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bæþ-hús

(n.)
Grammar
bæþ-hús, es; n.

A BATH-HOUSEthermarum domus

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A BATH-HOUSE; thermarum domus Bæþhús balnearium vel thermarium, Ælfc. Gl. 109; Som. 79, 13; Wrt. Voc. 58, 54. Bæþhús vel bæþstów thermæ, Ælfc. Gl. 107; Som. 78, 75; Wrt. Voc. 57, 53

Linked entry: bæþ-stów

bæcling

(adv.)
Grammar
bæcling, adv. Only used with on,

On the backbackwardsbehindretrorsum

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On the back, backwards, behind; retrorsum On bæcling retrorsum, Ps. Th. 113, 5. On bæclincg, 43, 12, 19. Cer ðé on bæcling turn thee behind me, Cd. 228; Th. 308, 26; Sat. 698

Linked entry: ears-ling

GEARN

(n.)
Grammar
GEARN, gern; es; n.

YARNspun woolpensumlāna nēta

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Unwunden gearn unwound yarn, a ball or clew of yarn; glŏmus, Ælfc. Gl. 111; Som. 79, 67; Wrt. Voc. 59, 36

Linked entry: gern

ísen-hyrst

(adj.)
Grammar
ísen-hyrst, adj.
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Fitted with iron Ǽrest of ísenhyrste gate ... eft in on ísenhyrsten geat first, from the gate fitted up with iron ... back to the same gate, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 130, 27 ... 131, 19

be-smiðian

(v.)
Grammar
be-smiðian, p. ode; pp. od; trans.

To forgeexcudere, fabricare, fabrefacere

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To forge, to make or work as a smith does; excudere, fabricare, fabrefacere Innan and útan íren-bendum searoþoncum besmiðod within and without, cunningly forged with iron bands, Beo. Th. 1554; B. 775

sin-trendel

(adj.)
Grammar
sin-trendel, -tryndel ; adj.
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H.) make a ball of it, Lchdm. i. 106, 17. Sintryndel lytel scyld ancile, Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 58. v

Linked entry: trendel

sweor-hnitu

(n.)
Grammar
sweor-hnitu, e; f.
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A neck-nit, a nit that breeds at the back of the neck Sweorhnitu ursie, Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 48. Suernit ( = sweorhnitu?) usia (cf. swínes lús usia, 122, 26), Wülck. Gl. 54, 34

fint

Grammar
fint, v. fynt: finta.
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Þonne is se finta fægre gedǽled, sum brún, sum basu, sum blacum splottum searolice beseted caudaque porrigitur fulvo distenta metallo, in cujus maculis purpura mista rubet, Ph. 295. For passage under I substitute

on-gifan

(v.)

to give backto forgive, pardon

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to give back Nime man ðínne assan and hine ná ne ongife asinus tuus rapiatur, et non reddatur tibi, Deut. 28, 31. to forgive, pardon Ðú ðe ongæfest qui ignoscis, Rtl. 40, 33

beorg

(n.)
Grammar
beorg, beorh, biorg, biorh; gen. beorges; dat. beorge; pl. nom. acc. beorgas; gen. beorga; dat. beorgum; m.

a hillmountaincollismonsa heapBURROW or barrowa heap of stonesplace of burialtumulus

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Bæd ðæt ge geworhton in bǽlstede beorh ðone heán he commanded [bade] that you should work the lofty barrow on the place of the funeral pile Beo. Th. 6186; B. 3097 : 5606; B. 2807 : Exon. 50 a; Th. 173, 26; Gú. 1166 : 119 b; Th. 459, 31; Hö. 8

Linked entries: beorh berg biorg

wíd-mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd-mǽre, adj.
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Far-famed, famous, celebrated; in a bad sense, notorious. of persons Sume teohhiaþ ðæt ðæt betst sý, ðæt mon seó foremǽre and wídmǽre quibus optimum quiddam claritas videtur, Bt. 24, 2 ; Fox 82, 10.

eáþ-médu

(n.)
Grammar
eáþ-médu, f.: -méde, es; n. (Cf. ofer-méde.)
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Hé on eáðmédum bád on beorge, wæs him botles neód, Gú. 299. <b>I a.

býgan

(v.)
Grammar
býgan, bígan, bígean, bégan; he býgeþ; p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.
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Býgaþ hine, ðæt he on hinder gǽþ they shall turn him back, so that he shall go backward, Salm. Kmbl. 252; Sal. 125. He herm-cweðend hýneþ and býgeþ humiliabit calumniatorem, Ps. Th. 71, 5

burgat

(n.)
Grammar
burgat, es; pl. burgatu; n. [burg a city, gat, geat a gate]
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A city-gate; urbis porta Ðá Samson genam ða burggatu [MS. burgatu] and gebær on his hricge then Samson took the city-gates and bore them on his back, Jud. 16, 3

ge-oweðan

(v.)

to subduesubjugare

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to subdue; subjugare He bæd his twám sunum ðæt hí ðæs ríces ðriddan dǽl geoweðan sculdon he ordered his two sons to subdue the third part of the kingdom, Som. ge-ðeówan [?]

ed-wendan

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Substitute: To turn back, cease to affect Gyf him edwendan ǽfre scolde bealuwa bisigu, bót eft cuman if worry from woes should cease to trouble him, better times come again, B. 280

Súþ-Dene

(n.)
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Ic þé bæd þæt þú léte Súð-Dene sylfe geweorþan gúðe wið Grendel, B. 1996

fulwiht-bæþ

(n.)
Grammar
fulwiht-bæþ, es; n. [MS. ful-wihte; bæþ, es; n.]

A bath or font of baptismbaptismi fons

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A bath or font of baptism; baptismi fons. Mon ðæt cild brohte to dam hálgan þweále fulwihtebæþes they brought the child to the holy washing of the baptismal font, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 10, 18

geond-sendan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-sendan, p. -sende; pp. -sended

To overspreadperfundere

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To overspread; perfundere Wæs gúþ-hergum wera éðel-land wíde geondsended the people's native-land was widely overspread with hostile bands, Cd. 92; Th. 118, 21; Gen. 1968: 119; Th. 154, 6; Gen. 2551

Linked entry: eond-send

ge-stefnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stefnan, p. de; pp. ed [stefnian to institute]

To instituteplacefixinstĭtuĕre

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To institute, place, fix; instĭtuĕre Freá engla héht wesan wæter gemǽne, stówe gestefnde the lord of angels bade the waters to be common, and their places fixed, Cd. 8; Th. 10, 21; Gen. 160