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býre

(n.)
Grammar
býre, a time, season. l, byre,
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and add Ǽ þám byre, þe wite eal, Wlfst. 123, 5. Oð ðone byre, þe God áwehte, Hml. S. 23, 336

crypel

(n.)
Grammar
crypel, es; m.
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A cripple cuoeð ðǽm cryple ( paralytico ), Lk. L. 5, 24. [Heó creopeles wurðon, Hml. A. 177, 240. Sume wǽron crypeles, 180, 363.]

Linked entries: creopel crépel

wann

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Add wundrodon hwæt ꝥ þing wǽre ꝥ swá tóswollen heáfod and swá wanne andwlitan (lividam faciem) hæfde, Gr. D. 22, 20

wíg-bedd

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Þá se mæssepreóst geseah ꝥ heó swíðe geswenced wæs, genam þá scétan of þám weófode (wígbedde, v.l. ), Gr. D. 72, 33. Add

oferlíce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
oferlíce, adj.

Excessivelyexcessive

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Excessively mid heora synnum swá oferlíce swýðe God gegræmedon, ðæt lét Engla here heora eard gewinnan, Wulfst. 166, 18: 83, 14

INN

(n.)
Grammar
INN, es; n.

A dwellinghousechamberlodging

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Ðá his inne com hine ǽnne ðǽr inne beleác and hine sylfne ofslóh when he came to his house, he shut himself in alone, and slew himself, Ors. 4, 5 ; Bos. 81, 39 : Homl. Th. ii. 490, 10.

Linked entry: in

rihtan

(v.)
Grammar
rihtan, p. te

to right, to restore to a proper position that which is displaced, erect, direct to right a person,replace a person in the rights of which he is wrongfully deprivedto make right that which is faulty, set right, rectify, correct, amend to keep right, direct, rule

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Homl. 191, 28

big-hydiglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
big-hydiglíce, -hydilíce, -hydlíce, -hidiglíce; adv.

Carefullysollicite, sollerter

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Carefully; sollicite, sollerter Ðe he bighydiglíce heóld which he carefully held, Bd. 4, 31; S. 611, 2. Heó hine bighydilíce [bighydlice, Whel. 324, 8] sóhte she carefully sought him, 4, 23; S. 595, 4. Bighidiglíce sollicite, 1, 27; S. 489, note 39

lín

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befealdan mid líne uoluant crucem sindone, Angl. xiii. 421, 808. onféng líne (linteum) and hine mid begyrde, Hml. A. 155, 92, 103. [v. N. E. D. line.] Add: —

á-stingan

(v.)
Grammar
á-stingan, p. -stang, pl. -stungon.

to thrust outto stab

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to thrust out Heó his swýþran ége út ástang, Nar. 44, 14. Rómáne his eágan ástungon, Chr. 797; P. 56, 11. to stab hine sylfne mid his swurd of ástang he stabbed himself to death with his sword. Nor. 48, 24

tíman

(v.)
Grammar
tíman, p. de.

to teem,be productive.to be with child,bear,bring forth youngto beget, have intercourse with (wið) a womanto have offspring,bring forthto vouch to warranty to refer property (acc.) to (tó) the person from whom it was obtained in support of the right of possessionto refer an opinion to the source from which it is derived in its supportto betake one's self to a place,go to to resort toappeal to in reverence or for help to lead to

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Ðonne heó (the wife) leng týman ne mæg, geswícan hǽmedes, Homl. Th. ii. 94, 5.

fæst-rǽd

Grammar
fæst-rǽd, fæst-rǽde.
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cwæð mid olecunge ꝥ æþele cempan wǽron, and on ǽlcum gefeohte fæstrǽde him betwynan (constant to one another), Hml.

hiwung

(n.)
Grammar
hiwung, hiwing, e; f.

Forming, shaping, form, figure, pretence, feigning, hypocrisy, dissimulation

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com mid hiwunge he came with dissimulation, Chr. 1049; Erl. 172, 32. Mid ðære hiwunga ðe hió lícet ðæt hió síe gód mendacium specie bonorum, Bt. 20; Fox 72, 1.

Linked entry: hiwing

un-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
un-þearf, e; f.

Disadvantagehurtharmdetriment

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gegaderode his folc tó ðæs cynges unþearfe, ac wæs gelet ( gaderode his folc þan cyngce tó unþearfe þóhte, ac hit wearð heora seolfan tó mycclan hearme, MS. D.), Chr. 1075; Erl. 213, 27.

hlehhan

(v.)
Grammar
hlehhan, hlæhan, hlihhan, hlichan, hlihan. hlihgan; p. hlóh; pl. hlógan

To LAUGH [with gladness or contempt], to deride

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sǽde ðæt gesáwe crist selfne and ðæt him hlóge tó he said that he saw Christ himself, and that he smiled upon him, Shrn. 70, 9. Hlehhan ne þorftun they had no need to laugh, Chr. 937; Erl. 114, 13; Æðelst. 47.

á-búgan

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D. 40, 24. (1a) where motion indicates reverence :-- on cneówum ábúgað tó his dǽdum bánum, Chr. 979; P. 123, 27 : Hy. 7, 10. worhton fela gedwimera on anlícnessum and ðǽrtó ábugan. Wlfst, 11. 5. Men sceolon ábúgan tó gehálgodre róde, Hml.

hwá

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(i) where the noun in the genitive denotes a class or kind, how many or how much of which is in question :-- befrán hwæt him feós geúðon he asked what (how much) money they would give him, Hml. Th. ii. 242, 16.

scotian

(v.)
Grammar
scotian, sceotian ; p. ode.
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sceotaþ his flán and his scearpe spere ongeán his wiðerwinnan, Basil admn. 2; Norm. 36, 5. Of heofene dóm scotad is, Ps. Surt. 75, 9. to shoot (intrans.) hine scearpum strélum on scotiaþ, Ps. Th. 63, 4. Gif ðé man scotaþ tó, Homl.

Linked entries: sceotian scotung

for-spillan

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Is nédðearf ꝥ hié man forspille, and mid ordum hié man sleá, Bl. H. 189, 29: Ll. Th. i. 304, 20. eów wyllað forspyllan and eówre rýce tówurpan, Hml.

be-stelan

(v.)
Grammar
be-stelan, bi-stelan; p. -stæl, pl. -stǽlon; subj. p. -stǽle, pl. -stǽlen; pp. -stolen

To steal away or uponfugere, obrepere

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Ðá he nihtes on ungearwe on bestæl, and swíðe forslóh and fordyde then he stole upon them unawares by night, and grievously slew and destroyed them, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 33, 33.