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bi-seah

(v.; part.)

looked about

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looked about, Exon. 51 b; Th. 180, 8; Gú. 1276, = be-seah; p. of be-seón

reccan

(v.)
Grammar
reccan, p. reahte, rehte.
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Ymb ðæt reahte Paulus swíðe wel quod bene Paulus exprimit, Past. 51, 1; Swt. 395, 11. Rehte, 51, 2; Swt. 395, 26. Hé him rehte hú myccle scipbrocu hé gebád, Blickl. Homl. 173, 6. Spell ðæt ús reahte Platon, Met. 22, 53. Rehte, Beo.

ge-bócian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bócian, p. ode; pp. od [ge-, bócian to give by charter] ,

to give or grant by book or charterto charterlibro vel charta dōnāreto furnish with bookslibris instruĕre

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Rof. 115, 22. to furnish with books; libris instruĕre Gé preóstas sculon beón gebócode ye priests shall be furnished with books, L. Ælf. P. 44; Th. ii. 382, 36

wíte-rǽden

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

punishmentfine

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punishment Ðes cyning bebeád ðæt feówertiglíce fæsten healden beón ǽr Eástrum be wíterǽdenne jejunium quadraginta dierum observari praecepit . . . in transgressores dignas et competentes punitiones proposuit, Bd. 3, 8 ; S. 531, 11. fine. v. wíte, I b

Linked entry: wíte

brid

(n.)
Grammar
brid, bridd, es; m.

The young of any of the feathered tribe; pullus

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Hit sculon beón micle briddas it should be big young ones, L. M. 3, 1; Lchdm. ii. 306, 14. Hrefnes briddum corvi pullis, Ps. Th. 146, 10

Linked entries: bird briddas

cnucian

(v.)
Grammar
cnucian, cnocian.
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Ben. 126, 21) mox ut aliquis pulsaverit, R. Ben. I. 112, 9. Heó on þǽre cýtan duru cnocode, Hml. A. 196, 26. Gif hé þurhwunað cnuciende ( pulsans ), R. Ben. I. 95, 14: Hml. Th. i. 248, 21. Cnucigende æt þám geate, Hml.

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.

Goodgood thinggood deedbenefitgoodnesswelfare

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Him sylfum nǽnige góde beón to be of no good to themselves, Blickl. Homl. 45, 16. For eallum ðám gódum ðe he me dyde pro omnibus quæ retribuit mihi, Ps. Th. 115, 3: 102, 2: Cd. 15; Th. 19, 14; Gen. 291: Homl. Th. i. 76, 7: Blickl. Homl. 29, 11.

mynegung

(n.)
Grammar
mynegung, e; f.

admonitionexhortationa demand for payment of what is duea claim

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Bed. pref.; S. 472, 8. ' Ne ondrǽde gé eów' hé cwæþ . . .. Þurh ðæs apostoles mungunge (myngunge, MSS. O. F. ; minegunge, MS. T. ), R. Ben. 53, 1. Heó wolde þurh his mynegungum hire mód getrymman. Homl. Th. ii. 146, 10.

Linked entry: mynung

æl-tæw

Grammar
æl-tæw, l. æl-tǽwe, -teáwe, -teówe, -tówe,
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Hyra (joy and sorrow) náðer ne mæg beón æltéwe bútan óðrum, Prov. K. 71. Se mon ðe his módgeðanc æltówe byþ, Gr. D. 2, 5. Hé hét geáxian sumne æltǽwne drý, Hml. S. 14, 49. Ic ðá égðyrle macige ðe ælteówe beóð, 36, 69.

ǽmettig

Grammar
ǽmettig, ǽmetig, ǽmtig.

empty, void, vacant devoid, void of, free fromunoccupied, at leisure, exempt fromfree to dounmarried

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Ben. 84, 19. Swá hié ǽmettegran (ǽmetegran, Hatt. MS.) beóð ðonne óðre men, Past. 190, 14. with gen. :-- Hié ǽmettige (ǽmtige, Hatt. MS.) beóð ðǽre scíre, Past. 126, 23.

Linked entries: ǽmetgian ǽmtig

hyge-leást

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Ben. I. 26, 13

þrág

(n.)
Grammar
þrág, þráh, e; f.

a timeseasontime

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Hé ðý wyrs meahte þolian ða þráge, ðá hió swá þearl becom (cf. Ðá hit gelomp ðæt hé on swá micelre nearunesse becom, Bt. 1; Fox 2, 26), Met. 1, 77. Grammar þrág, adverbial uses. Similar entries Cf. hwíl Þráge interim, Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 76.

Linked entry: wód-þrág

heofon-beácen

(n.)

the sun

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Napier makes the very probable suggestion that ll. 86-107 and ll. 108-124 in the Exodous should be transposed. If this be accepted heofon-beácen would be the sun

gnornan

(v.)
Grammar
gnornan, gnornian; p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od

To grievemournbe sadbewaillamentmœrere

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Gif hí fulle ne beóþ fela gnorniaþ si non fuerint saturati, et murmurabunt, Ps. Th. 58, 15. Ðæt wíf gnornode the woman mourned, Cd. 37; Th. 48, 4; Gen. 770: Beo. Th. 2239; B. 1117: Elen. Kmbl. 2518; El. 1260.

a-bredan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bredan, he -brit = -brideþ, -bret = -bredeþ; p. -bræd, pl. -brudon; pp. -broden; v. a.

To move quicklyremovedrawwithdrawvibraredestringereeximereretrahere

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Hond up abræd he raised his hand, Beo. Th. 5144; B. 2575. Lár Godes is abroden of breóstum the knowledge of God is withdrawn from your breasts, Cd. 156; Th. 194, 31; Exod. 269

Linked entries: a-bræd abret a-broden

a-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
a-gangan, pp. -gangen; -gongen

To go or pass by or overto happenbefalpræterireevenire

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Swá hit agangen wearþ how it had befallen, Beo. Th. 2473; B. 1234. Wæs ðæs mǽles mearc agongen the limit of the time was passed. Cd. 83; Th. 103, 17; Gen. 1719: Exon. 39b; Th. 130, 20; Gú. 441

Linked entry: a-gongen

burh-loca

(n.)
Grammar
burh-loca, burg-loca, an; m.
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Kmbl. 2132; An. 1067: Beo. Th. 3860; B. 1928. He nǽnige forlét under burglocan bendum fæstne he left not one under the city-barriers fast in bonds, Andr. Kmbl. 2075; An. 1040: 1879; An. 942

Linked entry: burg-loca

freó-drihten

(n.)
Grammar
freó-drihten, -dryhten, es; m.

A noble lord or masteringĕnuus vel nōbĭlis dŏmĭnus

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Beo. Th. 2343; B. 1169. Freódrihten hine forþlǽdde to ðam hálgan hám, heofna Ealdor the noble Lord, the Prince of heaven, led him forth to the holy home, Cd. 226; Th. 300, 17; Sat. 566: 225; Th. 299, 10; Sat. 547.

mód-cearu

(n.)
Grammar
mód-cearu, e; f.

Sorrow of heartgrief

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Hygesorge wæg, micle módceare, 47 b; Th. 162, 29; Gú. 983: 52 a; Th. 182, 26; Gú. 1316: Beo. Th. 3560; B. 1778: 3989; B. 1992.

sele-dreám

(n.)
Grammar
sele-dreám, es ; m.
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Kmbl. 3310 ; An. 1658 : Beo. Th. 4496 ; B. 2252. Swǽfon seledreámas. Cd. Th. 179, 29 ; Exod. 36 : Exon. Th. 292, 3 ; Wand. 93