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bycgan

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Add: to buy goods Hwá bigþ hí?, Coll. M. 23, 25. Bege eme , Kent. Gl. 895. ꝥte metto bochton, Jn. L. 4, 8. in reference to marriage Be ðon ðe mon wíf bycgge, Ll. Th. i. 122, 3. to hire workmen Bycgæ wyrhta conducere operarios, Mt. R. 20,1

cwic-súsl

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On þǽm hellefýre[s ?] cwicsúsle his líf geendaþ, Bl. H. 61, 2. Seó menigo háligra sáula wǽron of þǽm cwicsúsle áhafena, 87, 19. Intó écere cwicsúsle, Wlfst. 289, 9. Uncyst hine besencte on cwycsúsle, Hml. Th. i. 328, 22. On deorce cwicsúsle in tetra tartara

eówestras

(n.)
Grammar
eówestras, eówestre, es; m.: an; f.

A sheepfold

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A sheepfold On ðǽre ylcan circan wǽron onfæste þá eówestran (locu, v. l.) þára bróðra sceápa (caulae ovium) . . . Se þeóf eóde in ðá eáwestran (locu, v. l.), Gr. D. 224, 16-20. Tó éwestrum ad caulas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 4, 38. Eóuuistras mandras, 113, 48.

feoh-gód

(n.)
Grammar
feoh-gód, es; n.

cattle

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Property consisting of cattle, cattle considered as property Mid .ix. sciłł. gebéte, and ꝥ sié on cwicǽhtum, feógodum, and mon nǽnigne mon on ꝥ ne selle (i. e.the fine was to be paid in live*-*stock, but cattle only, not human beings (slaves)), Ll. Th

Linked entry: gód

ge-irsian

(v.)
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Take here <b>ge-eorsian, ge-yrsian</b> in Dict., and add God, ðú ðe sóðlíce giiorses ( irasceris ), Rtl. 40, 23. Hwæt þá Datianus deófollíce geyrsode ongeán ðone hálgan wer, Hml. S. 14, 23. Lǽt þíne godas geyrsian, gif hí áht magon, 7, 113

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ge-scirian

(v.)
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Take here <b>ge-scerian</b> in Dict., and add: To separate, remove from Ðá him ðæt lið gescired (-sciered, v.l.) wæs digesto vino, Past. 295, 7. Gescerede degesta, i. disposita, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 35 (O.H.Ger. ge-scerian privare, impendere

ge-dafen

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Take here <b>ge-defen</b> in Dict., and add Gedaebeni (-debin, Erf.) geabulí debita pensio, Txts. 57, 648. Gedafene gaful, Wrt. Voc. ii. 139, 70. Swá hit gedafen is, Bl. H. 115, 15. Gedafenre oportuno, Bl. Gl. Gedafenum debitis, Wrt. Voc.

grínu

(adj.)
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Substitute: <b>grinu, grionu;</b> adj. An adjective denoting some colour Wann bruntus, grinu avidius, dun natius, geoluhwít gilvus, Wrt. Voc. i. 46, 42. (The word occurs in a list with the title 'Nomina colorum'.) Hwít albus, grionu avidius

hafenian

(v.)
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Add: The meaning 'grasp, hold' seems supported by 0. H. Ger. hebinóa tractare, inthepinót pin sustentor, but in later English heven means to raise, a sense which would suit the passages. v. N. E. D. heven (where is quoted Noe hiuened up an auter, Allit

hrícian

(v.)
Grammar
hrícian, p. ode
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To cut open Hí man holdode and hí ealle hrícode ( the MS. has the accent ); swilce óðer wæterflód swá fleów heora blód, Hml. S. 23, 73. Hrýcigende resulcans (cf. manus resulcans, iterum aperiens, the passage is the same in both cases, An. Ox. 46, 49)

Linked entry: hrycigan

irfeweardness

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'Donne God sylð his leófum slǽp, þæt is Drihtnes yrfwyrdnys (hereditas).' Þonne Godes gecorenan becumað tó deáðe, ðonne gemétað hí yrfwyrdnysse, Hml. Th. ii. 526, 29. Tóhopa ðǽre écan ierfeweardnesse (hereditatis), Past. 391, 30. Mid yrfweard-nysse, Ps

reáf

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In last line dele 'lenden-, síd-', and Add Reáfo (reóf, R., here-reáf, W. S.) spolia, Lk. L. 11, 22. Add Scrúd ł hreáf uestimentum, Ps. L. 108, 19. Mid gyftlicum reáfe ( ueste ) gescrýd, Mt. 22, 11. v. beód-, brýd-, heall-, mæsse-, munuc-, preóst-,

sceaþan

(v.)
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The form corresponding to the Gothic is sceþþan with a strong past tense, but in English a new infinitive sceaþan seems to be developed to suit the strong conjunction, and a new weak past tense to suit the infinitive sceþþan. The strong and weak forms

stæþ-hlípe

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Add: in wk. declension used as noun; a steep place, precipice Hé geseáh manige men gán þurh þá stæþhlýpan (-hlépan, v. l.) heora uncysta multos ire per abrupta vitiorum cernebat, Gr. D. 95, 16. Sóhte hé ðone Godes wer geond ealle þá stæþhlýpan (abrupta

sundor-cræft

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Seó heáfodstów sundorcræfte (sundurcræftiglíce, v. l.) gemeten and geworht and gescyrpendlíce gehíwod ætýwde tó þám gemete hyre heáfdes locus capitis seorsum fabrefactus ad mensuram capitis illius aptissime figuratus apparuit, Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 451, 18.

útane

Grammar
útane, <b>. II.</b> add: (la)
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in foreign countries Heora wíse onnǽnne sǽl wel ne gefór, náþer ne innan from him selfum, ne útane from óþrum folcum, Ors. 4, 4; S. 164, 14. Mon ne mæg útane on him ongietan hwæt mon tǽle foris a reprehensoribus non videntur, Past. 271, 20: 417, 17

wrixl

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Add: office taken in turn, place, v. ge-wrixl; <b>V., V a.</b> Be þám þe wrixl ealdordómes (uicem prelatorum) on geférrǽdene habban sceolon, Chrd. 53, 9. Ic geseó ꝥ Benedictus hæfde Paules gewixle (wrixle, v.l. vicem), Gr. D. 141, 12. Wriexle

wæl-gim

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-gim, wæl-gimm, es; m.
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The word seems to be an epithet for the sheath of a sword, which is called in the riddle the sword's byrne Byrne is mín (a sword's) bleófág, swylce beorht seomað (-d, MS.) wír ymb ðone wælgim, ðe mé waldend geaf, Exon. Th. 400, 20; Rä. 21, 4

ǽrend-wreccan

(v.)
Grammar
ǽrend-wreccan, (?); p. wrehte

To deliver a message

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To deliver a message Ðá eóde hé in swá swá hé his hláfordes ǽrende secgan sceolde; and mid ðý hé ðá geswippre múþe líccetende ǽrend (ǽrende, v. l.) wrehte (ǽrendwrehte?) intravit quasi nuntium domini sui referens; et cum simulatam legationem ore astuto

ofer-swíðrian

(v.)

to prevail, conquer

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to prevail, conquer Ic oforswíðrode ongén hine praevalui adversum eum, Ps. Lamb. 12, 5. Wé oferswíðredon (-swíðdon MS. F.) on ðysum eallum þurh ðone ðe us lufode ' in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us ' (Rom. 8, 37

Linked entry: swíðrian