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on-drincan

(v.)

to drink of

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Ðá ondranc se ðæs wætres, and sealde hit ðæm bréðer . . . and se ondranc eác ðæs wætres, Shrn. 64, 11-12. Bæd ðæt hé him ousende wínes ondrincan, Bd. 5, 5; S. 618, 11. Sioððan hié hæfdon ondruncen ðæs wætres potata aqua, Nar. 13, 28

Linked entry: in-drincan

mann-slege

(n.)
Grammar
mann-slege, es; m.

Man-slaying ⬩ homicide

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Man-slaying, homicide Gif þeóf brece mannes hús nihtes and hé weorðe ðǽr ofslegen, ne síe hé ( the slayer ) ná mansleges scyldig. Gif hé æfter sunnan upgonge ðis déþ, hé biþ mansleges scyldig, and hé ðonne self swelte, L.

Linked entry: slege

hælftre

(n.)
Grammar
hælftre, e ; f.
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Hé breác on þám (horse) hælftre (hælftres, v. l.) for brídelse in quo (jumento) capistro pro freno utebatur. Gr. D. 34, 12. On hælftre ł on wealdleðre in chamo, Ps. L. 31, 9. Haelftreo, Ps. Srt. 31, 9

cniht

(n.)
Grammar
cniht, <b>; I.</b> add: <b>I b.</b> used in reference to a guild, a junior member (?);
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Gif cniht ǽpen bréde, gilde se hláford án pund. Cht. Th. 612, 23: 28: 32. ( The guild in this case was &#39;þegna gild. &#39;)

réðe-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
réðe-mód, adj.

savage mind ⬩ severe mind, wroth

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Ábrecan ne meahton réðemóde (the people of Sodom who were trying to break into Lot's house) reced æfter gistum, 150, 15; Gen. 2492. of justifiable severity or anger, of stern or severe mind, wroth God réðemód reorde gesette eorþbúendum ungelíce, 101,

bacan

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Þæt man breád bace, Wlfst. 296, 8. Þá oflǽtan þe gé sylfe bacen, Ll. Th. ii. 404, 35. Hláf bacan panes coquere, 160, 26. Ofen wæs gegearwod tó þon ꝥ man wolde on bacan, Gr. D. 219, 12. Add

ge-stun

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.), 150, 41. a storm, tempest, hurricane Þæt gestun and se storm and seó stronge lyft brecað bráde gesceaft hurricane and storm and tempest break up the wide world, Cri. 991.

eaxl-gestealla

(n.)
Grammar
eaxl-gestealla, an; m.

A shoulder companion, nearest friend, bosom friend, comrade ⬩ cŏmes qui est a lătĕre, sŏcius intĭmus, commīlĭto

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Heremód breát eaxlgesteallan Heremod destroyed his bosom friends, Beo. Th. 3432; B. 1714

scortness

(n.)
Grammar
scortness, e ; f.
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shortness (of time) Ðonne byrneþ on scortnisse gramen hys cum exarsent in brevi ira ejus, Ps. Spl. 2, 13. Ða scortnesse ðysse worulde and ða écnesse ðæs tóweardan lífes. Homl.

berstan

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Th. i. 280, 10. to break away, cf. æt-berstan Gelæhton þá weardmen his wealdleðer, þæt hé mid fleáme ne burste, Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 15. Hú hé Hingware berstan sceolde, Hml.

ge-sleán

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Penegas on gefyrndagum geslægene, 588: Gen. 583 (in Dict.). to strike (and break) an object against something Fela henne ǽgru gesleá on án fæt break many hen's eggs into a vessel, Lch. ii. 264, 24.

ófer

(n.)
Grammar
ófer, ófor, es; m.

an edge, border, margin ⬩ the land bordering on water, a river-bank, sea-shore, over in local names,

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Over in Cambridgeshire, Wendover Strand litus, brerd vel ófer crepido, Wrt. Voc. i. 54. 24-25. On ðone ófer; ondlong ófres ðæt on Stánford, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 378, 20. Ondlong strǽte, ðæt on reádan ófer, iii. 52, 17.

hel-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hel-líc, adj.

Hellish ⬩ infernal

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Seó fæstnung ðære hellícan clýsinge ne geþafaþ ðæt hí ǽfre útábrecon the fastening of the enclosure of hell does not permit them ever to break out, i. 332, 20: ii. 80, 6.

Linked entry: helle-líc

wiþer-cora

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-cora, an; m.

an adversary ⬩ opponent ⬩ rebel ⬩ a reprobate person

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Gesamnodon gehwylce ðwyrlíce wiðercoran, and wréhton ðone cyning tó his bréðer, 468, 5. Wiþercorum rebellibus, Wülck. Gl. 256, 31. a reprobate person Wiðercora reprobus, R. Ben. Interl. 13, 8.

Linked entry: -cora

notian

(v.)
Grammar
notian, <b>I a.</b>
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Þǽra (hláfa) ic breác notigende, Hml. S. 23 b, 521. Add

clýsing

(n.)
Grammar
clýsing, clýsung, e; f.

A CLOSING ⬩ inclosure ⬩ conclusion of a sentence ⬩ period ⬩ claustrum ⬩ periodus ⬩ περίοδος

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A CLOSING, inclosure, conclusion of a sentence, period; claustrum, periodus = περίοδος Seó fæstnung ðære hellícan clýsinge ne geþafaþ ðæt ða wiðercoran ǽfre útabrecon the fastening of the hellish inclosure never allows the wicked to break out Homl.

Linked entry: clýsung

dagung

(n.)
Grammar
dagung, e; f.

A dawning, dawn, day-break ⬩ aurora, tempus matutinum, diluculum

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A dawning, dawn, day-break; aurora, tempus matutinum, diluculum Betwux hancréd and dagunge between cock-crowing and dawn, Chr. 795; Erl. 59, 26: 802; Erl. 61, 19.

gierende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
gierende, taxauerat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 122, 6. Perhaps the passage to which this gloss belongs is Ald. 27, 14: Sibi usurpans tantopere taxauerat, other glosses to which are, taxauerat, i. iudicauerat hé démde, An. Ox. 2014: usurpans geauligende, 7, 118; taxauerat, i. iudicauerat, posse-derat hé démde, Hpt. Gl. 454, 3. As in the Corpus Glossary the gi- form of the prefix is very rare (gi-brec, Wrt. Voc. ii. 124, 6, is the single instance, unless gierende be another), and as there is no other instance of ǽrendan (the verb is always ǽrendian) perhaps gierende is incorrect. If, however, it is correct, it seems to be nearer in meaning to usurpans than to
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taxauerat

a-weallan

(v.)
Grammar
a-weallan, ic -wealle, ðú -weallest, -wylst, he -wealleþ, -wealþ, -wylþ, pl. -weallaþ ; p. -weól, -weóll, pl. -weóllon ; pp. -weallen ; v. intrans.

To boil or bubble up ⬩ break forth ⬩ stream or gush forth ⬩ well out ⬩ flow forth ⬩ issue ⬩ ebullire ⬩ erumpere ⬩ emanare

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To boil or bubble up, break forth, stream or gush forth, well out, flow forth, issue; ebullire, erumpere, emanare Swá ǽspringe út awealleþ of clife hárum so a water-spring wells out of a hoary cliff, Bt. Met. Fox 5. 24; Met. 5. 12: Ps.

Linked entries: a-wellan a-weól a-wylþ weallan

mann-dreám

(n.)
Grammar
mann-dreám, es; m.

Human joy ⬩ joyous life among men ⬩ joyous noise

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Lifde and lissa breác Malalehel mon-dreáma hér, Cd. 59; Th. 71, 26; Gen. 1176. Meodo heall monig ᛗ dreáma full, Exon. 124 a; Th. 477, 14; Ruin. 24. Hé ána hwearf mondreámum from, Beo. Th. 3435; B. 1715

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