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beám

a beamposta beam of light

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. . . fram earnes beáme, C. D. ii. 73, 25. Dúnstán ána ætstód uppon ánum beáme (in uno de laquearibus), Chr. 978; P. 123, 3. Se leóma wæs swilce ormǽte beám, 1106; P. 240, 21. Heora earmas wǽron swá ormǽte beámas, Hml. S. 4, 288.

wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
wrecan, p. wræc, pl.wrǽcon; pp.wrecen

To drivepressto driveforce to moveto drive outexpelto drive outto expressutterreciteto drive inimpressinlayto drivepractisecarry outonto drivepress onto wreakto punishto punishto punishto punishto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto take vengeance (on)

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Títus com mid herige and him wræc ðæt hié heora cyning on róde áhéngon, Blickl. Homl. 79, 11. Ðæt sceal wrecan swefyl and sweart líg sáre and grimme hǽðnum folce, Cd.

heard

firmsteadfastresoluteboldresoluteobduraterigidunyieldingoppressiverigorousstrictharsh

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Ic læg on heardum stáne, Cri. 1425. Hearde méde (cf. on Heardanlége, ðǽre is óðer noma Drýganlég, C. D. v. 141, 27), Txts. 436, 5. Hí fuhton heardum heoruwǽpnum, Jud. 263. Iornan on hearde wegas, Shrn. 72, 2.

weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
weorpan, (wurpan, wyrpan); p. wearp, pl. wurpon; pp. worpen.
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Him man wearp on, ðæt hé wæs ðes cynges swica he was charged with being a traitor to thee king, Chr. 1055 ; Erl. 189, 3. Ðý læs ǽfre cweðan óðre þeódæ: 'Hwǽr com eówer God?'

Linked entries: worpian wurpan

lác

(n.)
Grammar
lác, generally neuter, but occasionally feminine
  • [v. Shrn. pp. 3-4],
or masculine, as in the compound lyb-lác q. v.

battlestrugglean offeringsacrificeoblationa giftpresentgracefavourservicea presentoffering of wordsa messagemedicine

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Culufre gewát fleógan eft mid lácum hire ( the olive branch ), Cd. 72; Th. 88, 28; Gen. 1472.

Linked entries: freó-lác lácan lǽc

ÁÞ

(n.)
Grammar
ÁÞ, es; m.

an OATHa swearingjuramentum

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C. S. 22 ; Th. i. 388, 11, 12, and note b

Linked entries: aaþ ánfeald áþ

deófol

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On þám gé deóflu drincan ongunnon, Dan. 750. as a term of abuse or contempt Hé cleopode réceleáslíce tó his þeówtlinge: 'Cum, deóful, hider and unscó mé' ( veni, diabole, discalcea me ), Gr. D. 221, 21. v. ealdor-, hell-deófol

ge-lǽran

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Hé wæs on Róme gelǽred, Ch. 565; P. 19, 13.

ge-þolian

(v.)
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L. 5, 26. to bear evil, be patient under, submit to Ic þæt sár for þé þurh eáðmédu eall geþolade, hosp and hearmcwide, Cri. 1443.

ge-weaxan

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Mið ðý gewóx cum crevisset herba, Mt. L. 13, 26. Gewóx ł gewæxe creverit, 32. Se beám geweóx heáh tó heofenum, Dan. 563. Beó weodewe oð þæt mín sunu geweaxe ( crescat ), Gen. 38, 11.

sceamu

(n.)
Grammar
sceamu, e; f.

modesty, bashfulnessshame, confusionwhat causes a feeling of shame, disgrace, shame the private part

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Cd. Th. 54,13; Gen. 876: 58, 7; Gen. 942: 95, 3; Gen. 1573. Scama ða wǽpen*-*lícan limo preputia Wrt. Voc. ii. 69, 16. Scamu, 68, 60. Similar entries (v. sceam-lim)

Linked entries: a-swǽrnung sceam-lim

swícan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
swícan, p. swác, pl. swicon; pp.swicen.

to move about, wanderto move away, depart, escapefrom to turn from, to withdraw favour or allegiance from, to rebelto desist from (dat. or prep.), cease fromto deceiveto fail in one's duty to another, be a traitor to, desert ceaseto deceive, leave in the lurch

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Kmbl. 343, 14; Rún. 20. from to turn from, to withdraw favour or allegiance from, to rebel :-- Ða leóde him from swicon the people renounced their allegiance to the king of the Elamites (cf. recesserunt ab eo, Gen. 14, 4), Cd.

Linked entry: be-swicenness

Lǽden

(n.)
Grammar
Lǽden, es; n.

Latinspeechlanguage

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Sum mæssepreóst cúðe be dǽle Lýden understandan a certain mass-priest could understand Latin partially, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. p. 1, 20. [Cf. Icel.

Linked entries: Léden lýden

þreátian

(v.)
Grammar
þreátian, p. ode.

to urgepressto oppressafflictvextroubleexerciseharassto urge a person to somethingpress for somethingforce to do somethingto reproverebuketo threaten

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MSS.) mæge cum tempus subditis ad correptionem quaeritur, Past. 21; Swt. 153, 6. Líðelíce tó ðreátianne (ðreátigeanne, Cott.

Linked entries: þreátnian þreátung

ge-neahhe

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Hreósað geneahhe tóbrocene burgweallas the ruined city walls fall to the ground, Cri. 977. often, frequently Þá henna hire áfyrrde án fox, sé cóm geneahhe (-neahche, v. l.) náht feorran (þá henna gelómlíce áweg bær án fox cumende of þám neáhlande, v.l

be-lúcan

(v.)
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Hié þá gatu him tó belocen hæfdon, Chr. 755; P. 48, 16. Mid þám þe þá burhgatu belocene wurdon cum porta clauderetur. Jos. 2, 5. Þá be-locenan wega gelǽta conpeta clausa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 19, 55. <b>IIIa.

ealdor-mann

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Wilisce aldormenn, Chr. 465; P. 12, 27. a master, overseer of workmen Cóm hé tó þám túngeréfan, sé þe his ealdormon wæs veniens ad uilicum, qui sibi praeerat, Bd. 4, 24; Sch. 484, 22.

ge-wis

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On gewissum tídum (cf. hwíltídum, R. Ben. 73, 5, 6) certis temporibus, R. Ben. I. 81, 8, 9. Of gewissum intingan(cf. for heora leahtrum oðþe for háliges lífes geearnunge, R.

weorþscipe

(n.)
Grammar
weorþscipe, es; m.
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Th. 7, 5. honour, state, magnificence Hé férde tó Róme mid mycclum wurðscipe, Chr. 855 ; Erl. 69, 18. dignity of behaviour Móderlícere stæððinysse ł wurðscipe materna gravitate ł dignitate Hpt.

ge-ascian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ascian, l. ge-áscian,
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Hæbbe ic nú forbærned þá ealdan gewritu þe ic geáhsian mihte, Cht. Th. 490, 33. Ealle his sceattas þe hí mihton geáxian, Chr. 1064 ; P. 190, 18. Hí sóna ealle wǽron geácsode (requisiti), and wǽron gelǽtene, Gr.