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un-forboden

(adj.)
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un-forboden, adj.

Unforbiddennot prohibitedfree from any moral or legal hindrance

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Skt. ii. 25, 91. Swá ic hit hæbbe, swá hit se sealde, ðe tó syllanne áhte, unforboden ( no one had a right to forbid the entering into possession of the property ), L. O. 13; Th. i. 184, 5. Unforboden and unbesacan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 234, 20.

Linked entries: un-besacen for-beódan

beód-ern

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Voc. i. 82, 18. Be beóddernes tácne, Techm. ii. 122, 15. On beódernne (beódd-, v. l. ), R. Ben. 117, 10. Twá land . . . ðám gebró;ðrum tó bryce intó heora beódderne, C. D. iv. 72, 23, 28: 305, 13. Intó hære béddarn . . . of hira bǽddern, Cht.

feóung

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Voc. ii. 86, 72: 31, 38. Becóm on hatunga his herges and on feóunga Rómána folces, Bl. H. 193, 2. Gé beóþ in fíunge allum monnum, Mt. R. 10, 22: Jn. L. 15, 18. Fíonge, Jn. R. 15, 25: 17, 14. Ic ondette feóndscipe and feówunge, Angl. xi. 98, 41. Add

ge-segnian

(v.)
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Th. ii. 156, 17. [O.H.Ger. ge-seganón benedicere. j

ge-wind

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Voc. ii. 68, 71. what winds round or envelops (as in winding-sheet) Gewynd involucrum, Wrt. Voc. i. 41, 25

god-borh

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Th. i. 82, 4-6

sǽ-grund

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-grund, (or sǽ grund), es;m.

The depth of the sea,

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Kmbl. 18, 6) is getácnod hira ende, Past. 2; Swt. 31, 20. Fán Gode besenctun on sǽgrund sigefæstne wer, Menol. Fox 421; Men. 212. Ic styrge wíde sǽgrundas, Exon. Th. 382, 12; Rä. 3, 10: Cd. Th. 196,9 ; Exod. 289

sceard

(adj.)
Grammar
sceard, adj.

notched, hackedgashed, mutilateddeprived

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Kmbl. ii. 251, 5), of ðam sceardan beorge tó ðam rúgan hlǽwe . Cod.Dip. B. iii. 170, 2. On sceard hweogl (?), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 419, 11. Hrófas sind gehrorene . . .scearde scúrbeorge, Exon.

irsung

(n.)
Grammar
irsung, e; f.

Angerirascibility

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I. 33; Th. ii. 430, 39. Hé hyne sceal forhabban wyð yrsunga he shall restrain himself from anger, Lchdm. iii. 140, 27. Ac ða irsunga [Cott.

Linked entry: eorsung

teóðung-dagas

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung-dagas, pl.
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Th. i. 178, 21-30: ii. 608, 20: L. E. I. 37; Th. ii. 436, 10.

ymb-gán

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-gán, p. -eode; pp. -gan.
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C. 58, 16. to go about, in the neighbourhood of. v. ymb, 1 b Ic ymbgaa weófod ðínre circumdabo altare tuum, Ps. Spl. C. 25, 6. Ic ymbgá and ic offrige onsægednessa circumivi et immolavi hostiam, Ps.

Linked entries: embe-gán ymb-gangan

bred

a boardplanka tablet

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Voc. ii. 121, 81. Ic ðé bidde ðæt ðú mé on ðǽm scipgebroce ðisses lífes sum bred gerǽce, ðæt ic mæge on sittan, oð ic tó londe cume, Past. 467, 24. Legs bred þweores ofer þá fét, Lch. ii. 342, 6. Ðá ungesewenlican brega (breda? cf. (?)

tó-eácan

(adv.)
Grammar
tó-eácan, adv., prep.

In addition,besidesIn addition to,besides

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In addition, besides Hé bǽd his þegnum, ðæt hig lédon hira ǽlces feoh on his sacc and fórmete tóeácan (datis supra cibariis in viam), Gen. 42; 25. Ðú hæfst tóeácan eall ðæt ic ðé ǽr tealde, Bt. 10; Fox 28, 37.

DEÓFOL

(n.)
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DEÓFOL, deóful, dióful; contracted to deófl; gen. es; dat. ; nom. pl.deóflu , deófol; gen. deófla; m. n.

DEVIL diabŏlus

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Th. i. 12, 18-23. Se deófol ne wunode ná on sóþfæstnysse, forðamðe seó soþfæstnyss nis náteshwon on him the devil abided not in the truth, because the truth is not in any wise in him Hexam. 10; Norm. 16, 18.

Linked entry: deóful

drenc

(n.)
Grammar
drenc, es; m.

DRENCH, dose, draught, drinkpōtus, pōtio a drowningdemersio, submersio

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Th. ii. 158, 17. Wið sídan sáre ðære swíðran hwíte clæfran wyrc to drence for sore of right side make white clover to a drink, L. M. 1, 21; Lchdm. ii. 64, 4: 1, 23; Lchdm. ii. 64, 27: Homl. Th. ii. 158, 16.

Linked entry: drenge

ge-bídan

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Th. ii. 314, 15. Ealra þǽra wynna þe ic on worulde gebád, By. 174. Hé lytle stilnesse gebád, þá hwíle hé ríces weóld, Chr. 1065; P. 195, 26. Ic mé weána ne wénde bóte gebídan, B. 934.

BǼL

(n.)
Grammar
BǼL, es; n.

fireflameignisflammathe fire of a funeral pile, in which dead bodies were burneda funeral pileroguspyra

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Bǽles cwealm in helle the torment of the fire in hell, Andr. Kmbl. 2374; An. 1188. the fire of a funeral pile, in which dead bodies were burned, a funeral pile; rogus, pyra Ǽr he bǽl cure ere he chose the pile [the fire of the pile ], Beo.

Linked entries: beel bell

for-pǽran

(v.)
Grammar
for-pǽran, p. de; pp. ed

To turn awaypervertruindestroypervertĕreperdĕre

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Th. ii. 226, 31: 208, 20. Hie forpǽraþ ðæm edleáne mĕrĭtum pervertunt. Past. 39, 3; Hat. MS. 53 b, 8. Gif we us sylfe ne forpǽraþ if we do not destroy ourselves, Homl. Th. i. 216, 9: ii. 50, 5.

Linked entry: a-pǽran

geómrung

(n.)
Grammar
geómrung, geómerung, e; f.

A groaning, moaning, lamentationgĕmĭtus, lāmentum

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On geómerunga mínre in gĕmĭtu meo, 6, 6: Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 14. Hí getácniaþ háligra manna geómerunge they betoken the groaning of holy men, Homl. Th. i. 142, 18. Deáþes geómerunga me beeódon the moanings of death surrounded me, ii. 86, 16.

Linked entries: gémerung geómerung

sundor-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-cræft, es; m.
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I. P. 9; Th. ii. 314, 29. Sió gesceádwísnes is se sélesta sundorcræfta reason is the best of distinguishing faculties (as being the faculty peculiar to man; cf. hió is synderlíc cræft ðære sáwle, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 100, Met 20, 203