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þǽr-big

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-big, adv.
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Thereby, by that (person or thing) Gif hwá gefare and nán bearn ne gestriéne, gif hé bróðor lǽfe, fó se tó his wífe. Gif hé ðonne bearn ðǽrbig(-bié, Cott.

Linked entry: be

fullwon

(n.)
Grammar
fullwon, e; f.

Baptism?baptismus?

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— Fullwona bearn children of baptism, christians, Cd. 92; Th. 117, 9; Gen. 1951

þegu

(n.)
Grammar
þegu, e; f.
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A taking, accepting. v. beáh-, beór-, fód(d)or-, hring-, sinc-, wil-, wín-þegu; þicgan

a-lútan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lútan, anlútan; p. -leát, pl. -luton; pp. -loten [a, lútan to bend]

To bendinclinebend or bow downprocumbere

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To bend, incline, bend or bow down; procumbere Alútende he geseah procumbens vidit, Lk. Bos. 24, 12. He aleát to eorþan he bowed to the earth, Ælfc. T. 37, 8

Linked entries: a-leát a-loten

gyt-feorm

(n.)
Grammar
gyt-feorm, an entertainment where there is pouring of drink, a feast. Cf. ge-beór scipe, brýd-
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ealu (-oþ) On sumere ðeóde gebyreð winter-feorm, Eástcrfeorm, bénf(e )orm for ripe, gytfeorm for yrðe. Ll. Th. i. 440, 26

eal-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
eal-sealf, e; f. [eal all, sealf salve] The herb called the oak of Jerusalem or the oak of Cappadocia; ambrŏsia, Som. Ben. Lye:=ἀμβροσία a perfumed salve, a plant; ambrŏsia mărĭtĭma, Diosc. 3, 129, L. S. Lex. under ἀμβροσία.

egþa

(n.)
Grammar
egþa, an; m.

An instrument to beat out corn trĭbŭla

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An instrument to beat out corn; trĭbŭla, Ælfc. Gl. 2; Som. 55, 52; Wrt. Voc. 16, 25

swippan

(v.)
Grammar
swippan, p. te
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To scourge, beat, strike Hafaþ hé gyrde lange and ðone feónd swipeþ, Salm. Kmbl. 185; Sal. 92

Linked entry: swipian

hlǽdred

(adj.)
Grammar
hlǽdred, hlǽdrede; adj.

Laddered

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Laddered, provided with steps On þone hlǽddredan (hlædreadan, C.D. vi. 94, 13) beám, C.D.B. iii. 492, 27

hún

(n.)
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a bear-cub, in proper names, e.g. Hún-bald, Ælf-hún. v. Txts. 635 for many examples

of-þecgan

(v.)

to consume, destroy

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to consume, destroy Æþelinga bearn ecgum ofþegde consumed by the sword, Cd. Th. 120, 30; Gen. 2002

be-wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
be-wrecan, bi-wrecan; p. -wræc, pl. -wrǽcon; pp. -wrecen.

to exile, send forthpellere, propellereto strike or beat around, afflictcircum pulsareto drive or bring toappellere

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Ða us bewrǽcon they have sent us forth, Cd. 189; Th. 235, 12; Dan. 305. to strike or beat around, afflict; circum pulsare We land gesóhton wære bewrecene we sought the land beaten round [afflicted] with the sea, Andr.

a-driógan

Grammar
a-driógan, -drióhan

to bear

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to bear, Bt. 40, 3; Fox 238, 22; MS. Cott. The Bodl. MS. has a-drióhan

biren

(adj.)
Grammar
biren, adj.
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Of a bear Byrenre ursinae, An. Ox. 1476. Byrenne ( = -re; byorenne, Hpt. Gl. 508, 43), 4380

brand

an error of the copyist fora son.

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Th. 2045, note; B. 1020, note; an error of the copyist for bearn a son

gum-þeód

(n.)
Grammar
gum-þeód, e; f.

A nation, people

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A nation, people Gumþeóda bearn the children of men, Cd. 12; Th. 15, 1; Gen, 226

tó-sundrian

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sundrian, p. ode

To separate

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To separate Hwanne hé tósundrode bearn Adames quando separabat filios Adam, Cant. M. ad fil. 8

Linked entry: tó-syndrian

dyrre

(v.)
Grammar
dyrre, durst, Beo. Th. 2763; B. 1379; subj. pres.
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of durran

deáþ-cwylmende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
deáþ-cwylmende, deáþ-cwylmmende; part. part.[cwelman, cwylman to destroy, kill]

Put to death, destroyed, killed mortificātus

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Put to death, destroyed, killed; mortificātus Geáhna bearn adýdra oððe deáþcwylmmendra possĭde fīlios mortificatōrum, Ps. Lamb. 78, 11

hiéwe-stán

(n.)
Grammar
hiéwe-stán, es; m.

A hewn stone

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A hewn stone Ǽlcne hiéwestan tóbeátan. beat to pieces every hewn stone, Ors. 4, 13; Bos. 100. 10