be-faran
To go round ⬩ to travel through ⬩ go all over ⬩ to traverse ⬩ to go ⬩ march ⬩ encompass ⬩ to surround ⬩ peragrare ⬩ circumvenire
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Bos. 10, 23. Rómáne on ungewis on án nyrewett befóran, óþ hý Somnite útan befóran the Romans marched unwittingly into a narrow pass, till the Samnites surrounded them on the outside, Ors. 3, 8; Bos. 63, 8 : Cd. 167; Th. 209, 10; Exod. 497
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fetian
To fetch ⬩ bring to ⬩ marry ⬩ addūcĕre ⬩ applĭcāre ⬩ uxōrem dūcĕre
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Bos. 19, 9. Ǽlc ydel fet unhǽlo all idleness brings illness, Prov. Kmbl. 61. Se forma fette wíf, and forþferde prīmus, uxōre ducta, defunctus est, Mt. Bos. 22, 25: Gen. 48, 10. Wæs to búre Beówulf fetod Beowulf was fetched to his bower, Beo.
twigilde
With a double payment
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Sió bót biþ twysceatte (twyggylde, MS. B.) máre the bót shall be twice as much, L. Alf. pol. 66; Th. i. 96, 31
beren
Barley ⬩ made of barley ⬩ hordeaceus
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Bos. 6, 9 : 6, 13
eardung-stów
A dwelling-place, a tent, tabernacle ⬩ habitātiōnis lŏcus, tabernācŭlum
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Bos. 14, 2: Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 19
ge-fér
A company ⬩ society ⬩ cŏmĭtātus
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Bos. 2, 44
bróður
A brother ⬩ frater
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Bos. 4, 21
Corn-wealas
Cornishmen ⬩ the inhabitants of Cornwall in a body ⬩ Cornwall ⬩ Cornubienses ⬩ Cornubia
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Cornishmen, the inhabitants of Cornwall in a body, Cornwall; Cornubienses, Cornubia Cómon hí to lande on Cornwealum they came to land in Cornwall Chr. 892; Th. 160, 39, col. 3: 997; Erl. 134, 8
seáða
'A feeling as if the cavity of the body were full of water swaying about,' ⬩ tendiculum,
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'A feeling as if the cavity of the body were full of water swaying about,' Cockayne. The word glosses tendiculum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 3 Wið seáðan (seádan, 4, 18) Lchdm. ii. 56, 10
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ǽwisc
A dishonour ⬩ disgrace ⬩ offence ⬩ dedecus ⬩ scandalum
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A dishonour, disgrace, offence; dedecus, scandalum Cwæþ ðæt him to micel ǽwisce wǽre said that it would be much disgrace to them, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 86, 26. On ǽwisce in scandalum, Ps. Th. 68, 23
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angel
A hook ⬩ a fishing-hook ⬩ hamus
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Bos. 17, 27. Swá swá mid angle fisc gefangen biþ as a fish is caught by a hook, Bt. 20; Fox 72, 11
bǽran
To bear ⬩ bear oneself ⬩ ferre ⬩ transferre
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Bos. 11, 16; he suffride not, that ony man schulde bere a vessel thurȝ the temple, Wyc
Behémas
The Bohemians ⬩ Bohēmi
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The Bohemians; Bohēmi Hí Maroaro habbaþ, be westan him Þyringas, and Behémas, and Bægware healfe they, the Moravians, have, on their west, the Thuringians, Bohemians, and part of the Bavarians Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 18, 42
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deófulgyld-hús
A heathen temple ⬩ paganōrum templum
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A heathen temple; paganōrum templum Constantinus hét ðæt man cyricean timbrede, and ðæt man belúce ǽlc deófulgyldhús Constantine ordered churches to be built, and every heathen temple to be closed, Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 127, 36
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gaful
Tax ⬩ tribute ⬩ rent ⬩ vectīgal ⬩ trĭbūtum
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Bos. 12, 14 : Exon. 68 a; Th. 251, 27; Jul. 151
bliótan
sacrificed
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sacrificed; 3rd pl. p. of blótan to sacrifice Hú ða burhleóde on Cartaina bliótan [ = bleóton] men hira godum how the towns-people in Carthage sacrificed men to their gods, Ors. cont. 4, 4; Bos. 11, 32
BLÓT
A sacrifice ⬩ sacrificium
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A sacrifice; sacrificium He ealle ða cuman to blóte gedyde he gave all the strangers for a sacrifice, Ors. 1, 8; Bos. 31, 4. On blóte by sacrifice, L. C. S. 5; Th. i. 378, 21
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hleápettan
To jump about ⬩ skip
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To jump about, skip: Cwið seó bóc þæt hé úp ástóde and ongunne hleápettan (hleáppettan, v. l.). . . and á wæs gangende and hleápende (hleappetende, v. l.) and Dryhten herigende, Bd. 5, 2; Sch. 560, 5-10
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leger-stów
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Ágefe mon tén hund peñd. inn mid líce mé wið legerstówe let ten hundred pence be given for me with my body in consideration of my being allowed burial there C. D. i. 310, 33. Add
seóslig
Afflicted ⬩ troubled ⬩ vexed
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Afflicted, troubled, vexed Se hálga wer ælda gehwylces ðe hine seóslige sóhtun hǽlde líc and sáwle the holy man healed body and soul of all that in affliction sought him Exon. Th. 157, 29; Gú. 899