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líg-berend

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
líg-berend, <b>líg-berend,</b> es; m.
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AJlame-bearer; flam-miger, Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 9. Líg-berende; adj. Flame-bearing; flam-miger, Wrt. Voc. ii. 36, 52. Substitute:

ge-efenlǽcung

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Deófles bearn, ná þurh gecynd ..., ac ðurh þá geefenlǽcunge, i. 260, 14. Add

lata

(n.)
Grammar
lata, an; m.
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One who is late or slow Ðeáh heó ðæs bearnes lata wǽre though she were late in bearing the child, Blickl. Hom1.163, 8

eafora

(n.)
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Hé bearna strýnde him byras wócan eafora (n. pl. parallel to byras, or gen. pl. parallel to bearna?) and idesa, Gen. 1234. Nǽfre geréfan rǽdaþ þíne eafora yrfe, 2187. Lǽd eaforan þíne, frumgáran þrý, 1333.

acolitus

(n.)

ἀκόλυθος ⬩ A light-bearer ⬩ lucifer ⬩ state ⬩ condition ⬩ ordo ⬩ gradus

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= ἀκόλυθος A light-bearer; lucifer Acolitus is se ðe leóht berþ æt Godes þénungum acolite is he who bears the light at God's services, L. Ælf. P. 34 ; Th. ii. 378, 7 : L. Ælf. C. 14 ; Th. ii. 348, 4. state, condition; ordo, gradus, etc

a-striénan

(v.)
Grammar
a-striénan, -strýnan; p. -strýnde; v. a.

To engender ⬩ procreate ⬩ beget ⬩ gignere

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To engender, procreate, beget; gignere Hie ðá ongunnon bearn astriénan they began then to beget children, Cd. 46; Th. 59, 19; Gen. 966. He bearn astrýnde he begat children, 57; Th. 70, 5; Gen. 1148

eácnung

(n.)
Grammar
eácnung, e; f.

Increase, a conception ⬩ conceptio

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Increase, a conception; conceptio Hú ðú eácnunge onfénge bearnes burh gebyrde how thou didst receive increase through child-bearing, Exon. 9 a; Th. 5, 26; Cri. 75

riht-gesamhíwan

(n.)
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Lbmn. 22, 25) bearn hæbben, and ðonne se wer gewíte. Gif ceorl and his wíf bearn hæbben gemǽne, Ll. Th. i. 126, 1. Cf. riht-híwa

Linked entries: riht-híwa ge-samhíwan

bíme

(n.)
Grammar
bíme, (ié, é, ý), an; f.: bíma; m.?

a trumpet ⬩ a tablet ⬩ billet

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a trumpet (in the first place of wood v. beám: cf. horn) Hefe úp ðíne stefne suá bíme (biéme, v. l. tuba), Past. 91, 20. Béma, Rtl. 5, 14. Býma, Wrt. Voc. i. 73, 58. Béme concha, Txts. 53, 571: barbita, Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 28. Býme salpix, 96, 22. Hlúdstefne

Linked entries: býme beám

á-ládian

(v.)
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Bearn áládiendra filii excussorum, Ps. Vos. 126, 4. Add

féster

(n.)

food ⬩ nourishment

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food, nourishment, foster-, in the compounds féster-bearn, -fæder, -man, -módor

mis-gelimp

(n.)
Grammar
mis-gelimp, es; n.

Mishap ⬩ misadventure

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Mishap, misadventure Hé sende misgelimpu on manna bearn, Wulfst. 211, 30

Linked entry: ge-limp

byrþere

(n.)
Grammar
byrþere, gen. byrþres; m.

to bear, carry ⬩ A bearer, carrier, supporter ⬩ portarius, vespillo, fulcimen

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[ Similar entries beran to bear, carry] A bearer, carrier, supporter; portarius, vespillo, fulcimen Crist ðone wácan assan geceás him to byrþre Christ chose the mean ass for his bearer, Homl. Th. i. 210, 16.

on-fordón

(v.)
Grammar
on-fordón, part.

Destroyed

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Destroyed Bearn onfordónra filios interemptorum, Ps. Lamb. 101, 21. Cf.

Linked entry: for-dón

á-fýsan

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Add: to make eager, inspire with longing Þonne hwylc-um men gelimpeþ ꝥ his fæder gefærþ, ne mæg ꝥ ná beón ꝥ þá bearn langunga nabban æfter þǽm freóndum. Swá wiste úre heofonlica fæder his þá leófan bearn áfýsed æfter him, Bl. H. 131, 28

slíþe

(adv.)
Grammar
slíþe, adv.

Cruelly

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Cruelly Bearn ðara ðe ofslegene slíþe wǽran filios interemtorum Ps. Th. 101, 18

for-búgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-búgan, port, -búgende; p. -beáh, pl. -bugon; impert. -búh, pl. -búgaþ; pp. -bogen; v. trans.

To bend from ⬩ pass by ⬩ decline ⬩ avoid ⬩ shun ⬩ eschew ⬩ recēdĕre ⬩ prætĕrīre ⬩ declīnāre ⬩ evītāre ⬩ devītāre

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To bend from, pass by, decline, avoid, shun, eschew; recēdĕre, prætĕrīre, declīnāre, evītāre, devītāre He mæg forbúgan ða þegnunga he can decline the ministrations, Past. 7, 2; Hat. MS. 12 a. 14: Wald. 25; Vald. 1, 15. Hú man sélost mæg synna forbúgan

ge-ágennud

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ágennud, part. [ágen own]

Adopted ⬩ adoptīvus

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Adopted; adoptīvus Geágennud bearn an adopted child; fīlius adoptīvus, Som. Ben. Lye

swǽrlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
swǽrlíce, (swár-); adv.

of doing or bearing what is painful, grievously ⬩ of sleeping, heavily, ⬩ graviter

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of doing or bearing what is painful, grievously Nán man ne sceal his wífe geneálǽcan, siððan heó mid bearne swǽrlíce gebunden gǽþ, Homl. Th. ii. 324, 21. Hé sceolde hit mid fæstene swárlíce gebétan, Homl.

Linked entry: swárlíce

ge-metfæstlíce

(adv.)
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Þá mágas sceolon ymbe hyra bearn gemetfaestlíce dón ( modeste agere ), Chrd. 109, 23. Add