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be-hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hreósan, pl. -hreósaþ; p. -hreás, pl. -hruron; pp. -hroren

To rush downfallruerecorruereincidere

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To rush down, fall; ruere, corruere, incidere Behreósaþ on helle incidunt in gehennam Lupi Serm. 5, 8

be-hreówsian

(v.)
Grammar
be-hreówsian, part. -hreówsigende; ic -hreówsige, ðú -hreówsast, he -hreówsaþ, pl. -hreáwsiaþ; p. ode; pp. od

To repentfeel remorsemake amends or reparationpœniterecompungisatisfacere

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To repent, feel remorse, make amends or reparation; pœnitere, compungi, satisfacere Behreówsian pœnitere Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 22. Behreówsiaþ compungimini Ps. Lamb. 4, 5. Ic behreówsige satisfacio Ælfc. Gr. 37; Som. 39, 40. Behreówsigende pœnitens

Linked entry: be-riówsian

be-hrópan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hrópan, p. -hreóp, pl. -hreópon; pp. -hrópen [hrópan to call or cry out]

To scoff atrailtroublesugillare

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To scoff at, rail, trouble; sugillare Ðe-læs heó cume me behrópende ne veniens sugillet me Lk. Bos. 18, 5

be-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hweorfan, p. -hwearf, pl. -hwurfon; pp. -hworfen, -hweorfen.

to turnspread aboutvertereconvertereto turn or put in orderarrangedisponereparare

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to turn, spread about; vertere, convertere Hleahtre behworfen turned to laughter Andr. Recd. 3402; An. 1705. Híg behwurfon híg búton ðære wícstówe they spread them about outside of the camp Num. 11, 32. to turn or put in order, arrange; disponere, parare

Linked entries: be-hófen be-hwyrfan

be-hwurfon

(v.)
Grammar
be-hwurfon, p. pl. of be-hweorfan.

spread about

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spread about Num. 11, 32;

ciellan

(n.)
Grammar
ciellan, pl. m.

wooden tankards, leather bottlesobbæ

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Vessels for drink, wooden tankards, leather bottles; obbæ, Dial. 1, 5

cim

(n.)
Grammar
cim, cim-stanas; pl. m.
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The bases of a pillar; bases, Som. Ben. Lye

cíptun

(v.)
Grammar
cíptun, p. pl. of cípan.

bought

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bought, Gen. 47, 20;

cyrde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
cyrde, pl. cyrdon turned, returned, Lk. Bos. 14, 21: Jn. Bos. 6, 66; p.
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of cyrran

curfon

(v.)
Grammar
curfon, carved, Lev. 8, 20; p. pl.
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of Similar entries v. ceorfan

cúðe-men

(n.)
Grammar
cúðe-men, pl. m.

Relationscognati

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Relations; cognati Ða cúðemen cognati, Lk. Skt. Rush. 1, 58

Linked entry: cúðo-menn

cúðo-menn

(n.)
Grammar
cúðo-menn, pl. m.

Relationscognati

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Relations; cognati Cúðomen cognátos, acc. m. Lk. Skt. Lind. 14, 12

cúðon

(v.)
Grammar
cúðon, knew, could, Cd. 18; Th. 23, 10; Gen. 357; p. pl.
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of cunnan

CWECCAN

(v.)
Grammar
CWECCAN, part.cweccende ; ic cwecce, ðú cwecest, cwecst, he cweceþ, cwecþ. pl. cweccaþ ; p. cwehte, cweahte , pl. cwehton, cweahton ; pp. cweaht

To vibrate, movetorquēre, quatĕre, vibrāre, movēre

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To vibrate, move; torquēre, quatĕre, vibrāre, movēre Cweccende torquens, Glos. Prudent. Recd. 147, 49. He cwecþ his sweord gladium snum vibrabit, Ps. Th. 7, 12. Þegn Hróþgáres, þrymmum cwehte Hrothgar's thane, violently quaked, Beo. Th. 476; B. 235.

CWÉN

(n.)
Grammar
CWÉN, gen. dat. cwéne; acc. cwén, cwénn, cwéne; pl. nom. acc. cwéne, cwéna; gen. cwéna; dat. cwénum; f: cwéne, cwýne; gen. dat. acc. cwénan, cwýnan; pl. nom. acc. cwénan; gen. cwénena; dat. cwénum; f.

a woman femina a wife uxor a king's or emperor's wife, a QUEEN, empress regina, imperatrix, augusta

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a woman ; femina Seó clǽneste cwén ofer eorþan the purest woman upon earth, Exon. 12a ; Th. 17, 27; Cri. 276 . Þurh ða æðelan cwénn through the noble woman, 25b ; Th. 73, 34 ; Cri. 1199 . Cwéna sélost the best of women, Menol. Fox 334; Men. 168. Ealdra

DÆG

(n.)
Grammar
DÆG, gen. dæges; pl. nom. acc. dagas; m: daga, an; m.

DAY dies the time of a man's life tempus vitæ humanæ the Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE = the letter d, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is dæg a day; hence this Rune not only stands for the letter d, but for dæg a day, as,- RUNE byþ Drihtnes sond, deóre mannum day is the Lord's messenger, dear to men

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a DAY; dies Se dæg segþ ðam óðrum dæge Godes wundru one day to another tells of God's wonders, Ps. Th. 18, 2. God hét ðæt leóht, dæg God called the light, day, Gen. 1, 5. Se þridda dæg the third day, Gen. 1, 13. Emnihtes dæg the day of equinox; æquinoctium

dǽglan

(adj.)
Grammar
dǽglan, secret, hidden, unknown, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 26; acc. pl. def.
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of dǽgol = dígol

dæg-wæccan

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-wæccan, pl. f. [wæcce a watching]

Day-watchings excubiæ

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Day-watchings; excubiæ, Ælfc. Gl. 7; Som. 56, 68; Wrt. Voc. 18, 20

DÆL

(n.)
Grammar
DÆL, gen. dæles; dat. dæle; pl. nom. acc. dalu, dalo; n. A

DALE, den. gulf vallis, barathrum

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DALE, den. gulf; vallis, barathrum Ðæs dæles se dǽl the part of the dale, Ors 1, 3; Bos. 27, 29. In deóp dalu into the deep dales, Exon. 130 a; Th. 498, 21; Rä. 88, 5: 56 a; Th. 199, 11; Ph. 24. We synd aworpene on ðás deópan dalo we are cast into these

dǽl-niman

(v.)
Grammar
dǽl-niman, p.-nam , pl.-námon ; pp. -numen

To take part, to participate participāre

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To take part, to participate; participāre. v. dǽl-nimend, etc