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ágnian

(v.)
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Add: to have a person as a possession, under one's dominion, to enslave Ǽgnian Israhéla cyn, Exod. 265

broddetan

(v.)
Grammar
broddetan, brodettan

To tremble, quake, to pant for fear; tremere, trepidare, palpitare,

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To tremble, quake, to pant for fear; tremere, trepidare, palpitare, Greg. Dial. 2, 25: Cot. 154, Som. Lye

Linked entry: ge-bryddan

heáfod

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Th. 109, 8. to be defiant Hí heora heáfod wið þé hófan, Ps. Th. 82, 2. heáfod niman to accept as a slave. Cf. Icel. fœra einum höfuð sitt to surrender oneself to an enemy, and see Grmm. R.

híw-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
híw-rǽden, e; f.

A family, household, house, a religious house

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Godes wingeard is Israhéla híwrǽden God's vineyard is the house of Israel, Homl. Th. ii. 72, 31: Mt. Kmbl. 10, 6. Gang in ðam arce and eall ðín híwrǽden ingredere tu el omnis domus tua in arcam, Gen. 7, 1: 50, 8.

þegnian

(v.)
Grammar
þegnian, p. ode; pp. od.
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Th. 37, 7; Gen. 585. Hé mé holdlíce ðegnade mihi ministrabat, Ps. Th. 100, 6. Ne com ic ðon on eorðan ðæt mé mon ðénóde, ac ðon ðæt ic wolde ðegnian filius hominis non venit ministrari, sed ministrare (Mt. 20, 28), Past. 41; Swt. 301, 2.

Linked entry: þénian

owisc

(n.)
Grammar
owisc, e; f.
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Ðanon gráfes owisce, andlang owisce wege, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 388, 25

Linked entry: ofesc

ge-sehtness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sehtness, e; f.

Reconciliation

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Reconciliation To sibbe and to gesehtnesse for peace and reconciliation, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 129, 22

Linked entry: sehtness

fela-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
fela-wyrde, adj.

talkative

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Of many words, talkative Ne beón gé felawyrde ne ealles hlagole, Wlfst. 40, 18

ge-inbryrdan

(v.)
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to cause remorse to a person Ne geinbryrde sind nec compuncti sunt, Ps. Srt. 34, 16

Linked entry: in-bryrdan

telgra

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Telgrum corticibus (but the gloss seems to belong to uiminibus, which precedes), An. Ox. 257. Add

trod

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sealgate; ðannen ... sealtrode ( a track where there are sallows ?), C.D. iii. 236, 30. Add

ofer-feallan

(v.)

to fall upon, to attack

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to fall upon, to attack Hié oferfeóllan ða ðe ða yrmþo genǽson, Blickl. Homl. 203, 19

swǽran

(v.)
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swǽran, p. de

To make heavy, to oppress gravare, praegravare, opprimeregravare

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To make heavy, to oppress [ Eall se líchama geswǽred byþ and gehefegud, Lchdm. iii. 120, 22.]

trinda

(n.)
Grammar
trinda, an ; m.

A round lumpa ball

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A round lump, a ball Geóte trindan . . . wyrce trindan, Lchdm. iii. 14, 10, 13

eglian

(v.)
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eglian, eglan, elan; hit egleþ, eleþ; p. ode, ade; pp, od, ad; v. trans.

chiefly used impersonally with dat. of person. To trouble, pain, grieve, AIL molestāre, dŏlēre

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Chauc. eylen, eilen to ail: Orm. eȝȝlenn: Plat, echeln, öcheln to be vexed, grieved at anything: Ger. ekeln: Goth. aglyan to molest, in us-aglyan.] DER, æt-eglan, ge-

Linked entries: eglan elan

ge-dwelian

(v.)
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Þæt mód biþ mid ymbhogum gedwelod (ge-dweald, v.l.) þám ꝥ hit ne mæg áredian Gode, Bt. 24, 4; 84, 33

þeótan

(v.)
Grammar
þeótan, and þútan; p. þeát, pl. þuton.
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The passage describes a calf sucking from its mother; if þeótan is an infinitive, it must refer to the sound made by the milk coming from the teat, but perhaps gesceap-þeóte may be a compound noun meaning the teat ), Exon. Th. 420, 2; Rä. 39, 4

leger

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</b> [the last passage under should be transferred to ]. Add Hé ábád on ðám legere áne feáwa dagas (cf. hé læg þá swá forþ áne feáwa daga, Hml. S. 31, 1349) mid fefore gewǽht, Hml. Th. ii. 516, 29.

spillan

(v.)
Grammar
spillan, p. de

To destroyconfundo,to destroy, spoil

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Th. 154, 22; Gen. 2559. Sumne man Lundene lǽdde, and ðǽr spilde, Chr. 1096; Erl. 233, 9. Ðætte ne ic losige ł ic ne spillo ut non perdam, Jn. Skt. Lind. 6, 39. Ðætte ðú spilla ut dissipes, Rtl. 55, 22.

ge-limpan

(v.)
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Gif gé gelýfaþ ꝥ eów ꝥ góde gelimpe, Bl. H. 41, 17. hwylcum ende wénest þú þæt seó mettrumnys wylle gelimpan?, Guth. 80, 21. to fall in with, be suitable to Gelimpan quadrare, An. Ox. 4262.