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be-murcnian

(v.)
Grammar
be-murcnian, p. ode; pp. od [be, murcnian to murmur]

To murmurmurmur greatlyobmurmurare

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To murmur, murmur greatly; obmurmurare Hú ungemetlíce, ge Rómware, bemurcniaþ how immoderately, O Romans, do ye murmur, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 34, 9

Linked entry: murcnian

stuf-bæþ

(n.)
Grammar
stuf-bæþ, es; n.
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A hot-air bath, vapour bath Sile him drincan on stufbaþe, Lchdm. iii. 132, 13. Man machiæ stufbæþ and baþege hine ðáron, 92, 21

Linked entry: stofa

ge-bisceopian

(v.)
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to confirm Gif hwá gebisceopige hine tuwa, and hé hit wite si quis bis confirmatus sit, et hoc sciat, Ll. Th. ii. 164, 15

Linked entry: bisceopian

ge-eftgian

(v.)
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to repeat Þá þá hé þis gelómlíce spræc mid geeftgodre (geeftgadrode, v. l.) sprǽce cum hoc iterata crebro voce repeteret, Gr. D. 277, 1

Linked entry: eftgian

sceaþa

(n.)
Grammar
sceaþa, (?), sceáþ (?)

a nail

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Similar entries v. horn-sceaþa

herian

(v.)
Grammar
herian, hærian, hergan; p. ode, ede; imper. hera and here; pp. ed

To praise

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Homl. 67, 4

Linked entry: hergan

stór

(n.)
Grammar
stór, es ; m.
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Frankincense, storax Ðes stór hoc thus, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 33 ; Zup. 59, 14 : Wrt. Voc. i. 81, 25. Stór ðe biþ of gewringe stacten, 20, 28. Hí him geoffrodon gold and récels and myrran . . . se stór getácnode ðæt hé is sóð God, Homl. Th. i. 116, 9.

Linked entry: stéran

grund-weall

(n.)
Grammar
grund-weall, es; m.

A foundation

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Skt. 6, 48, 49;Homl. Th. ii. 588, 20;Chr. 654; Erl. 29, 11;Bt. Met. Fox 7, 67;Met. 7, 34

un-oferwunnen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-oferwunnen, adj.

Unconquered

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Unconquered Ic ða móste oferwinnan ðe ǽr wǽron unoferwunnen qui ante hac invicti fuere viri, hos ego in pugna vici, Ors. 4, 1; Swt. 156, 28

Linked entry: ofer-wunnen

hléda

(n.)
Grammar
hléda, hléda, an: hléde, es; m.

A seatbench

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A seat, bench Þes hléda (hlýda, hléde, v. ll.) hoc sedile Ælfc. Gr. Z. 34, 3. Man sceal habban . . . hlýdan, sceamelas, Angl. ix. 264, 20. Substitute:

tó-weccan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-weccan, p. -wehte

To wake upstir uparouse

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.), stir up, arouse Hú ða folc mid him fǽhþe tówehton how they stirred up strife amongst themselves, Beo. Th. 5889; B. 2948

ge-wilnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wilnung, -willnung. e; f.

A wishdesirelongingseekingappetitewillvowoncŭpiscentiadesīdĕriumambĭtusappĕtītusaffectusvōtum

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Of gewilnunge ic gewilnode etan mid eów ðás eástron desīdĕrio desīdĕrāvi hoc pascha mandūcāre vobiscum, Lk. Bos. 22, 15. Hý férdon on gewilnunge heortan transiērunt in affectum cordis, Ps. Spl. 72, 7: Homl. Th. i. 136, 9, 31.

Linked entries: ge-willnung wilnung

býtla

(n.)
Grammar
býtla, an; m. [býtl a hammer, -a q. v.]
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A hammerer, builder; ædificator Se býtla ðǽr háligne hám arǽrde the builder raised up a holy home there, Exon. 34b; Th. 110, 36; Gú. 119

fóre-witan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-witan, fór-witan; ic, he -wát, ðú -wást, pl. -witon; p. -wiste, pl. -wiston; pp. -witen

To foreknowpræscīre

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To foreknow; præscīre He eall fórewát hú hit geweorþan sceal he foreknows all how it shall come to pass, Bt. 39, 5; Fox 218, 27

Linked entry: fór-witan

pál

(n.)
Grammar
pál, es; m.
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Voc. i. 84, 69. a kind of hoe or spade Delfísen vel spadu vel pál fossorium, 16, 14

gif

(n.)
Grammar
gif, e; f: nom. acc. gif [as tíd, dǽd]

A giftgracedonumgratia

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A gift, grace; donum, gratia Hú he his gif cýðde geond woruld how he shewed his grace throughout the world, Andr. Kmbl. 1150; An. 575

be-lutian

(v.)
Grammar
be-lutian, p. ode
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To lie hid Befleáh hé in sum hol treów and þǽr belutode and hine sylfne áhýdde fugiens in cava arbore latebat, Gr. D. 293, 15

wír-boga

(n.)
Grammar
wír-boga, an; m.

Bent wire used in ornamenting an object

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Bent wire used in ornamenting an object Mec (a horn) þeceþ geong hagostealdmon golde and sylfore, wóum wírbogum, Exon. Th. 395, 5; Rä. 15, 3

un-ámeten

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ámeten, adj.

Unmeasurednot having determined limitsvery greatimmenseboundless

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Nis ús nán gemet on ðam ǽrran bebode, forðan ðe wé sceolon úrne Scyppend lufian mid unámetenre lufe, Honl. Th. ii. 314, 12: Homl. Skt. i. 16, 254

Linked entry: á-metan

be-récan

(v.)
Grammar
be-récan, -rǽcan [récan to smoke]

To cause to smokefacere ut fumet aliquid

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To cause to smoke; facere ut fumet aliquid Beréc hit on hátum ahsum make it smoke on hot ashes, Herb. 14, 2; Lchdm. i. 106, 17

Linked entries: be-reócan be-rǽcan