BREGDAN
To move to and fro, vibrate, cast, draw, drag, change, bend, weave; ⬩ vibrare, vibrare gladium, jactare, stringere, trahere, nectere, plectere ⬩ to turn into ⬩ se vertere in aliquid
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Th. 138, 9. v. n. to turn into ; se vertere in aliquid Hí brugdon on wyrmes bleó they turned into the hue of a worm, Exon. 46a; Th. 156, 30; Gú. 882
Linked entries: a-bregdan be-bregdan brægdan bredan bredende brogdettung brogdian bredan brygdan bryidan
ge-clǽnsian
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Ox. 40, 18. to clear, prove innocent of a charge Þá witan gerehton þæt heó sceolde hire fæder hand geclǽnsian ... and heó ... geclǽnsude hire fæder þæs ǽgiftes ( she cleared her father of the charge that he had not repaid the money ), Cht.
lá
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Ne eart þú lá Sebastianus?, 5, 449. to entreaty or command Swuga, lá, swuga tace, obsecro, tace, Solil. H. 48, 7.
cristen
Christian ⬩ christianus
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Cristnu gesamnung the Christian church Ps. Th. 44, 11. Gif hwá cristenes mannes blód ageóte if any one shed a Christian man's blood L. Edm. E. 3; Th. i. 246, 2; Ps. Th. 106, 31.
sceaþa
a criminal, wretch, miscreant, an enemy ⬩ fiend, devil ⬩ a spoiler, robber ⬩ a warrior
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Th. 70, 2; Cri. 1132. Beraþ linde forþ in sceaþena gemong bear the linden shields forth into the press of the foe, Judth. Thw. 24, 17; Jud. 193. Wælstreámas ( the waters of the Deluge ) werodum swelgaþ, sceaþum scyldfullum, Cd.
ge-hwyrftnian
to tear
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to tear (?)
un-geornful
Not diligent ⬩ negligent ⬩ careless ⬩ remiss
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Ðý læs hine se wærscipe gelǽde on ealles tó micle hátheortnesse, oððe eft sió ánfealdnes hine tó ungeornfulne gedoo tó ongietanne, ðý læs hé weorðe besolcen quatenus nec seducti per prudentiam calleant, nec ab intellectus studio ex simplicitate torpescant
dihtian
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To dictate, what is to be done Seó lufu ꝥ gemet þǽre þreáunge dihtað ( dictat ), Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 67, 13. what is to be written In þám folclárum þe ic wrát and dihtode, Gr. D. 290, 11.
Hámtún-scir
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In tó Bedanfordscíre, and þanon tó Huntadúnscíre and swá in tó Hámtúnscíre, 1016; P. 149, 12. Hampshire: — Him (Alfred) tó cóm Sumorsǽte alle and Wilsǽtan and Hámtúnscír, Chr. 878 ; P. 76, 8. Be-súðan Temese . . .
CYFES
A concubine, handmaid ⬩ concubina, pellex, ancilla
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P. ii. 9; Th. ii. 186, 2-5: L. M. I. P. 17; Th. ii. 270, 6, 9: Boutr. Scrd. 22, 22. Be ðínre cyfese super ancilla tua, Gen. 21, 12
tyge
a pull ⬩ tug ⬩ a dragging ⬩ leading ⬩ conducting ⬩ a draught of drink ⬩ a drawing of an inference ⬩ a deduction
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Th. i. 248, 21. Ðis godspel hæfþ langne tige on his trahtnunge the exposition of this gospel might be drawn out to a great length, ii. 72, 22.
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wíd
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Th. 1759; B. 877. of the duration of time, long, lasting long, in phrases equivalent to ever, always. v. wíde-feorh, -ferhþ Gé sceolon ádreógan wíte tó wídan ealdre, Exon. Th. 92, 27; Cri. 1515 : Cd. Th. 62, 16 ; Gen. 1015.
byrgen
tumulus ⬩ A burying, grave, sepulchre, tomb ⬩ sepulcrum, monumentum, tumba ⬩ cremation ⬩ the burning ⬩ a body
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observed with the dead, the head to the west and the feet to the east, upon his shield, if he have one; and to fix his lance, and place his arms round, and attach his horse by the reins; and to go to the nearest town and give information to the first
be-weorpan
to cast, cast down, throw ⬩ projicere, dejicere ⬩ to cast about or over, cover over, surround ⬩ conjicere, supertegere, cingere
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to cast, cast down, throw; projicere, dejicere Seó cwén hét [híg] ðam cyninge heáfod ofaceorfan, and bewyrpan on ánne cylle the queen commanded [them] to cut off the king's head, and to cast it into a vessel, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 45, 33.
up-líc
on high ⬩ lofty ⬩ sublime ⬩ celestial
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Tó gefeán ðære upplícan ceastre, Bd. 1, 7; S. 479, 15. In ðam uplícan éðle, Exon. Th. 225, 20; Ph. 392. Uplícne hám, Cd. Th. 287, 5; Sat. 362. Ðara uplícra burhwara geférscipe, Blickl.
wandrian
To wander ⬩ rove ⬩ roam ⬩ to leave one's proper work ⬩ to proceed without plan, follow an uncertain course
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Hí maciaþ eall be luste, woriaþ and wandriaþ, and ealne dæg fleardiaþ, L.I.P. 14; Th. ii. 322, 24. Hræfen wandrode, Fins. Th. 69; Fin. 34.
ge-cwéme
pleasing, acceptable ⬩ agreeable to ⬩ convenient, suitable, fit ⬩ fit for (tó) a purpose ⬩ fit for the use of a person
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Ðeós wyrt nafað gecwéme sǽd tó lǽcedðme, 292, 21. fit for the use of a person (dat. ) Is seó geoluwe swíþost lǽceon gecwéme, Lch. i. 294, 11. ¶ in the following the translation seems inexact :-- Mid gecwémre dugeþgyfe cum gratuita (i. gratis data) munificentia
stíþness
Hardness, severity, force ⬩ violentia ⬩ duritia, ⬩ hardness, stiffness ⬩ hardness of heart ⬩ firmness, constancy ⬩ severity, strictness, hardness, rigour
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P. iv. 60; Th. ii. 220, 25
EFEN
EVEN, equal ⬩ æquus, plānus, æquālis
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EVEN, equal; æquus, plānus, æquālis Modes gecynde gréteþ grorn efen winde the disposition of his mind approached sadness equal to the wind, Exon. 94 b; Th. 354, 22; Reim. 49.
bléd
A shoot, branch, flower, fruit ⬩ germen, ramus, frons, flos, fructus
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A shoot, branch, flower, fruit; germen, ramus, frons, flos, fructus Ðæt cymen [MS. cyme] gréne bléda that green shoots come, Cd. 200; Th. 248, 24; Dan. 518. On ðæs beámes blédum on the branches of the tree, Cd. 200; Th. 248, 5; Dan. 508.