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brédan

(v.)
Grammar
brédan, p. de

To cherishnourish

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Fugelas ne týmað swá swá óðre nýtenu, ac ǽrest hit bið ǽig, and seó módor siððan brét þæt ǽig tó bridde, Hml. Th. i. 250, 24. Been týmað heora teám mid clǽnnysse, of ðám hunige hí brédað heora bród, ii. 10, 17

endung

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Swá hwæt swá þé on eáge byreð æfter tíde cymð seó endung (fulfilment), Lch. iii. 154, 22. Neár worulde endunge, Past. 213, 6. On endungce in consummatione, Ps. L. 58, 14. On heora endunge þonne hié endiaþ, Bt. 16, 3; F. 56, 26.

hǽþ-feld

(n.)
Grammar
hǽþ-feld, es; m.
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Forheregian swá swá fýres lég déð drígne hǽþfeld, Bt. 16, 1; F. 50, 4. ¶ For the word as local name see C. D. vi. 294

Linked entry: feld

méd

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Swá hwæt swá hé begit his swinces tó médes, 36, 43. v. mǽþ-, weorold-méd. Add

æf-weard

absens

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Hé ðá word ðára æfweardra swá geara wiste swá ðára andweardra, Guth. 70, 4: Gr. D. 311, 1. Hé sægde ðá æfweardan þing andweardum mannum praesentibus absentia nuntiare coepit, 126, 11: Guth. 86, 9. Add

Linked entry: -weard

ge-mane

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mane, -mone; adj.

Having a manea mane

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Having a mane Ðara hǽfda beóþ gemona swá leóna hǽfdo their heads have manes like lions' heads, Nar. 35, 29

Linked entries: -mane ge-mone

un-forcúþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-forcúþlíce, adv.

Noblyexcellently

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Nobly, excellently Metode geþungon Abraham and Loth unforcúdlíce, swá him from yldrum æðelu wǽron, Cd. Th. 103, 9; Gen. 1715

Linked entry: for-cúþlíce

eall-rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
eall-rihte, adv.
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Quite directly, exactly Ealswá yfel anda lǽt tó helle, ealrihte swá gód anda lǽt tó Gode, R. Ben. 131, 13

fæder-swica

(n.)
Grammar
fæder-swica, an; m.
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A traitor to a father Swá geendode se fæder*-*swica (Absalom) mid his feore his unrǽd, Hml. S. 19, 224

un-geþyld

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swá þeáhhwæþre þás brocu Romulan mód gelǽddon tó ǽnigre (ǽnigum, v.l.) ungeþylde (-þyldo, v.l. ), Gr. D. 284, 5. Add

lange

(adv.)
Grammar
lange, adv.

Longa long timefar

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Leng swá swíðor, Cd. 47; Th. 60, 30; Gen. 989. Swá leng swá swíðor, Exod. 19, 19. Ná leng heó ne gebád ðonne hit dæg wás she waited only till it was day, Apol. Th. 19, 2.

Linked entries: lencg leng

raðe

(adv.)
Grammar
raðe, (aspirated and unaspirated forms occur, and each can alliterate; the two forms are given separately. v. hraðe); adv.
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Ðæt hine mon slóge swá raðe swá mon hiora fiénd wolde that they should kill him as soon (with as little compunction) as they would their enemies, Ors. 1, 12; Swt. 52, 35. Ða men wǽron swá raðe deáde swá ðæt yfel him an becom, 4, 5; Swt. 166, 7.

fel-tún

(n.)
Grammar
fel-tún, es; m.

An enclosed placegardenprivydunghillsecessuslatrīnasterquĭlīnium

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An enclosed place, garden, privy, dunghill; secessus, latrīna, sterquĭlīnium Se wisdóm and óðre cræftas licgaþ forsewene swá swá meox under feltúne wisdom and other virtues lie despised like dirt on a dunghill, Bt. 36, 1; Fox 172, 11.

fór-oft

(adv.)
Grammar
fór-oft, adv.

Very oftenpersæpe

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Swá swá we sylfe fóroft gesáwon as we ourselves have very often seen, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 12, 9; Lchdm. iii. 260, 2: Wrt. popl. science 11, 8; Lchdm. iii. 256, 16

lapian

(v.)
Grammar
lapian, p. ode

To laplick

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Gedó ðonne on glæsfæt and ðonne mid hláfe oððe mid swá hwilcum mete swá ðú wille lapa on then put it into a glass vessel, and then, with bread or with whatever food you will, lap it up, L. M. 2, 6; Lchdm. ii. 184, 24.

lobbe

(n.)
Grammar
lobbe, an; f.

A spider

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A spider Úre gǽr swá swá lobbe oððe rynge beóþ ásmeáde anni nostri sicut aranea meditabuntur [cf. Ps. Th. 89, 10, anlícast geongewefran ðonne hió geornast biþ ðæt heó áfǽre fleógan on nette], Ps. Lamb. 89, 9.

mere-grot

(n.)
Grammar
mere-grot, es; n.

A pebblestone of the seaa pearl

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Gefrætwod swá swá mid meregrotum, Homl. Th. i. 596, 8

Linked entry: grot

méting

(n.)
Grammar
méting, e; f.

A paintingpicture

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Swá swá on métinge biþ forsewen seó blace anlícnys, ðæt seó hwíte sý beorhtre gesewen, Homl. Th. i. 334, 12. On óðre wísan wé sceáwiaþ métinge, and on óðre wísan stafas. Ne gǽþ ná máre tó métinge búton ðæt ðú hit geseó and herige, 186, 5-7

þeaht

(n.)
Grammar
þeaht, e; f.
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Counsel Sum bisceop tó him férde, efne swá swá hé wǽre mid heofonlícre þeahte gelǽred, ðæt hé tó ðære sprǽce férde ðæs Godes mannes, Guthl. 17; Gdwin. 70, 8. Hí rǽddon ðæt man hine gebunde, and óð deáð swunge.

þeáw-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þeáw-líc, adj.
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usual, customary Sum wít mid sealfe his fét smyrode, swá swá hit þeáwílc wæs on ðære þeóde, Homl. Ass. 41, 439. moral, figurative Þeáwlíc[r]e spǽce tropologiae, figurati sermonis, Hpt. Gl. 432, 13.