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BÝSEN

(n.)
Grammar
BÝSEN, bísen, býsn, e; f.
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War. 13, 6. a command, precept, admonition; mandatum, præceptum, admonitio Ic gelýfe ðæt hit from Gode cóme, broht from his býsene I believe that it came from God, brought by his command, Cd. 32; Th. 42, 29; Gen. 680.

Linked entries: bísen bigsen bísen

BLIND

(adj.)
Grammar
BLIND, def. se blinda, seó, ðæt blinde; adj.

BLIND, deprived of sightcæcusa blind or inward wounda bite, the wound of which does not appear because of the swelling of the part affectedmorsus, cujus vulnus non apparet præ tumore partis affectæ,

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BLIND, deprived of sight; cæcus Ðá wæs him broht án deófolseóc man, se wæs blind and dumb tunc oblatus est ei dæmonium habens, cæcus et mutus, Mt. Bos. 12, 22: Mk. Bos. 10, 46: Cd. 115; Th. 150, 13; Gen. 2491.

óþer

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Ǽghwæðrum wæs bróga fram óðrum, 2565.

mearcian

(v.)
Grammar
mearcian, to mark, <b>mearcian</b> to fix bounds. [These may be taken together; cf. mearc.]
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</b> fig. to plan, design, draw up a table :-- Þǽra geára getæl hæfð seó tabule þe wé mearkian willað, Angl. viii. 327, 41. to march to, border upon, have as a boundary to one's land Ðis sindon ðá landgemǽro . . .andlang bróces tó ðǽre díc ðǽre

smæl

(adj.)
Grammar
smæl, adj.

Smallsmall, little, not greatnarrow, not broadslender, thin, not thickfine not coarse not loud gracilis, exilis, subtilis, minutus, strictus a sheep, small cattle

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B.) leaf and gehwǽde...seó óðer hafaþ máran leáf and fǽtte Lchdm. i. 264, 18. narrow, not broad Hé sǽde ðæt Norðmanna land wǽre swýðe lang and swýðe smæl. . . ðæt býne land is eásteweard brádost, and symle swá norðor swá smælre . . . and norðeweard,

witod

(adj.)
Grammar
witod, adj. (ptcpl. )

appointedordainedassuredcertaincertaincertainlyassuredly

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Uutedo certa, Rtl. 171, 41. with much the same force as witodlíce, with definite sense, it is certain, certainly, assuredly Witod, se ðe his broces bóte sécð, búton tó Gode sylfum, hé drýhð deófles wyllan, Wulfst. 12, 11: 85, 14.

Linked entries: ge-witod witud

hefig-tíme

heavyweightyof great importanceseriousgravesevereseriousoppressiveannoyingtroublesomehard to beargrievoustedious

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God gelácnað his gecorenra gyltas mid mislicum brocum; and þeáh ðe hit hefigtýme sý ðám ðrowigendum, Hml. Th. i. 472, 19. by a dat. infin. Þuhte mé hefigíme þé tó tiþienne þæs, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 1, 6.

wíg-bed

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-bed, wí-bed, wió-bed, -bud, wié-bed, weó-bed, -bud, weófod (-ed, -ud), wéfod, es, also -beddes; n. (generally, but se weóbud, Past. 33; Swt. 217, 21, and pl. wíbedas, Bd. 5, 20; S. 641, 42)

An altar

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MSS.) bróht, Past. 33; Swt. 217, 19-25. Ðæt weóbud, 219, 3. Wígbed, Bd. 2, 3; S. 504, 39. Ðæt weófud (-od, MS. A.: wígbed. Lind.: wíbed, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 23, 19. Wígbedes hornas cornu altaris, Ps. Th. 117, 25: Ps. Lamb. 117, 27.

ge-eáþmédan

(v.)
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Þá seó hálignes hym wæs tó bróht, þá feóll hé nyðer ástreht and myd ryhtum geleáfan hyne þǽrtó geeádmédde, 189, 247. Ne geeáðméde þú þé tó hira unrihtum godum noli adorare deum alienum, Ex. 34, 14.

healh

a corneran anglecaveclosetrecessa bay

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Andlang bróces on swyllan healas; of ðan healan, vi. 2, 12. the word occurs also as the first part of compounds: On halhford, C. D. iii. 439, 4: 442, 31. Ond long healhtúnes gemǽres, 436, 27. Æt healhtúne, 294, 21. Æt healtúne, vi. 184, 14: 198, 1.

hiw

(n.)
Grammar
hiw, heow, hiow, heó, es; n.

Shape, make, form, fashion, species, kind, appearance, symbol, hue, colour, beauty

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Seó is brúnes heowes it is of a brown colour, 73, 22. Ánes hiwes uniformis, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Som. 50, 42. Hwælan hiwes of a whale's shape, Salm. Kmbl. 527; Sal. 263. Æt ánes heowes cý from a cow all of one colour, Lchdm. iii. 24, 13.

ge-dréfan

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bróga þín gedréfde, Ps. Th. 87, 16. Ys mé heorte gedréfed, and mé fealleð on fyrhtu deáðes, 54, 4: 56, 4: Jn. 14, l; Bl. H. 135, 25. Ic wæs mid sorgum gedréfed, Kr. 20: Jud. 88: Bt. l ; F. 4, l.

furþum

Take herein Dict., and add:even,just

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H. 16, 14. in negative sentences Hé furðum on ðám broce (etiam in tribulatione positus)nyle álǽtan his geornfulnesse, Past. 269, 10. Suá unryht suá wé furðum betwuxn hæðnum monnum ne hiérdon, 211, 8.

DRIGE

(adj.)
Grammar
DRIGE, dryge, dríe; def. se driga, dryga, dría; seó, ðæt drige, dryge, dríe; adj.

DRY siccus, arĭdus

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Fram ðære burnan ðe he drigum fótum ofereóde from the brook which he went over with dry feet, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 32. Mid dríum handum with dry hands, L. M. 2, 3; Lchdm. ii. 182, 8.

hund

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Gif hwá þás wyrte mid him hafað ne mæg hé fram hundum beón borcen (brocen, v. l.), Lch. i. 170, 16. <b>I a.</b> a dog used for hunting, a hound :-- 'Syle mé (the huntsman) ǽnne hafoc.'

sum

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
sum, indef. prn.
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Ðeáh sum broc and sumu wiðerweardnes hiera forwiernþ, Past. 50; Swt. 391. 35. Wæs him gegearwod sum heard harmscearu, Cd. Th. 28, 7; Gen. 432. Sum wæs ǽhtwelig æþeles cynnes ríce geréfa, Exon. Th. 243, 29; Jul. 18.

Linked entry: ÁN

fram

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Æghwæðrum wæs bróga fram óðrum, B. 2565. Him þæs egesa stód gryre fram þám gáste, Dan. 526.

lǽn

(n.)
Grammar
lǽn, lán [v. under lǽn-land], e; f.

a loangrantgiftleasefeefief

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Seó fóstormódor weóp for ðære áwyrdan lǽne the sieve broke in two during the loan. The foster-mother wept for the injured loan, Homl. Th. ii. 154, 16.

Linked entries: lǽne lǽn-land

heáfod

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On beueres bróces heáfod, v. 48, 8. On ðæs wælles heáfod, ii. 28, 34 : 29, 4. On secgwælles heáfod, 7. On wulfwælles heáfod, 13. figurative Wyrd . . ., weána wyrtwela, wópes heáfod, Sal. 444.

ge-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyllan, to fill with (gen. dat. (inst.) or with preps.). v. ge-fellan, ge-fillan
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Ic eom gefylled mid broce and mid iermðum, Past. 253, 8. Wé syndon gefyllede mid ealre eáþmódnesse, Bl. H. 153, 31. the object a place Se burgstede wæs blissum gefylled, Gú. 1291. to occupy entirely. a space (lit. or fig.)