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borian

(v.)

to perforateTo bore into

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Ox. 230. to insert into a hole bored Borige man on þám beáme stór and finol, Lch. i. 400, 19. intrans. To bore into : Dó þú mid þínum fingre swilce þú borige inn on þíne hand, Tech. ii. 123, 11

dareþ-lácende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
dareþ-lácende, deareþ-lácende; part. [daroþ, dareþ a dart, spear; lácende, part. of lácan to play]

Playing with a dart, dart-brandishing telo ludens

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Deareþlácende stæðe wícedon the dart-players bivouacked on the shore, 73; El. 37

mál-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
mál-dæg, es; m.

An agreementcovenantsettlementa day on which terms are fixeda day when the dowry was settled

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Ger. mahal-tag dies sponsionis) a day when the dowry was settled Ic an míne wífe al þe þing þe ic haue on Norfolke so ic hire gaf tó mund and to máldage, Chart. Th. 574, 1

un-gestroden

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gestroden, adj.

Not subjected to forfeiture or confiscation of goods

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Wih. 4; Th. i. 38, 3

Linked entry: ge-strúdan

ýþ-bord

(n.)
Grammar
ýþ-bord, es; n.
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A ship's side Ðonne sǽrófe snelle mægne árum bregdaþ ýðborde neáh ( sitting near the side of the ship ), Exon. Th. 296, 27; Crä. 57. Swá eów scipweardas ofer ýðbord ( speaking across the ship's side; cf. over-board) unnan willaþ, Andr.

ge-rid

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rid, meat, food (?). v. bed-gerid,
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which may mean the food laid up by the ants in the ant-hill Ball seó lustfulnes and swetiies þæs lichaman weorðeþ tó wyrma geride dulcedo illius vermes (Job 24, 20 where the A. V. has, ' the worm shall feed sweetly on him '), Gr. D. 323, 3

Linked entry: -rid

gleó-man

(n.)
Grammar
gleó-man, glí-man, glii-man, gliig-man, glig-man, -mann, es; m.

A glee-manmusicianminstreljesterplayerbuffoonmusicuscantorjoculatorhistrioscurramimuspantomimus

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A glee-man, musician, minstrel, jester, player, buffoon; musicus, cantor, joculator, histrio, scurra, mimus, pantomimus Leóþ wæs asungen, gleómannes gyd the lay was sung, the gleeman's song, Beo. Th. 2324; B. 1160.

Linked entry: glí-man

ge-wyldan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyldan, -wildan; he -wyld, -wild, -wylt; p. -wylde; pp. -wyld; v. a.

To exercise power overto tamesubdueconquertemperseizetakedominaridomaresubigereprehenderecapere

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Th. 59, 7

Linked entry: ge-wildan

ge-cwémnes

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Th. i. 272, 15. Þonne hé sceáwaþ þus eádmódlice geþingunge and gecwémnesse úres módes wið úre þá néhstan dum tale placitum nostrae mentis aspexerit. Gr. D. 349, 34. On gecwémnessum heora in beneplacitis eorum, Ps. Rdr. 140, 5. Add

hand

(con.)
Grammar
hand, [ = and(?)]

also

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Th. 74, 4. Hí férdon swá tó Sandwíc and dydon hand ðæt sylfa they went to Sandwich and did just the same, Chr. 1052; Erl. 184, 5

sting

(n.)
Grammar
sting, es;m.

a sting, stab, thrust made with a pointed instrumentthe wound made by a stab or sting

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Add: a sting, stab, thrust made with a pointed instrument; the wound made by a stab or sting Beslóh se þorn on ðone fót and swá strang wæs se sting ðæs þornes ðæt hé eode þurh ðone fót the prick of the thorn was so hard, that the thorn went through the

án-genga

(n.)
Grammar
án-genga, -gengea, an; m. [án unus, solus; gengan ire]

A lone-goera solitarysolivagussolitarius

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A lone-goer, a solitary; solivagus, solitarius Blódig wæl eteþ ángenga the lone-goer will eat my bloody corpse, Beo. Th. 902; B. 449. Fela fyrena atol ángengea oft gefremede many crimes the foul solitary oft perpetrated, 332; B. 165

eorþ-draca

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-draca, an; m.

An earth-dragon drăco in antro dēgens

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An earth-dragon; drăco in antro dēgens Sió wund ongon, ðe him se eorþdraca geworhte, swelan and swellan the wound, which the earth-dragon had made in him, began to burn and swell, Beo. Th. 5417; B. 2712: 5642; B. 2825

fæder-feoh

(n.)
Grammar
fæder-feoh, -fioh ; gen. -feós ; n.

A father-fee, - the marriage portion which reverted to the father, if his daughter became a widow, and returned home

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A father-fee, - the marriage portion which reverted to the father, if his daughter became a widow, and returned home, Fæder-feum, dos a patre accepta, L. Ethb. 81; Th. i. 24, 1, note a. v. Du Cange in voce

Linked entry: fæderen-feoh

seolh-ýða

(n.)
Grammar
seolh-ýða, (?); pl.
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The waves where the seal swims Oferswam ðá sioleða (siolýða ? cf. flóda, holma begang. Or (?) sioleþ still water. Cf. Goth. ana-silan : Swed. dial. sil still water. v. Heyne's note) bigong sunu Ecgþeówes, Beo. Th. 4723; B. 2367

Linked entry: sioleða

stán-boga

(n.)
Grammar
stán-boga, an; m.
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Th. 5083; B. 2545. Seah on enta geweorc hú ða stánbogan ( of the cave within the rock ) stapulum fæste éce eorðreced innan healde, 5429; B. 2718

hlówan

(v.)
Grammar
hlówan, p. hleów

To low, bellow, make a loud noise

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Hleówon hornboran the trumpeters sounded, Elen. Kmbl. 107; El. 54. Hlówendra fearras flǽsc the flesh of lowing oxen, Homl. Th. i. 590, 15

Linked entry: a-hlówan

hlytm

(n.)

a parting or deciding by lot, an arranging of shares

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a parting or deciding by lot, an arranging of shares Næs ðá on hlytme hwá ðæt hord strude the part of each in despoiling the hoard was not carefully allotted [each took what he could ], Beo. Th. 6243; B. 3126

Linked entry: un-hlytm

fyr

(adv.)
Grammar
fyr, fyrr, fier; adv. [comp. of feor; adv. far, q. v.]

Fartherultĕriuslongius

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Farther; ultĕrius, longius Ðeáh ðú fyr séo ðonne ðú wǽre though thou art farther than thou wast, Bt. 5, 1; Fox 8, 33, note 7, MS. Bod. Ǽr gé fyr heonan feran ere ye proceed farther hence, Beo. Th. 510; B. 252 : 288; B. 143.

Linked entries: fier fyrr

ǽ-wylm

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-wylm, es; m.

A springfountainsource

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A spring, fountain, source Andlang Lígan óþ hire ǽwylm along the Lea unto its source, L.A.G. 1; Th. i. 152, 9