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in-bryrdan

(v.)
Grammar
in-bryrdan, p. de

To stimulateinstigateinciteanimateinspire

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To stimulate, instigate, incite, animate, inspire Inbryrdendre Godes gefe God's grace instigating me, Chart. Th. 129, 25. Breóstum inbryrded animated in spirit, Exon.73 b; Th. 274, 18; Jul. 535. Breóstum inbryrded tó ðam betran hám, 42 a ; Th. 141, 12

Linked entry: on-bryrdan

scip-bryce

(n.)
Grammar
scip-bryce, es; m.
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Ship-wreck, what comes ashore from wrecks Ic habbe gegeofen Ælfwine abbod intó Ramesége . . . scipbryce and ða sǽupwarp on eallen þingen swá wel swá ic hit mé seolf betst habbe bí ða sǽrime áhwǽr in Engelande, Chart. Th. 421, 33. (Cf. L. H. i. 10, 1

un-wéned

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wéned, adj.

Unhoped forunexpected

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Unhoped for, unexpected Ic him eft his ríce ágeaf, and ðá ðære unwéndan áre ðæs ríces (ðe hé him seolfa nǽniges ríces ne wénde) ðæt hé ðá mé eall his goldhord æteówde regna Poro restitui, qui, ut ei insperatus honor donatus est, mihi thesauros suos manifestavit

Linked entry: un-gewéned

un-hwílen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hwílen, adj.

Not temporaryeternal

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Not temporary, eternal Him is symbel and dreám éce, unhwýlen, Exon. Th. 352, 13; Sch. 97. Unhwílen, Elen. Kmbl. 2461; El. 1232. Ðǽr bið symle gearu freónd unhwílen, Andr. Kmbl. 2309; An. 1156. Ic mé sylfum wát æfter líces hryre leán unhwílen, Exon. Th

Linked entry: hwílen

efen-þrowian

(v.)
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Ne beóð gé unróte . . . þanc ic dó for þon þás sceáp mé efenþrowiaþ, Bl. H. 191, 24. Qngan heó emþrowian his staþolfæstnesse, Hml. S. 23 b, 243. Eallum monnum efnðrowiende on hiora earfoðum singulis compassione proximus, Past. 97, 20, 23. Bið hé ús efenþrowiende

frignung

(n.)
Grammar
frignung, e; f.
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Question, inquiry Ac þá word mé secgendum óðru sócn and frignung (fríninge, áxung, v.ll.) on mód becumen sed mihi haec dicenti alia suboritur quaestio, Gr. D. 137, 29. Náht tó láfe ne wunað þǽre frignunge and ácsunge be þám wísum de his nihil quaestionis

Linked entry: frægning

híwcúþlíce

(adv.)
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Þú scealt þínon Drihtne híwcúðlíce æt his weófode þénian ad altare cum Domino famularis, Chrd. 67, 37. Hé wæs gebunden tó mé híwcúþlíce (heów-, v. l.) mid freóndlicre lufan amicitiis familiariter obstrictus, Gr. D. 3. 28. Hé híwcúðlíce mid him wæs ei

oden

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For first and third passages substitute Se wítega segð, 'Frymþa odene þínre and wínwringan þínre (primitias areae tuę et torcularis tui) þú ná latast tó bringan mé, Scint. 109, 3. On odene cylne macian, Angl. ix. 262, 2. Add: :-- Ðá ðing tó bewitanne

rípan

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Add: p. de Sé ðe him ǽlc wolcn ondrǽdt, ne rípð sé nǽfre, Past. 285, 18. Hé nǽnne sceáf ne rípð ðæs écean edleánes, 287, 3. Mid his ritterum þe rípdon his corn, Hml. A. 108, 199. Sé ðe rípe qui metit, Jn. R. 4, 36. Lytel sáwan . . . lytel rípan, Past.

up-rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
up-rihte, adv.

uprightlyerectlyright upexactly overheadin the zenith

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uprightly, erectly Mé þúhte ðæt mín sceáf árise and stóde uprihte, Gen. 37, 7. Mann ána gǽþ uprihte, Bt. 41, 6; Fox 254, 30: Homl. Skt. i. 1, 57. Ðá árás se cnapa and uprihte eode, 6, 41. right up, exactly overhead, in the zenith Gǽð seó suntte uprihte

or-þanc

(adj.)
Grammar
or-þanc, adj.

Cunning, skilful

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Cunning, skilful Ceastra beóþ feorran gesýne, orþanc enta geweorc, wrǽtlíc weallstána geweorc. Menol. Fox 463; Gn. C. 2. Orþonc ǽrsceaft. Exon. Th. 477, 1 ; Ruin. 16. Mé þurh hrycg wrecen hongaþ under án orþonc píl, óðer on heáfde, Exon. Th. 403, 23;

smæccan

(v.)
Grammar
smæccan, smecgan; smæhte

To taste sapere

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To taste Ic smæcce (smæcge, MS. J. ) sapio Ælfc. Gr. 28; Zup. 166, 6. ['Cum gustasset acetum noluit bibere;' þet is, he smeihte þet bittre drunch wiðdrouh him anon A. R. 238, 21. Summe þinge ꝥ me haueð ismeiht oðer smelled 92, 4. Al þet ich abbe mid

Linked entry: smecgan

tǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽlan, p. de.

to blame, rebuke, reprove, reproach, censure, accuse.to blame a person for what is wrongto blame what is wrong in a personto speak evil of, blaspheme, revile, slander, calumniate, backbiteto treat with contempt, to scorn, despise, insult, mock, deride, jeer at

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to blame, rebuke, reprove, reproach, censure, accuse. to blame a person for what is wrong Ne ðreáþ ús nán monn ne furðum áne worde ne tǽlþ ne verbi quidem ab aliquo invectione laceramur, Past. 17; Swt. 117, 22. Télaþ ðegnas accusant (pharisaei) discipulos

Linked entries: télan be-tilldon

a-gǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
a-gǽlan, p. de; pp. ed.

To hinderoccupydetaindelayneglectimpedireretardaremorarinegligereTo hesitatebe carelesscunctariindili-gens esse

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v. trans. To hinder, occupy, detain, delay, neglect; impedire, retardare, morari, negligere Ðæt he ne agǽle gǽstes þearfe that he delay not his spirit's welfare, Exon. 19b; Th. 51, 16; Cri. 817. Me ðiós siccetung hafaþ agǽled this sighing has hindered

Linked entry: a-gálan

ánga

(n.)
Grammar
ánga, ǽnga, énga, m; ánge , f. n; def. adj.

one and no moreonlysolesinglesingularunicusullusquisquamanyevery oneallquisque

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one and no more, only, sole, single, singular; unicus, ullus, quisquam Se ánga hyht the sole hope, Exon. 62a; Th. 227, 14; Ph. 423: 96b; Th. 360, 1; Pa. 73. Ðú eart dóhtor mín ánge for eorþan thou art my only daughter on earth, 67a; Th. 248, 13; Jul.

for-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sittan, he -siteþ; p. -sæt, pl. -sǽton; pp. -seten

To mis-sitto be absent fromneglectdelaydeferdiminishobstructbesiegeabesse aneglĭgĕresupersĕdēredesĕrĕrepræstruĕreobsĭdēre

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To mis-sit, to be absent from, neglect, delay, defer, diminish, obstruct, besiege; abesse a, neglĭgĕre, supersĕdēre, desĕrĕre, præstruĕre, obsĭdēre Be ðon ðe gemót forsitte of him who is absent from the council, L. Ath. i. 20; Th. i. 208, 25, 26. Be

FYRHTO

(n.)
Grammar
FYRHTO, indecl. in sing, fyrhtu, e; f.

FearFRIGHTdreadterrortremblingtĭmorpăvorformīdoterrortrĕmor

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Fear, FRIGHT, dread, terror, trembling; tĭmor, păvor, formīdo, terror, trĕmor Us fyrhto gegráp fear seized us, Nicod. 21; Thw. 10, 32: Cant. Moys. Ex. 15, 19; Thw. 30, 19. Fyrhto oððe bifung trĕmor, Ps. Lamb. 47, 7. Ðeós firhtu [fyrhtu, MS. D.] hæc formīdo

Linked entry: ferht

GÁD

(n.; int.)
Grammar
GÁD, gǽd, es; n ?

A lackwantdesiredefectuspēnūriadesīdĕriumappĕtītus

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A lack, want, desire; defectus, pēnūria, desīdĕrium, appĕtītus Ðæt ðám géngum þrým gád ne wǽre wiste ne wǽde that there should be no lack of food or clothing to the three youths, Cd. 176; Th. 222, 10; Dan. 102 : Elen. Kmbl. 1981; El. 992. Ne biþ ðé ǽnigra

ge-séman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-séman, p. de; pp. ed

To compose, settle, make peace with, reconcile, satisfycompōnĕre, concĭliāre, reconcĭliāre, satisfăcĕre

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To compose, settle, make peace with, reconcile, satisfy; compōnĕre, concĭliāre, reconcĭliāre, satisfăcĕre Ðæt he hý geséman wolde that he would make peace with them, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 60, 33. Ðæt hí scioldon Wynflǽde and Leófwine geséman that they should

Linked entry: séman

syn-full

(adj.)
Grammar
syn-full, adj.

Sinful; used substantively, a sinner

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Sinful; used substantively, a sinner Synful peccator, Wrt. Voc. i. 86, 63. ðæt synfull gesyhþ peccator videbit, Ps. Th. 111, 9. Ic eom synfull (synn-, Lind.) mann homo peccator sum, Lk. Skt. 5, 8. Synful, Jn. Skt. 9, 16. Þeáh ðe se mæssere synfull sý