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for-brittan

Grammar
for-brittan, for-bryttan.

to crushdestroy

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Ne forbrýte ná þæt tócnysede hreód, R. Ben. 121, 5. to crush, destroy a person bið forbrét conteretur, Kent. Gl. 147

fore-þeón

(v.)
Grammar
fore-þeón, (for-)

o excelsurpass

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óþerne on hálgum þeówdóme forþeón mæge, R. Ben. 131, 18.

Linked entry: for-þeón

ge-píned

(v.)
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heom átealde of þan Nazarenisscen kinge, hwu gepíned wæs, 194, 38.] Gepínodes semustulati, Germ. 397, 348.

ge-fædere

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Add: of the relation between sponsor and parent or between sponsors; commater gean Ælf(þ)ríð, ðæs cyninges wífæ, his gefæðeran, Cht. Th. 527, 14. Ne gewífige on his gefæderan ( commatrem ), Ll.

Ispánie

(n.)
Grammar
Ispánie, pl.
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He monega gefeoht on Ispánium þurhteáh, 29: 4, 8; S. 188, 19. Scipia geflémde Hasterbal on Ispániun ( in Hispania), 4, l0; S. 198, 14. He for of Ispánium (ab Hispaniis), 22. Wæs án hirde on Ispánium, 5, 2 ; S. 216, 6.

lád

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Heora ǽlc óþerne myngige þæt þá slápulan náne láde næbben ( propter somnolentorum excusationes ), R. Ben. 47, 17. Add Gif hwá þeóf fridige, sý emscyldig wið mé þá þe þeóf scolde, búton hine mid fulre láde wið mé geclǽnsian mæge, Cht.

merigen-lic

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Add on merigenlicere tíde mynster gesóhte he returned to the monastery in time for matins, Hml. Th. ii. 138, 16. Ealle þás niht ic áne wunode biddende . . . and þís mergendlican dæge gelícode mé ꝥ ic eówerne sum mé tó begeáte, Hml. S. 33, 108.

nabban

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næfde þæs cræftes ꝥ hine tócwýsan mihte, Hml. S. 31, 1247. Hí næbbað éce gewitnesse, Past. 449, 3, Hié hit tó nánum láðe næfdon, Ors. 1, 10; S. 48, 13. Hý tó Gode næfdon náþer ne lufe ne ege, Wlfst. 10, 5.

nyttian

(v.)
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Næfð nán man tó þæs unhále æágan þæt ne mage lybban be þáre sunnan, and hire (printed hine) nyttian gyf énygwiht geseón mæg, 43, 25.

óm

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ná tó swíðe ne gewilnige up áwyrtlin rust oððe óm sí tóbrocen fæt ne dum nimis cupit eradere eruginem frangatur vas, R. Ben. I. 108, 7. Hóm rubiginem, Kent. Gl. 954. sealde ómum (erugini) wæstmas heora, Ps.

on-hróp

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Add mid gemálicum bénum befealh þám hálgan were, ꝥ him wǽre álýfed út tó farenne.

on-tendness

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Add oferswŷðde þâ synne, for þâm þe swâ onwende þâ ontendnysse (þâ hæ̂te and þone synlust, v. l.) vicit peccatum, quia mutavit incendium, Gr. D. 101, 28

sóþ

Grammar
sóþ, truth. <b>I b.</b>
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nyste hwæt þæs sóþes ( or adj. ?) wæs, for þǽm hit self ne geseah, Ors. 1, 1; S. 17, 33. Add

talu

Grammar
talu, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Ne móste beón þára þreóra nánes wyrðe ðe eallum leódscipe geseald wæs on wedde, tale ( he should not be entitled to bring an action ), ne teámes, ne áhnunga, Cht. Th. 266, 11. v. frum-, geán-talu

under

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<b>; I</b> 3 f. add: — Hú mihte Abraham beón clǽne, ꝥ nǽre forligr geteald, þá þá hæfde cyfese under his rihtwífe ? quomodo defenditur Abraham adulterii reus non esse, dum viventi legitima uxore sua conjunctus est ancillae suae ?

wealcan

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Þá geseah án scip út on þǽre sǽ, swá swíðe torfigende fram þan wealcendum sǽs ýðum. Nap. 62, 25. add Wylcþ raptat, Germ. 389, 42.

for-licgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-licgan, -licggan, -ligan; p. -læg, pl. -lǽgon; pp. -legen [licgan to lie]

To lie in a forbidden mannerfornicatecommit fornicationfornĭcāriadultĕrāre

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To lie in a forbidden manner, fornicate, commit fornication; fornĭcāri, adultĕrāre Ðá forlǽg heó hý sóna then she soon committed fornication, Ors. 3, 6; Bos. 58, 6: 4, 4; Bos. 80, 21. Ðæt nán wíf heó ne forlicge that no woman commit fornication, L.

FÁG

(adj.)
Grammar
FÁG, fáh; def. se fága, seó, ðæt fáge; adj.

Coloured, stained, dyed, tinged, shining, variegated tinctus, cŏlōrātus, vărius, versicŏlor, discŏlor

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He me habban wile dreóre fáhne he will have me stained with gore, Beo. Th. 898; B. 447. He geseah steápne hróf golde fáhne he saw the steep roof shining with gold, 1858; B. 927.

nytt

(adj.)
Grammar
nytt, adj.

Usefulprofitableadvantageousbeneficial

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Hú nyt biþ ðæm men, ðéh geornlíce gehýre ða word ðæs hálgan godspelles, gif ða nel on his heortan habban, 55, 6 : Bt. 38, 5; Fox 206, 10 note. Nyttre fóre, Exon. Th. 393, 4; Rä. 12, 5.

on-sundrum

(adv.)
Grammar
on-sundrum, -sundran, -sundron; adv.
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Th. 372, 24; Seel. 97. in retirement from others, apart Ðá férde onsundron secessit, Mt. Kmbl. 14, 13. lǽdde hig onsundron ( seorsum ), 17, 1. nam his leorningcnihtas onsundron assumsit discipulos secreto, 20, 17.

Linked entry: sundor