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ge-bod

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bod, es; n. [ge-, bod a command]

A commandordermandatejussummandātum

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Fox 457; Men. 236. Be ðæs cyninges gebode by the king's command, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 13. Gif preóst ofer arcediácones gebod mæssige if a priest celebrate mass against the archdeacon's command, L. N. P. L. 7; Th. ii. 290, 25: Chr. 901; Erl. 98, 3.

ge-manian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-manian, -monian, -monigan; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To admonish, exhort, prompt, remind, rememberadmonere, hortari, suggerere, in memoriam rei reducere, recordari

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Se ánwealda hæfþ ealle his gesceafta mid his bridle getogene and gemanode the Ruler has with his bridle restrained and admonished all his creatures, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 7 : Bt. Met. Fox 11, 47; Met. 11, 24.

Linked entry: ge-monian

ge-þrýn

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þrýn, p. -þrýde.
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/b> to bind a book :-- Eðiluald ðis bóc úta giðrýde ... and Billfrið gismioðade ðá gihríno ðá ðe útan on sint and hit gihrínade mid golde (cf. the riddle on a book: Mec (the parchment ) wráh hæleð hleóbordum, hýde beþenede, gierede mec mid golde; for

Linked entry: ge-þrýde

rétan

(v.)
Grammar
rétan, ;p. ; te

To cheer, gladden, comfort

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Ealle ða óðru gód óleccaþ ðam móde and hit rétaþ, Bt. 24, 3; Fox 84, 24 note. Hú sewísdóm hine eft réte and rihte mid his andsworum, tit. 5; Fox x, 10. Ðæt dolh rét mid ferscre buteran, Lchdm. ii. 354, 5.

sárian

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
sárian, ode.

to feel pain for, feel sorry forto be soreto grieve, be sad

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to feel pain for, feel sorry for Heó is má tó sárianne magis dolendum, Bd. 1, 27; S. 496, 40. to be sore Similar entries (v. sár; adj. ), of physical pain Hé (the disease) wundaþ and sió wund sáraþ the wound gets painful, Past. 11; Swt. 71, 20.

gástlíce

(adv.)

spirituallyspiritually

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Tódál þǽra metta wé ne healdaþ, for þon þe ealle þá gástlíce (spiritaliter) wé understandaþ, An. Ox. 40, 27. Gástlíce typice II, 103.

of-talu

(n.)
Grammar
of-talu, e ; f.

The successful defence made against a claim

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Icel. bera kvið á einn, af einum to give a verdict for, against a person) Chart. Th. 302, 14-22

Linked entry: on-talu

a-grýndan

(v.)
Grammar
a-grýndan, p. -grand, pl. -grúndon; pp. -grúnden

To groundto descend to the earthad solum descendere

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Fox 220; Men. 111

Linked entry: gryndan

a-slúpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-slúpan, p. -sleáp, pl. -slupon; pp. -slopen

To slip awayelabi

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Fox 13, 18 ; Met. 13, 9

Linked entries: a-slépen slúpan

bealcettan

(v.)
Grammar
bealcettan, belcettan, bealcan ; p. te ; pp. ted

To belchuttersend forthemiteructaredicereemittere

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To belch, utter, send forth, emit; eructare, dicere, emittere Swéte to bealcetenne pleasant to belch, Bt. 22, 1; Fox 76, 32. Bealcetteþ heorte mín word gód eructat cor meum verbum bonum, Ps. Spl. 44, 1.

a-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wyrcan, p. -wyrhte ; pp. -wyrht

To doeffectfacereagere

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Ðæt ðú me gewissige bet ðonne ic awyrhte to ðé that thou wouldest direct me better than I have done towards thee, Bt. 42; Fox 260, 6

bærnet

(n.)
Grammar
bærnet, bærnyt, bernet, es; n.

a combustionburning upcombustioarsonincendium

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a combustion, burning up; combustio He wudu gelogode to his sunu bærnytte he laid in order the wood for the burning of his son, Gen. 22, 9. arson; incendium Húsbryce and bærnet ... is bótleás bootless is ... house-breaking and arson, L.C.S. 65; Th.

Linked entries: bærnyt bernet

capitol

(n.)
Grammar
capitol, capitul, es; m; capitula, an; m.
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On ðam ende ðises capitulan in the end of this chapter, Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 33

be-hindan

(adv.)
Grammar
be-hindan, adv.

Behindbacka tergoponepost

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Fox 24, 58; Met. 24, 29

cyt-wér

(n.)
Grammar
cyt-wér, es; m. [wér a weir]

A weir with a kiddle or a cut for a fish trap kidellus, machina piscatoria in fluminibus ad salmones, aliosque pisces intercipiendos

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A weir with a kiddle or a cut for a fish trap; kidellus, machina piscatoria in fluminibus ad salmones, aliosque pisces intercipiendos On Sæuerne xxx cytwéras thirty 'cyt-wérs' on the Severn, Cod.

culpian

(v.)
Grammar
culpian, p. ode ; pp. od

To humiliate, cringe humiliare

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Bt. 32, 1 ; Fox 114, 15

eáster

(adj.)
Grammar
eáster, eástor; adj.

Easter paschālis

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Fox 142; Men. 72

Embene

(n.)
Grammar
Embene, pl. m.

The inhabitants of Amiens, Amiens, in Picardy, France Ambiānum

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The inhabitants of Amiens, Amiens, in Picardy, France; Ambiānum Hér for se here up on Sunnan to Embenum, and ðǽr sæt án geár in this year [A.D. 884] the army went up the Somme to Amiens, and remained there one year, Chr. 884; Erl. 82, 17

fracoþ-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
fracoþ-líce, fracuþ-líce, fracod-lice, fraced-líce; adv.

Shamefullydisgracefullywickedlyturpĭter

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Cot.] oðer fót unscód one of our feet is very disgracefully unshod, Past. 5, 2; Hat. MS. 11 a. 17. Ic fracoþlíce feóndrǽs gefremede I wickedly committed the fiendish violence, Cd. 42; Th. 55, 25; Gen. 899

frécenful

(adj.)
Grammar
frécenful, frǽcenful, -full; adj.

Harmfuldangerousperilousperīcŭlōsus

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P. frécenful] for ðæs fýres sceótungum thunder is harmful from the shootings of the fire, Bd. de nat. rerum; Lchdm. iii. 280, 14; Wrt. popl. science 19, 27. Of frecenfulre forliðennysse perīcŭlōso naufrăgio, Mone B. 685, 686

Linked entry: frǽcenful