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racsan

(v.)
Grammar
racsan, raxan
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Scott. rax to stretch the limbs.]

Linked entry: raxan

beó-breád

(n.)
Grammar
beó-breád, bió-breád, bí-breád, es; n.

BEE-BREAD ⬩ apum panis ⬩ honey-comb ⬩ favus

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hunig-camb honey-comb; favus the pollen of flowers collected by bees and mixed with honey for the food of the larvæ; Ic eom swétra ðonne ðú beóbreád blénde mid hunige I am sweeter than if thou blendedst bee-bread with honey Exon. 111 a; Th. 425, 20; Rä

Linked entries: beón-breád bí-breád bió-breád

be-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
be-weorpan, -wyrpan; ic -weorpe, ðú -wyrpst, he -weorpeþ, -wyrpþ, pl. -weorpaþ; p. -wearp, pl. -wurpon; pp. -worpen.

to cast, cast down, throw ⬩ projicere, dejicere ⬩ to cast about or over, cover over, surround ⬩ conjicere, supertegere, cingere

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Bos. 13, 8: Oft beweorpeþ ánre þecene wundrum gewlitegad often casts over with a covering wondrously adorned, Exon. 128 b; Th. 493, 20; Rä. 81, 34.

Linked entries: be-wearp be-worpen be-wyrpan

geóc

(n.)
Grammar
geóc, gióc, eóc, e; f.

Safety, help, aid, succour, comfort, consolation ⬩ salus, auxĭlium, subsĭdium, consōlātio

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Safety, help, aid, succour, comfort, consolation; salus, auxĭlium, subsĭdium, consōlātio Mec geóc cyme safety shall come to me, Exon. 102 b; Th. 388, 9; Rä. 6, 5: Andr. Kmbl. 3618; An. 1587.

Linked entries: gióc eóc

stincan

(v.)
Grammar
stincan, p. stanc, pl. stuncon ; pp. stuncen
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Th. 424, 1 ; Rä. 41, 32. Ongan se cealc mid ungemete stincan ; ðá wearð hé mid ðæm brǽþe ofsmorod, Ors. 6, 32 ; Swt. 288, 1. Him stód stincende steám of ðam múðe, Homl. Th. i. 86, 13, 10. Stingendum putenti, Hpt. Gl. 487, 64

west

(adv.)
Grammar
west, adv.
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Th. 412, 7; Rä. 30, 10. Hé west gewíteþ, 208, 27; Ph. 162. Wódon wælwulfas west ofer Pantan, Byrht. Th. 134, 41; By. 97. Ðá wende hé hine west wið Exanceastres, Chr. 894; Erl. 91, 10. Se sciphere sigelede west ymbútan, 877 ; Erl. 78, 17.

hátan

(v.)
Grammar
hátan, p. hátte.
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R. 26, 36. On þǽre ðióde þe Deira hátte, swíþe neáh þǽre byrig ðe mon nú hǽt Babilonia, Bt. 35, 4; F. 162, 20. Mid Latinus wífe Lucrettie hátte, Ors. 2, 2; S. 66, 31. Themestocles hátte Atheniensa ládteów, 2, 5; S. 82, 13.

wefl

(n.)
Grammar
wefl, e; wefle (-a ; m.?), an; f.

weft, woof, thread which crosses the warp ⬩ an implement for weaving ⬩ a shuttle (?)

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Th. 417, 15 ; Rä. 36, 5. Wæfla pannicularum (colobium cum sine pompulenta pannicularum varietate ordiretur, Ald. 51), Hpt. Gl. 494, 9. Weflum panniculis (panuclis, Wrt.

Linked entry: wefta

CLYPPAN

(v.)
Grammar
CLYPPAN, p. clypte; pp. clypt

To embrace ⬩ clasp ⬩ CLIP ⬩ cherish ⬩ complecti ⬩ amplexari

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R. Cone. Hý hí lufan fæste clyppaþ they firmly clasp them with love Exon. 107a; Th. 409, 8; Rä. 27, 26. Heáfodswíma heortan clypte insensibility seized his heart Cd. 76; Th. 94, 30; Gen. 1569.

Linked entry: be-clyppan

sweora

(n.)
Grammar
sweora, swira, swyra, swura, an; m.
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Th. 486, 15; Rä. 72, 15.

Linked entries: swira swyra

singan

(v.)
Grammar
singan, p. sang, song, pl. sungon ; pp. sungen
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Th. 390, 15 ; Rä. 9, 2. Wiht is wrætlíc, singeþ þurh sídan, 483, 13 ; Rä. 69, 2. Se hearpere gedéþ, ðæt hearpan strengas náwuht ungelíce ðæm sone ne singaþ ðe hé wilnaþ, Past. 23 ; Swt. 175, 8. In ðæm dæge singaþ ða býman, Wulfst. 183, 10.

wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
wrecan, p. wræc, pl.wrǽcon; pp.wrecen

To drive ⬩ press ⬩ to drive ⬩ force to move ⬩ to drive out ⬩ expel ⬩ to drive out ⬩ to express ⬩ utter ⬩ recite ⬩ to drive in ⬩ impress ⬩ inlay ⬩ to drive ⬩ practise ⬩ carry out ⬩ on ⬩ to drive ⬩ press on ⬩ to wreak ⬩ to punish ⬩ to punish ⬩ to punish ⬩ to punish ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to take vengeance (on)

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Th. 382, 29 ; Rä. 4, 3. Ýða wrǽcon árleásra feorh of flǽschoman, Cd. Th. 83, 25 ; Gen. 1385. Hwá mec on síð wrǽce, Exon. Th. 380, 39; Rä. 2, 2. Wearð ecgum sweorda blondenfexa on bíd wrecen, Beo. Th. 5917; B. 2962.

Linked entries: wracian a-wrecan wreogan ǽrend-wreca

scrífan

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</b> to determine Ne dear ic náht þrístelíce be þissere wísan reccan ne ne scrífan hac de re temere definire nil audeo, Gr. D. 332, 13. <b>V c.

FREMMAN

(v.)
Grammar
FREMMAN, to fremmanne; ic fremme, ðú fremest, he fremeþ, pl. fremmaþ; p. fremede, fremde, pl. fremedon; impert. freme, pl. fremmaþ; subj. pres. fremme, pl. fremmen; pp. fremed.

to advance ⬩ promŏvēre ⬩ to FRAME ⬩ make ⬩ do ⬩ effect ⬩ perform ⬩ commit ⬩ iăcĕre ⬩ patrāre ⬩ effĭcĕre ⬩ perfĭcĕre ⬩ perpetrāre

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Sæcce to fremmanne to make strife, Exon. 129 b; Th. 496, 28; Rä. 85, 21. Ic gúþe fremme I make war, Exon. 105 b; Th. 402, 5; Rä. 21, 25.

Linked entry: ge-fremman

þringan

(v.)
Grammar
þringan, p. þrang, pl. þrungon; pp. þrungen.

To press ⬩ crowd ⬩ throng ⬩ to throng ⬩ press round, upon ⬩ crowd together ⬩ to press ⬩ move with violence, eagerness ⬩ hurry ⬩ press on ⬩ press forward ⬩ force a way

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Skt. ii. 25, 781: Rä. 4, 61), Exon. Th. 314, 34; Mód. 24.

wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
wérig, adj.
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Th. 436, 20; Rä. 55, 10. Síþes wérig, Beo. Th. 1162; B. 579. Síðes wérgum, feorrancundum, 3593; B. 1794. with dat. inst., exhausted by suffering Íserne wund, beadoweorca sæd, ecgum wérig, Exon. Th. 388, 5; Rä. 6, 3. Wundum wérig, Andr.

be-murnan

(v.)
Grammar
be-murnan, bi-murnan; p. -murnde; pp. -murned [be, murnan to mourn]

To bemoan ⬩ bewail ⬩ mourn ⬩ to care for ⬩ lugere ⬩ curare ⬩ sollicitum esse de re

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To bemoan, bewail, mourn, to care for; lugere, curare, sollicitum esse de re Hwæt bemurnest ðú why bemoanest thou? Exon. 10 b; Th. 11, 26; Cri. 176. Síþ ne bemurneþ he bewails not his lot 117 a; Th. 449, 31; Dóm. 79.

Linked entries: murnan bi-murnan

hrut

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In form hrút agrees with Icel. hrútr a ram, but the word it glosses is treated as an adjective in the other two instances of its occurrence Wonn bruntus, hrút (the MS. has the accent) balidus (cf. balidus dunn, Wrt.

infangene-þeóf

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Ic an heom ꝥ hý habben ... infangeneðeóf (In the Latin version of the charter this is rendered: Concedo ut habeant ... potestatem fures in terra sua cum re furtiua deprehensos in ios uocandi et puniendi), C.D. iv. 202, 8.

Linked entry: útfangene-þeóf

módig-ness

Grammar
módig-ness, <b>. I.</b>
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Hé on assan hricge rád eádmódlíce mannum tó bysne ꝥ hí módignysse onscunion, Hml. S. 27) 99. v. ofer-, un-módigness. Add

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