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brecþ

(n.)
Grammar
brecþ, e; pl. nom. >brecþa; f. [brecan
to break
]

to breakA broken state, fracture, used figuratively of mental contrition, grief;fractio, ærumna

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A broken state, fracture, used figuratively of mental contrition, grief; fractio, ærumna Ðæt wæs wrǽc micel wine Scyldinga, modes brecþa that was great wretchedness to the friend of the Scyldings, his mind's griefs, Beo. Th. 344; B. 171

bana

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Add: Used of a weapon with which death is caused Ne wæs ecg bona he was not slain by the edge of the sword, B. 2506. Heardréde hildeméceas tó bonan wurdon falchions were the death of Heardred, 2203

in

(prep.)
Grammar
in, prep.
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Th. i. 88, 13. (1 a) with other sbs. implying time :-- Hé in þá ǽrestan ældu gelufade frécnessa fela, Gú. 80. (1 b) with processes occupying time :-- Gif mon his heówum in fæsten flǽsc gefe, Ll. Th. i. 40, 9.

cunnian

(v.)
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Grn. 2, 33. with acc. (or absolute). To try a plan, put into practice Geseah hé áídlian his smeágunge, and wolde þágyt cunnian ánes cynnes wíte, Hml. S. 4, 400. Hé nán ryhtre geþencan ne meahte þonne hé þone áð ágifan móste . . .

á-teón

to draw (out),to protractto deal with,to treat a personto employ propertytimetalents

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Add: to draw (out), with direction undetermined,(a) of movement Hé his sword áteáh, Hml. S. 27, 75. fig. to protract Hú lange wylt þú áteón þás ýdelnysse, Hml.

fóre-áþ

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-áþ, fór-áþ, es; m.

A fore-oathan oath first takenantejūrāmentumpræjūrāmentumpræjūrātio

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Ofgá man ánfealde láde mid ánfealdan fóráþe and þrýfealde láde mid þrýfealdan fóráþe one may proceed to a simple exculpation with a simple fore-oath and to a threefold exculpation with a threefold fore-oath L. C. S. 22; Th. i. 388, 15; cf. Schmid.

Linked entry: fór-áþ

a-sceortian

(v.)
Grammar
a-sceortian, -scortian; p. ode; pp. od

To be shortto grow shortshortenelapsediminishfailbreviareeffluere

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Ten þúsend geára ascortaþ ten thousand years will elapse, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 66, 12

Linked entry: a-scortian

candel-treów

(n.)
Grammar
candel-treów, es; n.
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A candlestick with branches, a candlestick; candelabrum Ne menn blǽcern in beornaþ and settaþ hine under mytte, ah on candeltreów neque accendunt lucernam et ponunt eam sub modio, sed super candelabrum, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 15

fægernes

(n.)
Grammar
fægernes, fægernys, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

FAIRNESS, beauty pulchrĭtūdo

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FAIRNESS, beauty; pulchrĭtūdo On heofona wuldres fægernesse with the beauty of heaven's glory, Homl. Blick. 159, 16. Mid ðínum hiwe oððe wlite and fægernysse ðínre begém spĕcie tua et pulchritūdĭne tua intende, Ps. Lamb. 44, 5

freóls-man

(n.)
Grammar
freóls-man, gen. -mannes; m.

A freemanlīber

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A freeman; līber Ic wylle, ðæt ða ðe to mínre áre fón ðæt hí fédon twentig freólsmanna I will, that those who succeed to my property feed twenty freemen, Cod. Dipl. 694; Kmbl. iii. 295, 6

fýr-clom

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-clom, gen. -clommes; m. [clom a band, bond]

A fire-bondvincŭlum ignītum vel igne dūrātum

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A fire-bond; vincŭlum ignītum vel igne dūrātum Ðis is þeóstre [ðeostræ MS.] hám, þearle gebunden fæstum fýrclommum this is a dark home, strongly bound with fast fire-bonds, Cd. 213; Th. 267, 16; Sat. 39

leác-cærse

(n.)
Grammar
leác-cærse, an: f.
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'A cress with an onion-like smell, alliaria officinalis' E. D. S. Plant Names. Cockayne says 'erysimum alliaria,' Lchdm. ii. 318, 7: 320, 3. In Wrt. Voc. ii. 60, 40, leáccærse id est túncærse glosses nasturcium

logðor

(adj.)
Grammar
logðor, logeðer

wilycrafty

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plotting mischief, wily, crafty Logðor cacomicanus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 102, 77: 127, 35. Logðer, 13, 31. Logeðer marsius (cf.(?) Marsi homines, quibus naturalem vim contra serpentes inesse olim creditum, incantatores, Ducange, v. wyrm-galere), 55, 58

ge-dieglan

(v.)

To hidecovervelare

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To hide, cover; velare He wolde ðara scamfæstna giemelieste mid líðelícum wordum gedieglan he would cover [velare] the negligence of the modest with gentle words, Past. 31, 2; Swt. 207, 23; Hat. MS. 39 b, 23

sigefæstness

(n.)
Grammar
sigefæstness, e ; f.
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Ðeáh ánra gehwylc wind hæbbe twelf sigefæstnissa, Salm. Kmbl. 152, 3. Sigefæst*-*nissum triumphis, Rtl. 93, 7 : 75, 19

Linked entry: sigorfæstness

syflige

(n.)
Grammar
syflige, an; f.
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A dish to be eaten with bread Genihtsumian wé gelýfaþ twá gesodene syflian (oððe?) sanda . . . twá sanda genihtsumiaþ sufficere credimus cocta duo pulmentaria . . . duo pulmentaria cocta sufficiant, R. Ben. Interl. 70, 11-15. v- next word

un-ábeden

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ábeden, adj.

Unbiddenunasked

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Unbidden, unasked God beád mancynne ðæt hí hine biddan sceoldon, and hé wile syllan unábeden ðæt ðæt wé ús ne wéndon þurh úre béne, Homl. Th. ii. 372, 16: L. O. 8; Th. i. 180, 28

Linked entry: á-biddan

wiþ-gán

(v.)

to go againstact in opposition toin contravention of

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Similar entries Cf. wiþ, II. 13 Nǽfre míne lástweardas geðrístlǽcen ðæt heó hit (a grant ) onwenden oððe ðon wiðgǽn, Chart. Th. 29, 14. v. next word

bere-corn

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Berecorn beorende ptysones (Is this also-a gloss of Prov. 27, 22 with ferente read instead of feriente?), Txts. 89, 1677. Add:

ge-flítan

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Paul ) wiþ Simone þǽm drý fæstlíce gefliton and gewunnon, Bl. H. 173, 2. Seó mǽtingc bið ge-cornes and geflitnes (disputed matter) and eall costunge full, Lch. iii. 156, 7. Add