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of-feallan

(v.)

to fall upon, kill by falling, destroy

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Sigferþ cyning hine offeóll and his líc ligþ æt Wimburnan King Sigferth laid violent hands on himself, and his body lies buried at Wimborne, Chr. 962; Erl. 120, 4.

ge-twǽman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-twǽman, -twéman; p. de; pp. ed [twǽman]

to separate ⬩ To cut off ⬩ separate ⬩ divide ⬩ sepărāre ⬩ sejungĕre ⬩ dīvĭdĕre

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Bos. 19, 6. Beó ǽlc sacu getwǽmed let every strife be appeased, L. Eth. v. 19; Th. i. 308, 30. Getwéman to alienate, Basil admn. 4; Norm. 40, 29, note p

gréting

(n.)
Grammar
gréting, e; f.
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Bos. 1, 29. Ðínre grétinge stefn vox salutations tuæ, 1, 44. Lufiaþ grétinga on strǽtum diligitis salutationes in foro, 11, 43. Pápa sende Eádwine grétinge the pope sent to Edwin greeting, Bd. 2, 10; S. 512, 20.

burne

(n.)
Grammar
burne, an; f.

Running water, a stream, brook, river ⬩ torrens, rivus

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Bos. 18, l. Burnan unrihtwísnysse gedréfdon me torrentes iniquitatis conturbaverunt me, Ps. Spl. 17, 5.

Linked entries: BURN byrne

ge-dyrstig

Bold, daring ⬩ having courage, confidence ⬩ presumptuous audacious

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Substitute: Bold, daring Gedyrstig (gedurstig, Erf.) ausus, Txts. 43, 245 : Wrt. Voc. ii. 7, 44. in a favourable sens having courage, confidence Ne gidyrstig wæs ǽnig hine gefregna neque, ausus fuit quisquam eum interrogare, Mt. L. 22, 46.

búgan

(v.)
Grammar
búgan, p. ede; v. a. acc.

To inhabit ⬩ inhabitare, incolere

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To inhabit; inhabitare, incolere þenden git móston án lond búgan while ye might inhabit one land, Exon. 123a; Th. 473, 20; Bo. 17. Ðǽr ic wíc búge there I inhabit a dwelling, 104 b; Th. 396, 22; Rä. 16, 8: 103a; Th. 389, 23; Rä. 8, 2.

Linked entries: a-búgan búgende

blódig-tóþ

(adj.)
Grammar
blódig-tóþ, adj.

Bloody-tooted, cruel ⬩ cruentus dentibus ⬩ crudelis

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Bloody-tooted, cruel; cruentus dentibus, crudelis Bona blódigtóþ the bloody-toothed murderer, Beo. Th. 4170; B. 2082

Linked entry: -tóþ

byrdestre

(n.)
Grammar
byrdestre, an; f.
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An embroideress Byrdistrae blaciarius, primicularius (cf. primicula, ornatus uestimentorum borda, Hpt. 33, 247, 105), Txts. 109, 1153

credic

(n.)
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a bowl Credic fiala (v. Bd. 3, 27: Lac in fiala ponere solebat), An. Ox. 29, 3. (?)

for-lǽtan

Grammar
for-lǽtan, <b>; II.</b>
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For bóte úrra synna þises lífés dagas ús tó fyrste forlǽtene synt, R. Ben. 4, 18. Add

sám-boren

(adj.)
Grammar
sám-boren, adj.

Born out of due time

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Born out of due time Sámboren abortus. Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 6. Similar entries Cf. ful-boren

wen-býl

(n.)
Grammar
wen-býl, or wenbýle
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some kind of boil Wiþ wenbýle Lchdm. ii. 128, 16. Lǽcedómas tó wenbýlum 12, 19: 128, 6

síþ-boren

(adj.)

late-born

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late-born Of ðǽm síþborenum de post fetantes, Ps. Surt. 77, 70: Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 84

níd-þeówetling

(n.)
Grammar
níd-þeówetling, es; m.

One who is forced into slavery

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Bora received sixty pence for his mediation ), Chart.

Linked entry: þeówetling

bǽm

(num.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
bǽm, for bám; dat. of begen

both

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both, Bt. 38, 5, MS. Cott; Fox 206, 15: Th. Diplm. A.D. 804-829; 463, 3

níw-cenned

(adj.)
Grammar
níw-cenned, -cend

new-born

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new-born Mid hyre nícendum cilde cum recens nato parvulo, Bd. 2, 16; S. 520, 1

Linked entry: ní-cend

ge-wíslíce

(adv.)
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sagaciously Þá gelǽredus[tan] lǽce[as] gewíslíce ( both i's are accented ) smeádon, Lch. iii. 82, 3. (?)

Linked entry: wíslíce

cempa

(n.)
Grammar
cempa, an; m. [camp war, battle, -a, q. v.]

A soldier, warrior, CHAMPION ⬩ miles, bellator, athleta = ἀθλητής

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Bos. 19, 23. Scyld sceal cempan a shield shall be for a soldier, Exon. 91a; Th. 341, 22; Gn. Ex. 130: Beo. Th. 3901; B. 1948: Andr. Kmbl. 460; An. 230.

Linked entry: cæmpa

ge-mearcian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mearcian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To mark, point out, describe, assign, appoint, determine ⬩ nŏtāre, signāre, designāre, assignāre, constĭtuĕre, decernĕre

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Bos. 10, 1 : Bd. 3, 9; S. 534, 2. Hæfde hire wácran hige Metod gemearcod to her the Creator had appointed a weaker mind, Cd. 28; Th. 37, 17; Gen. 591 : 38; Th. 50, 25; Gen. 814.

Linked entry: ge-mercian

ge-streón

(n.)
Grammar
ge-streón, -strión, es; n.

Gain ⬩ product ⬩ emolument ⬩ wealth ⬩ riches ⬩ treasure ⬩ usury ⬩ business ⬩ merces ⬩ mercātus ⬩ quæstus ⬩ lucrum ⬩ ēmŏlŭmentum ⬩ ŏpes ⬩ thesaurus ⬩ ūsūra ⬩ nēgōtium

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Ðæt he æfter him to eallum his gestreónum fénge that he should take all his riches after him, Ors. 5, 13; Bos. 112, 32. Æfter filiende gestreón sĕcūtūra ēmŏlŭmenta, Mone B. 623.

Linked entries: streón ge-strión