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a-þýwan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þýwan, p. de; pp. ed [a from, þýwan to drive]

To lead or drive fromto discardejicere

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To lead or drive from, to discard; ejicere He hý raðe aweg aþýwde he soon drove them away, Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 131, 28

ge-brégan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brégan, p. de; pp. ed [ge-, brégan to give fear]

To frightenterrifyterréreperterrére

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To frighten, terrify; terrére, perterrére Wæs his mód mid ðám beótungum gebréged his mind was frightened by the threats, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 14. Ic wæs mid ðysse ongrislícan wæfersýne gebréged I was terrified by this horrible sight, 5, 12; S. 628, 9.

ge-bodian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bodian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [ge-, bodian to tell]

To tellmake knownannounceproclaimnuntiāreannuntiāre

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To tell, make known, announce, proclaim; nuntiāre, annuntiāre Se ðæt láþspell æt hám gebodode who made known the sad story at home, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 43, 37: Hy. 10, 13; Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 13. Ðæt ðǽr nán to láfe ne wearþ ðæt hit to Róme gebodade so that

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

ge-cleofian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cleofian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [clifan, cleofian to cleave, adhere]

To cleaveadherestickadhærēre

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To cleave, adhere, stick; adhærēre Geþeódde oððe gecleofede on fíóre sáwle mín adhæsit pāvīmento anĭma mea, Ps. Lamb. 118, 25

ge-bócian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bócian, p. ode; pp. od [ge-, bócian to give by charter] ,

to give or grant by book or charterto charterlibro vel charta dōnāreto furnish with bookslibris instruĕre

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to give or grant by book or charter, to charter; libro vel charta dōnāre Ðis is seó bóc, ðe Æðelstán cing gebócode Friþestáne bisceope this is the charter which king Athelstan chartered to bishop Frithestan, Th. Diplm. A. D. 938; 187, 19: 966; 218, 12

forþ-brengan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-brengan, p. -brohte; pp. -broht [forþ, brengan to bring]

To bring forthproducefulfilaccomplishproferreprodūcĕrededūcĕreeffĭcĕre

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To bring forth, produce, fulfil, accomplish; proferre, prodūcĕre, dedūcĕre, effĭcĕre Wel forþbrengeþ hit it brings forth well, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 142; Met. 29, 71. Se Metod eallra gesceafta ealle forþbrengþ the Creator of all things produces them all,

ge-cýpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cýpan, -cépan; p. -cýpte; pp. -cýpt [cýpan to sell]

To buypurchaseĕmĕre

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To buy, purchase; ĕmĕre Wyrsan wígfrecan gecýpan to buy a worse warrior, Beo. Th. 4986; B. 2496. Ðæt ic ðé gecýpte which I bought for thee, Exon, 29 b; Th. 90, 11; Cri. 1472

Linked entry: ge-cépan

a-wunian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wunian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [a, wunian to dwell]

To abideremaincontinueinsistmanerepermanereinsistere

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To abide, remain, continue, insist; manere, permanere, insistere Ðeós sibb awunade on Cristes cyrican hæc pax mansit in ecclesia Christi, Bd. 1, 8 ; S. 479, 26. He lét hit on his bósme awunian he let it remain in his bosom, 3, 2 ; S. 525, 14. He on hálgum

be-limpan

(v.)

To concernregardbelongpertainappertaincurarepertinereto happenoccurbefallevenireacciderecontingere

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Grammar be-limpan, p. -lamp, pl. -lumpon; sub. -lumpe; pp. -lumpen [be, limpan to appertain] To concern, regard, belong, pertain, appertain; curare, pertinere Ne belimpþ to ðé non ad to pertinet Mk. Bos. 4, 38. Hwæt ðæs to him belumpe what of that concerned

Linked entry: be-lumpe

ærne-weg

(n.)
Grammar
ærne-weg, es; m. [ærnan to run, weg a way]

A running-waya way fit for running ona broad roadvia cursui aptaplatea

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A running-way, a way fit for running on, a broad road; via cursui apta, platea Æt sumes ærneweges ende at the end of some course, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 188, 9. Gescroepe ærneweg via apta cursui equorum, Bd. 5, 6; S. 618, 41

æt-bredendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
æt-bredendlíc, adj. [æt-bredende, part. of ætbredan to take away]

Taking awayablativus

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Taking away; ablativus Ætbredendlíc is ablativus: mid ðam casu biþ geswutelod swá hwæt swá we ætbredaþ oðrum, oððe swá hwæt swá we underfóþ æt óðrum, oððe hwanon we faraþ, — Fram ðisum menn ic underféng feóh ab hoc homine pecuniam accepi, Fram ðisum

a-scære

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
a-scære, adj. [a, scær; p. of sceran to cut, shear]

Without tonsureuntrimmedintonsusincultus

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Without tonsure, untrimmed; intonsus, incultus,Peccatorum Medicina 8

Linked entry: æ-scære

be-hýdignys

(n.)
Grammar
be-hýdignys, -nyss, e; f. [be, hýdan to hide]

A deserta wildernessdesertum

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A desert, a wilderness; desertum Stefn Drihtnes tosceacende behýdignys vox Domini concutientis desertum Ps. Spl. C. 28, 7

blód-yrnende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
blód-yrnende, part. [blód, yrnende, part. of yrnan to run, flow]

Blood-flowingsanguinans, sanguine fluens

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Blood-flowing; sanguinans, sanguine fluens Ðæt wíf blódyrnende þrówaþ the blood-flowing woman suffereth [was suffering], Bd. 1, 27; S. 494, note 8, B

Linked entry: blódes flównyss

earfoþ-fere

Grammar
earfoþ-fere, l. -fére hard to travel, and for 'Scint. 10'
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substitute Sume cumað swíðe feorran and habbað swíðe yfelne weig and swíðe earfoðférne, Shrn. 187, 12. Cf. eáþ-fére

brád-hláf

(n.)
Grammar
brád-hláf, es; m. [brǽdan to roast, hláf bread]

to roastbreadA biscuit, parchedbaked breadpaximatium = παξαμάδιoνpanis torrefactus

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A biscuit, parched or baked bread; paximatium = παξαμάδιoν, panis torrefactus Brádhláf paximatium, Wrt. Voc. 288, 66

brǽdels

(n.)
Grammar
brǽdels, es; m? [brǽdan
to spread or stretch out
]

to spreadstretch outAnything spread or stretched out,a carpet, covering, garment, dress;palla, stragulum, velamentum, opertorium

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Anything spread or stretched out, a carpet, covering, garment, dress; palla, stragulum, velamentum, opertorium Brǽdels stragulum, R. 4, Lye

híd

Grammar
híd, hígid.

familia

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Add: Ic sello Berhtsige án híde bóclondes, C. D. ii. 121, 4, and to such a form might belong the following genitives: Ánes hídes, 120, 33. Ánes hídes lond, C. D. B. ii. 268, 9. The nominatives híde, gyrde in, Þ næs án ǽlpig híde ne án gyrde landes,'

Linked entries: hígid híwisc

a-lǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lǽdan, p. de; pp. ed [a from, lǽdan to lead]

to leadlead outwithdrawtake awayducereproducereeducereto be producedbrought forthto growproduci

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to lead, lead out, withdraw, take away; ducere, producere, educere Ic alǽdde ðé of lande eduxi te de terra, Ps. Spl. 80, 9: Ps. Th. 80, 10: 142, 12: 103, 14: Cd. 73; Th. 90, 15; Gen. 1495. Ic eom alǽded fram leóhte I am led out from the light, Cd. 217