt him nán man ne þearf to feormfultume nán þingc syllan, bútan he sylf wille that no man need give him anything as purveyance, unless he himself be willing, L. C.

fleswian

(v.)
Grammar
fleswian, p. ede ; pp. ed

To mutterwhispersusurrāre

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To mutter, whisper; susurrāre Mid ðý he ðá geswippre múþe líccetende ǽrend rehte [MS. wrehte] and leáse fleswede when he then told a feigned message with his crafty mouth, and falsely whispered; cum sĭmŭlātam lēgātiōnem ōre astūto volvĕret, Bd. 2, 9;

Franc-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
Franc-ríce, es; n.

The kingdom of the FranksFrancōrum regnum

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The kingdom of the Franks; Francōrum regnum He hæfde ǽrendo sum to Breotone cyningum of Francríce he had an errand to the kings of Britain against the kingdom of the Franks, Bd. 4, 1; S. 565, 1, MS. B: Chr. 1060; Erl. 193, 32

eád-nes

(n.)
Grammar
eád-nes, -nys, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

Happiness, prosperity beatĭtūdo

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Ongan he wurþigan eádnysse and hýrsumnysse he began to esteem happiness and obedience, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 18, 16

scunian

(v.)
Grammar
scunian, sceonian; p. ode.
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to shun, fear, avoid a thing from fear his hatunge fleáh and scunode. Guthl. 19; Gdwin. 76, 16. to be afraid Scunian revereantur, Ps. Spl. T. 69, 2. to detest, abhor Mid áne móde wurð gescunned uni animo detestetur, Chart. Th. 318, 37

ge-bridlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bridlian, -bridligan; p. ode; pp. od [ge-, bridlian to bridle]

To bridlerestrainfrēnāre

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To bridle, restrain; frēnāre He ða gesceafta nú gebridlod [MS. gebridlode] hæfþ he has now bridled the creatures, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 32. Ðæt hí hira mód gebridligen that they bridle their mind, Past. 33, 1; Swt. 215, 7; Hat. MS. 41 a, 8

ge-onbyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-onbyrdan, p. de; pp. ed

To bear against, strive against, resist

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To bear against, strive against, resist Gif he on ðone geonbyrde ðe hine slóg if he strove against him who slew him, L. In. 76; Th. i. 150, 18: L. E. G. 6; Th. i. 170, 13: L. Eth. v. 31; Th. i. 312, 11

Linked entry: ge-ondbyrde

un-clǽnlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-clǽnlíce, adv.

Impurely

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Impurely Swá hwilc man swá Godes weorc clǽnlíce wirceþ, bið écelíce gehealden. Se ðe hit unclǽnlíce wyrceþ, bið áwyrged intó helle, Homl. Ass. 168, 121.

Linked entry: clǽn-líce

be-rǽsan

attack

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Add: to rush upon, attack him on berǽsde irruit super eos, Gen. 14, 15. to rush into (extremes) Berǽst on ungemetlice cuéminge inordinate ad mollitiem rapitur, Past. 143, 6.

fǽran

to terrify

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Add: to terrify Ðæt swá egesige ðá ofermódan ðæt ðá eáðmódan tó swíðe ne fǽre (ut timidis non augeatur metus), Past. 453, 19. [v. N. E. D. fear, vb.] to take by surprise, seize quickly (?) Uulfes férende lupi rapaces, Mt. L. 7, 15

for-dician

(v.)
Grammar
for-dician, for-dícian; p. ode

To barricade

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To barricade, block up a path wilnað ðæt ús ðone weg fordíkige (-dícige, v. l.), ðæt wé ne mægen ástígan iter ascensionis abscidit, Past. 361, 4.

rǽding-grád

(n.)
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Þonne þæder geclypod cume . . . ætforan þám bisceope and þám preósthírede, þonne ástrecce hine on eorðan ætforan þám rǽdinggráde (ante absidam). Cf. absidam grece sedem episcopalem; ante absida, ante sedem episcope, Ld. Gl.

Linked entry: grad

scirpan

(v.)
Grammar
scirpan, to clothe.
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Þá þá wæs eallinga eft scyrped vestitus, 343, 19. to equip for a journey hine hám wel scyrpan wolde, Bd. 5, 19; Sch. 659, 25

spendan

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Þám spédigum gedafenað þæt spende and dǽle; ðám wǽdlan gedafenað þæt gebidde for ðane dǽlere, Hml. Th. ii. 256, 32. Add

níd-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
níd-þearf, e; f.

necessityinevitablenessnecessityconstraintneeda necessary thingwhat a person needsneeddistresstroublea necessary business

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wirþ swá earm ðæt næfþ furþum ða neódþearfe áne ( fit ut necessariis egeat ), ðæt is wist and wǽda; wilnaþ ðonne ðære neádþearfe, næs ðæs anwealdes, Bt. 33, 2; Fox 124, 15-18.

ge-cnáwan

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Heó helode hire nebb, þæt hig ne mihte gecnáwan ( ne agnosceretur ), Gen. 38, 15. Gif þú nú sweotole gecnáwan miht ðá anlícnessa þǽre gesǽlþe, ðonne is þearf ꝥ ic þé hí selfe getǽce, Bt. 33, 1; F. 118, 35.

wíf

(n.)
Grammar
wíf, es; n.

a womana female persona being in the form of a womana married womana wife

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Wé lǽraþ ðæt ǽnig cristen mann . . . ne gewífie . . . on ðæs wífes nédmágan ðe sylf ǽr hæfde . . . ná má wífa ðonne án hæbbe, and dæt beó his beweddode wíf, L. C. E. 7; Th. i. 364, 21-28.

Linked entry: BRÝD

tweógan

(v.)
Grammar
tweógan, tweón; p. tweóde.
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hine hét ðæt ne tweóde, ac ðæt wǽre ánrǽd, Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 30, 7. Ðá ðæt folc ongan tweógan on heora heortan, Blickl. Homl. 143, 8. Tó tweónne nutabundum, Hpt. Gl. 459, 5. Tuígendi anceps, Wrt. Voc. ii. 100, 40. Tweógende, 7, 2.

Linked entries: tuáes tweón twiógan

a-wierdan

(v.)

to corruptcorrumpere

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to corrupt; corrumpere He awiert ðæt mód corrumpit animum, Past. 53, 5