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rignan

(v.)
Grammar
rignan, rínan; p. rínde. [A strong preterite occurs in the Blickling Gloss, rán pluit.
  • Cf.
In Elyes tyme heuene was yclosed þat no reyne ne rone (roon, MS. W.: roen, MS. R.: ron, MS. B.: raynade, MS. C.),
  • Piers P. 14, 62.
]

to rain, to cause rain to fallto rain, to fall (of rain)

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to rain, to cause rain to fall, with the agent expressed Ic ríne pluo, Ælfc. Gr. 28; Som. 30, 53. Hé rýnde ofer synfullan grin, Ps. Spl. 10, 7. Hit ágan rínan xl. daga and xl. nihta tósomne ðæm mǽstan réne, and seó eorþe rínde ealswá swíðe of hire eásprencgum

Linked entries: regnian regnan rínan

holdlíce

(adv.)
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Cf. hold ; Holdlíce affectuose Wrt. Voc. ii. 4, 5

sund

(n.)
Grammar
sund, es; n.
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Flód on sund (cf. Icel. á sund) áhóf earce from eorðan, Cd. Th. 83, 32; Gen. 1388. sea, water Streámas wundon, sund wið sande, Beo. Th. 431; B. 213. Ðá wæs sund liden then was the sea passed, 452; B. 223.

geond-leccing

(n.)
Grammar
geond-leccing, e; f.
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affligit; inriguum inferius accipit, cum inferni supplicia flendo pertimescit, Scint. 27, 5-9

Linked entry: leccing

ge-spreca

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Abraham wæs Godes gespreca (cf. æfter ðǽre sprǽce se Ælmihtiga úp gewende (Gen. 17, 22), 92, 83, Hml. Th. i. 90, 19. Móyses wæs Godes sylfes gespeca (-spreca, v.l. ) (cf.

gingre

(n.)
Grammar
gingre, an; f.
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a follower, servant (cf. gingra; 2 a). v. Dict. a deputy.

hell-ware

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Add: Similar entries Cf. hell; I, 2 Eall helwara wítu gestildon, Bt. 35, 6; F. 170, 4. Similar entries Cf. hell; II. Þá unrótsodon helware. Hml. S. 4, 292. Helwara hreám. Wlfst. 186, 7.

heoru-drync

a wound

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[For the personifying of the sword and its drinking of blood when making a wound cf. such passages as : Gladius Domini repletus est sanguine, Is. 34, 6.] Hréðles eafora hiorodryncum swealt (cf. wundum sweltan, By. 293) bille gebeáten, B. 2358.

lyffetere

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. ; but cf. liffetere favisor, Wrt. Voc. i. 49, 14. Ólecceþ fauet ii. 147, 19) fautoris (strophosi fautoris instinctu, Aid. 66, 19. Cf. instinctu strophosi hostis, 37, 3, in both passages the devil is meant), An. Ox. 4674. Lyffeterum parasitis, An.

ræpsan

(v.)
Grammar
ræpsan, p. te
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Raebsid uuaes, repset uaes, ræpsit wæs interceptum est (cf. á-raepsid, -repsit interceptum, 511), Txts, 68, 523. Raefsed, refset, raefsit interpellari, 70, 526. Refsede intercepit, 69, 1082. Cf. Fornoom intercepit, 71, 1083.

Linked entries: refsan ge-resp repsan

ge-sǽliglic

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Cf. ge-sǽlig; Gesett hæfde hé hié swá gesǽliglíce, Gen. 252. of things, happy, characterized by good fortune. Cf. ge-sǽlig ; IV Bið hyra meaht and gefeá swíðe gesǽliglic sawlum tó gielde, Cri. 1079.

Linked entry: sǽlig-lic

áǽðan

(v.)

to lay wastevastare

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Gen. 1280: á ǽðan, Cd. 64; Th. 77, 24

a-fór

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-fór, -fóron

departed

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departed.Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 45, 14: Cd. 173; Th. 216, 14; Dan. 6;

alh-stede

(n.)
Grammar
alh-stede, es; m.

A sheltering-placecityarxurbs

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A sheltering-place, city; arx, urbs, Cd. 209; Th. 259, 11; Dan. 690

án-lǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
án-lǽtan, [án alone, lǽtan to let]

To let aloneforbearrelinquishrelinquere

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To let alone, forbear, relinquish; relinquere, Cd. 30; Th. 40, 24; Gen. 644

beód-gereordu

(n.)
Grammar
beód-gereordu, pl. n. [beód a table, gereord a feast]

A table-meala feastconvivium

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A table-meal, a feast; convivium Cd. 74; Th. 91, 27; Gen. 1518

byrele

(n.)
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a cup-bearer, butler, Wrt. Voc. 290, 51: Beo. Th. 2327; B. 1161

Linked entry: byrle

fæderen

(adj.)
Grammar
fæderen, fædern, fædren; adj.

Paternal, belonging to a father păternus

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Paternal, belonging to a father; păternus, Cd. 79; Th. 98, 10; Gen. 1628

Linked entry: fædren

for-geaf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-geaf, ðú -geáfe, pl. -geáfon

forgavegavegavest

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Cd. 30; Th. 40, 20; Gen. 642: Gen. 3, 12;

here-wóp

(n.)
Grammar
here-wóp, es; m.

The shout raised by an army

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The shout raised by an army, Cd. 166; Th. 207, 2; Exod. 460

Linked entry: wóp