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fore-lǽrende

(adj.)
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standaþ hié syndan betran þonne ic; and þú eart forelǽrende on ðára apostola gebede then said Peter to Paul, 'Brother Paul, do thou arise and pray first . . . ' [Then said he], 'All those that stand about me are better than I; it is for thee to take the lead

bissextus

(n.)
Grammar
bissextus, gen. bissexte

leap-year

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The intercalary day of leap-year; also leap-year Sume preóstas secgað ꝥ bissextus cume þurh ꝥ,ꝥ Iosue ábæd æt Gode ꝥ seó sunne stód stille . . . Nis nǽfre þurh ꝥ bissextus . . .

Linked entry: bises

wiþo-winde

(n.)
Grammar
wiþo-winde, (wiþ-), an; f.

Withy-wind ⬩ with-wind ⬩ convolvulus

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Wiþowindan leáf, 52, 6. Wiþewindan, 122, 18

Linked entries: wiþe-winde wiþ-winde

ge-beótian

(v.)
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Ne mæg ꝥ beón leás ꝥ God gebeótode tó þám unrihtwísum mannum falsum non erit quod minatus est Deus, Gr. D. 334. II. Hé geendode þæt hé lange tó þǽm áwergdum gástum gebeótod hæfde, Bl. H. 83, 26. Add

geond-felan

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>geond-feólan;</b> pp. geond-fólen To permeate, fill throughout Þæt wítehus . . . deóp, dreáma leás . . . geondfólen fýre, réce and reáde lége a dungeon horrible on all sides round as one great furnace flamed, Gen. 43

meltan

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Add Geríst ꝥ him mon lytlum þá mettas selle þá þe late melten, leax, and þá fixas þá þe late meltan, Lch. ii. 176, 22-24

sigor-fæst

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Add: as an epithet of men Ne byð nǽfre nǽnig leán þæs sigores búton hit sý mid gewinne gecampod. Hwanon beóð hálige men sigorfæste (victores), nymðe hí campian wið þám searwum þæs ealdes feóndes?, Gr. D. 221, 9: 234, 2

hlanc

(adj.)
Grammar
hlanc, adj.

Lank, ⬩ lean, ⬩ gaunt

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Lank, lean, gaunt: — Ðæs se hlanca gefeah wulf in walde at that rejoiced the gaunt wolf in the wood, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 25; Jud. 205. Swá ðú on hrime setest hlance cylle sicut uter in pruina, Ps. Th. 118, 83

blǽd

(n.)
Grammar
blǽd, bléd, e; f.

A flower, blossom, fruit ⬩ flos, olus, fructus

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Beorc biþ blǽda leás the birch-tree is fruitless [void of fruit], Runic pm. 18; Kmbl. 342, 27; Hick. Thes. i. 135. Hærfest bryngþ rípa bléda harvest brings ripe fruits, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 15: 34, 10; Fox 150, 5.

be-hleápan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hleápan, p. -hleóp, pl. -hleópon; pp. -hleápen

To leap upon ⬩ in ⬩ to fix ⬩ insilire

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To leap upon or in, to fix; insilire Ðæs monnes mód and his lufu biþ behleápen on ða lǽnan sibbe the man's mind and his love are fixed on the fragile peace Past. 46, 5; Hat. MS. 67 a, 9

á-stellan

(v.)
Grammar
á-stellan, (i, y); p. de

To leap ⬩ rush ⬩ fly off

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To leap, rush, fly off Se þorn, efne swá swá strǽl of bogan ástelleþ, swá hé of þám man áfleáh, Guth. 68, 22. Hé hraþe ástylde (forð árǽsde, v. l.) of his ræste ex lecto prosiliit, Gr. D. 21, 28

ge-swincfulnys

Grammar
ge-swincfulnys, Add: Labour, difficulty, trouble: — Geswincfulnyss nys menn forlǽtan his it is no trouble to a man to leave his things, Scint. 60, ii. v. ge-swincfull;
I.

ge-mirran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mirran, p. de.
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L. 13, 7. to obstruct right conduct in a person, lead astray, deceive Mód gemyrred in synna seáð, Jul. 412. Unwíslicum gémnisum besuicceno ł gemerredo stultis sollicitudinibus seducti, Lk. p. 2, ii.

Linked entry: ge-myrran

fergan

(v.)
Grammar
fergan, p. ede; pp. ed.

to carry ⬩ convey ⬩ bear ⬩ portāre ⬩ vehĕre ⬩ ferre ⬩ to go ⬩ īre

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Bearn fergaþ and féðaþ fæder and módor father and mother carry and lead the child, 87 a; Th. 327, 21; Vy. 7. to go; īre Ic seah rǽplingas in ræced fergan I saw captives going into a house, Exon. 113 b; Th. 435, a; Rä. 53. 1

ge-lǽfa

(n.)
Grammar
ge-lǽfa, an; m.

Leave ⬩ permission ⬩ permissio

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Leave, permission; permissio Be ðæs cynges gelǽfan by the king's leave, Chr. 1043; Erl. 170, 1

ge-lygnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lygnian, ge-lygenian; p. ode; pp. od
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Gif hé wolde gefsestnian mid áþe, ꝥ seó leáse wrǽgistre ne wurde fordǽmed. Ðá swór hé ꝥ hé friðian wolde þá leásan wudewan, ðeáh þe heó gelignod wurðe, 2, 210.

searu-cræftig

(adj.)
Grammar
searu-cræftig, adj.
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Kmbl. 80; Leás. 42. Sum biþ searocræftig goldes and gimma, Exon. Th. 296, 29; Crä. 58. wily, cunning (in a bad sense), 416, 7; Rä. 34, 7

sǽd-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
sǽd-cynn, es; n.

A kind of seed

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Sǽdere gebyreþ ðæt hé hæbbe ǽlces sǽdcynnes ǽnne leáp fulne, ðonne hé ǽlc sǽd wel gesáwen hæbbe ofer geáres fyrst, L. R. S. 11; Th. i. 438, 9

CAWEL

(n.)
Grammar
CAWEL, cawl, caul, es; m. COLE, colewort, cabbage; caulis, magudăris = μαγύδαρις , brassica, Lin
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H.] leáf fold it in the leaf of a cabbage, Herb. 14, 2; Lchdm. i. 106, 17. L. M. 1, 46; Lchdm. ii. 114, 22: 2, 24; Lchdm. ii. 214, 23. Sele him etan geso-denne cawel on gódum broþe give him colewort to eat sodden in good broth, L.

Linked entry: cál

ge-scendnys

(n.)
Grammar
ge-scendnys, -scyndnys, se; f.

A confounding ⬩ confusio

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Babilonia seó Chaldeisca burh is gereht gescyndnys the devil that leads the sinful to confusion. Babylon, the Chaldean city, is interpreted 'confusion,' Homl. Th. ii. 66, 21

Linked entries: ge-sceandnys ge-scyndnys

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