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wille-cærse

(n.)
Grammar
wille-cærse, an; f.

Well-kersewater-cress

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Seóð mid wyllecærsan (-cersan, v. l.), Lchdm. i. 140, 12. Nim wyllecærsan (-en, MS.), iii. 134, 2. [Were me leuere lyue by wellecarses (ete watercrasses, v. l.), Piers P. C. 7, 292.]

ofering

(n.)
Grammar
ofering, e; f.

Superfluity

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Hé wilnigen mid oferinge hiora gítsunga gefyllan qui abundantiam suam ambitus superfluitate meliantur, 14, 2; Fox 44, 14

costere

(n.)
Grammar
costere, costnere, es; m.

A tempter tentator

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Se costere cwæþ to him tentator dixit ei Mt. Kmbl. Rush. Lind. 4, 3

Linked entry: costnere

weá

(n.)
Grammar
weá, an; m.

woe misery evil afflictiontroubleevilwickedness malice

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Gif ðé ǽnig mid weán gréteþ if any man afflict thee, Cd. Th. 105, 18 ; Gen. 1755. Hé heóld his ǽhta him tó weán, Blickl. Homl. 53, 9. Biþ hé on écne weán bedrifen, 95, 5.

Linked entries: wáwa weó

DWELLAN

(v.)
Grammar
DWELLAN, ic dwelle, ðú dwelest, dwelst, he dweleþ, dwelþb, pl. dwellaþ; p. dwealde, dwelede; pp. dweald, dweled.

To lead into error, deceive, mislead in errōrem dūcĕre, decĭpĕreTo prevent, hinder, delay impĕdīre, tardāre To continue, remain, DWELLmănēre, habĭtāre

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Me þincþ ðæt ðú me dwelle methinks that thou misleadest me, 35, 5; Fox 164, 12, MS. Cot. v. a. To prevent, hinder, delay; impĕdīre, tardāre Ic dysge dwelle I delay the foolish, Exon. 103 b; Th. 392, 27; Rä. 12, 3.

Linked entry: ge-dwellan

be-standan

(v.)
Grammar
be-standan, p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen

To stand by or near, to stand around, surround, to stand on or upon, occupy, detainadstare, circumstare, circumdare, detinere

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Ahrede me æt ðám ðe me habbaþ útan bestanden redime me a circumdantibus me, Ps. Th. 31, 8. Ðæs wíf wæs hú hugu xl daga mid grimre ádle bestanden cujus conjux quadraginta ferme diebus erat acerbissimo languore detenta Bd. 5, 4; S. 617, note 6

Linked entry: be-stód

mǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽrsian, p. ode.

to make greatextendto make knownspread the knowledge of anythingdeclareproclaimannouncecelebrateto celebrateto celebrateperform a rite, ceremony, &c. with due solemnityto magnifyexaltpraiseglorify

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Fox 1, 32; Met. 1, 16

á-firran

(v.)
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Mt. 9, 15: Bl. H. 67, 36. intrans. To remove, depart Áfirres from discedite a me , Mt. L. 7, 23. Bidda hine ongunnan ꝥte hé áfirde ( discederet ) from gimǽrum heora. Mk. R. 5, 17

mód-sefa

(n.)
Grammar
mód-sefa, an; m.

The inner man

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Fox 7, 47; Met. 7, 24 = swá ðæt mennisce mód biþ áweged of his stede, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 17: and Gif heora módsefa meahte weorþan staþolfæst gereaht, 11, 195; Met. 11, 98 = gif heora mód wǽre gestaþelod. Bt. 21; Fox 74, 40.]

ge-þafian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þafian, -þafigan, -þafigean; p. ode, ude; pp. od, ud [þafian to permit, allow, consent]

To favoursupportpermitallowadmitassentconsentagreeapproveobeysubmit tofăvēresustĭnēresĭnĕreadmittĕrepermittĕreassentīreconsentīreobēdīreconcēdĕre

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Beágmund geþafie and mid wríte I, Beagmund, approve and consign, Th. Ch. 475, 16

Linked entry: þafian

Erming-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
Erming-strǽt, e; f. [here-man-strǽt via strāta mīlĭtāris, Som.]

Erming-street. One of the four great Roman roads in Britain

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Erming-street. One of the four great Roman roads in Britain, Som. Lye

Cnobheres burh

(n.)
Grammar
Cnobheres burh, gen. burhe; f. [
  • MS.
Cneoferis burh]

BurghcastleSuffolk;Cnobheri urbs, in agro Suffolciensi ad ostia Garionis fluvii

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Burghcastle, Suffolk; Cnobheri urbs, in agro Suffolciensi ad ostia Garionis fluvii Ceaster, seó is nemned on Englisc Cneoferis burh. In his original Latin, Bede says, Castrum, 'quod lingua Anglorum Cnobheres burg, id est, urbs Cnobheri vocatur,' Bd.

Linked entry: Cneoferis burh

ge-ǽswícod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ǽswícod, Substitute: ge-ǽswician; p.

To offend

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Sé bið eádig þe on ne bið geǽswicod (scandalizatus, Mt. II, 6), Hml. Th. i. 480, 19. Þæt ðá beón getimbrode þurh his behreówsunge ðe ǽr wǽron þurh his mándǽda geǽswicode, 498, 12. Geáswicode, R. Ben. I. 62, 12

wénunga

(adv.)
Grammar
wénunga, (wéninga); adv.

Perhapshaplyby chance

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Nymðe Drihten gefultumede, wénincga mín sáwl sóhte helle nisi quia Dominus adjuvasset me, paulominus habitaverat in inferno anima meat Ps. Th. 93, 16. Woenunga forte Mk. Skt. Lind. 11, 13: Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 9, 13. Woenunge Mk. Skt.

Linked entries: wéning weninga

bunda

(n.)
Grammar
bunda, bonda, an; m.

a wedded or married man, a husbandmaritus, sponsusthe father or head of a family, a householderpaterfamilias, œconomuswedlock, marriage,lawfully born, born in wedlockwedlock breaker, an adulterermarriage-fast-man, a wedded man, a husband:to wed, take a wifea wedded man, husband, householderone wedded or bound, a husbandto bindpersonagenta hammera hammererrule, government,a ruler, governorboundone bound, a husband

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a wedded or married man, a husband; maritus, sponsus Ne mæg nán wíf hire bondan [bundan MS.

Linked entry: bonda

under-fón

(v.)
Grammar
under-fón, p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen.

to receiveto have givento getto receivesubmit toa riteto receive a personto receive for the purpose of entertaining, sheltering, harbouringto receive for safe conduct, custodyto receive as a servant or dependentto receive, admit into a societyto receive as a masterto submit toto receiveadmit the claims ofto receive, admit the force of a person's wordsaccept testimonyto receive what is offeredto acceptto receiveserve as a receptacle forto receive or accept an office, a duty, etc.to take upon one's selfto undertake a labour, task, etc.to receive what is burdensomeundergobearto take surreptitiouslyto steal

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underféhð, hé underféhð ðone ðe sende, Mt.

Linked entry: under-niman

gifan

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Mt.

costnung

(n.)
Grammar
costnung, costung, costing, e; f. [costnian, costian to tempt, try]

A temptationtryingtrialtribulation tentatioprobatiotribulatio

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Me costung and sár cnyssedan tribulation and sorrow troubled me Ps. Th. 114, 4. Hí on costunge cleopedan to Drihtne clamaverunt ad Dominum cum tribularentur 106, 12, 18, 27; 117, 5; 142, 12 Ðonne me costunge cnysedon in die tribulationis meæ Ps.

Linked entries: costing costung

tíþian

(v.)
Grammar
tíþian, tigþian; p. ode

To grant,concede,of that which is granted

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Drihten gehírde and tíðode exaudivit me Dominus, Deut. 9, 19. Ðá oferhogode hé ðæt hé him áðer dyde oþþe wiernde oþþe tigþade, Ors. 6, 34; Swt. 290, 22. Ic gelýfe ðæt hé wille ðé tíðian, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 218: Homl. Th. i. 250, 2.

Linked entry: tigþian

ládian

(v.)
Grammar
ládian, p. ode.

to excuseclearexculpatedefend

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Ðá cwæþ Petrus wǽre ðú mid ðínum fæder ðá hé swá ládode ðæt hie ne gegripon then said Peter 'Wast thou with thy father when he made such excuse for me that they did not seize me?' Blickl. Homl. 151, 26.

Linked entries: lǽdend be-ládian