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ge-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sittan, p. -sæt, pl. -sǽton; pp. -seten.

to sitsit downsettleleanreclinesĕdēreconsīdĕrediscumbĕreto occupypossessinhabitpossĭdērehăbĭtāre

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Bos. 7, 36. Alexander æt Somnite gemǽre and Rómána gesæt Alexander posted himself on the boundary of the Samnites and the Romans, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 58, 28. Gesǽton searuþancle sundor to rúne the wise of thought sat apart in council, Andr.

Linked entry: ge-setenness

DRINC

(n.)
Grammar
DRINC, drync, es; m: drinca, an; m: drince, an; f.

DRINK, a drink, draught potus, haustus

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Bos. 6, 55. Ic ofþyrsted wæs gǽstes drinces I was thirsty for the soul's drink, Exon. 98 a; Th. 369, 15; Seel. 41. Hér gefór Harþacnut swá ðæt he æt his drince stód in this year [A.

Linked entries: drænc drync dryngc

ge-frédan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-frédan, ic -fréde, ðú -frédest, he -frédeþ, frét, pl. -frédaþ; p. -frédde; pp. -fréded

To feelperceiveknowbe sensible ofsentīre

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To feel, perceive, know, be sensible of; sentīre Sió gefrédnes hine mæg gegrápian, and gefrédan ðæt hit líchoma biþ, ac hió ne mæg gefrédan hwæðer he biþ ðe blac ðe hwít the feeling may touch it, and feel that it is a body, but cannot feel whether it

eorl-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
eorl-gestreón, es; n. [gestreón treasure]

Noble treasure, riches dīvĭtiæ

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Noble treasure, riches; dīvĭtiæ Nis him gád eorlgestreóna he lacks not noble treasures, Exon. 123b; Th. 475, 10; Bo. 45: Beo. Th. 4481; B. 2244

fæt

a vesselutensila receptacleboxcasketa compartment

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Þá gersuman . . . on golde and on seolfre and on faton, 1086; P. 222, 16. a receptacle, box, casket.

be-tweonum

(prep.)
Grammar
be-tweonum, be-tweonan, be-twinum, be-twinan, be-twynan, bi-tweon, bi-tweonum; prep. I. dat. II. acc. [be, bi by, with, tweo two; dat. tweonum, twinum, tweon, twin, twyn]

BETWEEN, betwixt, among, amid, in the midstinter, in medio

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Bos. 7, 35. acc. Ðú hí betweonum wætera weallas lǽddest thou ledest them between waterwalls, Ps. Th. 105, 9.

bismer

(n.)
Grammar
bismer, bismor, bysmer, bysmor; gen. bismeres, bysmres; n.

Filthiness, pollution, abomination, disgrace, infamy, mockery, reproach, contumely, blasphemy, calumnyludibrium, pollutio, abominatio, infamia, opprobrium, contumelia, blasphemia, calumniaopprobrium

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Seó stów gewearþ swíðe mǽre for Rómána bismere the place became famous for the disgrace of the Romans, Ors. 3, 8; Bos. 62, 44. His mód wæs mid ðam bismre ahwæt his mind was whetted with that disgrace, Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 126, 17.

gelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
gelíce, adv.

Likewisealsoaspariter

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Bos. 27, 44. Gelíce swá swá heó bebeád likewise as she commanded, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 19 : Blickl. Hom. 17, 4. He dyde swá gelíce fecit similiter, Mt. Bos. 20, 5.

COSTIAN

(v.)
Grammar
COSTIAN, costigan, costnian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od , ad, ed

To tempt, try, prove probare, tentare.

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Bos. 4, 2; Homl. Blick. 29, 14

Linked entries: costigan costnian

for-bærnan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bærnan, -bearnan, to -bærnenne; part. -bærnende; p. -bærnde, pl. -bærndon; pp. -bærned, -bærnd; v. trans.

To burn upconsumeŭrĕrecombūrĕre

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Bos. 13, 30. Swá swá leg forbærnende muntas sīcut flamma combūrens montes, Ps. Spl. 82, 13. Ic forswæle oððe forbærne ūro, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 11. Man hine forbærneþ one burns him, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 22, 44.

Linked entries: for-bearnan for-bernan

CÉNE

(adj.)
Grammar
CÉNE, cýne; adj.

KEEN, fierce, bold, brave, warlikeacer, audax, animosus, bellicosus

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KEEN, fierce, bold, brave, warlike; acer, audax, animosus, bellicosus Se wæs úþwita céne and cræftig who was a philosopher keen and profound, Bt. Met. Fox 10, 110; Met. 10, 51. Stóp út céne collenferþ he stept out bold [and] firm of mind, Andr.

a-swícan

(v.)
Grammar
a-swícan, p. -swác, pl. -swicon; pp. -swicen; v. a. [a from, swícan to go]

To go away from any oneto desert any oneto deceivebetrayoffenddescisceredeficereproderescandalizare

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Bos. 5, 30

Bægere

(n.)
Grammar
Bægere, Bægware; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m.

The BavariansBavariithe BoiariBajuvarii

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Hí Maroaro habbaþ, be westan him, Þyringas, and Behemas, and Bægware healfe they, the Moravians, have, on their west, the Thuringians, Bohemians, and part of the Bavarians, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 18, 42

byrnan

(v.)
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Bos. 12, 35: Deut. 9, 15. Ðonne byrneþ gramen his cum exarserit ira ejus, Ps. Spl. 2, 13: Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 36. v. trans. To burn; urere, comburere Swá fýr wudu byrneþ sicut ignis comburit sylvas, Ps. Th. 82, 10

deófol-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
deófol-seóc, def. se deófol-seóca; adj. [seóc sick]

Devil-sick, possessed with a devil dæmŏnium hăbens, dæmoniăcus

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Bos. 12, 22 : 9, 32. Híg brohton him manege deófolseóce obtulērunt ei multos dæmŏnia habentes, 8, 16. Deófolseóc dæmoniăcus, Ælfc. Gl. 78; Som. 72, 34; Wrt. Voc. 45, 66.

Linked entry: feónd-seóc

éhtere

(n.)
Grammar
éhtere, éhtre, es; m.

A persecutorpersĕcūtor

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Bos. 5, 44: Bd. 1, 7; S. 476, 37

Linked entry: éhtre

fóre-werd

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-werd, adj.

Forwardforeformerearlyprōnusantĕriorpriorprīmus

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On fórewerd ðære bóc oððe on heáfde bǽc awriten is be me in căpĭte libri scriptum est de me, Ps. Lamb. 39, 9

ge-ádlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ádlian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [ádlian to be sick, to languish]

To be sickto languishbecome impotentlanguescĕre

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Bos. 5, 3.

Linked entry: ádlian

ge-wenge

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

The cheekmaxilla

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Bos. 6, 29; and to him that schal smyte thee on o cheke, Wyc. Án strǽl hyne gewundode on hys óðer gewenge an arrow wounded him in one of his cheeks, Shrn. 97, 14. Gewenge maxilla, Ælfc. Gl. 71; Som. 70, 80; Wrt. Voc. 43, 13

gilp-word

(n.)
Grammar
gilp-word, es; n.

A boastful worda boastvaunt

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A boastful word, a boast, vaunt Hí him to gylpworde hæfdon 'ðæt him leófre wǽre ðæt hí hæfdon healtne cyning ðonne healt ríce' their boast was 'that they had rather have a halting king than a halting kingdom,' Ors. 3, 1; Bos. 53, 26.