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bettrung

(n.)
Grammar
bettrung, e; f.

A bettering, amelioratingemendatio

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A bettering, ameliorating; emendatio To his bettrunge [Cot. betrunge] to his amelioration, Past. 31, 1; Hat. MS. 39 b, 8

ge-eáþmódian

(v.)

to humiliatecondescendvouchsafedeign

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to humiliate, condescend, vouchsafe, deign Drihten wæs geeáþmódad to onwreónne dominus revelare dignatus est, Bd. 4, 23; S. 595, 35

ge-hírsumnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hírsumnes, se; f.

Obedience

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Obedience For his gehírsumnisse ðe he hæfde to Gode for his obedience to God, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 62, 181

wiþ-sprecan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-sprecan, p. -spræc, pl. -sprǽcon; pp. -sprecen

To speak againstto revile

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To speak against, to revile From stefne edwétendes and wiðspreocen[des] a voce exprobrantis et obloquentis, Ps. Surt. 43, 17

beót-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
beót-lic, adj.

Threateningarrogant

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Threatening, arrogant Hé sende þám cyninge beótlic ǽrende, ꝥ hé ábúgan sceolde his manrǽdene, Hml. S. 32, 44

eall-rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
eall-rihte, adv.
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Quite directly, exactly Ealswá yfel anda lǽt helle, ealrihte swá gód anda lǽt Gode, R. Ben. 131, 13

hafe-geat

(n.)
Grammar
hafe-geat, es; n.
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A gate that has to be raised (?) In hafegeæte; of hafegeæte, C. D. iv. 157, 11. Cf. tyrn-geat

ǽc

(n.)

an oak

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Dele; the passage belongs to ác, q. v. an oak. Dele: the passage belongs to ác, q. v

ge-swenc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swenc, es; n.

Labourtrouble

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Labour, trouble Þurh ðæt geswenc to éce reste becom through that suffering came to the eternal rest, Nar. 40, 2

Linked entry: swenc

þing-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
þing-rǽden, þing-rǽdenn, e; f.
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Th. 250, 13; Jul. 126. of intercession to the Deity. v. þingian, Ia Mid ðínre (Stephen's) þingrǽdene tuo interventu, Hymn. Surt. 46, 24. Þissere for þingrǽdene hujus obtentu, 139, 27. Þurh his hálgena þingrǽdene, Chart. Erl. 231, 28.

dǽd-bót

(n.)
Grammar
dǽd-bót, e; f.

An amends-deed, repentance, penitence pœnitentia, maleficii compensatio

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Pen. 4; Th. ii. 278, 19: L. Edm. E. 3; Th. i. 246, 3. Dǽdbóta sind gedihte on mislíce wísan penances are devised in various ways, L. Pen. 13; Th. ii. 282, 3

þyrel

(adj.)
Grammar
þyrel, adj.

Perforatedhaving a hole or holespierced through

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Ethb. 41; Th. i. 14, 6: 49; Th. i. 14, 15. Þyrel, 45; Th. i. 14, 10. Gif monnes þeóh biþ þyrel (þyrl, MS. B.), L. Alf. pol. 62; Th. i. 96, 13: 63; Th. i. 96, 16. Gif se wáh bið ðyrel if the wall have a hole through it, Past. 21; Swt. 157, 17.

scead

(n.)
Grammar
scead, scæd, scad, sced, es; n.

Shade

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Th. 8, 33; Gen. 133

be-myldan

(v.)
Grammar
be-myldan, [molde mould]

To cover with mould or earthto buryinterhide or put under groundinhumarehumare

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To cover with mould or earth, to bury, inter, hide or put under ground; inhumare, humare Cot. 101

Linked entry: myldan

cwoellan

(v.)

to kill necare, interficere

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to kill; necare, interficere Sóhton hine Iudéas to cwoellanne quærebant eum Judæi interficere, Jn. Lind. War. 5, 18

fiscian

(v.)
Grammar
fiscian, fixian; p. ode; pp. od

To fishpiscāri

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To fish; piscāri Ðonne gé fiscian willaþ when ye wish to fish, Bt. 32, 3; Fox 118, 12

Linked entry: fixian

fóre-stígan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-stígan, p. -stág, -stáh, pl. -stigon; pp. -stigen

To go beforeto excelexcellēre

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To go before, to excel; excellēre Ic fórestíge excelleo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 2; Som. 28, 45, MS. C

ge-bændan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bændan, p. de; pp. ed [ge, and bænd a band]

To bindvincīre

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To bind; vincīre Ic hine gebændan hét I commanded [them] to bind him, Salm. Kmbl. 551; Sal. 275

réceleásian

(v.)
Grammar
réceleásian, p. ode
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To be negligent or careless hwon réceleásedest ðú ðære gife ðe ic ðe geaf? Wulfst. 258, 15

ge-fræpian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fræpian, ge-fræpigan; p. ede.

to accuseto reverence

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to accuse Gefræpgedon accusarent, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 12, 10. to reverence Gefræppegedon reverebuntur, Mk. Skt. Lind. 12, 6