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blǽd

Grammar
blǽd, (properly bléd, v. blówan)

fruit.

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ábyrgde ðá forbodenan fíctreówes blǽda, Sal. K. 182, 34. Bléda, Nic. 17, 20. Ic sylle eów in eówrum bernum blǽde, Wlfst, 228, 15. Hí fretaþ eówre blǽde, þe gé big libban scylon, 229, 11. Add

bledu

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Drince góde blede fulle, 118, 24. Hæbbe blede fulle hwéges, Ll. Th. i. 438, 24. On bleda in pateras (fialas), Germ. 389, 17. IIII. cuppan and IIII. bleda, Cht. Th. 519, 24. Man sceal habban beódas, bleda, mélas, cuppan, Angl. ix. 264, 17.

céne

(adj.)
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Swíþe yfel mon ealra þeáwa, búton ꝥ wæs céne and oft feaht ánwíg, Ors. 6, 14; S. 268, 27. Sum céne heretoga mid ormǽtre fyrde, Hml. S. 25, 431. Se céna Iudas, 424. Cwæð Moyses tó þám cénan Iosue, 13, 6. ðrowode mid cénum móde tintregu, Hml.

ciric-sceat

Grammar
ciric-sceat, v. cyric-sceat
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On þæt gerád þe ǽlce geáre of þám lande geerige twégen æceras, and þǽron his circsceat gesáwe, and þæt eft gerípe and in gebringe, 398, 20.

deáþ-lic

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cóm deáðlic . . . árás undeáðlic, Hml. Th. i. 222, 10: Bl. H. 21, 31. On þyssum deáðlican (deád-, v. l.) líchaman in hac mortali carne, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 82, 18.

ge-blówan

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Haswig feðra (the Phenix) grene eorðan áflýhð, foldan geblówene assueti nemoris dulce cubile fugit, 155. fig. flourishing, blooming (the Phenix) bið feþrum gefrætwod, swilc æt frymðe wæs, beorht geblówen reformatur qualis fuit ante figura, Ph.

ge-wlitegian

(v.)
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with mid þám hræglum þus gewlitegod wæs gangende in ꝥ mynster, Gr.

in-færeld

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Add: an entry, a place or way by which one enters, a vestibule hý lǽdde intó þám infærlde þǽre cytan, and sylf into þǽre inran eóde and ðá duru him tó beclýsde, Hml. A. 196, 30.

neáh

(adj.)
Grammar
neáh, adj.
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Th. i. 414, 9. add Se Sunnandæg waes ealra daga se ǽresta, and bið eft se néxta ł ættemesta, Wlfst. 210, I. Ǽr his néxtan dæge, Hml. Th. ii. 152, 8. Þá þá sceolde álǽtan þæt níhste orað and ágyfan his gást cum extremum spiritum ageret. Gr.

raþe

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oft wýscte þæt ealle Rómáne hæfden ǽnne sweóran, þæt hiene raþost forceorfan mehte, Ors. 6, 3; S. 256, 27. Add

sand

Grammar
sand, sending.
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Add cóm þurh Godes sande tó þǽre foresǽdan byrig, Hml. S. 24, 129: 35, 254.

þeón

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Þonon forð þeón sceolde unde proficsre debuit, 200, 11. (l a) in greeting :-- Fæder mín leófa, þeóh þú an Críste wel (beneualeas in Christo ), Chrd. 92, 17.

sang-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
sang-cræft, es; m.

the art of singing, musican art of singingthe art of composing poetry

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Wæs swýðest on cyricean sangcræft getýd Rómánisce þeáwe maxime modulandi in ecclesia more Romanorum peritum, Bd. 4, 2; S. 566, 19.

Linked entry: sang

of-dæle

(n.)
Grammar
of-dæle, an(?); n.

A downward slope, descent, inclineat ibdaljin this fairgunjis ad descensum montisdownwards.

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A downward slope, descent, incline Hié nyllaþ gepyndan hiera mód swelce mon deópne pól gewerige ac lǽt his mód tóflówan on ðæt ofdæle (ofdele, Hatt.

Linked entries: -dæle æf-dæl

treów-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
treów-leás, adj.

faithlessperfiduswithout beliefinfidelinfidelis

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Tríwleásra, 24, 21. without belief, infidel; infidelis Se ðe ne gímþ ðara ðe his beóþ wiðsæcþ Godes geleáfan and biþ treówleás qui suorum curam non habet, fidem negavit, et est infideli deíerior, Past. 18; Swt. 139, 3

treówan

(v.)
Grammar
treówan, triéwan, tríwan, trýwan; p. de.

to trustto prove one's self trueto clear one's self of a charge of untrue conductto make firm and trusty

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Gehwylc hiora his ferhite treówde, ðæt hæfde mod micel, Beo. Th. 2337; B. 1166. to prove one's self true, to clear one's self of a charge of untrue conduct. Cf.

Linked entries: triéwan trýwan

spiweþa

(n.)
Grammar
spiweþa, an;m.

vomitingvomit, what is vomited

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Wið miclan spiweþan, and ne máge nánne mete gehabban, 190, 8. Wið spiwþan, 190, 1. Ðurh spiwðan, i. 274, 21. Spiweþan dón to vomit iii. 214, 23. Hí beóþ oferfyllede óþ spiweþan, R. Ben. 136, 25. Drincan óð speowðan, Homl.

Linked entry: speowþa

freónd

Grammar
freónd, dat. friénd, frínd, frýnd, freónde.

a relativekinsmana loverone who wishes well to another favourssupportshelpsan upholder of religiona pious persona true Christianone who undertakes responsibility on behalf of anotheranything helpfulone who is on good terms with anothernot at varianceone who is on the same side or of the same party as anotheran associate

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Bið se deáda besmiten búton frínd hæbbe þe hine mid rihte clǽnsnian ... Gif þǽra freónda hæfd þe ꝥ dón durron, 290, 12-15. Selle his wǽpn his freóndum tó gehealdanne, 60, 8.

fíf-leáf

(n.)
Grammar
fíf-leáf, es; n: -leáfe, an; f.

Fiveleafcinquefoilpotemilla reptansquinquefŏlium

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Genim fífleáfan ða wyrt take the herb fiveleaf, Herb. 3, 5; Lchdm. i. 88, 3, 9, 11, 14, 17, 20

ge-teón

(v.)
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Ox. 228. to draw together, unite þá twá mǽgða on án folc geteáh mum compaginatae in populum, Bd. 3, 6; Sch. 211, 9. wæs híwcúðlíce tó me geþeóded and getogen familiariter obstrictus, Gr.