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æfter-boren

(v.; part.)
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æfter-boren, [=æftergenga, q. v.] part.

Born after the father's deathposthumus

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Born after the father's death; posthumus, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 32

be-boren-inniht

(adj.)

born within a countryfree of a countrynativemunicipalis

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born within a country, free of a country, native; municipalis, Cot. 136

hýre-borg

(n.)
Grammar
hýre-borg, es; m.

Interestusury

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hiére, borg) fenus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 18

níwan-ácenned

(adj.)

new-born

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new-born Ðá wæs broht tó fulwihte níwanácenned cild, Shrn. 130, 7

ǽrend-scip

(n.)
Grammar
ǽrend-scip, es; n.

A small boat, a skiff

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A small boat, a skiff Ǽrendscip scapha, Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 31

bogen

(n.)

rosemary

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M. 3, 30; Lchdm. ii. 324, 25, = boðen, q. v

ge-beág

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-beág, -beáh

bowed

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bowed,Beo. Th. 2487; B. 1241 : 3085; B. 1540 : 5128; B. 2567;

cifes-boren

(adj.)
Grammar
cifes-boren, adj.
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Born of a concubine Ortrýwes ciuesdómes, cifesboren perfidi pelicatus, An. Ox. 5042

spryttan

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Add Fela bóga treówes of ánum wyrtwalan spryttað (procedunt), Scint. 3, 17

haca

(n.)
Grammar
haca, an; m.

A hook [?], bolt or bar of a doorpessulusa hookuncinus, furcaa hook, claspthe chin

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, bolt or bar of a door; pessulus, Gl. Mett. 658

Linked entries: hæcce hacod hæca

HÁTAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÁTAN, ic háte, ðú hátest, hætsþ, hé háteþ, hát, hǽt, pl. hátaþ; p. héht, hét, pl. héhton, héton; pp. háten.

to bid, order, commandto promise, vowto call, name, give a name toto name, call, bid, commandto call, name, promise, vownominare, appellare, jubere, præcipere

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Hé hǽt hine ðæt hé hine fealde swá swá bóc he shall bid it fold itself as a book, Ps. Th. 49, 5. Ðé háteþ heofona cyning ðæt ðú onsende Heaven's king bids thee send, Andr. Kmbl. 3008; An. 1507.

Linked entry: ge-hátan

be-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
be-sittan, to be-sittanne; p. -sæt, -sætt, pl. -sǽton; pp. -seten, [be by, near, sittan to sit].

to sit round, surround, beset, besiegecircumdare, cingere, obsidereto be in session, to hold sessionsto posessconsidere,possidere

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Antigones hine bedráf into ánum fæstenne and hine ðǽr besæt Antigonus drove him into a fastness and besieged him there, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 73, 18 : Chr. 1l06; Erl. 241, 8.

Linked entry: be-seten

ge-niman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-niman, -nyman, -nioman; he -nimeþ, -nimþ; p. -nam, -nom , pl. -námon, -nómon; imp. -nim, pl. -nimaþ; subj. p. -náme, pl. -námen; pp. -numen

To take, take up, take away, assume, receive, accept, obtain, comprehend, enter intosūmĕre, tollĕre, auferre, assūmĕre, accĭpĕre, nancisci, comprehendĕre, inīre

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Bos. 24, 40, 41: Gen. 2, 23. Geniman friþ to make peace, Chr. 865; Erl. 71, 12: Ors. 5, 7; Bos. 106, 21

a-cwellan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cwellan, p. -cwealde; pp. -cweald

To killdestroyinterficerenecare

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Wíges heard wyrm acwealde the bold one in battle slew the worm, the dragon, Beo. Th. 1777; B. 886. Steóp-cilda feala stundum acwealdon pupillos occiderunt. Ps. Th. 93, 6

Linked entries: a-cwalde a-cwealde

a-dón

(v.)
Grammar
a-dón, p. -dyde; impert. -dó; v. a.

To take awayremovebanishtollereejicere

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Ðæt hý God ðanon adó to heora ágnum lande that God will bring them thence to their own land, Ors. 3, 5; Bos. 56, 37. Adó ða buteran remove the butter, L. M. 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 22. Adó of ða buteran take off the butter, 86, 19.

Linked entry: a-dydest

ǽdre

(n.)
Grammar
ǽdre, ǽddre, édre, an; f; ǽdr, e; f.

An arterya veinfountainriverarteriavenafonsrivusa nervesinewkidneynervusren

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Ðá for ðam cýle him gescuncan ealle ǽdra then all his sinews shrank because of the cold, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 64, 39

cýpa

(n.)
Grammar
cýpa, cépa,an ; m. [ceáp

a factor, merchant, trader negotiator, mercator

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Bos. 9, 17

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cyperen

(adj.)
Grammar
cyperen, adj.

Coppery, belonging to copper æreus

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Gemultan ealle ða anlícnessa togædere, ðe ðǽr binnan wǽrah, ge gyldene, ge sylfrene, ge ǽrene, ge cyperene all the statues, which were in it, of gold, and of silver, and of brass, and of copper, were melted together, Ors. 5, 2; Bos. 101, 22.

drinca

(n.)
Grammar
drinca, an; m: drince, an; f. [drinc drink]

Drink potus

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Drink; potus Eáðe we mágon geseón hwǽr se drinca is we can easily see where the drink is, Ors. 5, 8; Bos. 107, 30. He wolde beran drincan his gebróðrum he would bear drink to his brethren, Homl. Th. ii. 180, 5.

fætels

(n.)
Grammar
fætels, fetels, es; pl. nom. acc. fætelsas, fætels; m. n. A vessel, vat, sack, bag, pouch; vas, saccus, pēra = πήρα, marsūpium =

μαρσύπιoν

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Ðeáh man asette twegen fætels full ealaþ oððe wæteres, hý gedóþ ðæt óðer biþ oferfroren if a man set two vats full of ale or of water, they cause that either shall be frozen over, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 23, 8.

Linked entries: fetels fételsco