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bi-rinnan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-rinnan, p. -ran; pp. -runnen

to run as a liquid ⬩ To wet, bedew ⬩ fluere, perfundere, irrigare

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to run as a liquid, hence - To wet, bedew; fluere, perfundere, irrigare Ðá wearþ beám monig blódigum teárum birunnen, sæp wearþ to swáte then many a tree became bedewed with bloody tears, their sap became [turned to] blood, Exon. 25 a; Th. 72, 19-23;

Linked entry: be-irnan

bán-beorgas

(n.)
Grammar
bán-beorgas, m. Substitute: bán-be(o)rg, e; f.

A greave

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A greave Bán-beorgum ocreis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 63, 31. Bánberge ocreas, 97, 35

eo

(n.)
Grammar
eo, I. unaccented, generally stands before two consonants lc, ld, lf, rc, rd, rf, rg, rh, rl, rm, rn, rp, rr, rt, rþ, x; as, Geolca a yolk, sceolde should, seolfor silver, deorc dark, sweord a sword, ceorfan to carve, beorgan to protect, beorht bright, eorl earl, beorma barm, eornost earnest, weorpan to throw, steorra a star, heorte the heart, eorþe the earth, meox dung. II. eó accented, the diphthong, generally stands before the consonants c, d, f, g, h, l, m, n, p, r, s, st, t, w; as, Seóc sick, beódan to bid, þeóf a thief, fleógan to fly, hreóh rough, hweól a wheel, leóma a ray of light, beón to be, deóp deep, beór beer, ceosan to choose, breóst the breast, fleótan to float, leóþ a song, ceówan to chew. 2. eó is also the termination of many words, and then the ó in eó is always accented; as, Beó a bee; ic beó

I shall be

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I shall be; freó free; gleó glee; seó the; seó sim, sis, sit; treó a tree; breó three, etc

un-fæstrǽd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fæstrǽd, un-fæstrǽde, -rád; adj.

Infirm of purpose ⬩ inconstant ⬩ unstable ⬩ weak

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Infirm of purpose, inconstant, unstable, weak Unfæstrǽd inconstans, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 4. Ðá ongon hé ǽresð herigean on him ðæt ðæt hé fæsðrǽdes wiste and sóna æfter ðon suíðe líðelíce hierd[d]e ða ðe hé unfæsðráde (unfæstrǽdes, Cott. MSS.) wisse prius

dégol

(adj.)
Grammar
dégol, secret, unknown, Exon. 8 b; Th. 3, 24; Cri. 41: 104 b; Th. 397, 17; Rä. 16, 21. v. dígol; adj.

feóld

(v.; part.)
Grammar
feóld, pl. feóldon folded up,
  • Ælfc. Gr. 24
    • ;
  • Som. 25, 50: Exon. 107 a
    • ;
  • Th. 408, 4
    • ;
  • Rä. 27, 7
    • ;
p.
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of fealdan

balw

(n.)
Grammar
balw, g. m. n. es; f. re

Miserable ⬩ wicked ⬩ malus

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Miserable, wicked; malus, Beo. Th. 1958; B. 977

fór-rídan

(v.)
Grammar
fór-rídan, p. -rád, pl. -ridon; pp. -riden

To ride before ⬩ intercept ⬩ præequĭtāre ⬩ intercĭpĕre

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To ride before, intercept; præequĭtāre, intercĭpĕre Fórrád sió fierd hie fóran the force rode before them. Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 25. Ða men hie fóran fórridan mehton bútan geweorce the men they might intercept outside the work, 894; Erl. 93, 11

rísan

(v.)
Grammar
rísan, p. rás; pp. risen (different word from preceding?)
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To seize, snatch away, carry off Benjamin is rísende wulf lupus rapax, Bd. 1, 34; S. 499, 27. Se rísenda rabula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 68. Ðære rísendan rapaci, 79, 83. Wulfas rísænde ł woedende lupi rapaces, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 7, 15

ge-leómod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-leómod, -leómad; part. [leóma a ray of light]

Rayed ⬩ furnished with rays ⬩ rădiātus

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Rayed, furnished with rays; rădiātus Comētæ synd geleómade [MSS. R. P. L. geleómode] comets are furnished with rays, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 16, 20; Lchdm. iii. 272, 4

Linked entry: -leómod

ge-rípan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rípan, p. -ráp, pl. -ripon; pp. -ripen

To reap ⬩ mĕtĕre

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To reap; mĕtĕre Hie heora corn geripon they reaped their corn, Chr. 896; Th. 172, 32, col. 2. On ðæt gerád ðe he ǽlce geáre gerípe on the condition that each year he reap, Cod. Dipl. ii. 398, 21

Linked entry: rípan

rysc-þýfel

(n.)
Grammar
rysc-þýfel, es; m.

A rush-bed, bed of rushes

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Risc-, ry[s]c-thýfel jungetum, Txts. 68, 517. Andlang ðære díc on riscþýfel, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 215, 4

æfter-rídan

(v.)
Grammar
æfter-rídan, p. -rád, pl. -ridon; pp. -riden

To ride after ⬩ equo in-sequi

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To ride after; equo in-sequi Híg ða sóna æfterridon ídelum færelde secuti sunt eos per viam, Jos. 2, 7

a-rídan

(v.)
Grammar
a-rídan, p. -rád, pl. -ridon; pp. -riden

To ride ⬩ equitare

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To ride; equitare He út of ðam mann-werode arád he rode out from the crowd, Ors. 3, 7 ; Bos. 62, 22

Linked entry: a-rád

fýr-leóma

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-leóma, an; m. [leóma a ray of light, beam]

A fire-beam ⬩ igneus splendor

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A fire-beam; igneus splendor Fýrleóma stód geond ðæt atole scræf a fire-beam stood through that horrid den, Cd. 216; Th. 272, 32; Sat. 128

a-rinnan

(v.)
Grammar
a-rinnan, p. -ran, pl. -runnon; pp. -runnen

To run out ⬩ pass by ⬩ to disappear ⬩ effluere ⬩ præterire

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To run out, pass by, to disappear; effluere, præterire Ðæt sý [MS. sie] cwide arunnen that the word be run out, Salm. Kmbl. 960; Sal. 479

ǽfen

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen, ǽfen[n], éf(e)rn; [m. and] n.

evening ⬩ eve, the evening preceding a day (of festival)

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Ðá éfern (éfen, R.) warð vespere facto, Mt. L. 26, 20. Ðá hyt ǽfen (éfern, L.; æt ǽfenne, R.) wæs cum sero factum esset, Mt. 27, 57. Éfrn, Mk. L. 11, 11, 19. Hí ǽton ǽne on dæg, and ðæt wæs tó ǽfennes, Bt. 15; F. 48, 9. Éfernes, Mt. p. 20, 5.

ed-wist

(n.)
Grammar
ed-wist, , e; f. [ed re-, anew, again; wist support]

Being, subsistence, existence, essence, substance ⬩ substantia

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Being, subsistence, existence, essence, substance; substantia Ic adilegie ealle ða edwiste, ðe ic geworhte dēlēbo omnem substantiam, quam fēci, Gen. 7, 4

ǽder

(n.)
Grammar
ǽder, ǽdder, e; f. ǽd(d)re, an; f. (wæter-ǽdre occurs once neuter). Add:to ǽdre:

a channel for fluids ⬩ a sinew ⬩ a rein, kidney

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a channel for fluids Ðín édra thy fountain (vena), Kent. Gl. 107: 330. Ealle eorðan ǽddre onsprungon ongeán ðám heofonlican flóde, Wlfst. 206, 18. Ǽþro botre (cf. botrus fossa, via imbribus excavata, Migne), Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 28. Ǽddrum cataractis, An

Linked entry: héþir

wíg-trod

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-trod, (?), es; n. : -trodu (? v. wíg-rád), e; f.

A war-track ⬩ the road along which an army has passed

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A war-track, the road along which an army has passed Wítrod ( = wígtrod) gefeól heáh of heofonum handweorc Godes on to the track where the host of Israel had passed fell from the heavens the lofty walls raised by God's hand (cf. se ágend up árǽrde reáde

Linked entry: wí-trod

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