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BRÉMEL

(n.)
Grammar
BRÉMEL, brémbel, brǽmbel, brémber, es; m.

A BRAMBLE, brier, blackberry bush ribulus, vepres, rubus fruticosus,

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Þornas and brémelas heó asprít ðé spinas et tribulos germinabit tibi, 3, 18: Homl. Th. i. 432, 34. Wið útwærce, brémbel ðe síen begen endas on eorþan for dysentery, a bramble of which both ends are in the earth, L. M. 2, 65; Lchdm. ii. 290, 30.

on-wealh

(adj.)
Grammar
on-wealh, -walh; adj.

Whole, entiresound, uninjured, uncorruptedwhole, entire

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Geleáfan onwealhne and unwemmedne heóldan, 1, 4; S. 475, 33: 4, 10; S. 578, 27. of time, whole, entire Onwalhge wican ebdomade integra, 4, 27; S. 604, 31. Geár onwealh anno integro, 3, 1; S. 523, 28. Onwalhge niht noctes integras, 4, 25; S. 599, 30

Linked entries: an-wealh -wealg

á-spendan

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Ox. 1841. with abstract object (time, life, talents, etc.) Þá ðe mid gýmeleáste heora dagas áspendað, Hml. Th. ii. 78, 8. Hí ðá niht mid hálgum sprǽcum ðurhwacole áspendon, 184, 15. Hí þá andgitu getreówlíce áspendon, 556, 10.

Ælfred

(n.)
Grammar
Ælfred, Alfriþ, Aldfriþ, Ealdfriþ, es; m. [æl all; aid, eald old: fred = friþ peace; v. Ælfréd]

Alfred the wise, king of Northumbria for twenty years

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Aldfriþes Aldfrithi] tídum ðæs cyninges in temporibus Aldfridi regis, Bd. 5, 1; S. 614, 20. Hér Ælfred [MS. Aldfriþ] Norþanhymbra cining forþférde here, A.D. 705, Alfred, king of the Northumbrians, died, Chr. 705; Erl. 43, 32

Linked entries: Aldfriþ Alfriþ

ERIAN

(v.)
Grammar
ERIAN, erigan, erigean, to erianne, eríganne, erigenne; part, erigende; p. ede; pp. ed; v. a.

To plough, EAR iărāre

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Hit is tíma to erigenne [eriganne MS. D.] tempus est ărandi, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Som. 25, 17. Me is to erigenne [erianne MS. D.] ărandum esi mĭhi, 24; Som. 25, 19. Hæfst ðú æceras to erigenne [eriganne MS. D.] hăbes agros ad ărandum? 24; Som. 25, 20.

Linked entry: ærian

irming

(n.)
Grammar
irming, es ; m.

A poormeanwretchedmiserable persona wretch

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Betere is ðé ðæt ðé sceamige nú hér beforan mé ánum yrmingce ðonne eft beforan Gode on ðam mycelan dóme melius est tibi nunc hic coram me solo misero pudefieri, quam posthac coram Deo in magno judicio, L. Ecg. C. prm ; Th, ii. 132, 20.

Linked entries: earming erming

tyhting

(n.)
Grammar
tyhting, e; f.
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Deófol tiht ús tó yfele, ac wé sceolon geniman náne lustfullunge tó ðære tihtinge ... Seó yfele tihting is of deófle, Homl. Th. i. 174, 30-35: ii. 226, 29. Crist mid ðyssere tihtinge Petrum gehyrte, 374, 17.

Linked entry: tihting

andettan

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Ondettigen ðé ( tibi ) folc, ondettien ðé folc, Ps. Srt. 66, 4. Ondette (-ie), 6.

bufan

(prep.; adv.)
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bufan, prep. adv.
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S. 18, 24. upon Byrgenne, swelce hiera þeáw wæs þæt mon rícum monnum bufan eorðan worhte, Ors. 4, 10; S. 202, 5: 2, 4; S. 74, 19. of time, above, more than Fram ánum mónðe and bufan þám, Num. 3, 15. with acc. above, to a point higher than Hé up

feorran

(adv.)
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feorran, adv.
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., fearra, L. a longe) geseah án fíctreów, 11, 13: Lk. 16, 23. of time. of a distant past Frumsceaft fira feorran reccan to tell the origin of men from the most remote past, B. 91: 2106. of a distant future Hé wolde feorran and lange ǽr cýðan his ðrowunge

ge-árian

(v.)
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swǽ wé hié eft geegsian mægen ne dum praelatus quisque plus se quam decet dejicit, subditorum vitam stringere sub disciplinae vinculo non possit, Past, 118, 5. to shew mercy to (dat. ). to do kindness, help Lícige þé nú þæt þú geárige [mé] complaceat tibi

fród

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Fugol fród, geealdad, wintrum gebysgad, Ph. 426. (1 a) with dat. or gen. of noun of time :-- Dægríme fród, Gen. 2173. Gomol bið snoterost, fyrngeárum fród, sé þe ǽr fela gebídeþ, Gn. C. 12. Fénix byrneð fyrngeárum fród, Ph. 219.

hearpe

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Hwelce sín ðá inngeðoncas monna búton suelce sumere hearpan strengas áðenede, ðá se hearpere suíðe ungelíce tiéhð and styreð, and mid ðý gedéð ðæt hí náwuht ungelíce ðǽm sóne ne singað ðe hé wilnað?, Past. 175, 6.

on-secgan

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. :-- Ic onsæge ł ic offrige þé sacrificabo tibi, Ps. L. 53, 8. Hí ðám deóflum onsægdon and heora Drihten forsáwon, Hml. S. 14, 13. Þæt þú heofoncyninge wiðsóce, and onsægde synna fruman, Jul. 362. (l aα) to sacrifice with something, Bl.

HEÁH

(adj.)
Grammar
HEÁH, héh; adj.

HIGH, tall, lofty, sublime, haughtyaltus, excelsus, celsus, excellens, sublimis

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Seó eádignes ðæs heán heáhengles tíd the blessedness of the festival of the great archangel, Blickl. Homl. 197, 4, 24. From stæþe heáum from the high shore, Exon. 106 a; Th. 405, 6; Rä. 23, 19.

Linked entries: héh heá heág

ge-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyllan, to fill with (gen. dat. (inst.) or with preps.). v. ge-fellan, ge-fillan
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H. 187, 36. of time Þás twelf tácna synd swá bráde, ꝥ hí gefyllað twá tída mid hyra úpgange, Lch. iii. 246, 7. to satisfy, a (hungry, needy) person Hé þá hungrian mid gódum gefylleð ( satiavit ), Ps. Th. 106, 8: Bl. H. 5, 9.

nealles

(adv.)
Grammar
nealles, nalles, nallæs, nallas, nales, nalæs, nalas; adv.

Notnot at all

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Nalæs æfter mycelre tíde, 4, 23; S. 593, 24. Oft, nalæs seldan, Ps. Th. 74. 4

Linked entry: nalas

rǽran

(v.)
Grammar
rǽran, p. de
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Hú neáh ðære tíde wǽre ðætte ða bróðru árísan sceolden and Godes lof rǽran and heora úhtsang singan quam prope esset hora qua fratres ad dicendas Domino laudes nocturnal excitari deberent, Bd. 4. 24; S. 599, 4

Linked entry: hebban

beón

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Forgefen bíðon (beóþun, R.) ðé synno dimittantur tibi peccata, Mk. L. 2, 9. Tóstrogden biáð scíp dispargentur oves, Mt. L. 26, 31. Rím wintra hine hæbbende beón se numerum annorum fuisse habiturum.

wacian

(v.)
Grammar
wacian, p. ode

To watchwaketo remain awakenot to sleepto be freed from obstructionto opento be alertto watchbe on the watchbe on guardto watchbe on the watch to injure

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Ne mihtest ðú áne tíde wacian, Mk. Skt. 14, 37. Wacigean, Mt. Kmbl. 24, 43. Man sceal wacigean and warnian, Wulfst. 90, 2. Tó wacene ad vigilandum, Rtl. 85, 1. Ic stande ofer hig waciende for þeófan (vigilando), Coll. Monast. Th. 20, 29.

Linked entries: a-wacian wæcian