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BERAN

(v.)
Grammar
BERAN, beoran, ic bere, beore, ðú birest, birst, byrst, he bireþ, byreþ, birþ, byrþ, pl. beraþ; p. ic, he bær, ðú bǽre, pl. bǽron; pp. boren; v. a.

to BEAR ⬩ carry ⬩ bring ⬩ bear or carry a sacrifice ⬩ offer ⬩ bear off ⬩ carry out ⬩ extend ⬩ wear ⬩ support ⬩ endure ⬩ suffer ⬩ ferre ⬩ portare ⬩ afferre ⬩ offerre ⬩ deferre ⬩ proferre ⬩ extendere ⬩ gerere ⬩ tolerare ⬩ to BEAR ⬩ produce ⬩ bring forth ⬩ facere ⬩ ferre ⬩ edere ⬩ parere

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Ðæt wæs deáþes beám se bær bitres fela that was the tree of death which bare much of bitter, Cd. 24; Th. 31, 2; Gen. 479 : 30; Th. 40, 26; Gen. 645. Gif he to ðæm ríce wæs on rihte boren if he to that kingdom was rightly born, Bt. Met.

DREÓGAN

(v.)
Grammar
DREÓGAN, to dreóganne; part. dreógende; ic dreóge, ðú dreógest, drýhst, he dreógeþ, drýhþ, dríhþ, pl. dreógaþ; p. ic, he dreáh, dreág, ðú druge, pl. drugon; pp. drogen; v. trans.

to do, work, perform, to pass life, to fight ⬩ ăgĕre, făcĕre, perfĭcĕre, patrāre, vitam ăgĕre, militāre ⬩ DREE, endure ⬩ ferre, pati, sustinēre, tolerāre ⬩ to enjoy ⬩ frui ⬩ To be employed, be busy ⬩ ăgĕre, negōtiōsum esse

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Swá ðæt fæsten dreáh who endured that bondage, Cd. 145; Th. 180, 22; Exod, 49, We lǽraþ ðæt man ǽnig gedrinc, and ǽnig unnit ðár ne dreóge we teach that man suffer not there any drinking, nor any vanity, L. Edg.

Linked entries: a-dreógan ge-dreógan

un-wær

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wær, adj.

not on one's guard ⬩ unaware ⬩ unprepared ⬩ unwary ⬩ heedless ⬩ incautious ⬩ inconsiderate

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Hí cweþaþ ðæt tó worde, ðæt se biþ on geþance wærast and wísast, se ðe óðerne can raðost ásmeágan and oftost of unwæran sum ðing gerǽcan, Wulfst. 55, 22. Perpena on ðone cyning ungearone (unwærne, MS.

Linked entries: un-gewær un-wæres

un-riht

(n.)
Grammar
un-riht, es; n.

wrong ⬩ evil ⬩ iniquity ⬩ injustice ⬩ a defect

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Ðǽm mannum ðe heora synna and unrihtes geswícaþ ... and nǽfre tó unrihtum ne gewendaþ, 193, 22: Elen. Kmbl. 1029; Ei. 516. Ic him ðæs unrihtes ( seeking to destroy Jesus ) andsæc fremede, 941; El. 472.

fisc-noþ

(n.)
Grammar
fisc-noþ, fiscnoþ (-naþ), fixnoþ, es; m.

fishing ⬩ a fishing-ground ⬩ a catch

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On ðǽm æftran fixnoðe wurdon gelæhte manega fixas, and þæt net swá þeáh áðolode. Hml. Th. ii. 290, 5-21.

pening

(n.)
Grammar
pening, penning, pending, penig, pennig, es; m.
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Gif mon men eáge of ásleá, geselle him mon .lx. sciłł. and .vi. sciłł. and .vi. pæningas and þriddan ðǽl pæningas (peniges, MS. H.) tó bóte, 47; Th. i. 94. 3-5. Hire mægþhádes wurð, ðæt synd twelf scillingas be twelf penigon (cf.

Linked entry: pending

AC

(con.)
Grammar
AC, ach, ah, oc; conj.

but ⬩ sed ⬩ for ⬩ because ⬩ nam ⬩ enim ⬩ quia ⬩ but also ⬩ but yet ⬩ sed etiam ⬩ sed et ⬩ sed tamen

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Ac swylce tunge mín ǽlce dæge smeáþ rightwísnysse ðíne sed et lingua mea tota die meditabitur justitiam tuam, Ps. Spl. 70, 26

Linked entries: ach ah oc

DEÓR

(n.)
Grammar
DEÓR, diór,es ; n.

An animal, any sort of wild animal, a wild beast, DEER ⬩ fĕra, bestia

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Ðæt is wrætlíc deór, hiwa gehwylces that is a curious beast, of every hue, 95 b; Th. 356, 29; Pa. 19.

Linked entries: dýr diór

ge-búgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-búgan, p. ic, he -beág, -beáh, ðú -buge, pl. -bugon; impert. -búh, pl. -búgaþ; pp. -bogen [ge-, búgan to bow] .

To bow ⬩ bow down oneself ⬩ bend ⬩ submit ⬩ turn ⬩ turn away ⬩ revolt ⬩ se flectĕre ⬩ inclīnāre ⬩ curvāre ⬩ declĕnāre ⬩ transfŭgĕre ⬩ To bow to ⬩ turn towards ⬩ inclīnāre ad

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Ne ðú ne gebúh fram ðære ǽ on ða swíðran healfe ne on ða wynstran ne declīnes ab lēge ad dextĕram vel ad sinistram, 1, 7. Ðæt ðú to sǽmran gebuge that thou should bow to worse, Exon. 71 a; Th. 264, 9; Jul. 361.

stǽnen

(adj.)
Grammar
stǽnen, (in the oblique cases the -en is sometimes contracted or absorbed; see below, and for other instances see under stapol); adj.
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Ðæt stǽnna fæt alabastrum, Mk. Skt. Rush. Lind. 14, 3. Be ðære stǽnenan strǽte the paved way, Blickl. Homl. 189, 13. Stǽnen weofod altare lapideum, Ex. 20, 25. Weall stǽnene, Cd. Th. 101, 33; Gen. 1691.

Domuc

(n.)
Grammar
Domuc, e; f? Dommoc-ceaster; gen. -ceastre; f.

Dunwich, on the sea coast of Suffolk, the seat of the first East Anglian bishopric, which was subsequently fixed at Norwich ⬩ loci nomen in agri Suffolciensi ora maritĭma

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Felix se bisceop, se com of Burgundana ríces dǽlum, onféng biscopsetl on Dommocceastre, and mid ðý he seofontyne winter on bisceoplícum gerece fóre wæs, ðǽr he on sibbe his líf ge-endode Felix episcŏpus, qui de Burgundiōrum partĭbus venit, accēpit sedem

Linked entry: Dommoc-ceaster

Dene

(n.)
Grammar
Dene, nom. acc; gen.a ; dat.um; pl. m.

The Danes ⬩ Dāni

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Gif hláford his þeówan freóls-dæge nýde to weorce, gylde lahslihte inne on Dena lage, and wíte mid Englum if a lord oblige his servant to work on a festival-day, let him pay penalty within the Danish law, and fine among the English, L. E.

hyð

(n.)
Grammar
hyð, gen. hyððe ; f.

Advantage ⬩ gain ⬩ profit ⬩ benefit

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Gif feohbót áríseþ ðæt gebyreþ rihtlíce tó þearfena hyððe if a money-fine arises, it is properly applied for the benefit of the needy, L. Eth. vi. 51; Th. i. 328, 6.

Linked entry: hyðe-líc

ge-mǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽrsian, ic -mǽrsige; p. ode; pp. od

To magnify, glorify, celebrate ⬩ magnĭfĭcāre, glorĭfĭcāre, celebrāre

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Ðú Sunnan dæg sylf hálgodest and gemǽrsodest hine manegum to helpe thou thyself didst sanctify Sunday and didst glorify it for help to many, Hy. 9, 26; Hy. Grn. ii. 291, 26.

Linked entry: ge-mérsian

reócan

(v.)
Grammar
reócan, p.reác

To reek, send forth smoke or steam

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Heó ðæra máðma ne róhte ðe má ðe reócendes meoxes, Homl. Skt. i, 7, 20. Bútan rénscúrum and reócendum deáwe, 18, 57. Ðæs hreóflian líc mid reócendum stence, Homl. Th. i. 336, 33. Æt hreócendum heorðe, Wulfst. 170, 21.

Linked entries: récan hreócan

stalian

(v.)
Grammar
stalian, p. ode
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Gif þeóf ofer ðæt stalige, L. Ath. i. 1; Th. i. 198, 25. to proceed stealthily, steal upon a person Hé oftrædlíce on Rómáne stalade Marianum exercitum creberrimis incursionibus fatigavit, Ors. 5, 7; Swt. 230, 9.

Linked entry: stal-gang

weorc-stán

(n.)
Grammar
weorc-stán, es; m.
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Hé hét ðæs scræfes ingang mid weorcstánum forwyican, 23, 316. Mid ormǽtum weorcstánum, Homl. Th. ii. 424, 27. Hé spræc ná tó ðam weorcstánum ( the stones of Jerusalem ) oððe tó ðære getimbrunge, i. 402, 10 : Homl. Skt. ii. 27, 106.

wrigian

(v.)
Grammar
wrigian, p. ode

To turn ⬩ wend ⬩ hie ⬩ go ⬩ move

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To turn, wend, hie, go, move þeáh ðú teó hwelcne bóh of dúne tó ðære eorþan, swelce ðú bégan mæge, swá ðú hine álǽtst, swá sprincþ hé up, and wrigaþ (cf. went on gecynde, Met. 13, 55) wiþ his gecyndes. . .

belle

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On ðæs sácerdes hrægle wǽron bellan hangiende. Past. 93, 15: 95, 3: C. D. B. iii. 660, 34. Feohbót gebyreð . . . tó bócan and tó bellan, Ll. Th. i. 328, 8. Þonne gé gehýran cyricean bellan (campanas), Coll. M. 36, 1. Add

dragan

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Ongon þá leófne síð dragan Dryhtnes cempa tó þám eorðan dǽle, Gú. 699. Hé lét dragan úp þæne deádan Harald, Chr. 1040; P. 162, 3. Hí férdon æfter heom intó þám mynstre and woldon hig út dragan, 1083; P. 215, 6