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for-néþan

(v.)
Grammar
for-néþan, p. de (reflex.)
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To risk one's life Him leófre wæs þæt hié hié seolfe fornéðdon þonne hié þá iermþo leng þrowedon, Ors. 5, 3; S. 222, 1

ge-stæððig

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wæs gestæððig on léce, Hml. S. 31, 296

þú

Grammar
þú, I.
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Hé ne meahte ná his forwyrcan, and tú hine héte ðá flýman . . . ic wæs æt Cippanhomme mil té, Cht. Th. 173, 5-10. Add

brego-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
brego-ríce, es; n. [brego
a governor, ruler, king;
ríce
a region, kingdom
]

a governor, ruler, king;a region, kingdomA kingdom;regnum

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A kingdom; regnum Se wæs Babylónes bregoríces fruma he was the founder of the kingdom of Babylon, Cd. 79; Th. 98, 21; Gen. 1633

búfan

(adv.)
Grammar
búfan, búfon [be-ufan]; adv.

Above, beforesuprasupra

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Above, before; supra Be ðære búfan sǽd wæs de qua supra dictum est, Bd. 4, 22; S. 592, 13: Mt. Rush. Stv. 2, 9

ge-ǽsce

(n.)
Grammar
ge-ǽsce, [an; f. ?]

Inquiry

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Inquiry Wé witon swíþe lytel þæs þe ǽr ús wæs búton be gemynde and be geáscunge (geǽscum, v. l.), Bt. 42 ; F. 256, 26

Linked entry: ǽsce

ge-þeón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þeón, ic -þeó, pl. -þeóþ; p. -þeáh, pl. -þugon; pp. þogen

To growgrow upincreasethriveflourishprospercrescĕreprofĭcĕrevĭgēre

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Wæs his fæder ǽrest cyninges þegn and ðá æt néhstan geþeáh ðæt he wæs cininges þegna aldorman his father was first a king's thane, and at last rose to be chief of the king's thanes, Blickl. Homl. 211, 21.

ful

(n.)
Grammar
ful, full, es; n.

a cuppōcŭlumwhat contains liquidsA collection of waterthe seacloudsreceptācŭlum liquĭdimărenūbes

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Him wæs ful boren to him the cup was borne, Beo. Th. 2388; B. 1192. Onfóh ðissum fulle accept this cup, Beo. Th. 2342; B. 1169. Full the cup, Exon. 106 b; Th. 406, 8; Rä. 24, 14.

ǽht

(n.)
Grammar
ǽht, e; f. [éntan to persecute]

Persecutionhostilitypersecutiohostilitas

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Persecution, hostility; persecutio, hostilitas Ðá wæs ǽht boden Sweóna leódum then was persecution announced to the people of the Swedes, Beo. Th. 5907; B. 2957

an-bryrdan

(v.)
Grammar
an-bryrdan, p. -bryrde; pp. -bryrded, -bryrd; v. a.

To prickgoadvexcompungerestimulare

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To prick, goad, vex; compungere, stimulare He héhtende wæs menn wanspendinne, and anbryrdne heortan persecutus est hominem inopem, et compunctum corde, Ps. Spl. 108, 15

bet-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
bet-líc, adj. sup. bet-lícast

Good-like, excellenteximius

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Good-like, excellent; eximius Bold wæs betlíc the mansion was excellent, Beo. Th. 3854; B. 1925. Betlícast, Exon. 8 b; Th. 5, 7; Cri. 66

Linked entry: betst

bíd-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
bíd-fæst, adj. [bíd an abiding, delay; fæst fast, firm]

Stationary, firmstabilis

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Stationary, firm; stabilis Hyre fóta wæs bídfæst [biidfæst MS.] óðer one of its feet was stationary, Exon. 114 a; Th. 438, 13; Rä. 57, 7

blóstmian

(v.)
Grammar
blóstmian, part. blóstmiende; p. ode; pp. od

To BLOSSOM, blowefflorere

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To BLOSSOM, blow; efflorere Seó beorhtnes ðæs blóstmiendan feldes wæs gesewen the brightness of the blossoming field was seen, Bd. 5, 12; S. 629, 38

un-gelaðod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelaðod, adj.

Uninvited

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Uninvited Drihten nolde gelaðod síðian tó ðæs cyninges bearne ... and hé wæs gearo ungelaðod tó síðigenne mid ðam hundredes ealdre, Homl. Th. i. 128, 18

word-oræft

(n.)
Grammar
word-oræft, es; m.

The art of speakingwriting

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Ic wordcræft wæf I composed poetry, 2473; El. 1238

flyge

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Mid þan þe se strǽl on flyge wæs, þá cóm windes blǽd foran ongeán, ꝥ seó strǽl wearð eft gecyrred, Bl. H. 199, 20. Add

ge-rislic

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Substitute: In agreement with, similar Wæs hé geris-licrc (gelicre, v. l. ) willsumnesse módesþám cymnge pari ductus deuotione mentis, Bd. 5, 19; Sch. 653, 19

Linked entry: -rislic

sár

(adj.)
Grammar
sár, adj.
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Heó wæs gehǽled, ꝥ on hire líce næs gesýne áht þǽra sárra wunda, Hml. S. 7, 278. Add

Linked entry: sárian

swǽm

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Add: — Þǽra sceanda and þǽra swǽma mænigeo wæs ǽfre úre westdǽl áfylled quorum sordida atque infami numerositate semper nostra pars occidua pallet, Chrd. 78, 6

treówleásness

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Add: perfidy; in an ecclesiastical sense, heresy Hé wæs fylgende ðæs arrianiscan gedwolan treówleásnysse (trýw-, v.l.) perfdiae fuit arianae, Gr. D. 162, 20: 240, 13