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brócung

(n.)
Grammar
brócung, e; f. [bróc,
affliction, sickness
]

affliction, sicknessSicknessægritudo

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Sickness; ægritudo Þurh his brócunge through his sickness, Homl. Th. i. 472, 7

tirgan

(v.)
Grammar
tirgan, tirwian, tirigan, tirian; p. tirgde, tirwede, tirigde

To vex,irritate,provokeexasperate

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Hig mé tirigdon ipsi me provocaverunt, Deut. 32, 21. hine mid heora wordum tirigdon, Homl. Th. ii. 454, 17. Earme ne tyrewiaþ vex not the poor, Wulfst. 50, 2. Ǽnig man óðerne ne tyrie ne ne týne, 70, 8.

tó-brítan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brítan, p. te.

to break in pieces,crush,bruise (lit. and fig.)to crush with feelings of sorrow,to make contrite

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Gewít of ðære leásan anlícnysse, and tóbrýt eall and hire cræt samod, Homl. Th. ii. 496, 14. Tóbrýt (contere) earm, ðæs synfullan, Ps. Lamb. 9 second, 15. Flǽsces tóbrýte (terat) módignesse, Hymn. Surt. 9, 22.

Linked entry: tó-brýtan

ge-ágen

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-ágen, adj.

Own

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Own His geágenes ðances of his own accord, Th. Chart. 159, 5

Linked entry: ágen

fóþorn

(n.)
Grammar
fóþorn, es; m. [fón to grasp, catch; þorn a thorn]

A fothornsurgeon's instrumenttĕnācŭlum

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A fothorn, surgeon's instrument; tĕnācŭlum Wið ðam niðeran tóþece, slít mid ðé fóþorne óþ-ðæt hie bléden for the nether tooth-ache, slit [the gums] with the fothorn till they bleed, L. M. 1, 6; Lchdm. ii. 52, 8

ge-rípan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rípan, p. -ráp, pl. -ripon; pp. -ripen

To reapmĕtĕre

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To reap; mĕtĕre Hie heora corn geripon they reaped their corn, Chr. 896; Th. 172, 32, col. 2. On ðæt gerád ðe he ǽlce geáre gerípe on the condition that each year he reap, Cod. Dipl. ii. 398, 21

Linked entry: rípan

Ter-finnas

(n.)
Grammar
Ter-finnas, pl.
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Finns occupying country west of the White Sea Ða Beormas hæfdon swíþe wel gebúd hira land ... Ac ðara Terfinna land wæs eal wéste ... Finnas, him þúhte, and ða Beormas sprǽcon neáh án geþeóde, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 29

Sciþþisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Sciþþisc, adj.
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Scythian Hiene gesóhte seó Sciþþisce cwén, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 130, 10. Þá Scyððiscan þeóda ofslógan úre fela, Hml. S. 7, 345. ¶ the definite form used substantively :-- Ðá Scyðiscan wunnon wið hine, 300. Siððan hé ðá Scyððiscan oferwinð, 309

sagu

(n.)
Grammar
sagu, e; and indecl.? f.

a saw, say (to say one's say), saying, statement, story, talesaying, narration, telling, reportstatement of a witness, testimonya saying beforehand, foretelling

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Ælc his saȝe sæide, Laym. 26345. Heo wenden þat his sawen (2nd MS. sawes) soðe weren,749

of-sittan

(v.)

to sit upon, press down by sittingto sit upon, oppressto sit upon, occupy, take possession of (with idea of force or wrong)to sit about, besiegeto repress, check, present motion

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Th. i. 188, 26. to sit upon, oppress Gif hé; (a king) his folc ofsit, ðon biþ hé tyrannus, Ælfc. Gr. 50, 20; Som. 51, 47: Homl. Th. i. 242, 4. Swongornes ofsit, and mid slǽwþe ofer-cymþ, Bt. 36, 6; Fox 180, 33.

Linked entry: of-setenness

FEOR

(adv.)
Grammar
FEOR, feorrv, fior; comp. fyrr, fyr, fier; sup. fyrrest; adv.

FARat a distanceprŏcullongebeyondmoreoverultraporro

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Ðá gyt ðá he wæs feor his fæder, he hyne geseah when he was yet far from his father, he saw him, Lk. Bos. 15, 20. Nóht feor úrum mynstre non longe a monastērio nostro, Bd. 5, 4; S. 617, 5: Cd. 50; Th. 63, 28; Gen. 1039.

Linked entries: feorr fior

lífan

(v.)
Grammar
lífan, léfan, lýfan; p. de

allowpermit

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Ðá bǽdon hý ðæt hé lýfde him on ða gán. Þá lýfde hé him, Lk. Skt. 8, 32. Ðá se cing lýfde eallon Myrceon hám and hig swá dydon then the king gave leave to all the Mercians to go home, and they did so, Chr. 1049; Erl. 172, 37.

of-þryccan

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Þú úp áhófe swýþran ofþryccendra (deprimentium) hine, Ps. L. 88, 43. Ofþryhtum hé gehealp, Hml.

tweógan

Grammar
tweógan, <b>I c.</b> add after Swt. 192, 15: 5, 7; S. 230, 20. <b>II a.</b>
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Hit mæg beón tweód fram unstrangum módum hwæþer sýn þe ne sýn þǽr andwearde ab infirmis potest mentibus dubitari utrumne ..., 177, 8.

BOLD

(n.)
Grammar
BOLD, es; n.

a building, dwelling, houseædificium, domicilium, domusa superior house, hall, castle, palace, templeaula, palatium, ædesa builder

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Ðá wæs Beówulfe gecýðed, ðæt his sylfes hám, bolda sélest, brynewylmum mealt then it was made known to Beowulf, that his own home, the best of mansions, was consumed by flames of fire, Beo. Th. 4641; B. 2326.

wirp

(n.)
Grammar
wirp, e; f.

A change for the betterrecoveryimprovement

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Se Waldend him (the blind man) mæg wyrpe syllan, hǽlo on heáfodgimme (of heofodgimme, MS.) 336, 5; Gn. Ex. 43. Se snotera bád hwæþre him Alwalda ǽfre wille æfter weáspelle wyrpe gefremman make his lot better, Beo. Th. 2635; B. 1315. v. next word

á-wegan

to carry off to put awayrenounceto weigh.to put in a balanceto estimateconsiderto be equal in weight to

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Hig ǽrest ápinsiað wærlicum móde þá naman and þá bínaman ... Syððan hig þá word áginnað tó áweganne mid þam bíwordum, Angl. viii. 313, 4-7. to be equal in weight to Se dinor áwehð decem nummos, Ælfc. G. Z, 285, 2

ge-teorian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teorian, -teorigan, -teorigean; p. ode, ude; pp. od, ud, ad; v. intrans.

To failfaintbe wearylanguishceaseperishdeficerefatigarilanguereexterminari

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Ðá se mete geteorude ðe hig of Egipta lande brohton when the food was consumed that they brought from Egypt, Gen. 43, 2: 47, 15: Jn. Bos. 2, 3. geteorodon defecerunt, Ps. Spl. 72, 19. Úre dagas ealle geteorudun omnes dies nostri defecerunt, Ps.

Linked entries: ge-tiorian ge-tyrian

rignan

(v.)
Grammar
rignan, rínan; p. rínde. [A strong preterite occurs in the Blickling Gloss, rán pluit.
  • Cf.
In Elyes tyme heuene was yclosed þat no reyne ne rone (roon, MS. W.: roen, MS. R.: ron, MS. B.: raynade, MS. C.),
  • Piers P. 14, 62.
]

to rain, to cause rain to fallto rain, to fall (of rain)

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Hit ágan rínan xl. daga and xl. nihta tósomne ðæm mǽstan réne, and seó eorþe rínde ealswá swíðe of hire eásprencgum angén ðam heofenlican flóde, Wulfst. 217, 1.

Linked entries: regnian regnan rínan

hálsian

(v.)
Grammar
hálsian, heálsian [Ettmüller connects this verb in the sense obsecrare with hals, and writes halsian, healsian; the forms in which ea occurs seem to favour this writing, while reference to cognate dialects seems to point to á]

To beseech, entreat, implore, adjure, conjure, exorciseaugurarito salute, greet

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hie heálsade he entreated them, Ors. 4, 6; Swt. 178, 14: Beo. Th. 4270; B. 2132. Fæder and módor hálsedon dæt forlétan ðone cristes geleáfan father and mother implored them to forsake the faith of Christ, Shrn. 92, 13.