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lǽn-land

(n.)
Grammar
lǽn-land, es; n.
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to the possession of Eadric his thane, such as before he held by lease, Cod.

lah-bryce

(n.)
Grammar
lah-bryce, es; m.
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A breach of the law Ðæt wæs geworden ðæs ðe hé sǽde þurh gelǽredra regolbryce and þurh lǽwedra lahbryce that happened, according to him [Gildas], through the violation of their rule by ecclesiastics, and through the breaking of the law by laymen, Swt

ge-leoran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-leoran, p. de; pp. ed

To godepartemigratedieīremigrāreemigrāredefĭcĕre

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To go, depart, emigrate, die; īre, migrāre, emigrāre, defĭcĕre Mec geleoran lǽt let me depart, Exon. 118 b; Th. 455, 3; Hy. 4, 44 : Bd. 4, 23; S. 596, 11. Ic ná geleore non emigrābo, Ps. Spl. C. 61, 6.

Linked entries: ge-lioran ge-lirde

ge-rím

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rím, es; n.

A number, computation, calendar, diarynŭmĕrus, compŭtātio, ephāmĕris

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On getal gerímes by reckoning of numbers, Salm. Kmbl. 184, 7. On geríme by number, 192, 10

Linked entry: gerím-bóc

ge-manian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-manian, -monian, -monigan; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To admonish, exhort, prompt, remind, rememberadmonere, hortari, suggerere, in memoriam rei reducere, recordari

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Se ánwealda hæfþ ealle his gesceafta mid his bridle getogene and gemanode the Ruler has with his bridle restrained and admonished all his creatures, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 7 : Bt. Met. Fox 11, 47; Met. 11, 24.

Linked entry: ge-monian

reliquias

(n.)
Grammar
reliquias, pl. m.

Relics of saints

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Swá hwylc mann swá hríneþ ðíne reliquias oððe ðíne bán, Nar. 49, 4

bringan

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Hé þá sprǽce ne mihte bringan tó nánum ende, Bt. 41, 3; F. 246, 29. Bringende delaturos, Wrt. Voc. ii. 28, 56. ꝥ yrfe ꝥ him brungen (bróht, v. l.) wæs, Gr. D. 201, 10. Add

dǽd-béta

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Drihten cwæð þæt micel blis wǽre on heofenum be ánum dǽdbétan, 350, 8. Þæt forbod húslganges and inganges intó cyrican is eal þearflic þám dǽdbétan, Wlfst. 155, 3. Be dǽdbétan, Ll. Th. ii. 278, 1. Add

ge-sceádwíslic

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constant, Bt. 34, 9; F. 146, 8. v. ge-sceádlic ; <b>II.

íþ-ness

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Þára þe ǽrest on earfoðum byð and eft on éðnesse, Ps. Th. 40 arg.: Solil. H. 44, 13, Hí maciað eall be luste and be éþmesse, Ll. Th. ii. 322, 25. Þára góda and þára ýðnessa þe God hafað gegearwod þám þe hine lufiað, Verc. Först. 101, 17. Add

tellan

Grammar
tellan, <b>. II.</b>
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<b>III a.</b> add :-- Wolde hé Róme gesécan, ꝥ in þá tíd wæs micles mægenes teald and gelýfed Romam adire curauit, quod eo tempore magnae uirtutis, aestimabatur, Bd. 4, 23; Sch. 470, 11. <b>III c.

wearp

(n.)
Grammar
wearp, es; n.

the warp, thread stretched lengthwise in a looma pliant twig that may be used in basket-making.

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Wearpum stamina, 430, 74. a pliant twig that may be used in basket-making. v. wearp-fæt Wearp vimen, Wrt. Voc. ii. 123, 73. [Warp, threde for webbynge stamen, licium, Prompt. Parv. 517

gástlíce

(adv.)

spirituallyspiritually

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Add: spiritually opposed to physically, corporeally His micelnesse ne mæg nán monn ámetan; nis ꝥ ðeáh no líchomlíce tó wénanne, ac gástlíce, Bt. 42 ; F. 258, 14.

byrgen

(n.)
Grammar
byrgen, byrgenn, birgen, byrigen, burgen, e; f. [beorg tumulus]
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Th. 5604-5606; B. 2806, 2807.

a-cígan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cígan, p. de; pp. ed

To callvocareevocare

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Hine aclgde fit evocavit eum, Bd. 2, 12 ; S. 513, 19

Linked entry: a-cægan

a-cwelan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cwelan, he -cwilþ, pl. -cwelaþ; p. -cwæl, pl. -cwǽlon; pp. -cwolen, -cwelen, v. n.

To dieperishmori

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Ofercumen biþ he ǽr he acwele he will be overcome ere he dies, Exon, 90b; Th. 340, 10; Gn. Ex. 114. Monige men hungre acwǽlon many men died of hunger, Chr. 918; Erl. 104, 13

ǼÐM

(n.)
Grammar
ǼÐM, éðm, es; m.

A vapourbreatha hole to breathe througha smellhalitusspiritusvapor

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A vapour, breath, a hole to breathe through, a smell; halitus, spiritus, vapor Hreðer ǽðme weóil his breast heaved with breathing, Beo. Th. 5180; B. 2593. Hú síd se swarta éðm seó how vast the black vapour may be, Cd. 228; Th. 309, 4; Sat. 704

Linked entries: éðm BRǼÞ

arce-bisceop

(n.)
Grammar
arce-bisceop, arce-bysceop, arce-biscop, ærce-bisceop, erce-biscop, es; m.

The chief bishopARCHBISHOParchiepiscopus

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The chief bishop, ARCHBISHOP; archiepiscopus [ = ἀρχι-επίσκοπος from ἀρχι = ἀρχός a leader, chief; επίσκοπος v. bisceop] Honorius se arcebysceop gehálgode Thoman his diácon, to bisceope archbishop Honorius consecrated Thomas his deacon, as bishop, Bd

a-slúpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-slúpan, p. -sleáp, pl. -slupon; pp. -slopen

To slip awayelabi

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Ðæt hí ǽfre him of aslépen [ = asleópen] that they may ever slip from them, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 18 ; Met. 13, 9

Linked entries: a-slépen slúpan

bealcettan

(v.)
Grammar
bealcettan, belcettan, bealcan ; p. te ; pp. ted

To belchuttersend forthemiteructaredicereemittere

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To belch, utter, send forth, emit; eructare, dicere, emittere Swéte to bealcetenne pleasant to belch, Bt. 22, 1; Fox 76, 32. Bealcetteþ heorte mín word gód eructat cor meum verbum bonum, Ps. Spl. 44, 1.