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bréman

(v.)
Grammar
bréman, part. brémende ; p. de; pp. ed; v. a. [bréme
celebrated
]

celebratedTo celebrate, solemnise, make famous, have in honourcelebrare, honorare

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To celebrate, solemnise, make famous, have in honour; celebrare, honorare Ðæt hie ðæt hálige gerýne bréman mǽgen that they may celebrate the holy mystery [i. e. the sacrament ], L. E. I. 4; Th. ii. 404, 27.

Linked entries: á-brémende brémen

on-drysnu

(n.)
Grammar
on-drysnu, -desnu; f.

fearreverence

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Th. 122, 2. reverence Hié hæfdan miccle lufan and geleáfan tó ðære ciricean, and eác heálíco ondrysnu ( profound reverence for the church ), Blickl. Homl. 205, 9

spild

(n.)
Grammar
spild, es; m.

Destructionruindesperatio, effusio

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Ðætte hié ðone spild ðæs hryres him ondrǽden ut praecipitem ruinam metuant, Past. 52, 5; Swt. 407, 20. Ðæt mód. . . ongit hine selfne on swelcne spild forlǽd mens . . . sese in praecipitium pervenisse deprehendit, 58, 2; Swt. 441, 27.

hlot

(n.)
Grammar
hlot, es; n.

A lot, portion, share

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Hie sendon hlot him betweónum they cast lots among them, Blickl. Homl. 229, 5. Hlotu wurpon mittentes sortem, Mk. Skt. 15, 24: Lk. Skt. 23, 34

Linked entries: hlét hlodd hlyt

tó-feallan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-feallan, p. -feóll; pp. -feallen

To fall to pieces,fall away,collapse,fall down

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To fall to pieces, fall away, collapse, fall down Ðá hié æt hiora theatrum wǽron, ðá hit eall tófeóll (collapsa est). Ors. 6, 2; Swt. 256, 11. Ðá byfode seó eorðe, and stánas burstan, and stánweallas tófeóllan, Shrn. 67, 19: Homl. Th. ii. 216, 4.

Linked entries: tó-dreósan tó-fillan

á-þráwan

to twisttwinecurlto twistgive a different direction to a moving body

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Gyldne styþa hié úton wreþedon and áþráwene ðár ingemong stódon, Angl. iv. 143, 100. Þá áþráwenan goldþrǽdas torta aureafila, Wit. Voc. ii. 127, 19. Áþráwenum þrǽcíum contortis, 21, 18. Áþráwenum tortis (crinibus ), An.

be-fleón

to fleeto flee fromto flee from

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hié Godes erre beflugon, Bl. H. 169, 11. Þæt hit ǽlc befluge, Guth. 20, 22. Ðeáh hé hæbbe beflogen ðone gesin-scipe, næfð hé nó beflogen ðá byrðenne, Past. 401, 21-2. to flee from, with dat. Heó befleáh þám gesettan gyfte tó Godes cyrican, Gr.

heolstor

(n.)
Grammar
heolstor, es; n.

That which covers or concealsdarkness a veilcoveringplace of concealment

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Gewitan him ðá gangan under beámsceade hýddon hie on heolstre ðá hie hálig word drihtnes gehýrdon they retired then under the trees' shade, hid themselves in the darkness when they heard the holy word of the Lord, 40; Th. 53, 12; Gen. 860.

Linked entry: hleostrum

higian

(v.)
Grammar
higian, p. ode

To hiehastenstrive

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To hie, hasten, strive Ðonne hé higaþ tó ðǽm godcundum þingum ánum cum ad sola, quæ interiora sunt, nititur, Past. 14, 3, Swt. 83, 14.

Linked entries: hígþ tó-higung

studu

(n.)
Grammar
studu, stuðu; gen. stude, studu; dat. stude(-u), styde, styðe; acc. studu, stuðu(-o); pl. styde, styðe(-a); gen. studa; f.
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Cypressus styde hié útan wreþedon and gyldne styþa hié úton wreþedon, Nar. 5, 7, 8. Begémþ stuðe (or stoðe) mínre dure observat postes ostii mei, Kent. Gl. 281

Linked entries: stuðan-sceaft styðe

tunece

(n.)
Grammar
tunece, an;
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Ðá sende him mon áne blace hacelan angeán him on bismer, and eft hié him sendon áne tunecan ongeán, ða ðe hié tó gehéton, ðæt hé ealles búton árunge tó Róme ne com ( the Latin seems to have been misunderstood, it is: Senatus sagurn, hoc est, vestern moeroris

Linked entry: tunice

trumness

(n.)
Grammar
trumness, e; f.
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Wé witon ðæt manega clericas nyton hwæt byþ quadrans, ac wé willaþ his mihta and his trumnysse hér geswutelian, Anglia viii. 306, 28. health Ða truman sint tó manianne ðæt hié gewilnigen mid ðæs lícuman trumnesse ðæt him ne losige sió hǽlo ð æs módes

feorh

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Ðæt hié hié selfe tó feore ne gewundigen ac vulnere mortali se feriunt, Past. 365, 11. Grame tó feore, Hml. S. 7, 242. Tó feore áfyrht, Hml. Th. i. 384, 7. Þæt wíf beswác Naboð tó his feore, 488, 6. Ꝥ wé mótan tó wídan feore his onsýne sceáwian, Bl.

un-gemet

(n.)
Grammar
un-gemet, es; n.

immensityan immense numberimmoderationexcessto excesswithout measureexcessivelyimmenselyvery

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immensity, an immense number Ealles his heres wæs swelc ungemet ðæt mon eáðe cweþan mehte ðæt hit wundor wǽre hwǽr hié wæteres hæfden ðæt hié mehten him þurst of ádrincan ut exercitui immensaeque classi vix ad potum flumina suffecisse memoratum sit,

Linked entries: un-gemete on-gemet

beódan

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Athéne budon gefeoht Alexandra, ac he hié sóna forslóg, Ors. 3, 9; S. 134, 3. Be þǽm þe nán óðrum dynt ne beóde ut non presumat quisquam alium cedere, R. Ben. 8, 26.

gíme-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
gíme-leás, adj.
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Ðǽm unbealdum is tó cýðanne hú giémeleáse hié bióð ðonne hié hié selfe to suíðe forsióð inconstantibus intimandum est, quod valde se despicientes negligunt Past. 305, 16.

efne

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Hié bǽdon þæt hé hié ymb þæt ríce gesémde, and on þǽre gewitnesse wǽre þæt hit emne gedǽled wǽre, Ors. 3, 7; S. 114, 18. equally. v. efen, Emne unwemme, Ll.

ge-þencan

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Þæt hiora gerisna nǽre þæt hié swá heáne hié geþóhten þæt hí heora gelícan wurden, Ors. 4, 6; S. 178, 17. Þá consulas noldon hié selfe swá earge geþencan, 4, 10; S. 194, 15. to employ the mind on a subject, think of or on, consider. with acc.

on-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
on-hweorfan, p. -hwearf.

To change, reverseTo change, turn, revert

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Hwý is ðis gold ádeorcad and ðæt æðeleste hiew hwý wearþ hit onhworfen quomodo obscuratum est aurum, mutatus est color optimus, Past. 18, 3; Swt. 133, 11. intrans.

Linked entry: on-hwirfan

mǽst

(adv.)
Grammar
mǽst, adv.

mostchieflyespeciallyalmostnearly

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Swá hié mǽst mehten as much as ever they could, 6, 5; Swt. 260, 32: Past. 28; Swt. 190, 9. Ealles mǽst maxime, Bd. 2, 4; S. 505, 7. Preóst oftor ne mæssige ðonne þríwa mǽst ðara þinga (at the utmost), L. Edg.