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bryce

(n.)
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<b></b> a tile, brick (v. N. E. D. brick) :-- Tigelum, brycum imbricibus , An. Ox. 2256

draca

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Draca, droco, draco tipa, Txts. 103, 2027. Draca dracus, Wrt. Voc. i. 78, 54. Se draca leviathan, ii. 76, 50. Ðegnas his gifuhton wið ðǽm dræcce ( dracone ) and se dræcca gifæht, Rtl. 70, 21. Hér is cumen án draca þe mé forswelgan sceal . . .

tó-nama

(n.)
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tó-nama, an; m.

A surname, ⬩ cognomen

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And cuoeð tó him: 'Here tónoma mé is' quod tibi nomen este? Et dicit ei: 'Legio nomen mihi est,' Mk. Skt. Lind. 5, 9. Ðes wimman hadde on toname Magdalene, O. E. Homl. ii. 143, 13.

Linked entry: tó-namian

forþian

(v.)

to send forth ⬩ out ⬩ dispatch ⬩ to forward ⬩ promote the well-being of ⬩ to carry out ⬩ accomplish ⬩ perform

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Similar entries Cf. forþ-dǽd He friðige and forðige ǽlce tilðe, Angl. ix. 259, 14. Yrðe georne forðian, 261, 21. Þá menn gehabban and gehealdan þe ic forðian sceal, Solil.

un-scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-scyldig, adj.

innocent ⬩ guiltless ⬩ innocent of a crime, charge ⬩ guiltless in relation to (wið) a person ⬩ innocent ⬩ not accountable for an ill result ⬩ not responsible

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Ne syle ðú unscyldigra sáwla deórum ðe ðé andettaþ ne tradas bestiis animas confitentes tibi, Ps. Th. 73, 18.

ge-sweotulian

(v.)
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Þæt ic geswu[telige] tit pandam, 5059. Geswitliende explanans, 11, 59.

restan

(v.)
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restan, ;p.; te

To rest ⬩ to cease from toil, be at rest ⬩ to rest on a couch, to sleep ⬩ to rest in death, lie dead, lie in the grave ⬩ to remain unmoved; or; undisturbed, be still ⬩ To rest one's self ⬩ of cessation from toil

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Hý bídinge móstun æfter tintergum tídum brúcan, restan ryneþrágum, Exon. Th. 115, 3; Gú. 184. Ða restendan ;pausantis,; Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 21. Restendum ;fereatis,; i.

Linked entry: ræstan

ge-sleán

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sleán, p. -slóg, -slóh, pl. -slógon; pp. -slagen, -slægen, -slegen

To strike ⬩ pitch [a tent] ⬩ smite ⬩ slay ⬩ quell ⬩ forge ⬩ fight ⬩ obtain by fighting

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Of ðære tíde hwílum Bryttas hwílum Seaxena sige geslógan ex eo tempore nunc cives nunc hostes vincebant, Bd. 1, 16; S. 484, 22. Offa geslóg cyneríca mǽst Offa won the greatest of kingdoms, Exon. 85 a; Th. 320, 32; Víd. 38: Th. 321, 11; Víd. 44.

Linked entry: ge-slóh

Scottas

(n.)
Grammar
Scottas, pl.

The Scots ⬩ Scots of Ireland ⬩ Scots of Scotland

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Ðá forþgongenre tíde æfter Bryttum and Peohtum þridde cynn Scotta Breotone onféng . . . Ða wǽron cumene of Hibernia Scotta eálonde . . . Hibernia is ágendlíce Scotta éþel, heonan cóman seó þeód Scotta, Bd. 1. 1; S. 474, 24-42.

cearig

(adj.)
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cearig, ceareg, ceari; adj. [cearu = care, sorrow]

Careful, sorrowful, pensive, wary, CHARY, anxious, grieving, dire ⬩ sollicitus, cautus, querens, mente turbatus, dirus

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Careful, sorrowful, pensive, wary, CHARY, anxious, grieving, dire; sollicitus, cautus, querens, mente turbatus, dirus Hie bidon hwonne bearn Godes cwóme to cearigum they waited till the child of God should come to the sorrowful, Exon. 10a; Th. 10, 6;

Linked entries: carig ceareg ceari

gearwe

(n.)
Grammar
gearwe, pl. f.

Clothing ⬩ attire ⬩ GEAR ⬩ adornment ⬩ arms ⬩ armour ⬩ vestītus ⬩ hăbĭtus ⬩ arma

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Óþ-ðæt hie on Gúþmyrce gearwe bǽron till they bore their arms against the Æthiopians, 145; Th. 181, 11; Exod. 59 : 151; Th. 190, 3; Exod. 193

mis-dón

(v.)

to act wrongly ⬩ offend ⬩ transgress

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[Durste nán man misdón wið óðer on his tíme, Chr. 1135; Erl. 261, 7.]

wód-þrág

(n.)
Grammar
wód-þrág, e; f.

A mad fit ⬩ time ⬩ madness ⬩ fury

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A mad fit or time, madness, fury Weaxeþ ðære wrǽnnesse wódþrág (wód þrág? Similar entries v. þrág, II) micel, Met. 25, 41. Oft ða wÝdþrága ðæs ungewitfullan monnes se lǽce gestiíð and gehǽlð mid ðærn ðæt hé him ólecð æfter his ágnum willan . . .

nebb

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Eówer nebb sint suá scamleás suá ðára wífa ðe beóð forelegnissa frons mulieris meretricis facia est tibi, Past. 207, 9

sá

(n.)
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sá, sán; m.

A tub, pail, vessel

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A tub, pail, vessel Saa libitorium, Txts. 35, 17. soo or cowl, vessel tina Prompt. Parv. He kam to þe welle, water updrow, And filde þer a michel so, Havel. 933. So, soa a tub with two ears, to carry on a stang, Ray's North-country words.

ge-fadung

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Wé gelýfaþ þæt mid þisse gefaduncge ǽgðres weorces tíma mæge beón geendebyrd hac dispositione credimus utraque tempora ordinari, R. Ben. 73, 7. Æfter þǽra hundseofontigra gefadunge according to the Septuagint, Angl. viii. 336, 10.

þeáh

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non tibi sufficit quod ipse peris, nisi adhuc insuper et alios perdas? Non tibi sufficit quod ipse in illa ebrietate incurris, adhuc et alios tecum trahis?

BRÉME

(adj.)
Grammar
BRÉME, brýme; def. se bréma, seó, ðæt bréme; comp. brémra; sup. brémest, brýmust; adj.

Celebrated, renowned, illustrious, famous, notable, BRIM, glorious, esteemed; ⬩ celeber, clarus, illustris, famosus, notus, coguitus

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Fram gebyrdtíde brémes Cyninges from the birth-time of the glorious King [Christ], Chr. 973; Erl. 124, 20; Edg. 12. Hí Rómána brýmuste wǽron they were the most esteemed of the Romans, Ors. 2, 2; Bos. 41, 30

Linked entries: brémen brýme

ge-wis

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On gewissum tídum (cf. hwíltídum, R. Ben. 73, 5, 6) certis temporibus, R. Ben. I. 81, 8, 9. Of gewissum intingan(cf. for heora leahtrum oðþe for háliges lífes geearnunge, R.

open

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Quae sese adhuc aliis velat, tota tibi prorsus innotuit, Bt. 7, 2 ; F. 18, 4. Openon geswutelincgum is geypped euidentibus patet indiciis, Chrd. 64, 28.