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for-yrman

(v.)
Grammar
for-yrman, p. de; pp. ed [yrman to afflict]

To afflict greatly ⬩ harass ⬩ vehementer afflīgĕre

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To afflict greatly, harass; vehementer afflīgĕre Hí hí ealle foryrmdon they harassed them all, Bd. 1, 12; S. 480, 36

ge-clǽman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-clǽman, p. de; pp. ed

To smear ⬩ linere

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To smear; linere Geclǽm ealle ða seámas mid tyrwan, smear all the seams with tar, Homl. Th. i. 20, 33

ge-swégsumlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-swégsumlíce, adv.

Harmoniously ⬩ with one voice

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Harmoniously, with one voice Dá sǽde eall se þeódscipe geswégsumlíce then all the people agreed in saying, Shrn. 36, 17

Linked entry: -swégsumlíce

bebbisc

(adj.)
Grammar
bebbisc, adj. ? :---
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Se hǽlend nazarenisca ł (in the margin ðe bebbisca .i. all suá monn cuoeðas) Iesus Nazarenus, Lk. L. 18, 37

folc-lǽsung

(n.)
Grammar
folc-lǽsung, e; f.

Public lying ⬩ slander ⬩ publĭcum mendācium

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Alf. pol. 28; Wilk. 41, 19

be-scyre

should shave ⬩ attonderet

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Alf. pol. 35; Th. i. 84, 7. 9; Similar entries 3rd pers. pres. subj. of be-scyran

hwarne

(adv.)
Grammar
hwarne, , hwergene (?); adv. [Not]
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at all Wæs ne huarne long from him sunes berga erat non longe ab illis grex porcorum, Mt. L. 8, 30

K

Grammar
K, In one instance k seems used for
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g Ðæt mód ðé ǽr wæs keléd (áléd, v. l.) of his gewunan cum cogitatio extra usum ducitur, Past. 57, 9

ǽngan-cundes

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽngan-cundes, adv.

In a way that is unique

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Críst stód ofer ádle (alde, MS.) ǽngancundes as none other did Lch. iii. 36, 25

ge-steal

(n.)
Grammar
ge-steal, -steall, es;n,

Constitution ⬩ frame

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Constitution, frame Eal ðis eorþan gesteal all this earth's frame, Exon. 78 a; Th. 293, 2; Wand. 110

fýran

(v.)
Grammar
fýran, fýrian; p. de, ede

To furrow, cut with a ploughshare

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Fýreð obliquat (ferri stimulus. . . sulcos obliquat ad instar aratri, Ald. 263, 12. The passage occurs in a riddle, 'De pugillaribus'), Wrt. Voc. ii. 64, 67. Ꝥ scer tungan úre fýrian (printed scyrian, but see An.

hreóf

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Hreófe larbatos (the glosser seems to have misunderstood the passage: Larvatos et comitiales ac caeteros valetudinarios sanitati restituit, Ald. 70, 16), Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 64: 52, 47. <b>I a.

hreósan

(v.)
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in tetrumtartarum cassabundus, Ald. 10, 35), Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 19. to fall into a state or condition, fall into a person's hands Hrure incidisti (in manum proximi tui, Prov. 6, 3), Kent.

tunge

(n.)
Grammar
tunge, an ; tung [? in the passage: Álés sáwle míne fram tunge fácen-fulre a lingua dolosa (but in the next verse linguam is glossed by tungan, so that perhaps tunge is meant for nominative : O. L. Ger. and O. H. Ger. , however, have strong as well as weak forms), Ps. Lamb. 119, 2], e; f.
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Alýs míne sáwle from ðære tungan ðe teosu wylle. Hwæt bið ié seald from ðære inwitfullan tungan ? 119, 2, 3. Heora tungan sprecaþ fácn, 5, 10.

deáþ-rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-rǽs, es; m. [rǽs a rush]

Death-rush, rushing of death ⬩ mortis impĕtus

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Death-rush, rushing of death; mortis impĕtus Ealle deáþrǽs forféng the death-rush clutched them all, Andr. Kmbl. 1990; An. 997

eal-felo

(adj.)

All-fell, very baleful ⬩ omnīno pernĭciōsus

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All-fell, very baleful; omnīno pernĭciōsus Eal-felo áttor very baleful venom, Exon. 106 b; Th. 405, 28; Rä. 24, 9

Linked entry: æl-fæle

ge-ménelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-ménelíce, adv.

In common, commonly ⬩ commūnĭter

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In common, commonly; commūnĭter We mynegiaþ eów ealle geménelíce we admonish you all in common, Wanl. Catal. 111, 25, col. 2

brice

(n.)

use, service

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use, service God híg gesceóp eallum mannum to brice God created them for the use of all men. Deut. 4, 19

bríce

(adj.)
Grammar
bríce, adj.

Useful ⬩ utilis

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Useful; utilis Dæg byþ eallum bríce day is useful to all, Runic pm. 24; Kmbl. 344, 14; Hick. Thes. i. 135

on-hádian

(v.)

to degrade from holy orders

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Alf. pol. 21; Th. i. 76, 1

Linked entry: un-hádian

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