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bysmerian

(v.)
Grammar
bysmerian, bysmrian, bismrian, bismærian, bysmorian, bysmrigan, to bismrienne, bysmrigenne; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [bismer, bysmer mockery, blasphemy]
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Ne lǽt bysmrian banan mancynnes ða ðín lof beraþ let not the murderers of men revile those who bear thy praise, Andr. Kmbl. 2587; An. 1295. Bysmeredon hie bútú ætgædere they reviled us both together, Rood Kmbl. 95; Kr. 48: Andr. Kmbl. 1923; An. 964.

geond

(prep.)
Grammar
geond, giond; prep. acc.

Through, throughout, over, as far as, among, in, after, beyondper, trans, inter, post, ultraκατά

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Geond ða þeóda among the people, Andr. Kmbl. 49; An. 25. Módes snyttru seów and sette geond sefan manna he sowed and set the wisdom of mind in the minds of men, Exon. 17 b; Th. 41, 30; Cri. 663.

ge-swincfull

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Ox. 1115. that requires effort, energy, &c. active (not contemplative) Ðás twá geswustru hæfdon getácnunge ðises andweardan lífes and ð æs écan . . . Ǽgðer líf is herigendlic, ac þæt án is swá ðeáh geswincful, Hml. Th. ii. 442, 34.

springan

(v.)
Grammar
springan, p. sprang, pl. sprungon; pp. sprungen

To springto leapboundto burst forth, of a fluid to spirt, of sparks, etc., to fly to grow as a plantto rise as the sunto move as a spring movesto spreadbe diffusedto spring as blood from a woundto spring as waterto burstcrack

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Kmbl. 13, 5. to rise as the sun, cf. spring II:-- Up sprungenre sunnan sole orto, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 6. to move as a spring moves Þeáh ðú teó hwelcne boh ofdúne tó ðære eorþan, swá ðú hine álǽtst, swá sprincþ hé up.

Linked entry: sprincan

mearcian

(v.)
Grammar
mearcian, to mark, <b>mearcian</b> to fix bounds. [These may be taken together; cf. mearc.]
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betokens trouble; the Latin is: Tricare qui se uiderit, anxietatem significat, Lch. iii. 210, 31. where an object is placed at a spot that the spot may be identified afterwards, to mark a place with something Hé mearcode ðá stówe (v. mearc; ), Hml.

be-fóran

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
be-fóran, l. be-foran, and add:

in the presence ofin front of an object a-head ofover againstbeforein advance of:into the presence ofbeforein advance

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¶combined with ǽr :-- God hit wát eall beforan, ǽr hit gewyrþe, Bt. 41, 3; F. 248, 28. Wæs hé beforan ær þá þreó gear gecrístnod, Bl. H. 215, 35. Swá Antecríst ǽr beforan dyde, 95, 3. Eal hé ꝥ ǽr beforan on onlíc weorc áteáh, 215, 5

hróðor

(n.)
Grammar
hróðor, es; m.

Solacecomfortbenefitpleasure

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Solace, comfort, benefit, pleasure Ic ðé Andreas onsende tó hleó and tó hróðre I will send Andrew to you to protect and comfort you, Andr. Kmbl. 221; An. 111: 1133; An. 567.

seofon

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
seofon, syfon ; when used without a following noun it is declined, nom. , acc. seofone; g. seofona; d. seofonum.
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A.: seofona, Lind.: siofun, Rush.) óðre gástas, Mt. Kmbl. 12, 45. without a following noun Ðá nam se þridda hig, and swá ealle seofone (-ene, MS. A.: seofono, Lind.: ða siofune, Rush.), Lk. Skt. 20, 31. Ealle seofon (-en, MS. A.: -an, MS.

Linked entries: seofan sibun

ge-cuman

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Add: to move to an object, to reach by moving His cræft . gecymð on ǽlcere ǽdre, Bt. 34, 11; F. 152, 1. Ðæt heáfod gecymð on ðǽre eorðan caput sese ad terram declinat, Past. 133, 2.

hǽr

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Add: a hair Hér pilus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 40. a human hair, hair of a person's head Hér (capillus) of heófde iówrum ne bid forloren, Lk. R. L. 21, 18. Ꝥ fýr heora ne æthrán, ne furþum án hǽr heora heáfdes, Hml. S. 30, 454.

hǽmed

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Gl. 525, 13) lenocinia (spreto spousali peplo blanda procorurn lenocinia conternnens, Ald. 76, 9), 5245. ¶ a marriage feast; nuptiae :-- Of hǽmdum ł of brýdlðpurn de nuptis, Jn. p. i. 3. Tó ðǽrn færmum ł hǽmdum ad nubtias, 2, 2. <b>I a.

be-clýsan

to closeshut what is open to closeput an end toto shut up in a place

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Mid beclýsedum eágum, 408, 22. to close, put an end to:-- Þænne beclýsþ dæg dimnyss nyhta cum clauserit diem caligo noctium, Hy. S. 3, 1. to shut up in a place Beclýsde includit, An. Ox. 3148.

eorþ-styrung

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-styrung, -stirung, e; f.

An earth-stirring, earthquake terræ mótus

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An earth-stirring, earthquake; terræ mótus Eorþstyrung fela burhga ofhreas . . . þreóttyne byrig þurh eorþ-styrunge afeóllon an earthquake has overthrown many cities ... thirteen cities fell through an earthquake, Homl. Th. i. 608, 27, 29: 244, 17.

geleáf-hlystend

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Substitute: One who is being instructed in the faith before baptism, a catechumen, a candidate for baptism Geleáfhlystendes catacumini, i. audientis, An. Ox, 2207.

Linked entry: hlystend

gold

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Add: gold in the ground Se forma gítsere þe ǽrest þá eorþan ongan delfan æfter golde, Bt. 15; F. 48, 23. gold as a form of wealth Hwǽr cóm ꝥ unmǽte gestreón goldes and seolfres, Bl. H. 99, 28.

stíþ

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Add Stíð sleándre slecge rigida tundentis mallei (durities), An. Ox. 11, 69. On stíþre hǽran licgende, Hml. S. 31, 1351. add: of personal qualities or things personified Stíþ dira (ferocitas ), An. Ox. 2208.

fær

(n.)

goingpassinga going awaya journeycoursea voyagea marchan expeditionenterprisea passagethoroughfareroadentrancecarriagevessela troopa crewfareproceedings

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A. 104, 70. a means of transport, carriage, vessel Æt hýðe stód hringedstefna, ísig and útfús, æðelinges fær, B. 33.

Linked entry: færbu

ge-hwirfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hwirfan, ge-hweorfan.
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D. ii. 66, 21. with acc. to exchange Wulfríc hit siððan æt him gehwyrfde mid ðám ðe him gecwémre wæs, C. D. iii. 291, 21. intrans. To return to a place, occupation, &amp;amp;c.

Linked entry: ge-hweorfan

lust

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Ne lyse me nú þæs; ac gyf hyt mé ǽfre on lust becymi I do not desire it, but if ever it becomes a desire to me, Solil. H. 36, 16. ¶ in a bad sense, greed: — Ús þurh þíne lust and gítsunga onscunian sceal Scippend, Bt. 7, 5; F. 24, 5. <b>II a.

ge-frége

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-frége, adj.

Knowncelebratedfamousnōtuscĕlĕberfāmōsus

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Known, celebrated, famous; nōtus, cĕlĕber, fāmōsus Lǽt ðé on gemyndum hú ðæt manegum wearþ fira gefrége keep in thy mind how that was known among many men, Andr. Kmbl. 1921; An. 963 : 2240; An. 1121