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fold-búend

(n.)
Grammar
fold-búend, -búende; noun from pres. part.

Earth-dwellers ⬩ earth's inhabitants ⬩ inhabitants of a land or country ⬩ terrĭcŏlæ

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Earth-dwellers, earth's inhabitants, inhabitants of a land or country; terrĭcŏlæ Ðanan feorhnere findaþ fold-búend thence earth's inhabitants find nourishment, Ps. Th. 64, 10: Beo. Th. 4541; B. 2274. Ðone Grendel nemdon foldbúende whom earth's inhabitants

for-trydst

(v.)
Grammar
for-trydst, -trytst

treadest down

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treadest down, Ps. Spl. 90, 13: Cant. Abac. Lamb. fol. 190 a, 12;

bii

(prep.)
Grammar
bii, prep. dat. [ = big = bí = be]

By, near to ⬩ juxta, prope

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By, near to; juxta, prope Se eádiga ærcebiscop Sanctus Laurentius bii his fóregengan Sancte Agustine bebyrged wæs beatus archiepiscopus Laurentius juxta prædecessorem suum Augustinum sepultus est, Bd. 2, 7; S. 509, 6

þætte

(con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þætte, ( = þæt þe; v. se, IV. 3); pron.
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as a relative, that, which Ðæt ðú hyra frumcyn ícan wolde, ꝥte æfter him cenned wurde, Cd. Th. 236, 9; Dan. 318 : 245, 32; Dan. 472. Ðæt hé ne forleóse his dreámes blǽd and his dagena rím and his weorces wlite and wuldres leán, þætte heofones cyning

Linked entry: þæt

breneþ

(v.)
Grammar
breneþ, =berneþ; 3rd sing. pres. of bernan.

burns

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burns, Runic pm. 15; Kmbl. 342, 11; Hick. Thes. i. 135

Linked entries: bærnan bærnan

gipung

(n.)
Grammar
gipung, e; f.

Gaping ⬩ os patulum

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Prud. 991

Linked entry: gypung

gypigend

(n.; adj.; part.)

yawning ⬩ hiulcus

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Prud. 703

ge-þwǽran

(v.)

mansuescere ⬩ respirari

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Prud. 644, 714

ge-þicfyldan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þicfyldan, p. de

To make thick; ⬩ densare,

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Prud. 970

hrycigan

(v.)

resulcare

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Prud. 716

ge-sworfen

(v.)

rubbed off ⬩ polished off

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Prud. Recd. 142, 19

hunig-teáren

(adj.)
Grammar
hunig-teáren, adj.
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Prud. p. 140

Linked entry: -teáren

cynehelmian

(v.)
Grammar
cynehelmian, p. ode
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To crown Se geleáfa cynehelmode ( coronat ) þá mægnu, Prud. 10 a

and-lang

(prep.)
Grammar
and-lang, ond-long, on-long; prep. only gen.

On length ⬩ ALONG ⬩ by the side of ⬩ in longum ⬩ per

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On length, ALONG, by the side of; in longum, per Lǽte yrnan ðæt blód nyðer andlang ðæs weofudes decurrere faciet sanguinem super crepidinem altaris; he will let the blood run down along the altar, Lev. 1, 15. Andlang ðæs [MS. ðas] wéstenes along the

banst

(v.)
Grammar
banst, he banþ

summonest ⬩ summoneth

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summonest, summoneth;

flíhst

(v.)
Grammar
flíhst, he flíhþ

fleest ⬩ flees

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fleest, flees, Bt. 33, 2; Fox 122, 33;

flýhþ

(v.)
Grammar
flýhþ, ðú flýhst

flees ⬩ thou fleest

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flees, thou fleest, Exon. 81a; Th. 305, 3; Fä. 82;

flýtst

(v.)
Grammar
flýtst, he flýt

floatest ⬩ floats

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floatest, floats, Homl. Th. ii. 564, 13;

gæleþ

(v.)
Grammar
gæleþ, ðú gælest

sings

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sings, thou singest, Beo. Th. 4912; B. 2460;

ge-an

(v.)
Grammar
ge-an, ic, he

I give ⬩ he gives

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I give, he gives,Th. Diplm. 560, 24;

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