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emnett

(n.)
Grammar
emnett, es; n?

Level ground, a plain ⬩ plānĭties, campus

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Level ground, a plain; plānĭties, campus He hæfde on ðam émnette gefaren he had marched on the level ground, Ors. 4, 8; Bos. 89, 38

feorlen

(adj.)
Grammar
feorlen, adj.

Far off ⬩ distant ⬩ remote ⬩ longinquus

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Bos. 15, 13

Linked entry: ferren

for-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
for-dǽlan, p. de; pp. ed

To deal out ⬩ expend ⬩ dispensāre ⬩ erŏgāre

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Bos. 8, 43

fóre-tíge

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-tíge, es; m. [tíge from tígan to bind]

A fore-binding place ⬩ market ⬩ fŏrum

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Bos. 11. 16

Linked entry: forþ-tége

FYLST

(n.)
Grammar
FYLST, e; f.

Help ⬩ assistance ⬩ auxĭlium

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Fox 23, 14; Met. 23, 7: Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 35, 20. [Cf. fullǽst.]

ge-fréfrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fréfrian, p. ode; pp. od

To comfort ⬩ console ⬩ consolari

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Bos. 16, 25

wæl-clam

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-clam, wæl-clamm, es; m.

A fatal bond

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A fatal bond Forgif mé mennen ðe ðú áhreddest wera wælclommum (captivity in which they might have been slain ?) Cd. Th. 128, 17; Gen. 2128

Linked entry: wæl-bend

ǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽr, eár, ér; sup. ǽrost, ǽrest, ǽrst; adv.

ERE ⬩ before ⬩ sooner ⬩ earlier ⬩ formerly ⬩ already ⬩ some time ago ⬩ lately ⬩ just now ⬩ till ⬩ until ⬩ antea ⬩ prius ⬩ mane ⬩ mature ⬩ dudum

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Bos. 5, 24. He wæs ǽr ðonne ic ille erat prius quam ego, Jn. Bos. 1, 15, 30. Ǽr on morgen early in the morning, Cd. 224; Th. 297, 10; Sat. 515: Ps. Th. 18, 5: Ex. 12, 22. Nóht micle ǽr non multo ante, Bd. 4, 23; S. 593, 21.

Linked entries: ǽrest ǽring ǽron ǽror ǽrost ǽrst ér

ærnan

(v.)
Grammar
ærnan, p. de; pp. ed; v. intrans.

To run ⬩ currere

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Ærnaþ hý they run, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 22, 36

Linked entry: hors-ærnnes

a-scúnung

(n.)
Grammar
a-scúnung, a-sceónung, e; f.

An execration ⬩ abomination ⬩ a detestation ⬩ execratio ⬩ abominatio

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Bos. 13, 14; Ps. Spl. 58, 14

Linked entry: a-sceónung

be-æftan

(prep.)
Grammar
be-æftan, prep.

after ⬩ behind ⬩ post ⬩ pone ⬩ without ⬩ sine

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Bos. 22, 6

a-wirgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wirgan, p. de; pp. ed

To strangle ⬩ strangulare

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To strangle; strangulare Gelícost ðam ðe he hine sylfne hæfde unwitende awirged as if he had voluntarily strangled himself, Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 131, 38

Linked entry: wirgan

a-wyltan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wyltan, p. -wyltede, -wylte; pp. -wylted = -wyltd = -wylt; v. a.

To roll ⬩ roll away ⬩ revolve ⬩ devolvere ⬩ volutare

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Bos. 24, 2

Linked entries: aweg-awyltan a-wyltne

berende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
berende, part.

Bearing ⬩ fruitful ⬩ ferens ⬩ gerens ⬩ abundans ⬩ ferax

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Berende bóh germen, Ælfc. Gl. 60; Som. 68, 32

Linked entry: bǽrende

dyrne-geliger

(n.)
Grammar
dyrne-geliger, gen. -geligre ; f. [dyrne secret, geliger a lying]

A secret lying, adultery ⬩ adultĕrium

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A secret lying, adultery; adultĕrium Heó hæfde dyrne-geligre she [Eurydice] had secret adultery, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 73, 39: Ps. Spl. C. 72, 26

fulwiht-ere

(n.)
Grammar
fulwiht-ere, es; m.

A baptizer ⬩ the Baptist ⬩ baptista

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Bos. 11, 11. Iohannes Fulwihteres Joannis Baptistæ, 11. 12

fram-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
fram-lic, (freom-); adj.
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Stout, bold Hé (Nero) nóht fromlices (freom-, v.l.) ongan on ðǽre cynewísan nihil omnino in re militari ausus est, Bd. 1, 3; Sch. 15, 21

Linked entry: freomlic

wǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
wǽr, (?); adj.

True

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True Ic gelýfe ðæt hit from Gode cóme, bróht from his bysene, ðæs mé ðes boda sægde wǽrum wordum, Cd. Th. 42, 31; Gen. 681

wíg-príst

(adj.)
Grammar
wíg-príst, adj.

Bold in battle ⬩ daring

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Bold in battle, daring Ðú mé saga hú ðú wurde þus wígþríst, ðæt ðú mec þus fæste fetrum gebunde. Exon. Th. 268, 14; Jul. 432

gyltend

(n.)
Grammar
gyltend, es; m.

A debtor ⬩ an offender ⬩ debitor

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Bos. 6, 12

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