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for-berstan

exhaustedto failbreak down

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Add: of material, to burst asunder, be lorn asunder Godwebba cyst (the veil of the temple) ufan eall forbærst, þæt hit on eorðan læg on twám styccum, Cri. 1138.

a-setnys

(n.)
Grammar
a-setnys, -nyss, e; f.

What is set or fixeda statutelawconstitutiostatum

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What is set or fixed, a statute, law; constitutio, statum Eádmundes cyninges asetnysse king Edmund's institutes, L. Edm. E. 1 ; Th. i. 244, 1

mǽd-rǽdenn

(n.)
Grammar
mǽd-rǽdenn, e; f.

A mowinggrass mown on a piece of land

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A mowing, grass mown on a piece of land Seó mǽdrǽden beniþan díc betweónan cealdan lace and cullig, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. vi. 153, 10

un-cumlíðe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cumlíðe, adj.

Inhospitable

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Inhospitable Se Hǽlend spræc tó sumum weligum men, ðe ... him wæs láð þearfendum mannum mete tó syllenne, and hé wæs uncumlíðe, Wulfst. 257, 14

á-beran

(v.)
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to do without Hym wæs láð tó forlǽtenne þone Hǽlend, and hý uneáðe mihton his neáweste (wanan?, ond áberan = to endure) áberan. Nap. 4. (?)

gied

(n.)
Grammar
gied, giedd, es; n.

A songlayriddle

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A song, lay, riddle, Exon. 91 b; Th. 344, 1: 114 a; Th. 437, 28; Rä. 56, 14: 18 a; Th. 45, 2; Cri. 713

un-tódállíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tódállíc, (-dǽl-); adj.

Indivisibleinseparable

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Indivisible, inseparable Tódǽl ða twá, ðonne byð án tó láfe; ðæt ys untódállíc, Anglia viii. 318, 30. Untódǽllícre[ro] inseparabili, indivisibili, Hpt. Gl. 430, 50

Linked entry: tó-dállíc

rinc

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Swá beardleásum rince, 4, 57. v. hysse-, lád-rinc. Add

bebbi

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Voc. ii. 122, 60 (tragoedia, bebbi, cantio) is a mistake for belli (Lat.). Cf. tragoedia, belli cantica vel fabulatio, Goetz. v. 396, 8

-hafol

(suffix)
Grammar
-hafol, v. fæst-hafol, wan-hafol: <b>-hafolness</b>. v. wan-hafolness: <b>hafud-æcer, -land</b>.

Similar entry: heáfod-æcer

ǽ-wita

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-wita, an; m. [æ lex, wita gnarus homo, sapiens]

One skilled in the lawa counsellorlegis peritusconsiliarius

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One skilled in the law, a counsellor; legis peritus, consiliarius Ealdum ǽwitan ageaf andsware gave answer to the old counsellor, Elen. Kmbl. 907; El. 455

Linked entry: wita

wiþ-fón

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-fón, p. -féng

To lay hold onseize on

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To lay hold on, seize on. Similar entries Cf. wiþ, II. 1 d Hé uplang ástód, and him fæste wiðféng, Beo. Th. 1524; B. 760

Linked entry: wiþ-grípan

hére

(n.)

dignity

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In the passage Hwæt is hiora here, perhaps hér might be read, which would correspond with the phrase in the prose nú tó láfe

æt-speornan

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

To stumblespurn atdash or trip againstmistakecæspitareoffendere ad aliquidimpingere

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Lamb. 95, 10

Linked entry: æt-spurne

deáþ-stede

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-stede, es; m. [deáþ death, stede a place]

A death-place mortis campus

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A death-place; mortis campus Lágon on deáþstede drihtfolca mǽst the greatest of people lay on their death-place, Cd. 171; Th. 216, 1; Exod. 589

áþum

a son-in-lawa brother-in-law

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Add: a son-in-law Bidde wé ꝥ þú geceóse ǽnne of ús hwilcne þú wille þé tó áþume habban, Ap. Th. 20, 3. Hé genam ðá dohtor of his áðumme, Hml.

balca

(n.)
Grammar
balca, an; m.

A BALKbeambanka ridgetrabsporcaterra inter duos sulcos congesta

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A BALK, beam, bank, a ridge; trabs, porca, terra inter duos sulcos congesta On balcan lecgan to lay in ridges, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 54, 2

bísgian

(v.)
Grammar
bísgian, l. bisgian,

to occupyemployto harasstrouble

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Bisiga ðé be sumum men; forðon bið ǽlces mannes líf sumes mannes lár, Prov. K. 43. Se láreów ðe bodunge underféhð, ne sceal hé hine sylfne mid worulðþingum bysgian (printedbysnian), Hml.

derian

(v.)
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(late) :-- Seó unrótnes deraþ ǽgðer ge mod ge líchaman, Shrn. 190, 5. Add

sæd

(adj.)
Grammar
sæd, adj. with gen.

Sated, weary, filled, having had one's fill

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Ðǽr læg secg mænig ... wérig wíges sæd many a warrior lay dead there ... : of war had had his fill, Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 20. Beadoweorca sæd, Exon. Th. 388, 4; Rä. 6, 2. Wiste wlonc and wínes sæd, 369, 11; Seel. 39.