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on-gægum

(prep.)

towards

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towards Ongægum west towards the west Ch. Th. 70, 18. (?)

ge-bréman

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Substitute for the passage Drihten wolde gebréman and geweorðian þá ludéiscan æfter þǽre wísan þe on ðǽre ealdan ǽbeboden wæs, Hml. A. 152, 18. Nónsanges on ðǽre endebyrdnesse sí gebrémod gebed none eo ordine celebretur oratio, R. Ben. 1. 47, 11

be-bíwan

(v.)

to rub over

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to rub over Þá wæs sóht, hwǽr se lǽce wǽre, þe cúþe wyrtgemang wyrcan, ꝥ sé mihte hine (the dead man) besmyrwian and bebyrwan (-býwan?) cum medicus atque pigmentorius ad aperiendum eum atque condiendum esset quaesitus, Gr. D. 318, 3. (?)

a-hneápan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hneápan, p. -hneóp, pl. -hneópon; pp. -hneápen

To pluck offdecarpere

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To pluck off; decarpere Heó of beáme a-hneóp wæstm biweredne she plucked from the tree the prohibited fruit, Exon. 45 a; Th. 153, 2; Gú. 819

Linked entry: hneápan

deáþ-spere

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-spere, es; n. [spere a spear]

A deadly spearletālis hasta

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A deadly spear; letālis hasta Dol him ne ondrǽdeþ deáþsperu the foolish will not dread the deadly spears, Exon. 102 a; Th. 385, 32; Rä. 4, 53

eás

(n.)

of a river

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of a river On twá healfe ðære eás on the two sides of the river, Chr. 896; Th. 172, 39, col. l; gen. of eá, q. v

fulhtere

(n.)
Grammar
fulhtere, es; m.

A baptizerbaptistbaptista

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A baptizer, baptist; baptista To ðæm dæge Seint Iohannes ðæs fulhteres on the day of Saint John the baptist, L. Ath. i. prm; Th. i. 196, 19

earfeþ-mæcg

(n.)
Grammar
earfeþ-mæcg, es; m.

An unhappy or unfortunate man infortūnātus hŏmo

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An unhappy or unfortunate man; infortūnātus hŏmo Se endestæf earfeþmæcgum weálíc weorþeþ the end to the unfortunate is miserable, Exon. 87 a; Th. 328, 3; Vy. 11

medu-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
medu-rǽden, medu-rǽdenn, e; f.

Strong drinkscellar

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Strong drinks, cellar (in the sense of the liquors contained in it) Rúmheort beón meodorǽdenne liberal with liquors, Exon. 90 a; Th. 339, 3; Gn. Ex. 88

sund-gebland

(n.)
Grammar
sund-gebland, es; n.
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The water's mingling, used of the mere into which Beowulf plunged Se ðe meregrundas mengan scolde, sécan sund*-*gebland, Beo. Th. 2904; B. 1450. Cf. ýð-gebland

cúþ-líce

(adv.)
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Þis folc oncnáwe cúðlíce ꝥ þú eart Dryhten, Hml. S. 18, 130. Cúðlíce geséne cognoscitur, Jn. p. 3, 11. Hé þá tóweardan mannum cydde swá cúðlíce (cf. 62, 17) swá þá andweardan, Guth. 60, 21: Bl. H. 127, 28. Cúðlíce gewissian, Hml. Th. i. 440, 1.

hyð

(n.)
Grammar
hyð, gen. hyððe ; f.

Advantagegainprofitbenefit

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On earmra manna hyððum for the advantage of poor men, L. I. P. 19 ; Th. ii. 328, 11.

Linked entry: hyðe-líc

ge-wemming

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wemming, -wemmincg, e; f.

A corruptionviolationprofanationcorruptio

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A corruption, violation, profanation; corruptio Be reste daga gewemminge with regard to the profanation of sabbaths, Nicod. 10; Thw. 5, 22

Linked entry: wemming

ge-lýhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lýhtan, p. -lýhte; pp. -lýhted, -lýht

To illumine, give light to

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To illumine, give light to He blynde gelýhte he enlightened the blind, St. And. 44, 34 : Nic. 34; Thw. 20, 2

Linked entry: ge-líhtan

drif

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Cf. with passage from Chronicle William of Malmesbury's statement that a contagious fever destroyed more than half the people

dwæscan

(v.)
Grammar
dwæscan, l. dwǽscan, dele 'p. dwæscede,'
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and add Ongunnon hió weorpan wæter and hlýdan, swá þá dóð þe fýr dwǽscað (-eað, v. l. ), Gr. D. 124, 1

forþ-stefn

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Far ofer sǽ, and site on þes scipes forðstefna, ðonne ... þú freónd findest begeondan þǽm sǽ, Lch. iii. 180, 4. Add

on-sǽge

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Láriówas áfeóllun and út gewitun of Angla lande for þǽre geleáfléste þe him þá onsǽge wearð, Cht. Crw. 19, 8. Add

hláf-leást

(n.)
Grammar
hláf-leást, e; f.

Lack of bread

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Lack of bread For ðære hláfleáste ða eorþan ǽton for lack of bread they ate the earth, St. And. 34, 20

limpan

(v.)
Grammar
limpan, p. lamp, pl. lumpon

To befallhappenpertainbelongaffectconcern

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Ðis sind ða landgemǽra ðæs londes ðe lympþ tó Stúre these are the boundaries of the land that belongs to Stour, Cod. Dip. Kmbl, iii. 81, 34. Hú lomp eów on láde what hap was yours by the way? Beo. Th. 3978; B. 1987.