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bita

(n.)
Grammar
bita, an; m.

a BIT, morsel, piece, fragmentfrustum, buccellaanything that bites, a biter, an animalferus

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[biten; pp. of bítan to bite]. a BIT, morsel, piece, fragment; frustum, buccella Ne mihte hyra ǽlc ánne bitan of ðám gelæccan every one of them could not get a morsel, Homl. Th. i. 182, 10. Æfter ðam bitan post buccellam, Jn.

ge-býsnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-býsnung, e; f. [býsnung an example]

An exampleexemplum

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Ne dó ge ná be his gebýsnungum do ye not according to his examples, Homl. Th. ii. 48, 35

Linked entry: ge-bisnung

treów-loga

(n.)
Grammar
treów-loga, an; m.
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faith, one who fails in loyalty to his leader Ða hildlatan holt ofgeáfon týdre treówlogan ða ne dorston ǽr dareðum lácan on hyra mandryhtnes miclan þearfe those laggards in fight relinquished the wood, pitiful false ones to plighted faith, who dared not

un-deóp

(adj.)
Grammar
un-deóp, adj.

Not deepshallow

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Not deep, shallow (lit. and fig.) Nis ðæt rǽdlíc ðing, gif swá hlútor wæter hlúd and undióp tóflóweþ æfter feldum óð hit tó fenne werð, Past. 65; Swt. 469, 6.

un-tǽlwirðe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tǽlwirðe, adj.

Not blameableirreprehensiblepraiseworthy

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Not blameable, irreprehensible, praiseworthy Is geteald hwelc hé beón sceal, gif hé untǽlwierðe bið quae sit irreprehensibilitas ipsa, manifestat, Past. 8; Swt. 53, 11. Æew Dryhtnes untélwyrðe ( inrepraehensibilis ), Ps. Surt. 18, 8.

Linked entry: tǽl-wirðe

ge-rúmlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-rúmlíce, adv.
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With large limit of space pi wæs eáðfynde þe him elles hwǽr gerúmlícor ræste [sðhte] . . . heóld hyne syððan fyr þǽm feónde ætwand then was easily found who elsewhere for himself with larger limit of space looted for a bed, i. e. who would not sleep

leáf-leóht

(adj.)
Grammar
leáf-leóht, adj.
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Se gewuna þisse hálgan drohtnunge þé gedéþ leáfleóht and eáþe þæt ðe ǽr earfoðe and ancsumlic þúhte (the English version here does not follow the Latin closely, the only part of which that seems the foundation of the English is: Pro-cessu conversationis

sceaþian

(v.)
Grammar
sceaþian, p. ode

To hurt, harm, spoil, rob

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To hurt, harm, spoil, rob Ne sceaþa ðú thou shalt not steal, Wulfst. 66, 18. Ðæt deófol tó swýðe ne sceaþige, L. I. P. 7; Th. ii. 312, 26. Gif hwylc þeódsceaþa sceaþian onginneþ, Th. ii. 310, 24: L. C. E. 26; Th. i. 374, 29.

ælan

Grammar
ælan, l. ǽlan,

to kindle light, fireto burn upto burn, expose to fire what is not consumed

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Ph. 222: 526: Cri. 813 (in Dict.). to burn, expose to fire what is not consumed Se deópa seáð giémeð gǽsta, ǽleð hý mid ðý ealdan líge, Cri. 1547

hago-steald

(n.)
Grammar
hago-steald, es; m.

One living in the lord's house, not having his own household, an unmarried person, a young person, young warriora servant, young manmercenarius, cælebsold bachelor

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One living in the lord's house, not having his own household, an unmarried person, a young person, young warrior Hagosteald onwóc módig from moldan the young warrior [Christ] was roused exulting from earth, Exon. 120 a; Th. 460, 23; Hö. 21.

Linked entry: hæg-steald

horsc-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
horsc-líce, adv.

Readily, promptly, with activity [bodily or mental], wisely, prudentlynaviter, strenue, agiliter

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Readily, promptly, with activity [bodily or mental], wisely, prudently Biþ seó tunge tótogen forðon heó ne mæg horsclíce [MS. horslíce] wordum wrixlan wið ðone wergan gǽst the tongue shall be rent asunder, therefore it will not be able to converse readily

un-nytlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-nytlíce, adv.

uselesslyvainlyto no purposeto ill purpose

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uselessly, vainly, to no purpose Unnytlíce inaniter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 43: nugaciter, 80, 33: 60, 62.

Linked entry: nytlíce

ǽrend-writ

(n.)
Grammar
ǽrend-writ, es; n.

A letterepistola

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A letter; epistola, Bd. 5, 21; S. 642, 34, note

æt-swymman

(v.)
Grammar
æt-swymman, p. -swamm, pl. -swummon; pp. -swummen

To swim outswimenatare

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To swim out, swim; enatare.Chr. 918; Ing. 132,17, note m

a-stýfecigan

(v.)

to exterminate

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to exterminate, Bt. 27, 1 ; Fox 94, 23, note 9

Linked entry: á-swefecian

cerfe

shall separatesecabit

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shall separate; secabit Ne cerfe non secabit, Lev. 1, 17

eonde

(n.)

a species spĕcies

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a species; spĕcies, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 16, note

fieren-full

(adj.)

wicked

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Fox 15, 13; Met. 15, 7, note

be-sprængan

(v.)
Grammar
be-sprængan, p. de; pp. ed

To besprinkleaspergere

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To besprinkle; aspergereHerb. 86, 4; Lchdm. i. 190, 11, note

geóng

(v.; part.)

went

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Th. 1855, note; B. 925; p. of gangan