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be-foran

Grammar
be-foran, <b>A. I</b> 1 a.
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&lt;b>B. II&lt;/b>. add :-- Hí secgað beforan fela þinga, swá hit æfter ágǽð. Gr. D. 296, 21. of rank Swá micle swá se bið beforan ðe on ðǽm stóle sitt ðǽm óðrum ðe ðǽr ymb stondað, Past. 435, 27

húru

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, Ll. Th. i. 334, 25. See next word

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, l. -byrian, take here ge-berian
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Ofer eall ðæt land gebyrað æt gyrde .xii. penegas ..., 24. &lt;b>V a.&lt;/b> with dat. of f Ǽhteswáne gebyreð stífearh, Ll. Th. i. 436, 22, 26, 33. Him gebyriað .v. æceras tó habbanne, 432, 23.

a-scúniendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
a-scúniendlíc, adj.

Detestableabominabledetestabilis

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Detestable, abominable; detestabilis Befóran Gode ys ascúniendlíc abominatio est ante Deum, Lk. Bos. 16, 15

bátian

(v.)
Grammar
bátian, p. ode; pp. od

To BAIT or lay a bait for a fishto bait a hookinescare

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To BAIT or lay a bait for a fish, to bait a hook; inescare,Som

embeht

(n.)
Grammar
embeht, es; n.

An office, servingministērium

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An office, serving; ministērium Ymb oft embehte circa frĕquens ministĕrium, Lk. Skt. Lind. 10, 40

Linked entry: ambeht

for-holen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-holen, pp. of for-helan.

concealedhidden

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concealed, hidden, Exon. 23 b; Th. 65, 14; Cri. 1054: Lk. Skt. Lind. 8, 17;

in-bewindan

(v.)
Grammar
in-bewindan, p. -wand

To wrap upenwrap

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To wrap up, enwrap Innbewand involvit, Lk. Skt. Lind. 23, 53. Innbewunden involutum, 2, 12

leáh-hrycg

(n.)
Grammar
leáh-hrycg, es; m.
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The ridge of a lea Tó ðæm ealdan lǽghrycge, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 437, 17

pisle

(n.)
Grammar
pisle, an; f. (?) A warm (?) chamber
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pis(a)le fýrhús), Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 58

be-tugon

(v.)

shut in, inclosedconcluserunt

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shut in, inclosed; concluserunt, Lk. Bos. 5, 6; Similar entries p. pl. of be-teón

ge-byrgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-byrgan, p. de; pp. ed

To burysepelire

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To bury; sepelire Wæs on helle gebyrged sepultus est in inferno, Lk. Bos. 16, 22

un-neáh

(adj.)
Grammar
un-neáh, adj.

Distantfar

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Distant, far In lond unnéh in regionem longinquam, Lk. Skt. Lind. 15, 13: 19, 12

Linked entries: neáh un-néh

witod-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
witod-líc, adj.

Certain

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Certain Wutudlíce sindun wítga ðætte wére certi sunt prophetam esse, Lk. Skt. Rush. 20, 6

Linked entry: wited-líc

æt-hwá

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Sácerdum gebyreþ ꝥ hí georne tó rihte æthwám fylstan, Ll. Th. ii. 312. 39. Add

æt-ferian

(v.)
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Man mid unrihte N. orf ætferede, Ll. Th. i. 180, i. Cf. oþ-ferian. Add

be-reócan

(v.)
Grammar
be-reócan, p. -reác

To smokefumigate

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.), fumigate: — Bereóce man mid récelse suffiatur thure, Ll. Th. ii. 164, 5

Linked entry: be-récan

canon-bóc

(n.)
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a book of canons Hæbbe ǽlc bisceop canonbóc tó sinoðe, Ll. Th. ii. 316, 14

Linked entry: bóc

etere

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Ettere devorator, Lk. L. 7, 34. For Prov. 18 substitute Kent. Gl. 1044, and add

ge-lífen

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-lífen, adj.
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Having permission, excused Hæfe mec giléfenne (-léfen, L.) habe me excusatum, Lk. R. 14, 19

Linked entry: ge-léfen