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a-screpan

(v.)

to bear out

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to bear out. Dele, and see preceding word

æt-berstan

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Þá hé ne ætburste on wætere, Chr. 1050 ; P. 167, 34. fig. to escape, be free from the power of a person (dat.) Ic ne mæg þám Almihtigan ætberstan on lífe oþþe on deáðe, Hml. S. 25, 100. to escape, be safe from danger, evil, &c. with dat.

furþor

localto or at a more advanced point of progressto a greater degree or extentmore thoroughlycompletelydenoting superioritydenoting greater importance or significance, moredenoting excess, beyondover and abovedenoting transgressiondenoting increasedenoting continued actionlater

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cf. hit is sellicre þæt . . ., Met. 11, 50) heora furþum nán búton óþrum beón ne mæg, Bt. 21; F. 74, 18.

þeów

(n.)
Grammar
þeów, es; þeówa, an; m.
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Throughout the influence of the church seems to have been exerted in favour of the slave.

beór-tún

(n.)
Grammar
beór-tún, es; m.

A beer-hallconvivis recipiendis locus vel aulaMann

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A beer-hall; convivis recipiendis locus vel aula, Mann

beót

(v.; part.)
Grammar
beót, p.of beátan.

beathurt

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beat, hurt Cd. 187; Th. 232, 24; Dan. 265;

féstrian

(v.)
Grammar
féstrian, p. ode, ude; pp. od, ud

To fosternourishnutrīre

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To foster, nourish; nutrīre Féstrud beón nutrīri, Scint. 81

Linked entry: fóstrian

ge-bindan

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On ðǽm bearwum sáula hangodan be heora handum gebundne, Bl. H. 209, 36. to tether an animal Gyt gemétaþ eoselan gebundene, Bl.

(adv.)
Grammar
HÚ, adv.

How

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Ús secgaþ béc hú ástág in middangeard bearn godes, Exon. 19 a; Th. 49, 15; Cri. 786.

Linked entries: hú-lic hú-meta hwu

cídan

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Ben. 89, 14. to quarrel Cídde altercaretur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 62: 5, 61. Getugun ł cédun litigabant, Jn. R. 6, 52

cræftig

(adj.)
Grammar
cræftig, adj.

IngeniousskilfulCRAFTYcunningvirtuouspowerful ingeniosusperitusastutusprobuspotens

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Kmbl. 584; Sal. 291; Beo. Th. 3929; B. 1962; Chr. 1066; Th. 334, 1; Edw. 5. Weras wísfæste, wordes cræftige wise men, powerful of speech Elen. Kmbl. 628, 630; El. 314, 315.

ge-þolian

(v.)
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L. 5, 26. to bear evil, be patient under, submit to Ic þæt sár for þé þurh eáðmédu eall geþolade, hosp and hearmcwide, Cri. 1443.

hwæðer

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hwæðer, pron.

eitherboth

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Gif hwá tó hwæðrum ðissa geniéd síe if any one be forced to either of these, L. Alf, pol. 1; Th. i. 60, 3.

Linked entry: hwæðer

scippan

(v.)
Grammar
scippan, scieppan, sceppan; p. scóp, sceóp; pp. sceapen, scepen.
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Wæs sió wróht scepen wið Hugas, Beo. Th. 5819; B. 2913. <b>III a.

sang

(n.)
Grammar
sang, es; m.

song, singinga singing, chantingsong, poetry,a songa poem

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Homl. 45, 36. song, poetry, Similar entries v.sang-cræft. a song, a poem to be sung or recited Se hálga song gehýred wæs, Exon. Th. 181, 23; Gú. 1297.

Linked entry: song

gaderian

(v.)

to join, uniteto bring togetherto bring togethercollectaccumulate, amassto bringgarnerto gatherto gathercompile

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L. 13, 28. of the action of a net Gelíc ásendum nette on sǽ and of ǽlcum fisccynne gadrigendum (geadrigende, L., congreganti), Mt. 13, 47. to gather literary material, compile Of ðǽre béc þe Béda gesette and gaderode of manegra wísra láreówa bócum,

a-screpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-screpan, -scrypan; pp. en

To bearcast or vomit outegerere

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To bear, cast or vomit out; egerere, Cot. 71

Linked entry: a-scrypan

cyre

(n.)
Grammar
cyre, es; m. [ceósan to choose] Choice, free choice, free will; electio, hærĕsis = αἵρεσις , optio, arbitrium
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Ic wylle ðæt hý sýn heora freólses wyrðe and hyra cyres I will that they be worthy of their freedom and their free will, Cod. Dipl. 314; A. D. 880-885; Kmbl. ii. 116, 30.

seten

(n.)
Grammar
seten, [n]e; f.
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Lind. 15, 13, what is planted or set Gif mon gesíðcundne monnan ádrífe, fordrífe ðý botle næs ðære setene (the ejected tenant was not to be deprived of what he had planted (?); or seten.

Linked entry: setin

geard

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On ðone æcergeard; á be ðǽm gearde, 458, 25