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lísan

(v.)
Grammar
lísan, lýsan; p. de

To loosenreleaseredeemdeliver

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Alf. pol. 6; Th. i. 66, 5: Byrht. Th.132, 57; By. 37: Elen. Kmbl. 592; El. 296: Rood Kmbl. 82; Kr. 41

Linked entries: lésan lýsan

prass

(n.)
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Hí Pantan streám mid prasse bestódon, Eást-Seaxena ord and se æschere they stood by Panta's stream in proud array, the East-Saxon line and the host of the ashen boats, Byrht. Th. 133. 51; By. 68

un-weaxen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-weaxen, adj.

Not grown upyoung

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Not grown up, young Him be healfe stód hyse unweaxen, cniht on gecampe, Byrht. Th. 136, 17; By. 152. Cild unweaxen, Chr. 975; Erl. 126, 5. Ðus mé fæder mín unweaxenne ( when a boy ) wordum lǽrde, Elen. Kmbl. 1055; El. 529.

binnan

(adv.)
Grammar
binnan, be-innan.
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Hié wǽron binnan þǽre byrig, Ors. 2, 8; S. 94, 2. Hé sæt binnan þǽm hám, Chr. 901; P. 92, 6. Hí ofslógon hine binnan his ágenan heorðæ, 1048; P. 173, 2. Hié þá scipu binnan Lundenbyrig gebróhton, 896; P. 89, 21.

wadan

(v.)
Grammar
wadan, p. wód, pl. wódon; pp. waden

To gopassproceed.

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To go, pass, proceed. of actual movement, absolute Wód wíges heard,... and wið ðæs beornes stóp, Byrht. Th. 135, 38; By. 130: 139, 13; By. 253. Brimmen wódon, 140, 29; By. 295. Ðá com hæleða þreát wadan, Andr. Kmbl. 2543; An. 1273.

Linked entry: ge-wadan

ge-forþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-forþian, p. -forþode; pp. forþod

To carry outperformaccomplishfurtherpromote

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He hæfde geforþod ðæt he his freán gehét he had performed what he promised his lord, Byrht. Th. 140, 16; By. 289 : Hy. 9, 24; Hy. Grn. ii. 291, 24.

lúcan

(v.)
Grammar
lúcan, p. leác, pl. lucon; pp. locen

To closeconcludefastenlock

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Locen is applied to coats of mail, which were formed of [interlacing] rings fastened on to some material to which they might be sewn, see hring with its compounds, and cf. brogden byrne; also Icel. hring-ofin Locene leoþosyrcan, Beo.

Linked entry: lýcþ

tó-berstan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-berstan, p. -bærst, pl. -burston; pp. -borsten.

to burst asunder,to break (intrans) in two, or in pieces,be rent asunderto break out in sores,to break out

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Byrht. Th. 135, 51; By. 136. Seó byrne tóbærst the corslet was rent, 135, 66; By. 144. Sum man feóll on íse ðæt his earm tóbærst his arm was broken, Homl. Skt. ii. 26, 34.

geat

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Gesáwon wé in þǽre byrig and on geaton ( in the doorways ) men . . . ðá hié ús gesáwon hié selfe sóna in heora húsum hié miþan.

onettan

(v.)
Grammar
onettan, p. te.

to hasten, move rapidly to make a quick movement, to anticipate to be quick in one's movements or actions, be active, quick or busy

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Hé onette on ðære byrig him tó fultume, Jos. 10, 33. Hé wið mín onette, Homl. Th. ii. 352, 4. Wið ðæs fæstengeates folc onette, Judth. Thw. 23, 39; Jud. 162. Ðá onette Abrahames mǽg tó ðam fæstenne. Cd. Th. 153, 3; Gen. 2533.

wíc

(n.)
Grammar
wíc, The word is generally neuter, but as it is often used in the plural where a singular might express the meaning, the similarity of neuter plural and feminine singular accusatives seems to have caused the word to be taken sometimes as feminine, e. g. tó ánre wíc, Homl. Th. i. 402, 22. A weak form also seems to be used, Chart. Th. 446, 29.
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Beóð him wíc gestaþelad in wuldres byrig, Exon. Th. 230, 19; Ph. 474. Sindon bitre burgtúnas, wíc wynna leás, 443, 18; Kl. 32. Sceldes fordas boec and ðeara wíca on byrg, Txts. 443, 10. Londbóc mínra wíca, 458, 8.

ildra

(n.)
Grammar
ildra, m.
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Hé hiene hétt bebyrgean an his ieldrena byrg hunc referri in sepulchra majorum sepelirique praecepit, Ors. 3, 9; S. 128, 16. (2 a) of an animal :-- Seó leó gemonð þæs wildan gewunan hire eldrana, Bt. 25; F. 88, 13. ancestors, fathers of a people Úre

eafora

(n.)
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Hé bearna strýnde him byras wócan eafora (n. pl. parallel to byras, or gen. pl. parallel to bearna?) and idesa, Gen. 1234. Nǽfre geréfan rǽdaþ þíne eafora yrfe, 2187. Lǽd eaforan þíne, frumgáran þrý, 1333.

þurh-wadan

(v.)

to pass throughto pierce throughpenetrate

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Th. 1785; B. 890: 3139; B. 1567: Byrht. Th. 140, 31; By. 296. For ðám næglum ðe ðæs Nergendes fét þurhwódon, Elen. Kmbl. 2139; El. 1066. Swylce hit seaxes ecg þurhwóde, Exon. Th. 70, 21; Cri. 1142.

spédan

(v.)
Grammar
spédan, p. de

To speedhave successsucceed in doing somethingaccelerare

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We need not destroy one another, if you succeed in doing this, Byrht. Th. 132, 51; By. 34

Linked entry: fór-spédian

cyn

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cynnes menn (cf. on ðissere byrig yldest getealde, 151) swá swá hí wǽron, Hml.

six

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Add: as adjective with a subst. expressed Siex míla from ðǽre byrig. Ors. 2, 4; S. 70, 25. Siex mónað, 2, 8; S. 94, 2. Sex weðras, sex gósfuglas, C. D. i. 312, 8. Fato sexo (sex, L.) hydriae sex, Jn. R. 2, 6. Æfter dagum sex, Mt. L. R. 17, 1.

lind

(n.)
Grammar
lind, e; and linde, an; f.

a shield

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Scyldas wégon, linde bǽron, Byrht. Th. 134, 45; By. 99: Beo. Th. 4719; B. 2365. Hwíte linde, Cd. 158; Th. 107, 4; Exod. 301

ge-gremian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gremian, -gremman; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To irritateprovokeexciteincenseinflameexaspĕrāreprovŏcāreexăcerbāre

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Gegremod wearþ se gúþrinc the chief was incensed, Byrht. Th. 135, 54; By. 138. Hí wǽron gúþe gegremede they were made fierce by battle, Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 2; Jud. 306 : Cd. 4; Th. 4, 29; Gen. 61

Linked entry: gremian

swíþlic

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Add Fýr byrnð on his gesihðe, and on his ymbhwyrfte bið swíðlic storm ignis in conspectu ejus ardebit, et in circuitu ejus tempestas valida (Ps. 50, 3), Hml. Th. i. 618, 11. Add Hí wǽron symble sigefæste on swíþlicum gewinne, Hml. S. 11, 22.