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for-spillan

(v.)
Grammar
for-spillan, -spyllan; p. de; pp. ed [spillan to spill, spoil, destroy]

To spilllosewastedestroydisperseperdĕredisperdĕredissĭpāre

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To spill, lose, waste, destroy, disperse; perdĕre, disperdĕre, dissĭpāre Darfus wolde hine sylfne forspillan Darius would destroy himself, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 65, 40. Alýfþ reste-dagum wel to dónne, hwæðer ðe yfele? sáwla gehǽlan, hwæðer ðe forspillan lĭcet

mearc-land

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

a border-landwaste land lying outside the cultivateda districtcountryterritory

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a border-land, waste land lying outside the cultivated Se mylenhám and se myln and ðæs mearclandes swá mycel swá tó þrím hídon gebyraþ, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 189, 11. v. Kemble's Saxons in England, i. 50. Mearclonde ( the sea coast ) neáh, Exon. 101 b

micelian

(v.)
Grammar
micelian, miclian, micclian; p. ode.

to become greatto increase in size or in quantityto make greatto increase the size or quantity of a thingto extolmagnify

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to become great, to increase in size or in quantity Micelaþ grandescit, crescit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 42. Rím miclade, Cd. 63; Th. 75, 21; Gen. 1243: Andr. Kmbl. 3050; An. 1528. Wæter micladon the waters waxed, 3105; An. 1555. Ðæt folc ongan weaxan and

GRINDAN

(v.)
Grammar
GRINDAN, gryndan; part. grindende, ic grinde, grynde, ðú grintst, grinst, he grint, pl. grindaþ; p. ic, he grand, grond, ðú grunde, pl. grundon; pp. grunden
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To GRIND, grind together, rub, rub together; molere, commolere, terere, frendere, allidi, collidi Ic seah searo grindan wið greóte I saw a machine grind against the dust, Exon. 108 b; Th. 414, 30; Rä. 33, 4. Ic grynde molo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 3; Som. 31,

stapol

(n.)
Grammar
stapol, (-el, -ul), es; m.
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a post, pillar, column Stapul batis (basis?), Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 49: patronus (in a list giving parts of a house), i. 26, 36. Stapole cione (κίων a column, pillar ), ii. 131, 41. Of ðam beorge on ðone stapol; of ðam stapole, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 14, 11

á-flíman

(v.)
Grammar
á-flíman, -flýman.
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Add: where there is conflict, to put to flight, of actual fighting Hé hyg áflímde and ofslóh má þonne .xxx. gódra ðegna. Chr. 1052 ; P. 179, 11. Wé mid strǽlum hié scotodon and hié sóna onweg áflýmdon, Nar. 32, 18. Hý ðǽr áflýmede wurdon, Chr. 1001;

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ǽt

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Add: food Æt edulium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 29, 5. He ǽtes ne gimde, Ælfc. T. Grn. 3, 16. Tó móse, ǽte ad edulium, i. ad uescendum, An. Ox. 3762. Be ǽte de cibo, Ll. Th. ii. 128, 20. Seó leó bringð his hwelpum hwæt tó etanne; hié gecýðað on ðǽm ǽte . . . ,

á-gitan

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Add: to find, get to know a person Wille wé be him áwrítan swá swá wé hine ágeáton we will write of him as we found him , Chr. 1086; P. 219, 19. a fact Gif se abbod his geearnunga swá ágitt quem si talem esse perspexerit abba , R. Ben. 110, 3. Swá

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cyre

(n.)
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Add: choice, &c. Cyri (printed cyni, Wrt. Voc. ii. 106, 27) detectum vel electio, Txts. 57, 664. Gyre optio, Germ. 396, 217. Freólicum sylflíces willan cyre ( munus quod) libero spontaneae voluntatis arbitrio (offertur ), An. Ox. 1290. Þæt folc

eardung

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Add: abstract, living, dwelling. of men (or spirits) Eardung wæs municipatus fuerat, An. Ox. 2, 395: 4853. Ne biþ Crístes eardung (or ?) on þǽre heortan, Bl. H. 13, 23. Nú se áwyrgda gást tó þon férde in ꝥ hús ꝥ hé manna eardunge of þám húse ádrife si

ge-scrífan

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Add: to decree, appoint something to a person. of the dealings of Providence Hé (St. Andrew) Marmedonia mǽgðe hæfde gesóhte . . . þám hé (the MS. has hé) (the Deity] him fóre gescráf (cf. þú scealt þá fóre geféran, 216) he had reached the tribe of Mermedonians

ge-teórian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teórian, l. ge-teórian,
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and add: of persons, to be exhausted, be fatigued. of bodily weariness Gif mon fram longum wege geteórod sié, Lch. ii. 150, 19. Mé genihtsumiað þás tintrega, for þon ic eom geteórod . . . þú wást þá menniscan týddernysse, Bl. H. 243, 27. of mental weariness

ge-þungennes

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Add: maturity, v. ge-þungen; Þæs geþungennes hine ne geþafige worian cuius maturitas eum non sinat vagari, R. Ben. I. 112, 6. growth, progress, advancement Of geþungenysse processu ... conuersationis (v. R. Ben. I. 6, 8), An. Ox. 57, 1. eminence, distinction

hamer

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Add: a hammer used for beating, breaking, &c., a workman's hammer Hamer malleus, Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 1. Slecg, hamur, ii. 57, 78. Beátendes hameres stíþnes tundentis mallei durities, An. Ox. 481. Mín ( a key's ) heáfod is homere geþuren, sworfen

yrre

(adj.)
Grammar
yrre, adj.
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Add: (i) of persons (or things personified) or personal attributes Þá wearð Símon erre, Bl. H. 181, 17. Se yrra C. Sal. 123. Erre móde git mé gedydon, Bl. H. 189, 25. Wǽron hié swíþe erre on heora móde, 149, 28: 223, 6. (1 a) angry with, with dative

Linked entries: eorre eorre

ǽg-hwǽr

Grammar
ǽg-hwǽr, Dele á-hwǽr, and add: -hwár, -wern.

in every place,to every place, in every directionin every casein every respect

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local, in every place, referring to the whole of space God bið á wesende and ǽghwǽr ondweard, Bl. H. 19, 26. Ǽghwár, 23, 21. of limited space Oeghuer, -huuér, óghuuaer vulgo, passim, Txts. 107, 2173. Ǽgiwern passim, An. Ox. 11, 160. Wé forhealdað ǽghwǽr

gyrn

(n.)
Grammar
gyrn, es; n.

Griefafflictiontroubleevilcalamityinjury

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Grief, affliction, trouble, evil, calamity, injury Me biþ gyrn witod grief will be appointed me, Exon. 104 b; Th. 396, 18; Rä. 16, 6. Gyrn æfter gomene grief after joy, Beo. Th. 3554; B. 1775. Alýsed of leódhete of gyrme rescued from the popular hate

Linked entry: gyr

gál-ness

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Gálnyss gehorwigende libido sordidans Hy. S. 5, 5. On ðám lændenum is getácnad seó fúle gálnes, Ll. Th. ii. 368, 35: Hml. A. 17, 98. Se óðer leahtor is forligr and ungemetegod gálnyss; sé is geháten fornicatio Hml. S. 16, 276: Hml. Th. ii. 220, 3. Seó

tó-cwísan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-cwísan, p. de

To shatter,break to pieces,crush,bruise

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To shatter, break to pieces, crush, bruise Ic tócwýse quasso, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Zup. 137, 10. Ic tócwýse quatio, tócwýsde quassi, tócwýsed quassum, 28, 4; Zup. 169, 6. Ofer ðæne ðe hé fylþ hé tócwýst (comminuet), Lk. Skt. 20, 18. Tócwiésð, Ps. Lamb. 28,

cunnian

(v.)
Grammar
cunnian, p. ode, ade , ede; pp. od , ad , ed ; v. a.

to prove, try, inquire, search into, seek for, explore, examine, investigate, tempt, venture probare, tentare, explorare, requirere, experiri, periclitari with gen. To have, experience of, to make trial of periclitari, experiri

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to prove, try, inquire, search into, seek for, explore, examine, investigate, tempt, venture ; probare, tentare, explorare, requirere, experiri, periclitari Woldon cunnian hwæðer. . . they would prove, whether. . . Andr. Kmbl. 257 ; An. 129 . Mót ic