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frig

(adj.)
Grammar
frig, def. se frigea; adj.

Freenoblelīberingĕnuusnōbĭlis

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Gif hwá his ágenne geleód bebycgge, þeówne oððe frigne if any one sell his own countryman, bond or free, L. In. 11; Th. i. 110, 4: L. Win. 14; Th. i. 40, 9: L. C. S. 20; Th. i. 388, 3.

ge-writ

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

Something writtenwritingscriptureinscriptiona writinglettertreatisewritcharterbook

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Bos. 12, 16. Ðá héht he rǽdan ðæt gewrit then he ordered to read the letter, Blickl. Homl. 177, 4, 35.

Linked entries: ge-wreot writ

forþ

(adv.)
Grammar
forþ, adv. [faran to go]

FORTHthencehenceforwardsonwardshenceforthfurtherstillindehincprorsumporrodehincdeincepstămen

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Teáh heora óðer forþ fægere bóc one of them drew forth a beautiful book, Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 36; 633, 5. Gewát se dæg forþ the day was going forth, Lk. Bos. 9. 12.

ellen-þríst

(adj.)
Grammar
ellen-þríst, adj.

Bold in courage, bold audax

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Bold in courage, bold; audax Ða idesa ellenþríste the bold women. Judth. 11; Thw. 23, 22; Jud. 133

mód-lufu

(n.)
Grammar
mód-lufu, an; f.

Heart's loveaffection

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Th. 3650; B. 1823: Exon. 26a; Th. 77, 25; Cri. 1262: 71a; Th. 264, 26; Jul. 370: 76a; Th. 284, 18; Jul. 699: 123a; Th. 473, 3; Bo. 9

an-gin

(n.)
Grammar
an-gin, -ginn, -gyn, on-gin, es; n.

A beginningattemptresolvepurposedesignundertakingopportunityinitiumprincipiumconatusinceptumcœptumoccasio

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Bos. 13, 8. Se ána Scyppend næfþ nán anginn, ac he sylf is anginn ealra þinga the Creator alone hath not any beginning, but he is himself the beginning of all things, Hexam. 13; Norm. 22, 3. On anginne in principio, 1; Norm. 2, 26.

Linked entries: an-gyn on-gin

cyssan

(v.)
Grammar
cyssan, p. cyste; pp. cyssed; v. a. [cos a kiss]

KISS osculari

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Bos. 26, 49: Gen. 48, 10. Ǽghwæder óðerne cyston hie they kissed each other, Andr. Kmbl. 2031; An. 1018. Ðæt he his mondryhten clyppe and cysse that he embrace and kiss his lord, Exon. 77a; Th. 289, 2; Wand. 42

Linked entry: cossian

FARAN

(v.)
Grammar
FARAN, to farenne; ic fare, ðú farest, færest, færst, færsþ, he fareþ, færeþ, færþ, pl. faraþ; p. fór, pl. fóron; pp.

A word expressing every kind of going from one place to another, hence to go, proceed, travel, march, sailīre, vādĕre, incēdĕre, transīre, migrāre, nāvīgāre FARE, happen, to be in any state versāri in ălĭqua re, se hăbēre ălĭquo mŏdo

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Bos. 14, 19, 31. We fóron transīvĭmus, Ps. Spl. 65, 11. Ic fór fram ðé I went from thee, Gen. 31, 31.

Linked entries: færan feran

ge-wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wrecan, p. -wræc, pl. -wrǽcon; pp. -wrecen

To wreakavengerevengepunishulciscivindĭcārepūnīre

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To wreak, avenge, revenge, punish; ulcisci, vindĭcāre, pūnīre Gebeótode Cirus ðæt he his þegen gewrecan wolde Cyrus threatened that he would avenge his officer, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 4: Cd. 64; Th. 77, 13; Gen. 1274.

ge-wǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wǽcan, -wǽcean; part. -wǽcende; p. -wǽcte, -wǽhte; pp. -wǽct, -wǽht

To weakenaffecttroublevexafflictoppressaffĭcĕreaffīgĕre

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Bos. 20, 11. Hí mid deáþe hí gewǽceaþ morte affĭcient eos, Mk. Bos. 13, 12: Homl. Th. ii. 542, 17. Hig eall ðæt ríce myd forspyllednysse gewǽhton they destroyed all that kingdom, St. And. 32, 32. Mid fefore gewǽht suffering from fever, Homl.

ge-bletsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bletsian, -bledsian ; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [ge-, bletsian to bless]

To blessconsecratebenedīcĕreconsecrāre

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Bos. 21, 9: 23. 39. Ðú gebletsad eart thou art blessed, Cd. 192; Th. 241, 18; Dan. 406: 83; Th. 105, 13; Gen. 1752

ge-hwylc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
ge-hwylc, -hwelc, -hwilc; pron.

Eachevery oneallwhoeverwhateverquisqueunusquisque

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Bos. 19, 15. Sió gesceádwísnes sceal on gehwelcum waldan reason shall rule in each one, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 394; Met. 20, 197. Ongan ánra gehwylc cweðan cœperunt singuli dicere, Mt. Bos. 26, 22 : Deut. 24, 16.

ge-scý

(n.)
Grammar
ge-scý, es; n.

A pair of shoescalceamentum, tegmentum pedis, caliga

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Bos. 3, 11: Lk. Bos. 15, 22. Hwæt sind gescý búton deádra nýtena hýda what are shoes but the hides of dead cattle, Homl. Th. ii. 280, 29

Linked entries: -scý ge-sceó ge-scóe

ge-nip

(n.)
Grammar
ge-nip, es; pl. nom. acc. -nipu; n.

A mist, cloud, darkness, obscuritynĕbŭla, cālīgo, nūbes, tĕnebræ

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Bos. 9, 34. Ðæt genip stód æt ðæs geteldes dura the cloud stood at the door of the tabernacle, Ex. 33, 10: Cd. 8; Th. 9, 9; Gen. 139. Moises eóde to ðam genipe Moyses accessit ad calīgĭnem, Ex. 20, 21.

ge-þafian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þafian, -þafigan, -þafigean; p. ode, ude; pp. od, ud [þafian to permit, allow, consent]

To favoursupportpermitallowadmitassentconsentagreeapproveobeysubmit tofăvēresustĭnēresĭnĕreadmittĕrepermittĕreassentīreconsentīreobēdīreconcēdĕre

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Bos. 24, 43. Geþafigean, Bd. 2, 2; S. 502, 14. Ic geþafige consentio, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 2; Som. 34, 39: 37; Som. 39, 9: Ps. Th. 130, 3. He ne geþafode ðæt hig ǽnig þing sprǽcon non sĭnēbat ea lŏqui, Lk. Bos. 4, 41: 12, 39.

Linked entry: þafian

FÁCEN

(n.)
Grammar
FÁCEN, fácn, es; pl. nom. acc. fácnu; gen. fácna; n.

Deceit, fraud, guile, treachery, malice, wickedness, evil, crime dŏlus, fraus, nēquĭtia, mălĭtia, inīquĭtas, prævārĭcātio

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Bos. 7, 22. Ðú tó fela fácna gefremedes in flǽschoman thou hast perpetrated too many guiles in the body, Exon. 41 a; Th. 137, 12; Gú. 558: Cd. 125; Th. 160, 16; Gen. 2651

Linked entries: fácn fácon fǽcne

medu-burh

(n.)
Grammar
medu-burh, f.

A city in which mead is drunkone in which mead-drinking warriors live

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On meoduburgum, Exon. 123 a; Th. 473, 18; Bo. 16

ágen

(n.; v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
ágen, adj. [originally the pp. of ágan to own, possess] .

OWNproperpeculiarpropriusThe property ownedone's own propertyproprium

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His ágnum willan on his own accord, Ors. 4, 11; Bos. 98, 6. Ágna gesceafta thy own creatures, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 28; Met. 20, 14: Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 36.

flítan

(v.)
Grammar
flítan, part. flítende; ic flíte, ðú flítest, flítst, he flíteþ, flít, pl. flítaþ; p. flát, pl. fliton; pp. fliten

To strivecontenddisputerebelcontendĕrecertāredispŭtārejurgāre

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Bos. 5, 40. Flítende contending, Beo. Th. 1836; B. 916. Hwí flítst ðú wið ðínne néxtan quāre percŭtis proxĭmum tuum? Ex. 2, 13. Flíteþ strives, Exon. 95a; Th. 354, 47; Reim. 62. Ne flít he non contendet, Mt. Bos. 12, 19.

Linked entry: flítend

sinc-hroden

(adj.)
Grammar
sinc-hroden, adj.
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Th. 473, 11 ; Bo. 13. Salu sinchroden halls richly adorned, Andr. Kmbl. 3342 ; An. 1675