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drinca

(n.)
Grammar
drinca, an; m: drince, an; f. [drinc drink]

Drink potus

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He wolde beran drincan his gebróðrum he would bear drink to his brethren, Homl. Th. ii. 180, 5. He bæd hint drincan and heó him blíðelíce sealde he asked for drink and she gave it him gladly, Jud: 4, 19: Basil admn. 4; Norm. 42, 24.

ge-hátan

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ryht gehét, Ps. Rdr. 14, 4. Ongan hine biddan ꝥ hine gemundbyrde . . . ðá gehét him ꝥ, Bt. 35, 6; F. 168, 22: By. 289. him gehét his ǽriste, Bl. H. 17, 3. with clause Ic árás swá ic gehéht ꝥ ic dón wolde, Bl. H. 183, 29.

streng-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
streng-líc, adj.
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Strong, flrm him strenglícran stól geworhte, heáhran on heofonum, Cd. Th. 18, 14; Gen. 273. Cf. strang-líc

un-sýferlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sýferlíc, adj.

Impureuncleanly

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Impure, uncleanly Sume synna beóþ swíþe unsýferlíce, ðæt se man wandaþ ðæt ǽfre ásecgge, Blickl. Homl. 43, 17

biddere

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hét syllan þá scyllingas þám biddere (petitori), Gr. D. 158, 20. Add

ofostlíce

(adv.)
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hét ofeslíce leahtra leáse in þæs leádes wylm scúfan, Jul. 582. Add

oþ-íwan

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Add oðiéwde micelne onwald hæfde ofer óðre menn, Past. 115, 13. Ðæt sprecende bebiét, ðæt ðæt wyrcende oðiéwe, 81, 11. Otiéwe (at-, v. l. ), 84, 16. wolde otiéwan (æt-, v. l. ) his árfæstnesse, 100, 9.

páp-seld

(n.)
Grammar
páp-seld, es; n.
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The papal see hié lǽrede ðæt hié raðost tó Róme sendon tó ðæm pápan, and ðone pápan and ðæt pápseld ðæt hié beáhsodan hwæt him ðæs tó rǽde þúhte, Blickl. Homl. 205, 20

níþ-cwalu

(n.)
Grammar
níþ-cwalu, e; f.

Grievous destruction

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Grievous destruction generede from níþ-cwale, and eác forgeaf éce dreámas, Exon. Th. 77, 18; Cri. 1258

here-láf

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Se cynincg féng tó friðe wið . . . cyrde ðá hámwerd mid his hereláfe, Hml. S. 25, 592. Add

ne

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Add his ðǽr nó ne wénde. Past. 197, 14. Ne scírð nó hwæðer hié reáfoden oððe hwelc óðer yfel fremeden, 329, 7. Wé gesyngiað, gif wé óðerra monna welgedóna dǽda ne lufigað and ne herigað, 231, I.

sceand

(n.)
Grammar
sceand, es; m.

a buffoon, charlatan

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Sume wyrcaþ heora wógerum drencas, ðæt tó wífe habbon; ac ðyllíce sceandas sceolan síðian tó helle, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 159

Linked entry: sceond

ǽrend

(n.)
Grammar
ǽrend, ǽrende, ǽrynd, es; n: pl. nom. acc. ǽrendu, ǽrendo

An ERRANDa messagean embassynewstidingsan answerbusinesscarenuntiummandatumnegotiumcura

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He sent on his ǽrenda he sends on his errands, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 25. Híg lægdon ǽrende they imposed an errand, Chr. 1065; Th. 332, 25, col. 2.

Linked entry: ÁR

un-beald

(adj.)
Grammar
un-beald, adj.

Not boldnot confidentirresolute

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Not bold, not confident, irresolute Oft gebyreþ ðæm manðwǽran, ðonne wierð ríce ofer óðre men, ðæt for his manðwǽrnesse ásláwaþ and wierð tó unbald (-beald, Hatt.

be-swápan

to sweepto wrap upcover up

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mid healfum (sciccelse) hine sylfne besweóp, Bl. H. 215, 8. Bisweópun hine mið líne ligauerumt cum linteis, Jn. R. 19, 40. Biswápen mid hregle amictus vestimento, Ps. Srt. 103, 2.

ge-faran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-faran, p. fór; pl. -fóron, -fóran; pp. faren.

To goproceedreach by goingarriveireproficiscimeareto departdieto proceedget onfareTo get by goingexperienceoccupyreachobtaingo against

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Eustatius cýdde gefaren hæfdon Eustace told how they had fared, Chr. 1048; Erl. 178, 6. We nyton hwæt Moises gefaren hafþ we know not what has become of Moses, Exod. Thw. 32, 1, 23. v. trans.

Linked entry: ge-fór

for-spanan

(v.)

allureto lureto lureto lure

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Gl. 1079. to lure to destruction fela forspanan mæge tó écan forwyrde, Wlfst. 85, 7. On ðone ilcan deáð hié wilniað eal moncynn tó forspananne and tó forlǽdanne, Past. 249, 20

ge-flíman

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H. 85, 22

ord-fruma

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Ǽlc ðing hæfð anginn and ordfruman ðurh God, ac God . . . næfð nán angin ne nǽnne ordfruman, Hex. 22, 1. eallum gesceaftum anginn and ordfruman forgeaf, Hml. Th. i. 274, 30. 1 a.

ge-fægnian

(v.)
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Heó þæs gefægnode ꝥ heó hæfde ealles þæs geáres bigleofan, Gr. D. 69, 13. with prep. gefægnode for þæs feóndes deáþe, Gr. D. 120, 8