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byrne

(n.)
Grammar
byrne, a corslet.
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Gewǽpnod, ná mid reádum scylde, oððe mid hefegum helme, oþþe heardre byrnan, Hml. Th. ii. 502, 13. Gegyrede heó hý mid hǽrenre tunecan and mid byrnan, ꝥ is mid lytelre hacelan, Shrn. 140, 30. Hé geann his áðume twégra byrnena, Cht. Crw. 23, 16. Add

of-torfian

(v.)

to stone, to kill by casting stones or similar missiles

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to stone, to kill by casting stones or similar missiles Hî ûs oftorfiaþ mid stánum lapidibus nos obruent, Ex. 8, 26. Hí hine oftorfodon mid bánum and mid hrýðera heáfdum. Chr. 1012; Erl. 146, 18.

Linked entries: of-tyrfan torfian

cealre

(n.)
Grammar
cealre, calwer, es; m.

calmaria, gabalacrum

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Súr meolc wyrce cealre, and beðe mid cealre work sour milk into jelly, and foment with the jelly, Lchdm. iii. 42, 26. Gewirc niwne cealre make new jelly, L.M. I, 44; Lchdm. ii. 108, 13.

Linked entries: calwer celras

swíge

(adj.)
Grammar
swíge, adj.
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Nis mín sele swíge, ne ic sylfa hlúd, 494, 1; Rä. 82, 1

clepung

(n.)
Grammar
clepung, e; f.

A callingvocatio, clamor

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Clepung mín on ansýne oððe on gesihþe his ineóde to his eárum clamor meus in conspectu ejus introivit in aures ejus, Ps. Lamb. 17, 7

innung

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Add: what is contained in something, contents Mín is eall eorðan ymbhwyrft, and eall hyre innuncg meus est orbis terras, et plenitudo ejus, Ps.

hálsigendlic

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Heó mid áðsware him tó cwæð: 'Ne færst þú heonon búton þú mínne sunu mé cukenne ágife'. Hé áforhtode for hire hálsiendlican (geornfullan, v. l.) béne (expavit petitionis illius juramentum ), Gr. D. 17, 23

gristel

(n.)
Grammar
gristel, es; m.
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Ic ondette míne synna for ealne mínne líchoman, for ... tungan and gristlan and góman, Angl. xi. 98, 49. For grislan and for tungan, Ll. Th. ii. 264, 5

swíþ-from

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ-from, adj.
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Mín geswíþfroma ( addressing the Deity ), Anglia xii. 508, 1. v. next word

ge-twífyldan

Grammar
ge-twífyldan, l. ge-twifildan,
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Mín sár is getwyfyld, Hml. S. 33, 269. Þǽr bið getwifeld quo bimetur (duplicetur ), Hpt. 31, 16, 443. Getwifeld duplicata, Hy. S. 104, 25. Þá fíf pund hé bróhte his hláforde getwyfylde, Hml. Th. ii. 554, 32

sceamu

(n.)
Grammar
sceamu, e; f.

modesty, bashfulnessshame, confusionwhat causes a feeling of shame, disgrace, shame the private part

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Ðú mid sceame (sceoma, Lind.: scomo. Rush. ) nyme ðæt ýtemeste setl incipias cum rubore nouissimum locum tenere Lk. Skt. 14, 9. Ðonne biþ hé self geládod wið hine selfne mid his ágenre scame and mid his geþylde, Past. 21, I; Swt. 151, 18.

Linked entries: a-swǽrnung sceam-lim

felle-reád

(adj.)

Purple

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Mið fellereáde purpura, Lk. L. 16, 19. Mið fellereóde, Mk. R. 15, 17: Jn. R. 19, 2

Linked entry: fel

wirgþu

(n.)
Grammar
wirgþu, (-o); indecl.: wirgþ, e; f.

condemnationcursepunishmentevilwickednesscursingmaledictio

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Ne sceolon gé on míne wítegan wergðe settan in prophetis meis nolite malignari, 104, 13. Ic hine wergðo on míne sette my curse shall be upon him, Cd. Th. 105, 19; Gen. 1755. Is Euan scyld eal forpynded, wærgða áworpen, Exon.

hunig-swéte

(adj.)
Grammar
hunig-swéte, adj.

mellifluous

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Sweet as honey, mellifluous Hé hlód ðá mid þurstigum breóste ða flówendan láre ðe hé eft æfter fyrste mid hunigswéttre þrotan bealcette, Th. An. 45, 4

unriht-hǽmed

(adj.)
Grammar
unriht-hǽmed, adj.

Adulterous

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Adulterous Unrihthǽmede mæn tó rihtum lífe mid synna hreówe tó fón, L. Wih. 3; Th. i. 36, 18. Mid unrihthǽmedum cum adulteris, Ps. Spl. 49, 19

feldlic

fieldwild

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applied to plants, field, wild (v. feld, (1 b)) Mid feldlicere lactucan cum lactucis agrestibus, Hml. Th. ii. 264, 3. Mid feldlicum lactucum, 278, 19. Add:

þweorh

Grammar
þweorh, <b>. II.</b>
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add: — Gif hé ǽr þweores windes bǽtte, Bt. 41, 3; F. 250, 16. add: insolent Mid þhwyrum proteruo, An. Ox. 1160. Mid hwyrutn obliquo (zelo) 2770

brégan

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Ús deófol brégð mid yfelum geðóhtum, Hml. Th. i. 156, 30. Mid óðrum worde hé hierte, mid óðrum hé brégde (terret), Past. 53, 11. Réðe forebécna ꝥ folc earmlíce brégdon, Chr. 793; P. 55, 33.

pæll

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Add Hí gesáwon ꝥ án scínende weg wæs ástreht mid godwebbenum pællum (pellum, v. l.) (strata palliis via), Gr. D. 176, 1. Hé hét dæftan his búr mid pallum and mid wáhryftum, Hml. S. 35, 50. Mǽrða . . . on pellum and purpuran, Hml. A. 92, 18.

wǽpnung

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpnung, e; f.

Armourarms

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Iudas com mid ðám cwealmbǽrum mid ormǽtere wǽpnunge (with an immense amount of weapons), Homl. Ass. 74, 44: Homl. Th. ii. 302, 4