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bælca

(n.)
Grammar
bælca, balca (-e ?), bælcan; m. (f. ?).
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., s. v. balk, 'a wooden frame for securing the cow's head while being milked') Mistlice þreála gebyriað for synnum, bendas oððe dyntas, lobban oððe bælcan, Ll. Th. ii. 278, 27.

frætwe

(n.)
Grammar
frætwe, frætewe, frætuwe, frætwa, frætewa; gen. frætwa; pl. f.

Ornamentsadornmentsdecorationstreasuresornāmentaornātusres pretiōsæ

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Secgas bǽron beorhte frætwe the warriors bare bright arms, 434, note; B. 214. He frætwe geheóld, bill and byrnan he held the armour, the falchion and coat of mail, 5233; B. 2620. Frætwe and fætgold ornaments and plated gold, 3846, note; B. 1921.

Linked entry: frætewe

seomian

(v.)
Grammar
seomian, siomian, semian; p. ode
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Flota stille bád, seomode on sole scip, Beo. Th. 609; B. 302. Heó on wrace seomodon, Cd. Th. 5, 15; Gen. 72.

Linked entry: semian

geómor

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
geómor, geómur, giómor; adj.

Sad, sorrowful, mournful, murmuring, miserable, wretchedtristis, mæstus, quĕrŭlus, mĭserdoleful, miserabledepressed, sad, sorrowfulmiserymiserypitymĭsĕria

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He wæg hyge geómurne he bare a mournful spirit, 52 a; Th. 182, 15; Gú. 1310. In ðas geómran woruld in this sad world, 57 b; Th. 207, 10; Ph. 139: 63a; Th. 232, 35; Ph. 517. Geómran stefne with mournful voice, Andr. Kmbl. 122; An. 61: 2254; An. 1128.

stǽnen

(adj.)
Grammar
stǽnen, (in the oblique cases the -en is sometimes contracted or absorbed; see below, and for other instances see under stapol); adj.
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Th. i. 364, 23. in a bad sense Hié, wǽron stǽnenre heortan and blindre, Blickl. Homl. 105, 27. Hí hæfdon stǽnene heardnysse on heora heortan, Homl. Th. ii. 236, 21. Hæfdon heortan stǽn[e]ne, Exon.

for-swælan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swælan, l. -swǽlan,
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L. 120, 6. of the effect of disease Hine gelæhte ádl; hís líchama barn wiðútan mid langsumere hǽtan, and hé eal innan forswǽled wæs, Hml. Th. i. 86, 5. uncertain Forswǽld, forhǽþed exustus, i. spoliatus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 34. intrans. (?)

ge-hát

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bád sóðra geháta, hwonne him Freá reste ágeáfe, Gen. 1425: Cri. 541: Gú. 913. a promise to a deity, a vow Gehát oððe wirgnes devotatio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 26, 2: i. 29, 1.

Linked entry: hát

gelimplic

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Gelimplice daele conpetenies portiunculas, 104, 78: 132, 65. of material things Þá gebróhte se bisceop ealle þá hálgan bán on gelimplicum scrýnum, Hml.

DRÉFAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRÉFAN, part. dréfende; p. dréfde; pp. dréfed

To disturb, agitate, disquiet, vex, trouble commovēre, turbāre, conturbāre, tribulāre, contristāre

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Gewát him on nacan, dréfan deóp wæter he departed in the bark, to agitate the deep water, Beo. Th. 3812; B. 1904. Hwý ge scylen eówer mód dréfan why should ye trouble your mind? Bt. Met. Fox 27, 3; Met. 27, 2.

EÁCA

(n.)
Grammar
EÁCA, an; m.

An addition, EEKING, increase, usury, advantageadditāmentum

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An addition, EEKING, increase, usury, advantage; additāmentum Ðeáh mín bán and blód bútú geweorþen eorþan to eácan though my bones and blood both become an increase to the earth, Exon. 38 a; Th. 125, 10; Gú. 352.

blind

(adj.)

darkdimblind

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Add: physical Ic wæs blind bám eágum, Hml. Th. i. 422, 7: Bt. 38, 5; F. 206, 26. Palpo ic grápige; hic palpo ðes blinda mann, hujus palponis ðyses blindan, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 216, 10.

fæt

a vesselutensila receptacleboxcasketa compartment

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Similar entries v. bán-, hord-, máþm-, sinc-fæt " Drihten, þú þé gecure ꝥ fæt (the body of the Virgin Mary) on tó eardienne " . . . þá wæs Drihten cweþende tó Marian líchoman: " Þú eart lífes fæt, and þú eart ꝥ heofenlice templ, " Bl. H. 157, 1-13.

heáfod-mann

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<b>II a</b> α the head, captain of a band :-- ' Alǽdað mé tó . . . eówerne ealdor.' Hig (the robbers ) clipodon þone cniht him tó þe hira heáfodman wæs, Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 19

a-nýdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-nýdan, p. -nýdde; pp. -nýded, pl. -nýdede = -nýdde [a from, nýdan to compel] .

to repelthrust or beat backkeep fromrestrainconstrainforcerepellereextorquereto expelto drive outexpelleredepellereexigere

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to repel, thrust or beat back, keep from, restrain, constrain, force; repellere, extorquere Hí fram his mágum ǽr mid unrihte anýdde wǽron they had formerly been unjustly forced from his kinsmen, Chr. 823; Th. 111, 34. with út to expel, to drive out;

Linked entry: a-nídan

efen-þeówa

(n.)
Grammar
efen-þeówa, an; m: efen-þeów, efn-þeów, es; m.

A fellow-servant conservus

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A fellow-servant; conservus Astrehte hys efen-þeówa hyne and bæd hyne procĭdens conservus ejus rŏgābat eum. Mt. Bos. 18, 29. Hú ne gebýrede ðé gemiltsian ðínum efen-þeówan nonne ergo oportuit te misĕrēri conservi tui? Mt. Bos. 18, 33.

Linked entry: efn-þeów

eft-cyme

(n.)
Grammar
eft-cyme, es; m.

A coming again, returnrĕdĭtus, reversio

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A coming again, return; rĕdĭtus, reversio Ðæt eorlwerod sæt on wénum eftcymes leófes monnes the warrior band sat in expectation of the return of the dear man, Beo. Th. 5785; B. 2896: Exon. 121 b; Th. 466, 33; Hö. 130.

fóre-werd

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-werd, adj.

Forwardforeformerearlyprōnusantĕriorpriorprīmus

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On fórewerd ðære bóc oððe on heáfde bǽc awriten is be me in căpĭte libri scriptum est de me, Ps. Lamb. 39, 9

rǽd-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
rǽd-líce, adv.
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wisely, skilfully, cleverly Hé rǽdlíce slóh swá hé hine ( the ball ) nǽfre feallan ne lét, Ap. Th. 13, 5.

teám-byrst

(n.)
Grammar
teám-byrst, es; m.

The failure to produce a geteáma in a suit.

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Ðá bæd Byrhferhð ealdor-mann Æðelstán his wer for ðam témbyrste, Chart. Th. 207, 4

ge-ryd

(v.)
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v. á-ryddan); pp. ge-rýd To clear land Ic ongyte þeáh bæt þá worlde lustas ne sint eallunga áwyrtwalode of ðínum mode þeáh se gráf gerýd st though the stumps have not been rooted out entirely, the trees have been cut down and cleared away, Solil.