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burg-stal

(n.)
Grammar
burg-stal, -stól, es; m. [burg = beorg, beorh a hill, stal a place, seat, dwelling]
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A hill-seat, dwelling on a hill; sedes super collem vel clivum. Cot. 209. The name of places built on a hill, as Burstall in Suffolk, Borstall in Kent and Oxfordshire, etc

Linked entry: beorh-stal

seócan

(v.)
Grammar
seócan, p. <b>seác.</b>
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To be ill Þysum cnihte seócendum (aegrotanti) and forneáh tó his ænde gelǽddum, Gr. D. 338, 24

fóre-sáwe

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-sáwe, 2nd sing. p. of fóre-seón.

foresawest ⬩ prævĭdisti

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foresawest; prævĭdisti, Ps. Th. 138, 2;

lácnung

(n.)
Grammar
lácnung, lǽcnung (v. sealf-lǽcnung), e; f.

Healing ⬩ cure ⬩ remedy ⬩ medicine

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Healing, cure, remedy, medicine Lácnung medicamen, R. Ben: medicamentum, Hpt. Gl. 478. On gódan lǽce biþ gelang seóces mannes lácnung the sick man's cure depends on a good doctor, L. Pen, 1; Th. ii. 278, 4. Ða hé gehǽlde ðe lácnunga beþorftun eos qui

Linked entry: lǽcnung

for-seárian

(v.)
Grammar
for-seárian, p. ode; pp. od [seárian to sear]

To dry up ⬩ wither ⬩ arēre ⬩ arescĕre

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To dry up, wither; arēre, arescĕre Ic forseárige āreo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 2; Som. 28, 44. Se líchama gewyrþeþ to duste and forseáraþ the body turns to dust and withers, Basil admn. 8; Norm. 50, 17: Homl. Th. ii. 92, 3. Adruwode oððe forseárode swá swá blýwnys

for-sewen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-sewen, pp. of for-seón.

despised

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despised, Ps. Lamb. 118, 141;

Linked entry: -sewen

a-sóht

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-sóht, pp. of a-sécan.

sought out ⬩ searched

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sought out, searched,Bd. 1, 27, resp. 8; S. 496, 8 ;

deóful-seócnys

(n.)
Grammar
deóful-seócnys, -nyss

devil-sickness

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devil-sickness, Mt. Bos. 8, 33: 11, 18

deófol-seócnes

(n.)
Grammar
deófol-seócnes, deóful-seócnes, deófel-seócnes,deófol-seóc-ness , deófol-seóc-nyss, e; f.

Devil sickness, possession with the devil ⬩ dæmŏnium = δαιμόκιoν

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Devil sickness, possession with the devil; dæmŏnium = δαιμόκιoν Deófolseócnessa us synd on ðínum naman underþeódde dæmŏnia subjiciuntur nobis in nomĭne tuo, Lk. Bos. 10, 17. Sumne we gesáwo on ðínum naman deófolseócnessa útadrífende vidĭmus quemdam in

Linked entries: deófel-seócnys deóful-seócnys feónd

for-sáwon

(v.)
Grammar
for-sáwon, p. pl. of for-seón.

rejected ⬩ despised

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rejected, despised, Elen. Kmbl. 2633; El. 1318;

for-ségon

(v.)
Grammar
for-ségon, p. pl. of for-seón.

despised ⬩ rejected ⬩ renounced

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despised, rejected, renounced, Elen. Kmbl. 778; El. 389;

un-áséðendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áséðendlíc, (-sédendlíc? v. sédan); adj.

Insatiable

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Insatiable Unáséðendlíc insaturabilis, Kent. Gl. 471. Unáséðenlíc insatiabilis, 522: 1031: insaturabilis, 1087

Linked entry: á-séðendlic

be-settan

(v.)
Grammar
be-settan, p. -sette, pl. -setton; pp. -seted, -sett; v. a. [be by, settan to set]

To BESET, set near, appoint, to place, own, posess ⬩ circumdare, collocare, ponere

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To BESET, set near, appoint, to place, own, posess; circumdare, collocare, ponere Seó cwén ða róde héht mid eorcnanstánum besettan [MS. besetton] the queen commanded them to beset the cross with jewels, Elen. Kmbl. 2049; El. 1026. Ic ðé mægene besette

Linked entry: bi-settan

brego-stól

(n.)
Grammar
brego-stól, breogo-stól, es; m. [brego
a ruler, prince, king;
stól
a stool, seat, throne
]

a ruler, prince, king; ⬩ a stool, seat, throne ⬩ A prince's stool or chair, a throne, a prince's dominion, kingdom ⬩ principis sella, thronus, regnum

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A prince's stool or chair, a throne, a prince's dominion, kingdom; principis sella, thronus, regnum He him gesealde bold and bregostól he gave him a habitation and a princely seat, Beo. Th. 4398; B. 2196: 4729; B. 2370.

Linked entry: breogo-stól

el-reord

(adj.)
Grammar
el-reord, ell-reord, æl-, sell-, eall-; adj.

Foreign-speaking, barbarous ⬩ barbărus

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Foreign-speaking, barbarous; barbărus Wǽron heó mid elreordre dysignesse onbláwne inflāti ĕrant barbăra stultĭtia, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 13: 1, 5; S. 4. 76, 11: 1, 14; S. 482, 12: Ps. Surt. 113, 1

Linked entries: æll-reord æl-reord eall-reord ell-reord ell-reordig el-riord el-reordig -reord

for-súgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-súgan, p. -seág, pl. -sugon; pp. -sogen [súgan to suck]

To suck or draw out ⬩ exsūgere

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To suck or draw out; exsūgere Wið forsogenum magan oððe aþundenum for a drawn out or puffed up stomach, L. M. 2, 7; Lchdm. ii. 186, 17

fleá

Grammar
fleá, Strong and weak forms occur of which the former seem the older
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Fleáh, flę́h pulix Txts. 88, 813. Hine byton lýs and lyftene gnættas and eác swylce fleán, Hex. 24, 31. Hwí ne lufast þú flæá (pulices) ?, Solil. H. 16, 7. Take II under fleáh albugo; with I take fleó in Dict., and add;

a-seted

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-seted, -sett

set ⬩ placed ⬩ stored ⬩ built

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set, placed, stored, built,Beo. Th. 1338; B. 667: Mt. Bos. 3, 10;

for-syhþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-syhþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-seón.

despises

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despises, Lk. Bos. 9, 26;

forþ-asendan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-asendan, p. -sende; pp. -sended, -send

To send forth ⬩ emittĕre

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To send forth; emittĕre Binnan þrým dagum he mæg ðone migþan forþasendan within three days he may send forth the urine, Herb. 7, 3; Lchdm. i. 98, 8. Forþasend emissus, Greg. Dial. 1, 12

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