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ge-scǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scǽnan, -sceánan, -scénan; p. de; pp. ed

To diminish, break, bruise, shake, shattercontĕrĕre, confringĕre, conquassāre

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To diminish, break, bruise, shake, shatter; contĕrĕre, confringĕre, conquassāre God heora tóþas gescǽneþ Deus contĕret dentes eōrum, Ps. Th. 57, 5: 67, 21. Ðú ðæs myclan dracan heáfod gescǽndest tu confrēgisti căput dracōnis magni, 73, 14.

á-breótan

(v.)
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-breot, pl. -breóton, and wk. -breótte Weg synfulra ábreóteð (exterminabit), Ps. Srt. 145, 9. Ðone ðe heó on ræste ábreát, B. 1298. Hé ábreótte (exterminavít) hié. Ps. Srt. 77, 45 : 79, 14. Hié his heáfdes segl ábreóton mid billes ecge, An. 51.

bridels

Grammar
bridels, l. brídels, brigdels,
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breác hælftre for brídelse (brídele, v. l.) capistro pro freno utebatut, 34, 12. Ðone brídels ðæs eges, Past. 427, 31. Brídelsum lupatis, Txts. 75, 1248. and add

Linked entry: bridel

scǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
scǽnan, p. de

To break

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To break Ðá cómon ða cempan, and sóna ðæra sceaðena sceancan tóbrǽcon. Hí gemétton Crist deádne, and his hálgan sceancan scǽnan ne dorston, Homl. Th. ii. 260, 10.

for-brecan

to crushoppressto breakdestroyto break

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Gl. 843. with a non-material object, to break power, &c., destroy Hié Judéa blǽd forbrǽcon, Dan. 709. in a moral sense, to break a promise, command, &c. Wit Waldendes word forbrǽcon, Gen. 798

sacerd-hád

(n.)
Grammar
sacerd-hád, es; m.

Priest-hood

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C.) breác cum sacerdotio fungeretur, Lk. Skt. 1, 8. Æfter gewunan ðæs sacerdhádes hlotes, 1, 9. Ðæt hé gesette on sacerdhád Judas ðam folce tó bisceope that he might ordain Judas bishop of the people, Elen. Kmbl. 2108; El. 1055.

offrung-sceát

(n.)
Grammar
offrung-sceát, es; m.
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An offering-sheet [explained in the following passage: Their offerings of bread and wine, which they brought . . . having their hands muffled up in a very fine linen cloth or offering-sheet, v. N. E.

ge-sundfulnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sundfulnes, -fullnes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Soundnesshealthinessprosperitysānĭtas corpŏrisprospĕrĭtas

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Ne breác se árleása Herodes his cyneríces mid langsumere gesundfullnysse the impious Herod did not enjoy his kingdom in long health, Homl. Th. i. 84, 34

sufel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
sufel, es; n.
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Anything, whether flesh, fish, or vegetable, eaten with bread, sowl ['Anything used to flavour bread, such as butter, cheese, etc., is called sowl in Pembrokeshire,' Halliwell]; pulmentarium Sile him fórmete on hláfe and on sufle and on wíne dabis viaticum

Linked entries: winter-sufel ge-sufel

húsel-disc

(n.)
Grammar
húsel-disc, es; m.

Housel-dishthe paten

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Housel-dish, the plate for the consecrated bread, the paten Húseldisc patena, Ælfc. Gl. 26; Som. 60, 91; Wrt. Voc. 25, 31: patina Wrt. Voc. 81, 2.

Linked entry: offrung-disc

lapian

(v.)
Grammar
lapian, p. ode

To laplick

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Gedó ðonne on glæsfæt and ðonne mid hláfe oððe mid swá hwilcum mete swá ðú wille lapa on then put it into a glass vessel, and then, with bread or with whatever food you will, lap it up, L. M. 2, 6; Lchdm. ii. 184, 24.

strútian

(v.)
Grammar
strútian, p. ode
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To stand out stiffly or projectingly Se hálga wer hié ( the robbers who were trying to break into the church ) wundorlíce geband, ǽlcne, swá hé stód, strútiendne mid tóle, ðæt hiera nán ne mihte ðæt moþ gefremman . . .

syfling

(n.)
Grammar
syfling, e; f.
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Food to be eaten with bread Syflyncge pulmentario (pulmentarium quilibet cibus extra panem, Migne), Hpt. Gl. 494, 57. Ðǽr feóll ádúne wearm hláf mid his syflinge, Homl. Th. ii. 136, 18.

temesian

(v.)
Grammar
temesian, temsian
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Temse-bread is given in Ray's South and East-Country Words, E. D. S. Pub. B. 16), Mk. Skt. Lind. 2, 26

scild

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Add Swilce án lytel pricu on brádan brede oþþe rondbeáh on scilde, Bt. 18, 1; F. 62, 5. Ic wille ðurhgán orsorh ðone here mid róde tácne gewǽpnod, ná mid reádum scylde oððe mid hefegum helme oþþe heardre byrnan, Hml. Th. ii. 502, 12: Hml.

HLÁF

(n.)
Grammar
HLÁF, es; m.

Bread, food, a loaf

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of coarse bread, and a third of fine, Chart. Th. 158, 25. Hwítes hláfes cruman crumbs of white bread, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 34, 21.

Esau

(n.)
Grammar
Esau, gen. Esawes [Esaues]; dat. Esawe; m. [Esau ושָׂעֵ hairy, from השָׂעָ to be hairy]

Esau

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Esau Sóþlíce Iacob sende bodan to Esawe his bréðer mīsīt autem Jacob nuntios ad Esau fratrem suum, Gen. 32, 3. Esau, 32, 8: 33, 4, 8, 15, 16. Alīse me of Esawes handa mínes bróður ērue me de mănu fratris mei Esau, 32, 11.

(adv.)
Grammar
iá, adv.

Yea

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Se kyng befealh georne hire bréðer óþ ðæt hé cwæþ já wið the king pressed her brother eagerly until he said yes in reply, Chr. 1067 ; Erl. 204, 23

for-þrǽstan

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Add: to destroy by pressure. to crush, break to pieces Toeð synfulra ðú forðrǽstes ( conteruisti ), Ps. Srt. 3, 8. Forðrǽst ( contere ) earm ðes synfullan, 9, 36. Boga bið forðrésted, 36, 15. Reód forþrést calamum quassatum, R. Ben. I. 108, 8.

burh-weall

(n.)
Grammar
burh-weall, burg-weall, -weal, es; m.
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Brecan ðone burgweal to break through the city-wall, Exon. 83b; Th. 315, 28; Mod. 38: 22a; Th. 61, 1; Cri. 978

Linked entry: burg-weall