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ge-byrd-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-byrd-tíd, e;f

Birth-tidetime of birthnatale tempus

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Bos. 6, 21 : Gen. 40, 20, Fram gebyrdtíde brémes cyninges from the birth-tide of the glorious king, Chr. 973; Th. 224, 36; Edg. 12

Linked entries: byrd-tíd ge-byr-tíd

þegnung-gást

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung-gást, es; m.
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A ministering spirit Englas beóþ tó ðéninggástum fram Gode hider on worulde ásende, ðæt hí beón on fultume his gecorenum ( nonne angeli sunt administratorii spiritus, in ministerium missi propter eos, qui haereditatem capient salutis?

be-leógan

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Wé, ðe men syndon, beóþ ful oft belogene fram óþrum mannum fallimur qui homines sumus, Gr. 0. 40, 23. ¶ used impersonally, to be mistaken :-- Gif þú wilt geþencean hú mycel hine beleáh (hole much he was mistaken ), Bl. H. 189, 24. Add

ge-hlów

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Wearð hé geþreád fram þám áwyrg-dan gáste . . . and ongan beón swíðe geswænced mid gehlówum ( balatibus ), Gr. D. 223, 8

huntnaþ

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Wearð se cyng Willelm on huntnoðe fram his ánan men mid ánre flá ofsceoten, 1100; P. 235, 16

on-hildan

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Add Fram dómum þínum ic ne anhylde (declinaui), Ps. L. 118, 102

tó-beátan

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ꝥ scip becóm tó Ostican swíðe tóbrocen and tó-beáten fram þám ýþum ( fluctibus quassata ), Gr. D. 347, 7. Ðá cempan hine lange swungon ... þá cómon his geféran and fundon hine licgendne on blódigum limum and tóbeátenum líchaman, Hml. S. 31, 981. Add

holm-clif

(n.)
Grammar
holm-clif, es; n.

A sea-cliff, cliff by the water-side

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A sea-cliff, cliff by the water-side On, fram ðam holmclife [the holm is the lake where Grendel dwelt ], Beo. Th. 2846, 3274; B. 1421, 1635. Se ðe holmclifu healdan scolde he who had to guard the sea-cliffs, 465; B. 230

á-stundian

(v.)

To take upon one's self

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Substitute: To take upon one's self Eal hé mót ástundian swá hwæt swá fram his gingrurn, forgýmeleásod bið ad ipsum respicit quicquid a discipulis delinquitur, R. Ben. 61, 7. Búton gé hí ámeldian, gé sceolon heora wíte ástundian, Hml. S. 23, 299

Linked entry: stundian

á-þweán

Grammar
á-þweán, pp.-þwagen,-þwægen,-þwogen.

to washcleanse an object from impurityto wash impurity from an object

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Mid fulluhte áþwagen (áðwogen, v.l.) fram his dǽdum, Hml. S. 27, 194. Hé bið áðwogen fram his synnun, Hml. Th. i. 472, 5. Hé hæfde hyra fét áþwogene, Jn. 13, 12: Hml.

Linked entry: on-þweán

á-syndran

Grammar
á-syndran, (á-syndrian).

to separate objects already connectedto distinguishto exceptto place at a distanceto prevent intermixturekeep apartto prevent associationparticipationcut off

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Swá hí swíþor beóþ ásyndrode fram.

ge-hæftnan

Grammar
ge-hæftnan, ge-hæftnian.
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Fram deófle hí beóð hæfde and gehæftnede a diabolo captivi tenentur, 336, 5. Þám gehæftnedum mannum captivis, 293, 3. Add

on-setenness

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on-setenness, <b>on-seteness, on-setness.</b>
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Substitute: laying on, imposition Fram þâm rihtgeleáffullum bisceope onsetnesse ( manus impositioni ) and sume gebede beón getrymede, Ll. Th. ii. 232, 19. Þurh biscopa handa onsetenesse. Shrn. 85, 19 (in Dict.) institution. Take here Lk. L. R.

sceó-ness

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Gebí[gað] eów fram þæs líchoman sciónesse, Verc. Först. 145, 15. Add

Linked entry: scý-nes

þwang

(n.)
Grammar
þwang, I.
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a strip of skin Befleh ǽnne þwang ( corrigiam ) þám biscope fram þám hneccan oþ þone hóh, Gr. D. 198, 4. a shoelace &#39;Cum and unscó mé&#39; . . Þá þwangas þára scóna ongunnon heom sylfe tóslúpan, Gr. D. 221, 22

trahtere

(n.)
Grammar
trahtere, es; m.

One who treats a subjectan expositorinterpretercommentator

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Fram trehterum a commentariis, 7, 28. Of flítendum trachterum a vitiosis interpretibus, Mt. Kmbl. p. i. 14

á-wacan

(v.)

to springarise

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Fram þan Wódne eall úre cynecynn áwóc, Chr. 449; P. 13, 25: 547; P. 17, 20. Odo þe þás þyng of áwócan, 1087; P. 223, 25. Hú fela þeóda áwócon of his iii. bearnum?, Sal. K. 182, 24, 26. Add

Linked entry: wacan

fór-steal

(n.)
Grammar
fór-steal, -steall, -stal, fóre-steall, es; m. [fór, fóre before; steal from stellan to leap, spring; therefore, at least originally, an assault, consisting in one man springing or placing himself before another, so as to obstruct his progress, Thorpe's Glos. to A. Sax. Laws] .

an assaultassultus sŭper ălĭquem in via rēgia factusviæ obstructiothe fine for an assaultmulcta pro assultu

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an assault; assultus sŭper ălĭquem in via rēgia factus, viæ obstructio Gif hwá forsteal oððon openne wiðercwyde ongeán lahriht Cristes oððe cyninges gewyrce if any one commit an assault or open opposition against the law of Christ or of the king, L.

Linked entries: fóre-steall fór-stal

forþ-yrnan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-yrnan, part. -yrnende; p. -arn, pl. -urnon; pp. -urnen

To run forth or beforeprecedepræcurrĕre

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To run forth or before, precede; præcurrĕre Wæs, æfter forþyrnendre tíde, ymb fífhund wintra and tú and hundnigontig fram Cristes hidercyme it was, according to the time preceding, about five hundred and ninety-two years from Christ's coming hither,

ge-brosnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-brosnung, -borsnung, e; f. [ge-, brosnung corruption]

A decayingcorruptioncorruptio

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A decaying, corruption; corruptio Hí hire líchoman gemétton swá ungewemmedne and swá gesundne, swá swá heó wæs fram gebrosnunge lícumlícre willnunge clǽne and unwemme intĕmĕrātum corpus invēnēre, ut a corruptiōne concŭpiscentiæ carnālis ĕrat immūne,

Linked entry: ge-borsnung