hryre
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'Mín bearn, þín ansýn is wlitig, and þissum bróþrum cymð micel hryre for heora tyddernyssum', Hml. S. 33, 166.
streón
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; other text has bearna tó strýnenne) si quis suam conjugem creandorum liberorum gratia utitur Bd. 1, 27 ; S. 495, 33 MS. T. [Crist is his sune, Noht after chesunge ac after strene; for þan he him strende, alse þe sunne streneð liht, O.E.
hladan
to heap, ⬩ pile up, ⬩ build, ⬩ place, ⬩ lade, ⬩ load, ⬩ freight ⬩ to lade, ⬩ draw [water]; ⬩ haurire
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Him on bearm hladan bunan and discas to heap up in his bosom cups and dishes, 5543; B. 2775. Naca hladen herewǽdum the bark laden with war weeds, 3798; B. 1897. Wæs wunden gold on wǽn hladen twisted gold was laden on the wain, 6260; B. 3134.
sweostor
A sister. ⬩ of blood relationship ⬩ of membership in a religious house
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Sweostor bearna nepotum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 70. Se wæs his sweostor sunu, Bd. 4, 16; S. 584, 16. Sweoster sunu, 2, 3; S. 504, 20. Swuster sunu, Byrht. Th. 135, 8; By. 115. Ðæt ðú gesecge sweostor mínre, Exon. Th. 172, 32; Gú. 1152.
Linked entries: suster ge-sweostor swuster swyster
folc
a people ⬩ a nation ⬩ an army ⬩ a race ⬩ tribe ⬩ sect ⬩ lay-folk ⬩ the laity ⬩ the people ⬩ followers ⬩ the people ⬩ the common people ⬩ country-folk ⬩ folk ⬩ men ⬩ people ⬩ folks ⬩ a crowd ⬩ company ⬩ troop ⬩ people ⬩ folk
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Folca bearn (cf. niðða bearn, 1135), . . . burgsittende. Gen. 1087. Folca rǽswa, Caldéa cyning, Dan. 667. Folca gehwylcum (cf. monna gehwám, Jul. 729) Scyppend scrífeð, Cri. 1219.
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sceáwian
to look ⬩ to look at ⬩ observe ⬩ behold ⬩ see ⬩ to look at, look on with favour, to regard, have respect to ⬩ to look at with care, consider, inspect, examine, scrutinize, reconnoitre ⬩ to look out, seek for, select, choose, provide ⬩ to shew (favour, respect, etc.) ⬩ to grant
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Ðú ðínra bearna bearn sceáwige (videas), 127, 7. Ða mon mæg sceáwian gehealdene on Cantwara cyricean quae in ecclesiae Cantiae conservata monsirantur, Bd. 2, 20; S. 522, 10: Beo. Th. 1685; B. 840.
FEALO
FALLOW, pale yellow or red coloured as withered grass or leaves, dusky, bay? ⬩ flāvus, gilvus, fuscus
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Meahte ǽghwylc wegan fealwe linde each could bear the yellow shields, Cd. 94; Th. 123, 14; Gen. 2044. Wineleás guma gesihþ him bifóran fealwe wegas the friendless mortal sees before him seared ways, Exon. 77a; Th. 289, 11; Wand. 46: Beo.
bysmerian
mockery, blasphemy ⬩ To mock, deride, irritate, reproach, blaspheme, defame, revile ⬩ illudere, deridere, irritare, irridere, blasphemare, calumniam facere, maledicere
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Ne lǽt bysmrian banan mancynnes ða ðín lof beraþ let not the murderers of men revile those who bear thy praise, Andr. Kmbl. 2587; An. 1295. Bysmeredon hie bútú ætgædere they reviled us both together, Rood Kmbl. 95; Kr. 48: Andr. Kmbl. 1923; An. 964.
Linked entries: beosmriende bismærian bismerian bismiriende bismrian bysmorian bysmrian bysmrigan
ÁC
OAK ⬩ quercus ⬩ robur ⬩ The Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚪ = a
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The Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚪ = a, the name of which letter, in Anglo-Saxon, is ác an oak, hence, this Rune not only stands for the letter a, but for ác an oak, as ᚪ byþ on eorþan elda bearnum flǽsces fódor the oak is on earth food of the flesh to the sons
ge-sceótan
to shoot forward, to rush or dart forward with a quick motion, send forth, expend, pay, to fall to any one's share, be allotted to ⬩ cum impetu movere vel ruere, expendere, cedere in partem alicujus ⬩ to bring before or refer to any one ⬩ referre ad aliquem
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Hit gescítt to his dǽle it shall fall to his share, Ex. 29, 26 Híg gesceótaþ [MS. gesceataþ] to Aarones dǽle and his suna écre lage fram Israhéla bearnum cedent in partem Aaron et filiorum ejus jure perpetuo a filiis Israel, 29, 28.
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hopa
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</b> personified :-- See a feel-ing of trust or confidence On ege Drihtnes trúwa strencðe, and bearnum his byð hopa in timore Domini fiducia fortitudinis, et filiis eius erit spes (Prov. 14, 26), Scint. 65, l. a person or thing that gives hope
blis
BLISS, joy, gladness, exultation, pleasure ⬩ lætitia, gaudium, exultatio, beatitas ⬩ friendship, kindness, benevolence, grace ⬩ comitas, benignitas, benevolentia, gratia
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Ðæt bearn bringeþ blisse ðé that infant [Christ] bringeth bliss to thee, Exon. 8 b; Th. 5, 11; Cri. 68: Chr. 975; Erl. 126, 30; Edg. 56. Ðú eart on heofonum blissa beorhtost thou art the brightest of joys in heaven, Hy. 7, 10; Hy.
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þunor
thunder ⬩ tonitrus ⬩ fulmen ⬩ Jupiter ⬩ a thane of king Egbert of Kent
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Ðunres bearn filii tonitrui, Mk. Skt. 3, 17. Þunres slege a clap of thunder. Nicod. 23; Thw. 13, 3. Þunres slege fulgura, Ps. Spl. T. 96, 4. Stefne ðunures micles, Rtl. 47, 22. God ásende rén mid ðunore, and manega mean mid ðam ðunore swulton, Homl.
æþelo
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Þá wǽron æðelum Abrahames bearn by birth they were children of Abraham, Dan. 193. Fór cynn æfter cynne; cúðe ǽghwilc mǽgburga riht, eorla æðelo, Exod. 353. <b>IIa.
á-stígan
downward ⬩ upward ⬩ downward ⬩ upward ⬩ to descend ⬩ go down into ⬩ to ascend ⬩ mount
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Of heofenum ástáh (descendit) mannes Bearn, 386, 2: Ps. Spl. 7, 17. Þú ástige on helle grund, Bl. H. 87, 14. Of heofenum oþ eorþan ástígan, Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 40: 570, 1. Tó eorþan ástígan to land, Bl. H. 233, 27.
a-fíndan
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Ne ðearf ic ðésecgan hú hefig sorg men beoþ seó gémen his bearna, for ðám ðú hit hafast áfunden be þé selfum. Bt. 31, i; F. 112, 19. to find, discover, meet with a person, lit. Hí forléton hine tó ánum treówe gebun-denne.
CORN
CORN ⬩ a grain ⬩ seed ⬩ berry ⬩ frumentum ⬩ granum ⬩ bacca ⬩ a hard or cornlike pimple ⬩ a corn ⬩ kernel on the feet ⬩ pustula ⬩ clavus
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Ifig byrþ corn golde gelíce ivy bears berries like gold Herb. 121, 1; Lchdm. i. 234, 4.
CWIC
Alive, QUICK ⬩ vivus, vivax
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Abraham leófa, ne sleah ðín ágen bearn, ac ðú cwicne abregd cniht of áde, eaforan ðínne beloved Abraham, slay not thine own child, but take thou the boy, thy son, alive from the pile, Cd. 141; Th. 176, 19; Gen. 2914: Beo.
wundor
a wonder ⬩ a circumstance ⬩ act that excites astonishment ⬩ a circumstance that excites astonishment as being out of the usual course of nature, ⬩ a prodigy ⬩ portent ⬩ a wonder ⬩ miracle ⬩ a miracle ⬩ a wonderful object ⬩ wondrous thing ⬩ wonderful ⬩ miraculous power ⬩ wonder ⬩ admiration
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Mycel ys his wundur ofer manna bearn, 106, 20. Eal ðis wæs geworden tó ðon ðæt wé sceoldan úres Drihtnes wundor oncnáwan, Blickl. Homl. 71, 23. wonder, admiration Þeóda wlítaþ, wundrum wafiaþ, hú seó wilgedryht wildne weorþiaþ, Exon.
geómor
Sad, sorrowful, mournful, murmuring, miserable, wretched ⬩ tristis, mæstus, quĕrŭlus, mĭser ⬩ doleful, miserable ⬩ depressed, sad, sorrowful ⬩ misery ⬩ misery ⬩ pity ⬩ mĭsĕria
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Siððan ðú gehýrde galan geómorne geác on bearwe when thou host heard the sad cuckoo sing in the grove, Exon. 123 b; Th. 473, 29; Bo. 22. He wæg hyge geómurne he bare a mournful spirit, 52 a; Th. 182, 15; Gú. 1310.
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