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borg-steall

(n.)
Grammar
borg-steall, a borstal, 'any seat on the side or pitch of a hill,' Hall. Dict., a steep path up a hill. Take here passage given at
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burg-steall In loco qui dicitur æt Borstealle, C. D. iii. 209, 5. In loco qui dicitur Gealtborgsteal (cf. Icel. göltr a hog ), C. D. B. i. 365, 4

Linked entries: beorg-steal burg-steall

ge-spyrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-spyrian, p. ede; pp. ed

To track ⬩ search ⬩ seek

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Loca nú hwæðer ðú wille ðæt wit gespyrigen æfter ǽnigre gesceádwísnesse further look now whether you wish us two to seek further after any argument, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 162, 30, note

cǽggian

(v.)
Grammar
cǽggian, p. ode; pp. od

To lock, shut fast ⬩ obserare

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To lock, shut fast; obserare

ge-munan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-munan, ic, he -man, -mon, pl. -munon; also ic -mune, he -monþ, pl. -munaþ; p. -munde; pp. -munen [a verb whose present tense is the past tense of a lost strong verb, cf. Lat. memini]

To remember, bear in mind, consider ⬩ recordari, memorari, meminisse, meditari

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Ðonne gé gemunaþ Drihten eówerne God when ye remember the Lord your God, Deut. 4, 29. Ðá gemunde God sunu Lameches then God remembered Lamech's son, Cd. 71; Th. 84, 33; Gen. 1407: 121; Th. 156, 8; Gen. 2585.

a-hlówan

(v.)

To low or bellow again ⬩ reboare

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To low or bellow again; reboare

a-screádian

(v.)
Grammar
a-screádian, p. ode; pp. od

To prune ⬩ lop ⬩ præsecare

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To prune, lop; præsecare,Anlct. Gl

Linked entry: screádian

efne

(int.)
Grammar
efne, interj.

Lo! behold! truly! indeed ⬩ en, ecce, certe, prŏfecto

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Lo! behold! truly! indeed; en, ecce, certe, prŏfecto Ðá se tán gehwearfefne ofer ǽnne ealdgesíða then indeed went the lot over one of the old comrades, Andr. Kmbl. 2209; An. 1106. And efne!

ful-wíde

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-wíde, adv.

Full widely ⬩ all around ⬩ round about ⬩ circumcirca

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Full widely, all around, round about; circumcirca Lóca fulwíde ofer londbúende look all around over the land-dwellers, Cd. 228; Th. 307, 23; Sat. 684: Exon. 115 b; Th. 444, 13; Kl. 46.

ge-hén

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hén, adj.

Fallen ⬩ low

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Fallen, low Ða gehéno kaduca, Rtl. 189, 31

wirp

(n.)
Grammar
wirp, e; f.

A change for the better ⬩ recovery ⬩ improvement

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Gé sceolon dreógan deáþ and þýstro, nǽfre gé ðæs wyrpe gebídaþ never will that lot be bettered, 140, 11; Gú. 608. Se mon ne þearf tó ðisse worulde wyrpe gehycgan man need not look to this life to mend his lot, 105, 5; Gú. 18.

gnéðen

(adj.)
Grammar
gnéðen, gnéðn; adj.

Moderate ⬩ temperate ⬩ modest ⬩ low ⬩ mediocris ⬩ modestus

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Moderate, temperate, modest, low; mediocris, modestus, Cot. 129, Lye

ap-flód

(n.)
Grammar
ap-flód, es; m.

The low tide ⬩ ledo ⬩ æstus maris

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The low tide; ledo, æstus maris, Martyr. 20, Mar

þwástrian

(v.)
Grammar
þwástrian, ( = ? hwástrian, q. v.)

to murmur ⬩ speak low

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to murmur, speak low Þis ic spece nú gyt mid swá miccle ege ðæt mé þinceþ ðæt mé sió tunge stomrige nis hit gyt forðun ðæt ic þwástrian durre I dare not yet even speak low, Shrn. 42, 35

Linked entry: hwǽstrian

ge-hlot

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

A lot ⬩ sors

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A lot; sors Ðæt gehlot sors, Jos. 7, 14, 17

Linked entry: hlot

scyttan

(v.)
Grammar
scyttan, p. te.

to cause rapid movement ⬩ to shoot a bolt ⬩ to shut ⬩ to discharge a debt

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to cause rapid movement, to shoot a bolt, to shut Ic scytte sum loc sero, Ælfc.

Linked entry: scittan

ge-hæp

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hæp, adj.

Fit

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Fit On stówe gehæppre in loco apto, Th. An. 21, 13

Linked entries: -hæp hæplíc

tánian

(v.)

to decide by lot

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to decide by lot Tánages decimatis, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 23, 23. (?)

Linked entry: tánages

Apulder-comb

(n.)
Grammar
Apulder-comb, es; m. [in paludibus vallis]

APPLEDORE COMBE, Isle of Wight ⬩ nomen loci in insula Vecti, Mann

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APPLEDORE COMBE, Isle of Wight; nomen loci in insula Vecti, Mann

neoþan-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
neoþan-weard, adj.

Low in position

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Low in position Nioþanweard hype ilia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 54

hlyte

(n.)
Grammar
hlyte, es; m.

A portion ⬩ lot ⬩ share

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A portion, lot, share Hlyte portio Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 53