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drenc

(n.)
Grammar
drenc, es; m.

DRENCH, dose, draught, drinkpōtus, pōtio a drowningdemersio, submersio

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ðone gástlícan drenc druncon they drank the spiritual drink, Homl. Th. ii. 202, 3. Drenc wyð áttre a dose or antidote against poison; theriăca = θηριακή, Ælfc. Gl. 12; Som. 57, 78; Wrt. Voc. 20, 20.

Linked entry: drenge

þreátian

(v.)
Grammar
þreátian, p. ode.

to urgepressto oppressafflictvextroubleexerciseharassto urge a person to somethingpress for somethingforce to do somethingto reproverebuketo threaten

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Wyrd ... for ðý cymþ tó ðæm gódan, ðæt hió óþer twéga , oððe hine þreátige tó ðon ðæt hé bet ðonne hé ǽr dyde, oððe him leánige ðæt hé ǽr tela dyde fortuna ... remunerandi exercendive bonos causa deferatur, Bt. 40, 1; Fox 236, 3.

Linked entries: þreátnian þreátung

HWELP

(n.)
Grammar
HWELP, es; m.

A WHELP,catulus

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A WHELP, a young dog, the young of other animals; catulus Hund canis, hwylp catulus, Wrt. Voc. 78, 53. Hwelp catulus [leonis ], Ps. Th. 16, 11.

þeód-loga

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-loga, an; m.
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Antecrist lǽrþ unsóðfæstnysse and swicolnesse ... and swá dóð ða þeódlogan, ðe taliaþ ðæt tó wærscype, ðæt man cunne lytelíce swician and mid unsóðe sóð oferswíðan, 55, 15

Linked entry: loga

ge-swingan

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Æfter ðon gesuingeð hiá (geswungen bið, R. ) postquam flagellauerint, 18, 33. Gesuuingde (giswicte (=-swencte? cf. ge-swencan ; 1. 3; or-swingde?), R. ) vapulabit, 12, 47. Geswungen flagellato, Kent. Gl. 713: tortus, An.

weddung

(n.)
Grammar
weddung, e; f.

Betrothal, espousal

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Betrothal, espousal Ðá cwæþ Pilatus tó ðam folce, ða ðe sǽdon ðæt hé of forligere wǽre ácenned : ' Ðeós sprǽc nys ná sóþ ðæt gé sprecaþ, for ðon seó weddung wæs beweddod, eal swá eówre ágene ðeóda secgaþ, ' Nicod. 7 ; Thw. 3, 31.

bróc

(n.; part.)
Grammar
bróc, es; m? [bróc, p. of bracan]

An inferior horse, a shaking horse, jadecaballus, equus vilior

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An inferior horse, a shaking horse, jade; caballus, equus vilior Ðæt hie sécen him bróc on onráde, and on wǽne, oððe on ðon ðe hie á þrówian mǽgen that they look for themselves to ride on a horse, and in a wain, or in that which they can ever endure,

trede

(adj.)
Grammar
trede, adj.

Firm to tread onthat may be walked on

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Firm to tread on, that may be walked on Sǽ cýðde hwí hine gesette, tírmeahtig cyning, for ðon hé hine tredne him ongeán gyrede, ðonne God wolde ofer síne ýðe gán ready for his coming the sea made itself firm for his tread, when God would walk over its

MACIAN

(v.)
Grammar
MACIAN, p. ode

To MAKEdoact

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To MAKE, do, act Ic macige ðé mycelre mǽgþe faciam te in gentem magnam, Gen. 12, 2. Seó forme declinatio macaþ hire genitivum on ae, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Som. 6, 4 : 24; Som. 24, 24.

hreówsian

(v.)
Grammar
hreówsian, hrýwsian; p. ode

To be sorrygrieverepentdo penance

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To be sorry, grieve, repent, do penance Ðæt hé ǽfre ne beþence ymbe ða hreówsunge ðe hé ǽr hreówsade deque pœnitentia qua antea pœnituit nunquam cogitare, L. Ecg. P. i. 7; Th. ii. 174, 26.

Linked entry: hrýwsian

ge-búr

Grammar
ge-búr, ge-býr.
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Se gebúr sceal his riht dón ( then follows an account of what the gebúr was bound to do ), C.D. iii. 450, 34. Dudda wæs gebúr into Hǽðfeldan, vi. 211, 28.

Linked entry: ge-býr

FURÐOR

(adv.)
Grammar
FURÐOR, furður; adv.

FURTHERmoreforwardsultĕriusultraampliusporro

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Furðor dón to prefer, esteem, Past. 17, 7; Hat. MS. 23 b, 14

Linked entries: forðor furður

medumian

(v.)
Grammar
medumian, medemian, medmian; p. ode.

to fix the measure of anythingto deem worthyrespectesteem

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to fix the measure of anything Dóm æfter dǽde medemige man be mǽðe according to the deed let the measure of doom be fixed in proportion, L. Eth. vi. 10; Th. i. 318, 6: vi. 53; Th. i. 328, 17.

Linked entry: medumung

sealt

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háliges sealtes fela on, Lch. ii. 344, 14. on hwít sealt, 94, 8: 124, 10. metaphorical 'Ge sind þǽre eorðan sealt.' Láreówum gedafenað þæt hí mid wísdómes sealte geleáffulra manna mód sylton, Hml. Th. ii. 536, 17.

earn-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
earn-cyn, -cynn, es; n.

Eagle-kind gĕnus aquĭlæ

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Eagle-kind; gĕnus aquĭlæ Ne ete ge nán þing earncynnes do not eat anything of the eagle-kind, Lev. ll, 13

þeón

(v.)
Grammar
þeón, p. þeóde
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To do, perform, effect Wé ðæt ǽbylgð nyton, ðæt wé gefremedon, þeódon bealwa wið ðec ǽfre, Elen. Kmbl. 805; El. 403

foreþancul

Grammar
foreþancul, (-ol).
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mé rihtwísne and forþancolne (prudentem. v. foreþancfull), Angl. xii. 513, 3. Add

ge-unlustian

(v.)

to loathe

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to loathe Se líchoma geunlustaþ ða geógoþlustas to fremmenne the body loathes to do the pleasures of youth, Blickl. Homl. 59, 8

Linked entry: un-lustian

sculdor

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Add: sculdra, an Hé of mæssehacelan and twyfeldende hí onbútan lecgehim on wynstran sculdran (in sinistra scapula), Angl. xiii. 406, 588

for-pǽran

(v.)
Grammar
for-pǽran, p. de; pp. ed

To turn awaypervertruindestroypervertĕreperdĕre

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Ðæt he ðone man forpǽre that he may destroy the man, Boutr. Scrd. 20, 20

Linked entry: a-pǽran