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be-súpan

(v.)
Grammar
be-súpan, p. -seáp

To sup upswallow

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To sup up, swallow Besúp scenc fulne þæs drences. Lch. ii. 312, 25

be-sengan

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Þ á fúlan sceanda hé besengð on helle, Hml. A. 115, 439. Add

swápan

(v.)
Grammar
swápan, p. sweóp; pp. swápen
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[Swyfte swaynes ful swyþe swepen þertylle, Allit. Pms. 83, 1509.] to wrap. v. be-, ymb-swápan

sýring

(n.)
Grammar
sýring, e; f.

Butter-milk

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Sceáp-hyrdes riht is ðæt hé hæbbe bléde fulle hweges oððe sýringe ealne sumor, L. R. S. 14; Th. i. 438, 25.

hamer-wyrt

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Nim hamorwyrte hand fulle, 6, 27. With heáfodwræce; genim hamorwyrt, 2, l. Cnúwa niðewearde hamorwyrt and secg, ii. 74, 30

folc-riht

(n.)
Grammar
folc-riht, -ryht, es; n.

Folkrightcommon lawpublic rightthe understood compact by which every freeman enjoys his rights as a freemanpublícum juscommūneτὸ κοινόν

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Hit he becwæþ mid fullan folcrihte he bequeathed it with full folk-right, L. O. 13; Th. i. 184, 1: 2; Th. i. 178, 13. To folcryhte to folk-right, L. Ath. i. 2; Th. i. 200, 7: i. 8; Th. i. 204, 7: i. 23; Th. i. 212, 1.

Linked entries: folc-geriht leód-riht

ǽfen-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-geweorc, es; n.

Evening-work

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Evening-work Sele bollan fulne tó gedrin-canne æfter ǽfengeweorce, Lch. ii. 190, 3

dop-enid

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Doppaenid (dop-) fulix, Txts. 65, 936. Dop*-*ened, Wrt. Voc. ii. 36, 20. Add

ge-hǽman

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Ox. 1176. in a bad sense, to have illicit intercourse Uenus wæs swá fúl and swá fracod on gálnysse, þæt hyre ágen bróðor wið hý gehǽmde, Wlfst. 107, 16. Ꝥ man wið swustor gehǽme, Ll. Th. i. 404, 27

smiðian

(v.)
Grammar
smiðian, p. ode

To make out of metal or wood, to fashion, forge fabricare, cudere

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Ofte a ful hawur smið smeoðið a ful woc knif A. R. 52, 8. A smith that in his forge smithed plowharneis Chauc. C. T. 3760. To smythye wepne into sikul or to sithe Piers P. 3, 305.]

wuldor-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor-gifu, e; f.

A glorious gifta gift of heaven

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Ðý læs hé for wlence, wuldorgeofona ful, mon móde swíð, of gemete hweorfe, Exon. Th. 294, 33; Crä. 24. Dé beorht Fæder geweorðaþ wuldorgifum, cræfte and mihte, Andr. Kmbl. 1875; An. 940. Gástes mihtum, wuldorgifum, Elen. Kmbl. 2141; An. 1072

deáþ-berende

(adj.)
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Áttres uoercdédo deáðberendo viri operationes mortiferas, Rtl. 125, 37. (1 a) figurative :-- Hé cwæð ðæt sió tunge wǽre deáðberendes átres (veneno mortifero ) full, Past. 281, 7.

ge-heápod

(v.)
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Gód gemet and full, geheápod mensuram bonam confertam et coagitatam Lk. 6, 38: Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 13. to accumulate, get a large amount of Geheápað coacervat (divitias usuris), Kent, Gl. 1045, Gihappia ( = ?giheápie) accumulet Rtl. 85, 29.

ge-líc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ge-líc, es; n.
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Maniges þinges hí wilniaþ þe full gód ne biþ, ac hit hæfþ ðeáh hwæthwegu gelíces goode, Bt. 34, 7; F. 142, 33.

sam-tinges

(adv.)
Grammar
sam-tinges, (sæm-, sem-); adv.

immediately, forthwith, continuo

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In close connection (as regards time), immediately, forthwith, continuo Meahtest ðé full recen on ðæm rodere upan siððan weorþan, and ðonne samtenges æt ðæm ælcealdan steorran, Met. 24, 18.

Linked entries: -tinges sæm-tinges

be-feolan

(v.)
Grammar
be-feolan, bi-feolan ; p. -fæl, pl. -fǽlon ; pp. -folen, -feolen

To commitcommenddelivergrantcommitterecommendaretradere

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Him wæs hálig gást befolen fæste the holy spirit was fully granted to him, Elen. Kmbl. 1870; El. 937 : 391; El. 196

Linked entries: be-felan bi-feolan

FLAXE

(n.)
Grammar
FLAXE, an; f.

A FLASKbottleflascafiascolăgēna

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Twá treówene fatu wínes fulle, ða syndon on folcisc flaxan gehátene duo lignea vāsa vīno plēna, quæ sunt vulgo flascōnes vŏcāta, Greg. Dial. 1, 9: 2, 13.

twelf-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
twelf-feald, adj.
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Twelve-fold, with a noun Hí gegaderodon twelf wilian fulle. Ðæt twelffealde getel getácnode ða twelf apostolas, Homl. Th. i. 190, 11: 542, 4. Twelffeald geþungennes duodenus apex, twelffealdum setle duodeno solio, Wrt.

ge-hladan

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Ox. 466. to draw water Gange mǽdenman tó wylle þe rihte eást yrne, and gehlade áne cuppan fulle forð mid ðám streáme. Lch. iii. 74, 14

tó-þindan

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Add Ælces mannes miht þe on módignysse færð is þám gelíc swilce man siwige áne bytte, and bláwe hí fulle windes, and wyrce siððan án þýrl þonne heó tóþunden bið on hire greátnysse, þonne tógǽð seó miht, Hml.