brýd-bed
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His brýdbedd, 7, 43. Brúcan his dohtor árleásan brídbeddes, Ap. Th. 3, 7. On eówrum brýdbedde, Hml. S. 4, 19. Swá swá brýdguma of his brýdbedde, Hml. Th. i. 200, 21: ii. 10, 26: Hml. A. 27, 82. Add
open-líce
Openly ⬩ publicly, in a way by which not a few only are affected ⬩ without concealment, without reserve, freely ⬩ plainly, evidently, clearly, manifestly ⬩ without obstruction, at large
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Ic wolde ðeáh hit fullícor and openlícor of ðé ongitan video . . . sed ex te cognoscere malim apertius, 33, 1; Fox 120, 2-9 : 39, 2; Fox 212, 11. Openlíce manifeste, Hpt. Gl. 460, 59.
FRÉCNE
Horrible ⬩ savage ⬩ audacious ⬩ wicked ⬩ daring ⬩ dangerous ⬩ perilous ⬩ dīrus ⬩ asper ⬩ austērus ⬩ atrox ⬩ audax ⬩ perīcŭlōsus
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Hwonne him Freá frécenra síþa reste ageáfe when the Lord should give him rest from his perilous journeyings, Cd. 71; Th. 86, 8; Gen. 1427: Ps. Th. 143, 8. To frécnum þingum for daring things, Lchdm. iii. 158, 16.
Linked entries: frǽcne frǽcne ge-frécnod
árian
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Drihten him þone þearfan geheóld, ꝥ hé him miltsian sceolde, ðá þára óðerra manna him nán árian ne wolde, Bl. H. 215, 2.
fóran-niht
The fore-night ⬩ early part of the night ⬩ dusk of the evening ⬩ antĕrior pars noctis ⬩ crĕpuscŭlum
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The fore-night, early part of the night, dusk of the evening; antĕrior pars noctis, crĕpuscŭlum Lǽd hine út of ðam húse on fórannihte lead him out of the house in the dusk, Herb. 8, 2; Lchdm. i. 98, 18: fram foran-nihte per noctem, Nar. 35, 9
Linked entry: fóran-dæg
hund-twentig
A hundred and twenty
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Hé gean ðæra hundtwæntiga hída æt Wyrðæ He gives the hundred and twenty hides at Worth, Chart. Th. 526, 32
líf-fæstan
quicken ⬩ vivify
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To give life, quicken, vivify Ðonne hine God líffæsteþ when God shall quicken him; Deo vivificante, Bd. 2, 1; S. 500, 20. Gást is se ðe líffæsteþ spiritus est qui vivificat, Jn. Skt. Rush. 6, 63.
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tígan
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To tie, literal Valerianus hét beheáfdian on Ypolitus gesihðe ealle his híwan, and hine sylfne hét tígan be dám fótum tó ungetemedra horsa swuran, Homl.
widuwa
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A widower Ðæt bið rihtlíc líf ðæt cniht þurhwunige on his cnihtháde, óð ðæt hé on rihtre mǽdenǽwe gewífige; and habbe ða syððan, ða hwíle ðe seó libbe: gif hire ðonne forðsíð gebyrige, ðonne is rihtost ðæt hé þananforð wydewa þurhwunige, L. I.
ge-loccian
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Héhí swá unróte óleccende tó him geloccode tristem blanditiis delinivit, Past. 415, 18. Ne hine ne geloccige nán óliccung tó hiere willan non blanda usque ad voluptatem demulceant, 83, 18
ge-cúþlǽcan
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Ðá cóm án gecrístnod man and gecúðlǽhte tó Martine, and wunode mid him, Hml. S. 31, 207. reflex. Paulus hine gecúðlǽhte tó ðám hálgan heápe Crístes hírédes (cf. tentabat se jungere discipulis, Acts 9, 26), Hml. Th. i. 388, 10
óþ
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and add Hé wæs winnende, oð him se mǽsta dǽl wearð underþiéded, Ors. 1, 10; S. 44, 5. Hé wunode mid hire oð hana sang, Shrn. 30, 29. Séc hyne oð þú hyne finde, Solil. H. 3, 15: 59, 9. Ic þat wilnode oð mé nú áðreáð, 35, 22
feónd
FIEND ⬩ enemy ⬩ foe ⬩ the devil ⬩ ōsor ⬩ inĭmīcus ⬩ hostis ⬩ diabŏlus ⬩ διάβoλos
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Se feónd his diórlingas duguþum stépte the fiend decked his favourites with honours, Bt. Met. Fox 15, 14; Met. 15, 7; Beo. Th. 1455; B. 725: 1500; B. 748. Feónd hostis vel ōsor, Wrt. Voc. 86, 45.
culpian
To humiliate, cringe ⬩ humiliare
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To humiliate, cringe ; humiliare Hú ne is ðæt ðonne sum dǽl ermþa, ðæt mon scyle culpianto ðam ðe him gifan scyle is not this then somewhat of misery, that a man must cringe to him who can give to him? Bt. 32, 1 ; Fox 114, 15
wind-fana
A cloth for winnowing with ⬩ a fan
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His fone ł windfone (fonnae ł windgefonnae, Lind.) in honda his and clǽnsaþ bereflór his cujus uentilabrum in manu ejus et purgauit aream suam, Lk. Skt. Rush. 3, 17
ádl-wérig
Weary with sickness ⬩ morbo fatigatus
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Weary with sickness; morbo fatigatus Fonde his mon-dryhten ádlwérigne he found his master weary with sickness, Exon. 47b; Th. 162, 25; Gú. 981
angeán
Against ⬩ contra
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Against; contra Hý him brohtan angeán ehta hund M féðena they brought against him eight hundred thousand foot, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 9
a-sceppan
To create ⬩ appoint ⬩ give ⬩ creare ⬩ designare
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To create, appoint, give; creare, designare Him God naman niwan asceóp God gave him a new name, Cd. 161; Th. 201, 32; Exod. 381
cirran
To turn ⬩ vertere
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To turn; vertere Him cirde to Þurferþ eorl earl Thurferth turned to him, Chr. 921; Erl. 107, 27: Invent. Crs. Recd. 1833; El. 915
feorg-bona
A life-destroyer ⬩ vītæ interfector
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A life-destroyer; vītæ interfector He him feorgbona weorþeþ he becomes a life-destroyer to him, Exon. 97 a; Th. 362, 24; Wal. 41