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brice

(n.)
Grammar
brice, bryce, es; m. [from briceþ, brycþ, pres. of brecan to break ]

A breaking, rupture, fracture, fragment, violation, breach ⬩ fractio, ruptura, fractura, fragmentum, violatio

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We witon ful georne, ðæt to miclan bryce sceal micel bót nýde id compertum est nobis, immanis ubi facta est ruptura, ibi opus esse, ut large resarciatur, Lupi Serm. i. 3; Hick. Thes. ii. 99, 30.

Linked entry: bryce

cræte-hors

(n.)
Grammar
cræte-hors, es; n. [cræt a cart, hors a horse]

A cart-horse ⬩ veredus

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A cart-horse; veredus Ælfc. Gl. 5; Som. 56, 17; Wrt. Voc. 17, 21

Linked entry: HORS

ge-sícan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sícan, p. te; pp. ed [sícan to give suck]

To wean; ⬩ ablactāre

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To wean; ablactāre Swá swá gesíced ofer módor his sīcut ablactalus sŭper matre sua, Ps. Spl, 130, 4

Linked entries: sícan ge-sýcan

ge-teld

(n.)
Grammar
ge-teld, -tæld, -teald, es ; n. [teld a tent]

A tent ⬩ tabernacle ⬩ pavilion ⬩ TILT ⬩ cover ⬩ tentōrium ⬩ tabernācŭlum

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A tent, tabernacle, pavilion, TILT, cover; tentōrium, tabernācŭlum Geteld tentōrium vel tabernācŭlum, Wrt. Voc. 85, 84: scēna vel tabernācŭlum, Ælfc. Gl. 56; Som. 67, 25; Wrt. Voc. 37, 15. God æteówde Abrahame on ðam dene Mambre, ðǽr ðǽr he sæt on his

Linked entries: teld ge-teald

tyge

(n.; v.; part.)
Grammar
tyge, tige (v. double forms togen, tigen, pp. of teon), es; m.

a pull ⬩ tug ⬩ a dragging ⬩ leading ⬩ conducting ⬩ a draught of drink ⬩ a drawing of an inference ⬩ a deduction

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Ete nu enes o dai and drinke o tige atte mete, O.E. Homl. ii. 67, 11

Linked entry: tige

gleáw

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Judith, gleáw on geþonce, Jud. 13: El. 807. good. Cf. gleáwe; For þan þú eart se gooda, gleáw on gesyhðe þára háligra þe þínne held curan quoniam bonum est nomen tuum ante conspectum sanctorum tuorum, Ps. Th. 51, 8.

art

art

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art Art vel arþ es, Jn. Lind. War. 1, 19

cyrce weard

(n.)

a warden ofthe church ⬩ sacristan

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a warden ofthe church sacristan, Chr. 1070; Erl. 207, 33

dríe

(adj.)

dry

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dry, Ex. 14, 21: Bt. 5, 2; Fox 10, 31

for-wyrst

Grammar
for-wyrst, he -wyrþ

shalt perish ⬩ perishes

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Ex. 9, 15: Ps. Lamb. 1, 6;

singal-flówende

(adj.)
Grammar
singal-flówende, adj. (ptcpl.)
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Continually flowing Singalflówende eá fluvius, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 18

þyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
þyldig, adj.

Patient

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Patient Strong and ðyldig fortis et patiens, Rtl. 1010, 8

ymbeaht

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Olymbeactę ( = ob ymbeactę) ex conlatione , An. Ox. 53, 22. Add

Hátabaðan

(n.)

Bath

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Bath Æt Hátabaðum at Bath, Chr. 972; Erl. 125, 9

Brittisc

(adj.)

British

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Erl. 3, 3; Th. 3, 5, col. 2

inne-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
inne-weard, adj.

Inward ⬩ internal ⬩ interior ⬩ intestines ⬩ viscera

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Etaþ his heáfod and his fét and innewærde caput cum pedibus ejus et intestinis vorabitis, Ex. 12, 9. Innewerde, 29, 17

Linked entry: innan-weard

rignan

(v.)
Grammar
rignan, rínan; p. rínde. [A strong preterite occurs in the Blickling Gloss, rán pluit.
  • Cf.
In Elyes tyme heuene was yclosed þat no reyne ne rone (roon, MS. W.: roen, MS. R.: ron, MS. B.: raynade, MS. C.),
  • Piers P. 14, 62.
]

to rain, to cause rain to fall ⬩ to rain, to fall (of rain)

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Mon geseah weallan blód of eorþan and rínan meolc of heofonum sanguine e terra, lac visum est manare de coelo, Ors. 4, 3; Swt. 162, 7

Linked entries: regnian regnan rínan

fóre-gísel

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-gísel, gen. -gísles; m. [gísel a hostage]

A foremost hostage ⬩ principal or eminent hostage ⬩ præstans vel electus obses

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A foremost hostage, principal or eminent hostage; præstans vel electus obses Salde se here him fóregíslas and micle áþas the army gave him eminent hostages with great oaths, Chr. 878; Erl. 80, 16: 877; Erl. 79, 24.

læt

(adj.)
Grammar
læt, adj.

Late ⬩ slow ⬩ sluggish ⬩ tardy

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Siððan ðú sprǽce tó ðínum þeówe ic hæfde ðé lætran tungan ex quo locutus es ad servum tuum, impeditioris et tardioris linguæ sum, Ex. 4, 10

emel

(n.)
Grammar
emel, e; f. A canker-worm, caterpillar, weevel; ērūca, brūchus = βροῦχος
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He sǽde and com gærshoppe and emel ðæs næs ná gerím dixit et vēnit lŏcusta, et brūchus cūjus non ĕrat nŭmĕrus, 104, 32

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