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DWELLAN

(v.)
Grammar
DWELLAN, ic dwelle, ðú dwelest, dwelst, he dweleþ, dwelþb, pl. dwellaþ; p. dwealde, dwelede; pp. dweald, dweled.

To lead into error, deceive, mislead in errōrem dūcĕre, decĭpĕreTo prevent, hinder, delay impĕdīre, tardāre To continue, remain, DWELLmănēre, habĭtāre

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To prevent, hinder, delay; impĕdīre, tardāre Ic dysge dwelle I delay the foolish, Exon. 103 b; Th. 392, 27; Rä. 12, 3. Ne hine wiht dweleþ, ádl ne yldo nothing prevents him, disease nor age, Beo. Th. 3475, note; B. 1735.

Linked entry: ge-dwellan

hyrwan

(v.)
Grammar
hyrwan, hyrwian; p. de, ede

blasphemedespisecondemntreat illoppressvexharass

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Hé hyrwde godes naman and wirigde hine cum blasphemasset nomen et maledixisset ei, Lev. 24, 11. Ðá hyrwdon hí ealle hine omnes condemnaverunt eum, Mk. Skt. 14, 64. Hié hyrwdon ðé they despised thee, Elen. Kmbl. 710; El. 355.

Linked entry: herwan

íren

(adj.)
Grammar
íren, adj.

iron

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hine hét áþenian on írenum bedde and hine cwicne hirstan he bade stretch him on an iron bed, and roast him alive, Shrn. 116, 2. Mid írenum gyrdum with iron rods, 115, 24 : Salm. Kmbl. 55; Sal. 28 : 942 ; Sal. 470.

felle-reád

(adj.)

Purple

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A purple garment Gehreáfadon hine ðæs fellereádes exuerunt illum purpura, Mk. L. R. 15, 20. Mið fellereáde purpura, Lk. L. 16, 19. Mið fellereóde, Mk. R. 15, 17: Jn. R. 19, 2

Linked entry: fel

a-wirgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wirgan, p. de; pp. ed

To stranglestrangulare

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To strangle; strangulare Gelícost ðam ðe he hine sylfne hæfde unwitende awirged as if he had voluntarily strangled himself, Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 131, 38

Linked entry: wirgan

bæsten

(adj.)
Grammar
bæsten, adj.

Made of bastBASTtiliaceus

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Made of bast, BAST; tiliaceus Híg ðá hine gebundon mid twám bæstenum rápum then they bound him with two bast ropes, Jud. Grn. 15, 13

fór-strang

(adj.)
Grammar
fór-strang, adj.

Very strongprævălĭdus

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Very strong; prævălĭdus Fórstrangne oft wíf hine wríþ [though] very strong, a woman often binds him, Exon. 113 a; Th. 434, 2; Rä. 51, 4

in-feccan

(v.)

to fetch in

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to fetch in Ðá héht hé ðone drý infeccan beforan hine he ordered the sorcerer to be fetched into his presence, Blickl. Homl. 175, 1

Linked entry: feccan

gehlot-land

(n.)
Grammar
gehlot-land, es; n.

Land appointed by lotan inheritanceterra sorte assignātapossessio

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Land appointed by lot, an inheritance; terra sorte assignāta, possessio Híg hine bebirigdon on his gehlotland sepĕliērunt eum in fīnĭbus possessiōnis suæ, Jos. 24, 30

be-lutian

(v.)
Grammar
be-lutian, p. ode
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To lie hid Befleáh hé in sum hol treów and þǽr belutode and hine sylfne áhýdde fugiens in cava arbore latebat, Gr. D. 293, 15

forca

(n.)
Grammar
forca, force, an; f. (v. meox-force)
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Ðá cwelleras tugon þá gléda under ðæt bedd, and wiðufan mid heora forcum (cf. geaflum, l. 5) hine ðýdon. Hml. Th. i. 430, 11. Add:

ge-reócan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-reócan, to smoke (trans.),
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fumigate, steam Wyrc beþinge . . . hǽt stánas swíþe háte . . . hé sitte on stóle ofer þǽre beþinge ꝥ heó hine mæge tela gereócan, Lch. ii. 340, 8

medtrum-ness

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Sió medtrymnes (mettrumnes, v. l.) ðæt mód gehwierfð gehwelces monnes hine selfne tó ongietanne molestia corporalis ad cognitionem sui mentem revocat, Past. 255, 15. Add

brǽding

(n.)
Grammar
brǽding, e; f. [brǽdan
to spread, extend
]

to spread, extendA spreadingampliatio

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A spreading; ampliatio Mæg hine scamian ðære brǽdinge his hlísan he may be ashamed of the spreading of his fame, Bt. 19; Fox 68, 24

Linked entry: brǽdan

heápung

(n.)
Grammar
heápung, e; f.

A heaping, heap

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A heaping, heap Onfóþ hine and on ða heápunge eówre niðerunge gelǽdaþ accipite et in cumulum damnationis vestræ ducite, Bd. 5, 13; S. 633, 14

Linked entry: geápung

tindiht

(adj.)
Grammar
tindiht, adj.

Having spikes or teeth,beaked

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Se cásere hine (St. Romanus) hét stingan mid írenum gyrdum tyndehtum, Shrn. 115, 25

Linked entries: tyndeht tindect tindig

bár-spere

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Þeáh hine deófol mid bárspere beótige tó ofsticianne, Angl. viii. 324, 19. Bársperum venabulis, An. Ox. 737. Add

ham

(n.)
Grammar
ham, hom, hamm, e; f.

The ham, the inner or hind part of the kneewith bent kneesthe ham or haunch of a horsepoples, suffrago

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The ham, the inner or hind part of the knee Hamm poples, hamma suffragines, Ælfc. Gl. 75; Som. 71, 84, 83; Wrt. Voc. 44, 66, 65. Ham poples, 71, 50.

eorþ-bigenga

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-bigenga, an; m. [bigenga an inhabitant, dweller]

An inhabitant of the earth terrĭcŏla, terrĭgĕna

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An inhabitant of the earth; terrĭcŏla, terrĭgĕna Ðæt he eorþbigengan awecce hine to ondrǽdanne ut terrĭgĕnas ad tĭmendum se suscĭtet, Bd. 4, 3; S. 569, 22

þeód-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-gestreón, es; n.
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Nalæs hí hine læssan lácum teódan, þeódgestreónum, 87; B. 44