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borian

(v.)

to perforate ⬩ To bore into

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Ox. 230. to insert into a hole bored Borige man on þám beáme stór and finol, Lch. i. 400, 19. intrans. To bore into : Dó þú mid þínum fingre swilce þú borige inn on þíne hand, Tech. ii. 123, 11

dráf

Grammar
dráf, drǽf.
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Hét se hálga wer þæt seó cú gewende tó þǽre heorde, and heó swá bilewite swá scép beáh tó þǽre drǽfe, Hml. S. 31, 1055. Se geneát sceal láde lǽdan, dráfe drífan, C. D. iii. 450, 33. Sum fearhrýþer þæs óþræs' ceápes geférscipe oferhogode . . .

bed-reda

(n.)
Grammar
bed-reda, -rids, an; m. [bed a bed, reda = rida from riden ridden, pp. of rídan to ride, hence the def. adj. bedreda bedridden, and the noun bedreda, bedrida one bedridden]

One BEDRIDDEN ⬩ clinicus

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One BEDRIDDEN; clinicus Ðǽr læg be ðam wege án bedreda there lay by the way one bedridden, Homl. Th. ii. 422, 4. Arás se bedreda, and arn blissigende the bedridden arose, and ran rejoicing, ii. 422, 9. Ðá ðá se sunderhálga Iosias ðæt tácn geseah on ðam

Linked entries: bædd-ryda bedd-redda bed-rida bed-ryda

eo

(n.)
Grammar
eo, I. unaccented, generally stands before two consonants lc, ld, lf, rc, rd, rf, rg, rh, rl, rm, rn, rp, rr, rt, rþ, x; as, Geolca a yolk, sceolde should, seolfor silver, deorc dark, sweord a sword, ceorfan to carve, beorgan to protect, beorht bright, eorl earl, beorma barm, eornost earnest, weorpan to throw, steorra a star, heorte the heart, eorþe the earth, meox dung. II. eó accented, the diphthong, generally stands before the consonants c, d, f, g, h, l, m, n, p, r, s, st, t, w; as, Seóc sick, beódan to bid, þeóf a thief, fleógan to fly, hreóh rough, hweól a wheel, leóma a ray of light, beón to be, deóp deep, beór beer, ceosan to choose, breóst the breast, fleótan to float, leóþ a song, ceówan to chew. 2. eó is also the termination of many words, and then the ó in eó is always accented; as, Beó a bee; ic beó

I shall be

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I shall be; freó free; gleó glee; seó the; seó sim, sis, sit; treó a tree; breó three, etc

féster

(n.)

food ⬩ nourishment

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food, nourishment, foster-, in the compounds féster-bearn, -fæder, -man, -módor

mis-gelimp

(n.)
Grammar
mis-gelimp, es; n.

Mishap ⬩ misadventure

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Mishap, misadventure Hé sende misgelimpu on manna bearn, Wulfst. 211, 30

Linked entry: ge-limp

gebed-stów

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Ic synful breóst míne beáte on gebedstówe, Dóm. L. 30. Add

ród-bora

(n.)
Grammar
ród-bora, an; m.
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One who bears a cross Ródbora crucifer, Germ. 389, 1

on-fordón

(v.)
Grammar
on-fordón, part.

Destroyed

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Destroyed Bearn onfordónra filios interemptorum, Ps. Lamb. 101, 21. Cf.

Linked entry: for-dón

cym-lícor

(adj.)
Grammar
cym-lícor, more aptly or fitly,
  • Andr. Kmbl. 721
    • ;
  • An. 361: Beo. Th. 75
    • ;
  • B. 38
; comp.
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of cym-líce

gál-smerc

Grammar
gál-smerc, l. -smǽre,
  • R. Ben. 30, 8.
Cf. smǽr[e] in Dict.

Linked entry: smǽr

solor

(n.)
Grammar
solor, soler[e?], es; m.

An upper chamber, a soler ⬩ flat roof of a house ⬩ an upper room ⬩ solarium, coenaculum

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Se fugel ofer heánne beám hús getimbreþ, and gewícaþ ðǽr sylf in ðam solere in that upper chamber (its nest) Exon. Th. 212, 2; Ph. 204. [ Soler solarium Wrt. Voc. i. 178, 12. Solere 273, col. 2. Solere or lofte solarium, hectheca Prompt.

Linked entry: solere

weorc-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
weorc-sum, adj.
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Grievous, noxious Deáðes beámes weorcsumne wæstm, Cd. Th. 37, 23; Gen. 594

bær-synnig

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R. 2, 16. v. bear-, beor-swinig in Dict. Add

ge-eádgian

(v.)
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Þu ge(e) ádgast beabis, beatum facis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 125, 28. Add

helm-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
helm-berende, adj.

leafy

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Having foliage, leafy Helmberendum wuldor-beágum frondigeris coronis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 151, 19

slíþe

(adv.)
Grammar
slíþe, adv.

Cruelly

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Cruelly Bearn ðara ðe ofslegene slíþe wǽran filios interemtorum Ps. Th. 101, 18

ǽrendian

(v.)
Grammar
ǽrendian, p. ede; pp. ed

To go on an errand ⬩ to carry news ⬩ tidings, or a message ⬩ to intercede ⬩ to treat for anything ⬩ to plead the cause ⬩ nuntium ferre ⬩ mandatum deferre ⬩ intercedere ⬩ annuntiare

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To go on an errand, to carry news, tidings, or a message, to intercede, to treat for anything, to plead the cause; nuntium ferre, mandatum deferre, intercedere, annuntiare He mæg unc ǽrendian he may bear our messages, Cd. 32; Th. 41, 31; Gen. 665.

Linked entries: ǽrnddedon ge-ǽrendian érndian

a-rǽfnian

(v.)
Grammar
a-rǽfnian, p. ade; pp. ad.

to endure ⬩ bear ⬩ suffer ⬩ support ⬩ sustinere ⬩ pati ⬩ supportare ⬩ to ponder in mind or heart ⬩ animo versare ⬩ ponderare

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to endure, bear, suffer, support; sustinere, pati, supportare Ic arǽfnige sustineo, Ps. Th. 129, 4.

Linked entry: a-rǽfniende

a-nýdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-nýdan, p. -nýdde; pp. -nýded, pl. -nýdede = -nýdde [a from, nýdan to compel] .

to repel ⬩ thrust or beat back ⬩ keep from ⬩ restrain ⬩ constrain ⬩ force ⬩ repellere ⬩ extorquere ⬩ to expel ⬩ to drive out ⬩ expellere ⬩ depellere ⬩ exigere

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to repel, thrust or beat back, keep from, restrain, constrain, force; repellere, extorquere Hí fram his mágum ǽr mid unrihte anýdde wǽron they had formerly been unjustly forced from his kinsmen, Chr. 823; Th. 111, 34. with út to expel, to drive out;

Linked entry: a-nídan

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