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ge-brecan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brecan, he -breceþ, -bryceþ; p. -bræc, ðú -brǽce , pl. -brǽcon; pp. -brocen; v. trans, [ge-, brecan to break]

To breakbruisecrushdestroyshatterwastefrangĕreconfringĕrecontrībulārecontĕrĕreconquassāreattĕrĕre

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Se snáw gebryceþ burga geatu the snow destroys the gates of towns, Salm. Kmbl. 613; Sal. 306. Ðú gebrǽce ðæt dracan heáfod deópe wætere tu contrībŭlasti căpĭta drăcōnum super ăquas, Ps. Th. 73, 13.

á-gán

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Manige geár syndon ágán, Bl. H. 187, 3. Wé ná ne rímdon þá ágánan dagas, Gr. D. 345. 32. <b>II a.</b> to run out (of a lease). v. un-ágán in Dict. to pass off, lose strength Ágǽþ evanuerit (v. Mt. 5, 13), Wrt. Voc. ii. 30, 62.

Linked entry: á-gangan

weard

(n.)
Grammar
weard, es; m.

a guard, warder, watchman, sentinel a guardian, protector, lord

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Geác, sumeres weard, Exon. Th. 309, 8; Seef. 54. Bánhúses weard the mind, Cd. Th. 211, 9; Exod. 523. a guardian, protector, lord Ðære cneórisse wæs Cainan aldordéma, weard and wísa, Cd. Th. 70, 22; Gen. 1157.

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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gean Ælfriðæ ðæs cyninges wífæ . . . and ðám æðelingæ, ðæs cyngæs suna and hiræ, C. D. iii. 127, 26. Ðá wearð Eustatius uppon his horse, and his gefeóran uppon heora, Chr. 1048; P. 173, 1. the pronoun as in . with noun.

BÍDAN

(v.)
Grammar
BÍDAN, ic bíde, ðú bídest, bítst, bíst, he bídeþ, bít, pl. bídaþ; p. ic, he bád, ðú bide, pl. bidon; pp. biden; acc. gen.

To BIDE, abide, continue, remain, tarry, wait, await, expect, enduremanere, remanere, morari, habitare in aliquo loco, expectare, consequi, sustinere

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To BIDE, abide, continue, remain, tarry, wait, await, expect, endure; manere, remanere, morari, habitare in aliquo loco, expectare, consequi, sustinere Ic in wíte sceal bídan in bendum I in torment must abide in bonds, Cd. 214; Th. 268, 2; Sat. 49. Seó

Linked entries: a-bídan bád bídende

(adj.)
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Februarius hæfð þý geáre (leap-year) ánum dæge má daga þonne þý óðrum geáre, Angl. viii. 305, 43. Hé áferede mancynnes má þonne gemet wǽre, An. 1180. without partitive genitive Gif má tó scyle, Ll. Th. i. 160, 3. .xii. búton gé má willan, 274, 11.

búende

(n.; v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
búende, part. búend, es; m.

Inhabiting or dwellinginhabitans inhabitants, thus used as a noun,

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Inhabiting or dwelling; inhabitans Búendra leás void of those inhabiting, [Cd. 5; Th. 6, 16; Gen. 89] or inhabitants, thus used as a noun, Mid búendum cum habitantibus, Ps. Lamb. 82, 8

Linked entries: búend bunda

stillness

(n.)
Grammar
stillness, e ; f.
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Ðá hæfde Hannibal and Rómáne án geár stilnesse ( quies a tumultu bellorum ) him betweónum . . . On ðære stilnesse Scipia geeode ealle Ispanie, Ors. 4, 10 ; Swt. 198, 34. Ðú eart nú of ðinre stilnesse áhworfen, Bt. 7, 1 ; Fox 16, 24.

æþeling

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gean Ælfriðæ ðæs cyningæs wífæ ðæs landæs ... and ðám yldran æðælingæ, ðæs cyngæs suna and hiræ, ... ánæs swurdæs, C. D. iii. 127, 25.

ge-bǽru

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bǽru, gen. e; acc. e, u; f : ge-bǽro; f. indecl. Or ge-bǽre; n; pl. u. See the cognate words at the end. [baero, bǽru a bearing]

BEARINGstatehabit or disposition of body or mindmannerconductbehaviourdemeanourmanners in societysocietygestushăbĭtusmōresconsortiumconsuētūdo

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BEARING, state, habit or disposition of body or mind, manner, conduct, behaviour, demeanour, manners in society, society; gestus, hăbĭtus, mōres, consortium, consuētūdo Biþ swá fæger fugles gebǽru the bird's bearing [demeanour] is so pleasing, Exon.

Linked entries: ge-bǽre ge-bǽrness

ge-boht

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-boht, pp. of ge-bycgan: ge-bohte, pl. -bohton bought, redeemed,
  • Gen. 39, 1
  • :
  • L. C. E. 18; Th. i. 370, 28
  • :
  • Chr. 1016; Erl. 159, 23
  • ;
p. of ge-bycgan.

bought

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bought,Ælfc. Gl. 86; Som. 74, 33; Wrt. Voc. 50, 16;

BRÚCAN

(v.)
Grammar
BRÚCAN, to brúcanne; ic brúce, ðú brúcest, brýcst, brícst, he brúceþ, brýcþ, pl. brúcaþ; p. ic, he breác, ðú bruce, pl. brucon; pp. brocen; v. a. gen.

To use, make use of, to pass, spend, enjoy, have enjoyment of, to eat, bear, dischargeuti, frui, possidere, habere, gaudere aliqua re, edere

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To use, make use of, to pass, spend, enjoy, have enjoyment of, to eat, bear, discharge; uti, frui, possidere, habere, gaudere aliqua re, edere Ðæt he beáh-hordes brúcan móste that he might have enjoyment of the ring-hoard, Beo. Th. 1793; B. 894. Ne benohton

bearn

(n.)
Grammar
bearn, es; n.

A BEARNchildsonissueoffspringprogenynatusinfanspuerfiliussobolesproles

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Geáta bearn the sons of the Goths, Beo. Th. 4374; B. 2184. He Noe gebletsade and his bearn he blessed Noah and his sons, Cd. 74; Th. 91, 1; Gen. 1505. Ðys synd Israéla bearna naman hæc sunt nomina filiorum Israel, Ex. 1, 1.

Linked entries: barn beærn byre beorn

georn-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
georn-ful, -full; comp. -fulra; adj.

Full of desire, eager, solicitous, anxious, strenuous, zealous, intent, diligentsollĭcĭtus, stŭdiōsus, anxius, sēdŭlus, intentus, dīlĭgens

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Full of desire, eager, solicitous, anxious, strenuous, zealous, intent, diligent; sollĭcĭtus, stŭdiōsus, anxius, sēdŭlus, intentus, dīlĭgens On orde stód Eádweard, gearo and geornful Edward stood in the array, ready and eager, Byrht.

Linked entry: gearnfull

Seaxe

(n.)
Grammar
Seaxe, Seaxan; pl.
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.; S. 471, 10. continental Saxons Ðý ilcan geáre gegadrode micel sciphere on Ald-Seaxum, and dǽr wearþ micel gefeoht . . . and ða Seaxan hæfdun sige, Chr. 885; Erl. 84, 8. Ic wæs mid Seaxum, Exon. Th. 322, 12; Víd. 62

rót

(adj.)
Grammar
rót, adj.

gladcheerfulnoble, excellent

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Skt. 12, 24) forðan ðe se man is ðe Gode geþíhþ ealra gesceafta rótost, and Gode leófost, buton ðám heofenlícum englum ðe nǽfre ne syngodon, ii. 462, 31-34, On ðam ilcan geáre forbarn ðæt hálige mynster on Lundene ... and ðæt mǽste dǽl and ðæt rótteste

twégen

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twégen, (twegen? In the later MSS. of the Gospels tweigen and twegen are found, but ei may represent earlier e, e. g. weig, Lk. 1, 79, eige, 2, 9; or é, e. g. wreigende, 23, 10, wreigeð, 23, 14: Layamon has tweiȝe, tweien: in the Ormulum the form is tweȝȝen); m.: twá, twuá; f.: tú, tuu, twá; n.: gen. twéga, twégea, tweágea, twíga, twégera, twégra (later Gospels have tweigre, tweire); dat. twám, twǽm. Besides these West Saxon are the following forms, nom. acc. twǽgen, twœgen, tuoegi, tuoege, tuóge, tuoe, tué; m.: f. tuoege: gen. tuoega, tuoe, twégen, tuoegara,twoegra, tuoera.
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Ðǽr wearþ micel gefeoht tuá (tuwa in three MSS. ) on geáre, Chr. 885; Erl. 84, 7. Tú swá lange swá ða óðru twice as long as the others, 897; Erl. 95, 12. Nymaþ twá swá micel feós pecuniam duplicem ferte, Gen. 43, 12.

Linked entries: tuu twá

fénix

(n.)
Grammar
fénix, es; m.

the fabulous bird phœnixφoινιξa genus of palmsthe date treedate palmphœnix dactylĭfĕra

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the fabulous bird phœnix = φoινιξ Fénix, swá hátte án fugel on Arabiscre þeóde, se leofaþ fíf hund geára, and æfter deáþe eft aríst ge-edcucod, and se fugel getácnaþ úrne æríst on ðam endenéhstan dæge phœnix, so a bird in Arabia is called, which lives

forþ-feran

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-feran, p. de; pp. ed.

To go forthdepartdiedecēdĕredefungimŏriexpīrāre

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Cúþréd and Coenbryht on ánum geáre forþferdun Cuthred and Cenbyrht died in one year, Chr. 661; Erl. 34, 13. He forþfered wæs defunctus est, Bd. 2, 3; S. 505, 3. Hí wurdon fǽrlíce forþferede they suddenly died. Homl. Th. ii. 174, 15.

swyle

(n.)
Grammar
swyle, es; m.
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Wið swylas, gáte tord; smyre mid ða swylas; hyt hý tódrífþ, and gedéþ ðæt hý eft ne árísaþ, i. 354, 27. v. fǽr-, fót-, geagl-, hand-swyle

Linked entry: swile