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ymbren-fæsten

(n.)
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ymbren-fæsten, es; n.

The fast of the Ember-days

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The fast of the Ember-days Ðæt man ǽlc beboden fæsten healde, sí hit ymbrenfæsten, sí hit lengctenfæsten, L. C. E. 16; Th. i. 368, 22. Ðæt ymbrenfæsten byð on ðissum mónþe (December), Anglia viii. 311, 39.

á-ceápian

(v.)

To buy off or out, where a result is obtained by payment

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Add: To buy off or out, where a result is obtained by payment Hǽþenne here him fram áceápian, C. D. B. iii. 75, 3. Búton hé him wille fǽhðe of áceápian unless he will buy off the feud from himself, Ll. Th. i. 150, 2.

drince-leán

(n.)
Grammar
drince-leán, es; n.

Tributary drink, scot-ale, the contribution of tenants to purchase ale for the entertainment of their lord or his steward on the fee, Glos. to Th. Laws, vol. ii. Or, perhaps, the ale given by the seller to the buyer on concluding a bargain ⬩ retrĭbūtio potus vel præmium bibendi

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C. S. 82; Th. i. 422, 2: L. N. P. L. 67; Th. ii. 302, 7

fǽrlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
fǽrlíc, feárlic; def.se fǽrlíca, seó, ðæt fǽrlíce; adj.

Sudden, unexpected, quick ⬩ sŭbĭtus, repentīnus

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Gl. 94; Som. 75, 113; Wrt. Voc. 52, 63. Þurh fǽrlícne [feárlícne MS. A.] deáþ through sudden death, L. C. S. 71; Th. i. 412, 28. Se fǽrlíca dæg repentīna dies, Lk. Bos. 21, 34. Se fǽrlíca deáþ sudden death, Homl. Th. ii. 22, 19

Linked entries: feárlíc férlíc

munan

(v.)
Grammar
munan, (a pret. pres. verb); ic, hé man, ðú manst, wé munon; p. munde.

to remember ⬩ be mindful of ⬩ to be careful of ⬩ to consider ⬩ think

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to remember, be mindful of, to be careful of Til mon tiles and tomes meares a good man thinks of, is careful of, a good and quiet horse, Exon. 91 a; Th. 342, 12; Gn. Ex. 142. [Cf.

Linked entries: a-munan ge-munan

ge-eácnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-eácnian, ic -eácnige, ðú -eácnigast, he -eácnaþ, pl. -eácniaþ; p. ode; pp. od

To increase ⬩ conceive ⬩ become pregnant ⬩ augēri ⬩ concipĕre ⬩ augēre

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In synnum geeácnod wæs he was conceived in sins, Ps. C. 50, 61; Ps. Grn. ii. 278, 61

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þrowing-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
þrowing-tíd, e; f.

the time at which a person suffered martyrdom ⬩ the anniversary of the time when some one suffered

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the time at which a person suffered martyrdom Fram ðissere worulde fruman óþ Xpes þrowungtíd, ðæt is six þúsend geára and .c. geára and lviii geára, Anglia xi. 7, 18. Weorðian wé on ðissum andweardan dæge Sancte Petres þrowungtíde, Blickl.

bígels

an arch ⬩ inclination

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Add: an arch. &c. Bígels arcus vel fornix, Wrt. Voc. i. 81, 14. Bígels, boga, incleofa camera, arcus, fornax, ii. 127, 78. Sé ðe gebígde þone heofenlican bígels, Hml.Th. i.170, 23. Bígelsa arcuum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 2.

be-swíc

(n.)
Grammar
be-swíc, l. be-swic (big-, bí-, bi-); n.
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Voc. ii. 25, 15 : supplantatio, Kent. Gl. 347. Tó biswice weorðan offendiculum fieri, Past. 451, 33. Him Arpellas tó beswice wearð Arpellas had played him false, Ors. 1. 12; S. 54, 10. Bútan ǽlcen brǽde oððe beswice, C. D. ii. 58, 27.

bera

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Voc. ii. 126, 1. Bera sceal on hǽðe, eald and egesfull, Gu. C. 29. Hét ꝥ hine man wurpe berum tó fretanne . . . and þǽr wæs begyten se mǽsta and se réþesta bera, Gr. D. 194, 20-25. Fearres gelícnysse and beran ansýne, Guth. 48, 2.

brún-basu

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Substitute for passages Bruunbesu (-beosu) ostriger , Txts. 82, 716. Brúnbaso, Wrt. Voc. ii. 63, 58. Balla loca prasinum (cf. calcido ut ignis lucet haec est prasinum, Corp. Gl. H. C. 77) brún-basu, 125, 16. Bánwyrt ys brúnbasuw, Lch. i. 294, 10.

disc

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In passage from Bede for disce l. disc, and add Disc patena(-ina), Txts. 86, 786: ferculum, 63, 852. Þǽr stód micel sylfren disc ( discus ) on, Bd. 3, 6; Sch. 209, 14. Discas (-es?) ferculi, swǽsende fercula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 35, 18.

ge-bécan

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Æðelstán cyning gebécte .xx. hída intó Wigoraceastre, C. D. B. iii. 657, 1. Gebécte intó mynstre and Æþelríce betǽhte, 3: 7: 9. Gebécte and intó mynstre Gode tó lofe geúðe, 5. Gebécte and gefreóde and betǽhte Alhwine bisceope, 11. Cf. ge-bócian. Add

ge-hírsum

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Take here <b>ge-hýrsum</b> in Dict. and add: obedient Hé wearð gehýrsum tó þí þæt hé willes deáð þrowade factus obediens usque ad mortem R. Ben. 26, 15 : 126, 8.

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gnornung

(n.)
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a feeling or expression of grief, sorrow, &c. On gnornunga módes in merore animi, Kent. Gl. 517. Hit náuht elles nát bútan gnornunga crescit in immensum noxia cura, Bt. 3, 2; F. 6, 12: Met. 3, 10.

mæsse-reáf

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Twá mæssereáf, C. D. B. iii. 660, 33

rúnian

(v.)
Grammar
rúnian, ode

To talk low, whisper, mutter

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To talk low, whisper, mutter Ic rúnige susuro, Ælfc. Gr. 36; Som. 38, 53. Tógeánes mé rúnedon ( susurrabant ) ealle fýnd míne, Ps. Spl. C. 40, 8. Ðeáh ðé mon hwylces hlihge, and ðú ðé unscyldigne wite, ne réhst ðú hwæt hý rǽdon oððe rúnion, Prov.

Linked entries: rún rúnere

wǽpned

(adj.)
Grammar
wǽpned, adj.

Male ⬩ a male ⬩ a man

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Male; used substantively, a male, a man Ǽlc wǽpned gecyndlim ontýnende omne masculinum adaperiens uuluam, Lk. Skt. 2, 23. Micel gedál is on wǽpnedes and wífes líchoman, Lchdm ii. 84, 16. Se ðe mid wǽpnedum men hǽme qui cum viro coiverit, L. Ecg.

ge-þræc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þræc, -þrec, es; n.

Press ⬩ crowd ⬩ crush ⬩ tumult

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Press, crowd, crush, tumult Ac wæs flód to deóp atol ýða geþræc but too deep was the flood, the fierce press of the waves, Exon. 106 a; Th. 404, 13; Rä. 23, 7: 101 a; Th. 381, 26; Rä. 3, 2. Þurh þreáta geþræcu[?], 109 a; Th. 417, 17; Rä. 36, 6.

bed-reáf

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Ic geann ánes beddreáfes mid ðám hryfte and mid hoppscýtan and mid eallum ðám ðe ðǽrtó gebyreð . . . and ic geann mínum suna ánes beddreáfes, C. D. iii. 294, 4, 35. Hió becwið eal ðæt bedréf ðe ðǽrtó gebyreð, vi. 133, 10.