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be-prenan

Grammar
be-prenan, l. be-príwan, -préwan,
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Swylce hwá his éage bepríwe, Wlfst. 148, 13. and add:

íþast

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Wé magon hié suá íðesð gebétan, Past. 306, 20. Add

on-besceáwung

(n.)
Grammar
on-besceáwung, e; f.
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Inspection Tó onbesceáwunge his ad inspectionem illius, Scint. 66, 9

a-bregdan

Grammar
a-bregdan, <b>. I</b> I.
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his exe úp ábrǽd, Hml. S. 31, 152. Add

bláwende

(v.; adj.; part.)
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blustering, with high winds Bláwende lencten, Archiv cxx. 298, 19

on-lecgende

(adj.)

on-lying

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on-lying Wyrc him onlecgende sealfe, Lchdm. ii. 200, 8

áweg-gewitennes

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Sárie for his áweggewitennysse, Hml. S. 30, 159, 226. Add

Linked entry: ge-witennes

drencan

(v.)
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Swelcum mannum deáh ꝥ hié hié selfe drencen, Lch. ii. 224, 1. to plunge into water Heó þǽre róde tácn on þá wætru drencte, Hml. S. 23 b, 684. <b>II a.</b> to plunge, sink :-- Þæt hý wið deáða duru drencyde wǽran, Ps.

ge-wídmǽrsian

(v.)
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Ox. 1305. to make known what is unfavourable or should be concealed Mid andetnesse suman gástlicum bréder þe . . . his sáule wundela gehǽlan cunne and gewídmǽrsian (publicare) nelle, R. Ben. 72, 7.

orf

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Hire hyrdeman his orf lǽswode, Hml. Th. ii. 150, 31.

tó-middes

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
tó-middes, prep. (adv.)

in the midst of,amidst,into the midst ofin the midst of,in the middle ofinto the midst of

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Skt. i. 23, 639. following the governed word Hé stód him tómiddes, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 617. Ðǽr ic sylf beó him tómiddes, Homl. Th. ii. 284, 19. Sticaþ him tómiddes, Salm. Kmbl. 1010; Sal. 506. Holte tómiddes, Met. 13, 37: Cd.

Linked entries: middes

irfe-weard

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-weard, es; m.

an heir

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Ða sylfan wilniaþ him tó yrfeweardum tó habbanne ipsos habere heredes quærunt, Bd. 1, 27; S. 490, 18.

slæc

(adj.)
Grammar
slæc, sleac, slec (v. slæcness); adj.
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Th. ii. 138, 6. that makes inactive, sluggish Wé sceolon ásceacan ðone sleacan slǽp ús fram, i. 602, 15. not attended with effort Hit is ealles tó sleac munuca . þeówdóm (nimis iners seruilium), gif hié læsse singaþ, R.

Linked entry: sleac

BRǼW

(n.)
Grammar
BRǼW, breáw, breág, brég, brégh, bréhg, es; m.

An eye-lid;palpebra

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Ðá gehrán he his eágan, gemétte he hit swá hál mid ðý brǽwe contingens oculum, sanum cum palpebra invenit, 4, 32; S. 612, 7. Brǽwas [brégas, Surt.] his axiaþ oððe befrinaþ bearn manna palpebræ ejus interrogant filios hominum, Ps.

tacan

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tócon mycele ǽhta and fóron áweg, Chr. 1076; P. 212, 15. Hé hine lét tacan, P. 211, 35. ¶ tacan on to touch. Cf. Icel. taka á :-- Swá hwæt swá ꝥ ele on tæcð . . . ꝥ Add

ge-píned

(v.)
Grammar
ge-píned, part. p.

Punished

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Punished Ðætte hia wére gepíned puniri, Lk. Skt. p. 9, 4

bláte

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In first passage for Helle fýr, substitute Hit (Etna) óðra stówa

deáþ-dæg

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Huaet his gástae aefter deóthdaege doemid uueorthe, Txts. 149, 20. Add

druncen-wille

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Hé drincð him mid ðǽm druncenwillum monnum, Past. 120, 13. Add

dumbness

(n.)
Grammar
dumbness, e; f.
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Dumbness Úre Drihten gehǽlde þone wódan fram his dumbnesse, Nap. 18

Linked entry: dumnys