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bearn

(n.)
Grammar
bearn, es; n.

A barley-placea BARNhoneum

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A barley-place, a BARN; honeum He gadereþ hys hwǽte on his bearn congregabit triticum suum in horreum, Mt. Kmbl. Hat. 3, 12

dǽl-numelnes

(n.)
Grammar
dǽl-numelnes, -ness,e ; f. [numol taking, receiving]

A sharing, partaking, participationparticipatio

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A sharing, partaking, participation;participatio Ðære dǽlnumelnes is hire on ðæt sylfe cujus participatio est ejus in id ipsum, Ps. Lamb. 121, 3

dryht-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
dryht-leóþ, es; n. [leóþ a song]

A lordly songnōbĭle carmen

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A lordly song; nōbĭle carmen Be ðam David cyningdryhtleóþ agól king David sang a lordly song of him, Elen. Kmbl. 684; El, 342

emb-feran

(v.)
Grammar
emb-feran, p. -ferde; pp, -fered

To go round, surroundcircuīre

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To go round, surround; circuīre Híg geond feówertig daga embferdon ðone eard they went round the country for forty days, Num. 13, 26

feorh-sweng

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-sweng, es; m.

A life-blowdeadly blowlētālis ictus

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A life-blow, deadly blow, lētālis ictus Hond feorhsweng ne ofteah, his hand withdrew not the deadly blow, Beo. Th. 4972; B. 2489

Linked entry: sweng

for-hátan

(v.)
Grammar
for-hátan, p. -hét, -héht; pp. -háten [for, hátan to call]

To renounceforswearrenuntiāreejurāre

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To renounce, forswear; renuntiāre, ejurāre Búton he hit forhíten hæbbe unless he have forsworn it, L. Ælf. P. 47; Th. ii. 384, 30

fyrsian

(v.)
Grammar
fyrsian, p. ode; pp. od

To put farremoveseparateelongāre

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To put far, remove, separate; elongāre Ða ðe fyrsiaþ hig fram ðé losiaþ qui elongant se a te pĕrībunt, Ps. Lamb. 72, 27

níd-faru

(n.)
Grammar
níd-faru, e; f.

A journey one is forced to takedeath

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A journey one is forced to take, death Fore there neidfaerae naenig uuirthit thoncsnotturra than him tharf sié, Archaeologia, vol. xxviii. p. 357

niþer-sige

(n.)
Grammar
niþer-sige, es; m.

A going downsetting

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A going down, setting Sunne oncneów niþersige ( occasum ) hire, Ps. Lamb. 103, 19 : 113, 3. Ofer niþersi[g]e super occasum, 67, 5

óþ-dón

(v.)
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to put out Gif hwá óðrum his eáge óþdó (of dó, MS. H.), L. Alf. 19; Th. i. 48, 20. Cf. æt-dón

ge-ildan

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Ne lata þú ꝥ þú tó Gode gecyrre, ne geyld þú hit ( neque differas ) of dæge tó dæge, Archiv cxxii. 258, 34. Add

ge-byld

(n.)
Grammar
ge-byld, e; f. [byld boldness]

Boldnesscourageaudācia

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Boldness, courage; audācia Calep hig gestilde and cwæþ mid gebylde Caleb quieted them and said with courage, Num. 13, 31 : Jos. 4, 9

Linked entry: bildan

ge-gripennis

(n.)
Grammar
ge-gripennis, -niss, e; f.

A takingseizingsnarecorreptiocaptio

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A taking, seizing, snare; correptio, captio Gegripennis ðone ðe he behýdde togegrípe hine captio quam abscondit apprehendat eum, Ps. Spl. T. 34, 9

Linked entry: ge-grip

ge-máhlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-máhlíc, adj.

Shameless, wanton, greedyprŏcax, ăvĭdus

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Shameless, wanton, greedy; prŏcax, ăvĭdus Ðæt hit gemáhlíc wǽre and unrihtlíc that it was greedy and unjust, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 20

Linked entry: ge-máglíc

sengan

(v.)
Grammar
sengan, p. de; p. ed
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To singe, scorch Gýme eác swán ðæt hé æfter sticunge his slyhtswýn wel behweorfe, sæncge, L. R. S. 6 ; Th. i. 436, 16

scip-gefére

(n.)
Grammar
scip-gefére, (?), es; n.
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A going by ship, navigation, sailing Hé on his scipgefére hwearf eft tó Cent rediit Cantiam navigio, Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 41

un-níþing

(n.)
Grammar
un-níþing, es; m.

Not a rascalan honest man

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Not a rascal, an honest man He beád ðæt ǽlc man ðe wǽre unníðing sceolde cuman tó him, Chr. 1087; Erl. 226, 2

Linked entry: níþing

wóperian

(v.)
Grammar
wóperian, p. ode

To waillament

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To wail, lament Ða cleopode seó ungesǽlige wóperiende him tó: ' Eálá, help mín, wildeór mé habbaþ forneán tó-slyten,' Homl. Ass. 196, 32

ymb-bǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-bǽtan, p. te
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To put restraint upon, curb Se mid his brídle ymbebǽted hæfð ymbhwyrft ealne eorþan and heofenes Dominus orbis habenas temperat, Met. 24, 37

breneþ

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beorna gehwylcne þe him ǽnigne onfeng gedéð. Substitute = (?) berneþ, bærneþ. v. bærnan, and add