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Anglo-Saxon

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for-trydst

(v.)
Grammar
for-trydst, -trytst

treadest down

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treadest down, Ps. Spl. 90, 13: Cant. Abac. Lamb. fol. 190 a, 12;

for-wearþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-wearþ, 1st and 3rd sing. p. of for-weorþan.

perished

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perished, Cd. 121; Th. 156, 14; Gen. 2588;

fræg

(v.)
Grammar
fræg, ðú frǽge, pl. frǽgon

asked ⬩ hast asked ⬩ inquired

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asked, hast asked, inquired;

garwan

(adj.)
Grammar
garwan, = geawwan; dat. def. of gearo, q. v.

ready ⬩ prepared

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ready, prepared, Chr. 1006; Erl. 140, 17

geár-mǽlum

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
geár-mǽlum, adv. [mǽlum, dat. pl. of mǽl, es; n.]

Yearly ⬩ quotannis

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Yearly; quotannis Ríce geármǽlum weóx the kingdom. increased year by year, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 10; Met. 1, 5

ge-bær

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bær, p. of ge-beran to bear, bring forth.

bare ⬩ bore

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bare, bore,Gen. 39, 19;

óþ-

(prefix)
Grammar
óþ-, as a prefix of verbs, from, away. Cf.
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œt for similar meaning

bogetung

(n.; part.)
Grammar
bogetung, e; f. [bogen; pp. of búgan to bend]

A bending, crook ⬩ anfractus

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A bending, crook; anfractus, Cot. 18

ge-cwémdun

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cwémdun, = ge-cwémdon; p. pl. of gecwéman.

pleased

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pleased, Exon. 21 a; Th. 57, 14; Cri. 918

ge-leómod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-leómod, -leómad; part. [leóma a ray of light]

Rayed ⬩ furnished with rays ⬩ rădiātus

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Rayed, furnished with rays; rădiātus Comētæ synd geleómade [MSS. R. P. L. geleómode] comets are furnished with rays, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 16, 20; Lchdm. iii. 272, 4

Linked entry: -leómod

brang

(v.)
Grammar
brang, brong, pl. brungon,
brought;
p. of bringan.

brought;

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breneþ

(v.)
Grammar
breneþ, =berneþ; 3rd sing. pres. of bernan.

burns

Entry preview:

burns, Runic pm. 15; Kmbl. 342, 11; Hick. Thes. i. 135

Linked entries: bærnan bærnan

ge-wearþ

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wearþ, 1st and 3rd sing. p. of ge-weorþan.

was ⬩ became ⬩ happened

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was, became, happened Beo. Th. 6115; B. 3061: Exon. 11 b; Th. 13, 30; Cri. 210: Andr. Kmbl. 613; An. 307;

byrst

(v.)
Grammar
byrst, 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of beran

he byrþ bearest, he bears, produces ⬩ facit

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he byrþ bearest, he bears, produces; facit, Mt. Bos. 7, 17

a-bræd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-bræd, -brægd

drew

Entry preview:

drewMt. Bos. 26, 51. to move, drag, draw

a-cwalde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-cwalde, = a-cwealde; p. of a-cwellan.

killed

Entry preview:

killed,Ps. Vos. 104, 27: 134, 11

æcest

(v.)
Grammar
æcest, = æcst

akest

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akest

æceþ

(v.)
Grammar
æceþ, = æcþ

aketh

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aketh

æ-lǽten

(v.; part.)
Grammar
æ-lǽten, = a-lǽten; pp. of a-lǽtan.

divorced

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divorced,L. C. E. 7; Th. i. 364, 23

Linked entry: -lǽte

æl-þeódine

(adj.)
Grammar
æl-þeódine, for æl-þeódigne, acc. s. of æl-þeódig.

foreign ⬩ a proselyte

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foreign, a proselyte,Mt. Bos. 23, 15 ;

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