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be-yrnan

(v.)
Grammar
be-yrnan, -irnan; he -yrnþ; p. -arn, pl. -urnon; pp. -urnen [be by, yrnan to run]

To run by, to come in, occur, incurpercurrere

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To run by, to come in, occur, incur; percurrere Be-arn me on móde it occurred to my mind, Homl. Th. i. 2, 6. Án wundor me nú on mód be-arn one wonder now [runs by me into the mind] occurs to me, Dial. 1, 20.

Linked entries: be-arn be-irnan

á-hwettan

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Is mé swíþe earfeðe hiera mód tó áhwettanne necessarium acumen elicere non possum, Ors. 4, 13; S. 212, 30. His mód wæs mid þǽm bismre áhwet hac contumelia quasi cote ad virtutem usus est, 6, 30; S. 280, 14. Add

Linked entry: hwettan

mótan

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Þæt þú ne móte began þæt þæt þú wilnast, 46, 12. the subject a thing : where the natural processes in connection with an object are given Se heofon mót brengan leóhte dagas, . . . ꝥ geár mót brengan blósman, . . . seó sǽ mót brúcan smyltra ýþa, and ealle

ge-híwung

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VI gemetum þá ge-heówunge swefna gehrínað þæs mannes mód sex modis tangunt animum imagines somniorum Gr. D. 339, 2. Gehíwunge oððe gebeácnunge cathegorias Wrt. Voc. ii. 24, 12

Linked entry: híwung

inwit-flán

(n.)
Grammar
inwit-flán, es; m.
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A treacherous shaft, Exon. 83 b; Th. 315, 27; Mód. 37

mere-fisc

(n.)
Grammar
mere-fisc, es; m.

A sea-fish

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A sea-fish Wæs merefixa mód onhréred, Beo. Th. 1102; B. 549

ge-mǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mǽte, adj.

Moderate, meet, fitmodicus, aptus

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Moderate, meet, fit; modicus, aptus, Mod. Conf. 1; C. R. Ben. 55

rǽswan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽswan, rǽswian, rǽsian, résian; p. ede, ode
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Ne réccaþ hwæt him mon ymbe rǽswe mala de se opinari permittunt, Past. 59, 1; Swt. 447, 28. Ðá ongan hé mid gleáwe móde þencan and rǽsian (résian, MS. C.) coepit sagaci animo conjicere, Bd. 3, 10; S. 534, 21 note. Résigan opinare, Wrt.

Linked entry: résian

a-wierdan

(v.)

to corruptcorrumpere

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to corrupt; corrumpere He awiert ðæt mód corrumpit animum, Past. 53, 5

un-geméde

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geméde, adj.
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Perhaps this word should be taken as a noun; see mád-mód

hinder-hóc

(n.)
Grammar
hinder-hóc, es; m.

A stratagem, artifice, snare,

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A stratagem, artifice, snare, Exon. 83 b; Th. 315, 20; Mód. 34

Linked entry: HÓC

á-tǽsan

(v.)
Grammar
á-tǽsan, p.de

To tear with a weapon

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Ðæt áhrérede mód, ðonne hit ongiet ðæt him mon birgð, mid ðǽre gesceádlican andsware hit bið átǽsed on ðæt ingeðonc commotas mentes, dum et parci sibi sentiunt, et tamen responsorum ratione in intimis tanguntur, Past. 296, 17

under-þeód

(adj.)
Grammar
under-þeód, adj. (ptcpl.) used substantively.

Subjectsubordinate

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MSS.) mon sceal lǽran ðæt hié elles ne sién genǽt aliter admonendi sunt subditi, atque aliter praelati. Illos ne subjectio conterat, Past. 28; Swt. 189, 14. Ðonne ðæt mód ðara underðiédra (-ðiéddra, Cott.

Linked entry: þeódan

býcniend-líc gemet

(n.)
Grammar
býcniend-líc gemet, es; n.
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The indicative mood; indicativus modus, Ælfc. Gr. 21; Som. 23, 18, MS. C

heard-sǽlness

Grammar
heard-sǽlness, (heartsǽlnes, v. l.
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see Mod. Lang. Rev, viii. 60, 25). After heardsǽlnes in l. 2 add:

nearu-wrenc

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Æfestum onǽled oferhygda ful, níðum, nearowrencum, Mod. 44

á-dysigian

(v.)
Grammar
á-dysigian, p. ode

To become foolish

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To become foolish Manna mód syndon earmlíce áþýstrode and ádysgode, Wlfst. 185, 12

Linked entry: dysegian

Ellen-dún

(n.)
Grammar
Ellen-dún, Ellan-dún, e; f. [Flor. Ellandun, i. e. mons Eallæ: Will. Malm. Hellendune: Hunt. Elendune]

Allington, near Amesbury, Wiltslŏci nōmen in agro Wiltoniensi

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Allington, near Amesbury, Wilts; lŏci nōmen in agro Wiltoniensi Hér gefeaht Ecgbryht cyning and Beornwulf cyning on Ellendúne [Ellandúne, Th. 111, 21, col. 2] in this year Egbert and Beornwulf fought at Allington, Chr. 823; Th. 110, 20

Líða

Grammar
Líða, Add: — Líða-mónað, Chr. P. 277, margin, v. þri-líþe : -<b>lipa.</b>

am-byre

Grammar
am-byre, (am-byre = and-byre).
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Substitute: Unfavourable, contrary (of wind) Þyder, hé cwæð, þæt man ne mihte geseglian on ánum n, mónðe, gyf man . . . ǽlce dæge hæfde ambyrne wind, Ors. l, I ; Bos. 21, 20. [Cf. Icel. aud-viðri a head wind. Mod. Icel. and-byrr (= mðt-byrr). (Dr.