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æd-fæst

(n.)
Grammar
æd-fæst, [eád substance, fæst fast, fixed]

Goodspropertybona

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Goods, property; bona Ædfæst tǽht to healdenne property taken to hold, a pledge, Ælfc. Gl. 14; Som. 58, 8

cyrten-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
cyrten-lǽcan, p.-lǽhte ; pp. -lǽht

To make lovely, to beautify venustare

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To make lovely, to beautify; venustare Ic cyrtenlǽce venusto, Ælfc. Gl. 99; Som. 76, 115; Wrt. Voc. 54, 57

efosian

(v.)

to cut in the form of eaves, to round, shea tondēre

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to cut in the form of eaves, to round, shear; tondēre Hine man efosode eum totondērunt, Gen. 41, 14

ge-býgel

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-býgel, adj.

Subjectsubmissiveobedientsubjectus

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Subject, submissive, obedient; subjectus Gebýgle to dónne to make obedient, Chr. l091; Th. 358, 38 : 1105; Th. 367, 22

Linked entry: beógol

ge-fellan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fellan, p. -felde; pp. -feld

To cause to fallfellkill

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To cause to fall, fell, kill Hie gefelde wurdon fram Alexandre they were killed by Alexander, Nar. 38, 11

ge-fioht

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

A battleprælium

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A battle; prælium Aulixes to ðam gefiohte fór Ulysses went to the battle, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 6

þefian

(v.)
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to pant, to be agitated Þefiendra anhelantium, Hpt. Gl. 406, 8. Þefian aestuare in animo, Dial. 1, 9 (Lye)

Linked entry: of-þefian

ge-líþran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líþran, ge-léþran
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to make frothy, to lather Gníd swíðe oþ ꝥ eall geléþred sié, Lch. ii. 18, 20: iii. 2, 3

Linked entry: ge-leðran

ge-bytlung

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Ne beó wé tó weallum oððe tó wágum geworhte on þǽre gástlican gebytlunge, Hml. Th. ii. 582, 14. Add

git

Grammar
git, ye two.
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Cwæð hé tó him (cf. handþegnas twégen, 62, 5): 'Ac tó hwon sweriað git mán?', Guth. 64, 6. Add

timber-land

(n.)
Grammar
timber-land, es; n.
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Land on which to grow timber .x. hýde æt Ercecombe tó tymberlonde, C.D. v. 236, 12. Cf. wudu-land

hæsel-wrid

(n.)
Grammar
hæsel-wrid, es; n. m [?]

A hazel-thicket

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A hazel-thicket Tó ðam miclan hæsl-wride to the great hazel-thicket, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. ii. 250, 34

Linked entry: wríd

el-þiódgian

(v.)
Grammar
el-þiódgian, -þiódigian; p. ode; pp. od [el, þeód a people]

To live in foreign parts, to lead a pilgrim's life pĕregrīnāri

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To live in foreign parts, to lead a pilgrim's life; pĕregrīnāri Wilnode he on neáweste ðara háligra stówe to tíde elþiódgian on eorþan cŭpīvit in vīcīnia sanctōrum lŏcōrum ad tempus pĕregrīnāri in terris, Bd. 5, 7; S. 621, 12

fellan

(v.)
Grammar
fellan, fyllan; ic felle, ðú felest, felst, he feleþ, felþ, pl. fellaþ; p. felde, pl. feldon; pp. felled; v. trans.

To cause to fallto fellcut or throw downstrip offdestroycædĕresternĕreprojĭcĕreabjĭcĕredejĭcĕredestruĕre

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To cause to fall, to fell, cut or throw down, strip off, destroy; cædĕre, sternĕre, projĭcĕre, abjĭcĕre, dejĭcĕre, destruĕre Gefered ðǽr hit felde borne where it was thrown down, Exon. 109 b; Th. 419, 11; Rä. 38, 4. feallan

fóre-gilpan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-gilpan, p. -gealp, pl. -gulpon; pp. -golpen

To boast greatlyvalde jactāre

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To boast greatly; valde jactāre Ðæt he wǽre cumen to ðám gódan tídum ðe Rómáne eft fóregulpon that he was come to the good times of which the Romans afterwards boasted greatly, Ors. cont. 4, 7; Bos. 12, 13

fóster-leán

(n.)
Grammar
fóster-leán, fóstor-leán, es; n.

Foster-loanremuneration for rearing a foster-childeducatiōnis præmiumnutrīcii merces

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Foster-loan, remuneration for rearing a foster-child; educatiōnis præmium, nutrīcii merces Is to witanne hwám ðæt fósterleán gebýrige it is to be known to whom the remuneration for fostering belongs, L. Edm. B. 2; Th. i. 254, 8

Linked entry: fóstor-leán

ge-mengan

Grammar
ge-mengan, <b>; I 2 a.</b>
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add: with tó Man gemencge wæter tó ðám wíne, Hml. Th. ii. 278, 5 (Bt. 34, 5; F. 145, 13, in Dict.). Add Wé þe wǽron gemængde tó þysum folclicum mængungum nos turbis popularibus admixti, Gr. D. 209, 12

un-trumian

(v.)
Grammar
un-trumian, p. ode.

to make weakweakento be or to become weak

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to make weak, weaken Ic untrumige infirmo, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Zup. 276, 7. to be or to become weak Ná ic untrumge non infirmabor, Ps. Spl. 25, 1. Ðæs bróðer untrumade cujus frater infirmabatur, Jn. Skt. Rush. 11, 2

Linked entry: trumian

ge-leóhtan

(v.)
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to provide light(?) Ic geann ðæs landes æt Rægene . . . ðám bisceope tó geleóhtenne I grant the land at Rayne to the bishop for the provision of lights for the church (cf. leóht-, weax-gescot), C. D. iii. 305, 4

sliht

(adj.)
Grammar
sliht, (?); adj.

Level, smooth level with the ground a level road planus plain, level

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Level, smooth; in the cpd. eorþ-slihtes level with the ground (?) Swá swá oxa gewunaþ tó áwéstenne gærs óþ ða wirttruman eorþslihtes mid tóþum (eats the grass to the root, to the level of the ground) Num. 22, 4