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hǽþen

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Add: — Hǽþene geneliatici. Wrt. Voc. ii. 40, 53. <b>A.</b> as adj. (but sometimes where used predicatively might belong to <b>B.</b> ) referring to times covered by Old and New Testaments. of persons, not believing in Jehovah,

a

(prep.)
Grammar
a, prep. acc.

Toforin

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To, for; in A worlda world to or in an age of ages ; in seculorum seculum, Ps. Th. 18, 8, = on worlda world, Ps. Lamb. 20, 5, = on worulda world, Ps. Th. 103, 6

a-býwan

(v.)
Grammar
a-býwan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To adornpurifyclarifyexomarepurgare

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To adorn, purify, clarify; exomare, purgare Beóþ monna gǽstas beorhte abýwde þurh bryne fýres the souls of men are brightly adorned [clarified] through the fire's heat, Exon. 63 b; Th. 234, 24; Ph. 545

Asse-dun

(adj.)
Grammar
Asse-dun, adj. [asse asina; or asce ash, cinis; dun dun or grey, fuscus]

ASS-DUNASH-DUNdosinuscinereus

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ASS-DUN or ASH-DUN, of a dun or dark colour; dosinus, cinereus Assedun dosinus vel cinereus, Ælfc. Gl. 79; Wrt. Voc. 46, 39. 'Glossæ Isidori : Dosius vel dosinus, equus asinini pili,' Du Cange

Beám-fleót

(n.)
Grammar
Beám-fleót, es; m.

Beamfleet [Beamfled, Hunt.] Bamfleet, Benfleet, Essexæstuarii nomen in agro Essexiensi, hodie Benfleet

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The name of places now called Beamfleet [Beamfled, Hunt.] Bamfleet, Benfleet, Essex; æstuarii nomen in agro Essexiensi, hodie Benfleet Hie fóron eást to Beámfleóte they marched east to Benfleet, Chr. 894; Erl. 91, 15

beorhtu

(n.)
Grammar
beorhtu, beorhto, birhtu, byrhtu, e; f.

Brightnesssplendourclaritassplendor

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Brightness, splendour; claritas, splendor Gif hæleþa hwilc mæg ǽfre ofsión heofones leóhtes hútre beorhto if any man may ever behold the clear brightness of heaven's light Bt. Met. Fox 21, 78; Met. 21, 39

beren

(adj.)
Grammar
beren, adj.

Barleymade of barleyhordeaceus

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Barley, made of barley; hordeaceus Genim smæl beren mela take fine barley-meal, L. M. 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 24. Hæfþ fíf berene hláfas habet quinque hordeaceos, Jn. Bos. 6, 9 : 6, 13

cyrf

(n.)
Grammar
cyrf, e; f?

A cutting off, an instrument to cut with abscissio, ferrum abscissionis

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A cutting off, an instrument to cut with; abscissio, ferrum abscissionis Cyrf abscissio, R. Ben. 28. Be ðisum cyrfe of this cutting, Homl. Th. ii. 406. 33. Cyrf ferrum abscissionis, C. R. Ben. 40

Linked entries: æcyrf fel-cyrf

CWEAD

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
CWEAD, es; n.

Dung, filth, ordurestercus

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Dung, filth, ordure; stercus Sume nimaþ wearm cwead some take warm dung, L. M. 1, 50; Lchdm. ii. 124, 8: 2, 48; Lchdm. ii. 262, 18. Of cweade de stercore, Ps. Spl. 112, 6

deáfu

(n.)
Grammar
deáfu, e; f. [deáf deaf]

Deafness surdĭtas

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Deafness; surdĭtas Wið eárwærce and wið deáfe for ear-ache and for deafness, L. M. 1, 3; Lchdm. ii. 40, 8. Wið eárena deáfe for deafness of ears, 1, 3; Lchdm. ii. 40, 20

eodor-wír

(n.)
Grammar
eodor-wír, es; m.

A wire-enclosurecingulum, sēpiens fīlum mĕtallĭcum

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A wire-enclosure; cingulum, sēpiens fīlum mĕtallĭcum. Grn Ic eom mundbora mínre heorde, eodorwírum fæst I am the protector of my flock, fortified by wire-enclosures, Exon. 105a; Th. 398, 23; Rä. 18, 2

for-ðig

(con.)
Grammar
for-ðig, conj.

Forbecauseĕnimetĕnimquiaquŏniam

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For, because; ĕnim, etĕnim, quia, quŏniam Forðig he áhte ǽgðer ge Engla land ge Normandige for he owned both the land of the English as well as Normandy, Chr. 1085; Erl. 218, 3-4

for-tíhan

(v.)
Grammar
for-tíhan, he -tíþ; p. -táh, pl. -tigon; pp. -tigen

To draw against or overcover over with anythingdarkenobscureobdūcĕre

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To draw against or over, cover over with anything, darken, obscure; obdūcĕre Mid gedwol-miste fortíþ mód covers over the mind with the mist of error, Bt. Met. Fox 22, 67; Met. 22, 34

friðo

(n.)
Grammar
friðo, indecl. f.

Peacepax

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Peace; pax On friðo Drihtnes in the Lord's peace, Cd. 57; Th. 70, 11; Gen. 1151. He benam his feónd friðo he deprived his foe of peace, Cd. 4; Th. 4, 21; Gen. 57

friþ-sócn

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-sócn, e; f.

A peace-refugean asylumasȳlum

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A peace-refuge, an asylum; asȳlum Ðæt he friþsócne geséce that he may seek a refuge of peace, L. Eth. ix. 1; Th. i. 340, 8: L. C. E. 2; Th. i. 358, 25

heóp-bremel

(n.)
Grammar
heóp-bremel, es; m.

A dog-rose wild rosebramblebriar

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A dog-rose, wild rose, bramble, briar Heópbrymel rubus, Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 22; Wrt. Voc. 33, 22. Heópbremles leáf leaves of the dog-rose, L. M. 2, 51; Lchdm. ii. 266, 8

hwæt-eádig

(adj.)
Grammar
hwæt-eádig, adj.
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Successful in war [cf. other compounds of eádig] Biþ se hwæteádig wíggeweorþod se ðe ðæt wicg byrþ he shall be successful and honoured in war whom that steed bears, Elen. Kmbl. 2388; El. 1195

in-seglung

(n.)
Grammar
in-seglung, e; f.

A sealingseal

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A sealing, seal Ic bidde ðé for godes lufan ðæt ðú mé unlýse ða insæglunge I pray thee for the love of God that thou unloose for me the seal, Homl. Skt. 3, 537

Linked entry: seglung

scyndel

(n.)
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Tíwesdæges nama wæs of Martie, Iovis sunu ðæs scyndles (cf. (?) scyndan, ; scyndel one who causes swift movement, referring to the lightning(?). Or cf. (?) scendan, scendele; scyndel, scendel a shameful person (?)), Anglia viii. 321, 16

segl-bósm

(n.)
Grammar
segl-bósm, es ; m.
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The swelling out of a sail, sail swelled out by the wind Seglbósm carbasus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 13, 57 : 103, 28 : carbasus, tumor veli, 128, 53. Seglbósmas carbasa, vela navium, 54 : carbasa, 88, 24

Linked entry: bósum