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on-wendan

(v.)

to turn, changeto change one thing for another, to exchangeto turn, change a direction, to avert, divert, turn asideto change the position of a thing, to invert, turn upside down,to subvert, disturb, upsetto cause to change for the worse, to give a wrong direction, pervertTo return

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Bróc biþ onwended of his rihtryne, Met. 5, 19. Biþ him se wela onwended, and wyrþ him wíte gegearwod, Cd. Th. 28, 5; Gen. 431: Blickl. Homl. 195, 28.

drífan

(v.)
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</b> to speak often of a matter, bring up, agitate; cf. colloquial to trot out a subject :-- Eówer brocu þe gé ealneg drífað your troubles that you are always bringing up, Ors. 3, 7; S. 120, 14. to go through what is painful, suffer, undergo Fefer

ge-dréfan

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bróga þín gedréfde, Ps. Th. 87, 16. Ys mé heorte gedréfed, and mé fealleð on fyrhtu deáðes, 54, 4: 56, 4: Jn. 14, l; Bl. H. 135, 25. Ic wæs mid sorgum gedréfed, Kr. 20: Jud. 88: Bt. l ; F. 4, l.

strang

(adj.)
Grammar
strang, adj.
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Manig broc byþ mycle strengre ðonne tóðæce, ðeáh ic nǽfre nán strengre ne geðolode, Shrn. 185, 15.

DRIGE

(adj.)
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DRIGE, dryge, dríe; def. se driga, dryga, dría; seó, ðæt drige, dryge, dríe; adj.

DRY siccus, arĭdus

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Fram ðære burnan ðe he drigum fótum ofereóde from the brook which he went over with dry feet, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 32. Mid dríum handum with dry hands, L. M. 2, 3; Lchdm. ii. 182, 8.

swingel

(n.)
Grammar
swingel, swingell, e; and swingel[l]e, an ; f.
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MSS. ) ðissa woruld-broca. Swt. 259, 2. Balthasar næs gemyndig his fæder swingle. Homl. Th. ii. 434, 27. Ða ðe him ondrǽdaþ Godes swingellan . . . ða ðe suá áheardode beóþ ðæt hié mon mid nánre swingellan gebétan ne mæg, Past. 37; Swt. 263, 1-9.

Linked entry: swincgel

fram

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Æghwæðrum wæs bróga fram óðrum, B. 2565. Him þæs egesa stód gryre fram þám gáste, Dan. 526.

lǽn

(n.)
Grammar
lǽn, lán [v. under lǽn-land], e; f.

a loangrantgiftleasefeefief

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Seó fóstormódor weóp for ðære áwyrdan lǽne the sieve broke in two during the loan. The foster-mother wept for the injured loan, Homl. Th. ii. 154, 16.

Linked entries: lǽne lǽn-land

ge-scippan

(v.)
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Þá sár and þá brocu þe se man tó gesceapen is, Bl. H. 59, 34.

Brunan burh

(n.)
Grammar
Brunan burh, gen. Brunan burge; dat. Brunan byrig; f.

Brunanburh, about five miles south-west of Durham, or on the plain between the river Tyne and the Browney,

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Brunanburh was written by Ingulf, in A.D. 1109, Brunford: Hunt. in 1148, Brumesburh, Brunesburih, Brunesburh, Bruneburh: Hovd. in 1204, Brunnanbyrg, Brumenburh; Brom. in 1330, Brunneburyh.]

GRUND

(n.)
Grammar
GRUND, es; m.
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Th. 2739; B. 1367: Exon. 97 a; Th. 361, 34; Wol. 29. ground, earth, land, country, plain; terra, solum, campus Hie ðæt gild gebrǽcan and gefyldan eal óð grund they broke the idol to pieces and cast it all to the ground, Blickl. Homl. 221, 33.

libban

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An hwelcum brocum þá lifdon þe ǽr him wǽron, Ors. 3, 9; S. 136, 20. with adj. or compl. sbst.

sum

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
sum, indef. prn.
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Ðeáh sum broc and sumu wiðerweardnes hiera forwiernþ, Past. 50; Swt. 391. 35. Wæs him gegearwod sum heard harmscearu, Cd. Th. 28, 7; Gen. 432. Sum wæs ǽhtwelig æþeles cynnes ríce geréfa, Exon. Th. 243, 29; Jul. 18.

Linked entry: ÁN

ELN

(n.)
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ELN, e; f.

the Royal

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[ = 20-1/2 inches, and 2/100 or 1/50 of an inch] Se weall Babilónes is fíftig elna brád, and twá hund elna heáh ... and ymbútan ðone weall is se mǽsta díc ... and wiðútan ðani díce is geworht twegra elna heáh weall the wall of Babylon is fifty ells broad

Linked entry: eln-gemet

níþ

(n.)
Grammar
níþ, es; m.

envyhatredenmityrancorspiteill-willjealousyaction which arises from hatredstrifewarhostilitythe effect of hatredpersecutiontroublevexationannoyanceafflictiontribulationgriefevilwickednessmalice

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Oft ðǽr bróga cwom ealdfeónda níþ oft came terror there, trouble from the hate of ancient foes, Exon. Th. 110, 24; Gú. 112 : 125, 29; Gú. 361 : 345, 25, 30; Gn. Ex. 195, 197 : 346, 4; Gn. Ex. 200. Him leófre wǽre ðæt hié an swelcan niéde (MS.

sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
sceótan, p. sceát, pl. scuton, sceoton ; pp. scoten.
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Icel. skjóta einum brott, undan to let a person escape) :-- Gyf hine man teó ðæt hé hine (the criminal ) út sceóte, L. Edg.

Linked entries: fore fore-scét

furþum

Take herein Dict., and add:even,just

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H. 16, 14. in negative sentences Hé furðum on ðám broce (etiam in tribulatione positus)nyle álǽtan his geornfulnesse, Past. 269, 10. Suá unryht suá wé furðum betwuxn hæðnum monnum ne hiérdon, 211, 8.

ge-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyllan, to fill with (gen. dat. (inst.) or with preps.). v. ge-fellan, ge-fillan
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Ic eom gefylled mid broce and mid iermðum, Past. 253, 8. Wé syndon gefyllede mid ealre eáþmódnesse, Bl. H. 153, 31. the object a place Se burgstede wæs blissum gefylled, Gú. 1291. to occupy entirely. a space (lit. or fig.)

heard

firmsteadfastresoluteboldresoluteobduraterigidunyieldingoppressiverigorousstrictharsh

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Sume hé lét þreágan mid heardum broce alios duris agitari sinit, Bt. 39, 11; F. 228, 24. Longe ic wæs nú on ðǽm heardan campe, Bl. H. 225, 31. Hón on heardre hengene, Hml. Th. ii. 308, 30: Hml. S. 37, 101, 157.

gifu

(n.)
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Seó geofu wæs bróht for þǽre synne þæs ǽrestan wífes. . . . Heó wæs mid gife ge-fylled, and seú synn wæs ádílegod, Bl. H. 5, 4, Wæs his heorte innan þurh Godes gifu onbryrdod, þæt hé wéstenes gewilnode, Guth. 18, 24.