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LIM

(n.)
Grammar
LIM, es; n. (but it also occurs with adj. fem.:).

A limbjoint

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A limb, joint, member of a body, branch of a tree Án lim membrum; má lima membra, Wrt. Voc. 70, 20, 21. Gif men cíne hwylc lim, genim regen mela, dó on ðæt lim, L. M. 1, 73; Lchdm. ii, 148, 22. Be ðæs limes (the finger) micelnysse, Homl.

Linked entry: leomu

for-beran

to bearenduresustainto bear withtolerateto bear withput up withto do withoutto abstain fromdesist fromto abstainto restrain

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Add: to bear pain, hardship, &c., endure, sustain. with acc. Forbær perferebat, i. sustinebat (calamiiatum insectationes), Aa. Ox. 2979. Se Hǽlend micel forbær for ús, Hml. A. 72, 177. Hwaeðer ðú þone écan bryne forberan mage, 196, 47.

Linked entries: fór-beran fóre-beran

deófol-gild

(n.)
Grammar
deófol-gild, deóful-gild, diófol-gild, -geld, -gield, -gyld, es; n. [deófol, gild tribute, worship]

Devil-worship, sacrifice to devils, idolatry, an idol, an image of the devildiabŏli vel dæmōnum cultus, idololatrīa = είδωλoλατρεία, idōlum, simulacrum

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Kmbl. 3372; An. 1690 : Exon. 66 b; Th. 245, 29; Jul. 52 : Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 4 : L. Ecg. C. 38; Th. ii. 162, 22, note 6. Betwih deófolgyldum lifdon inter idōla vīvĕrent, Bd. 3, 30; S. 562, 19 : Exon. 68 a; Th. 251, 25; Jul. 150.

Linked entry: diófol-gild

gafol-heord

(n.)
Grammar
gafol-heord, e; f. [gafol a tax, heord a herd, flock]

A taxable stock or hive of beesgrex ad censum

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A taxable stock or hive of bees; grex ad censum Beóceorle gebýreþ, gif he gafolheorde healt, ðæt he sylle ðonne lande gerǽd beo.

Linked entries: heord gafol-swán

bleoh

Grammar
bleoh, (bleóh?).

colourform

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Gl. 529, 64) fucorum, An. Ox, 5495. Ongemang óðrum bleón (bleóm, v. l.), Past. 89, 1. Mistlice bleoh varios colores, An. Ox. 5203: Hy. S. 23, 13. form Hú moniges bleós bið ðæt deófol and se Pater Noster? Ðrítiges bleós . . .

geofon

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Ex. 52. a flood, deluge Flód ofslóh, gifen ( Noah's flood ) geótende, giganta cyn, B. 1690. Geofon ( the water that had poured from the pillar ) swaðrode, An. 1587: 1626.

ge-weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-weorþan, -wiorþan, -wurþan, -wyrþan; he -weorþeþ, -weorþ, pl. -weorpaþ; p. ic, he -wearþ, ðú -wurde, pl. -wurdon; subj. pres. -weorþe, pl. -weorþen; p. -wurde, pl. -wurden; pp. -worden.

to bebe madebecomehappenfiĕriTo happencome to passbefallcome togetheragreebe agreeablecontingĕreevĕnīreconvĕnīreplăcēre

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Wyn ðú ongeán ðone wuldres cyning and gewurþe ðé and him fight against the king of glory and let there be an agreement between thee and him, Nicod. 27; Thw. 15, 14

HÁTAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÁTAN, ic háte, ðú hátest, hætsþ, hé háteþ, hát, hǽt, pl. hátaþ; p. héht, hét, pl. héhton, héton; pp. háten.

to bid, order, commandto promise, vowto call, name, give a name toto name, call, bid, commandto call, name, promise, vownominare, appellare, jubere, præcipere

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to bid, order, command, with acc. and infin Drihten hwæt hǽtst ðú mé dón Lord, what dost thou bid me do? Past. 58; Swt. 443, 24.

Linked entry: ge-hátan

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, l. -byrian, take here ge-berian
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., and add: to happen. where the subject is a noun (or pronoun) Gif him forðsíð gebyrige, Ll. Th. i. 236, 35: 434, 27.

a-mearcian

(v.)
Grammar
a-mearcian, p. ode; pp. od [a, mearcian to mark]

To mark outdelineatedescribedetermineannotaredenotaredesignaredescriberedefinire

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Kmbl. 1448; An. 724. Ðone, ðe grúnd and sund, heofon and eorþan, amearcode mundum sínum him, who land and sea, heaven and earth, marked out with his own hands, 1499; An. 751: R. Concord. 2

a-hleápan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hleápan, p. -hleóp, pl. -hleópon; pp. -hleápen [a from, hleápan to leap]

To leapleap upexsilireinsilireprosiliredesilire

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Kmbl. 1472; An. 737: 2405; An. 1204: Beo. Th. 2798; B. 1397

a-hwettan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hwettan, p. -hwette; pp. -hwetted.

to whetexciteexcitareaccendereto provideadhiberesubministrareto cast awaydrive awayabigererepudiare

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Kmbl. 606; An. 303. to provide; adhibere, subministrare Ic eów góda gehwæs ést ahwette I will provide you the favour [liberal supply] of every good, Andr.

Linked entry: a-hwæt

BEADO

(n.)
Grammar
BEADO, beadu; g. d. beadowe, beadwe, beaduwe; f.

Battlewarslaughtercrueltypugnastrages

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Beorn beaduwe heard a man brave in battle, Andr. Kmbl. 1963; An. 984. Ðú þeóde bealdest to beadowe thou encouragest the people to slaughter, Andr. Kmbl. 2373; An. 1188

Linked entry: beadu

CEAFL

(n.)
Grammar
CEAFL, es; m.

A bill, beak, snout, jaw, cheek;rostrum, rictus, fauces, maxilla

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Blódigum ceaflum with bloody jaws, 318; An. 159: Exon. 26a; Th. 77, 5; Cri. 1252. Dauid gewylde ðone wildan beran, and his ceaflas totær David subdued the wild bear, and tore apart his jaws, Ælfc. T. 13, 26: 14, 2

Linked entry: ceaclum

drync

(n.)
Grammar
drync, es; m.

Drink, a drink, draught potus, haustus

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Kmbl. 44; An. 22: Exon. 29 a; Th. 88, 12; Cri. 1439. Of mistlícum dryncum from various drinks, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 17

Linked entry: drinc

nóþ

(n.)
Grammar
nóþ, e; f.

temeritypresumptionboldnessdaringan adventurous band

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Th. 263, 1; Jul, 343. an adventurous band (?) Semninga on sealtne wǽg mid ða nóþe ( the sailors who have landed on the whale thinking it an island) niþer gewíteþ gársecges gæst (the whale ), 361, 31; Wal. 28

flot-man

a seamansailora pirate

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Add: a seaman, sailor Sciplicum réþra ł flotmanna herium classicis nautarum cohortibus, An. Ox. 22. Flodmanna, 3, 14. a pirate Flotman archipirata, i. summus latro, An.

ildest

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Voc. ii. 8, 18. as substantive, a chief person Sé ðe eówer yltst sý. Mt. 23, II. Clypa tó þé þá yltstan of Israhéla folce, Ex. 17, 5

setlung

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add: <b>I a.</b> a session, an assembly of persons sitting Ætforan þǽre engelican þæs heofenlican pleghúses setlunge ante angelicum cęlestis theatri consessum, An. Ox. 1753. add Seó sunne setlunge geneálǽhð on þæs dæges geendunge, Hml.

æfter-gengness

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-gengness, e; f.

posteritysuccession in an officeinferiority of position, occupation of the lowest place

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posterity Æftergencnesse posteritatis, An. Ox. 849. Æftergencgnesse posteritate, 2695. Æftergennysse, 3610. Ðǽra gesceafta æftergengnyssa, Hml.