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on-bryrdan

(v.)
Grammar
on-bryrdan, p. de.

to instigate, stimulate, incite, inspire, animateto excite to a feeling of compunction

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Sceolan wé beón áwehte and onbryrde godcundre láre, Blickl. Homl. 33, 23. to excite to a feeling of compunction Hé wæs onbryrded compunctus mid gemynde his synna and weóp, Bd. 3, 27; S. 559, 2.

Crúland

(n.)
Grammar
Crúland, Crúwland, es; n. [Interprete Ingulpho crūda et cænosa terra,
  • Gib. Chr. explicatio, p. 22, col. 1
]

CROWLAND or CROYLANDLincolnshire loci nomen in agro Lincolniensi

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Hí cómon to ðære stówe ðe man háteþ Crúwland they came to the place which is called Crowland Guthl. 3; Gdwin. 22, 1: 12; Gdwin. 58, 12.

Linked entries: Gúþ-lác Crúwland

swǽman

(v.)
Grammar
swǽman, p. de

To trouble, afflict, grieve.

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Þe swemande sorȝe soȝt to his hert, Allit. Pms. 54, 563. Cf. also: His hert began to melt For veray sweme of this swemeful tale, Lydgate (cited ib. p. 199). Swemyn molestor, mereo; sweem, swemynge or mornynge tristicia, molestia, meror Prompt.

Linked entry: á-swǽman

fóster

(n.)
Grammar
fóster, m. (not n.).

foodnourishmentsustenancefeedinggiving foodbringing upfosteringbringing forth progeny

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Similar entries Cf. fédan; III Ic gegaderige in þé of deórcynne and of fugelcynne symble gemacan, þæt hí eft fóstre beón (cf. ut salvetur semen super faciem terrae, Gen. 7, 3), Hml. Th. i. 20, 35

CÝÐAN

(v.)
Grammar
CÝÐAN, p. ic, he cýðde, cýdde, ðú cýðdest, cýddest; pp. cýðed .

to make known, tell, relate, proclaim, announcenuntiare, annuntiare, narrare, referre, effari, prædicare to declare, reveal, manifest, shew, perform, confess, confirm, testify, prove notum facere, revelare, manifestare, ostendere, perhibere, confiteri, testari, probare

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Cýðe his neáhgebúrum let him tell to his neighbours, L. Edg.

Linked entry: ge-cýðan

eáre

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Sé ðe hæfes eáro (eára, R.) hérranne, Mt. L. 13, 9. Heáro, 43. Eóro, Lk. p. 8, 15. as channel of information, as in to come to the ears of a person Þá becóm ꝥ eáran þæs ealdormannes peruenit ad aures principis, Bd. 1, 7; Sch. 20, 16.

láf

Grammar
láf, <b>. I.</b>
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. ¶ in the phrase láfe as remainder, remaining, left Þrý dagas nú láfe syndan, Bl. H. 231, 14. Hwæt is heora nú láfe bútan se lytla hlísa and se nama mid feáum stafum áwriten ?

hleótan

(v.)
Grammar
hleótan, p. hleát, pl. hluton.

to cast lotsto obtain by lot, get a share, share in, participate, obtain

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Then the lot fell to Quintus Flaminius, Ors. 4, 11; Swt. 202, 33.

Linked entry: ge-hleótan

HÁTAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÁTAN, ic háte, ðú hátest, hætsþ, hé háteþ, hát, hǽt, pl. hátaþ; p. héht, hét, pl. héhton, héton; pp. háten.

to bid, order, commandto promise, vowto call, name, give a name toto name, call, bid, commandto call, name, promise, vownominare, appellare, jubere, præcipere

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Ðá wæs ðam dóme Daniel háten then was Daniel summoned to the judgment, Cd. 201; Th. 249,19; Dan. 532. to promise, vow Gif ðú hǽtsþ hǽðenfeoh if thou dost vow heathen offerings, Exon. 66 b; Th. 245, 31; Jul. 53. to call, name, give a name to Nolde

Linked entry: ge-hátan

wuldrian

(v.)
Grammar
wuldrian, (and wuldran?); p. ode.

to glorifyto ascribe glory toto make gloriousbestow glory onto gloryto receive glorybe glorified

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to glorify, to ascribe glory to Ic wuldrige (glorificabo) naman ðínne, Ps. Spl. 85, 11. Gif ic wuldrige (wuldria, Lind. : wuldrigo, Rush. glorifico) mé sylfne, Jn. Skt. 8, 54. Hí lofiaþ leóflícne; and wuldriaþ ordfruman ealra gesceafta, Exon.

teóna

(n.)
Grammar
teóna, an; m.
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Ðis weorc biþ deóflum se mǽsta teóna this work will prove the greatest vexation to devils, Blickl. Homl. 47, 6. Hit him wyrþ teónan it will turn to his hurt, 51, 9. Ne him wiht gescód ðæs ðe hý him teónan þurhtogen hæfdon, Exon.

Linked entry: teóne

á-brecan

(v.)
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Goth. us-bruknan to be broken off]

gearo

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D. v. 162, 27. . ready to go to a place Sóna wǽron gearwe hæleð þǽre hálgan byrg, Cri. 460. brought into such a condition as to be immediately liable to Hé wiste ꝥ menn wǽron deáþe gearwe; þá gelaþode hé hié écean lífe, Bl.

ealde-móder

(n.)
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Frs. ald-móder (alde móder according too]

incer

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
incer, adj. pron. 2nd person dual.
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Of or belonging to you two Ic nú ðis þing wríte ðé gemǽnelíce and mínre méder and mínum geswustrum forðon incer lufu sceal beón somod gemǽne nunc tibi et matri mee sororibusque meis de singulis regni mei commodis scribebam, que tibi et illis communia

ge-wurþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wurþan, he -wurþ; subj. pres. -wurþe, pl. -wurþon.

to bebecomefiĕriTo happencome to passcome togetheragreeevĕnīreconvĕnīre

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Ðæt ðás stánas to hláfe gewurðon ut lăpĭdes isti pānes fiant, Mt. Bos. 4, 3: 5, 18. v. impers. cum acc. To happen, come to pass, come together, agree; evĕnīre, convĕnīre Ne meahte hie gewurþan they might not agree, Cd. 81; Th. 101, 32; Gen. 1691

á-cennan

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Add: to produce, &amp;c., where the product is of the same kind as the producer, in reference to men or animals ácennene ad propagandam An. Ox. 1400. Ácennende wæs enixa est Wrt. Voc. ii. 29, 38. Ácenned cretus 21, 23.

Linked entry: on-cennan

ge-léd

(n.; v.)
Grammar
ge-léd, ge-loed, ge-leód, gloed glosses catasta (
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There seems no root with which to connect -lód-, mutated forms of which would appear as -loed-, -léd, -leód- (?), and gæleð looks like a gloss to cantat

Linked entries: ge-loed gæleþ

gnídan

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</b> to rub one object against another :-- Beóres tácen is þæt þú gníde þíne hand on þá óþre, Tech. ii. 125, 21. <b>I b.</b> to rub a surface with material, cover a surface by rubbing :-- Reóde gnídan fucare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 37, 49.

ofer-stǽlan

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Se engel bringð eall þæt wé góde gedóð, and se deófol eall þæt wé yfele gedðó and wile oferstǽlan þone engel mid þám yfelum weorcum, 233, 9.