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onbítan

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Nolde ǽnig onbítan mennisces metes (cf. ǽlcne mete hí onscunedon þe men etaþ, Bt. 38, 1; F. 196, 4), Met. 26, 90. Add

ymbren

(n.)
Grammar
ymbren, es; pl. ymbrenu (the reading ymbren fæstena, L. Eth. vi. 23; Th. i. 320, 20, should rather be ymbrenfæstena, as in Wulfst. 272, 16) ; n.
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Ember (in Ember-day), Embring (e. g. Keep embrings well and fasting days. . . . For Friday, Saturn and Wednesday, Tusser) ; the name of the four periods of fasting and prayer appointed by the Church to be observed in the four seasons of the year respectively

Linked entry: riht-ymbren

pund-mǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
pund-mǽte, adj.
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Weighing a pound Gif hý on twá mǽl etaþ, sý gehealden ðæs pundmǽtan hláfes se þridda dǽl tó ðam ǽfengifle, R. Ben. 63, 16

sín-lǽca

(n.)
Grammar
sín-lǽca, -láca, an; m.
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Victor ) nédan tó deófolgelde; ðá hé ðæt ne geþafede, ðá hét hé sumne scínlǽcan him sellan etan ðæt flǽsc ðæt wæs geǽttred, Shrn. 84, 27.

slæcness

(n.)
Grammar
slæcness, e; f.
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Wæs beboden ðæt hi sceoldon caflíce etan, forðan ðe God onscunaþ ða sleacnysse on his þegnum. Homl.

ymb-hygdig

(adj.)
Grammar
ymb-hygdig, adj.
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Ne beó gé ymbehýdige eówre sáwle hwæt gé etan nolite solliciti esse animae vestrae quid manducetis Lk. Skt. 12, 22. Be óðrum þingum ymbehýdige de ceteris solliciti 12, 26. Ymbhýdige be reáfe, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 28.

Linked entries: ymb-hédig -hygdig

wǽpen-mann

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpen-mann, (wǽp-), es; m.

A male ⬩ a man

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Riht is ðæt ǽnige wǽpnmen on mynecena beóderne ne etan ne drincan, Wulfst. 269, 9. Wépmen (wǽpned-, v.l.) ge wífmen, Bd. 3, 5; S. 527, 7. Wǽpmen, Homl. Ass. 27, 73. xx M wífmanna and wǽpmanna (wǽpned-, v.l.), Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 30: Homl.

Linked entries: wæp-mann wǽpned-mann

CYRICE

(n.)
Grammar
CYRICE, cirice, cyrce, circe; gen. an, ean; f: cyric, ciric, in the compound cyric-ǽwe, etc. q. v. cyrc, e; f. circ,

in the compound ⬩ a church, the material structure ⬩ ecclesia ⬩ a heathen temple ⬩ templum paganum

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in the compound circ-líc, etc. q. v. the CHURCH as a temporal and spiritual body; ecclesia = ἐκκλησία Seó cyrice on Breotone hwæt hwugu fæc sibbe hæfde the church in Britain for some time had peace, Bd. 1, 8; S. 479, 17. Seó Godes circe, seó circe ǽfyllendra

Linked entries: cyrce circe cirice

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, -býrigan, -bírian; 3rd sing. eþ; p. ede; pp. ed; 3rd sing. aþ; p. ode; pp. od. [The cognate words point to a short vowel.]

To happen ⬩ to fall out ⬩ to pertain to ⬩ belong to ⬩ evenire ⬩ accidere ⬩ contingere ⬩ pertinere ad ⬩ It pertains to ⬩ it is fitting or suitable ⬩ it becomes ⬩ it behoves ⬩ pertinet ad ⬩ convenit ⬩ oportet ⬩ decet

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v. intrans. To happen, to fall out, to pertain to, belong to; evenire, accidere, contingere, pertinere ad ÐDonne hit gebýrigan mæg when it may happen, Bt. Met. Fox 4, 22; Met. 4, 11. Syle me mínne dǽl mínre ǽhte, ðe me to gebýreþ da mihi portionem substantiæ

Linked entries: býre ge-bíraþ

GREÓT

(n.)
Grammar
GREÓT, es; n.
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Ðú scealt greót etan dust shalt thou eat, Cd. 43; Th. 59, 9; Gen. 909. Ic gewíte in greótes fæðm I depart into dust's bosom, Exon. 64 a; Th. 235, 13; Ph. 556: Andr. Kmbl. 1587; An. 795: Beo. Th. 6315; B. 3168.

hara

(n.)
Grammar
hara, an; m.

A hare

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Haran man mót etan and hé biþ gód wið lengtenádle and wið útsiht gesoden on wætere and his geallan man mæg wið pipor mengan wið múþsáre leporem licet comedere, et bonus est contra dysenteriam et diarrhæum, in aqua elixus; et fel ejus miscendum est cum

ǽg-

(prefix)
Grammar
ǽg-, either a contraction of the prefixes á, ǽ, with a g added, as ǽg, or derived from aa = á, áwa, ǽw. It is used in compound pronouns and adverbs, as ǽg-hwá, ǽg-hwǽr, ǽg-hwilc, etc; but, in its place, we also find the prefix á as,—á-hwǽr, á-hwilc, etc. Both ǽg- and á- impart to their compounds a sense of universality.

Ever ⬩ always ⬩ semper

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Ever, always; semper:

leó

(n.)
Grammar
leó, g. león; [a dat. leóne and acc. f. leó are found as well as regular forms león: the dat. pl. leónum is put under leóna q.v.] m. f.

A lion ⬩ lioness

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Ðonne seó leó bringþ his hungregum hwelpum hwæt tó etanne, Ors. 3, 11; Swt. 142, 24. Seó leó ðeáh hió wel tam sé and hire magister swíðe lufige, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 9. Etan león flǽsc ... Nim león gelynde to eat lion's flesh ... take lion's suet, L.

Linked entries: leá león leóna

fóre-burh

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-burh, gen. -burge; dat. -byrig, -birig; f.

a fore-court ⬩ entrance-court ⬩ vestibule ⬩ vestĭbŭlum ⬩ a wall before a fortification ⬩ pro-mūrāle ⬩ mūrus ante mūrum ⬩ dictum ex eo quod pro mūnītione sit

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a fore-court, entrance-court, vestibule; vestĭbŭlum Hig etaþ ða hláfas on ðæs geteldes fórebirig comĕdent pānes in tabernācŭli testĭmōnii vestĭbŭlo, Ex. 29, 32. a wall before a fortification; pro-mūrāle, mūrus ante mūrum, dictum ex eo quod pro mūnītione

HWELP

(n.)
Grammar
HWELP, es; m.

A WHELP, ⬩ catulus

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Ða hwelpas etaþ of ðám crumum ðe of hyra hláforda beódum feallaþ catelli edunt de micis quæ cadunt de mensa dominorum suorum, Mt. Kmbl. 15, 27: Mk. Skt. 7, 28

un-álífedlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-álífedlíc, adj.

Not allowable ⬩ unlawful ⬩ illicit

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Swýnen flǽsc Iudéum unálýfedlíc ys tó etanne, Ps. Th. 16, 14: Homl. Th. ii. 456, 35. Hí ne móstan for him náht unálýfedlíces begangan, Shrn. 65, 11. On hús gehwyrfed unálýfedlícra scylda in inlecebrarum cubilia conversae, Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 14

spic

(n.)
Grammar
spic, es; n.

Bacon ⬩ lard ⬩ the fat flesh of swine ⬩ the mast on which the swine were fed ⬩ popa, ⬩ lardum ⬩ fat of seals, whales, etc., blubber ⬩ blubber, lard ⬩ lard

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Etan spice, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 111. Spic occurs in names of places where swine were fed, e. g. Holan-spic, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. pp. 115, 137, 184, but its meaning here is not evident.

Linked entry: spec

feorh

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Ic cweþe tó eów ꝥ gé ne sorgige eówrum fere (animae) hwæt gé etan . . . ah nis máre ꝥ ferh (anima) þonne se mete?, Mt. R. 6, 25. On earfoþum þǽr wé úres feores ne wénaþ, Bl. H. 51, 28.

on-stellan

(v.)

to institute, give rise to, set on foot, bring in, be the author of, set (an example)

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to institute, give rise to, set on foot, bring in, be the author of, set (an example) Ðú scealt greót etan swá ðú wróhte onstealdest thou (the serpent) hast brought sin into the world, Cd. Th. 56, 12; Gen. 911: 57, 22; Gen. 932.

Linked entry: an-stellan

flǽsc-mete

(n.)
Grammar
flǽsc-mete, es; pl. nom. acc. -mettas; m.

FLESH-MEAT ⬩ flesh ⬩ carnĕus cĭbus ⬩ căro

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Gé etaþ flǽscmettas eówre hreáwe mandūcābĭtis carnes vestras crūdas, Coll. Monast. Th. 29, 11: Ps. Lamb. 49, 13

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