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be-geondan

(prep.; adv.)
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Begeondan sǽ hé is ultra mare est, begeondan ðé ultra te, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 270, 8. Begiondan Humbre, Past. 3, 16. Begeondan (begienda ðǽm streáme, L.) Iordáne, Jn. 3, 26. Begeondan þisse sǽ, Chr. 885; P. 78, 31. Be-gonden sǽ, 1013: P. 144, 20.

camp-dóm

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Mannes líf is campdóm ofer eorðan (militia est vita hominis super terram), for ðan þe ǽlc . . . bið on gewinne wið ðone deófol, Hml. Th. ii. 454, 26: i. 418, 9 : Hml. S. 23, 86. Campdómes militiae, An. Ox. 868: 750.

ge-líþigian

(v.)
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Is swíðe micel niédðearf dæt mon mid micelre gemetgunge swelcra scylda ðreáunga gelíðigie and gemetgige necesse est, ut magno moderamine ipsa delicti correptio temperetur, Past. 158, 3

munuc-hád

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munuchád and ðá óðre ðe ðone hiérran hád habbað quidam in deteriori ordine sortem extremi habitus bene vivendo transcendunt Past. 411. 36. of a woman Heó wæs gelǽded tó ðám munucháde þe heó wilnode and gyrnde ad eum quem desiderabat habitum perducta est

on-bæcling

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L.) conuersa est retrorsum, Jn. R. 20, 14. of position or attitude. at one's back Þá gehýrde ic ðone biscop mé onbæcgling (-bæclinga (-ea, -e), v. ll.) cweðan audiui episcopum post tergum mihi dicentem, Bd. 5, 6; Sch. 576, 16.

hǽðen-scipe

(n.)
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hǽðen-scipe, es; m.

Heathenism, paganism

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Ðæt ys mycel hǽðenscype id magnus est paganismus, L. Ecg. P. 4, 20; Th. ii. 210, 19 : L. N. P. L. 48; Th. ii. 296, 27 : Chr. 634; Erl. 25, 31.

hátian

(v.)
Grammar
hátian, p. ode; pp. od

To become or get hot, to be hotfervere

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To become or get hot, to be hot Hingrian þyrstan hátian eall ðæt is of untrumnysse ðæs gecynnes esurire, sitire, æstuare ex infirmitate naturæ est, Bd. 1, 27; S. 494, 14.

flustrian

(v.)
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Flustriende, windende plectentis (= -es. v. Mk. 15, 17), Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 32. For example substitute

-en

(suffix)
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-en, <b>. I.</b> m. forms only a few masculine terminations of nouns; as, Þeóden; gen. þeódnes; m. a king, from þeód people: dryhten; gen. dryhtnes; m. a lord, from dryht

people, subjects

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-in, -en] ; as, Mægen, es; n. strength, might = Icel. megin, magn: mǽden, es; n. a maiden: wésten, es; n. a waste, desert: swefen, es; n. a dream : midlen, es; n. a middle: fæsten, es; n. a fortress, fastness

Linked entry: -ælfen

burne

(n.)
Grammar
burne, an; f.
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Se Hǽlend eóde ofer ða burnan Cedron Iesus egressus est trans torrentes Cedron, Jn. Bos. 18, l. Burnan unrihtwísnysse gedréfdon me torrentes iniquitatis conturbaverunt me, Ps. Spl. 17, 5.

Linked entries: BURN byrne

manna

(n.)
Grammar
manna, monna, an; m.

Mana man

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Man, a man Hwæt is se manna quid est homo? Ps. Th. 143, 4. On mannan mód, 117, 8. For ðissum earfoþnessum ðe wé ðissum mannan dydon, Blickl. Homl. 247, 18. Ic ádilige ðone mannan delebo hominem, Gen. 6, 7. God geworhte ǽnne mannan of láme, Homl.

ge-wenian

(v.)
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ge-wenian, p. ede; pp. ed.

to accustomto accustom any one to one's selfassuefacereto weanto separateablactarea lacte depelleredepellereseducere

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Edg C. 55; Th. ii. 256, 9. to wean, to separate; ablactare, a lacte depellere, depellere, seducere Ðæt cild wearþ gewened puer ablactatus est, Gen. 21, 8. Se deófol wolde hine fram Gode gewenian the devil would wean him from God, Job. Thw. 165, 11

Linked entry: ge-wænian

þearllíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þearllíce, adv.
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S. 490, 11), sume líðelecor, synd gerehte unde necesse est ut quidam damnis, quidam districtius, quidam levius, corrigantur, Bd. 1, 27; M. 68, 5. strictly, exactly, thoroughly Dríg swýþe þearle (þeaclíce (þearlíce?), MS.

Linked entry: þeaclíce

un-beald

(adj.)
Grammar
un-beald, adj.

Not boldnot confidentirresolute

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Ðǽm unbealdum is tó cýðanne hú giémeleáse hié bióð ðonne hié hié selfe tó suíðe forsióð aliter admonendi sunt pertinaces, atque aliter inconstantes ... istis intimandum est, quod valde se despicientes negligunt, 42; Swt. 305, 12-16.

weste-weard

(adj.)
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weste-weard, adj.
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Westward, west, western part of the noun to which the word refers Se westsúþende Európe landgemirce is in Ispania westeweardum et ðæm gársecge Europae in Hispania occidentalis oceanus terminus est Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 24.

Linked entry: eáste-weard

wiþer-coren

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþer-coren, adj. (ptcpl. ).

reprobatewickedrejectedreprobate

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reprobate, wicked Elles wiðercoren hé is, líchamlícere wrace hé sig underþeód sin autem improbus est, vindicte corporali subdatur, R. Ben. Interl. 56, 2.

Linked entry: wiþ-coren

be-héfe

(adj.)
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be-héfe, adj.
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Drihtne bihoefe is Domino necessarius est, Mk. R. II, 3. Sýn gehwám behéfe þing (necessaria) gesealde, R. Ben. 57, 17: 132, 4. Land ðæ him gehændre beó and behéfre terra quae eis uicinior sit uel utilior, C. D. v. 137, 21.

ge-trahtian

(v.)
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Ðis is ebrisc word ꝥ is getrahtad in Latin talitha cumi, quod est interpraetatum..., Mk. L. R. 5, 41: Jn. L. R. 1, 42. Getrahted (-ad, R.), Mk. L. 15, 22: 34. Getrachtad (-trahtad, R.), Jn. L. 1, 41. Getractat (-trach(t)ad, R.), 9, 7.

here-beácen

a war-signala beaconan ensigna lighthouse

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Hé sealde háligra fædera herebeácen him, id est, credo sanctorum patrum tradidit symbolum, Bd. 4, 17; Sch. 432, 4. a beacon: Úpstandende herebeácn pira, Wrt. Voc. i. 41, 43.

rúm-mód

(adj.)
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rúm-mód, adj.

liberalprofusebenignant, gracious, kind

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swá hí ða uncystegan on yfelre hneáwnesse ne gebrengen sic prodigis praedicetur parcitas, ut tamen tenacibus periturarum rerum custodia non augeatur, Past. 60; Swt. 453, 28. benignant, gracious, kind Rúmmód and mildheart is God benignus et misericors est