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þweán

(v.)
Grammar
þweán, p. þwóh, pl. þwógon; pp. þwagen, þwægen, þwegen, þwogen.

to wash ⬩ to anoint.

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Grammar þweán, with object of that which is to be cleansed Petrus cwæð tó him: 'Ne þwyhst (ðuóas, Lind.: ðwǽs, Rush.) ðú nǽfre míne fét.

gicþa

Grammar
gicþa, itch.
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Wiþ wambe gicþan, Lch. ii. 240, 5. Wið wambe gicþum, 166, 7. Gihðum, i. 374, 2. Add

bríwan

(v.)
Grammar
bríwan, p. de; pp. ed

To cook, dress food ⬩ coquere

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To cook, dress food; coquere Bríw his mete wið ele dress his meat with oil, L. M. 2, 51; Lchdm. ii. 264, 22; 266, 29

teóðung-land

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung-land, es; n.
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Ic feng tó mínan londe and sealde hit ðon biscope ða fíf hída wið ðon londe æt Lidgeard wið fíf hídan and biscop and eal híwan forgeáfan mé ða feówer and án wæs teóðinglond I resumed my land and sold it, the five hides to wit, to the bishop (of Winchester

campian

(v.)
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S. 5, 151. to fight with, serve with Him ne ðuhte fremfullic ꝥ hé fénge tó þǽre gife, and syððan ne campode mid þám cásere, Hml. S. 31, 102. to fight with, against (wiþ, ongeán), with dat. Hé wið þám gástum campode, Guth. 24, 12.

dora

(n.)
Grammar
dora, an; m.

A humble-bee, dumble-DORE ⬩ bombus terrestris ⬩ attăcus = άττăκos

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Celeþenian seáw gemeng wið dorena hunig mingle juice of celandine with dumbledores' honey, 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 26, 7. Ða ahsan gemenge wið dorena hunig mix the ashes with dumbledores' honey, Lchdm. ii. 28, 26

Linked entry: feld-beó

ge-dál

Grammar
ge-dál, <b>;
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</b> with prep, wiþ, separation from :-- Gedál wið eallum his freóndum, Verc. Först. 89, 6

hálsian

(v.)
Grammar
hálsian, heálsian [Ettmüller connects this verb in the sense obsecrare with hals, and writes halsian, healsian; the forms in which ea occurs seem to favour this writing, while reference to cognate dialects seems to point to á]

To beseech, entreat, implore, adjure, conjure, exorcise ⬩ augurari ⬩ to salute, greet

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Exorcista is on Englisc se ðe mid áþe hálsaþ ða áwyrgedan gástas ðe wyllaþ menn dreccan þurh ðæs Hǽlendes naman ðæt hý ða menn forlǽton exorcista is in English he who with oath conjures the accursed spirits that will torment men, in the Saviour's name

blédan

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Gif þæt wíf bléde tó swíþe æfter þám beorþre, Lch. ii. 330, 10. Slít mid foþorne oþ þæt hié bléden, 52, 8. Add

ellen-wód

(adj.)
Grammar
ellen-wód, adj. [wód mad]

Raging, furious ⬩ fŭriōsus

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Raging, furious; fŭriōsus Wæs ellenwód fæder wið déhter the father was furious with his daughter, Exon. 67 b; Th. 251, 4; Jul. 140

Linked entry: wód

feorh-hyrde

Grammar
feorh-hyrde, l. -hirde,
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Se cyning wile his treówe and his gehát wið ðé gehealdon, and þé feorhhyrde beón, Bd. 2, 12; Sch. 159, 23. and add

irlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
irlíce, adv.
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Angrily Heó gebealh heó swíðe eorlíce wið hire suna with fierce anger was she incensed against her son, C. D. iv. 54, 30

Linked entry: eorlíce

blǽce

(n.)
Grammar
blǽce, bléce, es; n.
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An itching skin-disease Wiþ blǽce on andwlitan, Lch. ii. 52, 15, 18, 20, 23. Wið dám micclan líce and wið óðrum giccendum bléce, iii. 70, 28. [Take here passages from Lchdms. given in Dict. under blǽco.]

ge-dreógan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dreógan, p. -dreág, -dreáh, pl. -drugon; pp. -drogen

To perform ⬩ finish ⬩ bear ⬩ suffer ⬩ perficere ⬩ tolerare ⬩ pati

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Wíf gedróg mulier patiebatur, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 9, 20

flówing

(n.)
Grammar
flówing, (-ung), e; f.

A flowing ⬩ flux

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A flowing, flux Wíf sum wæs in flówing (fluxu) blódes. . . Astód ꝥ flówing (fluxus) blódes, Lk. L. 8, 43, 44. Flówing fluxum Mt. L. 9, 20

oft-þweál

(n.)
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frequent washing Eáwlá wíf, tó hwan wenest ðú þínes líchoman hǽle mid smyringe and oftþweále and óðrum líðnessum, Nap. 50; [Verc. Först. 166, s. v. híwfæger ]

Linked entry: þweál

galdor-sang

(n.)
Grammar
galdor-sang, es; m.

An incantation

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An incantation Gif hwylc wíf wiccunga begá and þá deóflican galdorsangas (diabolica cantica magica), Ll. Th. ii. 154, 26. Ne wé galdorsangas onginnen, Wlfst. 253, 10

Gallisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Gallisc, adj.

Gaulish ⬩ belonging to Gaul ⬩ Gallĭcus

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Gaulish, belonging to Gaul; Gallĭcus Ðǽr gefeaht Mallius wið ánne Galliscne mann there Manlius fought with a man of Gaul, Ors. 3, 4; Bos. 56, 16

nemnan

Grammar
nemnan, <b>. I.</b> add: Monega eá sindon be noman nemnede for ðǽm gefeohte, Ors. 2, 4; S. 72, 12. <b>Ia.</b> with cognate accusative
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</b> with cognate accusative, to give the name of :-- Hé his yldrena naman nemde he gave the names of his parents, Hml. S. 23, 683

Cásern

(n.)
Grammar
Cásern, e; f. [
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Cásere
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en
, f. termin. Cáseren, Cásern ]

An empress ⬩ augusta

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He became so dear to the Romans, and so honoured, that they never called him anything but father; and, in honour of him, they called his wife, empress, Ors. 6, 11; Bos. 121, 5-15