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BRYCE

(n.)
Grammar
BRYCE, brice, es; m. [brycst, bricst, pres. of brúcan
to use, enjoy
]

to use, enjoyUse, service, the occupation or exercise of a thing, profit, advantage, fruitusus, ministerium, commodum

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Láfe on hwylc hugu fatu gehiwade wǽron mennisces brýces recisuræ in vasa quælibet humani usus formarentur, 3, 22; S. 552, 14. Brice oððe gewuna usus, Ælfc. Gr. 11; Som. 15, 16.

Linked entries: brice bríce bróce

á-weccan

(v.)

to wake (trans.) from sleepraise from the deadto arouse a person from quiescenceto excite to feeling or actionstir upto arouseexcite passion

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Hig wǽron ongeán hyne mid yrre áwehte, Nic. 14, 17. Sceolan wé beón áwehte and onbryrde tó godcundre láre, Bl. H. 33, 23. to arouse, excite passion, Ðás ilcan geornfulnesse Paulus áweahte (excitat), Past. 139, 1.

bæc

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Wǽron his handa tó his bæce gebundene, Hml. Th. i. 466, 27. Heó wæs cumende æfter Drihtenes bæce (post tergum Domini), Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 82, 2. On úrum bæcum, R. Ben. 27, 17. In scyldrum ł bæccum in humeros, Mt. L. 23, 4. ¶ add to Ll.

a-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-rǽdan, -rédan; p. -rǽdde, -rédde, -réde; pp. -rǽded, -rǽd, -réd [rǽd counsel] .

to take counselcare forappointdetermineconsilium capereconsulere alicuidecerneredefinireto conjectureguessprophesyinterpretutterconjectaredivinareprophetizareinterpretarieloqui

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Ða dómas ða ðe fram fæderum arǽdde and gesette wǽron quæque definierunt canones patrum, 4, 5; S. 572, 18. Hwæðere ðis betwyh heom arǽddon his tamen conditionibus interpositis, 4, 1; S. 564, 15.

Linked entries: a-rǽd a-réde

Ciren-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Ciren-ceaster, Cyren-ceaster, Cyrn-ceaster; gen. ceastre; f. [Asser. Cirrenceastre: Hunt. Cirecestere: Brom. Circestre]

CIRENCESTER, Cicester, GloucestershireCirencestria in agro Glocestriensi

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Him eóde on hand se cyning and ða burhware ðe wǽron on Cyrnceastre the king came into his hands and the townspeople who were in Cirencester, Ors. 5, 12; Bos. 110, 22

ramm

(n.)
Grammar
ramm, es (a wk. gen. pl. occurs); m.
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Beorgas wǽron blíðe swá rammas, Ps. Th. 113, 6. Bringaþ him eówra ramma bearn, 28, 1 : Ps. Spl. 65, 14. Twentig rammena arietes viginti, Gen. 32, 14. Rammum gelíce, Ps.

Linked entry: ram

be-teón

(v.)
Grammar
be-teón, p. -teáh, pl. -tugon; pp. -togen.

to draw over or round, cover, surround, inclose, protectobducere, superinducere, circumducere, concludere, munireto leave by law, bequeathlegareaccusecriminari, accusare

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to draw over or round, cover, surround, inclose, protect; obducere, superinducere, circumducere, concludere, munire Heora scyldas wǽron betogene mid hýdum their shields were covered with hides, Ors. 5, 7; Bos. 107, 8.

ge-hæftan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hæftan, he -hæft; p. -hæftede, -hæfte; pp. -hæfted, -hæft

To taketake captivecast into prisondetainbindcaptarecaptivarevincire

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Híg mycelum ege gehæfte wǽron timore magno tenebantur, Lk. Bos. 8, 37. Drihten híg gehýrde ðæt híg gehæfton wiþ hine, Josh. 11, 20 [?]

Linked entry: be-hæftan

ge-metgung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-metgung, e; f.

Moderation, temperance, a fit or proper measure, a direction, a regulationmoderatio, temperantia, modus, moderamen

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Hí búton gemetgunge ðæt wín drincende wǽron they drank the wine without moderation, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 45, 19

Sicilie

(n.)
Grammar
Sicilie, pl.
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Betwux ðám muntum and Sicilia ðam eálonde, Bt. 1 ; Fox 2, 4] :-- Sicilie ungeráde wǽron him betweónum, Ors. 2, 7 ; Swt. 90, 6. Hit Sicilia fela ofslóg, 2, 6 ; Swt. 88, 32. Sicilia folc, burh, 4, 6 ; Swt. 170, 20, 30.

sweór

(n.)
Grammar
sweór, swehor, es; m.
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Hǽdne wǽron begen, sweór and áþum, Exon. Th. 246, 22; Jul. 65. Ðá sende heó tó hire sweóre ( ad socerum suum ), Gen. 38, 25: 30, 25. Obab his sweór ( cognatum ), Past. 41, 5; Swt. 304, 9. Suehoras, sueóras vitelli, Txts. 104, 1062.

Linked entries: suhterga swór

þrǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
þrǽstan, p. te.

to twistwritheroll aboutto torturetormentharassplagueafflictto pressconstrain

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Ða unríman mænigeo ðrǽste wǽron innumerabilis multitudo torqueretur, 5, 12; S. 628, 4. Missenlícum cwealmnyssum ðréste diversibus cruciatibus torti, 1, 7; S. 479, 13. to press, constrain Tó nirwienne ł tó þrǽstenne artandum, constringendum, Hpt.

wódness

(n.)
Grammar
wódness, e; f.

madnessfuryfrenzyrageblasphemy

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Wurdon áflígde deófla fram mannum, ða ðe on wódnysse ǽr wǽron gedrehte, Homl. Skt. ii. 26, 199. Hé of his gewitte wearð, and hine se feónd swýþe swencte mid ðære wódnysse, Guthl. 12 ; Gdwin. 56, 15.

ymb-ryne

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-ryne, es; m.
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course of a moving body Wǽron sume gedwolmen ðe cwǽdon, ðæt ǽlc man beó ácenned be steorrena gesetnyssum, and þurh heora ymbryna him wyrd gelimpe, Homl.

worms

(n.)
Grammar
worms, worsm, wurms, wursm, es; n.

Corrupt matter

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Eall ðæt fole wæs on blǽdran and ða wǽron swíðe hreówlíce berstende and ða worms út siónde vesicas effervescentes, ulceraque manantia, Ors. I. 7 ; Swt. 38, 7

Linked entries: worsm wurms wursm

blind-nes

obscurity

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Eal þis mennisce cyn wæs on blindnesse, seoþþan þá ǽrestan men ásceofene wǽron of gefeán neorxna wanges, 17, 14. Ðá inran þeóstru sind þæs módes blindnyssa wiðinnan, Hml.

burg-waran

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burg-waran, -ware.
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Voc. i. 18, 40, 35 (cf.ceaster-gewara)] :-- Wǽron ealle þá burgware Cartaginenses mid wópe anstyred, Ors. 4, 5; S. 166, 11.

clif

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Ealle ðá clifu ( rupes ) þe neáh þǽm sǽ wǽron forburnan tó ascan, Ors. 5, 4; S. 226, 4. Cliofum cautibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 16, 16. Hí on heán clifum (cleofum, v. l.) wunedon uitam in rupibus arduis agebant, Bd. 1, 15; Sch. 44, 2. v. hnut-, sǽ-clif

ege-full

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Swá egefull wæs Alexander þá þá hé wæs on eásteweardum þissum middangearde ꝥte þá from him ondrédan þe wǽron on westeweardum tantus timor in summo Oriente constituti ducis populos ultimi Occidentis invaserat, Ors. 3, 9; S. 136, 6.

ge-hende

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hende, adj.
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Him tó geneálǽhton his discipuli ꝥ hí gehendran wǽron líchamlíce, þá þe mid móde his bebodum geneálǽhton, Hml. Th. i. 548, 26. temporal Úre hǽl is gehendre þonne wé gelýfdon, Hml.