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sceaþa

(n.)
Grammar
sceaþa, an; m.

a criminal, wretch, miscreant, an enemyfiend, devila spoiler, robbera 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.

Linked entries: sceoþa sceþþ

ágen

(n.; v.; adj.; part.)
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his ágenum hé com in propria venit , Jn. 1, 11. Cúþan mon ofslóg, and Ceaulin hwearf his ágnum, Chr. 584; P. 20, 4. Hié eft hiora ágnum becóman restituti sunt , Ors. 4, 3; S. 162, 21. Ðá gewænde seó wydewe hám hyre ágenum, Hml.

be-ginnan

(v.)
Grammar
be-ginnan, ic -ginne, ðú -ginnest, -ginst, he -ginneþ, -gineþ, -ginþ, pl. -ginnaþ -ginaþ ; p. -gan, pl. -gunnon; pp. -gunnen; v. a. [be, ginnan, q. v.]

To BEGINincipere

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To BEGIN; incipere Nóe ðá began to wircenne ðæt land Noe tunc cæpit exercere terram Gen. 9, 20 : 18, 27 : Hy. 10, 36; Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 36

Linked entries: be-gan be-gunnon

belcentan

(v.)

to uttergive forthbelcheructateeructare

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to utter, give forth, belch, eructate; eructare Se lǽcecræft biþ swíðe swéte belcentan the medicine is very sweet to eructate Bt. 22, 1, Bodl; Fox 76, note 17

bysmor-full

(adj.)
Grammar
bysmor-full, adj. [bismer, bysmor pollution, abomination, disgrace; full full]
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Polluted, abominable, disgraceful; pollutus, detestabilis, turpis Ðæt híg búgan ne sceoldon to ðam bysmorfullum hǽðengilde that they should not bow to the abominable heathen idol, Jos. 23, 7

Linked entry: bismer-full

for-nýdan

(v.)
Grammar
for-nýdan, p. -nýdde; pp. -nýded, -nýdd

To force greatlycompelcōgĕre

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To force greatly, compel; cōgĕre Wydewan syndon wíde fornýdde on unriht to ceorle vĭduæ crebro injuste ad nuptias trăhuntur, Lupi Serm. i. 5; Hick. Thes. ii. 100, 25

Linked entry: for-nídan

forþ-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-healdan, p. -heóld, pl. -heóldon; pp. -healden

To hold tofollow outmaintainexsĕqui

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To hold to, follow out, maintain; exsĕqui Mid ðý he ðæt langre tíde forþheóld and dyde quod dum multo tempŏre sēdŭlus exsĕquĕrētur, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 24

earfoþ-háwe

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþ-háwe, adj.

Difficult to be seen diffĭcĭlis vīsu

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Difficult to be seen; diffĭcĭlis vīsu Earfoþháwe is it is difficult to be seen, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 303; Met. 20, 152: Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 30

Linked entry: -háwe

sealt-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
sealt-strǽt, e; f.
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A road to salt-works (?); hence Saltstreet Andlang sealtstrǽte, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 38, 20. Ondlong ðære sealtstrǽt, 160, 13. ðære sealtstræte, 263, 24. Cf. sealt-herepaþ

teágan

(v.)
Grammar
teágan, teán; p. teáde; pp. teád

To dress, prepare

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To dress, prepare Íserngelóman ðæt land mid teágenne. Ðá ðæt land ðá geteád wæs, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 33. Wel geteád alwe, Lchdm. ii. 226, 14

darian

(v.)
Grammar
darian, p. ode
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To lurk, lie hid Fare man swíðe hraðe þám scræfe þǽr þá wiðersacan inne dariað behýdde, Hml. S. 23, 322. [v. N. E. D. dare.] Cf. dirnan

fore-gegán

(v.)

to precedeto pass away

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to precede Stearra foregeeáde heú stella antecedebat eos, Mt. L. 2, 9. to pass away Tíd is foregeeád ł tíd eáde hora praeteriuit, Mk. L. R. 6, 35

Linked entry: ge-gán

ge-fylstan

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Him gefylste God máran áre, Ors. 6, 33; S. 288, 8. Hí him gefylstan ꝥ hié eft hiora ágnum becóman, 4, 3; S. 162, 20. Add

ge-tirwan

(v.)
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to bring to the consistency of tar Scearfa eall ꝥ smera on pannan, swá micel swá þú sealfe haban wille and þú getyrwan mæge, Lch. iii. 14, 17

Linked entries: ge-tyrwan tirwan

wǽpen-hete

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpen-hete, es; m.

Armed hatehate that resorts to arms

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Armed hate, hate that resorts to arms Æðele sceoldon ðurh wǽpenhete weorc þrowian the noble ones were to be slain by their foes, Apstls. Kmbl. 159; Ap. 80

ge-timbernes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-timbernes, -ness, e; f.

A buildingedificationædĭfĭcātio

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A building, edification; ædĭfĭcātio To gemynde and to getimbernesse ðara æfterfyligendra ad mĕmŏriam ædĭfĭcātiōnemque sĕquentium, Bd. 4, 7; S. 574, 25. Gitimbernise ædificatio, Rtl. 82, 36: 83, 13

Linked entry: timberness

hóced

(adj.)
Grammar
hóced, adj.

Shaped like a hook, curved

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Shaped like a hook, curved Óþ ðat hit cymþ ðan hókedan gáran until it comes to the curved strip of land, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 434, 10

Linked entries: hóc hociht

forþ-framian

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-framian, -fremian.

to grow upto make progressthrive

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Substitute: to grow up Weaxende, forðframiende pubescens, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 20. to make progress, thrive Hí forðfremedon (-fromedun, v. l.) and þungon profecerunt, Gr. D. 205, 5

be-gangol

(n.)

a cultivatora cultworship

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Grammar be-gangol, a cultivator ðǽm bigeonle ad cultorem, Lk. R. 13, 7. a cult, worship bigeongle ðínes nome ad cultum tui nominis, Rtl. 38, 9

Linked entry: bi-geongol

scip

(n.)
Grammar
scip, a ship.
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Wé willað mid þám sceattum ús scype gangan, By. 40. Ðá ðe mid scipe líðað, Ps. Th. 106, 22. Gyf mon beó at his ǽhtan bereáfod and hé wite of hwilcum scipe, ágyfe steóresman þá ǽhta, Ll. Th. i. 286, 17.