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sele-dreám

(n.)
Grammar
sele-dreám, es ; m.
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Kmbl. 3310 ; An. 1658 : Beo. Th. 4496 ; B. 2252. Swǽfon seledreámas. Cd. Th. 179, 29 ; Exod. 36 : Exon. Th. 292, 3 ; Wand. 93

sin-niht

(n.)
Grammar
sin-niht, e and es (v. niht) ; f.
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Grendel sinnihte heóld mistige móras, Beo. Th. 325 ; B. 161 : ( of the darkness of chaos ), Cd. Th. 7, 20 ; Gen. 109. Synnihte, 8, 2 ; Gen. 118

chor

(n.)
Grammar
chor, es; m.
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Ben. 69, 5: 70, 13

disc

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In passage from Bede for disce l. disc, and add Disc patena(-ina), Txts. 86, 786: ferculum, 63, 852. Þǽr stód micel sylfren disc ( discus ) on, Bd. 3, 6; Sch. 209, 14. Discas (-es?) ferculi, swǽsende fercula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 35, 18.

ge-hírsum

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Ben. 26, 15 : 126, 8. Ne sié his giémen nó ðý lǽsse ymb þá gehiérsuman (-hír-, v. l. ), Past. 74, 15. obedient to a person Ðá tunglu þú gedést þé gehýrsume, Bt. 4 ; F. 6, 32. a law, command, &c.

Linked entry: ge-hýrsum

murcnung

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Ben. I. 64, 17. Se fæder forwearð on móde and seó módor mid murcnunge wæs fornumen, Hml. S. 2, 105. Þíne eáran áwend fram fúlre sprǽce and murcnunge, Wlfst. 246, 7. Forlǽt þíne murcnunge, . . . ic gedó þé weligne, Ap. Th. 16, 9.

twéntig

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Add Þis is þára twéntiga hída bóc, C.D. iii. 426, 12. (1 a) uninflected :-- Twéntig síðon seofon beóð án hund and feówertig, Angl. viii. 303, 6. helping to form ordinals His ríces þý þriddan geáre eác twéntigum, Bd. 1. 13; Sch. 36, 17. 1.

út-ácumen

(adj.)
Grammar
út-ácumen, -cymen[e]; adj.

Strangeralienforeign

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Ben. 108, 4. Gé wǽron útácymene (advenae) on Egipta lande, Lev. 19, 34: 25, 23. Eallum and mágum and útácymenum omnibus et propinquis et extraneis, Scint. 3, 14. Útácymene and ǽlþeódige aduenas et peregrinos, 137, 16.

ǽr-morgen

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Ben. 74, 10. From ǽrmergenne (-morgene, MS. E.), Chr. 538; P. 16, 12. Ǽrmergen mane, Wrt. Voc. Ii. 58, 65. On ǽrmergen, Ps. Th. 5, 3. On ǽrmorgenum in matutinis, Ps. L. 72, 14. Add:

brim-streám

(n.)
Grammar
brim-streám, brym-streám, es; m. [brim, stréam a stream, river].

the sea's current, ocean-stream, the sea, oceanmaris fluctus, mare, oceanus a rapid stream, riverfluvius rapidus, amnis

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Ic eów ferian wille ofer brimstreámas I will convey you over the seas, 695; An. 348: Beo.

Linked entries: brym-streám streám

ge-sígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sígan, p. -sáh, pl. -sigon; pp. -sigen [sígan to sink]

To sinkfallset as the suncaderelabioccĭdĕre ut sol

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Ðæt he ána scyle gesígan æt sæcce that he alone should sink in conflict, Beo. Th. 5311; B. 2659. Ðonne me ylde tíd on gesíge in tempore senectutis, Ps. Th. 70, 8. Ðá to ðam wage geság then to the wall he sank, Exon. 51 a; Th. 178, 13; Gú. 1243

freóls-tíd

a festivalan anniversary

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Ben. 36, 9. On Godes hálgena freólstídum in sanctorum festiuitatibus, 39, 4. Freólstída and fæstentída rihtlíce understandan, Wlfst. 113, 1

friþ-stów

a refugea place of safety for a criminalan asyluma sanctuary

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Beó mín friðstów, and gedó mé hálne esto mihi in locum refugii, ut salvum me facias, 30, 3. in a technical sense, a place of safety for a criminal an asylum, a sanctuary Hé sceal fleón tó ánra ðára ðreóra burga ðe tó friðstówe gesette sint ( the cities

wan-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
wan-sceaft, e; -sceafte(-a; m.?), an ; f.

misfortunemiseryunhappinesssome form of disease

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misfortune, misery, unhappiness Hí sorge ne cúðon, wonsceaft wera, wiht unhǽlo, Beo. Th. 240; B. 120. Ic ne wrecan meahte on wigan feore wonnsceaft míne, ac ic ealle þolige, Exon. Th. 499, 16; Rä. 88, 16.

á-sprýtan

Grammar
á-sprýtan, l. á-spryttan,

to sprout outspring upto put forth sproutssprout out

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Þonne beóð up ásprytte synfulle swá swá gærs cum exorti fuerint peccatores sicut foenum, Ps.

Linked entry: á-sprettan

slǽp

(n.)
Grammar
slǽp, slép, sleáp, sláp, es; m.
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Se Hǽlend hit cwæþ be his deáþe. Jn. Skt. 11. 11. Up ástandan of slǽpe ðæm fæstan, Andr. Kmbl. 1589; An. 796: Exon. Th. 55, 27; Cri. 890

Linked entry: sláp

wǽt

(adj.)
Grammar
wǽt, adj.

wet, moist, damp, consisting of moisturewet, moist, having moisturewet, rainy

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Be (wambe) cealdre and wǽtre gecyndo . . . and ðæt hǽmedþing ne sceþeþ hátum líchoman ne wǽtum, 162, 17-20: 222, 1, 2.

ge-timbran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-timbran, -timbrian, -timbrigean; part. -timbriende; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed [timbrian to build] .

to make of woodto buildto build upconstructædĭfĭcāreconstruĕreexstruĕreto build up the mindinstructedifyinstruĕre

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Ðeáh ðe ðæt port beó trumlíce on ǽlce healfe getimbrod though the gate be firmly constructed on every side, Homl. Th. ii. 432, 3. Ðǽr getimbred wæs tempel Dryhtnes where the temple of the Lord was built, Andr.

tó-twǽman

(v.)
Grammar
tó-twǽman, p. de

To divideseparatedisjointo dividestand between objectsseparate one object from another to dividepartdissociatebreak the connection betweento dispersescatterto divide with the minddistinguishdiscern

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Th. 138, 57; By. 241. where the object is abstract Beó dám hálgan tídan eallum mannum sibb and sóm gemǽne and ǽlc sacu tótwǽmed let every cause of strife be removed, L. Eth. vi. 25; Th. i. 320, 29: L. C.

ge-habban

(v.)
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Ben. 17, 7. <b>IX a.