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Beorg-ford

(n.)
Grammar
Beorg-ford, Beorh-ford, es; m. [beorg a hill, ford a ford; collis ad vadum]

BURFORD in Oxfordshire

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Beorhforda], wið Æðelbald, Myrcena cing, and hine geflýmde here, in 752 Cuthred, king of the West-Saxons, fought in the twenty-second year of his reign, at Burford, with Æthelbald, king of the Mercians, and conquered him Chr. 752; Erl. 49, 13

hrepian

(v.)
Grammar
hrepian, and <b>hreppan.</b> [The two forms may be taken together.]
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Hwílwendlice gódnyssa, swylce swá þæt godspel hrepode, hláf, and fisc, and ǽig, 252, 25

tellan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
tellan, p. tealde; pp. teald: also forms as from telian occur: ic telge, hí teliaþ; p. telede; p. teled.
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Hí hluton, teledon they cast lots and counted, Andr. Kmbl. 2207; An. 1105. Tele nú ða lenge ðære hwíle, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 66, 6. Tele ðú ða gesǽlþa wiþ ðám sorgum strike a balance between the happiness and cares, 8, tit.; Fox x, 22.

un-scrýdan

(v.)
Grammar
un-scrýdan, p. de

To undress ⬩ strip ⬩ divest

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Grammar un-scrýdan, with acc. of person and dat. of garment Hé hine unscrídde ðam healfan scicelse, Ap. Th. 12, 22. Hí unscrýddon hyne hys ágenum reáfe, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 28, 31: Mt. Skt. 15, 20: Homl. Th. ii. 252, 24, 29

healh

(n.)
Grammar
healh, halh [in the declension the final h seems to be omitted before an inflection]; m. A word of doubtful meaning.
    Kemble, Cod. Dipl. iii. xxix.
translates it hall, probably originally a stone building.
    Leo, A. S. Names, p. 52,
takes it to be the same word as ealh. Somner gives healh-stán crusta, collyrida. In form it agrees with Latin calx.

hall ⬩ a stone building ⬩ calx.

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[The word seems to have the same force as haga in the same charter, as æt Batenhale and æt Batanhagan both occur.] Æt Wreodanhale, i. 166, 18. On Rischale; of Rischale, iii. 399, 18. On hwítan heal; of hwítan heale, iii. 444, 4-5.

Linked entries: alh eást-healh hal heal healhiht heal

wit

(pronoun.)
Grammar
wit, pers. pron.

We two

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We two, I and thou, alone Ðæt hí sýn án swá wyt sýn án, Jn. Skt. 17, 22. Abram cwæð tó Lothe: 'Wyt sind gebróðru,' Gen. 13, 8. Wit, Cd. Th. 114, 14; Gen. 1904. Geþenc hwæt wit sprǽcon, Beo. Th. 2957; B. 1476: Exon. Th. 172, 18; Gú. 1145.

Linked entries: unc witt

be-lisnian

(v.)

To evirate ⬩ emasculate ⬩ castrate ⬩ castrare ⬩ belisnod ⬩ belistnod ⬩ emasculated ⬩ A eunuch

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Grammar be-lisnian, Used as a noun A eunuch Belisnod spado, eunuchus Ælfc. Gr. 9, 3; Som. 8, 32.

Linked entries: lisnian be-lisnod

ge-frætewian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-frætewian, -frætwian, -fretwian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To adorn ⬩ deck ⬩ trim ⬩ ornāre ⬩ redĭmīre

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Ðé Cyning engla gefrætwode the King of angels adorned thee, Andr. Kmbl. 3034; An. 1520. He gefrætwode foldan sceátas he adorned earth's regions, Beo. Th. 192; B. 96.

EOLH

(n.)
Grammar
EOLH, cole; gen. eolhes, eolces, eolcs, eolx; m. [eolx vĭdētur genĭtivus ab eolc, eolh, Ettmül. Poet. 288, 15, note]

ELK ⬩ alces

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An ELK; alces.

Linked entries: elch elh eóla

frignan

(v.)
Grammar
frignan, [The different treatment of the g in this word gives rise to a great variety of forms. 1.the g may be retained, see the forms in Dict., to which add p.pl. [ge-] frungan; pp. [ge-]frognen. 2. the g may be absorbed giving a. frínan; p. frǽn, pl. frúnon ; pp. frúnen ; or b. frínan may be regarded as of the ablaut series í, á, i and have p. frán, pl. frinon ; pp. [be-]frinen. 3. the g may be assimilated and forms as from frinnan result, see prs. frinne, ppr. frinnende; p. pl. frunnon. Here perhaps belongs the form frunian,
  • Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 54.
]

to ask ⬩ inquire ⬩ to ask a question, ⬩ to ask about, after, ⬩ to ask ⬩ to ask a person a question ⬩ to ask a person about something, ⬩ to ask information of or from a person,

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R. 9a 45. where β. and α. are combined Symle ymb dæt ðe hine tueóde, ðonne orn hé inn tó ðǽm temple, and frægn ðæs Dryhten, Past. 103, 4. where β. and (3 a β) are combined Þá hæleð oretmæcgas æfter æðelum frægn: 'Hwanon ferigeað gé scyldas . . . ?

ge-metan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-metan, p. -mæt and -mette , pl. -mǽton; pp. -meten; v. trans.

to measure, measure back or again ⬩ metiri, remetiri ⬩ to measure by traversing or going over ⬩ metiri transeundo

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And. 47, 2. to measure by traversing or going over; metiri transeundo And his cwén mid him medo-stíg gemæt and his queen with him measured the mead way [way to the mead-hall], Beo. Th. 1852; B. 924

Linked entries: ge-meted ge-meten ge-mette

þætte

(con.)
Grammar
þætte, ( = þæt þe; cf. eác wæs ðæt ðe beforan ðæm temple stód ceác, Past. 16; Swt. 105, 1, and : Ðá wæs ꝥte scyttelas wurdan tóbrocene, Blickl. Homl. 87, 5. Þætte is used in the same way as þæt, q. v.); conj.

That ⬩ that, in order that ⬩ that, ⬩ so that

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Nǽnig manna is þætte áreccan mæg, Andr. Kmbl. 1091; An. 546 : Cd.

grút

(n.; v.)
Grammar
grút, indecl. and <b>grút;</b> pl. n.
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<b>grýt, grút;</b> f. and add Grút far, Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 76. Gruiit ( = grýt (?), grút (?)) pollinis, 117, 64. Clam wiþ þon; þá reádan tigelan, gecnúwa tó dúste, gemeng wið grút, Lch. ii. 114, 25

C

Grammar
C, In Gothic and Icelandic C is entirely wanting, being always represented by k. It is remarkable that the Anglo-Saxons have seldom made use of k; but, following the Latin, have preferred the use of c.
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As a medial and final letter c corresponds to the Gothic and Icelandic k, &amp;mdash; thus A. Sax. æcer a field", Goth. akrs, Icel. akr; A.

Agustus

(n.)
Grammar
Agustus, nom. acc. gen. Agustuses; dat.- Agustuse; m. [generally spelled incorrectly in Anglo-Saxon MSS: Agustus, as well as Agustinus, for Augustus and Augustīnus, from augustus majestic, august, from augeo to increase, exalt, honour, praise] ,

Augustus ⬩ the month of August ⬩ mensis Augustus

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Augustus, the first Roman emperor, reigned from A. C. 30 to A. D. 14 Wearþ Agustus sárig Augustus was grieved, Ors. 5, 15; Bos. 114, 38. Agustuses látteówas the generals of Augustus, 5, 15; Bos. 114, 34.

Linked entry: Augustus

-fæst

(suffix)
Grammar
-fæst, as a termination, denotes fast, very, perfectly, effectually, as the English fast asleep, perfectly asleep; Ǽ-fæst fast in the law, firm, religious; Sóþ-fæst fast in truth, true, just; Staðol-fæst steadfast, steady; Unstaðol-fæst

unsteady, unsteadfast

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unsteady, unsteadfast

ge-æmtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-æmtian, -æmettigian, -æmtogian; p. ode; pp. od [æmtian to be at leisure]

To be unoccupied ⬩ be at leisure ⬩ be void ⬩ văcuum esse ⬩ văcāre

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Geæmtiaþ eów, and geseóþ ðæt ic eam God văcāte, et vĭdēte quŏniam ĕgo sum Deus, Ps. Lamb. 45, 11. He wæs geæmtogod he was void, Homl. Th. i. 290, 21

eom

(v.)
Grammar
eom, [eam, am], ðú eart [earþ, art, arþ], he is, ys;

I am, thou art, he is ⬩ sum, es, est

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, and unge-endod on him sylfum, and þurh hine sylfne wunigende 'Sum,' I am, is the substantive verb, and belongs exclusively to God alone, because God is ever without beginning, and without end in himself, and existing by himself, Ælfc.

Linked entries: am art arþ eam earan earþ is BEÓN seón sí sind

wísian

(v.)
Grammar
wísian, p. ode.

shew ⬩ guide ⬩ direct ⬩ to shew ⬩ shew ⬩ point put ⬩ guide ⬩ direct ⬩ indicate

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Grammar wísian, with dat. of person and acc. of way Hwá ðam sǽflotan sund wísode. Andr. Kmbl. 762 ; An. 381. Hú ðú sǽhengeste sund wísige, 976; An. 488. Grammar wísian, with acc. of person Swá mec wísaþ, se mec wrǽde on legde. Exon.

Linked entry: riht-wísian

ágnian

(v.)
Grammar
ágnian, = áhnian; part. ágnigende; p. ade, ode; pp. ad, od; v. a.

To own ⬩ possess ⬩ to appropriate to himself ⬩ to prove or claim as one's own ⬩ possidere ⬩ vindicare sibi

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He ágnige hit let him prove it as his own [keep possession of it, Th.], L. C. S. 24; Th. i. 390, 10, 11: L. O. 13; Th. i. 184, 5. Swá he hit ágnode [MS. B. áhnode], swá he hit týmde as he claimed it as his own, so he advocated it, L.

Linked entries: áhnodon ægnian

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