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beód-ern

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Canonicas, þǽr seó ár sí ꝥ hí beóddern and slǽpern habban magan, healdan heora mynster, Ll. Th. i. 306, 12. Bróðra beóddern (met-, v. l. ) árǽran, Gr. D. 147, 29. Add

burg-leód

(n.)
Grammar
burg-leód, es; pl. -leóde (-a); m.
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., and see next two words

feóung

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Sóðfæstnysse feóung (féung, v. l.) and seó lufu leásunge odium ueritatis amorque mendacii, Bd. 1, 14; Sch. 38, 19: Past. 222, 2. Bið ðæt fýr onǽled ðǽre feóunga (fióunga, v. l.), and sió feóung (fióung, v. l.) ádwǽscð ðá sibbe, 279, 11.

ge-swicennes

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Seó sóðe behreówsung and dǽdbót mid geswicennyssum yfeles ús áþwyhð, 12, 144. abstaining from doing again what has been given up. v. ge-swícan; Gif hé ágylte, hé hit georne gebéte and syððan geswíce; for ðí ne bið nán bót náht búton þǽr beó geswicenes

ginne

(adj.)
Grammar
ginne, adj.
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Seó æftre eá Ethiopia land and leódgeard beligeð úton, ginne ríce ( a broad realm ), Gen. 230. Ic weóld folce Deniga and heóld ginne ríce (gim merice, MS.), B. 466. <b>I a.

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gyden

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Hé wénde ꝥ beo Diana ware seó giden, Ap. Th. 24, 5. On Ueneris híwe þǽre fúlan gyden, Hml. S. 31, 716. Ꝥ heó þǽre gydenan Diane godes wurffmynt gebude, 2, 385. Hé hyre anícnysse wurðode swá swá hálige gydenan, 115.

mǽgþ

Grammar
mǽgþ, <b>. I.</b>
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Cóm Críst on ðám tíman þe seó cynelice mǽigð áteórode, Hml. Th. i. 82, 4. Mid cynrene, miégþe prosapia, i. genus progenies, An. Ox. 1297 : stemmati, Germ. 393, 131. Hé férde embe Agathen ǽhta, and eác wolde gehæftan ealle hire mǽgðe, Hml. S. 8, 210.

gum-cyst

(n.)
Grammar
gum-cyst, e; f.

Manly virtueexcellence, munificence,liberality

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See e

swíge

(adj.)
Grammar
swíge, adj.

silent, not speaking silent, not making a noise, still

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Nis mín sele swíge, ne ic sylfa hlúd, 494, 1; Rä. 82, 1

ge-metgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-metgian, -metegian, -metigian; p. ode; pp. od.

To measure, moderate, temper, regulate, order, govern, restrainmensurare, temperare, moderare, regereto measure in the mind, to deliberate, meditate ondeliberare, meditariTo become moderate, to moderate one's selfmoderari, temperari

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Se gemetgaþ ðne bridel he regulates the bridle, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 18. God gemetgaþ ealla gesceafta God regulates all creatures, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 9: Bt. Met.

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dust-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
dust-drenc, es; m.

A drink made of the seeds of herbs rubbed to dust pōtio ex herbārum quārumdam semĭnĭbus, in pulvĕrem redactis, compŏsĭta

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of marche, and seed of fennel, dill-seed, etc.... rub all well to dust: put a good spoonful of the dust into strong clear ale, L.

on-gitan

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Þý lǽs se Godes þeów ǽniges teónan óht ongeáte for þissere gemétingce nec quidquam Dei famulus ex conventione eadem injuriae sentiret, Gr. D. 35, 27.

leóht

(n.)
Grammar
leóht, a light.
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Se móna mid his blácan leóhte, Bt. 4; F. 6, 35. Se móna hys leóht (lęht, L. ) ne sylð, Mt. 24, 29.

berðen

(n.)
Grammar
berðen, e; f.

A burthenloadsarcina

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A burthen, load; sarcina Seám vel berðen sarcina, Wrt. Voc. 16, 27

Iringes weg

(n.)
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via secta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 123, 50. v. Grmm. D. M. 332

á-hirstan

(v.)
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to roast, fry Gáte blǽdre, áhyrste, sele etan, Lch. ii. 88, 25

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feormian

(v.)
Grammar
feormian, part. feormende; p. ode, ade; pp. od; v. a. [feorm food] .

to supply with foodfeedsupportsustainentertainreceive as a guestcherishbenefitprofitvictum suppĕdĭtāreepŭlāresuscĭpĕresuscĭpĕre hospĭtiofŏvērecūrārevălēreto feed ondevourconsumevescicomĕdĕreconsūmĕreto cleanse, FARM or cleanse outmundārepurgāreexpiāre

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Ðæt se, ðe hine feormode, and se, ðe gefeormod wæs, sýn hí begen bisceopes dóme scyldig that he, who entertained him, and he, who was entertained, be both guilty to the bishop's doom, Bd, 4, 5; S. 572, 44.

nearu

(adj.)
Grammar
nearu, adj.

narrowstraitconfinednot spaciousnarrowlimitedpoorrestrictedstraitoppressivecausing anxietyoppressednot having free actionstrictsevere

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MS. nearo) se eówer hlísa beón wile, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 14. Swíðe nearewe (Cott. MS. nearwa) sent and swiðe heánlíce ða menniscan gesǽlþa, 11, 1; Fox 30, 25. Hét hié from hweorfan neorxna wange on nearore líf, Cd.

Linked entry: nearu-cræft

þearfan

(v.)
Grammar
þearfan, p. de; pp. ed
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¶ The present participle, as adjective or as substantive, often occurs, as adjective, indigent, needy, poor Hé sǽde ðæt hé folclíc man wǽre and ðearfende rusticum se et pauperem fuisse respondit, Bd. 4, 22; S. 591, 6.

yfele

(adv.)
Grammar
yfele, adv.
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Se abbot dyde heom yfele, Chr. 1087; Erl. 217, 7. Wæs Godes yrre þurh ða dǽde yfele geníwod, Wulfst. 10, 1. Ic him yfle ne mót, Exon. Th. 491, 5; Rä. 80, 9. <b>III a.