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un-forbærned

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forbærned, adj.

Unburntnot burnt upnot consumed by fire

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Unburnt, not burnt up, not consumed by fire Ðær is ðeáw, ðonne ðǽr bið man deád, ðæt hé líð inne unforbærned mid his mágum and freóndum mónad,... hwílum healf geár ðæt hí beóð unforbærned, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 20, 19-24.

Linked entry: for-bærnan

fýren

(adj.)
Grammar
fýren, fýran; def. se fýrena, seó, ðæt fýrene; adj.

Fieryburningflamingignītusigneusflammeus

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Swylce eal Finns buruh fýrenu wǽre as if all Fin's castle were on fire, Fins. Th. 73; Fin. 36. Ðæt fýrene swurd the fiery sword, Boutr. Scrd. 20, 33. Under ðam fýrenan hrófe under the fiery roof, Cd. 185; Th. 230, 27; Dan. 239.

midde-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
midde-weard, adj.

Mid-wardmiddle of

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Seó eá is irnende þurh middewearde Babylonia burg mediam Babylonian interfluentem, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 74, 3: 1, 3; Swt. 32, 6. As a noun :-- On middeweardan innoþes mínes in medio ventris mei, Ps. Lamb. 21, 15

þǽr-on

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-on, adv.
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Homl. 71, 7. therein Hér is án lytele burg, ðǽr ic mæg mín feorh on generian. Hió is án lytel, and ðeáh ic mæg ðǽron libban, Past. 51; Swt. 399, 24. Áwyrtwala grǽdignysse of ðínre heortan, and áplanta þǽron ða sóþan lufe, Homl. Th. ii. 410, 2.

Linked entry: on

ge-fleón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fleón, -fleóhan; p. -fleáh, pl. -flugon

To fleeescape

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Se to ánre ðara burga gefliéhþ who to one of those cities escapes, Past. 21, 7; Swt. 167, 20; Hatt. MS. Geflég fugit, Rtl. 147, 15. Alle geflugun omnes fugerunt, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 26, 56. Ðætte gifléga ut fugiant, Rtl. 118, 31.

min

Grammar
min, [For another explanation of this word see N. E. D. min, where minne is taken as the nominative form : but the word may be taken as belonging to the same declension as mid[d]
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; pl. midde, so min[n]; pl. minne. Holthausen rejects the word altogether, v. Beiblatt, xvi. 228.] add(?) On minnan linche, C. D. B. iii. 494, 31. Add Wið feóndes hond and . . wið malscrunge minra wihta, Lch. iii. 36, 14

heord-rǽden

Grammar
heord-rǽden, heord-rǽdenn.

watching overa guardwatch

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Heordrédena sé þe gesihð swícunge hit getácnað custodias qui uiderit deceptionem significat, Lch. iii. 202, ij. a place for keeping Hig gesetton þá burh æppla tó hyrdrédenne posuerunt Hierusalem in pomorum custodiam, Ps. L. 78, I

Linked entries: hird-ness hird-ræden

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

dora

(n.)
Grammar
dora, an; m.

A humble-bee, dumble-DOREbombus terrestrisattăcus = άττăκos

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A humble-bee, dumble-DORE; bombus terrestris, attăcus = άττăκos Dora atticus [ = attăcus] vel burdo [ = Fr. bourdon ], Ælfc. Gl. 22; Scm. 59, 112; Wrt. Voc. 23, 68. Doran hunig dumbledore's honey, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 28, 20.

Linked entry: feld-beó

hálian

(v.)
Grammar
hálian, p. ode

To become hale, whole, to heal, to get wellsanescere

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To become hale, whole, to heal, to get well Lege tó ðam sáre hyt sceal berstan and hálian lay to the sore; it shall burst and heal, Herb. 148, 2; Lchdm. i. 272, 21. Hé ðá ongan trumian and háligan ubi sanescere cæpit, Bd. 4, 22; S. 591, 10.

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from tíhan; but the verb seems to have almost entirely given up the conjugation to which this form would belong and to take that of teón from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tygen
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To accuse a person of something (acc. of person and gen. of charge, or charge expressed by a clause) Ðú mé stale týhst furti me arguis, Gen. 31, 32. Hwí tíhþ úre hláford ús swá micles falses? 44, 7. Gif gé scyld on eów witen ðæs ðe eów man tíhþ, Txts

be-pǽcan

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Hé bepǽhte hí in tó his búre, Chr. 1015; P. 146, I. Ne bepǽce hé eów mid leásum hopan, Hml. Th. i. 568, 8. Bepǽcan dissimulari, An. Ox. 5348. Þú wylt ealde witan mid þínan lote bepǽcan. Hml. S. 23, 711.

ǽr

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
ǽr, conj.
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Hit long first wæs ǽr hé út wolde faran tó gefeohte, ǽr him mon sǽde ðæt hié wolden faran tó Italiam, Ors. 5, 8; S. 232, 4. with subjunctive Hé hét átimbran ðá burg, ǽr hé ðonan fóre, Chr. 919; S. 100, 14.

Linked entry: ǽr

á-weallan

to well outto springproceed from a sourceto swarm,to exist in large numbersto swarm with to be hotto burnrage

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Voc. ii. 111, 69. of the heat of disease:-- Wiþ þá ádle þe Grécas frenesis nemnaþ, ꝥ byþ ðonne ꝥ heáfod áweallen byþ, Lch. i. 210, 2. of violent passion, to burn, rage:-- Sé ábarn and áweóll mid þý bryne wælhreównesse ongǽn þá ǽfestan weras, (exarsit

be-tweoh

Grammar
be-tweoh, (i, y, u), -tuh.

betweenamongbetweenamong

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L. 20, 26. with acc. between :-- Sete weall betuh ðé and ðá burh. Past. 165, 8. among, local (lit. or fig.) Stígan tó heofonum betweoh engla þreátas. Shrn. 50, 16. Betwyh, 118, 2.

Lindcylene

(n.)
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Lincoln Burga fífe, Ligoraceaster and Lin[d]cylene ( the d is erased; Lindcylne, -kylne, Lincolne, v. ll. ). Chr. 942 ; P. 110, 17. Lindeylene (-cylne, -colene, v. ll. ) ceastre geréfan praefectum Lindocolinae ciuilatis, Bd. 2, 16; Sch. 177, 20.

and

(con.)
Grammar
and, conj.
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S. 8, 222. in clauses in which comparison is made, as Gelíce and ( quasi ) mon mǽd máwe, hié wǽron þá burg hergende, Ors. 2, 8; S. 92, 15. Nú sió burg swelc is, gelíce and heó wǽre tó bisene ásteald, 2, 4; S. 74, 24: 3, 7; S. 112, 29.

niht

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Þrié wulfas on ánre niht bróhton ánes deádes monnes líchoman binnan þá burg, Ors. 4, 2; S. 160, 20: 4, 5; S. 170, 2. Þǽre ilcan niht þe mon on dæg hæfde þá burg mid stacum gemearcod, 5, 5; S. 226, 17.

reáfian

(v.)
Grammar
reáfian, p. ode.
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Se snáw gebryceþ burga geatu, reáfaþ swíðor mycle ðonne se swíðra níð, Salm. Kmbl. 65; Sal. 307. Reáfiaþ hine ( the vineyard ) ealle ða farende, Ps. Spl. 79, 13 : Blickl. Gl.

ge-wyldan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyldan, -wildan; he -wyld, -wild, -wylt; p. -wylde; pp. -wyld; v. a.

To exercise power overto tamesubdueconquertemperseizetakedominaridomaresubigereprehenderecapere

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Seó burh wearþ gewyld the city was taken, Ælfc. T. Lisle 42, 20: Jud. 16, 7. Ðonne he hine hæfþ gewyldne dum dominabitur pauperi, Ps. Th. 9, 30.

Linked entry: ge-wildan