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líf-weg

(n.)
Grammar
líf-weg, es; m.
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Uton nú ealle úre lífwegas geornlíce rihtan let us diligently amend our ways, Wulfst. 75, 22. Líðe lífwegas, Exon. 43 b; Th. 148, 5; Gú. 740

bi-settan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-settan, p. -sette, pl. -setton; pp. -seted, -sett

To set, beset, surroundinserere, circumdare

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Mid wyrtum se wilda fugel his nest biseteþ útan the wild bird surrounds its nest without with herbs, 63 b; Th. 233, 26; Ph. 530

ymb-hípan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-hípan, pp. ed
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Mid wǽpnum and mid feóndum eall útan ymbhéped cum armis et hostibus circumseptus, 3, 12 ; S. 537, 28 note. Embhéped faltum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 75

Linked entry: ymb-heápian

ÁDL

(n.)
Grammar
ÁDL, ádel; g. ádle, f: ádle, an; f.

A diseasepaina languishing sicknessconsumptionmorbuslanguor

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Ðæt ádla hí gehǽldon ut languores curarent, Lk. Bos. 9, 1. Hú manega ádla how many diseases? Bt. 31, 1; Fox 110, 29: Bd. 3, 12; S. 537, 6. Laman legeres ádl the palsy

Linked entries: ádel ádle

fleám

(n.)
Grammar
fleám, flǽm, es; m. [fleón to flee]

Flightfŭga

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Flight; fŭga Ðæt eówer fleám on iwintra ne geweorþe ut non fiat fŭga vestra in hieme, Mt. Bos. 24, 20: Chr. 998; Erl. 135, 19.

Linked entry: flǽm

hreówsung

(n.)
Grammar
hreówsung, e; f.

Sorrowingsorrowpenitencerepentance

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Ðæt hé þurh ða hreówsunga geméte forgiefnesse beforan ðære soþfæsðnesse ut per lamenta veniam in conspectu veritatis obtineat, Past. 21, 7; Swt. 165, 22.

þung

(n.)
Grammar
þung, es; m.

A poisonous plant(vegetable) poisonaconitumeleborusmandraginatoxa

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Eft wiþ ðon, ásleá him mon fela scearpena on ðam scancan, ðonne gewít út ðæt áttor þurh ða scearpan, Lchdm. ii. 154, 1-4. Sealf wiþ ðam miclan líce ... þung..., 78, 25. Ámber fulne holenrinda and æscrinda and þunges, 332, 16.

þurh-drífan

(v.)

to drive throughpiercetransfixto penetratepermeateimbueto drive violentlyperpellere

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Kmbl. 1410; El. 707. to drive violently; perpellere Word spearcum fleáh, ðonne hé út þurhdráf ( when he sent out his words vehemently, exclaimed vehemently ), Cd. Th. 274, 33; Sat. 163. [He let þurhdriuen þe spaken mid gadien, Kath. 1920.

be-swápan

to sweepto wrap upcover up

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Gif hwylc sý ꝥ Rǽdwolde on mód beswápe, ꝥ hé þé náwiht lá þes ne dó si qui sit, qui Redualdo suadeat, ut nec ipse tibi aliquid male faciat, Bd. 2, 12; Sch. 156, 21. to wrap up, cover up Heó hié mid scytari besweóp caput linteo cooperuit, Bd. 3, 9 ; Sch

brogdettan

(v.)
Grammar
brogdettan, (brodd-, bród-, bréd-, brott- ?); p. te.

to shakequiverto glitterbe splendid

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Swá ꝥ wæs æteówed, ꝥ hé bródette byfiende mid wundorlicre styrunge ut apparuerit cancussione mirifica tremendo palpitasse, Gr. D. 166, 14. Þá ongan hé ofdrǽdd bifian and broddettan (forhtiende and brédetende, v. l.) and clypian . . .

dragan

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Hí férdon æfter heom intó þám mynstre and woldon hig út dragan, 1083; P. 215, 6

ge-bærnan

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R. 3, 17. ꝥte úsig ne giberne (exurat) lég synna, Rtl. 100, 22. ꝥ sié gebernedo ut incendantur, 145, 14

ge-belgan

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Lét hé of breóstum, þ á hé gebolgen wæs, word út faran, stearcheort styrmde, B. 2550. Hé wearð yrre gebolgen, Jul. 58. þonne hí weorþaþ gebolgen (gebolgene, Met. 25, 45),, of animals Eofore cénra, þonne hé gebolgen bídsteal giefeð, Rá. 41, 19.

or-sorg

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</b> with gen. of that which might cause anxiety :-- Gif hé gebicgan mihte . .. ꝥ Ðæt hié swá micle ryhtlecor ðá hefonlican bebodo healden swá hié orsorgran bióð ðisses middangeardes ymbhogena ut praeceptis coelestibus eo rectius serviant, quo eos

sóþ-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
sóþ-cwide, es; m.

a true sayinga truth a righteous saying

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Hit is ǽlces módes wíse ðæt sóna swá hit forlǽt sóþcwidas swá folgaþ hit leásspellunga eam mentium constat esse naturam, ut quoties abjecerint veras, falsis opinionibus induantur, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 14, 16: Met. 6, 2: 8, 3. a proverb Ðás sóðcwide (-cuido,

HOL

(n.)
Grammar
HOL, es; n.

A HOLE, hollow, cavern, den

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Mec hæleþ út týhþ of hole hátne a man draws me out hot from a hole, Exon. 125 a; Th. 480, 6; Rä. 63, 7. On ðis dimme hol into this dark den [prison ], Bt. Met. Fox 2, 21; Met. 2, 11. Ðæt cúðe hol, Exon. 112 b; Th. 43l, 10; Rä. 45, 5.

Linked entries: holh holl

á-sittan

to sit upto remain sittingto be agroundto reduce by siegeto be apprehensive afraid

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Ðára óþerra scipu ásǽton; þá wurdon eác swíðe unéðelíce áseten, þreó ásǽton on ðá healfe þæs deópes ðe ðá Deniscan scipu áseten wǽron, and þá óðru eall on óþre healfe, Chr. 897; P. 90, 20-91, 4. trans, with fit, to reduce by siege Holofernus wolde hí út

brúcan

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Wæs þæt folc þæs micclan welan ungemetlíce brúcende bonis male utens , Ors. 1, 3; S. 32, 8. Brúccendurn utentibus, Rtl. 98, 12. (1 a) to use clothes, wear :-- Hé wyllenia hrægla breác, Shrn. 93, 7: 94, 28.

þanécan

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
þanécan, þe
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whenever, as soon as ever Ðonécan þe heó útan behwerfed sié (cf. þonne hió ǽrest sié útan behwerfed, Met. 13, 77), Bt. 25; Fox 88, 34.

ymb-gán

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-gán, p. -eode; pp. -gan.
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to go round a circular course Ǽr sunne twelf mónða hringc útan ymbgán hæbbe. Guthl. 21; Gdwin. 96, 6. an object Hí útan ymbgáð ceaster circuibunt civitatem, Ps. Spl.

Linked entries: embe-gán ymb-gangan