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sib-gedryht

(n.)
Grammar
sib-gedryht, e; f.
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In ðam écean gefeán mid ða sibgedryht somud eard niman, 184, 18 ; Gú. 1346

of-healdan

(v.)

to withhold, keep back, retainto retain

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to withhold, keep back, retain Hé lét niman of hyre ealle ða betstan gærsuma ðe heó ofhealdan ne mihte he had all the best valuables, that she could not keep back, taken from her. Chr. 1035; Erl. 164, 23.

íren

(n.)
Grammar
íren, es; n.

Irona swordblade

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Héht his sweord niman, leóflíc íren, Beo. Th. 3622; B. 1809. His sweord, írena cyst, 1350; B. 673 : 1609; B. 802. Bite írena, 4511; B. 2259. Íren ecgheard, Andr. Kmbl. 2363; An. 1183

ge-nǽman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nǽman, p. de
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Cf. ge-niman

hleomoc

(n.)
Grammar
hleomoc, hleomoc, es; m. : hleomoce, an; f.

Brook-lime

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Niman leomucan, iii. 38, 17. Genim lemocan, 46, 13. Substitute:

winter-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
winter-tíd, e; f.

Winter-timewinter

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Ðás wyrte ðú scealt niman on wintertíde, Lchdm. i. 148, 2

bróc

(n.)
Grammar
bróc, a covering for the leg.
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Ðá þe on ýtinge farað níman him bréc (femoralia) of hrægelhúse, R. Ben. 90, 8. Dele ' acc. bréc, ' and add

un-weorþlic

Grammar
un-weorþlic, <b>.
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</b> add Þá ylcan sprǽce wé nimað lustlíce, þeáh þe heó sí us unwurðlicu (-wyrðelice, v.l.) and unrihtlic tó sprecanne hanc ipsam locutionem quae nobis indigna est, etiam delectabiliter tenemus, Gr. D. 209, 22

sceandlíce

(adv.)
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Add Ic mé þá sceandlíce (unsceandlíce, v. l. ) swá swá ic gewuna wæs, tómiddes heora gemengde, and him tó cwæð: 'Nimað mé on eówer færeld mid eów, ne beó ic ná eów unlícwyrðe,' Hml. S. 23 b, 372

cwéne

Grammar
cwéne, l. cwene, for last reference substitute Wlfst. 161, 20,
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Unrihthǽmeras, þá fúlan þe forlǽtað heora cwenan and nimað óðre, and þá þe habbað má þonne heora rihtæðelcwéne, 298, 17

ge-híwodlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-híwodlíce, adv.
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Sume nimað accussatiuum gehíwodlíce: exosus bella onscuniende gefeoht, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 250, 13-251, 1

Linked entry: -híwodlíce

scirpan

(v.)
Grammar
scirpan, to clothe.
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Add: to dress Nimað þis hrægl and scrýdað (scyrpað, v. l. vestite ) eów mid, Gr. D. 202, 27. Þá þá hé wæs eallinga eft scyrped vestitus, 343, 19. to equip for a journey Hé hine hám wel scyrpan wolde, Bd. 5, 19; Sch. 659, 25

BRÍW

(n.)
Grammar
BRÍW, es; m.

A thick pottage made of meal, pulse, etcBREWISpulspultisπόλτοςporridge

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Bríwas niman pultes accipere, Lchdm. iii. 210, 4

Linked entries: calwer-bríw briig

gærsum

(n.)
Grammar
gærsum, gersum, es; m. n.

Treasurerichesthēsaurusŏpes

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Treasure, riches; thēsaurus, ŏpes He lét niman of hyre ealle ða betstan gærsuma he caused all the best treasure to be taken from her, Chr. 1035; Erl. 164, 23 : 1090; Erl. 226, 25.

Linked entries: gærsama gersum

in-borh

(n.)
Grammar
in-borh, gen. -borges ; m.
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A security required in cases where property had been stolen, bail Gif hwá þífþe betogen sý ... ðonne niman ða ðe hit tógebyreþ on his ǽhtan inborh if any one be accused of theft . .. then let those to whom it appertains take security from his property

ofer-bídan

(v.)

to outlast, outlive, survive

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to outlast, outlive, survive Gif hwylces weres forme wíf biþ deád, ðæt hé be leáfe óðer wíf niman móte; and gif hé ða oferbýt wunige hé á syððan wífleás, si supersit ei L. Ecg. P. ii. 20; Th. ii. 190, 3. Yldo oferbídeþ stánas, Salm.

ge-gada

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Him niman óðerne gegagan (-gadan ?) alium sibi conjugem sumere, Ll. Th. ii. 152, 35. Gegadan collegam, Germ. 399, 299: alumni, 398, 137. Hé læg swá deád . . . ðá wéndon his gegadan ꝥ hé wǽre gebysgod . . ., Hml. S. 7, 174.

on-bútan

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Add Þysse wyrte wyrttruman man sceal niman onbútan midne sumur, Lch. i. 260, 3. add: with another adverb Ǽghwǽr onbútan circumquaque, An. Ox. 2, 251. <b>III a.</b> </b>

á-mánsumian

(v.)
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Geþeódrǽdene niman wið þone ámánsumedan, 50, 12. Hiene tó ámánsumianne, Ors. 6, 30; S. 284, 1

Linked entry: mánsumian

ge-dæft

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ge-dæft, ge-dæftu; f.
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Gentleness, meekness Gáð tó þæs wyrtgeardes geate and mid gedæftum (tranquille) biddaþ and mid bletsunge nimaþ, Gr. D. 202, 12

Linked entry: -dæft