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blinnan

(v.)
Grammar
blinnan, part. blinnende; ic blinne, ðú blinnest, blinst, he blinneþ, blinniþ, blinþ, pl. blinnaþ; p. ic, he blan, blon, blann, blonn, ðú blunne, pl. blunnon; pp. blunnen; v. intrans.

To cease, rest, leave off ⬩ cessare, desinere

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[be, linnan to cease] To cease, rest, leave off; cessare, desinere Seó réþnes ðæs stormes wæs blinnende the fierceness of the storm ceased [lit. was ceasing], Bd. 5, 1; S. 614, 9. Blǽd his blinniþ his prosperity ceaseth, Exon. 94 b; Th. 354, 29; Reim

Linked entry: blin

dreórgian

(v.)
Grammar
dreórgian, p. ode; pp.od [dreór blood]

To be dreary, to fall, to perish ⬩ mærēre, cadĕre, corruĕre

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To be dreary, to fall, to perish; mærēre, cadĕre, corruĕre Ðás hofu dreórgiaþ these courts are dreary, Exon. 124 a; Th. 477, 26; Ruin. 30

cwealm-dreór

(n.)
Grammar
cwealm-dreór, es; m. [dreór blood]

Slaughter-gore ⬩ sanguis cæde profusus

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Slaughter-gore ; sanguis cæde profusus, Cd. 47; Th. 60, 22; Gen. 985

blóstm-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
blóstm-bǽre, adj.

Flowery ⬩ blooming

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Flowery, blooming (lit. or fig.) Blóstmbǽre floriferum, blóstmbǽres florigeri, Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 53, 54. Blóst(m)bǽre florulenta, florida (tellus), An. Ox. 812. Ðeós blóstmbǽre stów locus iste florifer, Hml. Th. ii. 352, 31. Ðá blóstmbǽran juguðe floridam

blinnan

Grammar
blinnan, [= be-linnan].

to cease

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Add: of persons, absolute Cleopa and ne blin, Past. 91, 19. Blinnað sinite, Lk. L. 22, 51. to cease from action, with gen. Sé þe nǽfre ne blinð ungestæððignesse cui carnis petulantia sine cessatione dominatur, Past. 70, 3. Hé þæs ne blann (blon, v.

dolg-slege

(n.)
Grammar
dolg-slege, es; m. [slege a blow]

A wounding blow ⬩ vulnĕrans ictus

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A wounding blow; vulnĕrans ictus Þurh dolgslege through a wounding blow, Andr. Kmbl. 2948; An. 1477. Ðeáh he sáres swá feala deópum dolgslegum dreógan sceolde although he must suffer so much pain through deep wounding blows; 2489; An. 1246

Linked entry: dolh-slege

plætt

(n.)
Grammar
plætt, a sounding blow, a smack : in the compound
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eár-plætt Drihten ús sealde hǽlu þurh ðám eárplættum, Homl. Th. ii. 248, 25

Linked entries: eár-plætt spor-plætt

DOLH

(n.)
Grammar
DOLH, dolg,es ; n.

A wound, scar of a wound, cut, gash, sore ⬩ vulnus, cicatrix, ulcus

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A wound, scar of a wound, cut, gash, sore; vulnus, cicatrix, ulcus Cnua gréne betonican and lege on ðæt dolh gelóme, óþ-ðæt ðæt dolh [sý] gebátod pound green betony and lay it on the wound frequently, until the wound is bettered, L. M. 3, 33; Lchdm.

Linked entry: dolg

deáþ-slege

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-slege, es; m. [slege a blow, stroke]

A death-blow ⬩ letālis icus

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A death-blow;letālis icus Þurh deáþslege through deadly stroke, Exon. 102 b; Th. 388, 27; Rä. 6, 14

ge-bland

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bland, -blond, es; n. [ge-, bland a mixture, confusion]

A mixture ⬩ mingling ⬩ commotion ⬩ commixtio ⬩ turba

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A mixture, mingling, commotion; commixtio, turba Ofer æra gebland over the mingling of the waves, Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 26; Æðelst. 26. Árýþa geblond commotion of the oar-waves, Andr. Kmbl. 1063 ; An. 532

Linked entry: ge-blond

be-sleán

(v.)

to strike ⬩ smite ⬩ to strike ⬩ dash ⬩ inflict ⬩ to strike ⬩ to strike

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Add: trans. to strike, smite, lit. Hé beslóh stán percussit petram, Ps. Spl. M. 77, 13. fig. to strike with disease Hé gewende mid snáwhwítum hreóflan beslagen, Hml. Th. i. 400, 29. to deprive by a stroke (lit. or fig.) of something (gen. inst.) Hé

DÁH

(n.)
Grammar
DÁH, dóh; gen. dáges; m?

DOUGH ⬩ farina subacta,

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DOUGH; farina subacta, massa = μάζα Blóma oððe dáh massa, Wrt. Voc. 85, 16: 94, 63. Dáh [MS. dað] vel blóma massa, Ælfc. Gl. 51; Som. 66, 9; Wrt. Voc. 34, 68.

Linked entry: dóh

hlot

on allotted portion ⬩ a share ⬩ lot ⬩ lot ⬩ fate ⬩ fortune

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Add: a lot that is cast Hig wurpun hlotu (hlott. R.) miserunt sortes, Lk. 23, 34. Hý ásendan hlota ofer þá xii cyn Israhéla, Hml. A. 130, 456. the urn in which the lots are placed (fig.): Hlote urna, An. Ox. 1838 Similar entries (v. hlít Ia). the result

ge-bláwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bláwan, p. -bleów, pl. -bleówon; pp. -bláwen [ge-, bláwan to blow]

To blow ⬩ flāre ⬩ sufflāre

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To blow; flāre, sufflāre Gebleów sufflāvit. Jn. Skt. Lind. 20, 22

Linked entry: ge-bleów

rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
rǽs, (?). On the analogy of blód-lǽs, -lǽswu (q. v.) this might be entered as rǽs, rǽswu : <b>rǽsa</b> (?).

Similar entry: on-rǽsa

ge-blandan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-blandan, ge-blandan; pp. ge-blanden, -blonden [In the two instances where the past tense occurs the forms are ge-blond,
    Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 16,
ge-blondan,
    An. 33.
Under blandan is given blénde as apast subjunctive, but this form might be placed as a present (or past) under blendan. v. ge-blendan. Cf. gang as a past tense of gangan.]
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Substitute: To mix, blend Geblonden infectum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 77. Geblanden, 45, 17: confectum, 14, 49. to mix with :-- Is him þæt heáfod hindan gréne, wrǽtlíce wrixled wurman geblonden, Ph. 294. to mix things that should be kept separate :-- Ðona

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