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bryce

(n.)
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His scanca wæs tóbrocen, ꝥ ꝥ bán wæs tódǽled on twá stycca . . . wearð se bryce eft gestaðelod, Gr. D. 82, 27. Wiþ bryce . . . lege on þone bryce, Lch. i. 368, 7. Tó gehwylcum bryce, 370, 18. breach, violation, Ll. Th. i. 62, 9 (v.

bæðian

(v.)
Grammar
bæðian, p. ode; pp. od

To bathe

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To bathe,Som. Lye

caluw

(adj.)
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bald, Prov. Kmbl. 42

dícian

(v.)
Grammar
dícian, p. ode ; pp.od

To DIKE, bank, moundaggārāre, cingĕre

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To DIKE, bank, mound; aggārāre, cingĕre : Ðǽr Severus hét dícian and eorþwall gewyrcan there Severus commanded to raise a bank and to make an earth wall, Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 9

Linked entry: ge-dícian

ge-edðrawen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-edðrawen, part. p.

Twisted again or backretortus

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Twisted again or back; retortus,Som

BEORMA

(n.)
Grammar
BEORMA, an; m : bearm, es; m.

Barmleavenyeastfrothfermentum

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Barm, leaven, yeast, froth; fermentum Se beorma awent ða gesceafta of heora gecynde barm changes creatures from their nature Homl. Th. ii. 278, 21. Wistfullian on yfelnysse beorman to feast on the barm of evil ii. 278, 25.

Linked entries: and-beorma ge-byrman

berian

(v.)

to bare

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to bare. Dele second passage

strang-lic

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Först. 121, 19. 2. add Þǽr wearð on dæg swíðe stranglic gefeoht on halfe, Chr. 1066; P. 199, 12. Hé þet land mid stranglicum feohte gewann, 1097; P. 234, 12

ancor-bend

(n.)
Grammar
ancor-bend, es; m.

An anchor-band or cord or rope

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An anchor-band or cord or rope

from-lócian

(v.)
Grammar
from-lócian, p. ode; pp. od

To look from or awaylook backrespĭcĕre

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To look from or away, look back; respĭcĕre Biþ hit swutol ðæt he biþ fromlóciende oferswíðed it is manifest that he will be overcome on looking back, Past. 51, 9; Hat. MS

yfel

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel, adj.
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Yfel wyrd bad fortune, Bt. 40, 2; Fox 236, 22. Him ðæs æfter becwom yfel endeleán, Cd. Th. 227, 15; Dan. 187. Ðorn byð þearle scearp, anfengys yfel ( bad to take hold of ), Runic pm. Kmbl. 340, 1; Rún. 3.

bærn

(n.)

a barn

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a barn, Wrt. Voc. 84, 55

cliowen

(n.)

a clew, ball

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a clew, ball, Mone B. 1662

beorc-rind

(n.)
Grammar
beorc-rind, (berc-), e; f.
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Birch-bark Nim bercrinde, Lch. ii. 332. 9

eft-gewæxen

(adj.)
Grammar
eft-gewæxen, adj. (ptcpl.)
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Grown again Eftgewæxen barc, Lch. i. 378, 15

rind-leás

(adj.)

Without barkdecorticatus,

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Without bark; decorticatus, Wrt. Voc. i. 61, 14

ge-réþru

(n.)
Grammar
ge-réþru, pl. n.

Rudder, helm

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On ánum báte bútan ǽlcum geréþrum in a boat without any means of steering, Chr. 891; Erl. 88, 6, see note on this passage.

swól

(n.)
Grammar
swól, es; m. (?), n. (?)
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Swóle caumate, 22, 21. of the heat of fire Hé ( the phenix ) somnaþ swóles láfe, gegædraþ bán gebrosnad æfter bǽlþræce, Exon. Th. 216, 16; Ph. 269.

húsel-gang

Grammar
húsel-gang, Add: the receiving of the Eucharist, Communion, v. húsl; <b>II a.</b> 5
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Th. ii. 266, 24. þá wæs þeáw ǽr bám húslgange ꝥ se diácon cleopode, ' Swá hwilc man swá tó húsle ne gá, þonne búge sé of þissere stówe' cum missarum solemnia celebrarentur, atgue ex more Diaconus clamaret, 'Si quis non communicat, det locum', Gr.

wéman

(v.)
Grammar
wéman, p. de

To allureattractpersuadeentice

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Th. 288, 10; Wand. 29. in a bad sense Ða teolunga ðe hine fram Gode wémaþ Homl. Th. ii. 288, 24. Hí (devils) duguðe beswícaþ and on teosu tyhtaþ tilra dǽda, wémaþon willan, ðæt hý sécen frófre tó feóndum Exon. Th. 362, 11; Wal. 35

Linked entry: wǽman