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(n.)
Grammar
eá, a river.
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Cymþ ꝥ wæter úp æt ðám ǽwelme, wyrþ ðonne tó bróce, ðonne tó eá, ðonne andlang eá oþ hit wyrþ eft tó sǽ, Bt. 34, 6; F. 140, 20. On twá healfe þǽre é, Chr. 894; P. 87, 22. On ǽgþere healfe eás, 918; P. 100, 6.

práfost

(n.)
Grammar
práfost, práfost, es; m.
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Gif ... hit ðam abbode rǽd þince, swá hwilcne swá se abbod geceóse mid geþeahte ðara bróðra ðe God ondrǽdaþ, sette ðæne him tó práuoste.

Linked entry: prófast

díc

(n.; v.)
Grammar
díc, es, e, and indecl.; m. f. [The instances given in Dict. under díc; m. and díc; f. may probably be taken together.]
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Ðǽr fyxan díc tó bróce gǽð, C. D. ii. 29, 1. Of ðǽm pytte on ðone díc ... ondlong dices ðéh sió díc forscoten wǽre, iii. 168, 35. On ðá ealdan díc; andlang díce ... andlong díc ... andlang ðǽre miclan díc ... andlang díc, 78, 10-18.

fætt

Grammar
fætt, l. fǽtt,

plumpcorpulentobesefattedplumpfull-bodiedsubstantialoleaginousunctuousrichfertileproductiverich

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Voc. ii. 83, 67: 18, 52. rich (of food) Fǽtt broþ pingue jus, Coll. M. 29, 13. Fétto pinguia, Kent.

for-habban

(v.)

To abstainrefrainabstinentcontinentto abstain fromto restrainkeep awayto keep backnot to mentionto restraincheckstop

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Grammar for-habban, for-hæbbende abstinent, continent: Hine þá bróðra hatedon, þý hé swá forhæbbende wæs, Guth. 16, 26. Forhæbbendra continentium, i. virginum, An. Ox. 1002.

syn

(n.)
Grammar
syn, e; f.

misdeed, fault, crime, wrongsin

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Seó geofu wæs broht for ðære synne ðæs ǽrestan wífes . . . and seó synn wæs ádilegod, Blickl. Homl. 5, 4-6. Syn, 3, 7.

a-weccan

(v.)
Grammar
a-weccan, -weccean ; ic -wecce, ðú -wecest, -wecst, he -wecceþ, -weceþ, -wecþ, pl. -weccaþ,-wecceaþ; p. -weahte,-wehte, pl. -weahton, -wehton; impert. -wec, -wece, pl. -wecceaþ; pp. -weaht, -weht ; v. trans.

to awakearouse from sleepawake from deathe somno excitaresuscitareresuscitareto exciterousestir upcall forthraise upraise up childrenexcitareconcitaresuscitareresuscitare

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Hys bróðor sǽd awecce suscitet semen fratri suo, 20, 28

helan

(v.)
Grammar
helan, p. hæl, pl. hǽlon; pp. holen

To concealhidecover

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Hé hit hæl swíðe fæste wið his bróðor he concealed it very carefully from his brother, Ors. 6, 33; Swt. 288, 14. Hé ðæt hæl ǽrest sce petre he at first concealed that from St. Peter, Shrn. 74, 20.

Linked entries: ge-hala be-helan hal

á-meldian

(v.)
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Se bróðor þe giltig ámeldod bið ðám abbode þurh óðerne man and nó þurh hine selfne, R. Ben. 71, 13. Wurdon ámeldode seofon hálige men, Hml.

cunnian

(v.)
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Cunna hwæðer ðú mæge ádón ðone cíð of ðínes bróður eágan, Past. 225, 8. Hé wolde cunnian gif hé mihte hí gebígan fram Godes biggencgum, Hml. S. 29, 281: Chr. 992; P. 127, 12. Ic wolde cunnian, meahte ic ealne middangeard ymbféran, Nar. 20, 9

ge-þwǽrian

(v.)
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Geþwǽraþ (-þwériaþ, v. l.) þǽre onwrigenesse and þǽre gesegene þæs bróðor ... þæt word Ecgbryhtes conuenit reuelationi et relationi fratris ... sermo Ecgbercti, Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 363, 6. with prep.

sméðe

(adj.)
Grammar
sméðe, adj.

Smoothsmooth, without roughness or inequalitiessmooth, without discomfort or annoyancesmooth, suave, avoiding offencesmooth, not irritating (of food, medicine, etc.)smooth not harsh, melodious, harmonious

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Mín bróður ys rúh and ic eom sméðe Gen. 27, 11. Ðonne glád hit on ðǽm scyllum swelce hit wǽre sméðe ísen Ors. 4, 6; Swt. 174, 8. Wæs cyrtil unrúh ł smoeðe Jn. Skt. Lind. 19, 23. Án dún ful sméðe Homl. Skt. i. 19, 109.

twi-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
twi-feald, adj.
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Ic ádreáh mycel broc mid Petre; nú is mín yfel twyfeald, nú Paulus ðæt ilce lǽreþ, Blickl. Homl. 175, 13. Twifealdum gáste (Helisaeus Helia) duplo (dilatuj) spiritu Hpt. Gl 440, 47. Twi-fealdre gife bino munere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 26: Blickl.

LEÓF

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
LEÓF, adj.

LIEFdesirablepleasantacceptablelovedbeloveddeara friendloved one

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Míne bróðru leófon my dear brethren, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 43. Ðǽr ne biþ leófra gedál ne láðra gesamnung there shall not be parting of friends there, or meeting of foes, Blickl. Homl. 65, 20.

Linked entry: leóf

MANIG

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
MANIG, maneg, monig, mænig; adj.

MANYmany a

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Monige ðara bróðra sǽdon, Bd. 3, 8; S. 532, 4. Geseah hé rinca manige, Beo. Th. 1461; B. 728

BLÓD

(n.)
Grammar
BLÓD, es; n.

BLOOD, goresanguis, cruor

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Gebletsode Romulus mid his bróðor blóde ðone weall, and mid ðara sweora blóde ða cyrican, and mid his eámes blóde ðæt ríce Romulus blessed [consecrated] the wall [of Rome] with his brother's blood, the temples with the blood of their fathers-in-law, and

ágan

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Th. 108, 27. of obligation, to have to do something Æt swá miclon swá mín bróðor wát ꝥ ic heom mid rihte tó gyldanne áh, Cht. Th. 561, 31. ꝥ Micel is ꝥ sácerd áh tó dónne, Ll. Th. i. 360, 30. Swilce þénisce dón swilce hig ágon tó dóne, Cht.

ge-bringan

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Hé wæs þencende hú hé his bróðor on þǽm onwalde gebringan mehte. Ors. 6, 36; S. 292, 24. Se cyng sume hét on hæftneðe gebringan, Chr. 1095 ; P. 231, 34

Linked entry: ge-brengan

gíme-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
gíme-leás, adj.
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. — Gif hwylc bróðor beó gemét swá gýmeleás (-lés, v. l., gímeleás neglegens R. Ben. I. 83, 16), þæt hé nelle hálige béc smeágan, R. Ben. 75, 3. Críst sylfa cwæþ ꝥ hé nelle gehýran þæs gímeleásan mannes gebedrǽdene, Bl. H. 57, 4.

bót

mendingrepairremedyimprovementhelpamendmentamendsreparationrepentancepenance

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tó laman limseóce cwómon ... symle hǽlo þǽr æt þám bisceope, bóte fundon, El. 1217 : 299. rescue from evil or peril, amendment of condition help Hý tó anlic-nessum hý gebǽdon, and wéndon þæt heom of ðám cóme bót ... ǽlc yfel cymð of deófle and ǽlc broc