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be-grindan

(v.)
Grammar
be-grindan, p. -grand, pl. -grundon; pp. -grunden.

to grind ⬩ polish ⬩ perfricare ⬩ polire ⬩ exacuere ⬩ to deprive ⬩ privare

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to grind, polish; perfricare, polire, exacuere Sindrum begrunden ground with cinders Exon. 107 a ; Th. 408, 3; Rä. 27, 6. to deprive; privare Ǽlc hine selfa begrindeþ gástes dugeþum each deprives himself of his soul's happiness Cd. 75; Th. 91, 33; Gen

full-cúþ

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Cf. seld-cúþ Hé him ealdor gesette ús eallum fulcúðne, Brihtnóð geháten, Cht. Th. 242, 3. Hig wǽron farende þurh án wésten on hiora fulcúðne weg, Shrn. 37, 33

be-cýpan

(v.)
Grammar
be-cýpan, ic -cýpe, ðú -cýpest, -cýpst, he -cýpeþ, cýpþ, pl. -cýpaþ; p. ic, he -cýpte, ðú -cýptest, pl. -cýpton ; pp. -cýped, -cýpt

To sell ⬩ vendere

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To sell; vendere Ðú becýptest folc ðín vendidisti populum tuum, Ps. Spl. 43, 14. Gif hwá becýpþ his dóhtor si quis vendiderit filiam suam, Ex. 21, 7. Iosep becýped wæs venundatus est Ioseph, Ps. Spl. 104, 16 : Mt. Bos. 10, 29

Linked entry: be-ceápian

for-lytel

(adj.)
Grammar
for-lytel, adj.

Very little

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Oþþe hit nán gód nis for eów selfe, oþþe forlytel gód wiþ eów tó metanne, Bt. 13; F. 40, 11. Forlytla sǽlþa oððe náne, 11, 2; F. 34, 30

úte

Grammar
úte, <b>. II</b> 4c.
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Þá þe ǽr úte óþra ðeóda anwalda girndon, him þá gód þúhte þǽr hié mehten hié selfe æt hám wið ðeówdðm bewerian domesticis malis circumventi externis inhiare desistunt, abjiciuntque spem dominationis imminente periculo servitutis, Ors. 3, l; S. 98, 2

be-tyrnan

(v.)
Grammar
be-tyrnan, p. de.
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S. 96, 5. to bend the knee, prostrate one's self Betyrne þám sylfan fótum voluat si ipsius abbatis pedibus, R. Ben. I. 78, 14. Betyrnan hý will ealra geférena cneówa swá biddende þæt heoin fore gebeden sý provolutis genibus (betyrndum cneówum, R.

sige-beorn

(n.)
Grammar
sige-beorn, es ; m.
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A victorious warrior Ne gefrægn ic æt wera hilde sixtig sigebeorna sél gebǽran . . . Hig fuhton fíf dagas, swá hyra nán ne feól, Fins. Th. 76 ; Fin. 38

ealu-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
ealu-geweorc, es; n.
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Brewing Hié hié selfe mid ealoð ofer*-*drencton . . . On þǽre byrig wæs ǽrest ealogeweorc ongunnen, for þon þe hié wín næfdon larga prius potione usi, non vini, cujus ferax is locus non est, sed succo tritici per artem confecto, Ors. 5, 3; S. 222, 7

for-spildness

(n.)
Grammar
for-spildness, e; f.
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Seó nǽdre sende hí selfe in forspildnesse ( in praecipitium ), 211, 24

Linked entries: for-spilness -spildness

horh

Grammar
horh, [The hor(g)-, hor(e)w- forms seem to belong to the same original nominative, but they are so far differentiated in meaning that they are taken separately.]
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Horh flegma, i. saliva, Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 38: flegma 35, 65. Nytta þára lǽcedóma þe þone horh of þám heáfde teó, Lch. ii. 282, 25. Þú forléte on þínne ondwlitan þá earman heora horh (spátl) spíwan, Angl. xii. 505, 13. Horh flegmata Wrt. Voc. ii. 108,

-mód

(suffix)
Grammar
-mód, Add: v. ǽ-, fast-, ge-, geþyld-, hefig-, hoh-, hræd-, leás- [v. leásmód-ness], lytel-, mád-, seóc-, stearc-, strang-, swǽr-, þole-, unrót-, wác-, weá-, wiþer-mód.

treówian

(v.)
Grammar
treówian, triéwian, trýwian; p. ode.
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III. to prove one's self true, clear one's self from a charge of untrue conduct Gif hwá óðerne tión wille . . . gif he hine treówian wille, in . xii. ciricum dó hé ðæt, L. Alf. pol. 33; Th. i. 82, 8.

Linked entry: trýwian

ágnian

(v.)
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Ágnege (agan, R.) gold possidere aurum , 10, 9. of legal possession, to declare one's self the owner of property, so rendering team (q. v. , also tíman, ) unnecessary Swá hé hit ágnode swá hé hit týmde whether he declared himself to have been the owner

ár-wurþ

(adj.)
Grammar
ár-wurþ, -wyrþ; def. se árwurþa; seó, ðæt árwurþe; adj. [ár honour, weorþ worth]

Honour-worth ⬩ honourable ⬩ venerable ⬩ reverend ⬩ honorabilis ⬩ honorandus ⬩ venerabilis ⬩ venerandus

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Honour-worth, honourable, venerable, reverend; honorabilis, honorandus, venerabilis, venerandus Se árwurþa wer vir venerabilis, Bd. 4, 18; S. 586, 22: 5, 1; S. 613, 11. Se góda biþ simle árwyrþe the good is always honourable, Bt. 39, 2; Fox 212, 23.

Linked entry: ár-weorþ

FRÓD

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
FRÓD, def. se fróda, seó, ðæt fróde; comp. m. fródra, f. n. fródre; adj.

wise ⬩ prudent ⬩ sage ⬩ skilful ⬩ săpiens ⬩ prūdens ⬩ sciens ⬩ perītus ⬩ Advanced in years ⬩ aged ⬩ old ⬩ ancient ⬩ ætāte provectus ⬩ sĕnex ⬩ vĕtus ⬩ priscus

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wise, prudent, sage, skilful; săpiens, prūdens, sciens, perītus Þing sceal gehégan fród wið fródne the wise shall hold counsel with the wise, Exon. 89 a; Th. 334, 20; Gn. Ex. 19: Menol. Fox 267; Men. 135: Beo. Th. 3693; B. 1844: Cd. 161; Th. 200, 11;

Linked entry: wita

hrýscung

(n.)
Grammar
hrýscung, (?) a wheezing, whistling, hissing sound. See the passage given in Dict. under hristung, where read(?) hríscung. Cf.
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first passage under hrýscan

Linked entry: hristung

ge-béd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-béd, -bédd; gen. es; pl. nom. acc. -béd, -bédu, -bédo; n. [The other dialects seem to point to 'gebed :' O. Sax. gibed : O. H. Ger. gabet : Ger. gebet.]

a prayer ⬩ petition ⬩ supplication ⬩ ōrātio ⬩ prĕces ⬩ supplĭcātio ⬩ a religious service ⬩ an ordinance ⬩ verbum legĭtĭmum ⬩ cærĭmōnia

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a prayer, petition, supplication; ōrātio, prĕces, supplĭcātio Gebéd mín on bósme mínum sý gecyrred ōrātio mea in sĭnum meum convertētur, Ps. Spl. 34, 16. Gehýr mín gebéd exaudi orātiōnem meam, Ps. Th. 54, 1. Ðú mínes gebédes béne gehýrdest exaudīvisti

Linked entries: beád ge-beod

limpan

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Add: to befall, happen Hé hiene ofslóg, swá him eác selfum siþþan æfter lamp, Ors. 4, 5 ; S. 170, 10. to belong. pertain Bútan ðém wioda ðe tó ðém sealtern limpð, Txts. 438, 25. Limpeð, 444, 16.

meornan

(v.)
Grammar
meornan, p. mearn, pl. murnon; pp. mornen

To care ⬩ feel anxiety ⬩ trouble one's self about anything ⬩ reck

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To care, feel anxiety, trouble one's self about anything, reck Nalles for ealdre mearn he recked not of life, Beo. Th. 2889; B. 1442. Nalas for fǽhþe mearn for fear of the feud was not troubled, 3079; B. 1537.

swegel-torht

(adj.)
Grammar
swegel-torht, adj.
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Swegel-torhtan seld, 6, 27; Gen. 95. Cf. heofon-torht

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