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stapol

(n.)
Grammar
stapol, (-el, -ul), es; m.
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Of ðam beorge on ðone stapol; of ðam stapole, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 14, 11: 378, 15. Tó ðam stǽnenan stapole; ðonne andlang ðæs weges óð ðone stǽnan stapol; of ðam stapole, 418, 28. Æt sténan steaple, Txts. 436, no. 25. Stapul ǽrenne, Andr.

eáþ-médu

(n.)
Grammar
eáþ-médu, f.: -méde, es; n. (Cf. ofer-méde.)
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Hé on eáðmédum bád on beorge, wæs him botles neód, Gú. 299. <b>I a.

gúþ-fana

(n.)
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Gúðfanan gelea[fa]n wé beorað vexillum fidei ferimus, Ps Srt. ii. p. 203, 23. Beran þá gfiðfanan (vexilla) in on ðá ceastre, Prud. 74. ¶ in the following instances the form gúþ-fan ; n. seems to be used :-- Gúþfan labarum, An. Ox. 2130.

óþ-fleón

(v.)
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Ða ðe tó him mid scypum óþflugon tó ðǽm beorgum ad se ratibus confugientes, 1, 6; Swt. 36, 11: 2, 8; Swt. 94, 8. Sume binnan ðæt fæsten óþflugon, Swt. 92, 23. Ða ðe him (Joshua) óþ-flugon, ðám feóllon stánas on uppan, and hí fordydon, Homl.

for-neáh

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Forneáh oþ þá beorgas, Ors. 1, 1; S. 12, 1. Forneáh oð August, Chr. 1097; P. 233, 18. Forneáh mid ealle, Ors. 1, 10; S. 48, 7. Forneáh tó náuhte gedón, Bt. 38, 3; F. 190, 19. Add

weall

(n.)
Grammar
weall, es; m.

a wall that is made, wall of a building, of a town, side of a cave a natural wall a steep hill a cliff.

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Draca beorges getrúwode, wíges and wealles ( the cliff in which the firedrake's cave was ), Beo. Th. 4635; B. 2323.

endian

(v.)

to completefinish

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Ðá beorgas endiað æt þǽm sǽ, Ors. 1, 1; S. 22, 20. Þes middangeard on ðás eldo endian sceal þe nú andweard is, Bl. H. 117, 35: 119, 1

eorþ-weall

a rampart

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Beorges getrúwode, wíges and wealles, 2323.)

blǽd

(n.)
Grammar
blǽd, bléd, e; f.

A flower, blossom, fruitflos, olus, fructus

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Beorc biþ blǽda leás the birch-tree is fruitless [void of fruit], Runic pm. 18; Kmbl. 342, 27; Hick. Thes. i. 135. Hærfest bryngþ rípa bléda harvest brings ripe fruits, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 15: 34, 10; Fox 150, 5.

bán

bonea bonethe bone of a limba leg or arm

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Similar entries v. bán-beorg, -gebeorg, -rift:-- Bán weornedon their limbs failed them, Sat. 468. Bána coxarum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 17, 66: 75, 27. Wǽron þá bendas forburnene, þá him on bánum lágon, Dan. 435.

be-fóran

(prep.)
Grammar
be-fóran, bi-fóran; prep. I. dat. II. acc. [be by, proximity, fóran fore, as æt fóran]

BEFOREantecorampræBEFORE

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BEFORE He oft befóran hine com ante illum venire consueverat Bd. 5, 2 ;S. 614, 42, note Sweord manige gesáwon befóran beorn beran many saw a sword borne before the hero Beo. Th. 2052 ; B. 1024.

Linked entries: bi-fóran bi-fóran

(pronoun.)
Grammar
gé, gen. eówer [iwer]

yeyouvosύμεîs;yourof youvestrumvestriύμŵνto youvobisύμîνyouvosύμâsthou

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Gebíde gé on beorge abide you on the mount, Beo. Th. 5051; B. 2529. Hwylc eówer quis vestrum? Mt. Bos. 6, 27 Án eówer ūnus vestrum, 26, 21. Ic sylle eów dăbo vobis, Ex. 6, 8. Ic secge eów dīco vobis, Mt. Bos. 6, 16 : 7, 7.

Linked entries: eów eówer eówic Þú

earn

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On earnes beorh, iii. 427, 18. (Earn occurs in many local names, v. C. D. vi. 282, col. 2.) Þæt feórðe nýten wæs fágum earne gelíc, Hml. S. 15, 184. Gif þú gesihst earn fleón wíf þín gegrípan, deáð getácnað, Lch. iii. 214, 11. Add

hǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
hǽþ, a heath, hǽþ a plant. Take these together, for ' e ; f. ' substitute es; n.
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. ¶ the word is found in many compounds, as the first part of words denoting localities, hǽþ-beorh, -burh, dún, -feld, -gára, -hricg, -leáh, -slæd, v. C. D. vi. 293, 294. as part of proper names, v. Txts. 595

eást-weard

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Hí wendon eástweard tó Lundene, 1013; P. 143, 25. defining diiection of measurement Þǽr scýt se ende úp of þám gársecge betuh þám twám beorgum eástweard, Ors. 1, 1; S. 26, 23. defining position, attitude, so as to face to the east Wé wendað ús eástweard

ge-blówan

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Haswig feðra (the Phenix) grene eorðan áflýhð, foldan geblówene assueti nemoris dulce cubile fugit, 155. fig. flourishing, blooming Hé (the Phenix) bið feþrum gefrætwod, swilc hé æt frymðe wæs, beorht geblówen reformatur qualis fuit ante figura, Ph.

sín

(n.)
Grammar
sín, seón, sién, sýn, e ; f.
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Oft ic sýne ofteáh, áblende beorna unrím, Exon. Th. 270, 21 ; Jul. 468. Næfde sellícu wiht sýne ne folme, 415, 3 ; Rä. 33, 5. the instrument of sight, the eye Sýne pupillam, Hpt. Gl. 487. 54

Linked entries: seón sién sýn

sceáta

(n.)
Grammar
sceáta, an; m.

a corner,anglebosom, lapa cloth, napkin

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a corner,angle Sicilia is þrýscýte (tria habet promontoria ) on ǽlces sceátan ende sindon beorgas.

Linked entries: súþ-sceáta sceát

deáh

Grammar
deáh, is of use, is good or virtuous, avails, Herb. 2, 22; Lchdm. i. 86, 18. Bt. 27, 2; Fox 98, 15: Exon. 80 b; Th. 303, 5; Fä. 48: Beo. Th. 1151; B. 573; pres.
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of dugan

Linked entry: dég

ge-meltan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-meltan, -myltan; p. -mealt, pl. -multon; pp. -molten

To melt, digest

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To melt, digest Beorgas gemeltaþ the hills shall melt, Exon. 22 a; Th. 61, 2; Cri. 978. Gif his mete gemyltan nelle if his meat will not digest, Herb. i. 90, 9; Lchdm. i. 196, 6 : 1, 19; Lchdm. 76, 15.

Linked entry: ge-molten