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á-teorodness

(n.)
Grammar
á-teorodness, á-teorodnessee; f.

Exhaustioncoming to an end

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Exhaustion, coming to an end Þá hálgan scínað and on þǽre beorhtnysse beóð ǽfre wunigende búton áteorodnysse (the brightness will never be exhausted), Hml. A. 44, 495

Weód-mónaþ

(n.)
Grammar
Weód-mónaþ, es ; m.

August

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August Agustus mónaþ on úre geþeóde wé nemnaþ Weódmónaþ, for ðon ðe on ðam mónþe mǽst geweaxaþ. Shrn. 110, 33 : 124, 14 : Menol. Fox 273; Men. 138

Linked entry: weód

BÓSUM

(n.)
Grammar
BÓSUM, bósm, es; m.

The space included by the folding of the arms, the BOSOM, lap, breast, interior partssinus, gremium, pectus, internasinus

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Ðá he híg dyde on his bósum mitte manum tuam in sinum tuum: cum misisset in sinum, Ex. 4, 6, 7.

blǽd

(n.)
Grammar
blǽd, m.

a blowingbreathbreathingspiritinspirationflameblazeprosperity

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H. 199, 21; Hml. S. 23, 72. Blǽde flamine, Germ. 400, 496. Se wind him stód ongeán mid ormǽtum blǽde, Hml. Th. ii. 378, 16 : i. 502, 19. ðone windes blǽd áweg flígde, ii. 140, 26.

Linked entry: blæst

ge-regnian

(v.)
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Æteó­wigende him þá gerénodan tunecan, Hml. S. 10, 66. Ðás fato cræfte gihrínado hǽðenra giclǽnsiga haec vascula, arte fabricata gentilium. emundare, Rtl. 97, 27

gremian

(v.)
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Ne græma þú úre godas, Hml. S. 7, 109. Ꝥ gé God ne gremian (grymman, v. l. ), Ll. Th. i. 270, 28. Ne gremigen (gremige, v. l.) gé eówru bearn nolite ad iracundiam provocare filios vestros, Past. 189, 23. God gremion, Hml.

úser

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
úser, usser; adj. pron.

Our

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Heó beswác yldran usse, Exon. Th. 226, 31; Ph. 414. Ussa sáula, Met. 23, 11

Linked entry: úre

ge-wéman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wéman, p. de; pp. ed [ge-, wéman to persuade, entice]

To turninclineseduceinclīnāresedūcĕre

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To turn, incline, seduce; inclīnāre, sedūcĕre næfdon ðone láreów ðe cúþe to sóþfæstnysse wege gewéman they had not the teacher who could incline them to the way of truth, Homl. Th. ii. 400, 30: i. 498, 18.

Linked entry: wéman

bisceop-setl

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop-setl, biscop-setl, biscep-setl, es; n.

a bishop's seat or residencesedes episcopalis a bishopricepiscopatus

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[bisceop a bishop, setl a seat]. a bishop's seat or residence; sedes episcopalis Sæt he ðæt bisceopsetl xxxvii wintra and six mónaþ and feówertyne dagas he occupied the episcopal residence thirty-seven [of] years [winters] and six months and fourteen

Linked entries: biscep-setl biscop-setl

sibbian

(v.)
Grammar
sibbian, p. ode
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Ðá wǽron on ðam tíman ungeþwǽre preóstas, ða wolde sibbian, Homl. Th. ii. 516, 5

steám

(n.)
Grammar
steám, stém, stiém, es; m.
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steam, hot exhalation, hot breath Him ( Herod ) stód stincende steám of ðam múðe, Homl. Th. i. 86, 14. Forlǽt wynsumne réc ástígan ... Ðá of ðære stówe steám up árás swylce réc, Elen. Kmbl. 1603; El. 803.

Linked entries: stém stiém

teart

(adj.)
Grammar
teart, adj.

Tart, sharp (of pain, punishment, etc.)severe; acer, asper

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Ús ðincþ swíðe teart wíte ðæt án úre fingra on fýr becume, Homl. Th. ii. 590, 32. Ðæt ne ðurfe becuman tó ðam teartum bryne, 592, 17. álýsþ mé fram teartum worde ( a uerbo aspero ), Ps. Lamb. 90, 3. Beó him gesǽd ða teartan wítu, Homl.

bí-genga

an inhabitanta cultivatorcultora worshipper

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H. 209, 3. Bígengcan, Guth. 20, 14. a cultivator cwæð tó þæs wíngeardes biggengan (bígencga cultorem, Lk. L. 13, 17) ... Se biggenga him andwyrde, Hml. Th. ii. 408, 2-5. sende tó bígengum (ad cultores), Lk. L.

Linked entry: bí-genge

ge-horsod

Grammar
ge-horsod, ge-horsian.
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Add: provided with or possessed of a horse sceal beón gehorsad ꝥ mæge tó hláfordes seáme ꝥ syllan equum habeat quem ad summagium domini sui prestare possit Ll. Th. i. 436, 6.

ge-fandod

(v.)
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Cf. fandian Þæt hié mósten gefandian hweðer hié heora medsélða oferswíþan mehte, Ors. 4, 4; S. 164, 28. to experience, taste.

ofer-híran

(v.)

not to listen to, to disregard, disobeyto overhear, hear

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Swá weorþlícne sige hæfde swá ǽr unweorþlíce ðara goda biscepum oferhírde he disregarded the prohibition of the augurs Ors. 3, 10; Swt. 140, 4.

Linked entry: ofer-hýran

cor-snǽd

(n.)
Grammar
cor-snǽd, e; f. [cor, cer, cyrr a choice; snǽd a bit, piece]

A choice or trial piece panis conjurátus, offa consecrāta

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A sort of ordeal in which the person accused had placed in his mouth an ounce of bread or cheese. If he ate it freely and without hurt, he was considered innocent; but guilty, if he could not swallow it, or had a difficulty in doing so.

Linked entries: snǽd or-dál

or-módness

(n.)
Grammar
or-módness, e; f.

Desperation, despair

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Hæfde hine seó deófollíce strǽl mid ormódnysse gewundodne: wæs se eádiga wer Gúðlác mid ðære ormódnysse þrí dagas gewundod, ðæt sylfa nyste hwider wolde mid his móde gecyrran, Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 28, 13-17.

smirwung

(n.)
Grammar
smirwung, smiring (-ung), e; f.

anointing, unctionan ointment

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Gif se seóca man girnþ ðæt man hine smerige, dó ðonne his andetnesse ǽr ðare smerunge, and gif æfter ðare smyrunge hál wurð, mót flǽsces brúcan. On ðare smyrunge biþ lǽcedóm L. Ælfc.

Linked entries: smiring smyring

árian

(v.)
Grammar
árian, to árianne; part. ende, gende; p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od; v. a. [ár honour] .

to give honourto honourreverencehave in admirationhonorarehonorificarevenerarito regardcare forsparehave mercypitypardonforgiveconsulerepropitium essemisereriparcere

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He áraþ ða gódan he honoureth the good, Bt, 41, 2; Fox 246, 19. Ic árode ðé ofer ealle gesceafta I honoured thee over all creatures, Exon. 28 a ; Th. 84, 33; Cri. 1383.

Linked entries: áriende árod