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tude

(n.)
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Ald. 71, 35] tudu is a more probable form for the nominative

be-yrnan

(v.)
Grammar
be-yrnan, -irnan; he -yrnþ; p. -arn, pl. -urnon; pp. -urnen [be by, yrnan to run]

To run by, to come in, occur, incurpercurrere

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To run by, to come in, occur, incur; percurrere Be-arn me on móde it occurred to my mind, Homl. Th. i. 2, 6. Án wundor me nú on mód be-arn one wonder now [runs by me into the mind] occurs to me, Dial. 1, 20.

Linked entries: be-arn be-irnan

ge-hycgan

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D. 271, 13. to think, conceive, have an idea of Ne mæg ic þæt gehicgan, hú ic in þǽm becwóm, Sat. 179. to resolve, determine For þon scyle mon gehycgan þæt hé Meotude hýre, Sch. 98

be-sóne

(adv.)
Grammar
be-sóne, adv.

Soon, immediatelymox, statim

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Soon, immediately; mox, statim Cweðe se preóst besóne let the priest immediately say, L. Ælf. C. 36; Th. ii. 358, 24

blencan

(v.)
Grammar
blencan, p. blencte; pp. blenced

To deceive, cheatdecipere, fallereto impose upon

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To deceive, cheat; decipere, fallere He wrenceþ and blenceþ he deceives and cheats, Exon. 83 b; Th. 315, 18; Mód. 33

un-tídlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-tídlíce, adv.

Unseasonablyat a wrong time

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Unseasonably, at a wrong time Eall ðæt mon untídlíce onginþ, næfþ hit nó æltæwne ende, Bt. 5, 2; Fox 10, 27

Linked entry: tídlíce

un-scearpsíne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-scearpsíne, adj.

Not sharpsighted

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Þus mon sceal unscearpsýnum sealfe wyrcean tó eágum, Lchdm. ii. 30, 27-32, 1

Linked entry: scearp-síne

blód-sceáwung

(n.)
Grammar
blód-sceáwung, e; f.
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mon mæg gelácnian þenden of þǽre lifre sió blódsceáwung geondgét ealne þone líchoman, Lch. ii. 222, 9

Linked entry: sceáwung

efen-metan

(v.)
Grammar
efen-metan, pp. -meten
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To compare Mon efenmeten wes neátum homo comparatus est jumentis, Ps. Srt. 48, 21. [Cf. O. H. Ger. eban-mezón comparare.]

heáfod-beáh

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Add: — Mon hehþ þone heáfodbeáh æt þæs ærneweges ende currenti in stadio jacet praemium corona, Bt. 37, tit.; F. xviii. 9

on-útan

(adv.)
Grammar
on-útan, adv.
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Outside, out-of-doors Æt hám gebring, and nǽfre in on þone mon, sceafe ꝥ gréne onútan, Lch. ii. 292, 27

sýþ

(adv.)
Grammar
sýþ, (?); adv.
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In a (more?) southerly direction Ðonne súð andlang paðes . . . of ðǽm ðýfele sýð (cpve. ?) andlang weges, C. D. vi. 36, 4

cniht-wíse

(n.)
Grammar
cniht-wíse, an; f.

Youthwiseboy's-mannerpueri mos

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Youthwise, boy's-manner; pueri mos Sprecan æfter cnihtwísan to speak after the manner of a boy Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 12, 13

Linked entry: wíse

here-wíc

(n.)
Grammar
here-wíc, es; n.

An encampmentcampdwelling

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Him mon sægde ðæt ðǽr mon cymen wæs of Alexandres herewícum he was told that a man was come from Alexander's camp, Nar. 18, 9: Cd. 95; Th. 123, 26; Gen. 2051

Linked entry: fird-wíc

ǽr-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-cwide, es; m.

Prophecyprophetia?nuntii vel doctoris loquela ?

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— He ǽrcwide onwreáh [MS. onwearh] he revealed the prophecy,Exon. 83a; Th. 313, 23; Mód. 4

a-steorfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-steorfan, p. -stearf, pl. -sturfon; pp. -storfen

To diemori

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To die; mori Fǽrunge astorfen sideratus vel ictuatus, Ælfc. Gl. 114; Som. 80, 29; Wrt. Voc. 61, 9 : Wanl. Catal. 43, 17

Linked entry: a-storfen

máðum-hirde

(n.)
Grammar
máðum-hirde, es; m.

A treasurer

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A treasurer Ða máðmhyrdas ðe ðæt feoh heóldon ðe mon ðám ferdmonnum on geáre sellan sceolde, Bt. 27, 4; Fox 100, 13

wyrm-galdor

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm-galdor, es; n.

A charm against worms

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Ðæt wyrmgealdor (cf. ðis ylce galdor mæg mon singan wið smeógan wyrme, 10, 17), Lchdm. iii. 24, 25

á-rǽdan

Grammar
á-rǽdan, <b>;
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</b> add Ðás béc ( the gospels) mon áréde éghwelce mónaðe for heora sáulum tó écum lécedóme, Txts. 175, II

firwitgeorn-ness

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Sélre bið men þæt hé swelte, þonne hé his líchoman fyrwetgyrnessum gewenige melius est mori quam fornicari, Verc. Först. 130, 11