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Púnice

(n.)
Grammar
Púnice, pl.
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The Carthaginians Him cómon ongeán Púnice mid swá fela scipa eo Carthaginienses cum pari classe venerunt, Ors. 4, 6 ; Swt. 176, 11 : 172, 25: 180, 5. Wæs geendad Púnica ðæt æfterre gewinn bellum Punicum secundum finitum est, 4, 11 ; Swt. 202, 31.

á-spelian

(v.)
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Gif hé wrítan ne cunne, bidde óþerne þæt hine áspelige si non scit litteras, alter ab eo rogatus scribat, R. Ben. 101, 5. ꝥ se mæssepreóst æt þám þingum þone bisceop áspelian móte ut presbytero in illis rebus episcopi munere fungi liceret, LI.

Linked entry: spelian

unriht-feóung

(n.)
Grammar
unriht-feóung, e; f.

Evil hatredunjustifiable hate

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Evil hatred, unjustifiable hate Hwý ge ǽfre scylen unrihtfióungum eówer mód dréfan? Met. 27, 1

tó-lynian

(v.)
Grammar
tó-lynian, tó-lynnan
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to take away Áhebbað ł tóhlynnað gatu eówre attollite portas uestras, Ps. L. 23, 7

egsian

(v.)
Grammar
egsian, p. ode; pp. od [egsa fear]

To frightenterrēre

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To frighten; terrēre Oft Scyld egsode eorl Scyld often frightened man, Beo. Th. 11; B. 6

Linked entry: egesian

út-wícing

(n.)
Grammar
út-wícing, es; m.

A foreign pirate

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A foreign pirate Hugo eorl wearð ofslagen innan Anglesége fram útwíkingan, Chr. 1098; Erl. 235, 6

tó-brecan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brecan, p. -bræc, pl. -brǽcon; pp. -brocen

To break,break in piecesto break in two,to break to pieces,break up,to separate into parts by striking or pullingto overthrow,break down,ruin,destroy,put into confusion,rout,to destroy,crushto take by assaultto break a promise, pledge, etc.,to infringe,violateto break,interrupt

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Th. 61, 1; Cri. 978. of persons, to destroy, crush Ic tóbræce hí confringam eos. Ps. Spl. 17, 40. Ðú hié tóbrǽce attrivisti eos.

æt-bredan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-bredan, he ætbryt; p. -bræd, pl. -brudon; pp. -broden, -breden; v. a.

To take awaywithdrawset at libertyto enlargereleaserescuetollereeripere

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Ðæt ðe he hæfþ him biþ ætbroden quod habet auferetur ab eo, Mt. Bos. 13, 12: 21, 43: Ex. 22, 10. Ðe hys wealas him ætbrudon quem abstulerant servi ejus, Gen. 21, 25

Linked entry: æt-broden

ymb-trymian

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-trymian, -trymman; p. -trymede, -trymde.
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Ic eom embtrymed fulcior, sustentor Wülck. Gl. 245, 26

be-héfe

(adj.)
Grammar
be-héfe, adj.
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Add: useful, needful Behéfe ( utilis ) ic eom eal-lum folce, Coll. M. 26, 25. Cræft behéfe and neódþearf ars utilis et necessaria, 27, 27: 18, 16. Sibling þé swá behéfe swá ðín hand, Hml. Th. i. 516, 15.

or-módness

(n.)
Grammar
or-módness, e; f.

Desperation, despair

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Ic eom geunrótsod fulneáh óþ ormódnesse, 41, 2; Fox 246, 14

dysigu

(n.)
Grammar
dysigu, (-o); indict. or gen. e; f.
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Folly, stupidity Neátum gelíce for eówre dysige, Bt. 26; F. 90, 3. v. dysig; n

sáwere

(n.)
Grammar
sáwere, es; m.

A sower

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A sower Út eode se sáwere his sǽd tó sáwenne, Mt. Kmbl. A. 13, 3.

þearf

(n.)
Grammar
þearf, e; f.
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Þonne weorðe ic mid eów ǽfre æt ðearfe, and eów ne forlǽte ǽfre æt neóde, Wulfst. 50, 5: Ps. Th. 62, 7: 70, 6. Ða ðe hine seóslige sóhtun on ðearfe, Exon. Th. 157, 30; Gú. 899.

Linked entries: þærf þarf

scipian

(v.)
Grammar
scipian, p. ode
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To take ship Se eorl on Wiht scipode and intó Normandíg fór, Chr. 1091; Erl. 228, 12

á-segendness

(n.)
Grammar
á-segendness, e; f.

An offering

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An offering Nymþe hé mid ásegendnisseum (muneribus) in eóde, Nar. 24, 17. Similar entries Cf. on-sægdness

Linked entry: -segendness

be-lúcan

(v.)
Grammar
be-lúcan, he -lýcþ; p. -leác, pl. -lucon; pp. -locen; v. trans. [be, lúcan to lock]

To lock upinclosesurroundshutshut upconcludererecludereincluderecircumcludereamplectiobserareclaudere

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To lock up, inclose, surround, shut, shut up; concludere, recludere, includere, circumcludere, amplecti, obserare, claudere Drihten hí beleác Dominus conclusit eos Deut. 32, 30. Gif he ðone oxan belúcan nolde si non recluserit bovem Ex. 21, 29.

FLINT

(n.)
Grammar
FLINT, es; m.

FLINTa rocksĭlexpetra

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Flinte ic eom heardra I am harder than flint, Exon. 111b; Th. 426, 23; Rä. 41, 78. Ðæt ðú gesomnige flint unbrǽcne that thou unite the unfragile flint, Exon. 8a; Th. 1, 11; Cri. 6: Salm. Kmbl. 202; Sal. 100.

ge-eádmédan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-eádmédan, -eáþmédan, he -eádmédeþ; p. -médde, -métte; pp. -méded, -mét; v. a.

To humblehumiliatesubduesubmit one's selfhumble one's selfdeigncondescendadoreworshiphumiliaredignaricondescendereadorare

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Ic geeádméded eom humiliatus sum, Ps. Th. 141, 6. Hí hí geeádmétte he humiliated [subdued] them, Jud. 11, 33. Se ðe hyne sylfne geeaþmét qui se humiliaverit, Mt. Bos. 23, 12 : 18, 4.

Linked entry: ge-eáþmédan

ge-lufian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lufian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To love, esteemămāre, dilĭgĕre

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Ic eom gelufod ămor, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Som. 26, 1, 6, 9, 12, 16. Ðú eart mín gelufoda sunu tu es fīlius meus dilectus, Mk. Bos. 1, 11. Hí wǽron gelufode ămāti sunt, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Som. 26, 8, 11, 13, 16

Linked entry: lufian