dǽl-ness
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Division, breaking (of bread) On dǽlnise hláfes in fractions panes, Lk. p. 11, 11
offrung-dæg
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The feast of unleavened bread Þá offrungdagas wé ná ne begýmaþ azimas non observamus, An. Ox. 40, 23
wiþer-bersta
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An adversary Ðeáh ðe . . . him an eorðan nǽfre nǽre ǽnig wiðerbresta (v. wiþer-breca, ), Sal. K. 86, 5
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gin-ness
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A gap in time, an interval, break Ginnisse intercapidine, Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 62. Cf. ginian
ge-lýsan
To redeem, loosen, dissolve, break
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To redeem, loosen, dissolve, break Eall his líchama wæs gelýfed all his body was broken, Blickl. Homl. 241, 30
forþ-weaxan
To grow or break forth ⬩ procrescĕre ⬩ prorumpĕre
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To grow or break forth; procrescĕre, prorumpĕre Forþweóx his feóndscipe prorūpit ejus ŏdium, Gr. Dial. 2, 27
tó-berstan
to burst asunder, ⬩ to break (intrans) in two, or in pieces, ⬩ be rent asunder ⬩ to break out in sores, ⬩ to break out
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Th. i. 86, 5. to break out Tóberstaþ erumpunt. Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 8. His brest tobrosten, Chauc. Kn. T. 1833. O. Sax. te-brestan: O. H. Ger. zar-brestan crepare, discrepare: Ger. zer-bersten
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big-swíc
Deceit, guile ⬩ fraus
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Deceit, guile; fraus Bútan brede and bigswíce without fraud and guile, L. Ed. 1; Th. i. 160, 7
hláf-hús
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a house of bread (translation of Beth-lehem) Bethlehem is gereht 'Hláf-hús', Hml. Th. i. 34, 15
hwíte-hláf
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white bread, a white loaf Willa ic gesellan . . . CL. hláfa, L. hwítehláfa, cxx. elrneshláfes, Cht. Th. 474, 26
græfa
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Celtic forms are Bret. grouan gravel: Corn. grow gravel, sand: W. gro pebbles
for-þrǽstan
To entirely bruise ⬩ break ⬩ contĕrĕre
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To entirely bruise, break; contĕrĕre. Ps. Spl. C. 45, 9: 104, 15, 31: 123, 7. Hpt. Gl. 425; 441
sadol
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Hé breác weþera fella for sadole (-ele, v. l.) vervecum pellibus pro sella utebatur, Gr. D. 34, 13. Add
brægen-seóc
Brain-sick ⬩ frantic ⬩ mad
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Brain-sick, frantic, mad Brægenseóc (bregen-, Hpt. Gl. 514, 31) freneticus. An. Ox. 4668. Brægensécne (-seócne, Hpt. Gl. 520, 67) freneticum, 5011
hlǽfþe
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preparation of material for making bread(?) Hláf panis, brád hláf paximatium, daag sparsum, dáges hlǽfþe sparsio, Wrt. Voc. i. 288. 65-68
gebod-scipe
A commandment ⬩ mandātum
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A commandment; mandātum Gif hie brecaþ his gebodscipe if they break his commandment, Cd. 22; Th. 28, 3; Gen. 430
in-standendlíc
Present
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Present, of to-day Hláf úre instondenlíce sel ús tó dæge give us to-day our daily bread, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 6, 11
hláf-gebroc
A fragment of bread
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A fragment of bread Ðara hláfgebroca wæs tó láfe twelf binna fulle of the fragments there remained twelve baskets full, Shrn. 48, 31
hrægel-hús
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Ðá þe on ýtinge farað nimon him bréc of hrægelhúse . . . Sýn eác on hrægelhúse gehealden ǽgðer ge cugelan ge syricas beteran þonne þá þe hý gewunelíce weriað, 91, 1-12