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be-cirran

(v.)
Grammar
be-cirran, (-cerran, -cyrran, q. v. in Dict.).

to turn roundabout to go roundpass byavoidto turnpervertseduceto beguiledeceiveto get round a person

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Homl. i. 53, 22. Þe deuel mid his hinderworde bicherde Adam, ii. 59, 19. Hii wolleþ us bicheorre (biwiȝelien, 1st MS.) þorh hire wise craftes, Laym. 969. Herkne nu, we nelleþ þe nouht bicherre, Misc. 46, 324

Linked entries: be-cerran be-cyrran

leód

(n.)
Grammar
leód, es; pl. [which is more frequent] leóde; m.

A manpoeta princemenpeoplecountry

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H. leóð] bebycgge if any one sell his own countryman, L. In. 11; Th. i. 110, 3. Ðá hatedon hine his leóde cives autem ejus oderant eum, Lk. Skt. 19, 14.

Linked entries: leóde leód-geld

búende

(n.; v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
búende, part. búend, es; m.

Inhabiting or dwellinginhabitans inhabitants, thus used as a noun,

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Inhabiting or dwelling; inhabitans Búendra leás void of those inhabiting, [Cd. 5; Th. 6, 16; Gen. 89] or inhabitants, thus used as a noun, Mid búendum cum habitantibus, Ps. Lamb. 82, 8

Linked entries: búend bunda

rícsian

(v.)
Grammar
rícsian, <b>II a.</b>
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Ðá wǽtan weorþaþ gegaderode on þone magan, and þǽr ríxiaþ mid scearfunga innan, Lch. ii. 176, 7. Hér ásette se apostol niht for þǽre ealdan nytennysse ðe ríxode ær Crístes tócyme, Hml. Th. i. 602, 34.

be-ládian

(v.)
Grammar
be-ládian, ic -ládige; p. ode; pp. od

To clearexcuseexcusare

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To clear, excuse; excusare Ðæt he wolde beládian his módor that he might clear his mother Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 65, 24 : Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Som. 32, 35

dréme

(adj.)
Grammar
dréme, drýme; adj. [dreám II. music, melody, harmony]

Melodious, harmoniouscanōrus

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Melodious, harmonious; canōrus Mid drémere stefne canōra voce, Mone B. 2538

ge-sweotulian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sweotulian, <b>; IV.</b>
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add: with prep. Hé God bæd ꝥ hé him geswutelode be ðæs sceoccan gylpe, Hml. S. 6, 322

ge-þencan

Grammar
ge-þencan, <b>; IV.</b>
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add: combining and Geþence þára tída and þissa, hwæþre him bet lícien, Ors. 1, 11; S. 50, 22

ge-híwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-híwian, <b>; IV.</b>
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Manega geleáfan Crtítes ... þurh leáse híwunge gehealdan hí gehíwiað ( simulant ), Scint. 129, 12. Add

gang

Grammar
gang, <b>; II.</b>
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Hé betýneð ... þá fét fram gange, Verc. Först. 90, 7. Add

ge-bétan

Grammar
ge-bétan, <b>; II.</b>
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add: to amend, reform one's self Gif hwylc bróðor ... gebétan nelle, ne his þeáwas gerihtlǽcan, R. Ben. 52, 5: 126. 3

ge-bringan

Grammar
ge-bringan, <b>; II.</b>
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Gebringe þe se Hǽlend tó hyre hafenleáste, Hml. S. 3, 187. Add

sand

Grammar
sand, <b>; II.</b>
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dryhten

(n.)
Grammar
dryhten, <b>; II.</b>
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Drihtnes domini, Ps. Rdr. p. 298, 18: 299, 20

dynt

Grammar
dynt, <b>. II.</b>

Similar entry: heáh

þencan

Grammar
þencan, in the following passage seems an error
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Sum on bǽle sceal brondas þencan (Thorpe would read þeccan; Grein suggests sumne on bǽle sceal brond áswencan. Cf. ge-swencan), Exon. Th. 329, 33; Vy. 43

K

Grammar
K, In one instance k seems used for
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g Ðæt mód ðé ǽr wæs keléd (áléd, v. l.) of his gewunan cum cogitatio extra usum ducitur, Past. 57, 9

nægel

Grammar
nægel, <b>. II.</b>
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Of þám scipe wǽron þá næglas forlorene ( clavi perditi ) and þá þylinge tóslægene, Gr. D. 248, 23. v. hand-, wer-nægel. Add

scutel

Grammar
scutel, <b>. II.</b>
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Sgytila momenta, Rtl. 171, 41. Add

swincan

Grammar
swincan, <b>. II.</b>
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Ne swinc þú (nelle þú nú beón geswenced, v.l.) ná máre noli fatigari, Gr. D. 88, 32. Ne bið heó ná swincende on feforádlum non febribus laboratura est, 29, 23. Add