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fleón

(v.)
Grammar
fleón, [/a the following passages given under I. in Dict. fleón is intransitive
    By.
  • 247
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  • Ps. L. 54, 8
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  • Gen. 2080
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  • Bt. F. 116, 17
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  • Ælfc. Gr. 36
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  • 28, 6
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  • Ps. Th. 103, 17
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  • Ps. L. 113, 3
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  • Met. l, 20
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  • Mt. 8, 33
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  • Ps. L. 30, 12
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  • El. 134
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  • Gú. 228
    • .]

to flee ⬩ to flee ⬩ to run away ⬩ to pass away ⬩ to fly ⬩ to run away from ⬩ to avoid ⬩ to decline ⬩ to avoid ⬩ eschew

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Th. i. 420, 5-9. to go into banishment Gielden þá médrenmǽgas þæs weres þriddan dǽl, þriddan dǽl þá gegyldan. For þriddan dǽl hé fleó . . . for healfne hé fleó, Ll.

BERAN

(v.)
Grammar
BERAN, beoran, ic bere, beore, ðú birest, birst, byrst, he bireþ, byreþ, birþ, byrþ, pl. beraþ; p. ic, he bær, ðú bǽre, pl. bǽron; pp. boren; v. a.

to BEAR ⬩ carry ⬩ bring ⬩ bear or carry a sacrifice ⬩ offer ⬩ bear off ⬩ carry out ⬩ extend ⬩ wear ⬩ support ⬩ endure ⬩ suffer ⬩ ferre ⬩ portare ⬩ afferre ⬩ offerre ⬩ deferre ⬩ proferre ⬩ extendere ⬩ gerere ⬩ tolerare ⬩ to BEAR ⬩ produce ⬩ bring forth ⬩ facere ⬩ ferre ⬩ edere ⬩ parere

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Heó gár bireþ she beareth the javelin Salm. Kmbl. 876; Sal. 437. Eft byreþ ofer lagustreámas leófne mannan shall bear back over the water-streams the beloved man Beo. Th. 598; B. 296 : 4117; B. 2055. Se ðæt wicg byrþ he whom the horse carries, Elen.

Linked entries: a-beran æðel-boren aweg-beran bær bearn be-beran be-boren-inniht ge-byrd berend borettan beoran berende

cyric

(n.)
Grammar
cyric, a church. v. in the compounds cyric-ǽwe, -belle, -bóc, -bót, -bryce, -burh, -dór, -friþ, -fultum, -georn, -geriht, -griþ, etc.

Linked entry: cyric-ǽwe

ge-stund

(n.)
Grammar
ge-stund, The Latin original is: Ita immensis vagitibus horrescere audiebantur, ut totam pene a coelo in terra intercapidinem clangisonis boatibus impleverunt.

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ferian

(v.)

to carry ⬩ move ⬩ convey ⬩ to lead ⬩ conduct

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Þá hié geféngon micle herehýð and þá woldon ferian norþweardes, 894; P. 85, 17. the subject a vehicle Seó bǽr ðe þone deádan ferode, Hml.

DEORFAN

(v.)
Grammar
DEORFAN, ic deorfe, ðú dyrfst, he dyrfþ, pl. deorfaþ; p. dearf, pl. durfon; pp. dorfen

To labour ⬩ laborāre

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To labour; laborāre Ne wiðcweðe ic to deorfenne gyt, gif ic nýdbehéfe eom gyt ðínum folce I refuse not to labour still, if I am yet needful to thy people, Homl. Th. ii. 516, 26. Þearle ic deorfe I labour very much, Coll, Monast. 19, 13

Linked entry: mán-deorf

ge-þeón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þeón, -þeówan; p. -þeóde, -peówde; pp. -þeód
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To tame, oppress; dŏmāre, opprĭmĕre Se mec ána mæg ána meahtum geþeón who alone can tame me by his eternal powers, Exon. 111 b; Th. 427, 14; Rä. 41, 91. Me ðínes yrres egsa geþeówde the terror of thine anger oppressed me, Ps. Th. 87, 16

DWÍNAN

(v.)
Grammar
DWÍNAN, ic dwíne, ðu dwínest, dwínst, he dwíneþ, dwínþ, pl. dwínaþ; p. dwán, pl. dwinon; pp. dwinen

To pine, fade, DWINDLE, waste away ⬩ tabescĕre

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To pine, fade, DWINDLE, waste away;tabescĕre Ðonne dwíneþ seó wamb sóna then soon will the belly dwindle, Herb. 2, 4; Lchdm. i. 82, 2. Dwinon tabuĕrunt, Cot. 190

Linked entries: a-dwínan tó-dwínan

heáp

(n.)
Grammar
heáp, es; m. [generally, but ðeós earme heáp occurs, Cd. 215; Th. 270, 9; Sat. 87.]
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Be ðam gesǽligan heápe ðe mid ðam Hǽlende on ðisum lífe drohtnode of the blessed company that lived with the Saviour in this life, Homl. Th. ii. 520, 22.

worþ

(n.)
Grammar
worþ, weorþ, wurþ, wierþ, wyrþ, e; f; es; m. : wyrþe, wirþe
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(v. wyrþe-land, and first extract under I),
es; m.

a close ⬩ an enclosed place ⬩ an enclosed homestead ⬩ a habitation with surrounding land ⬩ land ⬩ a place enclosed by buildings ⬩ a court ⬩ hall ⬩ a place ⬩ street

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Already places whose names contain the form (cf. those with tún), when they are mentioned in the Charters, may have extended beyond their original limits and have become properties, whose arca was considerable (e. g.

Linked entries: ryge weorþ

ge-þogen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-þogen, grown up, Homl. Th. ii. 38, 9; pp.
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of ge-þeón

ge-þugon

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þugon, throve, Homl. Th. ii. 280, 32; p. pl.
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of ge-þeón

æncnetrym

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
æncnetrym, = ǽn(i)gne trym (?) or ængne trym (?) a narrow step; an acc. used adverbially with same force as colloquial a little bit (?). The word pedetemptim (An. Ox. 7, 221: 8, 165) is glossed by this form in the passage: Qui pedetemptim in pubertatis primordio instrumentis medicinallbus imbuti, Ald. 41, 33. v. trem
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in Dict

Linked entry: trem

CLÍFAN

(v.)
Grammar
CLÍFAN, ic clífe, ðú clífest, clífst, he clífeþ, clífþ, clifaþ; cláf, clifon; clifen

To CLEAVE, adhere ⬩ adhærere

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To CLEAVE, adhere; adhærere

breát

(v.; part.)
Grammar
breát, destroyed, Beo. Th. 3430; B. 1713; p.
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of breótan

brocen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
brocen, broken, Beo. Th. 4132; B. 2063; pp.
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of brecan

helle-flór

(n.)
Grammar
helle-flór,
  • Cd. 214; Th. 269, 9; Sat. 70.

helle-scealc

Grammar
helle-scealc,
  • Cd. 216; Th. 273, 8; Sat. 133.

ticlum

Grammar
ticlum, Exon. Th. 420, 12; Rä. 40, 2.

Similar entry: til

be-þeaht

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-þeaht, -þeht covered, Exon. 117 a; Th. 451, 4; Dóm. 98 : Elen. Kmbl. 2593; El. 1298; pp.
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of be-þeccan

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