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a-borgian

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

To be suretyto undertake forto assignappointfidejubere

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To be surety, to undertake for, to assign, appoint; fidejubere Gif he nite hwá hine aborgie; hæfton hine if he know not who will be his borh, let them imprison [lit. have, detain] him L. Ath. i. 20; Th. i 210, 8

a-plantian

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

To planttransplantplantaretransplantare

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Bos. 17, 6

be-pǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
be-pǽcan, part. be-pǽcende; p. be-pǽhte; pp. be-pǽht; v. a. [be by, pǽcan to deceive]

To deceiveenticeseducedraw awaydeciperepellicereilludereseducere

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Bos. 2, 16 : Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5; Som. 32, 1. Ic bepǽce oððe forlǽde seduco, 47; Som. 48, 53 : Jud. 16, 5

Linked entry: be-pǽcung

byrigan

(v.)
Grammar
byrigan, birigan; p. de; pp. ed
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Bos. 9, 59 : 9, 60: Chr. 1036; Th. 294, 21: Hy. 10, 29; Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 29: Nicod. 21; Thw. 10, 30: 21; Thw. 11. 4

Linked entry: be-byrigan

cúða

(n.)
Grammar
cúða, an; m. [cúþ known, pp. of cunnan; -a , termination, q. v.]

One known, an acquaintance, a familiar friend, a relation notus, cognātus

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Bos. 2, 44. Ne clypa ðú ðíne frýnd ne ðíne cúdan noli vocare amicos tuos neque cognātos, 14, 12: 1. 58

Linked entry: cýþling

eáster-wuce

(n.)
Grammar
eáster-wuce, eastor-wice, an; f.

Easter- weekpaschalis septimana

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Bos. 20, I. Ii; Notes, p. 580, 20, 1a, ii a: 21, 1; Notes, p. 580, 21, 1 a

Linked entry: eástor-wice

eótenisc

(adj.)
Grammar
eótenisc, eótonisc; adj.

Belonging to or made by a giant, giant giganteus, a gigante factus

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Ætbær eald sweord eótonisc bore away the old giant sword, 5225 ; B. 2616

Linked entries: entisc eótonisc

for-sewennes

(n.)
Grammar
for-sewennes, fore-seuwenes, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

A looking down uponcontemptcontemptusdespectio

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For his forsewennesse out of contempt for him, Ors. 4, 4; Bos. 81, 13. Forsewennyss contemptus, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 17

ge-wyrþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyrþan, he -wyrþeþ, -wyrþ

To bebecomehappenfiĕri

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Bos. 1, 34

ge-gyltan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gyltan, p. -gylte; pp. -gylt

To become guiltyto offendsinpeccāre

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Ðeáh ðe hwá gegylte though any one become guilty, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 36, 44

ge-médred

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Gemédred, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 60, 19

gyse

(adv.; int.)
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Bos. 17, 25

ofer-genga

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-genga, an; m.

One who goes over or beyond

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One who goes over or beyond Gif hé biþ on .xi. nihta ealdne mónan se biþ landes ofergenga if he is born on the eleventh of the month, he will be a traveller about the land Lchdm. iii. 158, 1 : 160, 30

sǽ-naca

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-naca, an; m.

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Th. 474, 7; Bo. 26

Cásere

(n.)
Grammar
Cásere, es; m. [ = Lat. Cæsar; gen. Cæsiăris]
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Ðá gesettan Rómáne twegen cáseras then the Romans appointed two emperors, Ors. 6, 24; Bos. 124, 18.

CULFRE

(n.)
Grammar
CULFRE, culufre , culefre , an;f: culfer , e ; f.

A dove CULVER pigeon columba

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Bos. 10, 16: Ps. Th. 54, 6

Linked entry: culufre

Gallias

(n.)
Grammar
Gallias, Gallie, Galleas; gen. Gallia; pl. m.

The Gaulsthe FranksGalliGalliæ

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The Gauls, the Franks; Galli, ōrum; Galliæ, ārum; Ðǽr wæs Gallia ofslagen twá-hund þúsenda ducenta millia Gallōrum interfecta sunt, Ors. 5, 8; Bos. 107, 33; Hav. 329, 8 : 4, 7; Bos. 89, 7.

GEAT

(n.)
Grammar
GEAT, gat, es; pl. nom. acc. u, a, o; n.

A gatedoorportaostiumjānua

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Bos. 10, 7, 9 : 10, 1, 2. Gangaþ inn þurh ðæt nearwe geat, forðonðe ðæt geat is swýðe wíd intrāte per angustam portam, quia lāta porta est, Mt. Bos. 7, 13, 14. Ðǽr is geat gylden there is the golden gate, Cd. 227; Th. 305, 19; Sat. 649.

Linked entry: helle-geat

án-rǽdlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
án-rǽdlíce, -rédlíce; adv. [an, rǽd opinion, advice, líce]

Unanimouslyresolutelyconstantlyunanimiterconstanter

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Bos. 23, 10

éðe

(adj.)
Grammar
éðe, comp. éðre; sup. éðost; adj.

Easy, ready, mild, softfăcĭlis, mītis

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Bos. 2, 9: Elen. Kmbl. 2586; El. 1294