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býrian

(v.)
Grammar
býrian, 3rd s. býreþ; p. ede; pp. ed [býre an event, a favourable time, an opportunity]
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Rush. 12, 4

forþ-rǽsan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-rǽsan, p. de; pp. ed

To rush forthspring forth, spring uprise upproruĕreexsĭlīresălīreexsurgĕre

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To rush forth, spring forth, spring up, rise up; proruĕre, exsĭlīre, sălīre, exsurgĕre Biþ on him will forþrǽsendes wæteres on éce líf fiet in eo fans ăquæ sălientis in vītam æternam. Jn. Bos. 4, 14.

ge-lǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lǽtan, -létan; p. -leórt; pp. -lǽten

To allowmake over to any one

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Rush. 5, 37. Ðú gileórtest concessisti, Rtl. 76, 36

scortian

(v.)
Grammar
scortian, p. ode.
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Rush. 22, 32

streáw

(n.)
Grammar
streáw, streów, stréu, stréw, es; n.
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Rush. 7, 4, 5. Sume hí cuwon heora gescý, sume streáw, Homl. Th. i. 404, 6. Bærne streúw, Lchdm. iii. 114, 7

Linked entries: stré streów stréu

stær

(n.)
Grammar
stær, es; m.
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Staras (stearas, Rush.), Lk. Skt. Lind. 12, 6

tó-scúfan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-scúfan, p. -sceáf

To thrust in different directions,thrust aside,scatter,disperseto do away,remove

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Tósceáf (-sceóf, Rush. ) ða mæhtigo of sedle deposuit potentes de sede. Lk. Skt. Lind. 1. 52

mór-land

(n.)
Grammar
mór-land, es; n.

Moor-landwild hilly country

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Rush. i. 65

rísan

(v.)
Grammar
rísan, p. rás, pl. rison; pp. risen.
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Rush. 13, 14

Linked entries: rísende ge-rís

þurh-sleán

(v.)

to smite throughstrike throughto smite

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Rush. 14, 27. [O. Frs. thruch-slá: O. H. Ger. durh-slahan percutere, pulsare.]

þrǽl

(n.)
Grammar
þrǽl, es; m.
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Rush. 10, 44. Se ðe dóeð synne ðrǽl is synnes, Jn. Skt. Rush. 8, 34. Ne cweðo ic iów ðrǽlas (ðrǽllas, Lind.), for ðon ðrǽl (ðrǽll, Lind.) nát hwæt wyrceð hláford his, 15, 15. Wé witan ðæt þurh Godes gyfe þrǽl wearð tó þegene, and ceorl tó eorle, L.

un-hál

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hál, adj.

In bad healthsickweakinfirmunhealthyunsound

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Rush. 9, 43. Ðe unhála languidus, Jn. Skt. Lind. Rush. 5, 7: Lchdm. i. 360, 18. Ne mug se unhála ðam hálan gelíce byrðene áhebban, L. C. S. 69; Th. i. 412, 8.

tún-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
tún-líc, adj.
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Of a village, rustic Tunlíc spǽc comedia (as if from κώμη = vicus ), Wrt. Voc. i. 27, 13

un-dón

(v.)
Grammar
un-dón, p. -dyde; pp. -dón

To undoto undo that which is closedto opento undo that which is boundto releaseto releaseabsolveto undo that which closesto open a doorto undo that which binds or fastensto undo a bolt, a knotto undo what has been doneto abrogatedestroy

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Rush. 7, 23

welig

(adj.)
Grammar
welig, weleg; adj.

Wealthyrichopulent

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Ne clypa ðú ðíne welegan (weligo, Lind.: wealigo, Rush.) néhhebúras Lk. Skt. 14, 12. Ða welegan (weligo, Lind.: weolige, Rush.) 21, 1. Swá mycele swá se mann biþ weligra on ðisse worlde, swá him se uplíca Déma tó sécþ Blickl. Homl. 95, 32.

Linked entry: wealig

lyge

(adj.)
Grammar
lyge, lycce; adj.

Lyingmendaciousfalse

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Rush. 26, 59-60. Monige lyge ł leáse wítga multi pseudoprophetæ, 24, 11: 24, 44. Behaldeþ eów wið lyge ł leáse wítgu attendite a falsis prophetis, 7, 15

reádian

(v.)
Grammar
reádian, p. ode
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Rush. 16, 3. Reádode purpurescit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 8. Reádede, Hpt. Gl. 503, 51. Reádodon rubescunt, Hymn. Surt. 52, 31. Æppel ðe ðonne gyt ne reádige, Lchdm. i. 330, 22. Smire ða ófras ðǽr hit reádige, ii. 108, 20. Reádian rubescere, Hymn.

scýan

(v.)
Grammar
scýan, (for scýhan), scýn (?); p. de
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Rush. 28, 14. Cf. scýhend, scýend maulistis, Txts. 78, 654. Scýhend malistis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 52

blǽc-ern

(n.)
Grammar
blǽc-ern, es; n.

Literally a lamp or candlestick, also the light itselfverbum de verbo, candelabrum, etiam candela, lucerna

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Rush. 5, 15. Blǽcern fótum mínum lucerna pedibus meis, Ps. Th. 118, 105

Linked entry: blác-ern

þeófend

(n.)
Grammar
þeófend, þeófent, e; f. (the word seems to occur only in the plural)
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Ðiófunto (-ento, Rush.) furta, Mk. Skt. Lind. 7, 22. Wið þeófentum, Lchdm. iii. 58, 1. Ic heó tó þeófendum and tó gefliturn stihte, Wulfst. 255, 11. Ne leásunga tó sæcganne, ne þeófenda tó begangenne, 253, 8.