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berbéna

(n.)
Grammar
berbéna, æ; f. Latin : berbéne, an; f.

Vervainverbēna

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This plant, which they call vervain, and by another name verbena, in colour is very like to doves, Herb. 67, 1; Lchdm. i. 170, 11-14. Verbēna officinalis is intended by the drawing in MS. V. and by περιστερεών in Dioskorides

cugele

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Ben. 91, 11. Add

dem

(n.)
Grammar
dem, demm,es ; m.

mischief, harm, injury, loss, misfortunedamnum, mălum, noxa, injūria, detrīmentum, calămĭtas

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MS. 43 b, 2: Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 43, 29. Óðrum monnum þyncþ ðæt hie mǽstne demm [dem MS. Cott.] þrówigen it seems to other men that they suffer the greatest misfortune, Past, 14, 5; Hat. MS. 18 a, 26

Linked entry: demm

reáf

(n.)
Grammar
reáf, es; n.
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Heó cwæþ sóðlíce : Ic beó hál gyf ic hys reáfes æthríne, Mt. Kmbl. 9, 20-21. Tó hwí sint gé ymbhýdige be reáfe ? 6, 28. Twegen weras on hwítum reáfe in veste fulgenti, Lk. Skt. 24, 4.

ge-wanian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wanian, -wonian; p. ode; pp. od.

to lessendiminishto be wanting

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Is mín flet-werod gewanod my band of retainers is lessened, Beo. Th, 958; B. 477: Cd. 24; Th. 31, 6; Gen. 481: Gen. 8, 1.

Linked entries: ge-wonian ge-wane

gódian

(v.)
Grammar
gódian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed.
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Þurh ðæt hit sceal on earde gódian to áhte by that means matters must somewhat improve in the land, L. C.

Linked entry: ge-gódian

þanc-full

(adj.)
Grammar
þanc-full, þanc-full; adj.
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Ðæt hé doncfull sí stýre him ðæs bebodenan folces contentus sit gubernatione creditae sibi plebis, Bd. 4, 5; S. 572, 33. Ælþeódige bisceopas sýn ðoncfulle ( contenti ) heora gæstlíþnesse and feorme, S. 573, 3.

west

(adv.)
Grammar
west, adv.
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Ðæt is ðrittiges míla lang east and west, Bd. 1, 3 ; S. 475, 19. Wes[t]mest án íglond ligð út on gársecg, Met. 16, 11

dwolian

(v.)
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R. 12, 24, Gié duolages, L. 27. to be out of one's senses. Cf. dwolung Ic dwolie deliro, þú dwolast deliras, Wrt. Voc. ii. 28, 5, 6. Wénde se cniht ꝥ hé dwolode ...

Eást-Engle

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Add: (the word may often be translated by) East Anglia Norþhymbre and Eást-Engle hæfdon Ælfréde cyninge áþa geseald, and Eást-Engle foregíslas .vi., Chr. 894; P. 84, 20.

feórþa

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Huic quartae si . . . subtraxeris, Bt. 18, 1; F. 62, 8-12

ge-gearcian

(v.)
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Ben. I. 87, 15. Þá cyrican þe hí him gegearcod hæfdon, hé hét hálgian, Chr. 995; P. 128, 37

ge-sceáwian

(v.)
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Úton wé gesceáwian þá heálican gewyrhto Sancte Jóhannes, Bl. H. 167, 4

ge-welgian

(v.)
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God ne hét ús gewelgian þá hæbbendan, Wlfst. 287, 24. to make oneself rich Gif hé beó gewelegod tó þám ꝥ (gif hé geþeó ꝥ, v. l. ) hé áge .v. hýda landes, Ll. Th. i. 188, 19: 186, 18. Ne bið geweolegad non ditabitur, Kent.

hundred

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Add: as an abstract numeral Þrittig síðon seofon beóð twá hundred and týn ; feówertig síðon seofon beóð twá hundred and hundeahtatig; fíftig síðon seofon beóð þreó hundred and fíftig, Angl. viii. 303, 7-9. as substantive. governing a gen.

ge-stæððig

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-stæððig, adj. [stæðig firm]

Steadfastfirmstăbĭlisfirmus

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Steadfast, firm; stăbĭlis, firmus Se án déma is gestæððig and beorht the only judge is steadfast and bright, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 20: Bt. Met. Fox 24, 84; Met. 24, 42: 29, 171; Met. 29, 87.

under-þeódan

(v.)
Grammar
under-þeódan, -þiédan, -þídan; p. de.

to subjectsubjugaterender subjectto subjectcause to endurerender liableto subjoinaddto support

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Hí druncennesse and oferhýdo ... wǽron heora swiran underðeóddende ( subdentes ), Bd. 1, 14; S. 482, 27. Reogollícum ðeódscipum underþeóded regularibus disciplinis subditus, 4, 24; S. 598, 21. His anwealde underþeóded, Bt. 26, 3; Fox 94, 15.

a-gildan

(v.)
Grammar
a-gildan, -geldan, -gieldan, -gyldan; p. -geald, pl. -guldon; pp. -golden

To payrenderrepayrestorerewardrequitepermitallowredderesolvererependereretribuereconcedere

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Th. 3335; B. 1665: 5374; B. 2690: Cd. 93; Th. 121, 11; Gen. 2008. Aguldon me yfelu for gódum retribuebant mihi mala pro bonis, Ps. Spl. 34, 14.

an

(prep.)
Grammar
an, prep.

Inamongintotoinad

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In, among, into, to; in, ad; followed by dat. or acc An ferþe in the spirit, Ps. C. 50, 110; Ps. Grn. ii. 279, 110: 50, 157; Ps. Grn. ii. 280, 157. Hió biþ eallunga an hire selfre she is altogether in herself, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 440; Met. 20, 220.

a-spyrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-spyrian, -spyrigan, -spyrigean; p. ede; pp. ed

To searchexploretracediscoverexplaininvestigareindagareexplorareenucleare

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To search, explore, trace, discover, explain; investigare, indagare, explorare, enucleare Se ðe nele, be his andgites mǽðe, ða bóclícan gewritu aspyrian, hú hí to Criste belimpaþ he who will not, according to the measure of his understanding, search