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tó-brýsan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brýsan, and -brýsian; p. de

To crush,break in pieces

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To crush, break in pieces Ic tóbrýse tero, Ælfc. Gr. 28, l; Zup. 165, 14 MS. T. Ealle ðín bán ic tóbrýsige, Nar. 41, 20. Se ðe fylþ uppan ðysne stán hé byþ tóbrýsed (confringetur); and hé tóbrýsþ (conteret) ðone ðe hé onuppan fylþ, Mt.

FEAX

(n.)
Grammar
FEAX, fex, es; n.

Hair of the headthe lockscæsăriescŏmacăpillus

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Bócstafa brego bregdeþ feónd be ðam feaxe the prince of letters shall draw the fiend by his hair, Salm. Kmbl. 201; Sal. l00: Beo. Th. 3298; B. 1647. Wið feallendum feaxe for falling hair, Med. ex Quadr. 4, 11; Lchdm. i. 344, 18.

Linked entries: fæx fex

BERSTAN

(v.)
Grammar
BERSTAN, part. berstende; ic berste, ðú birst, he birsteþ, biersteþ, birst, byrst, bierst, pl. berstaþ; p. ic, he bærst, ðú burste, pl. burston; pp. borsten.

to BURSTbreakfailfallcum fragore dissilirecorruererumpifrangito make the noise of a bursting or breakingto crashdashcrackfragorem ederesonarecrepare

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to BURST, break, fail, fall; cum fragore dissilire, corruere, rumpi, frangi Heofonas berstaþ the heavens burst, Exon. 21 b; Th. 58, 10; Cri. 933. Burston bán-locan the bone-inclosures burst, Beo. Th. 1640; B. 818.

Linked entries: bærst biersteþ

HEGE

(n.)
Grammar
HEGE, es; m.

A HEDGEfence

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Gif hryðera hwelc síe ðe hegas brece if there be any beast that breaks hedges, L. In. 42; Th. i. 128, 12. Mid heora hegum ðe hí ymbsette wǽron cum septis quibus erant circumdata, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 39: Homl. Th. ii. 448, 22.

Linked entry: fearn-hege

cor-snǽd

(n.)
Grammar
cor-snǽd, e; f. [cor, cer, cyrr a choice; snǽd a bit, piece]

A choice or trial piece panis conjurátus, offa consecrāta

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A sort of ordeal in which the person accused had placed in his mouth an ounce of bread or cheese. If he ate it freely and without hurt, he was considered innocent; but guilty, if he could not swallow it, or had a difficulty in doing so.

Linked entries: snǽd or-dál

guma

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Gumena brego, An. 61. of earthly princes Gumena baldor, Gen. 2693 : Jud. 9. Gumena aldor, Dan. 549. Gumena drihten, 613; B. 1824. Gumena weard, Dan. 636. Sigecyning . . . gúðweard gumena, Exod. 174. Hé wæs riht cyning, gúðweard gumena, El. 14.

hyngrian

(v.)
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L. 6, 35. ' Brec ðǽm hyngriendum ðínne hláf, Past. 315, 13. Ðá hyngerendo (hy[n]crende, R.) gefylde, Lk. L. l, 53. Hé gesamnode hungrigendan, Ps.

á-grafan

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Ágróf se mon on ǽrenum brede drýcræftæs word, Shrn. 141, 15. Þás race on ánum leádenum tabulan mid stafon hí ágrófon, Hml. S. 23, 343. Wæs his anlícnys on (þám feó) ágrafen, 660. Ágraben caelatum , Wrt. Voc. ii. 103, 40. Ágrafen, 14, 6.

ge-feá

Grammar
ge-feá, d. gefeán, gefeáne; d. pl. gefeán, gefeánum.
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Þéh þe hé úte wǽre belocen fram neorcxnawanges gefeán (gaudiis), hé gemunde þá ylcan gefeán, for þon þe hé ǽr heora breác, Gr. D. 261, 3-6. Écum gefeánum wilfægene sempiternis gaudiis compotes, Hy. S. 123, 9.

ge-brúcan

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-bréc, -brǽc; pl. -brécon], to-use food, eat Gif huá ofðǽm gebrúcceð (mandu*-*cauerit) . . . Gif huælc gebrúcces (gibrúches. R.) . . . Sé ðe gebrúccað (-eð, R.), Jn. L. 6, 50, 51, 54. Ðá ðe gibrúcað (utuntur) of ðǽm (apples), Rtl. 99, 4.

slaga

(n.)
Grammar
slaga, an; m.
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Gif man þeóf geméte, and hé hús brece, and hine man gewundie, se slaga biþ unscildig, Ex. 22, 2. Se slaga (cf. ðæs sleges andetta, 29; Th. i. 80, 7), L. Alf. 30; Th. i. 80, 12. The procedure in cases of homicide is given L. E.

tó-scǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-scǽnan, p. de

To break to pieces

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To break to pieces Bán ne tóscaenas (-scǽnas, Rush.) ł ni gebraecgaþ gé of him os non comminuetis ex eo. Jn. Skt. Lind. 19, 36. Ða feoturo forbræc ł tóscǽnde (-sceǽnde, Lind.) compedes comminuisset, Mk. Skt. Rush. 5, 4.

gif

(con.)
Grammar
gif, gief, gyf, gib; conj. with indic. or subj.

Ifthoughwhether

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Gif hie brecaþ his gebodscipe if they break his commandment, Cd. 22; Th. 28, 3; Gen. 434. Gif ic ǽnegum þegne þeóden-mádmas forgeáfe if to any follower I gave princely treasures, 22; Th. 26, 19; Gen. 409.

for-berstan

exhaustedto failbreak down

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K. 19. of legal proceedings, to fail, break down, come to nothing Gif hit tihtle sí and lád forberste if it be a prosecution and the defence fail, Ll. Th. i. 406, 10. Him wǽre leófre ðæt hé . . . þonne se áð forburste. Cht. Th. 171, 26.

ge-risenlic

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Gehrisnelic woere gefeáge oportebat gaudere, 15, 32. suitable, suited to one's needs Gif þeós níwe lár ówiht cúðlicre and gerisenlicre brenge si haec noua doctrina certius aliquid attulit, Bd. 2, 13; Sch. 166, 8. deserving honour, honest, creditable

myntan

(v.)
Grammar
myntan, p. te.

to meanintendpurposedetermineto thinksuppose

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Hí him sylfum ríce mynton, Wulfst. 145, 26. to think, suppose Mynton ealle, ðæt se brego and seó mægþ wǽron ætsomne, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 10; Jud. 253

ceorlisc

(adj.)
Grammar
ceorlisc, ciorlisc, cierlisc, cirlisc, cyrlisc; adj. [ceorl, -isc, q. v.]

CHURLISH, rustic, commonrusticus, vulgaris

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Ceorlisc hláf common bread; cibarius [panis], Ælfc. Gl. 66; Som. 69, 61; Wrt. Voc. 41, 17. Ceorlisc folc common people, plebs; vulgus vel 87; Som. 74, 45; Wrt. Voc. 50, 27. Gif cierlisc [ciorlisc MS.

tit

(n.)
Grammar
tit, titt, es; m.

A teat,pap,Brest

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A teat, pap, Brest Tit mamilla, Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 13. Titt uber, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 18; Zup. 44, 2. Lege ofer ðone wynstran tit, Lchdm. i. 192, 17. Tittas mamillas, lxxiv, 24: Wrt. Voc i. 65, 7: 283, 29: ii. 56, 28. Wið tittia sár wífa, Lchdm. i. 112, 16.

be-delfan

to dig a graveto dig aboutto buryput under ground,to buryput in a grave or tomb

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Th. ii. 408, 29. to bury, put under ground, of things Ágróf se mon on ærenum brede drýcræftes word and bedealf under þone þerscwold þæs húses, Shrn. 141, 16. Bedealf ús (thecrosses) man on deópan seáðe, Kr. 75.

a-springan

(v.)
Grammar
a-springan, -spryngan, -sprincan; p. -sprang, pl. -sprungon; pp. -sprungen; v. intrans.

to spring upariseoriginatebreak forthsurgereassurgereoririexoririrumpiprorumpito spring outlackfailceasefall awaydeficeredesinere

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to spring up, arise, originate, break forth; surgere, assurgere, oriri, exoriri, rumpi, prorumpi Aspryngþ rihtwísnys orietur justitia, Ps. Spl. 71, 7 : R. Ben. 69. Asprang ortum traxit, Lupi Serm. 3, 7.