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bi-geongende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bi-geongende, bi-gongende; part. [part. of bi-gongan, v. be-gongan, be-gangan]

Passing by ⬩ præteriens

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Lind. War. 15, 21: Mk. Rush. War. 15, 21

ge-hornian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hornian, p. ade

To insult

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Lind. 12, 4

wítege

(n.)
Grammar
wítege, an; f.

prophetess

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Lind. Rush. 2, 36

ágniend

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Add: v. ágnian, <b>II: ágniend-lic.</b> Add:

hearn

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In the line: Salpicis et clangor, necnon et classica sistri, Ald. 207, 36,(?)

seten

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Take ymb-seten to for Lind. l. Rush. Add: v. cwild-, hundred-seten

stán-rǽw

(n.)
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a line of stones On stánrǽwe; of stánrǽwe, C. D. iii. 444, 5

wel-fremende

(adj.)
Grammar
wel-fremende, wel-fremmende; adj.

Beneficent

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Lind. 22, 25

æcer-mǽlum

(adv.)
Grammar
æcer-mǽlum, adv.

By acres

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By acres Ðæt land líð hídmǽlum and æcermǽlum, C. D. vi. 98, 5

heáh-samnung

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-samnung, e; f.

A chief synagogue

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Lind. 5, 22

þeóstru

(n.)
Grammar
þeóstru, (sometimes written þr- instead of þ-) and þiéstru, þístru, þýstru; f.: and þeóstre, þýstre; n. [cf. O. Sax. thiustri; n.]
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Darkness (lit. and metaph.); dimness of sight (lit. or metaph.); like the Latin tenebrae, which it translates, it is often used in the plural Ðǽr wæs deorc þeóstru, Ps. Th. 87, 6. Leóht and þeóstro, Cd. Th. 239, 27; Dan. 376. Þióstro, Met. 21, 41.

Linked entries: þeóstre þiéstru þístru þrýstru þýstru

ge-coren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-coren, pp. of geceósan

Chosen ⬩ choice ⬩ fit ⬩ good ⬩ beloved ⬩ dear

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Lind. 4, 25. Gecoren is to ríc godes aptus est regno dei, Lk. Skt. Lind. 9, 62. Ðú gecorene optime, Lk. Skt. Lind. 1, 3; 8, 15. Sanctus Iohannes eallum Godes hálgum is gecorenra St. John is more beloved than all God's saints, Blickl. Homl. 167, 26.

Linked entry: -coren

sealt

(n.)
Grammar
sealt, es; n.
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Salt (lit. and fig.) Sealt sal, Wrt. Voc. i. 82. 89. Gé synt eorþan sealt (salt, Lind., Rush.): gyf ðæt sealt áwyrþ, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 13: Mk. Skt. 9, 49, 50.

Linked entry: salt

geornan

(v.)
Grammar
geornan, giornan, giornian; p. de, ade, ede; pp. ed

To desire, beg ⬩ desīdĕrāre

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Lind. 16, 3. Giornade, giornede, giornde begged, Mk. Skt. Lind. 10, 46: 1, 40: Jn. Skt. Lind. 9, 8

Linked entry: gyrnan

ge-stǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stǽnan, p. de; pp. ed

To stone

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Lind. 8, 5. Forðætt ðætte hiora werc mec gestǽnas propter quod eorum opus me lapidatis, Rush. 10, 32. Ðæt folc all gestǽnaþ usig plebs universa lapidabit nos, Lk. Skt. Lind. 20, 6. Óðer gestǽndon alium lapidaverunt, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 21, 35

cynn-recceniss

(n.)
Grammar
cynn-recceniss, e; f. [reccenys a narration, history]

A reckoning of relationship, a genealogy ⬩ genealogia

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Lind. 1, title

drincere

(n.)
Grammar
drincere, es; m.

DRINKER ⬩ potātor

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Lind. 11, 19

fore-sacan

(v.)
Grammar
fore-sacan, p. fore-sóc [ = for-sacan]

to forbid ⬩ prohĭbēre

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Lind. Kmbl. 3, 14

frófernis

(n.)
Grammar
frófernis, se; f.

Consolation ⬩ consōlātio

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Lind. 6, 24

fromawælta

(v.)
Grammar
fromawælta, pp. -ed

To roll away

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Lind. 24, 2

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