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sam

(con.)
Grammar
sam, conj.

Whether, or

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gedóþ ðæt ǽgðer fætels biþ oferfroren sam hit sý sumor, sam winter, Ors. 1. 1; Swt. 21, 17. Sam fæsten sam ne fæsten omni tempore siue jejunii siue prandii, R. Ben. 66, 14.

Linked entries: ge-sam som

æt-spyrning

(n.)
Grammar
æt-spyrning, e; f.
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Offence Ætspyrningum offensis , Hy. S. 142, 6

Linked entry: spyrnung

be-sceáwere

(n.)
Grammar
be-sceáwere, es; m.

An observerspeculator

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An observer; speculator, Hy. S. 24, 31

Linked entry: sceáwere

and-weardian

(v.)
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Andweardiende presentans, Hy. S. 89, 18. Add

be-beódan

(v.)
Grammar
be-beódan, bi-beódan; part. be-beódende, he be-být; p. be-beád, pl. be-budon ; impert. be-beód ; pp. be-boden.

to give a by-command or a gentle commandto commandorderjuberepræciperemandareto offergive upcommendofferrecommendaremandareto announcenuntiarepronuntiare

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Spl. 30, 6 : Hy. 4, 5 ; Hy. Grn. ii. 283, 5 : Ps. Th. 132, 4. to announce; nuntiare, pronuntiare He bebeád wyrd gewordene he announced the event that had passed, Cd. 197; Th. 245, 29 ; Dan. 470

be-delfan

(v.)
Grammar
be-delfan, p. -dealf, pl. -dulfon ; pp. -dolfen

To dig in or aroundto buryintercircumfoderesepelire

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Bedealf hyt on eorþan he buried it in the earth, Mt. Bos. 25, 18. Bedolfen, Elen. Kmbl. 2159; El. 1081

ge-séfte

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-séfte, adj.

Soft, mildmītis

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Soft, mild; mītis Wǽron hyra gongas sméðe and geséfte their ways were smooth and soft, Exon. 43 a; Th. 146, 3; Gú. 704, Swá him éðost biþ, sylfum geséftost as to them may be easiest, softest to themselves, Elen. Kmbl. 2587; El. 1295

Linked entry: séfte

wérig-ferhþ

(adj.)
Grammar
wérig-ferhþ, adj.
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Hí hreówigmóde wurpon hyra wǽpen of dúne, gewitan him wérigferhþe on fleám sceacan, Jud. Thw. 25, 24; Jud. 291. Wérigferðe . . . reónigmóde, Exon. Th. 361, 14; Wal. 19

ge-húslian

(v.)
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Þá cild man here tó mæssan, ꝥ hyg beón gehúslode, Ll. Th. ii. 392, 13

hláf-brytta

(n.)
Grammar
hláf-brytta, an; m.

a steward

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One who distributes food to a household, a steward, [cf. gleáw þeów þone geset hys hláfurd ofer his híred, ðæt hé him on tíde mete sylle, Mt. 24, 45] Eádgifu gefreóde Ælfgiðe Birhsies dohtor hláfbryttan, C.D.B. iii. 537, 10; Cht. E. 255, 18

meagol-ness

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Nú gerýst hyt tó swutelianne niid ealre heortan meagolnysse hwanon hé cóm, Angl. viii. 325, 37. Wé sceolon þǽre micclan lufan úrum Drihtne singallíce þancian ǽghwæþer ge mid wordum ge mid dǽdum ge eác mid ealre heortan meagolnysse, Hml. A. 153, 39.

scíma

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Seó sunne feala þinga onlýht myd hyre scíman, Solil. H. 31, 8. Scýman, 66, 22. Add

ge-mǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽlan, p. de; pp. ed

To mark, stain

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To mark, stain Seó hálge stód ungewemde wlite næs hyre feax ne fel fýre gemǽled the saint stood with spotless aspect, neither her hair nor skin was marked by the fire, Exon. 74 a; Th. 278, 2; Jul. 591

Linked entry: mǽlan

ge-tal

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tal, adj.

Quickreadyactiveagilisveloxexpeditus

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Quick, ready, active; agilis, velox, expeditus Wǽron hyra tungan getale teónan gehwylcre and to yfele gehwám ungemet scearpe their tongues were swift to every wrong and to every evil exceeding sharp; lingua eorum machæra acuta, Ps. Th. 56, 5

tó-haccian

(v.)
Grammar
tó-haccian, p. ode

To hack to pieces,cut to pieces

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To smale peces ich hym wolde to-hakke, R. Glouc. 141, 14

Linked entry: haccian

á-wlacian

(v.)
Grammar
á-wlacian, p. ode

To grow lukewarm

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To grow lukewarm Hí on þám frumwylme heora gecyrrednesse sylfe fulfremede taliaþ, ac swíþe recene áwlaciaþ (continuo tepefacti) R. Ben. 135, 6. Þe lǽs þe þǽre hálgan ǽfestnesse welm áwlacige and mid ealle ácólige, Lch. iii. 442, 20

tweó-mann

(n.)
Grammar
tweó-mann, es; m. A creature about which it is doubtful whether it te human
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Homodubii syndon hátene, ðæt beóþ twímen, Nar. 35, 3

Linked entry: twí-mann

ancor-ráp

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gehýdað scipu tó ðám unlonde oncyrrápum, Wal. 14. Add

ymb-clyccan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-clyccan, p. clyhte, -clycte
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To enclose belucon ymbclicton concluserunt , Ps. Rdr. 16, 10

brego

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Gode ic hæbbe ábolgen brego moncynnes, Hy. 4, 78. Add