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on-þenian

(v.)

to extend, stretch, bend ( a bow)

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to extend, stretch, bend ( a bow) Hí onþeneden ( intenderunt ) boga, Ps. Spl. T. 63, 3

spanning

(n.)
Grammar
spanning, e; f.

Spanningbendspan

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Spanning, bend, span Eln vel spanning betwiox þuman and scitefingre Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 53

Basilius

(n.)
Grammar
Basilius, g. Basilies; m.

Basil, bishop of CæsarēaKαιδάρεια

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Basilius awrát áne wundorlíce bóc, be eallum Godes weorcum, ðe he geworhte on six dagum, 'Exameron' geháten, swíðe deópum andgite.

wíd

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd, adj.
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Ne seah ic wídan feorh never in all my life have I seen, Beo. Th. 4033 ; B. 2014. Ðú scealt wídan feorh écan ðíne yrmðu, Andr. Kmbl. 2766 ; An. 1385

beánen

(adj.)
Grammar
beánen, adj.

Beanybelonging to beansfabarius

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Beany, belonging to beans; fabarius Beánene melewe BEAN-MEAL, Herb. 155, 3; Lchdm. i. 282, 9

ge-portian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-portian, p. ode; pp. od

To beat, poundcontundĕre

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To beat, pound; contundĕre Geporta ða wyrta tosomne pound the herbs together, Lchdm. iii. 4, 10

eald-bacen

(adj.)
Grammar
eald-bacen, adj.
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Baked long ago Behealde hé ꝥ his oflétan ne beón ealdbacene, Ll. Th. ii. 360, 27

fela-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
fela-wyrde, adj.

talkative

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Of many words, talkative Ne beón gé tó felawyrde ne ealles tó hlagole, Wlfst. 40, 18

sam-rǽdenn

(n.)
Grammar
sam-rǽdenn, e; f.
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The conjugal state Ðá ðe beóð gebundene mid somrǽdenne (sin-, v. l.) conjugati, Past. 19, 18

ceás-lunger

(adj.)
Grammar
ceás-lunger, odj.
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Quick to quarrel, contentious Se hordere sceal beón sýfre and ná ceáslunger (conteniiasvs), Chrd. 19, 12

flǽsc

Grammar
flǽsc, pl. flǽscu: flǽsce (?), an; /.

fleshanimalshuman beings

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Ex. 4, 7. marking near kinship Hé ys úre brððor and áre flǽsc, Gen. 37, 27. of the marriage relation Beóð twégen on ánum flǽsce.

hlinc

ridge

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On clofenan hlinc (cf. oð ðone tóbrocenan beorg ðe ðǽr is tóclofen, ii. 251, 6: æt ðám litlan tóclofenan beorge, iii. 421, 9), v. 179, 27. Ofer dúne on meós-hlinc westeweardne; ðonne ádúne on ðá ýfre, ii. 172, 26.

HWÍL

(n.)
Grammar
HWÍL, e; f.

A WHILE

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A WHILE, space of time Wæs seó hwíl micel it was a great while, Beo. Th. 295; B. 146. Ðá wæs hwíl dæges ǽr hé ðone grundwong ongytan mihte it was a day's space ere he might feel the bottom, 2995; B. 1495.

ge-sceád

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Ben. 12, 14. For sóþes wísdómes gesceáde, 10. For ðám gesceáde, þæt hí nǽron gelíce . . . Ælfc. Gr. Z. 26, 9 : 16, 4. Se móna went ǽfre þone hricg tó þǽre sunnan weard. . .

þreá

(n.)
Grammar
þreá, þrawu; gen. þreá; pl. þreá; f.: þreá; gen. þreán, also þreás(?); m.; also neuter.

rebukereproofthreatchastisementcorrectionpunishmentan infliction that has been deservedjustifiable severityan infliction (where no idea of correction is implied)evilillpangplaguecalamityaffliction

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beág ymb mín heáfod þreám ( painfully or with reproaches? ) biþrycton, 88, 26; Cri. 1446.

Linked entry: bróh-þreá

or-dál

(n.)
Grammar
or-dál, -dél; generally neuter, but an apparently fem. acc. pl. ordéla occurs,
  • L. Edg. C. 24
  • ;
  • Th. ii. 248, 28
  • .
(Cf.
O. H. Ger. which has fem. and neut. forms
.
)

judicial decision, judgmenta decision which follows an appeal to the Deity

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The ordeal must take place in a kings burgh, Ǽlc ordál beó on ðæs kyninges byrig, L. Eth. iii. 6; Th. i. 296, 4, and upon fastdays and festivals could not be used, ordél and áþas syndan tócwedene freólsdagum and rihtfæstendagum, L. E.

of

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
of, prep. with dat., or adv.

Offromout ofoffas regardsabout

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Mé of brýde bearn ne wócon, Cd. Th. 131, 30; Gen. 2184 : Exon. Th. 433, 26; Rä. 51, 2. Him stent ege of ðé timebunt te, Deut. 28, 10. Wendan on Englisc, hwílum word be worde, hwílum andgit of andgite, Past. Swt. 7, 20.

Linked entry: ob

EAL

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
EAL, eall; gen. m. n. ealles; f.ealre , eallre ; dat. m. n. eallum ; f.ealre , eallre ; acc. m. ealne, eallne. f ealle, n. eal; inst. ealle; pl. nom. acc. ealle, ealla; gen. ealra, eallra; dat. eallum;

sometimes used indeclwithout substantive, and sometimes governing the genitiveare sometimes used, almost adverbially

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Ána wið eallum alone against all, Beo. Th. 292; B. 145: Cd. 218; Th. 279, 28; Sat. 245. Metod eallum weóld gumena cynnes the Creator ruled over the whole of the race of men, Beo.

Linked entries: al all eall

swincan

(v.)
Grammar
swincan, p. swanc, pl. swuncon; pp. swuncen.

to toil, labour, work with effortto labour at, after, etc. , anything to be troubled, travail, be in difficulty or distress

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Ne þearfe ic swíþe ymbe ðæt swincan, Bt- 35, 3; Fox 158, 8, to be troubled, travail, be in difficulty or distress Ic swince on mínre gránunge laboravi in gemitu meo, Ps. Th. 6, 5. On hú grimmum seáðe swinceþ ðæt sweorcende mód, Met. 3, 2.

þrág

(n.)
Grammar
þrág, þráh, e; f.

a timeseasontime

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Ða æfterwritenan lǽcedómas ne sculon on áne þráge tó lange beón tó gedóne, Lchdm. ii. 186, 12. Nis ðæt eówer ðæt gé witan ða þráge and ða tíde non est vestrum nosse tempora vel momenta, Blickl.

Linked entry: wód-þrág