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Anglo-Saxon

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ǽr-boren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ǽr-boren, p. part.

First-bornprimogenitus

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First-born; primogenitus, Cd. 47; Th. 59, 33; Gen. 973

a-storfen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-storfen, part.

Starvedlike a dead bodycadaverosus

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Starved, like a dead body; cadaverosus,Wanl Catal. 43, 17

nebwlát-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
nebwlát-ful, adj.

Boldimpudentshameless

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Bold, impudent, shameless Nebwlátful, scamleás frontosa, Hpt. Gl. 506, 78

Linked entry: wlát-ful

gebyld

(adj.)
Grammar
gebyld, adj.

Boldcourageousaudax

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Bold, courageous; audax Gebyld swiðe ðurh God, Jud. 4, 14

geoc-stecca

(n.)
Grammar
geoc-stecca, -sticca, an; m.

A bolt of a door, a barobex

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A bolt of a door, a bar; obex, Cot. 145

un-campróf

(adj.)
Grammar
un-campróf, adj.

Unwarlikenot bold in battle

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Unwarlike, not bold in battle Uncamprófes inbellis, Germ. 399, 420

Linked entry: camp-róf

byrdling

(n.)
Grammar
byrdling, es; m.
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Cf. bord

dearf-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
dearf-lic, adj.
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Bold, presumptuous From dearflicum a praesumtoribus, Mt. p. 2, 1

Linked entry: dearr-lic

ofer-willan

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add: to cause to boil over, Lch. ii. 24, 22

cuning

(n.)

a king,

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Bodl. fol. 9a, 7

líc-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
líc-fæt, es; n.

The body

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The body, Exon. 48 b; Th. 167, 20; Gú.1063

blæd

(n.)
Grammar
blæd, e; f.

A cup, bowl, goblet, vialpatera, phiala

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A cup, bowl, goblet, vial; patera, phiala, Æthelfledæ Test. Lye

ge-cnycc

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

A bondnexus

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A bond; nexus Gicnyccum nexibus, Rtl. 59, 13; 66, 25

Linked entry: -cnycc

borg-wed

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Borgwed (borg, wed?) vadimonium, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 66. Add

dearf

(adj.)
Grammar
dearf, [ = W. S. deorf]
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Bold Dearfe ł dyrstige audaci, Mt. p. 9, 3

ó-gengel

(n.)

a bar, boltobex

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a bar, bolt; obex.Wrt. Voc. ii. 63, 28 : 115, 32

Linked entry: gengel

hild-from

(adj.)
Grammar
hild-from, adj.

Stout or bold in war,

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Stout or bold in war, Andr. Kmbl. 2405; An. 1204

feax-wund

(n.)
Grammar
feax-wund, e; f.
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Gif in feaxe bið wund inces lang, geselle ánne sciłł. tó bóte. Gif beforan feaxe bið wund inqes lang, twégen sciłł. tó bóte, Ll. Th. i. 92, 17

tǽcing

(n.)
Grammar
tǽcing, e; f.

the pointing out of a course to be followed, direction, teaching.teaching, doctrine

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Underfó hé ǽlcne regoles þeáw and tǽcinge; sig hé æfter Cristes bóce tǽcinge ðus geáxod, R. Ben. 104, 19. Þurh háligra bóca tǽcunge úres Drihtnes willan mid gódum dǽdum gefyllan, Homl.

ge-swícan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swícan, ic -swíce, ðú -swícest, -swícst, he -swíceþ. -swícþ, pl. -swícaþ; p. -swác, pl. -swicon; pp. -swicen

To leave offdesiststopceaserest fromturn fromwithdrawrelinquishfaildeceivebetrayintermitteredesisterecessarequiescererequiesceredesererediscedererelinqueredeficerefallereproderewith the genitive with the dative

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Bos. 14, 32: Lk. Bos. 5, 4: 11, 1: Gen. 8, 22. Ic geswíce oððe ic forlǽte oððe ic me reste quiesco, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 1; Som. 30, 28. Geswác æt sæcce Beówulfes sweord Beowulf's sword failed in the conflict, Beo. Th. 5355; B. 2681.