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a-bacan

(v.)
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to bake Nim ælces cynnes melo and ábacæ man hláf, Lch. i. 404, 5. Þost cicle ábacen, 364, 15: Gr. D. 87, 21. Hláfas on beágwísan ábacene, 343, 15

á-cweccan

(v.)
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Add: trans. Eall ðæs scipes fæt wæs ácweht (quassatum ), Gr. D. 248, 25. intrans. To quiver hine sylfne hetelíce ðýde, ðæt him on ácwehte, Hml. Th. i. 88, 10

be-sceáwung

(n.)
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be-sceáwung, e; f.

Contemplation

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Contemplation Besceáwunge contemplationis, i. speculationis, ł considerationis, An. Ox. 244: 706: Wrt. Voc. ii. 139, 62. On Godes besceáwunge in contemplatione Dei, R. Ben. 135, 1: Gr. D. 4, 22

ciric-stede

(n.)
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ciric-stede, es; m.
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Church-stead, site of a church Ðonon on clǽgweg be ciricstede, C. D. iii. 81, 10. Ǽrest on ðone chiricstede; ðonne of ðám chiricstede . . . on ðone chiricstede, 85, 7, 22

ealning

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Ðú wuldres God ealning ábidde þé ne forlǽte láðum handum, Dóm. L. 30, 28. Alning (ealling, v. l. ), Gr. D. 146, 8: 290, 14: 324, 11. Add

frófor-word

(n.)
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frófor-word, es; n.
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A word of consolation, consolatory talk nán fróforword ne onfó ne ne gehýre æt heora ǽniges múþe nec sermonem consolationis ex cujuslibet eorum ore percipiat, Gr. D. 344, 28

hoppetan

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Add: hoppettan Se hrefn mid openum múðe and mid áþenedum fiðerum ongann yrnan hoppetende ymbútan þone hláf corvus aperto ore, expansis alis circa panem coepit discurrere Gr. D. 118, 25

médian

(v.)
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médian, p. ode
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To reward Þone Erminigeldum his fæder ongan lǽran and mid médum médian and mid beótum brégan quem pater et praemiis suadere et minis terrere conatus est, Gr. D. 237, 23

neádlunga

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hine neádlunga (mid nýde, v.l.) áhófon úp on hors þe hine ǽr of áwurpon invitum eum in caballum de quo deposuerunt, levaverunt, Gr. D. 15, 24. Add

on-beran

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Add:(?) : to be situated (?), lie(?) Seó stów onbyrð (-bireð, v. l.) on feówertigum míla of þissere Rómániscan byrig locus ab Romana urbe quadraginta fere millibus distans, Gr. D. 98, 14

on-drysnlic

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Gelamp sum swíðe ondrysnlicu wíse (terribile quiddam) in Ualeria þǽre mǽgðe, Gr. D. 308, 10. Árísað and geseóð þone micclan and þone andrisnlican cyning, Ll. Th. ii. 396, 13. Add

Linked entries: an-drysenlic -drysnlic

stán-weall

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Þæt wæter stód him on twá healfa swilce óðer stánweall, Hml. Th. ii. 194, 22. Úp ðone ealdan stánweall . . . on stánwealles bróc, C. D. iii. 416, 12-22. Add

súþ

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Add: cpve. sýþera On ðone sýðeran steð; ðonne andlang steðes . . . on ðone norðere steð, C. D. v. 148, 20. ¶ :-- Ósréd wærð ofslagen be-súðan gemǽre, Chr. 716; P. 43, 8

tealtian

(v.)
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ongann þám swýðe cwacian and mid fótum tealtian uneáðe hine sylfne áberan mihte coepit se ipsum nutanti gressu vix posse portare, Gr. D. 36, 20. Add

þurh-sleán

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þurh-sleán, <b>. I.</b>
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add: to strike and pierce, wound; percutere Wearð mid þæs ealdan feóndes yfelnysse þurhslagen ( percussus ), Gr. D. 117, 7. Þurhslægene (percussi) mid þǽre ádle þæs mycclan líces, 207, 16

un-brosnigendlic

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Add: of material or non-material objects In þǽre wísan mæg beón ongyten hwylc seó cýþnes byþ in þám unbrosnend-lican lífe ( in illo incarruptibili vita), Gr. D. 312, 7

Linked entry: un-gebrosnendlic

un-lifigende

(adj.)
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gesæt néh þám líchaman þæs unlifigendan mannes (neáh þám deádan líchaman, v.l.) juxta corpus defuncti sedit, Gr. D. 85, 3. Þá word þára unlifigendra verba mortuorum, 346, 10. Add

wín-treów

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On þám wíngearde on feáwum wíntreówum (vitibus) uneáðe láfe wunodon swíðe litle and swíðe feáwa clistru þára wínbergena, Gr. D. 57, 7. 'Wíntre[ówum] palmitibus, An. Ox. 2838. Add

bǽr

(n.)
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bǽr, e; f.

A pasture (?)

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A pasture (?) Ðis is seó bǽr ðértó hýrð, C. D. v. 179, 33. Ðis synt ðá gemǽra ðá[ra] bǽra ðe hiérað Hwítancirican, Fisces-burnan, and Felghyrste, 173, 25

eáwu

(n.)
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eáwu, e; f.

A ewe ovis fēmĭna

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A ewe; ovis fēmĭna Agefe mon to Liming l eáwa and v let fifty ewes and five cows be given to Lyming, Th. Diplm. A. D. 835; 470. 29. 32

Linked entry: eówu