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BREGDAN

(v.)
Grammar
BREGDAN, bredan, ic bregde, ðú bregdest, he bregdeþ, pl. bregdaþ ; p. brægd pl. brugdon pp. brogden, bregden.

To move to and fro, vibrate, cast, draw, drag, change, bend, weave; ⬩ vibrare, vibrare gladium, jactare, stringere, trahere, nectere, plectere ⬩ to turn into ⬩ se vertere in aliquid

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Th. 138, 9. v. n. to turn into ; se vertere in aliquid Hí brugdon on wyrmes bleó they turned into the hue of a worm, Exon. 46a; Th. 156, 30; Gú. 882

Linked entries: a-bregdan be-bregdan brægdan bredan bredende brogdettung brogdian bredan brygdan bryidan

wyrttún-hege

(n.)
Grammar
wyrttún-hege, es;
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m, A garden-hedge Swá ꝥ furðon þǽr án ne beláf binnon þám wyrttúnhege ut ne una quidem intra spatium horti remaneret , Gr. D. 67, 18

be-innan

(prep.)
Grammar
be-innan, prep. dat.

In ⬩ within ⬩ in ⬩ intra

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In, within; in, intra Boétius ðá nánre frófre beinnan ðam carcerne ne gemunde then Boethius thought of no comfort within the prison Bt. 1; Fox 4, 2

Linked entry: binnan

ge-openian

(v.)
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</b> figurative :--- Þám bið wíte geopenad he will go into torment, An. 891. to open, spread out Þú openast handa þíne, Ps. L. 144, 16. to make an opening in, cut or break into Hé mid spere his sídan geopenode, Hml. Th. ii. 260, 11.

for-myrþrian

(v.)
Grammar
for-myrþrian, p. ode; pp. od

To kill ⬩ murder ⬩ destroy utterly ⬩ occīdĕre ⬩ enĕcāre ⬩ perdĕre

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To kill, murder, destroy utterly; occīdĕre, enĕcāre, perdĕre Gif wíf hire cild formyrþrige innan hire si mŭlier infantem suum intra se perdidĕrit, L. M. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 268, 5

wirming

(n.)
Grammar
wirming, e; f.

Warming

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Warming Se cyning gestód æt ðam fýre and hine wyrmde; and ðá betwih ða wærminge (werminge, M. 196, 27) (inter calefaciendum) gemunde hé ðæt word, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 34

Linked entry: wærming

EÁCAN

(v.)
Grammar
EÁCAN, p. eóc, pl. eócon; pp. eácen, écen

To be increased, augmented, enlarged, indued ⬩ augēri, increscĕre

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Ælmihtig eácenne gást in sefan sende the Almighty sent an enlarged spirit into his soul, Cd. 198; Th. 246, 27; Dan. 485. Is dóhtor mín eácen, upliden my daughter is magnified, exalted, Exon. 109 a; Th. 416, 13; Rä. 34, 11

Linked entry: ǽcen

hyge-leást

(n.)
Grammar
hyge-leást, e; f.

Thoughtlessness ⬩ foolishness ⬩ folly ⬩ heedlessness

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Englas wǽron befeallene on ða hátan hell þurh hygeleáste and þurh ofermétto angels had fallen into the hot hell through folly and through pride, Cd. 18; Th. 21, 29; Gen. 331.

in-gang

(n.)
Grammar
in-gang, es ; m.

Entrance ⬩ entry ⬩ ingress ⬩ entrance-fee

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Hundteóntiga swína ingang right of entry into a pasture for a hundred swine, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 283, 12. Ingong and útgong ingress and egress, Chart. Th. 578, 26.

óþ-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
óþ-fæstan, I.
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to entrust, commit to the charge of another Óþ ðæt ic mé gebidde tó him and mín gást óþfæste I commit my spirit into his hands, Nar. 46, 34. Heó hyre mægþhád Gode óþfæste, 40, 16. Gif hwá óþfæste his friénd feoh, L. Alf. 28; Th. i. 50, 29: L.

be-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
be-wyrcan, -weorcean, bi-wyrcan; p. -worhte, pl. -worhton; pp. -worht

To work, work in, insert, make, build, cover, adorn ⬩ elaborare, immittere, facere, ædificare, inducere, exornare

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To work, work in, insert, make, build, cover, adorn; elaborare, immittere, facere, ædificare, inducere, exornare Bewyrc us on heortan Háligne Gást work the Holy Ghost into our hearts, Hy. 7, 79; Hy. Grn. ii. 288, 79.

Linked entries: be-smiþian be-weorcean be-worht bi-wyrcan

ge-néðan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-néðan, p. de; pp. ed

To venture, attempt, strive

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Nú ðú Andreas scealt genéðan in gramra gripe now shalt thou Andrew venture into the grasp of foes, Andr. Kmbl. 1900; An. 952: 2702; An. 1353. Sió sunne uncúðne weg nihtes genéðeþ the sun ventures on an unknown way by night, Bt. Met.

Linked entry: néðan

sulung

(n.)
Grammar
sulung, e; f. A Kentish word for a certain quantity of land, derived, like carrucata, from a name of the plough; from its origin it might mean, so much land as could be cultivated by one plough. From the first two passages given below it would seem that the sulung was equivalent to two hides (manentes), and later a solanda, which is probably the same word, is said 'per se habere duas hidas.' v. Seebohm, Vill. Comm., p. 54. But perhaps it may be inferred that both hide and sulung were considered as on the same footing as regards the plough. Thus to the gebúr with his gyrd landes, i. e. one quarter of a hide, are to be given two oxen, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 23, while a gift of half a sulung is accompanied by the further gift of four oxen, Chart. Th. 470, 9-14. v. Seebohm, pp. 138-9, and generally. In the Domesday Survey of Kent the assessment was given by solins, and the word remained in use. v. Pegge's Kenticisms, s.v.
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Yc gean intó Cristes cyrican on Cantwarabyrig ðæs landes æt Holungaburnan ... búton ðære ánre sulunge ðe ic Síferðe geunnen hæbbe, Chart. Th. 558, 27.

Linked entry: swulung

eáþe-lic

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God ðone módigan cyning ( Pharaoh) mid þám eáðelicum gesceaftum (insects ) geswencte, 492, 23. of lifeless matter, mean, poor, scanty Se Hǽlend becóm intó sumere eáðelican byrig intrauit Jesus in quoddam castellum, Hml. Th. ii. 438, 10.

Linked entry: íþe-lic

flocc

a company ⬩ a troop ⬩ band ⬩ legion ⬩ a band ⬩ a flock ⬩ herd

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S. 18, 306. of animals, a flock, herd Geseah hé micelne floc heorta . . . án ormǽte heort . . . gewende fram þám flocce and rǽsde intó þám wudu, Hml. S. 30, 26-31

ofer-gán

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Godwine eorl.. . sáh niðer. . . sprǽce benumen . . . and hine man brǽd intó ðæs kinges búre, and ðóhtan ꝥ hit ofergán sceolde, ac hit næs ná swá, Chr. 1053; P. 182, 23

hǽwen

(adj.)
Grammar
hǽwen, adj.

Blue, azure, purple, discoloured

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Ádó in ǽren fæt lǽt ðǽr in óð ðæt hit hǽwen sý put into a brazen vessel, leave it therein until it be turned colour, Lchdm. iii. 20, 18. Gyf dæt húsl byþ fynig oððe hǽwen if the housel be mouldy or discoloured, L. Ælf. C. 36; Th. ii. 360, 9.

deád-wille

(adj.)
Grammar
deád-wille, adj.
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Unproductive, barren Ðá beorgas tódǽlað ꝥ wæsmbǽre land and þæt deádwylle sand mons dividit inter vivam terram et arenas, Ors. 1, 1; S. 26, 19. Cf. cwic-wille

líman

(v.)
Grammar
líman, p. de
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To emit rays, beam, shine ꝥ ꝥ leóht þe þǽr lýmde betweoh þám þýstrum wæs beorhtre þonne dæges leóht ut diem vinceret lux ilia quae inter tenebras radiasset, Gr. D. 171, 5

Linked entries: á-líman límian

cunnian

(v.)
Grammar
cunnian, p. ode, ade , ede; pp. od , ad , ed ; v. a.

to prove, try, inquire, search into, seek for, explore, examine, investigate, tempt, venture ⬩ probare, tentare, explorare, requirere, experiri, periclitari ⬩ with gen. To have, experience of, ⬩ to make trial of ⬩ periclitari, experiri

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to prove, try, inquire, search into, seek for, explore, examine, investigate, tempt, venture ; probare, tentare, explorare, requirere, experiri, periclitari Woldon cunnian hwæðer. . . they would prove, whether. . . Andr. Kmbl. 257 ; An. 129 .

Linked entries: a-cunnian be-cunnian ge-cunnian conned

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