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ófer

(n.)
Grammar
ófer, ófor, es; m.

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

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an edge, border, margin Óbr mango, Wrt. Voc. ii. 113, 45. Ófor, 55, 6. Ófer, Ælfc. Gr. 6; Som. 5, 51. On ðære lifre ófrum, Lchdm. ii. 204, 24.

openian

(v.)
Grammar
openian, p. ode.

to open, to become opento become manifestto open, uncloseto disclose, manifest

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intrans. to open, to become open Openaþ patebit, Kent. Gl. 401. Byrgenu openodon, Homl. Th. ii. 258, 5. Openige ðín fæðm. Blickl. Homl. 7, 24. Byrgen opnigende (patens) is race heora. Ps. Spl. 5, 10.

árian

(v.)
Grammar
árian, to árianne; part. ende, gende; p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od; v. a. [ár honour] .

to give honourto honourreverencehave in admirationhonorarehonorificarevenerarito regardcare forsparehave mercypitypardonforgiveconsulerepropitium essemisereriparcere

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to give honour, to honour, reverence, have in admiration; honorare, honorificare, venerari Is to árianne is to be honoured, Bt. 32, 2 ; Fox 116, 14. Onsægednys lófes áreþ me sacrificium laudis honorificabit me, Ps. Spl. T. 49, 24.

Linked entries: áriende árod

býsgian

(v.)
Grammar
býsgian, bísgian, býsigan; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad
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For ðǽm manigfealdum bísgum, ðe hine oft ǽgðer ge on móde ge on líchoman bísgodon [MS. bisgodan]. on account of the manifold occupations, which often busied him [king Alfred] both in mind and in body, Bt. proœm; Fox viii. 6: Cd. 64; Th. 76, 29; Gen. 1264

cwyld

(n.; part.)
Grammar
cwyld, cwild ,es; m. n: cwyld, cwild, e ; f. [cweald, pp. of cwellan to kill]

A plague, pestilence, murrain, destruction pestis, pestilcntia, clades

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Gr. 9, 27; Som. 11, 25. Cwild, m. f. or n. pestis, Wrt. Voc. 75, 54. Mid ceápes cwylde m. f. or n. with a murrain of cattle, Chr. 897; Th. 174. 22, col. 2; 175, 20.

flítan

(v.)
Grammar
flítan, part. flítende; ic flíte, ðú flítest, flítst, he flíteþ, flít, pl. flítaþ; p. flát, pl. fliton; pp. fliten

To strivecontenddisputerebelcontendĕrecertāredispŭtārejurgāre

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Hwí flítst ðú wið ðínne néxtan quāre percŭtis proxĭmum tuum? Ex. 2, 13. Flíteþ strives, Exon. 95a; Th. 354, 47; Reim. 62. Ne flít he non contendet, Mt. Bos. 12, 19.

Linked entry: flítend

íwan

(v.)
Grammar
íwan, p. de

To show bring before the eyesdisplayreveal

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Skt. 20, 24. Wénþ gif hit him iéwe ðæt him nylle geþafigean ðæt hine sníðe he expects, if he show it [the knife] to him, that he will not allow him to cut him, Past. 26, 3 ; Swt. 185, 25.

Linked entry: éwan

leáf-ness

Grammar
leáf-ness, léf-, lýf-ness; e; f.

Leavepermissionlicence

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Leave, permission, licence Gif him léfnys seald wǽre if leave had been given him, Bd. 1, 23; S. 486, 8. Lýfnes licentia, 4, 18; S. 586, 34: 2, 1; S. 501, 32: 5, 19; S. 640, 10.

Linked entries: léf-ness lýf-ness

lot-wrenc

(n.)
Grammar
lot-wrenc, es; m.

Deceitdeceptioncunningfrauddevicewilecraft

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Th. i. 192, 11: 376, 9: Wulfst. 84, 19. For his lotwrencium, Past. 30, 1; Swt. 203, 19. Þurh ðara scuccena mislíce lotwrencas daemonum varia solertia, Bt. 36, 6; Fox 220, 14. heora lotwrencas [-wrencceas, MS. B.] wiste sciens versutiam eorum, Mk.

Linked entries: list-wrenc wrenc

múþa

(n.)
Grammar
múþa, an; m.

the mouth of a riveran openingdoor

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On ða tugon up hiora scipu óþ ðone weald, iiii míla fram ðæm múþan útanweardum, Chr. 893; Erl. 88, 25-32. Ǽlc ceápscip friþ hæbbe ðe binnan múþan cuman, L. Eth. ii. 2; Th. i. 284, 20; ii. 3; Th. i. 286, 6.

ge-wyrht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wyrht, es; n.

Workdeedmeritdesert

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Work, deed, merit, desert Deág ðín gewyrhtu if thy deeds are good, Exon. 80 a; Th. 300, 11: . 4. Ða heálícan gewyrhto Sancte Iohannes the exalted deeds of St. John, Blickl. Homl. 167, 5.

Linked entries: ge-weorht ge-wriht

be-sceran

(v.)
Grammar
be-sceran, bi-sceran, -sciran, -scyran; p. -scær, -scear, pl. -scǽron, -sceáron; pp. -scoren

To shear off, to shave, cut offattondere, amputare, præcidere

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To shear off, to shave, cut off; attondere, amputare, præcidere eall heora heáfod besceáron they all shaved their heads, Ors. 4, 11; Bos. 96, 37; capitibus rasis, Ors. Hav. 4, 20; p. 270, 5.

ge-fér-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fér-scipe, -scype, es; m.

Societyfellowshipbrotherhoodsŏciĕtascŏmĭtātusclērus

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Of geférscipe ðæs bisceopes Deosdedit de cléro Deusdedit episcŏpi, Bd. 3, 29; S. 561, 12 : 4, 1; S. 564, 18 : 5, 6; S. 618, 28 : 5, 19; S. 639, 3 : L. E. B. 12; Th. ii. 242, 18.

ge-laðian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-laðian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To invitebidcallsummonassemblecongregateinvītārevŏcārearcessĕrecierecongrĕgāre

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To invite, bid, call, summon, assemble, congregate; invītāre, vŏcāre, arcessĕre, ciere, congrĕgāre Mágon we Ioseph to us gelaðian can we invite Joseph [to come] to us, Nicod. 20; Thw. 10, 3 : Bd. 4, 1; S. 563, 34.

Linked entries: ge-hlaðen ge-leaðian

ge-rídan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rídan, p. -rád; pp. -riden

To ride, reach or obtain by riding, get into one's power, subject

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To ride, reach or obtain by riding, get into one's power, subject Ðá he gerád to Ecgbryhtes stáne then he rode to Brixton, Chr. 878; Erl. 80, 8. Se ðe næs gerád he who rode to the ness, Beo. Th. 5789; B. 2898.

Linked entries: ge-faran ge-rád

swimman

(v.)
Grammar
swimman, p. swamm, pl. swummon ; pp. swummen
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To swim Swimþ, swam nat. swimmende nantes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, II, 13. Swam nat, 95, 80. of living creatures moving in or on water Swá swá fixas swimmaþ on wætere, Lchdm. iii. 272, 19 : Exon. Th. 363, 21 ; Wal. 57.

Linked entry: swymman

Súþ-Seaxe

(n.)
Grammar
Súþ-Seaxe, -Seaxan; pl.
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The people or district of Sussex Him cirdon Súþ-Seaxe, Chr. 823; Erl. 62, 22. Of Eald-Seaxon cómon Súð-Sexa, 449; Erl. 12, 10. Súþ-Seaxan meridiani Saxones, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 24. Súþ-Seaxan ágen[n]e biscopas onféngon, 5, 18; S. 635, 14.

twelf-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
twelf-wintre, adj.
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Twelve years old Úre Hǽlend ðá wæs twelfwintre, Past. 49; Swt. 385, 20: Lk. Skt. 2, 42. Tuoelfwintro duodennis, p. 4, 4. Heó wæs twelfwintre erat annorum duodecim, Mk. Skt. 5, 42. Se wæs xii-wintre cniht, Shrn. 118, 13.

un-meaht

(n.)
Grammar
un-meaht, -meht, -mieht, -miht, e; f.

Weaknesslack of power

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Gif ðé þince ðæt ðú maran lǽcedóm dón ne durre for unmihte ðæs mannes, 254, 1: Homl. Skt. i. 13, 21. Ðá ongan ic þencan ðæt ðæt gelumpe for ðære wíflícan unmihte, ii. 23 b, 411. Ðurh unmihte, Homl. Th. ii. 42, 27.

Linked entries: meaht un-miht

wíte-þeów

(adj.)
Grammar
wíte-þeów, adj.

In slavery as a consequence of crime

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In slavery as a consequence of crime Be wíteðeówes monnes slege. Gif wíteþeów Englisc mon hine forstalie, hine mon, L. In. 24; Th. i. 118, 6.