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ærnan

(v.)
Grammar
ærnan, p. de; pp. ed; v. intrans.

To run ⬩ currere

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Ærnaþ hý they run, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 22, 36

Linked entry: hors-ærnnes

balde

(adv.)
Grammar
balde, adv.

Boldly ⬩ freely ⬩ confidently ⬩ instantly ⬩ audacter ⬩ libere ⬩ fidenter ⬩ instanter ⬩ prone ⬩ statim ⬩ sine mora

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Boldly, freely, confidently, instantly; audacter, libere, fidenter, instanter, prone, statim, sine mora Hie balde gecwǽdon they said boldly, Cd. 182; Th. 228, 11; Dan. 200

beorn-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
beorn-cyning, es; m.

A king of men ⬩ virorum rex

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A king of men; virorum rex Máðmas ic ðe, beorncyning, bringan wylle I will bring thee treasures, king of men Beo. Th. 4302; B. 2148

berne-lác

(n.)
Grammar
berne-lác, es; n.

A burnt offering ⬩ holocaustum

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A burnt offering; holocaustum Ic ðé bernelác brengan móste I must bring thee a burnt offering, Ps. C. 50, 123; Ps. Grn. ii. 279, 123

Linked entry: bærne-lác

dreám-healdende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
dreám-healdende, part. [healdende holding ]

Holding joy, joyful ⬩ lætābundus

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Holding joy, joyful; lætābundus Beó ðú sunum mínum gedéfe, dreámhealdende be thou gentle to my sons, holding them in joy, Beo. Th. 2459; B. 1227

flǽm

(n.)
Grammar
flǽm, es; m.

Flight ⬩ fŭga

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Flight; fŭga He deófla afyrseþ and on flǽme gebringeþ he sends away devils and puts them to flight, L. C. E. 4; Wilk. 128, 15

for-cyrran

(v.)
Grammar
for-cyrran, p. de; pp. ed

To turn again ⬩ subvert ⬩ avoid ⬩ pervertĕre ⬩ subvertĕre ⬩ evĭtāre

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To turn again, subvert, avoid; pervertĕre, subvertĕre, evĭtāre Búton deáþ hí ne mágon forcyrran except they cannot avoid death. Bt. 41, 2; Fox 246, 8

Linked entry: for-cerran

ge-londa

(n.)
Grammar
ge-londa, an; m.

A fellow-countryman ⬩ compatriota ⬩ patriota

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A fellow-countryman; compatriota Be ðám monnum ðe hiora gelondan bebycgaþ of those men who sell their countrymen, L. In. 11; Th. i. 110, 1

Linked entry: ge-landa

grillan

(v.)
Grammar
grillan, p. de
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MS.] óðre men they like to provoke other men, Past. 40, 4; Swt. 292, 19; MS. Cot

Linked entry: gryllan

a-gǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
a-gǽlan, p. de; pp. ed.

To hinder ⬩ occupy ⬩ detain ⬩ delay ⬩ neglect ⬩ impedire ⬩ retardare ⬩ morari ⬩ negligere ⬩ To hesitate ⬩ be careless ⬩ cunctari ⬩ indili-gens esse

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To hesitate, be careless; cunctari, indili-gens esse He wihte ne agǽlde ðæs ðe þearf wæs þeódcyninges he was not careless about anything that was needful for the king, Chr. 1066; Th. 335, 15. col. 1; Edv. 33

Linked entry: a-gálan

freónd-rǽden

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Þeáh þe hé séce tó godum freóndrǽdenne, Jul. 220. Similar entries cf. freónd 6. Freóndréddene healdan wið þone ꝥ ('b-bar' for 'bishop'?) to keep on good terms with the bishop, Cht. Th. 141, 6, 9.

néðan

(v.)
Grammar
néðan, p. de

To have courage to do ⬩ to dare to do ⬩ to venture

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To have courage to do, to dare to do, to venture Néþeþ hwílum meówle ðæt heó on mec grípeþ the maiden has at times the courage to lay hold on me, Exon. Th. 407, 15; Rä. 26, 5.

Linked entry: ge-néðan

eást-ern

(adj.)
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Substitute: <b>eásterne;</b> adj. marking position. in the east Leóht eásternes tungles lux eoi sideris, Hy. S. 22, 9. of the east part of the world, eastern Of Asian lande þæs eásternan ríces, Hml. S. 25, 752.

ge-hremmed

(v.)
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Th. ii. 488, 5. ꝥ se bróðor ðe hine synderlíce gebiddan wyle tó Gode, ꝥ hé ne beó gehremmed oððe gelett ( impediatur) þurh (mid, v. l. ) ǽniges óðres onhrópe . . . þe lǽs ðe þá gehremmede beón (impedimentnm patiantur ) þe ðá gebedu lufiað, R.

ge-leáfful

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Se eosel þe Críst on sittan wolde tácnaþ ꝥ geleáffulle folc Judéa ( those of the Jews that believed on him ), Bl. H. 79, 30. Ealle geleáffulle men all Christians, 35, 9. <b>II a.

genge

(n.)
Grammar
genge, f.
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[Hi flemden þe king and sloghen suithe micel of his genge, Chr. 1138; P. 266, 7. In Layamon genge is used of military forces as in the Chronicle Nis þe (Hengest ) non neod to bringen mid þe muchel genge, 15025. He sende æfter genge, 28803.

a-fédan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fédan, p. -fédde; pp. -féded, -féd

To feed ⬩ nourish ⬩ rear ⬩ bring up ⬩ nutrire ⬩ cibare ⬩ alere ⬩ pascere

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Ðæt ðú hí afédde mid ðý Godes worde that thou didst feed them with the word of God, Bd. 3, 5 ; S. 527, 34: Ors. 1, 6; Bos. 29, 10: Ps. Th. 94, 7 : 99, 3: Andr. Kmbl, 1177; An. 589. He wæs aféded he was brought up, 1367; An. 684.

Linked entry: a-fǽded

stycce

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:-- Sticce clarnum (the passage is: Appresenta meum clarnum et meum cultellum et meam legulam. Perhaps then sticce is for sticcan and belongs to legulam), An. Ox. 56, 74.

ge-sprecan

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(l b) to speak of :-- Monigo of his micelnise gespræc, Lk. p. 5, 12. where the object denotes the matter expressed in the words spoken Þ ué uuton ué gesprecas (-spreocas, R.), Jn.

þurh-stingan

(v.)

to stab through ⬩ pierce ⬩ thrust through

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to stab through, pierce, thrust through Gif man þeóh þurhstingð if the thigh is thrust through, L. Ethb. 67; Th. i. 18, 16. Þurhstinð, 32; Th. i. 12, 1.