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á-sprungennes

Grammar
á-sprungennes, -sprungnes.

failuredeceaseeclipseExlypsis,

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Be þǽre ásprungnisse sunnan and mónan, Nar. 3, 13. Similar entries v. up-ásprungennes

beado-wrǽd

(n.)

A war-company

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v. wrǽd, The epithet applies to a collection of plants to be used against a disease, and occurs in a charm) Ic binne (benne ?)

Linked entry: wrǽd

þancian

(v.)
Grammar
þancian, p. ode.
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Th. 17, 10; Gen. 257. with gen. of a pronoun and clause stating cause of thanks Se gomela Gode þancode ðæs se man gespræc, Beo. Th. 2799; B. 1397: Elen. Kmbl. 1921; El. 962. Heó Gode þancode ðæs ðe hió sóð gecneów, 2276; El. 1139: Beo.

wlencu

(n.)
Grammar
wlencu, (-o); indecl.: wlenc, e; f.

pridehigh spiritpridearrogancehaughtinessinsolencedistinctionsplendourpompdignitymagnificencewealthgreatness

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For wlenco, Beo. Th. 2416; B. 1206. Wlence insolentiam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 6. Þeódum ýwaþ wísdóm weras, wlencu forleósaþ, Exon.

Linked entries: wlanc wlanc

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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Ðá ðú gehogodest sæcce sécean, Beo. Th. 3982; B. 1989: 5117; B. 2562.

tácn

(n.)
Grammar
tácn, ,es; n.

A token, signa sign, significant forman ensigna token, a credentiala sign, monumenta sign of the Zodiaca sign, distinguishing mark (lit. or fig.)a sign to attract attention, a signala sign of anything future, a prognostica sign, an action that conveys a meaninga sign, indication, mark which shews condition or state</b> as a medical term, a symptoma sign, symbol, emblema sign which shews the truth or reality of anything, proof, demonstration, evidencea supernatural sign, miracle, prodigya signal event, remarkable circumstance

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Be tácnum on roppe, 230, 16.

ge-þeahting

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Þá þing þe beóð on Godes geþeahtunge (design, cf. ge-þeaht; ) (þá þe beóð Godes geþeahtunge, v. l.) quae Dei sunt, Gr. D. 137, 4

sceó-ness

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Ic wundrige ꝥ ǽfre mihte swá mycclum biscope beón undercropen seó deófollice scinnys miror quod subripi pontifici tanto potuerit, Gr. D. 40, 18. Undercropen beón mid scinnysse subripi, 41, 16. Gebí[gað] eów fram þæs líchoman sciónesse, Verc.

Linked entry: scý-nes

on-bígan

(v.)
Grammar
on-bígan, p. de

To cause to bend, to subdue

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To cause to bend, to subdue Heó míne sáwle onbígdon incurvaverunt animam meam, Ps. Th. 56, 7. Heora módes heánesse ealle eorþcyningas onbégan mihton their loftiness of soul could make all the kings of the earth to bend, Blickl. Homl. 119, 21

Linked entry: on-býgan

ó-wérn

(adv.)
Grammar
ó-wérn, adv.
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(Smith's Bede, 595, 3, has ówhwǽr.)

pyrtan

(v.)
Grammar
pyrtan, p. te
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To strike, beat Wæs sceacen vibratur, pyrte ferit, Germ. 401, 47

Linked entry: portian

ge-cnocian

(v.)

to beatpound

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to beat, pound, Herb. 64; Lchdm. i. 168, 6, MS. B

beód-sceát

(n.)
Grammar
beód-sceát, es; m. -scíte, an; f. For Cot. 136
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substitute Beód-scýte oððe beódsceát mantile, Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 52

fetelsod

(adj.)
Grammar
fetelsod, adj. (ptcpl.)
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Provided with a belt Tuéye suerde fetelsade, Cht. Th. 505, 21

Linked entry: ge-fetelsod

ge-wyrhta

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Add: — Nege beón gewitan ne gewyrhtanǽnigesrnorðres ue manslihtes, Wlfst. 40, 7

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyrcan, -wyrcean; p. -worhte, ðú -worhtest; pp. -worht.

to workmakebuildformdisposedoperformcelebratecommitto get by workinggainobtainmerit

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Homl. 187, 12: Beo. Th. 139; B. 69. Ðú miht wundor gewyrcean tu facis mirabilia, Ps. Th. 76. 11. Gif ic godes meahte willan gewyrcean if I could do God's will, Cd. 39; Th. 51, 31; Gen. 835.

Linked entry: ge-worht

fore

(prep.)
Grammar
fore, = for, q. v; prep. dat. acc.

foron account offor the sake ofpropropterperforon account offor the sake ofpropropterper

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Se þegn fore fæder dǽdum swefeþ the thane sleeps for his father's deeds, Beo. Th. 4125; B. 2059

FRETAN

(v.)
Grammar
FRETAN, ic frete, ðú fritest, fritst, he freteþ, friteþ, fritt, fryt, pl. fretaþ; p. ic, he fræt, ðú frǽte. pl. frǽton; pp. freten [for-, etan to eat?].

to eat upgnawFRETdevourconsumedevŏrāreconsūmĕrecomĕdĕreto breakburstfrangĕrerumpĕre

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Th. 13, 9: 26, 3: Exon. 127 a; Th. 488, 11; Rä. 76, 5: 87 b; Th. 329, 34; Vy. 44: Beo. Th. 6021; B. 3014: 6220; B. 3114. Swá líg freteþ mórhǽþ vĕlut flamma incendat montes, Ps. Th. 82, 10. Friteþ wildne fugol it eats the wild bird, Salm.

Linked entry: gefrett

leód-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
leód-scipe, es; m.

A peoplenation

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S. 2; Th. i. 272, 23: Beo. Th. 4400; B. 2197. On ðam leódscipe [the Greeks], Bt. Met. Fox 30, 3; Met. 30, 2. Hwæt tó bóte mihte æt ðæm fǽrcwealme ðe his leódscipe swýðe drehte, L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 270, 10: Chr. 1014; Erl. 150, 9: Beo.

ge-fadian

(v.)
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Ben. 66, 2. Swylc notu on mynstre sý gefadod and geendebyrd, 125, 9. (3 a) to arrange the order of procedure :-- Þus gefadodre endebyrdnesse þæs dæglican sealmsanges, R.