ǽfen-gifl
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Uton nú brúcan ðisses undernmetes swá ðá sculon ðe hiora ǽfengifl on helle gefeccan sculon prandete tamquam apud inferos coenaturi Ors. 2, 5; S. 86, i: Past. 27, 8 : 323, 19. Add
bisceop-hád
BISHOPHOOD, the office or state of a bishop, the episcopate, a bishopric ⬩ munus episcopale, flaminium, episcopatus, episcopi provincia
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His bisceophád [biscophád, Spl.] brúcan feóndas let his enemies enjoy his episcopate, Ps. Th. 108, 8
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BRÚ
A BROW, an eye-brow, eye-lash ⬩ cilium, supercilium, tauto ⬩ supercilium ⬩ the forehead, brow
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Ic eom wíde calu, ne ic breága ne brúna [ = brúena] brúcan móste I am very bald, nor can I make use of eye-lids nor eye-lashes, Exon. 111 b; Th. 427, 32; Rä. 41, 100. Betweoh brúwum intercilium [ = intercilia ], Wrt. Voc. 64, 34: 282, 48
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brim-hlæst
a burden ⬩ The sea's burden ⬩ fishes ⬩ maris onus ⬩ pisces
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The sea's burden, fishes; maris onus, pisces Brúcaþ brimhlæste and heofonfugla enjoy fishes and fowls of heaven, Cd. 10; Th. 13, 10; Gen. 200
swegle
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Ex. 78. metaphorical Hý mótan his ( Christ's ) ætwiste brúcan, swegle gehyrste weorðian Waldend (cf. ðonne scínaþ ða rihtwísan swá swá sunne on hyra Fæder ríce, Mt. 13. 43). Exon. 24, 32; Cri. 393
eahtian
to meditate, devise, deliberate ⬩ meditāre, reputāre, deliberāre ⬩ to esteem ⬩ æstimāre
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to meditate, devise, deliberate; meditāre, reputāre, deliberāre Eahtade hū wynna þorfte brúcan he meditated how he might enjoy delights, Exon. 37 b; Th. 122, 17; Gú. 307.
swamm
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For mete heo sceal sume hwíle swamma brúcan; wundorlíce heo geeácnaþ, Lchdm. i. 346, 8
hǽlþ
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(good) health of body Hé cwæit þæt hire cild gesund beón sceolde, and eal hire híwisc hǽlðe brúcan, Hml. Th. ii. 150, 19.
egeleás-líce
Fearlessly ⬩ impăvĭde
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Fearlessly; impăvĭde Hie nú egeleás-lícor and unnytlícor brúcaþ ðære mildheortlícan Godes giefe they now enjoy the merciful gifts of God the more fearlessly and uselessly, Past. 36, 1; Hat. MS. 46 b, 9
Samaritanisc
Samaritan, of Samaria
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'Ic eom Samaritanisc wíf; ne brúcaþ Judéas and Samaritanisce metes ætgædere,' Jn. Skt. 4, 9
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ést-mete
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Lazarus geseah ðone rícan brúcan his éstmettas (fare sumptuously), Hml. Th. i. 330, 15.
ge-rǽcan
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Ger. er-reichen) Ic biddo ... ðæt se monn se hígon londes unnen tó brúcanne ðá ilcan wísan léste on swǽsendum tó mínre tíde and ðá godcundan leán mínre sáule mid geréce, C.D. i. 316, 21
wíd-férende
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Ne magon ðǽr gewunian wídférende, ne ðǽr elþeódige eardes brúcaþ, Andr. Kmbl. 558; An. 279
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ge-spanan
To allure ⬩ entice ⬩ incite ⬩ persuade ⬩ induce ⬩ draw ⬩ allicere ⬩ illicere ⬩ incitare ⬩ persuadere ⬩ inducere
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Gif he ða cwéne gespanan [gespannan, MS.] and gelǽran mihte, ðæt heó brúcan wolde his gesynscipes si reginæ posset persuaders ejus uti connubio, Bd. 4, 19; S. 587, 29. Gespeón persuadebat, 2, 15; S. 518, 26.
symbel-cenness
The festival of a person's birth
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Symbelcen' ðæt ué ðerh brúca natalicio perfrui, 78, 21. Symbelcenn' natalitiis, 93, 25. Ðaes symbelcennise wé bigóaþ cujus natalitia colimus, 65, 8: 79, 18. Symbelcen', 56, 13: 67, 8
smirwung
anointing, unction ⬩ an ointment
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Gif se seóca man girnþ ðæt man hine smerige, hé dó ðonne his andetnesse ǽr ðare smerunge, and gif hé æfter ðare smyrunge hál wurð, hé mót flǽsces brúcan. On ðare smyrunge biþ lǽcedóm L. Ælfc.
ládian
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In l. 3 read 241 for 244, and add: to clear, excuse, defend a person Manigra manna gewuna is ðæt hié hié mid ðissum wordum ládiað and cueðað: 'Wé brucað úres ǽgnes, ne gítsige wé nánes óðres monnes,' Past. 337, 19: 439, 21.
un-gedered
Unhurt ⬩ uninjured
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Ne sceal hé ungederod ðæs écan lífes brúcan, ii. 336, 20. Hé wunade betwux eallum deórcynne ungederod, i. 486, 35: Homl. Ass. 71, 169. Án man mihte faran ofer his ríce mid his bósum full goldes ungederad, Chr. 1086; Erl. 222, 5.
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a-spanan
To allure from ⬩ entice ⬩ induce ⬩ urge ⬩ persuade ⬩ introduce secretly ⬩ allicere ⬩ illicere ⬩ impellere ⬩ persuadere ⬩ attrahere ⬩ subintroducere
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B. aspanan] and gelǽran mihte, ðæt heó brúcan wolde his gesynscipes si reginæ posset persuadere ejus uti connubio, Bd. 4, 19 ; Whel. 304, 42, note.
orsorglíce
without anxiety ⬩ carelessly, rashly ⬩ securely, safely
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Hí woldon ðý máran anweald habban, ðæt hý mihton ðý orsorglícor ðissa woruldlusta brúcan, Bt. 24, 2 ; Fox 82, 15. Sió nafu færþ micle fæstlícor and orsorglícor ðonne ða felgan, 39, 7 ; Fox 220, 30