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þurh-þeówan

(v.)
Grammar
þurh-þeówan, -þían, -þýgan, -þýn

to thrust throughpierce throughtransfix

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Mín bán bið mid sárnysse þurhðýd os meum perforatur doloribus (Job 30, 17), Homl. Th. ii. 456, 12. Óþre wǽron mid stengum þurhðýde, i. 542, 28

Linked entry: þurh-þýn

nafela

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Ylp is eall mid bánum befangen binnan þám felle bútan æt ðám nafelan, Hml. S. 25, 568. Ðonne þG gyrder habban wylle, þonne sete þú þíne handa forewearde wiðneoþan þínne nafolan and stríc tó þínum twám hypum, Tech. ii. 119, 22.

scrín

(n.)
Grammar
scrín, es; n.
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Ðá þwóh man ða hálgan bán, and bær intó ðære cyrcan on scríne, 100, 158.

þweál

(n.)
Grammar
þweál, es; n. m.

washingwhat is used in washingointment

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Ðæt wæter his bána ðweáles aqua lavacri, Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 6. Clǽnsunge ðweáles and bæþes lavacri purificationem, 1, 27; S. 495, 16. Be weres þweále de viri lotione, L.Ecg. C. xxvi. tit.; Th. ii. 130, 10.

Linked entry: þweán

burg-waru

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Gyf hit binnan byrig gedón bið, fare seó buruhwaru sylf tó and begyte þá banan, Ll. Th. i. 286, 21. Seó burhwaru gelæhton hine, Ap Th. 26, 23. Seó burhwaru, þæt sind Turonisce ..., and Pictauienscisce ... bútú ðá burhwara (-waru, -waræ, Hml.

nǽfre

(adv.)
Grammar
nǽfre, ( = ne ǽfre); adv.

Never

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Hié nǽfre his banan folgian noldon, 755; Erl. 50, 20. Nán man ne dorste sleán óðerne man, næfde hé nǽfre swá mycel gedón wið ðone óðerne, 1086; Erl. 222, 6

Linked entry: nefre

ge-gearwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gearwian, -gearwigean; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ad

To preparemake readyprovide withendue

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Ðá wearþ werod ge-gearewod to campe then was the band made ready for battle, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 21; Jud. 199. Ðæt his líf ðæm his naman wæs gelíce gegearwod his life was ordered like to his name, Blickl. Homl. 167, 32.

Linked entries: ge-earwian earu

þing-stede

(n.)
Grammar
þing-stede, es; m.
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Ic gefrægn leóde tósomne bannan ... Ðá wæs tó ðam þingstede þeód gesamnod, Andr. Kmbl. 2197; An. 1100

BERSTAN

(v.)
Grammar
BERSTAN, part. berstende; ic berste, ðú birst, he birsteþ, biersteþ, birst, byrst, bierst, pl. berstaþ; p. ic, he bærst, ðú burste, pl. burston; pp. borsten.

to BURSTbreakfailfallcum fragore dissilirecorruererumpifrangito make the noise of a bursting or breakingto crashdashcrackfragorem ederesonarecrepare

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Burston bán-locan the bone-inclosures burst, Beo. Th. 1640; B. 818. Wǽgas burston the waves broke, Cd. 167; Th. 208, 15; Exod. 483. Ðá burston ða weallas muri illico corruerunt, Jos. 6, 20 : Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 29, 38.

Linked entries: bærst biersteþ

for-swígian

(v.)
Grammar
for-swígian, -sweógian, -swúgian, -súwian, -súgian, -sýgian, to -swígianne, -swígienne; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed.

To pass over in silencekeep silentconcealsĭlentio prætĕrireTo be silentretĭcēre

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To pass over in silence, keep silent, conceal; sĭlentio prætĕrire Betwih ðás þing nis to forswigianne, hwylc heofonlíc wundor and mægen ætýwed wæs, ðá his bán gefunden and geméted wǽron inter quæ nequaquam sĭlentio prætereundum reor, quid virtūtis ac

ylp

(n.)
Grammar
ylp, (elp), es; m.
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Ylpes bán ebur, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 9: Lchdm. iii. 204, 2, 3. Hé sende þrittig ylpas tó wíge gewenode . . . and on ǽlcum ylpe wæs án wíghús getimbrod, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 561.

Linked entry: elp

cnucian

(v.)
Grammar
cnucian, cnocian.
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Cnocie man þá bán mid æxse ýre, 14, 11

scínan

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Hí hine hetelíce swungon oð þæt ðá bán scinon, Hml. Th. ii. 302, 10. to be splendid Seó hwítness þǽre lilian scíneþ on þé, Bl.

ge-mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽnan, <b>. I.</b>
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Þæt þǽr ǽnig mon wordum ne worcum wǽre ne brǽce, ne þurb inwitsearo ǽfre gemǽnden, þeáh hié hire beággyfan banan folgedon (though they were following the slayer of their lord, this was not to be mentioned with the malicious intent of provoking quarrels

deópe

(adv.)
Grammar
deópe, diópe; comp. -or; sup.-ost ; adv.

Deeply, profoundly, thoroughly, entirely, earnestlyprŏfunde, gravĭter, subtīlĭter, penĭtus, solemnĭter

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Nis mín bán wið ðé deópe behýded non est [pĕnĭtus] occultātum os meum abs te, Ps. Th. 138, 13. Nú ic ðé halsie deópe now I beseech thee earnestly, Exon. 121 a; Th. 465, 22; Hö. 108

Linked entry: diópe

þǽr-tógeánes

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-tógeánes, adv.
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Ðǽrtógeánes se eorl gewann ðone castel æt Argentses, Chr. 1094; Erl. 230, 9. in reply, in refutation Ðonne cweðaþ hí : 'Hé magon ðás bán beón geedcucode?' Ac wé cweðaþ þǽrtógeánes, ðæt God mæg eal ðæt hé wile, Homl. Th. i. 236, 8 : Homl.

Linked entry: tó-geagnes

sæc

(n.)
Grammar
sæc, sæcc, e; f.

Strife, contest, conflict

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Ðam æt sæcce wearð Weohstán bana méces ecgum Weohstan felled him in fight with the edge of the falchion, 5218; B. 2612. Nægling geswác æt sæcce ( in fight with the fire-drake ), 5355; B. 2681.

Linked entry: sæccan

ece

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H. 59, 8. v. bán-, eág-, fót-, síd-, tóþ-, þeóh-ece. Add

for-brecan

to crushoppressto breakdestroyto break

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Ic hét hié gebindan and him þá bán and sconcan forbrecan crurifragio punire jussi, Nar. 16, 27. Swylce mé wǽre se hrycg forbrocen, Ps. Th. 31, 4: Ll. Th. i. 16, 8: 18, 15. fig. to crush a person, oppress: Ne forbrec ðú non conteras (egenum), Kent.

nát-hwilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
nát-hwilc, pron. indef.

Some oneI know not who

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Ðara banena byre náthwylces the child of one of those murderers, but I know not of which, 4113; B. 2053 : 4451; B. 2224. Þurh náthwylces .... Exon. Th. 12, 21; Cri. 189. Hé in níþsele náthwylcum wæs in some unknown hall was he, Beo.