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breahtm

(n.)

a noise

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a noise. Braechtme, brectme, bretme strepitu, Txts. 99, 1916. Ahleópon hildfrome heriges brehtme. An. 1204. Cómon earnas . . . feðerum hrémige . . . brehtmum blíðe, 869. Add

býre

(n.)
Grammar
býre, a time, season. l, byre,
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and add Ǽ þám byre, þe hé wite eal, Wlfst. 123, 5. Oð ðone byre, þe hí God áwehte, Hml. S. 23, 336

cásus

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Verbum ys word, án dǽl lédensprǽce mid tíde and háde bútan cáse, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 119, 9. Tó sumum cásum, 107, 4. Add

cól

(n.)
Grammar
cól, coal. l. col,
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and add Coll carbo, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 35, 2. Þæt fýr wearð ácwenced ꝥ þǽr án col ne gleów, Hml. S. 7, 240

eád-wacer

(adj.)
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; adj. Easily roused (?), alert, vigilant. As a proper name, Rä. 1, 16

eást-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
eást-cyning, es; m.
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An eastern king Wið Seleucus þone eást*-*cyning (cf. Seleucus begeat ealle þá eástlond, S. 144, 1), Ors. 3, 11; S. 148, 35

fin

(n.)

a fin

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a fin. Finnum squamis the word occurs in a riddle on the cuttle-fish (loligo), Aid. 251, 281, An. Ox. 26, 10. Add

for-súcan

(v.)
Grammar
for-súcan, p. -seác; pp. -socen
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To suck up, devour [Þæt se] wemmend mid deórenum ceaflum wǽre forsocen (forgnegen) [ ut] scortator ferinis rictibus suggillaretur (i. rapietur ), An. Ox. 3343

geótend

(n.)
Grammar
geótend, es; m.
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one who pours or sheds. v. blód-geótend. an artery Geótend, sinewind arteriae (printed anteriae ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 8, 29. See next word

ge-sirwan

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Gl. 459, 45) hastati, i. armati, An. Ox. 2258. Gesyrewede (-serwede, Hpt. Gl. 495, 45) armatas, i. instructas, 3794. Add

gruncan

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>gruncian;</b> p. ode To have an itch for, desire Gruncaþ prurit, i. desiderat, Germ. 396, 254

hlacerian

(v.)
Grammar
hlacerian, p. ode

To scoff atmock

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To scoff at, mock Ne ne tǽlun ł hlakerian ł gebysmerian [mé] míne fýnd neque irrideant me inimici mei, Ps. L. 24, 3

Linked entry: hlacerung

heáh-þeód

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Substitute: An illustrious race Sum æþela man on þǽre héhþeóde Myrcna ríce vir de egregia Merciorum stirpe, Guth. Gr. 104, 2: 152, 19

mearh

(n.)
Grammar
mearh, a horse.
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Wicgce, meare equo, An. Ox. 2, 32. Mera mengeo on onsióne máran . . . þonne ðá elpendas maiores elephantorum corporibus hypopotami, Nar. 11, 1. Add

molde

Grammar
molde, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Moldum sablonibus, An. Ox. 7, 99. Add Men ne mihton þá moldan búgian for ðeówracan sweartra deófla, Hml. Th. ii. 142, 32

mór-slæd

(n.)
Grammar
mór-slæd, es; n.
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A marshy valley Norð on án mórsled ; norð tó ié C. D. v. 124, 26. On ðæt mórslæde (-slæd?) éstwærde, vi. 9, 1

neáh-cirice

(n.)
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a neighbouring church Sumre neáhcyricean mæssepreóst vicinae ecclesiae presbyter, Gr. D. 117, 3. Férdon hí tó þǽre neáhcyrican (ad vicinam ecclesiam), 216, 3

nearwe

Grammar
nearwe, <b>. I.</b>
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Án clíwen suíðe nearwe and suíðe smeálíce gefealden, Past. 241, 24. Ne ǽnig man óðerne to nearwe ne hæfte, Wlfst. 70, 5. Add

rustig

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and rustig) Rústi[ges anfiltes] scabrae (incudis) (cf. ómiges anfiltes, 478), An. Ox. 7, 34

sǽn

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽn, adj.
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Marine On sǽnum in glari(g)eris, An. Ox. 8, 128. Sénum, 6, 23. On sǽnum in marinis, 8, 157. Sǽnunum, 7, 201

Linked entry: sǽnig