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weorþung-dæg

Grammar
weorþung-dæg, <b>. II.</b>
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add: a festival Swá oft swá hit ǽnige freólsdagas beón, Sunnandagas oððe mæssedagas oððe þyllice wurðingdagas þe wé hátað templhálgunga, forlǽten wé ǽlc óðer wurc, Nap. 68

rétend

(n.)
Grammar
rétend, es; ;m.;

One who cheers; or ;comforts

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; One who cheers; or ;comforts; Wǽron wé oft gemyngode ðæt wé sceoldan beón wudewena helpend and steópcilda árigend and earmra rétend and wépendra fréfriend, Wulfst. 257, 4

ofer-glenged

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-glenged, part.

Over-ornamented, too much adorned

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Over-ornamented, too much adorned Ne mót nán preóst beón on his girlum tó ranc, ne mid golde oferglæncged, L. Ælfc. P. 49; Th. ii. 386, 10

HÝF

(n.)
Grammar
HÝF, e; f.

A HIVE

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Wið ðæt beón æt ne fleón genim ðás ylcan wyrte ðe wé veneriam nemdon and gehóh tó ðære hýfe ðonne beóþ hý wungynde that bees may not fly away, take this same plant that we called veneria and hang it to the hive, then will they be stationary, Herb. 7,

Linked entries: híf héf

út-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
út-weard, ; adv.
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Forth, outside, out of doors Swá hí gedón hæbbon swá beón hí on ofeste útweard ubi perfectum habuerint opus suum cum summa festinatione egrediantur foras, Chrd. 31, 29: 31

bracan

(v.)
Grammar
bracan, p. bróc, pl. brócon, pp. bracen

To break, bruisebray in a mortar, to beat upcontererecontundere

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To break, bruise or bray in a mortar, to beat up conterere contundere Ðá sceolon beón ele bracene then shall they be beaten up with oil, Lev. 6, 21

á-scirian

(v.)
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Ne geþafa þú ꝥ ic beó fram ðé áscired, 15, 72. Hé trúwode þæt hé nǽre áscyred fram martirdóme þæs hálgan weres, Hml. Th. ii. 310, 28. Ꝥ hé wurðe ne beó ꝥ hé beó þanon áscyred non talis qui mereatur proici, R. Ben. 108, 22.

sam-mǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
sam-mǽle, adj.

Agreed, come to an agreement

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Agreed, come to an agreement Gif hý ðonne ǽlces þinges sammǽle beón if they then be agreed in everything, L. Edm. B. 6 ; Th. i. 254, 19. Ðæt dóm stande ðár þegenas sammǽle beón, L. Eth. iii. 13 ; Th. i. 298, 3.

Linked entry: sam-

an-leofa

(n.)
Grammar
an-leofa, an; m.

foodnourishmentvictuscibusa giftalmswagesstips

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food, nourishment; victus, cibus Beón beraþ árlícne anleofan bees carry delicious food, Frag. Kmbl. 36; Leás. 20. a gift, alms, wages; stips, Ælfc. Gl. 4; Som. 55, 105

Linked entry: big-leofa

glíw-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
glíw-georn, adj.
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Eager for amusement, fond of jesting or minstrelsy Bisceopum gebyreð ꝥ hí ne beón tó glíggeorne, ne hunda ne hafeca hédan tó swýðe, Ll. Th. ii. 316, 29

týn

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Hí man tý ꝥ hí góde bæcystran beón, Chrd. 19, 18. Týn heora láreówas hí erudiantur a magistris, 58, 4. Týd[e] cati, An. Ox. 56, 159. Add

á-mǽran

(v.)
Grammar
á-mǽran, p. de
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To make famous, celebrate Ongan se hlísa swá myccles mægenes feor and wíde beón ámǽred coepit tantae virtutis fama longe lateque crebrescere, Gr. D. 206, 24. [Goth. us-mérjan diffamare.]

Linked entry: -mǽran

on-þweán

(v.)

to wash, cleanse by washing

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Gif gé willaþ onþwegene beón si vultis ablui, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 16

Linked entry: þweán

wel-willende

(adj.)
Grammar
wel-willende, adj. (ptcpl.)

of good willbenevolentbenignantkind

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Wynsum ús byð ðæt wé welwyllende beón 10, 267. Gebyreþ ðætte sume, ða ðe welwillende beóð, on monegum weorcum unfæste beóð ongietene contigit, ut quidam cum cordis innocentia in nonnullis suis actibus infirmi videantur Past. 34; Swt. 235, 17.

GÁN

(v.)
Grammar
GÁN, to gánne; ic , ðú gǽst, he gǽþ; pl. gáþ; p. ic he eóde, ðú eódest; pl. eódon; imp., pl. gáþ; pp. gán; v. n. [the conjugation is formed from two roots, the past tense being from root i; cf. Gothic iddja];

To gocomewalkhappenīregrădievĕnīre

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He on flet gǽþ he walks in the court, Beo. Th. 4075; B. 2034. Gǽþ á wyrd swá hió sceal fate goes ever as it must, Beo. Th. 915; B. 455. Hí gáþ they go, Andr. Kmbl. 3328; An. 1667.

feánes

(n.)
Grammar
feánes, -ness,e ; f.

Fewness paucĭtas

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Fewness; paucĭtas Seó feánes nýdde ðara sacerda ðæt in bisceop beón sceolde ofer tú folc paucĭtas sacerdōtum cōgēbat ūnum antistĭtem duōbus pŏpŭlis præfĭci, Bd. 3, 21; S. 551, 33

ge-upped

(v.)
Grammar
ge-upped, part.

Revealed

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Revealed Ne mihte Scs Neotus behýdd beón ðá ðá God hine geupped habben wolde St. Neot could not be hid when God would have him revealed, Shrn. 12, 15

Linked entry: uppan

ge-eástrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-eástrian, p. ode
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To put after Easter Fram septuagesima oð fifténe niht beón geeástrode (until fifteen days after Easter; cf. fram septuagesima oð fífténe niht ofer Eástran, 118, l), Wlfst. 208, 24

hálig-wæcca

(n.)
Grammar
hálig-wæcca, an; m.

One who observes vigils

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One who observes vigils Beón eáðmóde and ælmysfulle and háligwæccan ut humiles simus et eleemosynis largi et sanctarum vigiliarum studiosi, L. Ecg. P. 4, 64; Th. ii. 224, 27

Linked entry: wæcca

wilde

(adj.)
Grammar
wilde, adj.

Having powerpowerfulstrong

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Beó á seó mildheortnys wyldre ðonne se rihta dóm semper superexaltet misericordiam judicium R. Ben. 118, 27. Ðæt ðæt gesceád beó wylldre ðonne seó yfele gewilnung, Basil admn. 3; Norm. 40, 3.