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fóre-bétan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-bétan, p. -bétte; pp. -béted [fóre before, full, entire; bétan to make amends]

To make full amends to or for anyone or anythingcompensāre prō ălĭquo

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To make full amends to or for anyone or anything; compensāre prō ălĭquo Ládige mid his mágan, ðe fǽhþe móton mid-beran, oððe fórebétan let him clear himself with his kinsmen, who must bear the feud with him, or make full amends for it, L. Eth. ix. 23

Linked entry: fór-bétan

wel-hǽwen

(adj.)
Grammar
wel-hǽwen, adj.

Beautifully blue

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Beautifully blue Ðæt bleóh ðæs welhǽwnan iacintes bið betera ðonne ðæs blácan carbuncules coerulei coloris hyacinthus praefertur pallenti carbunculo Past. 52; Swt. 411, 28

ge-betron

(adj.)
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Cf. betera as substantive ?) witon wel hwæt byð lamentum, Angl. viii. 313, 12

Linked entry: betera

ǽ-lǽrende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ǽ-lǽrende, part.

Teaching the lawlegem docens

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Teaching the law; legem docens Siððan him nǽnig wæs ǽlǽrendra óðer betera since there was none other of those teaching the law better than he. Elen. Kmbl. 1009; El. 506

blác

(adj.)
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Ðæt bleoh ðæs welhǽwnan iacintes bið betera ðonne ðæs blácan carbuncules coerulei coloris hyacinthus praefertur pallenti carbunculo, Past. 411, 29. (Cf. seó bláce blegen carbunculus. v. blegen) Add

carbunculus

(n.)
Grammar
carbunculus, gen. carbuncules; m.
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A carbuncle On gimma gecynde carbunculus bið diórra ðonne iacintus, and swáðeáh ðæt bleóh ðæs iacintes bið betera ðonne ðæs carbuncules; forðǽm . , . ðeáh ðe ðæt gecynd ðæs carbuncules hine úp áhebbe, his blióh hine gescent, Past. 411, 27-32

lyft-wynn

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:-- Ús bóceras beteran secgað lengran lyftwynna ; þis is lǽne dream, wommun áwyrged, Exod. 531. Add

tengan

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'Noldon wé efstan ... gif wé tó beteran lífe ne becómon ...' Betwux þǽre tihtinge hí tengdon forð, Hml. S. 34, 234. Add

á ðe

Grammar
á ðe, á ðý

Ever theunquam eo

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Á ðý betera ever the better, Bt. 13; Fox 38, 9

þeód-stefn

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-stefn, es; m.
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A stock, people Betere is tó geblídanne ánne dæg mid ðé, ðonne óðera on þeódstefnum þúsend mǽla, Ps. Th. 83, 10. Cf, leód-stefn

híred-cúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
híred-cúþ, adj.

Familiardomestic

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Familiar, domestic Betere ys þincg híredcúþ beón gewanud þænne sáwle hǽle forwyrþan melius est rem familiarem minui quam animę salutem perire, Scint. 203, 13

líft

(n.)
Grammar
líft, lýft

a grantallowance

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a grant, allowance Ús bóceras beteran secgaþ lengran lýft wynna learned men tell us of a better and longer grant of joys, Cd. 169; Th. 211, 24; Exod. 531

Linked entry: lýft

þúsend-mǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
þúsend-mǽle, (?); adj.

A thousand eacha thousand

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Betere is tó gebídanne ánne dæg mid ðé ðonne óðera on þeódstefnum þúsendmǽla, Ps. Th. 83, 10

Linked entry: -mǽle

heard-sǽlig

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Hwílum gebyrede ðám heardsǽlgan (-sǽlegum, v. l.) ꝥ him wǽre betere ꝥ hé bearn næfde ðonne hé hæfde carentem liberis infortunio dixit esse felicem, Bt. 81, 1; F. 112, 20. Add:

ídel-gilp

(n.)
Grammar
ídel-gilp, es; n. m ?
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Is betere ðæt mon lǽte sume hwíle weaxan ðæt ídelgielp inanis gloriae lentalione fatigantur . . Tolerandum est, ut. . interim arrogantia crescat, Past. 457, 19-23

gifa

(n.)
Grammar
gifa, gyfa, giefa, geofa, an; m.

A giverbestowerdatorlargitor

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A giver, bestower; dator, largitor Me þincþ betere ðæt ic forléte ða gyfe and folgyge ðam gyfan it seems to me better to leave the gift and follow the giver, Shrn. 176, 19

Linked entries: giefa gefa geofa gyfa

slota

(n.)
Grammar
slota, an; m.

A bit, morsel bucella a small piece

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A bit, morsel Betere ys slota (cf. bite, Kent. Gl. 587) drýge mid blisse ðænne hús full mettum mid sace melior est bucella sicca cum gaudio quam domus plena victimis cum iurgio Scint. 153, 12

Linked entry: sloca

on-lúcan

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Add Ðonne seó cest bið onlocen, þonne cymeð ðǽr upp wunderlic stenc, Shrn. 67, 27. add Hé ús má onlýhð, nú ús bóceras beteran secgað, lengran lyftwynna, Exod. 529. Se Wísdóm wordhord onleác. Met. 6, 1

un-tólǽtendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-tólǽtendlíce, incessantly.
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Dial. 2, 8' substitute Manie men untólǽtendlíce (unáblinnendlíce, v.l.) wǽron gelaðode tó staðole beteran lífes mid þǽre ylcan mǽrðe his hlísan multos ad statum vitae melioris ipso opinionis ejus praeconio indesinenter vocari, Gr. D. 117, 23

hál-wendnes

(n.)
Grammar
hál-wendnes, -ness, e; f.

Salubrity

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Salubrity Hibernia ge on brǽdo his stealles ge on hálwendnesse ge on smyltnysse lyfta is betere mycle ðonne Breotone land Hibernia et latitudine sui status et salubritate ac serenitate aerum multum Brittaniæ præstat, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 29