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brycgian

(v.)
Grammar
brycgian, p. ade; pp. ad

a bridgeTo bridge, bridge over, make a bridgepontem trajicere vel construere

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[brycg a bridge] To bridge, bridge over, make a bridge; pontem trajicere vel construere Sceal ís brycgian ice shall bridge over [water], Exon. 90 a; Th. 338, 4; Gn. Ex. 73. Ofer eástreámas ís brycgade the ice bridged over the water-streams, Andr.

Linked entry: ge-brycgian

wíglian

(v.)
Grammar
wíglian, p. ode

To practise divination or sorcery

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Ne sceal nán cristen mann nán þincg be ðám mónan wíglian, Lchdm. iii. 266, 17

gang-dagas

(n.)
Grammar
gang-dagas, gong-dagas; pl. m. [dæg a day]

Perambulation daysthe three days before Ascension day or Holy ThursdayRogation days, when the boundaries of parishes and districts were traverseddies perambŭlātiōnes vel processiōnisrogātiōnum dies

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Ðys Gódspel sceal to Gang-dagon this Gospel must be on the Rogation days [Gang-days], Rubc. Mt. Bos. 7, 7-14, notes, p. 575. Ðis sceal to Gang-dagon ðæge twegen dagas, this [Gospel] must be on the two days of the Rogation days, Rubc. Lk.

GEÁP

(adj.)
Grammar
GEÁP, adj.

Openspread outextendedbroadroomyspaciouswidepătenspătŭlusampluslātus

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Sum sceal on geápum galgan rídan one shall ride on the extended gallows, Exon. 87 b; Th. 239, 12; Vy. 33. Under geápne hróf under the spacious roof, Beo. Th. 1677; B. 836

mann-bót

(n.)
Grammar
mann-bót, e; f.

A fine to be paid to the lord of a man slain

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Weaxe sió [mǽg]bót be ðam were swá ilce swá sió manbót déþ ðe ðam hláforde sceal, L. In. 76; Th. i. 150, 14-16. Æt twýhyndum were mon sceal sellan tó monbóte xxx. sciłł, æt vi. hyndum Lxxx. sciłł, æt twelfhyndum cxx., 70; Th. i. 146, 13-15: L. Edm.

beþian

(v.)
Grammar
beþian, beþigean.

To warmfoment

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Mon sceal mid wearmum springum and háte wætre beþian þá stówe . . þá sáran stówa beþe and lǽt reócan on, 202, 20-24. Mon sceal beþan (beþian ?, beþþan ?) þá breóst mid wine, 232, 19. Is sió tó beðianne mid hátan wætre, 206, 14.

Linked entries: beþan bæþþan

erian

(v.)
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Ǽlce dæg ic (the ploughman) sceal erian fulne æcer oþþe máre, Coll. M. 19, 21. Hwylc man áþóhte ærest mid sul tó erianne? Ðæt wæs Cham, Noes sunu, Sal. K. p. 186, 28. Add

féðe-mund

(n.)
Grammar
féðe-mund, e; f.

A foot-handmánus gressus

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Used for the fore-feet of the badger Ic sceal fromlíce féðemundum þurh steápne beorg strǽte wyrcan I [a badger] shall strenuously work a road through a steep mountain with my fore-feet, Exon. 104b; Th. 397, 10; Rä. 16, 17

Linked entry: mund

ge-fiðerian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fiðerian, -fiðerigan, -fiðrian, -fyðerian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To give wings toprovide with wingsālas addĕrepennis instruĕre

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To give wings to, provide with wings; ālas addĕre, pennis instruĕre Ic sceal ǽrest ðín mód gefiðerian I must first give wings to thy mind, Bt. 36, 1; Fox 172, 31. Gefiðerigan, 36, 2; Fox 174, 6.

ge-seccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seccan, = ge-sécean[?]or ge-feccan[?]
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Ides sceal dyrne cræfte hire freónd geseccan gif heó nelle on folce geþeán ðæt hí man beágum gebycge a woman must by secret art get herself a friend if she do not wish publicly to succeed in being bought with rings, Menol. Fox 548; Gn. C. 44

un-swiciende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-swiciende, un-swicigende; adj.

Unfailingthat does not deceiveloyal

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Ðæt ðú wið Waldend heólde fæste treówe; seó ðé freoðo sceal weorðan áwa tó aldre unswiciendo, Cd. Th. 204, 25; Exod. 424

Linked entry: swician

cyning-ǽþe

(adj.)
Grammar
cyning-ǽþe, adj.
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Sé þe onsacan wille þæs sleges mid áðe, þonne sceal bión on þǽre hyndenne án kyningǽðe (-ǽde, v. l. ) (cf. ládige hé hine mid .xi. his gelícena and mid ánum cyninges þægne, 154, 9), Ll. Th. i. 136, 12

Linked entry: -ǽþe

adesa

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sceal habban æcse, adsan, bil, Angl. ix. 263, 1. Add

ge-þaca

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þaca, an; m.

A thatchercoverertector

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A thatcher, coverer; tector Sceal ðis sáwel-hús fǽge flǽschoma leomu lámes geþacan wunian wælreste this soul-house, the doomed flesh-covering, the limbs, coverers of the earth [lying upon the earth], must inhabit the mortal resting-place, Exon. 47 b;

Linked entry: þaca

ham

(n.)
Grammar
ham, a piece of enclosed land, a ham (v.
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D. v. 374, 14-32. v. fleax-hamm, flód-hamm, mint-hamm, mylen-hamm, sceáp-hamm, stigel-hamm, wæter-hamm. See Midd. Flur, s. v

sacan

(v.)
Grammar
sacan, p. sóc , sócon; sacen.

to fight, strive, contendto disagree,to wrangleto bring a suitto accuse, blameto refuse, deny.

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Ic ( Beowulf) sceal fón wið feónde and ymb feorh sacan, Beo. Th. 883; B. 439. Gód sceal wið yfele, líf sceal wið deáþe, leóht sceal wið þýstrum, fyrd wið fyrde, feónd wið óðrum, láð wið láðe ymb land sacan, Menol. Fox 568; Gn. C. 53.

ge-ecgode

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-ecgode, ge-ecgede; adj.
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Edged, provided with an edge Tóbrocene tigelan scearpe geecgode. Hml. S. 37, 179

spere-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
spere-leás, adj.

Without a point or head

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Without a point or head Spereleás sceaft contus, Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 42

hóh-scanca

(n.)
Grammar
hóh-scanca, an; m.

The shank;crus

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The shank; crus Sceápes hóhscancan, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 38, 8

atol

(n.)
Grammar
atol, es; n.

Terriblenessterrorhorrorwretchednessdiritasterrorhorrormiseria

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Terribleness, terror, horror, wretchedness; diritas, terror, horror, miseria Sceal atol þrówian must suffer terror, Cd. 222; Th. 289, 10; Sat. 395.

Linked entry: atelíc