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be-standan

to surround

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S. 28, 104, to attend the dead, perform funeral rites for Heó forðférde and Abraham hig bestód þá ealdan wísan mortua est, venitgue Abraham, ut plangeret et fleret eam, Gen. 23, 2. ) þá wíf behwurfon hire líc oþþæt heó bebyrged wæs, swylce hí for ðan

ag-lǽca

(n.)
Grammar
ag-lǽca, -lǽcea, -léca, an; m. [ah-lǽca, æg-, æc-; ag-lác, -lǽc misery; a the m. of personal noun]

A miserable beingwretchmiscreantmonsterfierce combatantmiserperditusmonstrumbellator immanis

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Earme aglǽcan miserable wretches, Exon. 41 a;Th. 136, 26; Gú. 547. Satanus, earm aglǽ ca Satan, miserable wretch, Cd. 223; Th. 293, 1; Sat. 448: Exon. 69 b; Th. 258, 21; Jul. 268: 70a; Th. 261, 22; Jul. 319: Beo. Th. 1116; B. 556: 5177; B. 2592

máþum

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Hé hí hét gán intó his mádmum iussit eam introire ubi repositi erant thesauri eius, Hml. A. 110, 266. Add

for-bryttan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bryttan, -brittan; he -bryteþ, -brytt; p. -brytte; pp. -bryted, -bryt

To break in piecessmashbruisecrushconfringtĕrecontĕrĕreconquassāre

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Moises forbrytte ðæt celf eall to duste Moyses vĭtŭlum contrīvit usque ad pulvĕrem, Ex. 32, 20. Forbryt ðú earm synfulles contĕre brachium peccātōris, Ps. Sgl. second 9, 18. Ðæt ðú si forbryt dōnec contĕrāris, Deut. 28, 24.

Linked entry: for-brittan

weoruld-lufu

(n.)
Grammar
weoruld-lufu, e, an; f.
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Se man ðe ánrǽdlíce wile his synna geswícan, dǽle on Godes ést eal ðæt hé áge, and forlǽte eard and éðel and ealle ðás worldlufu, L. Pen. 17; Th. ii. 284, 19

bismer-lic

disgracefulignominiouscontemptibleridiculousfrivolous

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Hé heora ǽgþer ge mid bismere onféng, ge hié eác on þone bismerlecestan eard gesette cum foedissima ignominia dispersi sunt, 3, 11; S. 146, 34. contemptible, ridiculous, frivolous Bismerlic frivolus, i. mendax, fictus, Wrt.

ge-býtlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býtlian, [or rather -bytlian, cf. botl]; p. ode; pp. od [býtlian to build]

To buildædĭfĭcāre

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To build; ædĭfĭcāre Eal Godes gelaðung is ofer ðam stáne gebýtlod all God's church is built on that stone, Homl. Th. i. 368, 18

Ósti

(n.)
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the Esthtonians Be-eástan him sindon Ósti þá leóde, Ósti habbað be-norþan him þone ilcan sǽs earm, Ors. 1, 1; S. 16, 29

ymb-spenning

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-spenning, e. f.
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Allurement, enticement Ne beón hí ýdelgeorne . . . ne eác ðíra leahtra ymbspznninga ne begán non otio uncent non ceteris uitiorum inlecebris incumbant, Chrd. 66, 33

hafoc-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
hafoc-cynn, es; n.

The hawk species

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The hawk species Ne ete gé nán þing hafoccynnes ne earncynnes eat nothing of the hawk-kind or the eagle-kind, Lev. 11, 13

sliht-swín

(n.)
Grammar
sliht-swín, es

A swine to be killed cattle to be killed

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A swine to be killed Gýme eác swán ðæt hé æfter sticunge his slyhtswýn wel sæncge L. R. S. 6; Th. i. 436, 16

Linked entries: sleg-neát sliht

ge-ríp

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Æfter heora gerípe ( printed gerepe, Lch. iii. 252, 23) gǽð seó upp, and oferflét eal þæt Egyptisce land, Scrd. 27, l. what is reaped, corn Hé lǽdde hám tó his byrene ꝥ ásnidene gertp ( messem ) þe hé ǽr mid his handa geseów, Gr. D. 290, 20.

eorþ-cund

(adj.)
Grammar
eorþ-cund, adj.

Earthly, terrestrial terrestris

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Earthly, terrestrial; terrestris Se rinc ageaf eorþ-cunde eád the prince gave up earthly happiness. Cd. 79; Th. 98, 8; Gen. 1627

Iudéas

(n.)
Grammar
Iudéas, gen. a ; pl. m.

The JewsJudæi

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Eal Iudéa þeód omnis Iudæa Mt. Kmbl. 3.5. Betwux ðám Iudéum, Jn. Skt. 10, 19

scír-biscop

(n.)
Grammar
scír-biscop, es; m.
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The bishop of a shire or diocese (v. scír, 2) Béte ðæt, swá se scírbisceop and eal scírwitan déman, Wulfst. 173, 30

Linked entry: leód-biscop

full-gedrifen

(adj.; part.)
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crammed full Hé is réðra donne eal middangeard, ðeáh hé sý binnan his feówer hwommum fulgedrifen wildeóra, Sal. K. p. 150, 23

Frys-land

(n.)
Grammar
Frys-land, Fres-lond, es; n.

FrieslandFrīsia

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Friesland; Frīsia Be westan Eald-Seaxum is Ælfe múþa ðære and Frysland to the west of the Old Saxons is the mouth of the river Elbe and Friesland, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 18, 36.

Linked entry: Fres-lond

a-cweorran

(v.)
Grammar
a-cweorran, p. -cwear, pl. -cwurron; pp. -cworren

To eat or drink immoderatelyto glutguzzleingurgitare

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To eat or drink immoderately, to glut, guzzle; ingurgitare Swá swá mihti acworren fram wíne tanquam potens crapulatus a vino, Ps. Spl. T. 77, 71

Linked entry: a-cwerren

bíg-nes

(n.)
Grammar
bíg-nes, -ness, e; f.

A bending, bowingflexio

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A bending, bowing; flexio Se earm nǽnige bígnesse on ðam elnbogan hæfde brachium nihil prorsus in cubito flexionis habuit, xBd. 5, 3; S. 616, 23

Linked entry: býgnes

níd-hús

(n.)
Grammar
níd-hús, es; n.
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A necessary room Sýn eác binnan claustre slǽpern, beódern, hǽdern, and ealle þá neódhús þe bróðra beþurfon (cetere habitationes usibus fratrum necessariae), Chrd. 21, 18