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eorþ-búend

Grammar
eorþ-búend, eorþ-búend, -búgend, -búgi(g)end (-ende)
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an inhabitant of earth; inhabiting earth Ealle eorðbúend Drihten herian jubilate Deo, omnis terra, Ps. Th. 65, 1. Ealle eorðbúend gentes, 101, 13. Þeóda, ealle eorðbúend, 65, 7. Þá nú æðelingas, ealle eorðbúend, Ebréi hátað, Gen. 1648: Cri. 1279. Eorðbúend

byri-weard

(n.)
Grammar
byri-weard, es; m. [byrig, dat. of burh a city, weard a guard]
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A city-guardian; urbis custos, ædilis, Wrt. Voc. 18, 54

Linked entries: burg-weard byri

neáh-gebúr

(n.; prefix)
Grammar
neáh-gebúr, néh-gebúr, néhche-, néhhe-, néche-, néhe-búr, es; m.

A neighbour

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A neighbour Néhgebúr adfinis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 68 : convical, 135, 56. Míne frýnd and míne miáas and míne neáhgebúras amici mei, et proximi mei, Ps. Th. 37, 11. His neáhgebúras (néhebúras, Lind.: néhgibúras, Rush.) vicini, Jn. Skt. 9, 8. Hyre néhchebúras

Linked entries: freónd dún

burste

(v.; part.)
Grammar
burste, hast burst, broken, failed; burston burst, broken, Beo. Th. 1640; B. 818; p.
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of berstan

beorh-hliþ

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Substitute: A mountain-slope; and take here the passages given under burg- (burh-)hleoþ in Dict

weó-bed

Grammar
weó-bed, weó-bud

Similar entry: wíg-bed

Sodoma

(n.)
Grammar
Sodoma, Sodome, an; or indecl.

The town of Sodom

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Woldon Sodome burh werian 119, 6; Gen. 1975

wæter-bucca

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-bucca, an; m.

An aquatic insect, a water-spider

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An aquatic insect, a water-spider Wæter-buc[c]a vel[wæter]gát tippula, Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 14

Linked entries: bucca wæter-gát

strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
strǽt, e (but uninflected forms occur) ; f.
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Hé eode in burh, stóp on strǽte, Andr. Kmbl. 1969 ; An. 987. Enta ǽrgeweorc innan burgum strǽte stánfáge, 2473 ; An. 1238. Fenn strǽta lutum platearum, Ps. Spl. 17, 44. On strǽta hyrnum, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 5. On strǽton in plateis, Mk. Skt. 6, 56.

Linked entry: strét

Fortende

(n.; v.; part.)
Grammar
Fortende, a; pl. f. [pp. of fortendan to burn off or away, sear]

The seared onesAmazonsAmāzŏnes

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The seared ones, Amazons; Amāzŏnes, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 33, 13

byrgen

(n.)
Grammar
byrgen, byrgenn, birgen, byrigen, burgen, e; f. [beorg tumulus]
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The interment, therefore, consists of an urn filled with the burnt bones.

BEORNAN

(v.)
Grammar
BEORNAN, byrnan; ic beorne, byrne, ðú beornest, beornst, byrnest, byrnst, he beorneþ, beornþ, byrneþ, byrnþ, pl. beornaþ; p. ic, he bearn, barn, born, ðú burne, pl. burnon; pp. bornen.

To BURNbe on fireardereexarderecomburiTo BURNurerecomburere

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To BURN, be on fire; ardere, exardere, comburi Ðonne beorneþ [byrneþ, Spl.] eorre his cum exarserit ira ejus Ps. Surt. 2, 13. Se ðe ǽfre nú beorneþ on bendum he who now ever burns in bonds Cd. 222; Th. 290, 12; Sat. 414.

be-sengan

(v.)
Grammar
be-sengan, p. -sengde; pp. -senged, -sengd

To singe, scorch, burnustulare, urere, æstuare

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Hí besáwon on ða besengdan burh and on ða wéstan they looked on the burnt and wasted city, Ors. 2, 8; Bos. 51, 42

Linked entry: sengan

be-beorgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-beorgan, p. -bearg, pl. -burgon ; pp. -borgen

To defend oneselfto take carecavere ab aliqua re

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To defend oneself, to take care; cavere ab aliqua re He him bebeorgan ne con wóm he cannot defend himself against the evil, Beo. Th. 3497; B. 1746 : 3520; B. 1758

bylg

(n.)
Grammar
bylg, a bulge, bag, Cot. 27. v. belg.

hegian

(v.)
Grammar
hegian, hegegian

to hedgefence

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Geneát sceal . . . burh hegegian (v. burg-hege), LI. Th. i. 432, 16

Linked entries: hegegian be-hegian

weall-steáp

(adj.)
Grammar
weall-steáp, adj.

high as regards its wallsbuildings, with lofty wallswith lofty cliffs, lofty.

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high as regards its walls orbuildings, with lofty walls Hié on weallsteápe burg (cf. seó steápe burh on Sennar, 102, 15; Gen. 1700) wlítan meahton, Cd. Th. 145, 7; Gen. 2402. with lofty cliffs, lofty.

(num.; pronoun.)
Grammar
bá,

both

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both; Ða idesa bá both the women, Judth. 11 ; Thw. 23, 22 ; Jud. 133. Wæter and eorþe, sint on gecynde cealda bá twá water and earth, both the two are by nature cold, Fox 20, 152 ; Met. 20, 76. Bysmeredon uncit [Inscription Bismærede ungket] men, bá

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ǽren-byt

(n.)
Grammar
ǽren-byt, -bytt, e; f. [byt a butt, vessel]

A brass pan or vessellenticula

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A brass pan or vessel; lenticula, Wrt. Voc. 25, 17

Snotinga-hám

(n.)

Nottingham

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Fór hé tó Snotingahám and gefór ða burg and hét hié gebétan and gesettan ǽgðer ge mid Engliscum mannum ge mid Deniscum 922; Erl. 108, 30. Hér Eádmund cyning Myrce geeode, burga fífe, . . . Snotingahám . . . 942; Erl. 116, 13