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sprǽc

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Add Þá wæs seó tunge álýsed tó sprǽce, Gr. D. 184, 10. Aidan ne mihte gebígan his sprǽce tó norðhymbriscum gereorde, Hml. S. 26, 68. Add Spræcu (eloquia) Drihtnes sprǽca clǽne, Ps. L. 11, 7.

BRÓÐOR

(n.)
Grammar
BRÓÐOR, bróðer, bróder, bróður; d. bréðer; but often indecl. in sing; pl. nom. acc. bróðor, bróðer, bróður, bróðru, bróðro, ge-bróðor, er, ru, ro, ra; g. bróðra, ge-bróðra; d. bróðrum, ge-bróðrum; m.

A BROTHER ⬩ frater ⬩ to bear, support, a brother being the natural supporter of sisters who have lost their father

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Ðínes bróðor blód clypaþ fratris tui sanguis clamat, Gen. 4, 10. His bróðor bearn his brother's child, Beo. Th. 5231; B. 2619. Sege mínum bréðer dic fratri meo, Lk. Bos. 12, 13.

Linked entries: ge-bróðor bróder bróðar bróðer bróðor-slaga bróður

hweól-ríþig

(n.)
Grammar
hweól-ríþig, es; n.
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A brook that turns a wheel ? Of ðám forda andlang hweowelríðiges, . . . eft on hweowelríðig, C. D. iii. 289, 4-7. On hweólríðig, 381, 8

meldian

(v.)
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Þæt hors ongan. . . mid unáblinnendlicre brogdet*-*tunge ealles líchaman meldian and yppan ( prodere ), ꝥ hit ne mihte wítman beran, Gr. D. 183, 12. Add

un-gebeáten

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gebeáten, adj.
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Unhewn (stone), not trimmed Ungeb[e]itne stáne lapide inpolito, non excise (i. non tunso lapide, Ld. Gl. G. iii. 29), Txls. 113, 69

Linked entry: ge-beátan

fereld

(n.)
Grammar
fereld, es; n.

A way ⬩ going ⬩ step ⬩ gressus

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A way, going, step; gressus Fulfrema stepas oððe paðas oððe fereldu míne on síþfætum ðínum perfĭce gressus meos in sēmĭtis tuis, Ps. Lamb. 16, 5

turf-haga

(n.)
Grammar
turf-haga, an; m.
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An enclosed space covered with turf, a grassy enclosure Ongan hé eorðan delfan under turfhagan (cf. wangstede, 1584; El 794), Elen. Kmbl. 1656; El. 830

eág-hlid

(n.)
Grammar
eág-hlid, (?), es; n.
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Ase þin ehelid tuneð ant openeð, O. E. Hml. i. 265, 5. ] [

Linked entry: hlid

forca

(n.)
Grammar
forca, force, an; f. (v. meox-force)
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Ðá cwelleras tugon þá gléda under ðæt bedd, and wiðufan mid heora forcum (cf. geaflum, l. 5) hine ðýdon. Hml. Th. i. 430, 11. Add:

hríþer

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Tú hriéðeru, óðer sealt, óðer fersc, v. 164, 29. Hríðero armenta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 80, 16. Hríþeru, An. Ox. 2448. Hruþeru, 2, 86. Tú eald hríðeru (.ii. ealde hrýðeru, v. l. ), Ll. Th. i. 146, 18.

a-holian

(v.)
Grammar
a-holian, p. ode; pp. od [ a, holian to hollow]

To dig ⬩ eruere ⬩ fodere

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To dig; eruere, fodere Gyf ðín eáge ðé swícaþ, ahola hyt út si oculus tuus scandalizat te, erue eum, Mt. Bos. 18, 9: 5, 29

midlian

(v.)
Grammar
midlian, p. ode

To bridle ⬩ curb ⬩ restrain

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To bridle, curb, restrain Forðæm is sió tunge gemetlíce tó midliganne (midlianne, Cot. MSS.) lingua itaque discrete frenanda est, Past. 38, 5; Swt. 275, 11

wiþer-wengel

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-wengel, es; m.
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An adversary Bysmrað wiðerwengel naman [þínne] inritat aduersarius nomen tuum, Ps. Rdr. 73, 10. Wiþer-wenglum aduersariis, 290, 1. Þú forbryttest wiþenvenglas (aduersarios), 380, 7

Linked entry: wengel

hlýrian

(v.)

to puff out the cheeks as in blowing a trumpet, ⬩ to blow [a trumpet]

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to puff out the cheeks as in blowing a trumpet, to blow [a trumpet] Býmaþ ł hlýriaþ mid býman buccinate tuba, Ps. Lamb. 80, 4

æt-speornan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-speornan, -spornan ðú -spyrnst, he -spyrnþ; p. -spearn, pl. -spurnon; pp. -spornen; v. trans.

To stumble ⬩ spurn at ⬩ dash or trip against ⬩ mistake ⬩ cæspitare ⬩ offendere ad aliquid ⬩ impingere

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Ðe-læs ðe ðín fót æt stáne ætsporne ne forte offendas ad lapidem pedem tuum, Mt. Bos. 4, 6. Ðe-læs ðú ætspurne [Lamb, ætsporne] æt stáne fót ðínne ne forte offendas ad lapidem pedem tuum, Ps. Spl. 90, 12.

Linked entry: æt-spurne

firsian

(v.)
Grammar
firsian, p. ode
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Ne feorsa ðú fultum ðínne ne elongaveris auxilium tuum, Ps. Spl. 21, 18. Take here feorsian, fyrsian in Dict., and add

Linked entries: feorsian fyrsian

maga

(n.)
Grammar
maga, the stomach.
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Hé cuæð ðæt gé móston drincan ge-wealden wínes for eówres magan mettrymnesse modico vino utere propter stomachum et frequentes tuas infirmitates, Past. 319, 7. Add

on-ǽht

(n.)
Grammar
on-ǽht, e; f.

Possession

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Possession Ic sellu ðé þeóde erfeweardnisse ðíne and onǽhte ðíne gemǽru eorþan dabo tibi gentes hereditatem tuam et possessionem luam terminos terrae, Ps. Surt. 2, 8

þreá

(n.)
Grammar
þreá, þrawu; gen. þreá; pl. þreá; f.: þreá; gen. þreán, also þreás(?); m.; also neuter.

rebuke ⬩ reproof ⬩ threat ⬩ chastisement ⬩ correction ⬩ punishment ⬩ an infliction that has been deserved ⬩ justifiable severity ⬩ an infliction (where no idea of correction is implied) ⬩ evil ⬩ ill ⬩ pang ⬩ plague ⬩ calamity ⬩ affliction

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For ðínum þreán and for ðínum yrre ab increpatione tua, ab inspiratione spiritus irae tuae, Ps. Th. 17, 76. Ða him þreá ðíne þearle ondrǽdaþ ab increpatione tua fugient, 103, 8. Hé for him þreá geaf kyningum corripuit pro eis reges, 104, 12.

Linked entry: bróh-þreá

turf-hleów

(n.)
Grammar
turf-hleów, es; n.
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A shelter built of turf (?) Æfter furan on risc*-*hríðig; of rischríðie on turfhleó; of turfhleó æfter heáfdan on Pydewyllan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 15, 26

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