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brycg

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Æt þǽre brycge (brycg, v. l. ), Ors. 6, 30 ; S. 282, 26. Bricge gesihð carleáste getácnað, Lch. iii. 210, 5.

sand

(n.)
Grammar
sand, es; n.

sand, gravel sand by the sea, sands, sea-shore

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Sume men secgen ðæt seó eá síe eást irnende on ðæt sond, and ðonne besince eft on ðæt sand, and ðǽr néh síe eft flówende up of ðám sande, Ors. 1. 1; Swt. 12, 20-23.

fýren

composed of fire on fire, flaming, burning.bearing fireburning, red-hot

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Add:: composed of fire Án fýren hring globus ignis Ors. 5, 10; S. 234, 3. Blódig regn and fýren, Bl. H. 93, 3. 'Send mé þínne engel on fýrenum wolcne' . . . Fýren wolc[n] ástáh of heofonum, 245, 30.

ofer-faran

(v.)

To pass, go offto pass, crossto pass through, traverseto pass throughto pass through, penetrateto come upon, come across, meet with

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Ðá gebeótode án his þegna ðæt hé mid sunde ða eá oferfaran wolde, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 72, 29: Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 9. Ne ða ebban foldes mearce oferfaran móton, Met. 11, 70. to pass through, traverse Hí forþ oferfóran folcmǽro land, Cd.

Linked entry: ofer-féran

on-wealh

(adj.)
Grammar
on-wealh, -walh; adj.

Whole, entiresound, uninjured, uncorruptedwhole, entire

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Heó onwealg on hiere onwalde æfter þurhwunade regnat incolumis, Ors. 2, 1; Swt. 62, 23. Wæs hyre mægdenhád onwalg, Exon. Th. 87, 6; Cri. 1421. Ðæt gecyndelíce gewitt biþ anwalg untósliten, Past. 52, 2; Swt. 405, 5.

Linked entries: an-wealh -wealg

smeoru

(n.)
Grammar
smeoru, smeru (o, a), wes; n.

Fat, grease, suet, tallow adeps, arvina, unctura grease, fat, butter

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Eal ðæt smeru hig forbærndon Lev. 8, 25. [ Smeredd sallfedd þurrh nan eorþliȝ smere Orm. 13244.]

Linked entries: smera smeru

spédig

(adj.)
Grammar
spédig, adj.

having good speedprosperoushaving meanswealthyopulentrich in material wealthrich inabounding inabundantcopiouspowerfuluber, efficax, brevis

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Th. 107, 3; Gen. 1783. having means, wealthy, opulent, rich in material wealth Hé wæs swýðe spédig man on ðǽm ǽhtum ðe heora spéda on beóþ, ðæt is, on wildrum, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 8. Ic ne eom swá spédig (dives) ðæt ic mǽge bicgean mé wín, Coll.

ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
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Ðæt hé hié ymb ðæt ríce gesémde, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 114, 17: Salm. Kmbl. 505; Sal. 253. Hí sendon ǽrendracan ymbe frið, Ors. 3, 11; Swt. 142, 2. Hig dydon ymbe hyne (in ei ) swá hwæt swá nig woldon. Mt. Kmbl. 17, 12.

muud-bora

(n.)
Grammar
muud-bora, an; m.

one who can give protection (mund)protectorpatronguardianadvocatea guardian

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Homl. 169, 17: (God ), Exon. 40b; Th. 134, 25; Gū. 514: 8a; Th. 2, 33; Cri. 28. to angels or saints Tó ðæm heáhengle Michaele, swá tó ðæm getreówestan mundboran, Blickl.

swápan

(v.)
Grammar
swápan, p. sweóp; pp. swápen
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To sweep, trans, To sweep with a brush (lit. or metaph.) Ic swápe uerro, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Zup. 169, 14. Ic sweóp gást mínne scopebam spiritum meum, Ps.

á-bǽdan

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S. 23b, 130. where the object is something due, a tax, or the like Ic him álýfde alle nédbáde tuégra sceopa, ðá de ábǽdde beóð from ðaem nédbáderum, C. D. i. 114, 20.

ge-licgan

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R. 5, 3. to assume a prostrate or recumbent position Benedictus eóde tó ðæs cnapan líce, and ðǽr on uppon gelæg, Hml.

tó-glídan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-glídan, p. -glád; pp. -gliden

To glide in different directions,glide awayto be dissipated, dispersed, dispelled, to disappear, vanish, pass awayto fall to pieces,collapseto slip away

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Kmbl. 156; El. 78. metaph. of pain, care, or the like Sele drincan, sóna ðæt sár tóglít. Lchdm. ii. 356, 21. Ðenden him hyra torn tóglíde. Exon. Th. 345, 3; Gn. Ex. 182.

gód

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Ox. 18 b, 35. with reference to a purpose or effect. adapted to an end, useful, suitable Sió biþ gód tó dolhsealfe, Lch. ii. 92, 27. Blód lǽtan móna gód ys, iii. 184, 11, and often.

mód

(n.)
Grammar
mód, es; n.

the inner manthe spiritual as opposed to the bodily part of manspiritsoulmindsoulheartspiritminddispositionmoodCouragehigh spiritPridearroganceGreatnessmagnificencepride

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Hé wæs on swá micle ofermétto ástigen efferatus superbia, Ors. 6, 9; Swt. 264, 8. Næs mé for móde it was not from pride in me, 28 b; Th. 87, 22; Cri. 1429. Him se mǽra mód getwǽfde, bælc forbígde, Cd. 4; Th. 4, 14; Gen. 53.

teóna

(n.)
Grammar
teóna, an; m.
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Homl. 33, 24: Ors. 1, 11; Swt. 50, 12. Gé ne ongitaþ hú micelne teónan gé dóþ Gode eówrum sceppende nec intelligitis quantam conditori vestro faciatis injuriam, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 31.

Linked entry: teóne

ERIAN

(v.)
Grammar
ERIAN, erigan, erigean, to erianne, eríganne, erigenne; part, erigende; p. ede; pp. ed; v. a.

To plough, EAR iărāre

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Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 31. Era mid ðínum oxan plough with thine ox. Prov. Kmbl. 67. Hit is tíma to erigenne [eriganne MS. D.] tempus est ărandi, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Som. 25, 17. Me is to erigenne [erianne MS. D.] ărandum esi mĭhi, 24; Som. 25, 19.

Linked entry: ærian

irming

(n.)
Grammar
irming, es ; m.

A poormeanwretchedmiserable persona wretch

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Ðá ða iermingas ðe ðǽr tó láfe wurdon út of ðǽm holan crupon ðe heó on lutedan when the wretched people that remained crept out of the holes that they had lurked in, Ors. 2, 8; Swt. 92, 29.

Linked entries: earming erming

land-hláford

(n.)
Grammar
land-hláford, es; m.

a land-lord

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Healde se landhláford ðæt forstolene orf óþ ðæt se ágenfrigea ðæt geácsige let the lord keep the stolen cattle until the owner get to hear of it, L. Edg. S. 11; Th. i, 276, 14: L. Eth. i. 3; Th. 1. 282, 27.

Linked entry: hláford

meolc

(n.)
Grammar
meolc, meoluc, milc, e; f.

Milk

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Ða rícostan men drincaþ myran meolc, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 20, 17. Is ðæt eálond welig on meolcum dives lactis insula (Hibernia), Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 40. Wyl on meolcum boil in milk, L. M. 2, 65; Lchdm. ii. 296, 19.

Linked entry: milc