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in-stede

(adv.)
Grammar
in-stede, -styde [or in stede ; cf. Icel. í-stað on the spot, at once];

On the spotat onceimmediately

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On the spot, at once, immediately Instyde continuo, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 27, 48. Instyde statim, Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 28 : 2, 12

íren-bend

(n.)
Grammar
íren-bend, es; m.

An iron bondband

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An iron bond or band Licgaþ ymbe írenbendas, Cd. 19 ; Th. 24, 2 ; Gen. 371. Írenbendum fæst, Beo. Th. 2001; B. 998

wóperian

(v.)
Grammar
wóperian, p. ode

To waillament

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To wail, lament Ða cleopode seó ungesǽlige wóperiende him tó: ' Eálá, help mín, wildeór habbaþ forneán tó-slyten,' Homl. Ass. 196, 32

ge-drugian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-drugian, l. ge-drúgian,
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and add Gedrúgde (ádrúgade, R.) aruit, Mt. L. 21, 20. Gedrúgad wæs ésprynge blódes siccatns est fons sanguinis, Mk. L. R. 5, 29

hwamm

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Ic ána gestód on sumum hwomme þæs cafertúnes, Hml. S. 23 b, 422. Hwommas angulos, Germ. 403, 14: porticus, 396, 175. Add

un-þancfull

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Ne sceall ic nǽfre læng unþancfull þǽre þegnurge onýwan þám were viro illi ingratus apparere non debeo, Gr. D. 343. 11. Add

torn-word

(n.)
Grammar
torn-word, es; n.

A word that causes distress or grief,a contemptuous, scornful word

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A word that causes distress or grief, a contemptuous, scornful word Hí hosp sprecaþ, tornworda fela, Exon. Th. 11, 17; Cri. 172

Linked entry: torn-wyrdan

be-byrgednes

Grammar
be-byrgednes, be-byrigednes (-byrgen-, -byr(i)g-).
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Tó bibyrgnisse (bebyrgennese, L.) sepulturam, Mk. R. 14, 8. Bibyrignisa, Mt. L. 27, 7. Add

DEORC

(adj.)
Grammar
DEORC, def. se deorca, seó, ðæt deorce; adj.

DARK, obscure, gloomy, sad tenebrōsus, obscūrus

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Þurhdrifon hí me mid deorcan næglum they pierced me with dark nails, Rood Kmbl. 91; Kr. 46

Linked entry: deorcian

wine

(n.)
Grammar
wine, es; m.

A friend.applied to an equalapplied to one who can help or protecta friendly lorda (powerful) friendused of a husband or loverapplied to an inferior or subordinate, one to whom favour or protection may be shewn

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Ðú meaht hit (Eve) wítan, wine mín, Adam, Cd. Th. 51, 10; Gen. 824. Wine amatore (the passage is: Ab alio amatore (Christ) praeventa sum, qui me annulo fidei suae subarravit, Ald. 60), Hpt.

Linked entries: dæg-wine wine-leás

a-cýðan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cýðan, p. -cýðde; pp. -cýðed, -cýd

To showannounceconfirmmanifestareannuntiareconfirmare

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Ǽr he hine acýðan móte ere he can show himself, Exon. 89 b; Th. 336, 15 ; Gn. Ex. 49. Tom acýðan to make known or show one's affliction. Exon. 78a; Th. 293, 8; Wand. 113. Ðǽr me wæs yrre ðín on acýðed in me confirmata est ira tua, Ps. Th. 87, 7

Linked entry: a-cýd

mis-híran

(v.)

to pay no attention to a person speakingto disobey

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to pay no attention to a person speaking, to disobey Se ðe eów gehýrþ, hé gehýrþ , and se ðe eów mishýrþ, hé mishýrþ , R. Ben. 19, 23. Mid ðám murcnerum ðe Gode mishýrdon, 21, 5. Mancynn Gode mishýrde, Wulfst. 104, 23. Mishýrdan, 13, 13.

scip-gebroc

(n.)
Grammar
scip-gebroc, es; n.
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Ic ðé bidde ðæt ðú on ðæm scipgebroce ðisses andweardan lífes sum bred gerǽce ðínra gebeda in hujus quaeso vitae naufragio orationis tuae me tabula sustine, 65, 7; Swt. 467, 24.

ge-hæftnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hæftnan, -hæftnian; p. ede, ade; pp. ed, ad

To takelay hold oftake captivecomprehendĕrecaptīvāre

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To take, lay hold of, take captive; comprehendĕre, captīvāre Ðú me gehæftnedest [gehæftnadest, Exon. 98 a; Th. 368; 29] thou didst take me captive, Soul Kmbl. 63; Seel. 32.

wíte-bróga

(n.)
Grammar
wíte-bróga, an; m.

Penal horrora horrid punishmenttorment

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Penal horror, a horrid punishment or torment Ne weorce sind wítebrógan, ðe ðú tó beótast, Exon. Th. 250, 31; Jul. 135. Eal ðæt man ús foresegð embe helle wítebrógan (cf.

forwost

(n.)
Grammar
forwost, es; m.
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Forwostum ðǽra sácerda, Mt. L. 20, 18. Forwostum (forwestum, R.) Galiléæs primis Galilaeae, Mk. L. 6, 21

Linked entry: forwest

ge-tirgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tirgan, ge-getirigan; p. de; pp. ed.
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to vex, provoke For ðan þe ðú getyrgdest quia egisti, ut me ad iracundiam provocares, Hml. S. 18, 212. Wearð seó módor biterlíce gegremod fram hire ánum cilde ... wolde ðone sunu þe hí getirigde mid wyriungum gebindan, Hml. Th. ii. 20. 6.

Linked entries: ge-tyrgan tirgan

of-gán

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Add Nú is mín ágen ætwiten swilce ic hit hæbbe forstolen, and man mid wítum ofgán willað æt ꝥ ic mid rihtan þingon begyten hæfde, Hml. S. 23, 600. Add Ábæd Ósgár abbud æt Ælfhere ealdormenn ꝥ hé móste ofgán ꝥ land æt him mid sceatte.

heáne

(adv.)
Grammar
heáne, adv.

Ignominiously, shamefully, abjectly

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Ignominiously, shamefully, abjectly Ðú sylfa heáne gehnǽgdest humiliasti me, Ps. Th. 118, 71.

be-flagen flǽsc

(n.)
Grammar
be-flagen flǽsc, es ; n. [MS. flǽc]

The bowelsviscera

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The bowels; viscera Beflagen flǽc [ = flǽsc] vel innoþes innewearde viscera, Ælfc. Gl. 75; Som. 71, 99; Wrt. Voc. 45, 7

Linked entry: be-fleán