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wrǽc

(n.)
Grammar
wrǽc, e; f.

Vengeance

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Þatt was mikell wræche, þatt all follc for till helle, Orm. 19 ; don wreche (rimes with speche, leache, teche), Misc. 143, 56 ; tak wreche (rimes with preche), Alis. 2858: but there appears to be no instance in Old English of a nominative wrǽc which is

ymb-standan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-standan, p. -stód; pp. -standen.
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Hí bióþ úton ymbstandene (printed -standende, but see útan ymbestandne, Met. 25, 7) mid miclon geférscipe hiora þegna septos tristibus armis Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 4

ǽþ-rýt

Grammar
ǽþ-rýt, l. ǽ-þryt[t], -þryte,
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(In any but the first of these passages perhaps ǽþryt is a noun; v. next word, and cf. ǽhþrot is pertesum est, An. Ox. II, 166.)

cliwen

(n.)
Grammar
cliwen, cleowen.
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Clywen (printed clywe; but see Angl. viii. 452), i. 59, 35. Swilce án byrnende cliwen, Hml. S. 31, 937. Cliwenes globi, An. Ox. 492. Cliwene glomere, 457: 3736. Gewint hé ( the hedgehog) tó ánum cliewene (cliw-, v. l. ), Past. 241, 11.

eald-lic

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Mid ealdlecre (printed -letre, but for -lec = -lic v.ll. l, 12 on same page) autentica veterum (the passage glossed is: Authentica veterum auctoritate, Ald. 35, 26. Cf. An.

sǽta

(n.)

a resident, inhabitant.

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It also forms part of common nouns, Similar entries v. burh-, ende-, land-sǽta: with which may be compared. O. L. Ger. land-sétio: O. H. Ger. himil-sázo: Ger. land-safs..]

Linked entry: séta

of-dæle

(n.)
Grammar
of-dæle, an(?); n.

A downward slope, descent, inclineat ibdaljin this fairgunjis ad descensum montisdownwards.

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MS.) giémeliéste and ungesceádwísnesse they will not dam up their minds, as one banks up a deep pool, but he lets his mind flow away to the downward slope of carelessness and folly; quia (anima) se ad superiora stringendo non dirigit, neglectam se inferius

Linked entries: -dæle æf-dæl

bærstlian

(v.)
Grammar
bærstlian, p. ode; pp. od

To breakburstcrepare

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To break, burst; crepare Bærstlaþ crepuerit, Cot. 39

burne

(v.)
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hast burnt, wast on fire; p. of beornan

húf

(n.)
Grammar
húf, es; m.

bubo

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A horned owl; bubo. Wrt. Voc. 63, 19

bytte-hlid

(n.)
Grammar
bytte-hlid, es; n.
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A lid of a butt; dolii opertorium, Cot. 208: Mann

feax-sceacga

(n.)
Grammar
feax-sceacga, an; m.

A bush of haircæsăriescrīnium fascĭcŭlus

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A bush of hair; cæsăries, crīnium fascĭcŭlus, Som. Ben. Lye

býsig

(adj.)
Grammar
býsig, adj.
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Occupied, diligent, laborious, BUSY, industrious; occupatus, sedulus, laboriosus, negotiosus, industrius Býsig æfter bócum occupied over books, Salm. Kmbl. 123; Sal. 61. Bogan wǽron býsige bows were busy, Byrht. Th. 134, 66; By. 110: Ps. Th. 58, 3

Linked entry: bisig

seámere

(n.)
Grammar
seámere, , es; m.
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. — Hors equus, hengest caballus, seámere burdus ( = burdo; hic burdo, i. genitum inter equum et asinam, Seámere burdus, oxa bova, ii. 11, 61-62

forþ-berstan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-berstan, p. -bærst, pl. -burston; pp. -borsten

To burst or break fortherumpĕre

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To burst or break forth; erumpĕre, Som. Ben. Lye

búwian

(v.)
Grammar
búwian, p. ode; pp. od
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To inhabit; inhabitare Búwa eorþan inhabita terram, Ps. Th. 36, 3

forþ-blǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-blǽstan, p. te; pp. ed [blǽst a blast]

To blast forthpuff outburst outinsufflāreerumpĕre

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To blast forth, puff out, burst out; insufflāre, erumpĕre, Cot. 74

ge-brogne

(n.)
Grammar
ge-brogne, an; n.

A bush

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A bush Gistígeþ swoelce gibrogne ascendet sicut virgultum, Rtl. 19, 33

Linked entry: brogna

sám-swǽled

(adj.)
Grammar
sám-swǽled, adj.

Half-burnt

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Half-burnt Sámswǽlede semiustos, sámswǽled semiustus, Hpt. Gl. 508, 55-57

ful-berstan

(v.)
Grammar
ful-berstan, p. -bærst, pl. -burston; pp. -borsten; v. intrans.

To burst fully or thoroughlyplēne rumpi

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To burst fully or thoroughly; plēne rumpi, Off. Reg. 3