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for-berstan

exhausted ⬩ to fail ⬩ break down

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Ðý lǽs se ráp . . . forberste ne chorda rumpatur, Past. 459, 8. of property, to be dissipated, exhausted Ðý mon dǽlð spærlíce ðe mon nele ðæt hit forberste, Prov.

hwít

(n.)
Grammar
hwít, es; n.
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Gif hit festendæg sié selle mon uuége cǽsa and fisces and butran and ægera ðæt mon begeotan mæge, C. D. i. 293, 10

récan

Grammar
récan, reccan.
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Hí ne reccað hwæt him mon ymbe rǽswe mala de se opinari permittunt, 447, 27: 449, 22. Hí ne reccað (-eað, v. l. ) ðeáh menn wénen ðæt hié yfel dón, 179, 9

Coludes burh

(n.)
Grammar
Coludes burh, burhg; gen. burge; dat. byrig; f.

Colud's city ⬩ Coldingham ⬩ Berwickshire ⬩ Scotland ⬩ Coludi vel Coludana urbs, Colania, in agro Barovici

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Ðæt nunmynster ðæt mon nemneþ Coludes burhg þurh ungýmenne synne fýres líge wæs fornumen monasterium virginum quod Coludi urbem cognominant per culpam incuriæ, flammis absumptum est Bd. 4, 25 ; S. 599, 19

yfelian

(v.)
Grammar
yfelian, p. ode.
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Hit is riht ðæt mon yfelige ða yfelan, and hit is wóh, ðæt hí mon lǽte unwítnode, Bt. 38, 3; Fox 202, 5. Gif hwá cyrican geséce, and hine man ðǽr yflige, L. Edm. S. 2; Th. i. 248, 17.

hatian

(v.)
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Ne scyle nán wís mon nǽnne mannan hatian ; ne hataþ nán mon þone gódan, búton se ealra dysegosta; ne ꝥ nis nán riht ꝥ mon þone yfelan hatige, ac hit is rihtre ꝥ him mon mildsige, Bt. 38, 7 ; F. 210, 15-18. to bear malice to Ǽlc ðǽra þe his bróðor hatað

triumpha

(n.)
Grammar
triumpha, an; m.

A triumph

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Heora an consul forsóc ðone triumphan, ðe him mon ongeán brohte . . . and sǽde, ðæt hié hæfden bet gewyrht, ðæt him mon mid heáfe ongeán cóme ðonne mid triumphan, 17-21. Hió nolde ðæt hié mon drife beforan ðæm triumphan, 5, 13; Swt. 246, 29.

digneras

(n.)
Grammar
digneras, dýneras; pl. m.

Small pieces of money ⬩ folles, dēnārii

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Small pieces of money; folles, dēnārii Digneras folles, Cot. 93. Dýneras folles, Ælfc. Gl. 106; Som. 78, 55; Wrt. Voc. 57, 35

Linked entries: dýneras dínor

lúcan

(v.)
Grammar
lúcan, p. leác

To pull up

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To pull up Swá swá londes ceorl of his æcere lýcþ yfel weód monig, Bt. Met. Fox 12, 55; Met. 12, 28

mine

(n.)
Grammar
mine, es; m.

A minnow

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Monast. Th. 23, 33

feoh-spéd

(n.)
Grammar
feoh-spéd, e; f.

Money ⬩ property ⬩ pl. riches ⬩ wealth

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Money, property; pl. riches, wealth Þá gebróðra áhton myccle feohspéda for worulde multas pecunias in hoc mundo possederant, Gr. D. 273, 2

BROþ

(n.)
Grammar
BROþ, es; n.

BROTH ⬩ jus

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Monast. Th. 29, 13

Linked entry: broht

wan-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
wan-seóc, adj.

Epileptic ⬩ having the falling sickness ⬩ frenzied ⬩ lunatic

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Gl. 519, 43. v. bræc-, fylle-, gebræc-, mónaþ-seóc; bræc-coþu

capitol-mæsse

(n.)
Grammar
capitol-mæsse, an; f.

Early or morning mass, first mass ⬩ prima ⬩ matutinalis missa

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Monast. Th. 33, 29

pinne

(n.)
Grammar
pinne, (?), an; f.
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Monast. Th. 27, 35

ge-nyhtsum

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-nyhtsum, adj.

Plentiful, abundant ⬩ abundans, uber, copiosus

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Plentiful, abundant; abundans, uber, copiosus Feoh genyhtsum sældun ðǽm kempum they gave much money to the soldiers, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 28, 12

Linked entries: nyhtness nyht-sum

ofer-sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-sceatt, es; m.

Money in excess (of a loan), interest

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Money in excess (of a loan), interest Ic onfénge ðæt ðe mín is mid ofersceatta cum usura Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 25, 27

lǽn-dagas

(n.)
Grammar
lǽn-dagas, pl. m.
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Swá sceal ǽghwylc mon álǽtan lǽndagas, 5175; B. 2591

liðere

(n.)
Grammar
liðere, an; f: liðera, an; m.

A sling

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Swá mycelre brǽdo swá mon mæg mid liðeran geworpan amplitudinis quasi jactus fundæ, Bd. 4, 13; S. 583, 11. Mid his liðeran ofwearp ðone geleáfleásan ent, Ælfc. T. Grn. 7, 18. Of blacere liðran, Salm. Kmbl. 54; Sal. 27

ge-défelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-défelíce, adv.

Becomingly ⬩ filly ⬩ decently ⬩ properly ⬩ dĕcenter ⬩ opportūne

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Becomingly, filly, decently, properly; dĕcenter, opportūne Sóna ðæs ðe gehálgod wæs, ða dyde mon his líchoman in, and on ðære cyricean norþ-portice gedéfelíce wæs bebyriged mox vēro ut dedĭcāta est, intro inlātum, et in portĭcu illīus aquĭlōnālis dĕcenter