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bláwung

(n.)
Grammar
bláwung, e; f.

A BLOWINGflatus

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[bláwan to blow; flare] A BLOWING; flatus Ðá hét Gedeon his geféran habban heora býman him mid to ðære bláwunge then Gideon commanded his companions to have their trumpets with them for the blowing, Jud. 7, 16

Linked entry: a-bláwung

flocc-mǽlum

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Hié wǽron flocmǽlum þiderweard þǽm óþrum fultume they were flocking to the place to the help of the others, Ors. 4, 10; S. 200, 19. Hí nocmǽlum fécdon mid heora híwum, Hml. S. 25, 235. Add

sǽne

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Ic sǽne wæs míne leomu for ðé bíganne and míne teáras geótanne, Angl. xii. 508, 8. Þý lǽs hié for ðon ormóde wǽron and þý sǽnran mínes willan and weorðmyndo, Nar. 32, 23. Add

un-ácumendlic

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Add: intolerable Þá gefór on Iulianes mód unácumendlic (intolerabilis) forhtnys, Gr. D. 37, 26. impossible to do Se hláford bær þone cnapan Martine trúwigende ꝥ him unácumendlic nǽre þone cnapan gehǽlenne, Hml. S. 31, 956

Linked entry: á-cumendlic

un-wynsumness

(n.)
Grammar
un-wynsumness, e; f.

Unpleasantness

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Unpleasantness Se stenc wearð áwend wynsumum brǽðe, and eall seó unwynsumnyss him weard blysse, Homl. Skt. i. 4, 215. Se mann gewyrðeþ tóswollen and stence áwended mid unwynsumnysse, Basil admn. 8; Norm. 50; 23

Linked entry: wynsumness

swétian

(v.)
Grammar
swétian, p. ede

To be sweet or pleasant

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To be sweet or pleasant Ðætte ús biterige sió hreówsung, swá swá ús ǽr swétedon ða synna that repentance may prove bitter to us, as before sins were sweet to us, Past. 54, 5; Swt. 425, 14

HÁD

(n.)
Grammar
HÁD, es; m.

personpersonasexdegree, rank, order, conditionstate, condition, kind, nature, formmanner, wayhonourpersona, sexus, ordo, gradus.

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The first person is he who speaks about himself alone . . . The second person is he whom the first speaks to . . . The third person is he about whom the first person speaks to the second person, Ælfc. Gr. 22; Som. 23, 49-53.

notu

(n.)
Grammar
notu, e; f.

useprofitadvantagean officeemploymentthe discharge of an officeconduct of business

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Hé geset ðé ðære ylcan note ( to the office of butler ), Gen. 40, 13. Ða hwíle ðe hié nánre óðerre note ne mǽgen while they are fit for no other employment, Past. pref.; Swt. 7, 12.

seófian

(v.)
Grammar
seófian, séfian, sýfian ; p. ode.
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To lament, complain of His sylfes earfoþu hé seófaþ Drihtne, Ps. Th. 3, arg. Gilleþ geómorlíce and his gyrn séfaþ, Salm. Kmbl. 536 ; Sal. 267. Hé seófode his ungelimp Drihtne, Ps. Th. 7, arg.: 3, arg.

bindan

to bindto fasten toknit

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Voc. ii. 53, 30. to bind, tie up in a bundle Gadriað þone coccel and bindað (alligate) sceáfmǽlum, Mt. 13, 30. to fasten to, on Hig bindað hefige byrðena, Mt. 23, 4. Beágas bundan boias (in collo) nectunt, Wrt.

ge-wéman

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His þeáwas Godes willan gewéman, R. Ben. 99, 20. His leóda Gode gewéman, Hml. S. 26, 51.

aweg-cuman

(v.)

to go awayto leaveescapedimittere

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to go away, to leave, escape; dimittere Sume aweg-cómon some escaped, Ors. 3, 3 ; Bos. 55, 26

Ecg-bryhtes stán

(n.)
Grammar
Ecg-bryhtes stán, es; m.

Brixton Deverill

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—He gerád to Ecgbryhtes stáne be eástan Sealwyda he rode to Egbert's stone, on n

for-gryndan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gryndan, p. de

destroy

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To send to the bottom, destroy Hit eall se gífra flód forswealh and forgrinde, Angl. xi. 2, 40

full-grówan

(v.)
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to come to maturity Ðæt hié ne móten fulgrówan (full-, v. l. ) ne wæstmbǽre weorðan, Past. 67, 23

Linked entry: grówan

ge-síþian

(v.)
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to go eallum bebodum þínum ic wæs gesíðod ad omnia mandata tua dirigebar, Ps. L. 118, 128

ge-tídran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tídran, ge-tídrian; pp. ge-tídred, ge-tídrod
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To make or to become weak: — Sceall nýde ꝥ lícumlice fæt beón getýdrod (infirmetur), Gr. D. 227, 27

ofer-prút

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-prút, ofer-prúd, ofer-prýt ?, e; f.
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Excessive pride Hí beóð þurh oferprúda alles rance . . . ant on módignesse swíðe áhofene, Wlfst. 81, 28

Linked entry: prút

prím-sang

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Ðonne preóstas cyrcan cumon heora prím singienne, Chrd. 27, 37. Add

þreax

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Se fótcops áwende wundorlíce þrexe and eall dúste þurh Drihtnes mihte, Hml. S. 35, 150. Add