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un-widere

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

Bad weathertempest

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Bad weather, tempest Ús unwidera weoldon unwæstma, Wulfst. 129, 4: 159, 12 note

Linked entry: un-gewidre

sceát-codd

(n.)
Grammar
sceát-codd, es; m.

A bag, wallet, sack

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A bag, wallet, sack Metefætels vel sceátcod sitarchia, Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 39

fox

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Hú Bonefatius ádýdde þone fox þe bát his módor henna ... His módor gewunode tó fédenne henna, ac hig gelómlíce áweg bær and ábát án fox cumende of þám neáhlande ... Þá cóm se fox, swá his gewuna wæs, and gelæhte áne henne, Gr. D. 69, 22-70, 2.

ele-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
ele-sealf, e; f. Oil-salve, sweet balm; nardus = νάρδος, ambrŏsia = ἀμβροσία, Cot. 3: 146.

fór-beran

(v.)
Grammar
fór-beran, fóre-beran; p. -bær; pp. -boren [fór, fóre before; beran to bear]

To fore-bearto bear or carry beforeto preferpræferre

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To fore-bear, to bear or carry before, to prefer; præferre Ðæt ic fórbær rúme regulas and réðe mód geongra monna that I preferred the lax rules and rough minds of young men, Exon. 39 b; Th. 131, 22; Gú. 459. Ðætte nǽnig bisceop hine óðrum fórbere ut

Linked entry: fóre-beran

boém

(n.; num.)

to both

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D. 830; 465, 22; for bám; dat. of begen

un-gecost

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gecost, adj.

Badevil

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Bad, evil, vicious On ungecostum ðeáwum moribus improbis, Bd. 5, 23; S. 647, 1

Linked entry: ge-cost

ádl-seóc

(adj.)
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in bad health Ádlseóce menn beóð (cf. ualitudo hominum, 14), Archiv cxx. 297, 48

for-bindan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bindan, ic -binde; p. -band, pl. -bundon; subj. pres. -binde, pl. -binden; pp. -bunden

To bind or tie upallígáre

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To bind or tie up; allígáre Ne forbinden gé ná ðǽm þyrstendum oxum ðone múþe may not tie up the mouth of the thirsting oxen, Past. 16, 5; Hat. MS. 21 b, 7

fere-soca

(n.)
Grammar
fere-soca, an; m. [ferh a pig, soca? = socc a sock]

A bag made of swine's skinsibæa

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A bag made of swine's skin; sibæa Feresoca sibba, Wrt. Voc. 289, 1

fetels

(n.)
Grammar
fetels, es; m.

A little vesselbagvassaccus

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A little vessel, bag; vas, saccus Fórwerede fetelsas saccos vĕtĕres, Jos. 9, 5

hring-mere

(n.)
Grammar
hring-mere, es; n.

a bath

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A round pool, a bath, Exon. 124 b; Th. 478, 21; Ruin. 45

on-ealdian

(v.)

to grow old

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to grow old Onealdodon bán míne inveteraverunt ossa mea, Ps. Spl. 31, 6

leðer-codd

(n.)
Grammar
leðer-codd, es; m.
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A leather bag Leðercoddas bulgæ, Ælfc. Gl. 16; Som. 58, 58; Wrt. Voc. 21, 45

birnan

(v.)
Grammar
birnan, pp. burnen

To burnardentvehement

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barn (from the action of thorns and nettles ) útan, Gr. D. 101, 24. Swá benne ne burnon, Lch. ii. 350, 29. to have ardent, vehement feeling Hé unálýfedlíce barn iunan, Gr. D. 101, 26.

Linked entries: byrnan beornan

lóh-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
lóh-sceaft, es; m.

A boltbar

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A bolt, bar(?) Gaderode mé kigelas and stuþan sceaftas and lóhsceaftas, Shrn. 163, 6

Linked entry: sceaft-lóha

heorra

(n.)
Grammar
heorra, an; m.

[?] A barhinge[?]

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A bar, hinge[?] Hé gestrangode heorran geata ðínra confortavit seras portarum tuarum, Ps. Lamb. 147, 2

bítan

to bite

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Bítende (bídtende, L.) ł bát hine discerpens eum, 1, 26. to bite, gnash the eccen :-- Hí bíton heora téð him tógeánes, Hml. Th. i. 46, 27. of a pungent substance Þone yfelan, bítendan wǽtan, Lch, ii. 60, 23

cicel

(n.)
Grammar
cicel, cicles; m.

A morsel, little mouthful, cakebuccella, placenta

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Bac hym ánne cicel bake him a cake, Lchdm. iii. 134, 20: L. M. 1, 46; Lchdm. ii. 114, 25: Lchdm. iii. 30, 19, 26: 96, 17

Linked entry: cycel

lafian

(v.)
Grammar
lafian, p. ode

To lavebathepour water on

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Wyrc ðæt bæþ of ðám ilcum wyrtum on cealdum wyllewætre gecnuwa ða wyrta swíðe wel lege on ðæt wæter lafa on ðone swile make the bath of the same herbs in cold spring-water, pound the herbs very thoroughly, lay on, pour the water on to the swelling, L.