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wreón

(v.)
Grammar
wreón, (from wríhan); p.wráh, wreáh, pl.wrigon, wrugon; pp.wrigen, wrogen

To coverto put a covering onto cover with clothesto clotheto coverto bindto concealhideto serve as a coveringbe spread over

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Th. 95, 2 ; Gen. 1572. to cover a book, to bind a book Mec (a book) wráh hælet hleóbordum. Exon. Th. 408, 13; Rä. 47, ll. with the idea of concealment, to conceal, hide For hwon wást ðú weán and wríhst sceome, Cd. Th. 54, 13; Gen. 876.

Linked entry: wríga

hleóþrian

(v.)

To make a soundto soundresoundTo speak words

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To make a sound, the subject a person, of speech Hleóðriað proclamant Ps. L. p. 247, note 2. Him sylfa oncwæð, heán hleóðrade, Gen. 866. Hleóðrade hálgan stefne cempa . . . and þus wordum cwæð, An. 537: Gú. 484.

á-wǽgan

to deceiveto make of no effect,to fail to performto invalidatenullify

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Án stæf ne bið ne án strica áwǽged iota unum aut unus apex nan praeteribit, Thw. Hept. 159, 31. Áwǽgune (-ede?) yrfebéc inritum testamentum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 15

hwilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hwilc, hwylc, hwelc; pron.

whichwhoany oneanysome

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Grn. 2, 47. indef. pron. any one, any, of any kind, some Oððe gif hwylc cynincg wyle faran aut quis rex iturus, Lk. Skt. 14, 31.

diht

(n.)
Grammar
diht, es; m.
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<b>I a.</b> of composition :--- Hé gesette þurh his sylfes diht án þúsend bóca, Hml. A. 5, 105. direction of action, conduct Wé ne beóð be ágenum dihte ácennede, Hml. Th. ii. 230, 30: 232, 1.

á-scirian

(v.)
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Áscyrede, ásyndrede sequestrantur, i. segregantur, An. Ox. 1366. Áscyredum remotis, 5389. to set apart Úre Drihten áscyrede tó láfe ꝥ ꝥ wé eft of áwócon, Angl. xi. 2, 42. Ásceredre peculiaris, An. Ox. 11, 5.

ge-sceaft

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Þæt sind ǽrest heofonas, and englas . . . and syððan þeós eorðe . . . and sǽ. . . Nú ealle ðás ðing synd mid ánum naman genemnode gesceaft, Hml. Th. i. 276, 8-14.

æl-beorht

All-brightall-shining

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All-bright, all-shining Engel ælbeorht an all-bright angel, Cd. 190; Th. 237, 13; Dan. 337: Exon. 15a; Th. 32, 1; Cri. 506: 21 b; Th. 58, 2; Cri. 929: 53 b; Th. 188, 27; Az. 52.

meolcian

(v.)
Grammar
meolcian, p. ode.

to milktake milk from an animalto give milkto suckle

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to milk, take milk from an animal Se geþyrsta men meolcode ða hinde and dranc ða meolc, Shrn. 130, 4. Nán wíf hire yrfe ne meolcige, bútan heó ða meolc for Godes lufan syllan, Wulfst. 227, 10.

Linked entries: melcan milcian

un-gesceapen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesceapen, adj.

unshapenunformeduncreated

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Th. i. 474, 8. uncreated Ungesceapen ( increatus ) is se Fæder, ungesceapen is se Sunu, and is ungesceapen se Hálga Gást, Ath. Crd. 8

Linked entry: ge-sceapen

andel-bǽre

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
andel-bǽre, ( = and-hél-bǽre; cf.
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Gl. 496, 42: Angl. xiii. 35, 218 (all are glosses on the same passage)

efen-fela

(v.)
Grammar
efen-fela, (em-).
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Gl. 511, 4) reádum rosum cum purpureis totidem rosis, An. Ox. 4509

fágnys

Grammar
fágnys, fáhness
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A. 28, 109. Fǽgnessum, Ps. L. 44, 15. Add:

ge-weorp

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Dele ' A throwing, . . . dashing, ' and for first passage substitute Him þá beorna breogo, þǽr hé on bolcan sæt, ofer waroða geweorp wið þingode with him (Andrew) the prince of men, from his seat on the gangway, across the sands held parley (the boat

Ispánie

(n.)
Grammar
Ispánie, pl.
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He for of Ispánium (ab Hispaniis), 22. Wæs án hirde on Ispánium, 5, 2 ; S. 216, 6. Áscien Ispánie þe þæt ilce wǽron dreógende, 5, i; S. 214, 14

offrung-sceát

(n.)
Grammar
offrung-sceát, es; m.
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An offering-sheet [explained in the following passage: Their offerings of bread and wine, which they brought . . . having their hands muffled up in a very fine linen cloth or offering-sheet, v. N. E.

preóst-hád

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rád

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Add Rád ðín aequitatus tuus, Ps. Rdr. 284, 8. Hire hind hire ealne weg beforan arn ðonne hió on ráde wæs, Lch. iii. 426, 27. <b>I a.

brond-hord

(n.)
Grammar
brond-hord, es; n.

a burning, hord a hoard, treasureA burning or ardent treasure, a treasure exciting ardent desiresardens thesaurus

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[brand II. a burning, hord a hoard, treasure] A burning or ardent treasure, a treasure exciting ardent desires; ardens thesaurus Se ǽr in dæge wæs dýre, scríðeþ nú deóp feor, brondhord geblówen, breóstum in forgrówen copper was dear in [that] day, now

Linked entry: brand-hord

tyrdlu

(n.)
Grammar
tyrdlu, tyrdelu; pl. n.Treddles
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Ant. i. 53,16) Haran tyrdlu, Lchdm. ii. 214, 4. Genim gáte tyrdlu, 72, 16, 27. Tyrdelu, 282, 7