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BLÁWAN

(v.)
Grammar
BLÁWAN, part. bláwende; ic bláwe, ðú bláwest, bláwst, blǽwest, blǽwst, he bláweþ, bláwþ, blǽweþ, bláwþ, pl. bláwaþ; p. bleów, bléw, pl. bleówon; pp. bláwen

To BLOW, breatheflare, sufflare

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To BLOW, breathe; flare, sufflare. v. intrans Ge geseóþ súþan bláwan ye see the south [wind] blow, Lk. Bos. 12, 55. Ic bláwe flo, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Som. 25, 41. Wind wráðe bláweþ the wind fiercely blows, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 104; Met. 7, 52: Ps. Th. 147, 7. Blǽwþ

Linked entry: bláwung

ge-þaccian

(v.)
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; p. ode. to strike gently with the open hand, pat, clap Hé lufode mid his brádre handa þá nunnan and ofer þa sculdru geþaccode in tergo sanclimonialis feminae blandiens alapam dabat, Gr. D. 189, 22. to soothe by patting (?)

tó-liþian

(v.)
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Tóleoþedum þám sceáte his módes, 272, 16. to pay a debt, discharge an obligation Ǽlc scyld mid gife bið tóleoþod and álýsed omnis culpa munere solvitur, Gr. D. 349, 28

for-gildan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gildan, -gyldan, -gieldan, -geldan; he -gildeþ, -gilt; p. ic, he -geald, ðú -gulde, pl. -guldon; subj. pres. -gilde, pl. -gilden; p. -gulde, pl. -gulden; pp. -golden

To pay formake goodrepayrequiterecompenserewardreddĕreexsolvĕrecompensāreretrĭbuĕre

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Forgildan hý hine be his were let them pay for him according to his value, L. Ath. i. 1; Th. i. 198, 24. Ðæt hine man forgulde that a man should pay for him. L. Ath. v. § 6, 3; Th. i. 234, 11: Ps. Th. 65, 13.

Linked entries: for-geldan for-gieldan

panþer

(n.)
Grammar
panþer, pandher
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a panther Is þæt deór Pandher bí noman háten, Pa. 12

Linked entry: palþer

mæsse-hrægel

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-hrægel, es; n.

A surplice

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Ðes pápa gesette ðæt mæssepreóstas ne sceoldon brúcan gehálgodra mæssehrægla búton on cyrcean ánre, Shrn. 112, 19

ge-clǽsnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-clǽsnian, p. ode; pp. od

To cleansepurifymundārepurgāre

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To cleanse, purify; mundāre, purgāre Saul ne meahte his wartbe geclǽsnian Saul could not purify his stomach, Past. 28, 6; Swt. 196, 24; Cot. MS. Óðer dǽl sceal beón geclǽsnod the other part shall be cleansed, Bt. 38, 4; Fox 202, 29, MS. Cot

gelodr

(n.)
Grammar
gelodr, e; f.

A part of the body about the chest, the backbone or spine? pars corporis circa thoracem vel spinam? - Se maga biþ neáh ðære heor-tan and ðære gelodre the stomach is near the heart and the spine,

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A part of the body about the chest, the backbone or spine? pars corporis circa thoracem vel spinam? - Se maga biþ neáh ðære heor-tan and ðære gelodre the stomach is near the heart and the spine, L. M. 2, 1; Lchdm. ii. 176, 3

for-dician

(v.)
Grammar
for-dician, for-dícian; p. ode

To barricade

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To barricade, block up a path Hé wilnað ðæt hé ús ðone weg fordíkige (-dícige, v. l.), ðæt wé ne mægen ástígan iter ascensionis abscidit, Past. 361, 4.

forþ-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-dǽd, e; f.
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Paul ) teolode his and his geférena forþdǽda, Hml. Th. i. 392, 17. Cf. Þá munecas náht syllan ne móston búta þám ánum þe heora bigleofan forð dydon ( were of service to their sustenance ), Hml. S. 31, 325

búende

(n.; v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
búende, part. búend, es; m.

Inhabiting or dwellinginhabitans inhabitants, thus used as a noun,

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Inhabiting or dwelling; inhabitans Búendra leás void of those inhabiting, [Cd. 5; Th. 6, 16; Gen. 89] or inhabitants, thus used as a noun, Mid búendum cum habitantibus, Ps. Lamb. 82, 8

Linked entries: búend bunda

sundor-gecynd

(n.)
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Th. 357, 18; Pa. 30

feorh-cwealm

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-cwealm, es; m.

A mortal pangdeathslaughtermorscædes

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A mortal pang, death, slaughter; mors, cædes Ne þearft ðú ðé ondrǽdan deáþes brógan, feorhcwealm nú giet thou needest not dread the pain of death, the mortal pang as yet, Cd. 50; Th. 63, 26; Gen. 1038.

fóran-niht

(n.)
Grammar
fóran-niht, e; f.

The fore-nightearly part of the nightdusk of the eveningantĕrior pars noctiscrĕpuscŭlum

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The fore-night, early part of the night, dusk of the evening; antĕrior pars noctis, crĕpuscŭlum Lǽd hine út of ðam húse on fórannihte lead him out of the house in the dusk, Herb. 8, 2; Lchdm. i. 98, 18: fram foran-nihte per noctem, Nar. 35, 9

Linked entry: fóran-dæg

leód

(n.)
Grammar
leód, es; m.
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A. 652] In xl nihta ealne leód forgelde let him pay the whole fine within forty days, L. Ethb. 22; Th. i. 8, 6. Healfne leód, 23; Th. i. 8, 7

eá-streám

(n.)
Grammar
eá-streám, es; m.

A water-stream, a riverrīvus

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Ofer eástreámas is brycgade blace brimráde over the river-streams the ice bridged a pale water-road, Andr. Kmbl. 2523; An. 1263

geldan

(v.)
Grammar
geldan, ic gelde, ðú geltst, gelst, he gelt, pl. geldaþ; p. geald, pl. guldon; pp. golden

To payrestorerendermake an offeringserveworship

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To pay, restore, render, make an offering, serve, worship Geld ðæt ðú áht to geldanne redde quod debes, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 18, 28 : Bt. 41, 3; Fox 248, 22, note 27 : L. Wih. 12; Th, i. 40, 4, 6 : L. H. E. 10; Th. i. 32, 2

Linked entries: gældan ge-golden

BERSTAN

(v.)
Grammar
BERSTAN, part. berstende; ic berste, ðú birst, he birsteþ, biersteþ, birst, byrst, bierst, pl. berstaþ; p. ic, he bærst, ðú burste, pl. burston; pp. borsten.

to BURSTbreakfailfallcum fragore dissilirecorruererumpifrangito make the noise of a bursting or breakingto crashdashcrackfragorem ederesonarecrepare

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to BURST, break, fail, fall; cum fragore dissilire, corruere, rumpi, frangi Heofonas berstaþ the heavens burst, Exon. 21 b; Th. 58, 10; Cri. 933. Burston bán-locan the bone-inclosures burst, Beo. Th. 1640; B. 818. Wǽgas burston the waves broke, Cd. 167

Linked entries: bærst biersteþ

blinnan

(v.)
Grammar
blinnan, part. blinnende; ic blinne, ðú blinnest, blinst, he blinneþ, blinniþ, blinþ, pl. blinnaþ; p. ic, he blan, blon, blann, blonn, ðú blunne, pl. blunnon; pp. blunnen; v. intrans.

To cease, rest, leave offcessare, desinere

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[be, linnan to cease] To cease, rest, leave off; cessare, desinere Seó réþnes ðæs stormes wæs blinnende the fierceness of the storm ceased [lit. was ceasing], Bd. 5, 1; S. 614, 9. Blǽd his blinniþ his prosperity ceaseth, Exon. 94 b; Th. 354, 29; Reim

Linked entry: blin

teáh

Grammar
teáh, <b>. I.</b>
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Dryhten þone ealdan feónd gesǽlde in súsla grund and gefetrade fýrnum teágum, Pa. 60. Add