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ge-bredan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bredan, p. -bræd, pl. -brudon; pp. -broden [ge-, bredan to draw]

to drawunsheathbrandishstringĕreevagĭnārevibrāreto draw breathtake breathinspireinspīrāreto weaveplaitnectĕreplectĕreto feignpretendsimŭlāre

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Th. 2891; B. 1443. to feign, pretend; simŭlāre Gebræd he hine seócne he feigned himself sick. Chr. 1003; Erl. 139, 9

ge-néðan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-néðan, p. de; pp. ed
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He genéðde under ánne elpend he ventured under an elephant, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 77, 20: 8; 90, 8. He ána genéðde frécne dǽde he alone ventured on the daring deed, Beo. Th. 1781; B. 889: 3317; B. 1656.

Linked entry: néðan

rót

(adj.)
Grammar
rót, adj.
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Se yela swá oftor on ðære fandunge ábrýð, swá forcúðra biþ, and deófle neár, óþ ðæt færþ of ðisum lífe tó ðam écan wíte, Homl. Th. i. 268, 26-31. Drihten cwæþ, ðæt wé sind miccle róttran ðonne ða fugelas (cf.

ge-scrífan

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Andrew) Marmedonia mǽgðe hæfde gesóhte . . . þám (the MS. has ) (the Deity] him fóre gescráf (cf. þú scealt þá fóre geféran, 216) he had reached the tribe of Mermedonians . . . to them the Lord had appointed him a journey, An. 848.

on-drǽdan

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Ðæt ilce ðæt ondréd tó underfónne, Past. 49, 18. with clause ondréd ðæt hit medomlice dón ne meahte, Past. 49, 4: 19. Ealle þá þe ondréd ðæt him on fylste beón woldon, Ors. 1, 12 ; S. 52, 5.

fylst

(v.)
Grammar
fylst, he fylþ, fillest,

he fills

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he fills, Ps. Spl. 144, 17: 102, 5;

Linked entries: ge-fylst ful-lǽst

bóc-lár

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He sceal bóclárum hlystan, Wlfst. 267, 6. Add

col-sweart

(adj.)
Grammar
col-sweart, adj.
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Coal-black Hwílum bið collsweart, Nap. 13

Linked entry: sweart

cnyllan

Grammar
cnyllan, <b>; II.</b>
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þá dura cnylde, Vis. Lfc. 28. Add

swícan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
swícan, p. swác, pl. swicon; pp. swicen.
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cease from Gif ðære hnappunge ne swícþ, ðonne hnappaþ óð wierð on fæstum slǽpe, Past. 28; Swt. 195, 11.

Linked entry: be-swicenness

súþan

(adv.)
Grammar
súþan, adv.
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Gif hér wind cymþ westan oððe eástan, súðan oððe norðan, 50, 11; Gen. 807. Súþan, Exon.

bere-ærn

Grammar
bere-ærn, (-ern).
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Bereern (her-, L. ) horreum, Lk. R. 12, 24. Þ á feówer hyrnan þ æs berenes, Lch. iii. 290, 28. Bernes flór (berern,L.) area. Lk. 3, 17. Æt bernes dure, Ll. Th. i. 440, 2. On hláfordes berne . . . of his áganum berne, Ll. Th. i. 434, 16, 19 : Cht.

tó-twǽman

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add: local, not to allow to remain together Gelície þé on úrum líchaman ꝥ hí ne beón tótwǽmede, ac lǽt hí beón hér ætgædere geléde, Hml.

Rómánisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Rómánisc, adj.
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Him leofre wæs ðæt hié Rómánisce cyningas hæfden ðonne of heora ágnum cynne, Ors. 3, 5; Swt. 106, 25. Ealle ða Rómániscan men þe Hannibal geseald hæfde, 4, 11; Swt. 204, 7

fægere

(adv.)

beautifullyelegantlygentlyfairplausiblyspeciouslyimpuritythoroughlynoblysplendidlyjustly

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swǽslíce sibbe geháteð, fréfreð hí fægre (speaks words of kind comfort), Crl. 1341. ðám folce fægere bodade with kindly words he warned the people, Hml, Th. ii. 140, 10. hí gefréfrode, ðus fægre tihtende, 328, 3.

on

(prep.)
Grammar
on, an ; prep. adv. <b>A.</b>
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Wésten geworhte on wídne mere. Ps. Th. 106, 34. wendeþ stán on wídne mere, 113, 8.

Linked entries: an un-reordian

rǽd

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd, es; m.
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Ðá wæs se Acitofel mid Absalone on rǽde and rǽdde him hú mihte beswícan his fæder, Homl. Skt. i. 19, 196-203. Ðíne heortan tó rǽde gecyr turn thine heart to listen to good advice, Blickl. Homl. 113, 27.

Linked entry: rád

feallan

to runto be overcometo stumblesnareto failfall awaydecaycrumble away

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blóde fáh feóll on foldan; næs fǽge þá gyt, B. 2975. Feóllon wergend bennum seóce, Gen. 1971: Hml. S. 26, 154. to stumble, fall into a pit, snare:-- Gif ðæt swín filð on ðæt sol, Past. 421, 2. Feallað firenfulle on heora fengnettum, Ps.

under-wendan

(v.)

subvertere

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glosses subvertere in: underwende subuertat, Scint. 196, 6

éþel-wyn

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mé lond forgeaf, eard, éðelwyn, B. 2493. Add