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bi-baðian

(v.)
Grammar
bi-baðian, p. ode; pp. od

To bathe, wash ⬩ lavare

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To bathe, wash; lavare Se æðela fugel hine bibaðaþ in ðam burnan the noble fowl bathes itself in the brook, Exon. 57 b; Th. 205, 3; Ph. 107

ge-feng

(n.)
Grammar
ge-feng, es; n.

A taking ⬩ capture ⬩ captivity ⬩ captura ⬩ captivitas

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A taking, capture, captivity; captura, captivitas On gefeng in capturam, Lk. Skt. Lind. 5, 4. On gefeng fiscana in captura piscium, 5, 9. Gefeng captivitas, Rtl. 83, 3

stǽner

(n.)
Grammar
stǽner, (? v. stǽnen, I)
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stony ground In stǽrer (stǽnen?) in petrosa, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 5. Stǽner, 20. Ofer stǽnere super petrosa, Mt. Skt. Rush. 4, 5, 16. Stǽnero, Lind. 4, 16

weorold-þeáwas

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-þeáwas, pl. m.
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Conduct in the affairs of this world Se wæs on woruldþeáwum se rihtwísesta in the conduct of his life he was most righteous, Bt. 1; Fox 2, 13

hípe

(n.)

a heap

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On reáde hýpan in rubicundas congeries, An. Ox. 1822. Take here hýpe in Dict. and add

Linked entry: hýpe

lǽce-getawu

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-getawu, pl. n.
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Þá fundon hí þá mancas in his lǽcecyste illius omnia medicamenta perscrutantes aureos invenerunt in medicamine, Gr. D. 344, 16

sǽtnere

(n.)
Grammar
sǽtnere, es; m.

One who lies in wait

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One who lies in wait. but used in the following case to gloss seditiosus Mid setnerum cum seditiosis, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 7. Similar entries v. sǽtnian, sǽtere ;

Linked entries: sǽtnung sétnere

ymb-wícian

(v.)

to encamp about a place

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to encamp about a place Héht ymbwícigean Æthanes byrig mearclandum on (castrametati sunt in Etham in extremis finibus solitudinis, Ex. 13, 20), Cd. Th. 181, 22; Exod. 65

cyre-bald

(adj.)

bold in decision ⬩ arbltrii strenuus

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bold in decision; arbltrii strenuus

hǽmed-þing

(n.)
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In l. 10 l. hǽmedþingum

hǽr

(n.)
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In l. 8 l. efesiað

drípan

(v.)
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Take here drýpan in Dict

borh-wed

(n.)
Grammar
borh-wed, -wedd, es; n.

Anything given in pledge ⬩ vadimonium

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Anything given in pledge; vadimonium

cípe-cniht

Grammar
cípe-cniht, v. cépe-, cýpe-cniht
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in Dict., and ceáp-cniht

dríme

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Take here dréme in Dict

gist-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
gist-lic, hospitable [cf. O. H. Ger. un-gastlíchi]
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v. gast-lic in Dict

hirdung

(n.)
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Take here hyrdung in Dict

Linked entry: hyrdung

hlírian

(v.)
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Take here hlýrian in Dict

moc

(n.)
Grammar
moc, muck ?
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in hiós-moc. v. hlós

scín-lǽca

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In l. 8 l. advexerint

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