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for-fleón

(v.)
Grammar
for-fleón, p. -fleah, pl. -flugon; subj. pres. -fleó, pl. -fleón; pp. -flogen [for-, fleón to flee]

To flee away fromescapefŭgĕreeffŭgĕre

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Bos. 21, 36

fram-acyrran

(v.)
Grammar
fram-acyrran, p. de; pp. ed

To turn from or awaytake fromavertĕreauferre

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Bos. 2, 20

ge-horsod

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-horsod, [pp. of ge-horsian]

Horsedmountedequo impositus vel instructus

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Horsed, mounted; equo impositus vel instructus Ðá com him ðǽr ongeán twá hund þúsenda gehorsodes [MS. gehorsades] folces then came against him [Alexander] two hundred thousand horsemen [horsed folk, cavalry], Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 67, 43

tweógung

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Ic wille ániman fram þám þe þás bóc rǽdað þone intingan ǽlcre tweónnge (tweónge, v.l.) æt ǽlcum þǽra spella þe ic wríte ut dubitationis occasionem legentibus subtraham per singula quae describo, Gr. D. 9, 6. Add

bræsen

(adj.)
Grammar
bræsen, bresen; def. se bræsna, seó, ðæt bræsne, bresne; adj.

BRAZEN, æreus, æneusmade of brassstrong, powerful, bold, daring;validus, fortis, potens, procax

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Lamb. 17, 35. strong, powerful, bold, daring; validus, fortis, potens, procax Gebeád ðá se bræsna Babilóne weard then the bold lord of Babylon proclaimed, Cd. 196; Th. 244, 16; Dan. 449

Linked entries: bræsna bresne

GÁST

(n.)
Grammar
GÁST, gǽst, es; m.

the breathhālĭtusspīrāmenthe spiritsoulGHOSTspīrĭtusanĭmusănĭma

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Bos. 13, 11 : Lk. Bos. 1, 15, 35 : 2, 25, 26 : Jn. Bos. 20, 22 : Elen. Kmbl. 2287; El. 1145. Se unclǽna gást the unclean spirit, Mt. Bos. 12, 43 : Mk. Bos. 1, 23 : 5, 13 : Lk. Bos. 4, 36 : Elen. Kmbl. 603; El. 302.

Linked entries: góst gaast gǽst gǽst

be-féran

(v.)
Grammar
be-féran, p. de; pp. ed

To go aboutto go roundsurroundcircumirecircumdare

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Bos. 6, 6. He beférde ðæt Israhélisce folc he surrounded the people of Israel, Ex. 14, 9

Linked entries: bi-fǽrende be-faran

býsig

(adj.)
Grammar
býsig, adj.
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Bogan wǽron býsige bows were busy, Byrht. Th. 134, 66; By. 110: Ps. Th. 58, 3

Linked entry: bisig

ge-wurde

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wurde, of ge-weorþan.

wasthast been

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Kmbl. 1115; An. 558; p. subj. of ge-weorþan: ge-wurdon happened, Ors. 5, 10; Bos. 108, 16. p. pl. ;

ymb-útan

Grammar
ymb-útan, <b>. I</b> I b.
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Add Þonne hé his bóc rǽdde, þonne sǽton þá wildeór ymbútan (ymútan, v. l.) hine (ymb hine útan, v. l. ). Mart. H. 148, 6. 2. Add Þ hé ǽlc yfel dó ymbútan þé, Hml. S. 30, 116

DELFAN

(v.)
Grammar
DELFAN, ic delfe, ðú delfest, dilfst, he delfeþ, dilfþ, pl. delfaþ; p. ic, he dealf, ðú dulfe, pl. dulfon; subj. delfe, pl. delfen; p. dulfe, pl. dulfen; pp. dolfen; v. a.

To dig, dig out, DELVEfŏdĕre, effŏdĕre

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Bos. 16, 3. Ongan he eorþan delfan he began to dig the earth, Elen. Kmbl. 1655; El. 829. Ic delfe fŏdio, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Som. 32, 45. Ðǽr þeófas hit delfaþ ubi fures effŏdiunt, Mt. Bos. 6, 19, 20: Exon. 111 b; Th. 427, 27; Rä. 41, 97.

feorran

(adv.)
Grammar
feorran, feorrane, feorren; adv.

Afarfar offat a distancefrom fara longeprŏcullongee longinquo

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Bos. 26, 58. Feorran, Cd. 89; Th. 110, 10; Gen. 1836

for-wandian

(v.)
Grammar
for-wandian, -wandigan; p. ode; pp. od [wandian to fear] .

To reverencehave in honourvĕrĕrirevĕrĕriTo be afraidbe confoundedhesitateconfundicuntāri

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Bos. 12, 6: Lk. Bos. 20, 13. v. intrans. To be afraid, be confounded, hesitate; confundi, cuntāri Nellaþ forwandian ðæt hí ne syllon sóþfæstnysse wið sceattum they are not afraid to betray truth for money, Homl. Th. ii. 244, 23.

frum-cenned

(n.; v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
frum-cenned, -cend; def. se -cenneda; part.

first-begottenfirstbornprimogĕnĭtusprimitiveprimĭtīvus

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Bos. 1. 25: Lk. Bos. 2, 7. Ðe on ðæm lande frumcennede wǽron who were firstborn in the land, Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 30, 5. He ætbræd me míne frumcennedan primogĕnĭta mea tŭlit, Gen. 27, 36.

ge-bídan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bídan, he -bídeþ, -bít; p. -bád, pl. -bidon; pp. -biden [ge-, bídan to bide, abide]

To abidetarryremainawaitlook forexpectmeet withexperienceenduremănēreremănēreexpectāreconsĕquisustĭneretolĕrāre

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Bos. 26, 38. Dreámleás gebád he continued joyless. Beo. Th. 3445; B. 1720. He gebád ðár sylf remansit sōlus Jēsus, Jn. Bos. 8, 9. Ne mæg feónd gebídan foe may not await him, Exon. 30 a; Th. 93, 23; Cri. 153O.

Linked entry: gebýdan

a-lybban

(v.)
Grammar
a-lybban, p. -lyfde, pl. -lyfdon; pp. -lyfed [a, lybban to live]

To livelive aftersurviveviveresuperesse

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Alyfdon, Ors. 1, 2; Bos. 27, 5

Linked entry: a-lyfaþ

bearn-teám

(n.)
Grammar
bearn-teám, es; m.

A succession of childrenissueposterityliberorum ordo vel successiosoboles

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A succession of children, issue, posterity; liberorum ordo vel successio, soboles Ðæt hí to raðe woldon fultumleáse beón æt hiora bearnteámum that they should very soon be without help from posterity, Ors. 1, 14; Bos. 37, 19

Linked entry: teám

axian

(v.)
Grammar
axian, axigan, axigean; p. ode; pp. od

To askinterrogare

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To ask; interrogare He axode he asked, Ors. 2, 5 ; Bos. 46, 43. Ic axige me rǽdes consulo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 3 ; Som. 31, 2. Ic axige percunctor [ = percontor ], 25 ; Som. 27, 6: Mt. Foxe 22, 46

Linked entries: axigean axode

el-þeódignes

(n.)
Grammar
el-þeódignes, -þeódines, æl-þeódignes, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

A being or living abroad, pilgrimage pĕregrīnātio

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Bos. 21, 33. On elþeódinysse, 25, 14. Elþeódignys oððe eardbegengnes mín afeorrad oððe gelængd is incŏlātus meus prōlongātus est, Ps. Lamb. 119, 5

forþ-feran

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-feran, p. de; pp. ed.

To go forthdepartdiedecēdĕredefungimŏriexpīrāre

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Bos. 15, 37. Forþferde ðæt wíf mŭlier defuncta est, Mt. Bos. 22, 27: Lk. Bos. 16, 22: Bd. 3, 29; S. 561, 17: 4, 11; S. 579, 14; 580, 3: Chr. 101; Erl. 9, 10: 534; Erl. 14, 32: 544; Erl. 17, 5.