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Beran burh

(n.)
Grammar
Beran burh, gen. burge; dat. byrig; f. [Hunt. Beranbiri : Kni. Banbyry]

BANBURY ⬩ Oxfordshire

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BANBURY, Oxfordshire Hér Cynríc and Ceawlin fuhton wið Brettas æt Beran byrig here, A. D. 556, Cynric and Ceawlin fought with Britons at Banbury, Chr. 556; Th. 30, 9, col. 1, 2, 3

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Cealc-hýþ

(n.)
Grammar
Cealc-hýþ, e; f.

Challock, Chalk

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The name of a place, Challock, Chalk, in Kent Hér wæs geflítfullíc sinoþ æt Cealc-hýþe here [in A. D. 785] there was a contentious synod at Chalk, Chr. 785;Erl.57, 13

bócian

(v.)
Grammar
bócian, p. ode; pp. od

To give by charter, to charter ⬩ libro vel charta dare

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To give by charter, to charter; libro vel charta dare Oswald biscop bócaþ Wihtelme his þegne bishop Oswald charters to Wihthelm his thane, Cod. Dipl. 531; A. D. 966; Kmbl. iii. 6, 9

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biter-líce

(adv.)
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Swíþe bitterlíce (biter- v. l. ) weópende, Gr. D. 140, 12. Ðæt réðe flód biterlíce (amare) bærnð ðá earman sáula, Dóm. L. 166. Wearð seó móder biterlíce gegremod, Hml. Th. ii. 30, 3. Add

candel-stæf

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Voc. i. 81, 4. Leóht scínende ofer candelstæf háligne lucerna splendens super candelabrum sanctum, Scint. 226, 1: Gr. D. 99, 13. Man sceal habban candelstafas, Angl. ix. 264, 18. Add

efen-blissian

(v.)
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Is sǽd þæt se cining wǽre swá efenblissiende (efnblissende, v. l.) ita congratulatus esse rex perhibetur, Bd. 1, 26; Sch. 59, 4. Efenblissiende hyre wuldres ejus gloriae congaudens, Gr. D. 169, 10. Add

for-þerscan

(v.)
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to destroy by beating Se wíngeard wearð forðorscen mid onreósendum hetolum hagole, Gr. D. 57, 4. (v. for-sleán; <b>I b.</b>) [O. H. Ger. fer-droskan attritus.]

ge-þrafian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þrafian, p. ode
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To press, urge, compel Hé cwæð ꝥ sume dæge wǽre mid gafoles neáde geþrafod (genéded, v. l.) sum geleáffull wer quia die quodam fidelis vir quidam necessitate debiti compulsus, Gr. D. 157, 22

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healre

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On healre dúne; of healre dúne, Cht. Crw. 4, 25. Tó healre mere; of healre mere, C. D. iii. 79, 1. Cf. In loco siluatici ruris usitato nomine hellere lége, i. 63, 9

ídel-hende

(adj.)
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Nán man náh tó Godes cyrican ídelhende tó cumene, Wlfst. 238, 2. Hí eft of þám mynstre ídelhænde (-hende, -hynde, v. ll.) hwurfon a monasterio vacui sunt regressi, Gr. D. 6, 31. Add

rimpan

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Take this to ge-hrimpan, and add: [v. N. E. D. rimple.]: <b>Rín.</b> Add:to last passage after eá (in Ríne þǽre eá, Riine þa eae, v. ll. )

scín-cræftiga

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Þá þá scíncræftigan (drýcræftigan, v. l. malefici) wurdon árásode . . . Basilius se scíncræftiga férde, Gr. D. 27, 15-21. Hí befæston ꝥ wíf drýum and scíncræftigum puellam maleficis tradiderunt, 73, 16: 74, 10. Add

sunne

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Add Swá swá under ánum leóman þǽre sunnan (ánum sunnan leóman, v. l.) velut sub uno solis radio, Gr. D. 171, 13: 172, 22. <b>I a.</b> add:

þider-weard

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Add: where a verb of motion is implied Geseah hé olfendas þyderweard vidit camelos venientes procul, Gen. 24, 63. Ðá þá hé þágíta wæs feorron þyderweard adhuc longe positum, Gr. D. 37, 15

wiþerian

(v.)
Grammar
wiþerian, <b>.
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&lt;/b&gt; add Þá hé geseah ꝥ hé ne mihte wið wiþerian (wiðwiþerian ?; wiðstandan, v.l.) þæs hálgan mannes fremmingum cum se conspiceret ejus profectibus obviare non posse, Gr. D. 117, 19

ágen

(n.; v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
ágen, <b>. I.</b>
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His ǽgnu bearn, Past. 409, 5. &lt;b&gt;I a.&lt;/b&gt; within one&#39;s rights :-- Hit seó ðǽm ágen ǽghwæs tó brúcenne, C. D. iii. 254, 12. Add

be-brúcan

(v.)
Grammar
be-brúcan, p. -breác; pp. -brocen.

to consume food ⬩ to practise

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to consume food Hyrahláfas wǽron forneáh ealle bebrocene (gebrocene, v. l.) panes pene omnes consumti fuerant, Gr. D. 145, 10. to practise Ealle þá gódnyssa þe hé bebreác, Hml. S. 23 b, 34

á-bǽdan

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Substitute the following: to force, wring Ele ábǽdan and áwringan of þám bergum ab olivis exigere oleum torquendo, Gr. D. 250, 22. to compel Gif ðæt nýd ábǽdeþ cum exhiberi mysterium ipsa necessitas compellit, Bd. l, 27; S. 497, 1.

ge-myþe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-myþe, es; n. [Theform and gender of the word are not quite certain. A dat. sing. fem, occurs once, but it is in a rather late charter with corrupt forms; all other instances are in dat. pl. Corresponding forms in other languages are neuter, so probably the English.]
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D. iii. 382, 4-24. Æfter ðám bróce ðæt hit cymð tó ðám gemýðan; of ðám gemýðan, 389, 35 : 424, 23. Andlang bróces tó ðæs cinges gemýðan; of ðám gemýðan west be bróce, 407, 10. Tó þǽm gemýþan, and æfter streáme, Cht. Crw. 20, 33.

beóþ

is ⬩ are ⬩ shall be

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is, are, shall be Exon. 44 a; Th. 149, 28; Gú. 768 : 96 b; Th. 361, 20; Wal. 22 : Ælfc. Gr. 25; Som. 26, 14 : Th. Diplm. A. D. 743-745; 28, 27

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