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be-rǽsan

attack

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Add: to rush upon, attack Hé him on berǽsde irruit super eos, Gen. 14, 15. to rush into (extremes) Berǽst hé on ungemetlice cuéminge inordinate ad mollitiem rapitur, Past. 143, 6.

scealc

(n.)
Grammar
scealc, es; m.

a servanta man, soldier, sailor

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a servant Eálá ic eom ðín ágen esne Dryhten and ðín swylce eom scealc ombehte (cf. ambeht-scealc) and ðíure þeówan suna O Domine, quia ego servus tuus, ego servus tuus, et filius ancillae tuae, Ps. Th. 115, 6.

Linked entry: scilcen

a-hrysian

(v.)
Grammar
a-hrysian, p. ode; pp. od

To shake violentlyexcutere

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Ahrysod ic eom excussus sum, Ps. Spl. 108, 22. Ahryse ða moldan of shake the mould off, Herb. 1, 1; Lchdm, i. 70, 8

ge-span

Grammar
ge-span, ge-spann.
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Add: a yoke Hié nán gespann ðæs flǽslican gesinscipes ne gebiégð eos nequaquam jugum copulae carnalis inclinat, Past. 401, 3. a clasp, buckle Gespan, gespon murica, aureum in tunica, Txts. 76, 624 : mauria de auro facta in tonica, 113, 78 : Wrt.

wærlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wærlíce, adv.

warily, cautiously, circumspectly,in a way that guards against surprisein a way that guards against an ill result, safelycarefully, heedfully, prudently

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where there is danger of receiving hurt, ¨ warily, cautiously, circumspectly, in a way that guards against surprise Faraþ eów wærlíce, ðe læs ðe eów geméton ða ðe eów æfter rídon, Jos. 2, 16. Nimaþ and lǽdaþ hine wærlíce ( caute ), Mk. Skt. 14, 44.

hwǽten

(adj.)
Grammar
hwǽten, adj.

Wheaten

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Ic secge eów ðæt hwǽtene corn wunaþ ána búton hyt fealle on eorþan and sý deád dico vobis nisi granum frumenti cadens in terram mortuum fuerit ipsum solum manet, Jn. Skt. 12, 24. Mid hwǽtenan meluwe, Herb. 184, 4; Lchdm. i. 322, 13.

mǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽlan, p. de

To speak

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Be eów Essaias for weorodum wordum mǽlde, Elen. Kmbl. 702; El. 351. Him ða tó wuldorgást wordum mǽlde, Cd. 141; Th. 176, 16; Gen. 2913. Him Andreas wið, wine þearfende, wordum mǽlde, Andr. Kmbl. 600; An. 300.

Linked entries: mǽl sam-mǽle

bletsung

(n.)
Grammar
bletsung, bledsung, e; f.

A BLESSINGbenedictio

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A BLESSING; benedictio Sí bletsung Drihtnes ofer eów sit benedictio Domini super vos, Ps. Spl. 128, 7: Exon. 9 a; Th. 7, 12; Cri. 100. He onfón sceal mínre bletsunge he shall receive my blessing, Cd. 106; Th. 140, 22; Gen. 2331.

Linked entry: bledsung

delfan

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Srt. 93, 13. to bury Ic ásende ofer eów mancwealm, . . . and þá deádan man nát hú man delfe, Wlfst. 296, 16

ge-scý

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'Ne bere gé mid eów . . . gescý (calciamenta)' . . . Hwæt mǽnað þá gescý ?, Hml. Th. ii. 522, 19-25. Gescý calceos, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 46. Ic bicge hýda and fell . . . and wyrce of him gescý (calceamenta) mistlices cynnes, Coll. M. 27, 31.

á-hreddan

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Ic wylle áhreddan míne eówde wið eów, Hml. Th. i. 242, 13. Wið þysne cyning tó áhredenne (-dd-, v. l. ) úre leóde, Hml. S. 26, 23. Hí áhredde wurdon wið Pharao, Hml. Th. ii. 266, 20

án-hoga

(n.)
Grammar
án-hoga, an; m. [án-wuniende]

A lone dwellerrecluse

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A lone dweller, recluse Geworden ic eom swá swá spearwa ánhoga oððe ánwuniende on efese oððe on þecene factus sum sicut passer solitarius in tecto, Ps. Lamb. 101, 8. Se ánhoga the recluse, Exon. 60b; Th. 222, 10; Ph. 346: 47a; Th. 162, 3; Gú. 970

DEORFAN

(v.)
Grammar
DEORFAN, ic deorfe, ðú dyrfst, he dyrfþ, pl. deorfaþ; p. dearf, pl. durfon; pp. dorfen

To labour laborāre

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To labour; laborāre Ne wiðcweðe ic to deorfenne gyt, gif ic nýdbehéfe eom gyt ðínum folce I refuse not to labour still, if I am yet needful to thy people, Homl. Th. ii. 516, 26. Þearle ic deorfe I labour very much, Coll, Monast. 19, 13

Linked entry: mán-deorf

ge-sǽgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sǽgan, p. de; pp. ed [sǽgan to cause to sink]

To lay low, cast downprosternĕre, incurvāre

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Ic eom gesǽged, incurvātus sum, Ps. Th. 37, 8

stirnlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
stirnlíce, adv.
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sternly, hardly, harshly Hé him ondwyrde and him suíðe stiernlíce stiérde fregit eos responsionibus, Past. 28, 6 ; Swt. 197, 19.

Linked entry: stiernlíce

weriend

(n.)
Grammar
weriend, werigend, es; m.
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A defender, protector Ic eom ðín wergend ego protector tuus sum, Gen. 15, 1. Utan lufian úre cyrican, for ðam heó bið úre friðiend and werigend, Wulfst. 239, 7. Hig woldon sumne weriend habban, ðe hí geheólde wið ðæt hǽðene folc, Ælfc. T. Grn. 6, 43

Linked entries: wergend werigend

sceamu

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Ic eom wífhádes mann and eallunga líchamlicum wǽfelsum bereáfod, and þá sceame mínes líchaman hæbbende unoferwrigene, Hml. S. 23 b, 208

mynegian

(v.)
Grammar
mynegian, myngian; p. ode ( with acc. of person and gen. of thing, or with a clause).

to bring to one's own mindrecallto bring to another's mindto remindto bring a duty to the mindto admonishexhortto remind of a debtto ask for paymentto have in the mindto purposeintenddetermine

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Wé willaþ eów myngian, ðæt hit ne gange eów of gemynde. Homl. Th. i. 220, 3. to bring a duty to the mind, to admonish, exhort Eów ic mynegie vos moneo, Ælfc. Gr. 15; Som. 18, 3. Míne wylna ic mynegige meas ancillas moneo, 19, 6.

færan

(v.)

to goīre

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to go; īre Ic fære eo, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 5; Som. 34, 67

a-byrgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-byrgan, -byrgean, -byrian

To tastegustare

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To taste; gustare We cýðaþ eów ðæt God ælmihtig cwæþ his ágenum múðe, ðæt nán man he mót abyrgean nánes cynes blódes.