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for-beran

(v.)
Grammar
for-beran, p -bær, pl. -bǽron; pp. -boren [for for; beran to bear]

To FORBEARabstainrefrainrestrainbear withenduresufferabstĭnēresustĭnērecomprĭmĕrereprĭmĕretŏlĕrārepătiferre

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Ðonne him mon yfel dó, he hit sceal geþyldelíce forberan when one does him evil, he shall patiently endure it, Glostr. Frag. 112, 18: Mk. Bos. 14, 4

racian

(v.)
Grammar
racian, p. ode.
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sceal rǽdan and racian (reccean, MS. T.) óðra manna sáulum, R. Ben. 14, 6. þeódum sceal racian(rǽdan, Kmbl.) mid rihte, Andr.

ge-healdsum

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Gif bið on .xxv. nihta, sé bið gehealtsum his lífes, Lch. iii. 158, 14. that is careful of property, saving, not given to spending, frugal Ðy lǽs se hneáwa and se gítsigenda fægnige ðæs ðætte menn wénen ðæt sié gehealdsum on ðǽm ðe healdan scyle

hergung

Grammar
hergung, hergiung, herung
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hý gefriðode fram þǽre herunge þára twéga kynincga, Ps. Th. 45, arg. Sum his folc sende tó hergenne . . . se consul wæs þencende þæt hié on þére hergunge beswice, Ors. 4, 8; S. 188, 13.

nówend

(n.)
Grammar
nówend, es; m.
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Þá wearð se ráp tóbrocen, and onweg gewát. . . Þý þryddan dæge þá þá se biscop ne geseah ætýwan . . . þone nówent (nautam) . . . hine deádne gelýfde . . .

Linked entry: nomementa

fyrþran

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Ne tǽce wé ná . . . þæt leahtras fyrðrige and weaxan lǽte non dicimus ut permittat nutriri vitia, R. Ben. 121, 7. Þæt Godes cyrcean fyrðrie and fryðie, Wlfst. 266, 16.

of-teón

(v.)
Grammar
of-teón, pp. -togen and -tigen.

to withdrawto take away what a person has, deprive a person of anythingto withhold, keep back, deny a person anythingabstrahere

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Th. 515, 30] hét hire ofteón étes and wǽtes, Homl. Skt. i. 8, 129: Blickl. Homl. 37, 28. Ðæt ðám gódum, ðe hit(doctrine) gehealdan willaþ, ne sý oftogen seó gástlíce deópnyss, Homl. Th. ii. 96, 4: i. 370, 8.

ge-tellan

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Ox. 1733. phrase Þæt sý tóforan óðrum mannum þurh his glencge geteald, Hml.

tó-twǽman

(v.)
Grammar
tó-twǽman, p. de
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Loth férde fram eástdǽle, and hig wurdon tótwǽmede (divisi sunt) heora ǽgðer fram his bréðer, Gen. 13, 11. Hí ne beóþ mid ǽnigum fæce fram him sylfum tótwǽmede; on eallum weorcum hi beóþ tógædere, Homl.

hwearfian

(v.)
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All þiss middellárdess þing turrneþþ her and wharrfeþþ . . . swa summ þe wheol, 3641

scilling

(n.)
Grammar
scilling, es; m.
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hét heora ǽlcum fíftig scyllinga tó sceatte syllan, Homl. Th. i. 88, 4

Elene

(n.)
Grammar
Elene, an; f.

Helena Helĕna = Ἑλένη

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Helena; Helĕna = Ἑλένη: The wife of the Roman emperor Constantius, and mother of Constantine the Great Constantius gesealde his suna ðæt ríce, Constantinuse, ðone he hæfde be Elenan, his wife Constantius gave the empire to his son Constantine whom he

swíþ-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ-mód, adj.
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Th. 233, 1; Dan. 269: ( the king at the time of the dream; cf. wæs wið God scyldig, 250, 20; Dan. 549), 249, 12; Dan. 529. Wearð swíðmód in sefan for ðære sundorgife ðe him God sealde, 254, 3; Dan. 606. v. next word

for-swerian

(v.)
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Þone synscaðan (Grendel) guðbilla nán grétan nolde, ac sigewǽpnum forsworen hæfde, ecga gehwylcre (cf. the power attributed to Odin, who is called ljóða smiðr, of making his enemies' weapons useless: Óðinn kunni svá gera at vápn þeira bitu eigi heldr

CNÓSL

(n.)
Grammar
CNÓSL, es; n.

A raceprogenyoffspringkinfamily;prolesgenusgeneratio

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Héht from hweorfan mánscyldigne cnósle sínum he bade the crime-guilty depart from his kindred Cd. 50; Th. 64, 12; Gen. 1049. On cnósle oððe on cynne in generatione Ps. Lamb. 32, 11.

ammi

(n.)
Grammar
ammi, ami; g. ameos; n.

Ammi, an African umbelliferous plantmilletbishopwortammi Copticum

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Ammi, an African umbelliferous plant, millet, bishopwort; ammi Copticum [ἄμμι g. ἄμμεως] Ðeós wyrt ðe man ami, and óðrum naman milium, nemneþ this wort which is named ammi, and by another name millet, Herb. 164, 1; Lchdm, i. 292, 20.

Linked entry: ameos

Cilt-ern

(n.)
Grammar
Cilt-ern, es; n. [ceald cold, ærn place]

The CHILTERN

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The CHILTERN, high hills in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire; montes quidam excelsi in agris Bucingamiensi et Oxoniensi Námon hí [Þurkilles here] ǽnne upgang út þuruh Ciltern, and swá to Oxena forda, and ða buruh forbærndon they [Thorkell's army] took

Éua

(n.)
Grammar
Éua, æ; f.
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Eve; Hēva Éua, ðæt is lí; forðanðe heó is ealra libbendra módor Hēva, id est vīta; eo quod māter esset cunctōrum vīventium, Gen. 3, 30. Be Éuan his gemæccan by Eve [Hēvam] his wife, 4, 1. Éua, Homl. Th. i. 16, 27.

Linked entry: Éfe

FÉGAN

(v.)
Grammar
FÉGAN, p. de; pp. ed

To joinbindunitefixjungĕrepangĕre

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To join, bind, unite, fix; jungĕre, pangĕre Heó fégeþ mec on fæsten she binds me in a fastness, Exon. 107 a; Th. 407, 22; Rä. 26, 9. Freóndseipe fegþ it unites friendship, Somn. 128; Lchdm. iii. 206, 4.

felt-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
felt-wyrt, e; f.

The plant mulleinverbascum thapsus

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mullein; verbascum thapsus, Lin Ðeós wyrt, ðe man verbascum, and óðrum naman feltwyrt nemneþ, biþ cenned on sandigum stówum and on myxenum this plant, which is named verbascum, and by another name mullein, is produced in sandy places and on dunghills, Herb

Linked entry: feld-wyrt