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bróc

(n.)
Grammar
bróc, es; pl. brócu; n: bróc, gebróc,

Affliction, misery, tribulation, trouble, labour, adversity, a disease, malady, sicknessafflictio, miseria, tribulatio, labor, adversitas, morbus, ægritudo

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Th. ii. 24, 16: 176, 32. Brócu miseriæ, Lye

ge-sprǽc

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Þæs þe ús cýþað þá hálgan gespræcu (-sprecu, v.l.) quod sacra testantur eloquia, Gr. D. 294, 21 : Hml. S. 23 b, 92. Gespræca uerborum, i. sermonum, An. Ox. 2, 169. On þæs hálgan gewrites gesprecum (eloquiis), Gr. D. 138. 35.

éfestan

(v.)
Grammar
éfestan, l. efestan,
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Þé gedafenað tó efestenne ꝥ þúþíne trýwa gehealde, Hml. S. 30, 124. Tó ðǽm heistum ibodum oefistende ad altiora festinans, Mt. p. 9, 17. trans. with gen. To strive after, endeavour to do, undertake Þá gódan weorc wé ánforlátaþ . . .

be-fóran

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
be-fóran, l. be-foran, and add:

in the presence ofin front of an object a-head ofover againstbeforein advance of:into the presence ofbeforein advance

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Beforan þám, Ll. Th. i. 86, 15. Beforan þissum, Chr. 937; P. 110, l. marking degree, rank, with dat.

lang-ness

(n.)
Grammar
lang-ness, e; f.

Length

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Ðonne sceal man ðysne wyrttruman gedrígean and ða langnysse tóceorfan on pysena gelícnysse this plant is to be dried, and its length cut up into pieces about the size of peas, Herb. 140, 1; Lchdm. i. 260, 15.

ge-werian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-werian, to defend.
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þe land gewerod hæbbe be scíre gewitnesse hæbbe hé unbesacen on daege and æfter dæge tó syllenne and tó gifenne þám þe him leófast sý, Ll. Th. i. 420, 18-22

gýmeleást

(n.)
Grammar
gýmeleást, gímelíst, gémelést, e; f.

Carelessnessnegligenceneglectnegligentia

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Se Hǽlend ne forlét to gýmeleáste his gelufedan apostol the Saviour did not leave his beloved apostle to neglect, Homl. Th. 1. 58, 33

ge-manian

(v.)
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Ne þurfon wé ná þæs wénan, þæt úre Drihten ús nelle þára leána gemanian, þe hé ús hér on eorðan forgyfen hafað, Wlfst. 148, 16: 261, 18. <b>IV a.

eác

(con.)
Grammar
eác, conj. l. adv.
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and add: where there is addition of objects Þǽr wearð Síulf ealdorman ofslægen ... and Eádwold, and manige eác tó him, ... swíðe mænige eác mid him, Chr. 905; P. 95, 16, 20. Þá cinges þegnas ..., ge eác sum dǽl þæs Norð-Wealcynnes, 894; P. 87, 18.

here-toga

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Þá onstealdon þá heretogan ǽrest þone fleám, Chr. 993; P. 127, 29. as an official term Eoldorman princeps, heore-toga oððe láteów dux ealdorman oððe geréfa comes, Wrt. Voc. i. 72, 60.

be-cirran

(v.)
Grammar
be-cirran, (-cerran, -cyrran, q. v. in Dict.).

to turn roundabout to go roundpass byavoidto turnpervertseduceto beguiledeceiveto get round a person

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Chr. 1003; Th. 252, 30. Cyrtenysse (wǽre) becyrred venustate caperetur, An. Ox. 5258. [Þurh þe smel of þe chese he bicherreð monie mus to þe stoke, O. E. Homl. i. 53, 22. Þe deuel mid his hinderworde bicherde Adam, ii. 59, 19.

Linked entries: be-cerran be-cyrran

ár-gebland

(n.)
Grammar
ár-gebland, es; m.

The mingling of the oarsthe sea disturbed by the oarsthe oar-disturbed searemorum commixtiomare remis turbatum

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The mingling of the oars, the sea disturbed by the oars, the oar-disturbed sea; remorum commixtio, mare remis turbatum, Andr. Kmbl. 765; An. 383

fǽr-gripe

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-gripe, es; m.

A sudden or pernicious graspsŭbĭtanea vel pernĭciōsa arreptio

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A sudden or pernicious grasp; sŭbĭtanea vel pernĭciōsa arreptio Him hrínan ne mihte fǽrgripe flódes the flood's sudden grasp could not touch him, Beo. Th, 3036; B. 1516. Under fǽrgripum during his sudden grasps, Beo. Th. 1480; B. 738

médren-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
médren-cynn, es; n.

Maternal kinkin by the mother's side

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Maternal kin, kin by the mother's side Ælfrédes reht meódrencynn Alfred's direct maternal kin, Chart. Th. 483, 5. Ðæt wé ðín médrencynn mótan cunnan, nú wé áreccan ne mágon ðæt fædrencynn, Exon. 11 b; Th. 15, 34; Cri. 246

líf-fruma

(n.)
Grammar
líf-fruma, an; m.

ChristGodChristGod

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Kmbl. 670; El. 335: Exon. 15 a; Th. 31, 31; Cri. 504: 42 a; Th. 140, 13; Gú. 609: [God], Cd. 208; Th. 256, 20; Dan. 643

gin

(adj.)
Grammar
gin, adj.

Widespaciousample

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Th. 3106; B. 1551: Judth. 9; Thw. 21, 1; Jud, 2

þencan

(v.)
Grammar
þencan, p. þóhte (þohte?)
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Th. 311, 23; Seef. 96. Hé eode út on ðæt land þencende egressus fuerat ad meditandum in agro, Gen. 24, 63. where the thought is the object of the verb, to think, have in the mind Secge hé hwæt ic þence let him say what my thoughts are, Blickl.

mæssepreóst-scír

(n.)
Grammar
mæssepreóst-scír, e; f.

The district attached to the church at which a masspriest officiated

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The district attached to the church at which a masspriest officiated Gif man hwylc metrum cild tó mæssepreóste bringe, sý of swylcre mæssepreóstscýre swylce hyt sý, L. E. I. 17; Th. ii. 412, 21. Cf.

molsnian

(v.)
Grammar
molsnian, p. ode

To moulderbecome corruptdecay

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P. iv. 48; Th. ii. 218, 8. Ðeáh mín líc scyle on moldærne molsnad weorþan, Exon. 64 a; Th. 235, 29; Ph. 564

Linked entries: a-molsnian ge-molsnian

stillíce

(adv.)
Grammar
stillíce, adv.
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Þe lǽs þe þænne hé on cyricean specan ongynð, stillíce gehwilc andswarige, 'Hwý þás sylf þú ná dést ?