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ár

Grammar
ár, ore.
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Sí þé heofene swilce ár sit tibi coelum aeneum, Deut. 28, 23. Hé geworhte ánes fearres anlícnesse of áre taurum aeneum fecit, Ors. 1, 12; S. 54, 24. Add

emb-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
emb-sittan, p. -sæt, pl, -sǽton; pp. -seten

To sit round or about, surround, beset, besiege circumsĕdēre, obsĭdēre

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To sit round or about, surround, beset, besiege; circumsĕdēre, obsĭdēre Porsenna and Tarcuinius embsǽton Róme burh Porsenna and Tarquin surrounded Rome, Ors. 2, 3; Bos. 42, 11.

Linked entry: ymb-sittan

for-ferian

(v.)
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Si quis alterius puerum, qui ei commissus sit . . ., occidat, vel dormiens opprimat, 595, § 7), Ll. Th. i. 72, 5

Linked entry: ferian

eard-fæst

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Þá Seaxan wǽron eardfæste néh þǽm gársecge Saxones, gens in Oceani litoribus sita, Ors. 6, 33; S. 288, 22. of things Fýr fiólan ne mæg eft æt his éðle, þǽr ꝥ óðer fýr úp ofer eall þis eardfæst wunað, Met. 20, 156

symbel-gál

(adj.)
Grammar
symbel-gál, adj.

Wanton with feasting

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Wanton with feasting Se ðe him wínes glæd wilna brúceþ, siteþ him symbelgál, Exon. Th. 449, 30; Dóm. 79

beó

I am or shall bebe thousumerosis

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Beó ðú sis: Beó he sit 32; Som. 36, 30 : Beo. Th. 777; B. 386

þeóging

(n.)
Grammar
þeóging, e; f.
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Profiting, thriving, progress, advancement Þeógincg ðín swutul sý eallum profectus tuus manifestus sit omnibus; that thy profiting may appear to all (A. V. 1 Tim. 4, 15), Scint. 203, 8. Þeóginc ( profectus ) mannes gyfu Godes ys, 132, 17.

geócor

(adj.)
Grammar
geócor, [or geocor? cf. geocsa]; adj.

Strong, fierce, harsh, dire, sadstrife, anger

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Geócrostne síþ a very sad journey, Cd. 205; Th. 254, 25; Dan. 617

ofer-méttu (o)

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-méttu (o), indecl. in sing. ; but declined in pl. , where it is used with singular meaning, cf. ofer-hygd, -méde : perhaps all the instances which follow may belong to the plural, since eáþmétto takes a verb in the plural; f.

Pride, arrogance, haughtiness

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Pride, arrogance, haughtiness Hine his hyge gespeón and his ofermétto ealra swíðost, Cd. Th. 22, 35; Gen. 351. þurh heora miclan mód, and þurh ofermétto, 22, 7; Gen. 337 : 21, 30; Gen. 332. Hé biþ on oferméttu (-métto, Cott. MSS.) áwended . . . hé ástág

nǽgan

(v.)
Grammar
nǽgan, négan; p. de

To addressaccostspeak to

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To address, accost, speak to Nigeþan síþe nǽgde se gomola, sǽgde eaforan worn, Exon. Th. 304, 5; Fä. 65. But generally the verb is accompanied by wordum : -- Ðú mé wordum nǽgest, fúsne frignest, 175, 26; Gú. 1200. Hine weroda God wordum nǽgde, Cd.

Linked entry: hnǽgan

fóre-burh

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-burh, gen. -burge; dat. -byrig, -birig; f.

a fore-courtentrance-courtvestibulevestĭbŭluma wall before a fortificationpro-mūrālemūrus ante mūrumdictum ex eo quod pro mūnītione sit

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fore-court, entrance-court, vestibule; vestĭbŭlum Hig etaþ ða hláfas on ðæs geteldes fórebirig comĕdent pānes in tabernācŭli testĭmōnii vestĭbŭlo, Ex. 29, 32. a wall before a fortification; pro-mūrāle, mūrus ante mūrum, dictum ex eo quod pro mūnītione sit

of-sittan

(v.)

to sit upon, press down by sittingto sit upon, oppressto sit upon, occupy, take possession of (with idea of force or wrong)to sit about, besiegeto repress, check, present motion

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Eall ðæt seó sǽ his ofseten hæfþ quantum maria premunt, Bt. 18, I; Fox 62, 12. to sit about, besiege Fearas mê ofsǽton obsederunt Ps.

Linked entry: of-setenness

un-tǽlwirðe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tǽlwirðe, adj.

Not blameableirreprehensiblepraiseworthy

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Not blameable, irreprehensible, praiseworthy Is geteald hwelc hé beón sceal, gif hé untǽlwierðe bið quae sit irreprehensibilitas ipsa, manifestat, Past. 8; Swt. 53, 11. Æew Dryhtnes untélwyrðe ( inrepraehensibilis ), Ps. Surt. 18, 8.

Linked entry: tǽl-wirðe

wól-bryne

(n.)
Grammar
wól-bryne, es; m.

Deadly violence

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Ðæt tácen wearð on Rómánum swíþe gesweotolad mid ðæm miclan wólbryne monncwealmes, ðe him raðe ðæs æfter com Romae gravis pestilentia per universam civitatem violenter incanduit, ut merito praecedente prodigio coelum ardere visum sit, quando caput gentium

seld

(n.)
Grammar
seld, es ; n.
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Siteþ him on heofnum, hafaþ wuldres bearn his seolfes seld, 301, 27 ; Sat. 588. God siteþ ofer seld hálig his, Ps. Surt. 46, 9 : 9, 8. Ealdormenn sǽton on seldum, Ps. Th. 118, 23.

Linked entry: sæld

samen

(adv.)
Grammar
samen, adv.

Together

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Orm. 377; Sitte samen, R. Brun

ge-spang

(n.)
Grammar
ge-spang, -spong, es; n.

A claspbinding

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A clasp, binding Me habbaþ hringa gespong síþes amyrred the rings' clasps have hindered me from going, Cd. 19; Th. 24, 14; Gen. 377

Linked entries: spang ge-spong

nígan

(v.)
Grammar
nígan, (?)
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Ðonne ic búgendre stefne styrme, stille on wícum siteþ nígende ( one who listens [?]), Exon. Th. 390, 27; Rä. 9, 8

BRÓÐOR

(n.)
Grammar
BRÓÐOR, bróðer, bróder, bróður; d. bréðer; but often indecl. in sing; pl. nom. acc. bróðor, bróðer, bróður, bróðru, bróðro, ge-bróðor, er, ru, ro, ra; g. bróðra, ge-bróðra; d. bróðrum, ge-bróðrum; m.

A BROTHER fraterto bear, support, a brother being the natural supporter of sisters who have lost their father

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A BROTHER; frater Úre bróðor noster frater, nom. s; g. úres bróðor nostri fratris; dat. úrum bréðer nostro fratri; acc. úrne bróðor nostrum fratrem; voc. eálá ðú úre bróðor O noster frater! abl. fram úrum bréðer a nostro fratre: pl. nom. úre gebróðra

ge-reócan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-reócan, to smoke (trans.),
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fumigate, steam Wyrc beþinge . . . hǽt stánas swíþe háte . . . hé sitte on stóle ofer þǽre beþinge ꝥ heó hine mæge tela gereócan, Lch. ii. 340, 8