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un-býed

(adj.)
Grammar
un-býed, adj.

Uninhabited ⬩ desert

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Lind. Rush. 6, 35. Wéstig ł unbýed deserta, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 23, 38. In unbýedum londæ in deserto, p. 9, 14

Linked entry: býed

ge-wǽdian

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

To dress ⬩ clothe ⬩ equip

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Lind. 11, 8. Woere gewoedad vestiebatur, Lk. Skt. Lind. 12, 27

Linked entries: ge-wǽdan wǽd wǽdian ge-wǽdod

mǽre

(n.)
Grammar
mǽre, a boundary.
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Se ilca forwyrnð þǽræ sǽ ꝥ heó ne mót þone þeorscwold oferstæppan þǽre eorþan (mǽru follows eorðan above the line ), Bt. 21 ; S. 49, n. 3. In mǽru Magedan in fines Magedan, Mt. R. 15, 39. Add

ge-sendan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sendan, p. -sende; pp. -sended, -send

To send

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Lind. 15, 37. Ðá wæs gesended then was sent, Blickl. Homl. 9, 28: Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 13: 15, 17. Gesend missus, Ps. Lamb. 33, 8

seofoþa

(num.; adj.)

seventh

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seventh Tó ðære seofoþan (ðió seofunda, Lind.: ðý siofunda, Rush.) tíde, Jn. Skt. 4, 52. Óþ ðone seofoþan (tó ðæm seofunda, Lind.: siofund, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 22, 26. On ðone seofeþan dæg, Gen. 2, 2

þæcele

(n.)
Grammar
þæcele, an; f.

A torch ⬩ light

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Lind. 18, 3

Linked entries: fæcele fæcele blysige þecele

án-lápe

(adj.)
Grammar
án-lápe, adj.

Going alone ⬩ one by one ⬩ singuli

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Lind. War. 4, 40. Ða síe awritten ánlápum quae scribantur per singula, Jn. Lind. War. 21, 25

Linked entry: án-lápum

ge-cearfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cearfan, -ceorfan; p. earf

To kill ⬩ cut off or up ⬩ interficere ⬩ decollare

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Lind. 8, 37; 40. Ðone ic gecearf quem ego decollavi, Mk. Skt. Lind. 6, 16

ældo

(n.)
Grammar
ældo, aldu

the elders ⬩ seniores

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Lind. Stv. 21, 23

asca

(n.)

dust ⬩ pulvis

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Lind. Rush. War. 6, 11

cýþling

(n.)

a relation ⬩ cognātus

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Lind. War. 18, 26

cunnere

(n.)
Grammar
cunnere, es; m.

A tempter ⬩ tentator

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Lind. Stv. 4, 3

eóster

easter

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Lind. Rush. 22, 8, 15

flége

(n.)

a fly ⬩ cŭlĭcem

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Lind. 23, 24

Linked entry: floege

palmung

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Lind. Rush. 15, 2

ge-brengnis

(n.)
Grammar
ge-brengnis, -niss, e; f.

Food ⬩ support ⬩ victus

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Lind. 12, 44

ge-fremðian

(v.)

to curse ⬩ anathematizare

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Lind. 14, 71

ge-lécnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lécnian, -leicnian

to cure

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Lind. 12, 10, 22

ge-ríxian

(v.)

to rule ⬩ regnare

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Lind. 19, 14

ge-sáwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sáwan, pp. -sáwen

To sow ⬩ seminare

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Lind. 13, 3

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