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BRYCE

(n.)
Grammar
BRYCE, brice, es; m. [brycst, bricst, pres. of brúcan
to use, enjoy
]

to use, enjoyUse, service, the occupation or exercise of a thing, profit, advantage, fruitusus, ministerium, commodum

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Th. ii. 460, 28. God híg gesceóp eallum mannum to brice quæ creavit Deus in ministerium cunctis gentibus, Deut. 4, 19. Bryce commodum, Cot. 59. Lǽnes landes bryce fructus, Cot. 92

Linked entries: brice bríce bróce

of-sleán

(v.)

to kill or wound by a blow, to kill, slayto slay

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Eth. 21; Th. i. 8, 3. Ofsleahþ, 6; Th. i. 4, 6. Ofslehþ, 7; Th. i. 4, 9. Gif hwâ his cild ofslihþ tó deáþe, L. M. I. P. 8 ; Th. ii. 268, I. Se gerêfa nyste hwæt hié wǽron, and hiene mon ofslôg, Chr. 787; Erl. 56, 15.

Linked entry: of-gesleán

tapor

(n.)
Grammar
tapor, (-er, -ur); m.

A taper; also the wick of a lamp

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Th. ii. 474, 24. Taporas cereos, Germ. 395, 72. Taperas, Lchdm. iii. 202, 4

Linked entries: tapor-berend teaper

ge-faran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-faran, p. fór; pl. -fóron, -fóran; pp. faren.

To goproceedreach by goingarriveireproficiscimeareto departdieto proceedget onfareTo get by goingexperienceoccupyreachobtaingo against

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Ic wisce ðæt ic eft forlidennesse gefare I wish that I may again suffer shipwreck, Th. Apol. 12, 10 : 21, 19. Ðænne gefærþ he sige on ǽghwylcum gefeohte then shall he obtain victory in every battle, H. R. 17, 10.

Linked entry: ge-fór

dígle

(adj.)
Grammar
dígle, dégle, diégle, deigle, deágol, dǽg-, dég-, deóg-, dióg-, díg- dýg-ol (-el), deáhle, díhle; adj.
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Díglum heolstrum clanculis (i. occultis) latebris, An. Ox. 4211. Díhlum dimhofum latebrosis (i. intimis) latibulis, 819. Of ðǽm díglum de obstrusis (pharetrae latibulis), Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 68: ii. 26, 28.

geára

(adv.)
Grammar
geára, adv. [gen. pl. of geár a year]

YOREformerlyof oldlong sinceonceōlimantīquĭtusquondam

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Ic þeódenmádmas geára forgeáfe I princely treasures gave of old, Cd. 22; Th. 26, 21; Gen. 410. Ðú on geóguþfeore geára gecwǽde thou in youthful life long since didst say, Beo. Th. 5322; B. 2664 : Ps. Th. 73, 12 : 80, 10 : 104, 6 : 118, 152.

lang-fǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
lang-fǽre, adj.

Lastingenduringold

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Lasting, enduring, old Nánwuht nis langfǽres on ðís andweardan lífe there is nothing lasting in this present life, Bt. 38, 2; Fox 198, 6. On langfǽre ylde bet hé déþ at an advanced age he will do better, Lchdm. iii. 188, 26.

Linked entries: leng-fǽrra -fǽre

ge-hwæðer

(pronoun.)
Grammar
ge-hwæðer, pron.

Botheacheitheruterquepromiscuus

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He biþ him self gehwæðer fæder and sunu it is to itself both father and son, Exon. 61 a; Th. 224, 12; Ph. 374. Se willa béga gehwæðres ge . . . ge . . . her will in both respects both . . . and . . . Elen. Kmbl. 1925; El. 964 : Beo.

Linked entry: ge-hwæðeres

sige-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
sige-leás, adj.
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<b>Ia.</b> of an expedition, unattended by victory :-- Sigeleásne síð, Exon. Th. 120, 17 ; Gú. 273. <b>Ib.</b> of a song, that tells of defeat :-- Gehýrdon galan Godes andsacan sigeleásne sang, Beo. Th. 1578 ; B. 787

yfelsian

(v.)
Grammar
yfelsian, p. ode
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Voc. ii. 73, 21. In the Northern Gospels the same Latin verb is translated by the following forms Ebalsas (hefalsaþ, Rush.) blasphemat, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 9, 3. Ebolsas (heofolsaþ, Rush.), Mk. Skt. Lind. 2, 7. Ebolsas (eofolsas, Rush.), 3, 29.

Linked entry: eofulsian

camp

(n.)
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Jellinghaus s. v. kamp, a word in place names, which is almost exclusively Saxon and Frisian &#39;Der kamp ist ein eingefriedigter als Ackerland, Weide, Wiese oder Holzung dienender grösserer Landfleck.&#39; See also Midd. Flur. s.v. camp.

fóre-gleáw

Grammar
fóre-gleáw, fore-gleáw (for-)

fore-seeingfore*-*knowingpropheticprovidentprudent

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I. 108, 16) on his gebodum sit in imperiis suis providus, R. Ben. 121, 15. Tó ǽfengereordunga lambes foregleáwes (providi), Hy. S. 82, 3

ge-witleást

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Add: cf. ge-witleas; <b>I a</b> Wið gewitleáste, ꝥ is wið deófulseócnesse, Lch. i. 248, 3. 1. cf. ge-witleás; 1 His wífes gewitleást (cf. þú sprǽce swá swá án stunt wíf, 452, 31), Hml. Th. ii. 456, 4. Gewitleást vechordia, Hy.

Linked entry: wit-leást

hrǽcan

(v.)
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<b>I a.</b> with dat. of what is expectorated :--- trans. To spit blood, &amp;c., Lch. i. 142, 1 (in Dict.). Swá hwæt swá man n

ge-smyrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-smyrian, -smirian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [smyrian to smear]

To smearanointungĕre

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Ðæt híg sín gesmirode on ðam and hira handa gehálgode ut ungantur in ea et consecrentur mănus eōrum, Ex. 29, 29. Ðæt nǽfre ne afúlaþ ðæt mid hire gesmered biþ that never becomes foul that is anointed with it, Blickl. Homl. 73, 23.

Linked entry: ge-smirian

be-cnyttan

to tie up in a bundleto tie roundsurround with a bondto tieattach with a string,to tie a rope,

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Add: with acc. of what is tied, to tie up in a bundle Ðæt hé Godes gifa ná ne becnytte on ðǽm sceáte his slǽwðe, Past. 59, 15. to tie round, surround with a bond Hí becnytton his swuran mid rápe, Hml.

racu

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Add [Godspel]licere race cwydas euangelicę relationis (i. narrationis) dicta, An. Ox. 169. 'Mid fæsthafelre race ł smeáþancelre trahtnunge tenaci (i. subtili) textu, 192.

ge-medemian

(v.)
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Ben. 107, II. Sý hé gemedemed on stede and on setle, swá swá his gecerrednes sý, 13, I.

CÁF

(adj.)
Grammar
CÁF, comp, ra, re; sup. est, ost; adj.
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Quick, sharp, prompt, nimble, swift; acer, celer, præceps Ðá geseah Iohannes sumne cniht swíðe glæd on móde and on anginne cáf there John saw a certain youth very cheerful in mind and quick in design, Ælfc. T. 33, 17: R. Ben. 7: Fulg. 9.

for-hæfednes

(n.)
Grammar
for-hæfednes, -hæfdnes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Restraintcontinenceabstinencecontĭnentiaabstĭnentia

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On forhæfednysse and on eádmódnysse in continence and in humility, 4, 3; S. 569, 1, 37. Lifde se man his líf on mycelre forhæfdnesse the man lived his life in great continence, 4, 25; S. 599, 28.