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for-drincan

(v.)
Grammar
for-drincan, p. -dranc, pl. -druncon; pp. -druncen

To make drunkinebriatemadefăcĕreebriāre

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Lamb. 106, 27. Abigail forswígode ðæt dysig hiere fordruncnan hláfordes Abigail concealed the folly of her drunken lord, Past. 40, 4; Hat. MS. 55 a. 13

Linked entry: fore-druncen

ge-yrsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-yrsian, p. ode; pp. od.

to angermake angryto be angry

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Lamb. 105, 7. Irtacus ðá wearþ swíðe geyrsod Irtacus then became very angry, Homl. Th. ii. 476, 34. to be angry He nele swá micclum swá we geearniaþ us geyrsian he will not be angry with us so much as we deserve, 126, 6

Linked entries: ge-eorsian ge-orsod

ge-grápian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-grápian, p. ode; pp. od

To gropetouchpalpāre

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Lamb. second 113, 7. Ðá he hyne ggrápod hæfde palpāto eo, Gen. 27, 22

hǽren

(adj.)
Grammar
hǽren, adj.

Made of haircilicius

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Lamb. 68, l2

croc-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
croc-wyrhta, crocc-wyrhta, -wirhta, an; m.

A crockworkerpotter figulusluti figulus

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Lamb. 2, 9

dim-hofe

(n.)
Grammar
dim-hofe, dym-hofe, an; f.
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Lamb. 17, 12. Dimhofan latēbræ, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 21. Dimhofum latĭbŭlis, Mone B. 85. Gregorius on dymhofum [MS. -hofon] ætlŭtode Gregory concealed himself in hiding-places, Homl. Th. ii. 122, 33

Linked entries: dym-hefe hofe

niht-hræfn

(n.)
Grammar
niht-hræfn, es; m.

The night-ravennight jarnight-owl

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Lamb.) gelíc, Ps. Th. 101, 5

ge-cwémlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cwémlíc, adj.

Agreeablewell pleasedplacitusplacatuscomplacatuscongruusbeneplăcĭtus

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Lamb. 149, 4. In tíde gicuoemlícum in tempore placito, Rtl. 19, 7; 18, 29. Gicuoemlíce placatus, 43, 17; 35, 43. Gicuoemlíc complacatus, 69, 11. Gicuǽmlíc supplex, 166, 5

Linked entry: ge-cwémedlíc

ymb-þringan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-þringan, p. -þrang; pp. -þrungen To throng round, crowd round, surround
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Lamb. 16, 11. Ymbeþrungon, 21, 17. Ymþrungon, 16, 9. Ic mé ná ondrǽde þúsendu folces, þeáh hí mé útan ymbþringen non timebo millia populi circumdantis me, Ps. Th. 3, 5. Embþrungen constipata, circumdata Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 62

croc-sceard

(n.)
Grammar
croc-sceard, es; n. [sceard a shred, fragment]

A shred or fragment of a crock or pota potSHERD testa, testu

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Lamb. 21, 16. Mid ánum crocscearde with a potsherd Job Thw. 166, 34; Homl. Th. ii. 452, 29. Crocsceard testu Ælfc. Gr. 11; Som. 15, 29

Linked entry: sceard

bletsian

(v.)
Grammar
bletsian, bletsigan; part. bletsiende, bletsigende; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad; v. a.

To BLESS, wish happiness, consecratebenedicere, consecraremerciful, kindto have mercy

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Lamb. 61, 5. Hí hine bletsadon meáglum wordum they blessed him in strenuous words, Exon. 43 a; Th. 146, 6; Gú. 705. Bletsa eálá ðú mín sáwl Drihtne benedic anima mea Domino, Ps. Lamb. 103, 1.

Linked entries: bletsung bledsian

déman

(v.)
Grammar
déman, to démanne, démenne; part. démende; ic déme, ðú démest,démst, he démeþ, démþ, pl.démaþ ; p. démde, pl. démdon; impert. dém, déme, pl. démaþ, déme ge; pp. démed; v. trans. dat. acc. [dóm judgment, opinion]

DEEM, judge, think, consider, estimate, reckon, determine, examine, prove, doom, condemn judicāre, arbitrāri, æstimāre, censēre, recensēre, decernĕre, sancīre, examināre, condemnāre

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Lamb. 66, 5. Nǽfre God démeþ ðæt ǽnig ðæs earm geweorþe God never deems [ = decrees] that any should become so poor, Exon. 78 b; Th. 294, 17; Crä. 16.

Linked entries: a-déman doeman

ende-néhst

(adj.)
Grammar
ende-néhst, -nýhst, ende-néxta, ende-níhsta; adj.

The nighest end, the last, uttermost ultĭmus

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Lamb. 138, 5. Februārius se mónaþ is ealra scyrtst and endenýhst February is the shortest and last month of all, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 13, 28; Lchdm. iii. 264, 8

Linked entry: neáh

flǽsc-mete

(n.)
Grammar
flǽsc-mete, es; pl. nom. acc. -mettas; m.

FLESH-MEATfleshcarnĕus cĭbuscăro

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Lamb. 49, 13

in-cofa

(n.)
Grammar
in-cofa, an; m.

the breastheart

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Lamb. 35, 5. On díglum ł on incofan ł on eówrum clyfum in cubilibus vestris, 4, 5. Eal ðæt hé hæfde on his incofan all that he had in his breast, Bt. Met. Fox 22, 35; Met. 22, 18

méd-gilda

(n.)
Grammar
méd-gilda, an; m.

One who receives paya needy person

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Lamb. 39, 18. Se hýra oððe se médgylda the hireling or the mercenary, Homl. Th. i. 242, 5. Swá swá médgildan ( hireling's ) dagas, ii. 454, 27.

níwness

(n.)
Grammar
níwness, e; f.

Newnessnovelty

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Lamb. 42, 4

sweofot

(n.)
Grammar
sweofot, es; n.
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Lamb. 126, 3

Linked entry: swefet

hécen

(n.)
Grammar
hécen, es; n.

A kid

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A kid: Nime ǽghwylc híwrǽden of ǽlcum húse án lamb . . . æfter þám ylcan gewunan nymað ꝥ hécyn, Angl. viii. 322, 10.

ofer-sprecan

(v.)

to say too much, use too many wordsto say too much, more than is justblasphemare

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Lamb. 43, 17. [O. H. Ger. ubar-sprehhan blasphemare.]