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BREÁD

(n.)
Grammar
BREÁD, breód, es; n.

A bit, fragment, morsel, BREADbuccella, panis

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ge-éton ðæt breád manducaverunt panem, 6, 23

Linked entry: breód

brún-fág

(adj.)
Grammar
brún-fág, adj.

coloured, dyedOf a brown colour, brown-huedfulvi coloris

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[brown, fág coloured, dyed] Of a brown colour, brown-hued; fulvi coloris Ætbær brúnfágne helm he bore away the brown-hued helmet, Beo. Th. 5223; B. 2615

ofer-fyllan

(v.)

to fill to overflowing, (of eating)to feed to excess

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beóþ oferfyllede óthorn; spíweþan, R. Ben. 136, 25

Linked entry: fyllan

slíf-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
slíf-leás, adj.

Sleeveless

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Hæbban scapulare, ðæt is gehwǽde cugelan and slýfleáse R. Ben. 89, 13

híw-gedál

(n.)
Grammar
híw-gedál, es; n.

A separation of man and wife, divorce:

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A separation of man and wife, divorce: sylle hyre hyra híwgedáles bóc det illi libellum repudii, Mt. Bos. 5, 31; 19, 7; Mk. Skt. 10, 4

hlǽnsian

(v.)
Grammar
hlǽnsian, p. ode

To make lean;macerare, castigare.

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Hpt. Gl. 433. 'Carnis maceratio fleises lensing.Mon lenseþ his fleis hwenne he him ȝefeð lutel to etene,' [Cf. O. E. Hom.i. 147.]

freóndlíce

(adv.)
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Þá þe Gode híwcúþlícor and freóndlícor þeówiað hi gut Deo familiarius serviunt, Gr. D. 165, 1. Add

ent

(n.)
Grammar
ent, es; m. A giant; gĭgas = γίγας
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Gen. 6, 4 : Homl. Th. i. 318, 15. He seah on enta geweorc he looked on the work of giants, Beo. Th. 5428; B. 2717: Exon. 77b; Th. 291, 24; Wand. 87: Andr. Kmbl. 2988; An. 1497: Menol. Fox 463; Gn. C. 2

Linked entries: EÓTEN eten

land-fird

(n.)
Grammar
land-fird, e; f.

An expeditiona land force

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Man sceolde mid scypfyrde and eác mid landfyrde hym ongeán faran, 999; Erl. 134, 30. Se man ðe ætfleó fram his hláforde sý hit on scypfyrde sý hit on landfyrde þolige ealles ðæs ðe áge and his ágenes feores, L. C. S. 78; Th. 1. 420, 9.

Linked entry: fird

ge-félan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-félan, p. de; pp. ed

To feelperceivesentīre

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He ðæs wítes worn gefélde he felt the force of the torment, Cd. 214; Th. 269, 23; Sat. 77

þreál

(n.)
Grammar
þreál, e; f.

Correctioncorrection by wordsreproofrebukecorrection by actschastisementpunishmentdiscipline

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Þreále invectionis, Hpt. Gl. 448, 52. ( John the Baptist ) ða heard-heortan ðeóde mid stearcre ðreále and stíðre myngunge tó lífes wege gebígde, Homl.

gnídan

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hét hine mid sealte gnídan, Hml. S. 14, 46. to rub material on a surface gnád on ansýne þæs mannes ꝥ dúst . . . lange hwíle gnád, Gr. D. 216, 15

middel

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wæs lytel in ðám midle Crístes þegna ( in medio discipulorum), Gr. D. 218, 1. Ne wyrð seó nǽfre onwend þá hwíle þe God byð on hire midle, Ps. Th. 45, 4. the middle of the body Oð middil pube ( puue, MS. ) tenus, Hpt. 33, 251, 25

ofer-brǽdan

(v.)

to overspread, overshadow, act as a covering overto overspread, put a covering over

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Heofonlíc leóht com ofer ealle and swá swá mycel scýte ealle oferbrǽdde, Bd. 4, 7; S. 575, 7. Wolcen oferbrǽdde hiǽ pubis obumbrans eos, Mk. Skt. Rush. 9, 7: Lk. Skt. Rush. 9, 34.

Linked entries: of-brǽded fore-brǽdan

hleówþ

(n.)
Grammar
hleówþ, hleóþ, hlíwþ, hlýwþ, e; f.

Shelter, protection, warmth

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Ðonne him cælþ cépþ him hlýwðe when he gets cold he looks out for warmth, Hexam. 20; Norm. 28, 23. Tó neste bǽron heora briddum tó hleówþe bore it to their nest to shelter their young, Homl. Th. ii. 144, 23.

Linked entries: hlíwþ hlýwþ

á-sleán

to strike offremove by a stroketo strike make a mark(cut) by a stroketo strike with the handto strike with a hammer:--to strikeparalyseto strike out a pathmake way

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Add: to strike off, remove by a stroke Him mon áslóg þæt heáfod of, Ors. 6, 34; S. 290, 14. áslóh of (áslóg, Lind.) ánes þeówan eáre, amputavit, Lind.) Mt. 26, 51. ꝥ heáfod of áslóh, Hml. A. 15, 357. hét his heáfod of ásleán, Hml.

Linked entry: on-áslagen

á-tellan

to countnumbercomputeto enumerateto tellrelaterecountto reckonrepute

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On manige ódre þingon þe earfoðe sindon tó áteallene, Chr. 1086;P. 222, 18. to tell,relate,recount Hig eall átealdon þ hig gesáwon, Nic. 2, 17. Hig hym eall átealdon be þám wýtegum, 19, 30.

CEÓL

(n.)
Grammar
CEÓL, ciól, es; m.

KEELa shipcarina, celox, navis

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He ceól gesóhte he sought the ship, Andr. Kmbl. 759; An. 380. cómon on þrím ceólumto Brytene they came in three ships to Britain, Chr. 449; Erl. 13, 3: Bt. Met. Fox 21, 22; Met. 21, 11.

Linked entry: ciól

cyne-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
cyne-líc, cynellíc, cynelec; adj.

Kingly, royal, regal, belonging to the state, public regius, regalis, publicus

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He onféng cynelícum gewǽdum and com on Breotone he took the royal robes and came into Britain, 1, 6; S. 476, 19, note. Wið ða cynelícan ádle ðe man auriginem nemneþ ad morbum regium, hoc est, auriginem [ = auruginem], Herb. 87, 1; Lchdm. i. 190, 14.

Linked entries: cynelec cynellíc

hreów

(n.)
Grammar
hreów, e; f.

Sorrowregretpenitencepenancerepentance

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Homl. 35, 36. Hreówe and dǽdbóte, 79, 5. Ne wihte hafaþ hreówe on móde ðæt him hálig gǽst losige he hath not regret for the loss of his holy spirit, Exon. 30 b; Th. 95, 16; Cri. 1558. Hreówum tornost most grievous of sorrows, Beo.