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byrigan

(v.)
Grammar
byrigan, birigan; p. de; pp. ed
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Bos. 9, 59 : 9, 60: Chr. 1036; Th. 294, 21: Hy. 10, 29; Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 29: Nicod. 21; Thw. 10, 30: 21; Thw. 11. 4

Linked entry: be-byrigan

cunnung

(n.)
Grammar
cunnung, e; f.

Probation probatio, tentatio

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Exon. 118a; Th. 453, 33; Hy. 4, 24

ge-liþewǽcan

Grammar
ge-liþewǽcan, <b>; V.</b>
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Sǽs geliþewǽcað brymmas ponti mitescunt freta, Hy. S. 6, 28. Add

á-rǽrend

(n.)
Grammar
á-rǽrend, es; m.
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One who arouses Árǽrend móda excitator mentium, Hy. S. 18, 31

Linked entry: rǽrend

drófe

(adv.)
Grammar
drófe, adv.
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Grievously, with trouble ꝥ drófe onguldon, Lch. iii. 286, 14

ge-lengan

(v.)
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to call for Gelængdum dǽdum pervocatis actibus, Hy. S. 90, 9

in-stæpe

(adv.)
Grammar
in-stæpe, adv.
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farað, and instepe æft cumað, Solil. H. 62, 31. Add

ge-fealdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fealdan, p. -feóld, pl. -feóldon; pp. -fealden

To fold upwrapplĭcāreinvolvĕre

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To fold up, wrap; plĭcāre, involvĕre Ne læg hyt ná mid línwǽdum, ac onsundron gefealden on ánre stówe non cum linteamĭnĭbus pŏsĭtum, sed sepărātim invŏlūtum in ūnum lŏcum, Jn. Bos. 20, 7. Miððý gefeáld ðæt bóc cum plicuisset librum, Lk. Skt.

Linked entry: ge-fildan

ge-inseglian

(v.)
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Hé þæt fæt myd hys hringe geinseglode, Hml. A. 190, 253. Hí ðá ðrúh geinnseglodon ( signanles lapidem, Mt. 27, 66), Hml. Th. ii. 262, 11. Seó teág wæs geinsæglod mid twám sylfrenan insæglan, Hml. S. 23, 756. Geinseigled armatam, i. signatam, An.

tó-stingan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-stingan, p. -stang, pl. -stungon

To prick to piecesbreak by pricking

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To prick to pieces, break by pricking Genim wulfes swýþre eage and hyt tósting, Lchdm. i. 362, 2. Ðonne ðú ðæt geswel tóstinge oþþe sníþe, ii. 208, 20.

Linked entry: tó-stician

ge-cynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cynd, ge-cind, acc. ge-cynd, ge-cynde; f. also ge-cynd, ge-cynde, nom. acc; gen. -cyndes; dat. -cynde; pl. nom. acc. -cyndu, -cyndo, -cynd; gen. -cynda; dat. -cyndum; n.

naturekindmannerconditiongendernaturaindolesingeniumproprietasmodusqualitasconditiogenusgenerationnakednessgenerationatalespartesgenitalesverendaoffspringproles

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Gr. 6; Som. 5, 27. generation, nakedness; generatio, natales, partes, genitales, verenda Ðurh clǽne gecynd by pure generation, Hy. 9, 11; Hy. Grn. ii. 291, 11 : 9, 52; Hy. Grn. ii. 292, 52.

beorht-nes

(n.)
Grammar
beorht-nes, byrht-nes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f. [beorht bright]

BRIGHTNESSclearnesssplendoursplendorclaritasnitor

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Eágena beorhtnes brightness of the eyes Herb. 31, 2; Lchdm, i. 128, 13 : Hy. 7, 31; Hy. Grn. ii. 287, 31

Linked entries: bearhtnes byrht-nes

ge-wascan

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Genim þás wyrte ... and gewæsc wel mid ecede, Lch. i. 104, 2. Mid wætere gewæsc, 204, 19.

mattuc

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Of matucce and adesan út áwurpon bipenne et ascia deiecerunt eam, Ps. Rdr. 73, 6. Hé sceal habban æcse, adsan . . . mattuc, Angl. ix. 263, 3. Add

rów

(n.)
Grammar
rów, e; f.

Quiet, rest

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Quiet, rest Ðǽr bídinge móstun æfter tintergum tídum brúcan, ðonne of waþum wérge cwóman restan ryneþrágum, rówe gefégon, Exon. Th. 115, 4; Gú. 184. Biteache mi gast and mi bodi baðen to ro and to reste, Marh. 20, 5.

Linked entry: rów

on-fundelness

(n.)
Grammar
on-fundelness, e; f.

Experience, proof

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Hyt déþ onfundelnysse ðæs sylfan þinges it will give proof of the same thing, the second method will prove as efficacious as the first, 162, 1

Linked entry: -fundelness

tín-nihte

(adj.)
Grammar
tín-nihte, adj.

Ten days old

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Ten days old On .x. nihtne mónan bidde swá hwas swa ðú wylle, hyt ðe byoþ gere. Se .x. nihta móna hé ys god tó standanne mid æðelum monnum, Lchdm. iii. 178, 19-21. Se ðe biþ ácenned on .x. nihtne ealdne mónan, se biþ ðrowere, 160, 28

tó-efnes

(prep.)
Grammar
tó-efnes, -emnes; prep. with dat.

On a level with,abreast of,alongside,beside

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Ondlang bróces óð hyt cymþ tóemnes ðæm ealdan lǽghrycge, iii. 437, 17

Linked entry: efen

hladung

A drawingdraught

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A drawing, draught Gelustfulligende hladungum genihtsumum oblectans haustibus affluis, Hy. S. 58, 12. Substitute:

heofon-cenned

(adj.)
Grammar
heofon-cenned, adj.

Heaven-born

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Heaven-born Ofer heofancennede roderes ealle supra celigenas aetheris omnes, Hy. S. 108, 9