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stigel

(n.)
Grammar
stigel, e ; f.
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A stile, set of steps for getting over a fence Fram ðam wón stocce tó cinta stiogole ; ðanne fram cinta stiogole tó earnes beáme, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 73, 24. Stigole, iii. 227, 19. Stigele, 236, 25 : v. 40, 6, 7, 10 : 148, 1.

Linked entry: bóc-stigel

on-bryrdan

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Hé þurh gǽstes blǽd breóstum onbryrded beald reordade, Ph. 550. Add Mid onbryrdum móde andettan compuncto animo confiteri, Ll. Th. ii. 178, 20

a-blendan

(v.)
Grammar
a-blendan, p. -blende, pl. -blendon; pp. -blended, -blend; v. a.

To blindmake blinddarkenstupifycæcare

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Ic sýne ablende bealo-þoncum I blinded their sight by baleful thoughts, Exon. 72b; Th. 270, 22; Jul. 469. He ablende hyra eágan excæcavit oculos eorum. Jn. Bos. 12, 40. Ablended in burgum blinded as I am in these dwellings, Andr. Kmbl. 155; An. 78.

clipur

(n.)
Grammar
clipur, es; m.

A CLAPPER of a belltintinnabuli vel campanæ malleus

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A CLAPPER of a bell; tintinnabuli vel campanæ malleus Se bend ðe se clipur ys mid gewriðen, ys swylce hyt sý sum gemetegung ðæt ðære tungan clipur mǽge styrian, and ða lippan æt-hwega beátan.

bord-hreóða

(n.)
Grammar
bord-hreóða, -hréða, an; m. [bord II. a shield, hreóðan to cover, protect]

the cover or protection of the shieldclypei tegmen vel tutelaa shield, bucklerclypeus

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Hæfdon hie ofer bordhreóðan beácen arǽred they had a signal reared over their bucklers, 160; Th. 198, 9; Exod. 326. Brǽcon bordhréðan they broke through the bucklers, Invent. Crs. Recd. 242; El. 122

Linked entries: hreóða hréða

þorfend

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
þorfend, es; m.: þorfende; adj.
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Eádgo ða ðorfendo beati pauperes, Lk. Skt. Lind. 6, 20. Ic sello ðorfendum do pauperibus, 19, 8: Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 14, 5. Ðorfendum ł næfigum (ðarfendum, Rush.) egenis, Jn. Skt. Lind. 12, 5. Cf. þearfende, and see preceding and following words

werian

(v.)
Grammar
werian, p. ede, ode.
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</b> in reference to the hair, to wear a beard, etc. :-- Leófgár . . . Haroldes eorles mæssepreóst werede his kenepas on his preóstháde óð ðæt hé wæs biscop.

ge-eácnian

(v.)
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Eua cende hire bearn on sáre, for þon þe heó on synnum geeácnod wæs . . . Maria fǽmne cende, for ðon heó wæs fǽmne geeácnod, Bl. H. 3, 13-17, 18, 22. Heó geeácnod wæs of þǽm Hálgan Gáste, 11, 14.

strengðu

(n.)
Grammar
strengðu, (o); indecl. : strengð, e; f.
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Prud. 71. referring to living beings, strength, power ta do, fortitude, power to bear, firmness, vigour Strengþu heáfdes mínes fortitudo capitis mei, Ps. Th. 59, 6 : 117, 14. Mægnes strengðu, Exon. Th. 239, 23; Ph. 625.

hlǽfdige

a queenOur Ladylady

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Se cyng (Edward) geaf þǽre hlǽfdian (cf. seó cwén, 182, 7) Ǽrest his kynehláforde ǽnne beáh on hundeahtotigan mancysan goldes ...

wilder

(n.)
Grammar
wilder, (-or ? cf. wildor-líc. v. next word) (and wild ? cf. O. H. Ger. wild; dat. pl. wildiran ; and the declensions of lamb, cild), es; n.

A wild beast

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A wild beast þan deoren,and duden of þan wilden al heora willa, Laym. 1129. At þe fyrst quethe of þe quest quaked þe wylde, Gaw. 1150. Went we to wod the wilde for to cacchne. Destr. Tr. 2347. Þurh ðæs wildres ( the panther's ) mflð, Exon.

Linked entry: wildor

CYN

(n.)
Grammar
CYN, cynn,es; n.

every being of one kind, a kindred, kind, race, nation, people, tribe, family, lineage, generation, progeny, KIN genus, gens, natio, populus, stirps, tribus, familia, natales, origo, generatio, proles, progeniesGender genus a sex sexus

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Bos. 12, 23. a sex; sexus Hwæðeres cynnes bearn heó cennan sceal of which sex she shall bear a child, Lchdm. iii. 144, 6

Þú

(pronoun.)
Grammar
Þú, pers. pron.

Thou

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Þé wæs leófra his hyldo, þonne Þín sylfes bearn, Cd. Th. 176, 34; Gen. 2921. Lufa þínne néhstan swá þé sylfne (ðec seolfne, Lind.), Mt. Kmbl. 19, 19.

Linked entries: þec þeh þistel

þafian

(v.)
Grammar
þafian, p. ode.
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Kmbl. 804; An. 402. to submit to, bear, suffer, endure Ðé þincþ se earmra se ðæt yfel déþ ðonne se ðe hit þafaþ miserior tibi injuriae illator, quam acceptor esse videretur, Bt. 38, 6; Fox 208, 19.

freólíc

(adj.)
Grammar
freólíc, freóléc, frílíc; adj.

Freenobleingenuouscomelygoodlylīberingĕnuusegrĕgiusdĕcens

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Beam freólícu tú two comely children, 82; Th. 102, 30; Gen. 1708. Mid his twegen suno, freólíco frumbearn with his two sons, comely first-born, Exon. 112b; Th. 431, 31; Rä. 47, 4. Fǽmne freólícast most noble damsel, 9a; Th. 5, 20; Cri. 72

Linked entry: frílíc

gæst

(n.)
Grammar
gæst, gest, gist, giest, gyst, es; pl. nom. acc. gastas; m.

a GUESThospessŏciusa strangeran enemyvir aliēnĭgĕnushostis

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fulne if the sea shall bear it [the vessel] full of guests, Exon. 101 b; Th. 384, 20; Rä. 4, 30. a stranger, an enemy; vir aliēnĭgĕnus, hostis Wæs se grimma gæst Grendel háten, wonsǽlig wer the grim enemy was called Grendel, the unblest man, Beo.

neán

(adv.)
Grammar
neán, adv.

from nearnearclose at handnearlyabout

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Wé ðæs hereweorces neán myndgiaþ we bear that warlike deed in mind nearly as it happened, have an accurate remembrance of it, Elen. Kmbl. 1311; El. 657

Linked entry: neón

þerscan

(v.)
Grammar
þerscan, p. þærsc, pl. þurscon; pp. þorscen
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To thrash. to strike, beat, flog, scourge Ðú ðe rehtlíce ðersces synfullo qui juste verberas peccatores, Rtl. 43, 9. Ða wéregan neát ðe man drífeþ and þirsceþ, Elen. Kmbl. 716; El. 358.

wirp

(n.)
Grammar
wirp, e; f.

A change for the betterrecoveryimprovement

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Is ðæt bearn cymen tó wyrpe weorcum Ebréa the child is come to alleviate the afflictions of the Hebrews, 5, 9; Cri. 67. Se Waldend him (the blind man) mæg wyrpe syllan, hǽlo on heáfodgimme (of heofodgimme, MS.) 336, 5; Gn. Ex. 43.

be-gíman

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Þás niht sceolon Israhéla bearn begíman, 42. to observe, watch a person Hig begýmdon hine, Lk. 14, l