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undern-mete

(n.)
Grammar
undern-mete, es; m.

Food eaten in the morning ⬩ breakfast

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Uton brúcan ðisses undernmetes swá ða sculon ðe hiora ǽfengifl on helle gefeccean sculon prandete tamquam apud inferos coenaturi, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 86, 1. Undernmete prandium, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 22, 4

Linked entry: undern-gereord

ofer-swíþe

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Þá þe oferswvþe mettum brúcað qui nimium cibis utuntur, Scint. 56, 11. Þá yfelan for hyra yflum weorcum wǽron gewítnode oferswíþe, Bt. 39, 11; F. 230, 6. Add

bysmer-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
bysmer-leás, adj.

pollution, abomination, disgrace ⬩ -less ⬩ Without pollution, spotless, blameless ⬩ sine pollutione, immaculatus, irreprehensus

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[ Similar entries bismer, bysmer pollution, abomination, disgrace; Similar entries -leás -less] Without pollution, spotless, blameless; sine pollutione, immaculatus, irreprehensus Ðæt he mǽge éðles mid monnum brúcan bysmerleás that he may enjoy the world

Linked entry: bismer-leás

blǽd-dæg

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Brúcaþ blǽddaga, Gen. 200. Add

sige-leán

(n.)
Grammar
sige-leán, es; n.

A reward of victory ⬩ prize ⬩ palm

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Ðæt wé brúcan sigeleáne ut perfruamur bravio, Hymn. Surt. 129, 18. Simon and Thaddeus beornas beadorófe sceoldon þurh wǽpenhete sigeleán sécan, Apstls. Kmbl. 161; Ap. 81. Éce líf, sélust sigeleána, Elen. Kmbl. 1051; El. 527

Linked entry: sigor-leán

brýd-bed

Grammar
brýd-bed, brýd-bedd, nuptial bed.
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Brúcan his dohtor árleásan brídbeddes, Ap. Th. 3, 7. On eówrum brýdbedde, Hml. S. 4, 19. Swá swá brýdguma of his brýdbedde, Hml. Th. i. 200, 21: ii. 10, 26: Hml. A. 27, 82. Add

rów

(n.)
Grammar
rów, e; f.

Quiet, rest

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Quiet, rest Ðǽr hý bídinge móstun æfter tintergum tídum brúcan, ðonne hý of waþum wérge cwóman restan ryneþrágum, rówe gefégon, Exon. Th. 115, 4; Gú. 184. Biteache mi gast and mi bodi baðen to ro and to reste, Marh. 20, 5.

Linked entry: rów

be-brecan

To break to pieces

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Dele second passage, for which see be-brúcan, and for the rest substitute: To break to pieces (acc. of object and dat. of part broken) Beám heó bebriceþ telgum she breaks the tree to pieces in its branches (cf. Sia (acc.)

gearwe

Grammar
gearwe, dress.
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(heora góda gegearod tó heora geblóte, v. l. ), and hiora siþþan feta wucena ætgædere brúcan, Ors. 6, 21; S. 272, 25

ofer-drync

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Add Mid micelre sýfernysse and gemetfæstnysse Godes góda brúcan and ná mid nánre oferfylle and mid oferdrince, Hml. A. 144, 17. Ðá ðe hira ágene sáwle ðurh oferdrinc ofsleáð, 147, 75.

ǼS

(n.)
Grammar
ǼS, es; n.

Food ⬩ meat ⬩ carrion ⬩ a dead carcase ⬩ esca ⬩ cibus ⬩ pabulum ⬩ cadaver

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Lǽton him behíndan ðone earn ǽses brúcan they left behind them the eagle to eat of the carrion, Chr. 938; Th. i. 207, 30, col. 2; Æðelst. 63. Ǽse wlanc exulting in carrion, Beo. Th. 2668; B. 1332 : Ps. Th. 146, 10

cís-ness

(n.)
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Wé gelýfað þæt genóh sý twá gesodene sufel for missenlicra manna untrumnesse; gif hwá for hwylcre císnesse þæs ánes brúcan ne mæge, brúce húru þæs óðres ut forte qui ex uno non potuerit edere ex alio reficiatur, R. Ben. 63, 12

hleów-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
hleów-leás, adj.

Not having or not affording shelter, protection, comfort, ⬩ cheerless

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Ne mótun hí on eorþan eardes brúcan ac hy hleoleáse háma þohaþ they may not enjoy a home on earth but shelterless lose their dwellings, Exon. 35 b; Th. 115, 21; Gú. 193

fryðo

(n.)
Grammar
fryðo, indecl. f.

Peace ⬩ pax

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Peace; pax: — Brúcaþ mid gefeán fryðo enjoy peace with delight, Cd. 74; Th. 91, 16; Gen. 1513

wyn-lust

(n.)
Grammar
wyn-lust, es; m.

Sensual pleasure

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Gif hwam hwæt yfeles gedón bið, ðæt hé ne mæge hys wynlusta brúcan, Lchdm. i. 330, 13

wyllen

(adj.)
Grammar
wyllen, adj.

Woollen ⬩ of wool ⬩ woollen stuff

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Hé náðor ne wyllenes hrægles ne línenes brúcan nolde, Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 26, 11. Bind mid wyllenan þrǽde, Lchdm. ii. 310, 22. Hí mid willenum reáfe heora líchoman gegearwiaþ, R. Ben. 139, 14. Ða wyllenan (?

sam-hwilc

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
sam-hwilc, pron.

Some

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Swá hwæt swá ús God sylle máre ðonne wé néde brúcan sceolan . . . ne sylþ hé hit ús tó ðon ðæt wé hit hýdon, oððe tó gylpe syllan samhwylcum mannum ðe náht swíðe God ne lufiaþ, Blickl. Homl. 53, 17

Linked entry: sam-hwilc

emb-wlátung

(n.)
Grammar
emb-wlátung, e; f.

A viewing, contemplation ⬩ contemplātio

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A viewing, contemplation; contemplātio Hí brúcaþ dære incundanembwlátunge his godcundnysse they enjoy the closest contemplation of his divinity, Homl. Th. i. 348, 7

Linked entry: ymb-wlátung

æt-wist

(n.)
Grammar
æt-wist, æd-wist, ed-wist, e; f. [æt, wist substantia, cibus]

Substance ⬩ existence ⬩ being ⬩ presence ⬩ substantia ⬩ præsentia

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Him ðæt Crist forgeaf ðæt hý mótan his ætwiste brúcan Christ gave that to them, that they might enjoy his presence, 13 b; Th. 24, 29; Cri. 392: Gen. 7, 4

Linked entries: æd-wist ed-wist wist

beór-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
beór-scipe, es; m.

A feast

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Gé eówerne beórscipe brúcað on unriht, Wlfst. 297, 30