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tawian

(v.)
Grammar
tawian, p. ode.

to taw, dress or prepare materialto intreat shamefully or evilly, treat badly, abuse, insult.

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Ðá tawedan hié eft ða ǽrendracan mid ðæm mǽstan bismere, swá hié ða óþre ǽr dydon, Ors. 4, 1; Swt. 154, 7-13. Ðæt hié hié mósten tawian mid ðære mǽstan bismrunge, 3, 3; Swt. 102, 21

Linked entry: ge-tawian

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, he grét, pl. grétaþ; p. grétte, pl. grétton; pp. gréted.
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Gif man mannan mid bismær wordum scandlíce gréte if a man address another shamefully with abusive words, L. H. E. 11; Th. i. 32, 5. Hý grétte blíðum wordum he addressed her with kind words, Exon. 68 a; Th. 252, 17; Jul. 164.

ge-byrd

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Tó ǽwisclicum bismer gebyrda ad infame dedecus natalium (i. propinquorum ), Hpt. 507, 10. Gebyrda ł freónda natalicium, 37. Gemunan hwylcra gebyrda þú wǽre, Bt. 5, 1; F. 10, 3: R. Ben. 12, 20. Hé befrán hí be hyre gebyrdum, Hml. S. 8, 40.

bót

mendingrepairremedyimprovementhelpamendmentamendsreparationrepentancepenance

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Hié heora land tó bismere oferhergodan, and him ðæs nǽnige bóte dydon, Bl. H. 201, 23. as a legal term Gif hwá óðres god-sunu sleá . . . weaxe sió bót be þám were, Ll. Th. i. 150, 14. Ne sý þǽr nán óðer bót bútan ꝥ heáfod, 282, 1.

lást

(n.)
Grammar
lást, lǽst, leást, es; m.

A stepfootsteptracktrace

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Hit on lást of his tungan útábirst tó openum bismere ad extremum usque ad apertas lingua coutumelias erumpat, 38, 7; Swt. 279, 8.

Linked entry: lǽst

open

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Tó openum bismere, Past. 279, 8. On openam yfle, 439, 7. Æt openre scylde, Ll. Th. i. 124, 23. Gif hwá openne wiðercwyde gewyrce, 312, 8. Hí bégen nǽron geendode ðurh openne martirdóm, Hml. Th. ii. 544, 29.

mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽre, adj.

Greatexcellentdistinguishedillustrioussublimesplendidcelebratedfamouswidely knownnotoriousdistinguished by evil deedsinsignis

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(In a bad sense) Caudenes Furcules seó stów gewearþ swíðe mǽre for Rómána bismere Caudinas furculas satis celebres et famosas Romanorum fecit infamia, Ors. 3, 8; Swt. 120, 21

mód

(n.)
Grammar
mód, es; n.

the inner manthe spiritual as opposed to the bodily part of manspiritsoulmindsoulheartspiritminddispositionmoodCouragehigh spiritPridearroganceGreatnessmagnificencepride

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Mid freó móde, 2, 5; S. 507, 32. a special quality of the soul, in a good sense, Courage, high spirit Æfter ðam ðe his mód wæs mid ðam bismre áhwæt hé fór eft on Perse and hí geflýmde after his courage had been sharpened by this disgrace, he again marched

ge-þafian

(v.)
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Ða hálgan menn geðafedon bismer sancti ludibria experti, 205, 11 : Hml. S. 23, 88. Ðæt hé suingellan geðafige ut flagella toleret.

ge-bétan

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Gen. 399. þæt hé Rómána bismer gewrecan (gebétan, v. l, here or (?) under I. 3) sceolde missus pro abolenda macula, Ors. 5, 2 ; S. 216, 16

fird

(n.)
Grammar
fird, faerd, ferd, fierd, fyrd(e).

an expeditioncampaignan armya camp

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Sceóc hé on niht fram þǽre fyrde him sylfum tó mycelum bismore, 992; P. 127, 16 (cf. Ll. Th. i. 310 below). Ecgbryht lǽdde fierd, 827; P. 60, 32. Ferde, 605; P. 23, 5. Gegaderode Ælfréd cyning his fierd, 894; P. 84, 23. Fird, 905; P. 94, I.

for

beforein front ofbeforesinceagoforfromthroughon account offorfromthroughinstead of in place ofin exchange forin return forin expiation ofin redemption foron behalf ofin support ofin respect toin relation toas regardsagainstfromin spite ofnotwithstandingin accordance withaccording toas representative offorto takein compensation foras punishment forfor the sake ofon behalf of for the benefit ofAs representative of

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Rómáne for þæm bismere, Ors. 3, 8; S. 122, 22. Yrre for þǽre synne, Gen. 2742: Dan. 606.

on-fón

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Hé heora mid bismere onféng, Ors. 3, 11 ; S. 146, 33. Sé þe hine tó men onfó, Ll. Th. i. 86, 9. Ðá fǽmnan þe gewuniað onfón gealdorcræftigan, 52, 9. Gif hí sumne freónd onfón willað tó him, Hml, Th. ii. 316, 8. <b>IV b.

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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Sendon hý ymb heora þæt mǽste bismer, Ors. 3, 11 ; S. 146, 28. without noun Ǽr þá Crístnan mehten hira út áscúfan, Chr. 897 ; P. 91, 13. (β β) as substantive :-- Hé bið gelícost ðǽm men ðe his tówirpð, Past. 445, 18.