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forþ-boren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
forþ-boren, part. [pp. of forþ-beran]

Born forth ⬩ noble-born ⬩ high-born ⬩ clāris parentĭbus ortus ⬩ nōbĭlis

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Born forth, noble-born, high-born; clāris parentĭbus ortus, nōbĭlis We lǽraþ ðæt ǽnig forþboren preóst ne forseó ðone læsborenan we enjoin that no high-born priest despise the lower born, L. Edg. C. 13; Th. ii. 246, 20

for-weallen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-weallen, part.

Thoroughly boiled ⬩ excoctus ⬩ percoctus

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Thoroughly boiled; excoctus, percoctus, Som. Ben. Lye;

fréfergende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
fréfergende, = fréfrigende

comforting

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comforting; Cd. 220; Th. 284, 7; Sat. 318

ge-ǽwnod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ǽwnod, part. [ǽwnian to marry, wed]

Married ⬩ nuptus

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Married; nuptus Ruth wearþ geǽwnod Iessan ealdan fæder Ruth was married to the grandfather of Jesse, Ælfc. T. 12, 17

Linked entry: ǽwnian

pæþ

(n.)
Grammar
pæþ, paþ, es; m. : e; f. (?)
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A path, track Pæþ, paþ semita, Ælfc. Gr. 7 ; Zup. 25, 3. Manna paþ semita, deúra paþ callis, Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 41-42. Pæþ semita, 80, 37. Wegleás pæþ invium, 53, 61. Pæþ callis, iter pecudum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 58. Paþ callis, 14, 10. Paat, 103, 48. Andlang

Linked entry: paþ

gin-

(v.; prefix)
Grammar
gin-, gynn-wísed; part. p.

Well-directed ⬩ wise

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Well-directed, wise Nǽnig monna wæs godes willan ðæs georn ne gynnwised no man was so eager for God's will nor so wise, Exon. 45 a; Th. 154, 8; Gú. 839

blóstm-bǽrende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
blóstm-bǽrende, part. [blóstm, bǽran to bear]

Blossom-bearing ⬩ florifer

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Blossom-bearing; florifer Seó blóstmbǽrende stów is seó stów on ðære beóþ onfangene sóþfæstra sáula the blossom-bearing place is the place to which are taken the souls of the righteous, Bd. 5, 12; S. 630, 14

ge-bolstrod

(part.)
Grammar
ge-bolstrod, part. [ge-, bolster a bolster]

Guarded ⬩ environed ⬩ defended ⬩ supported ⬩ bolstered up ⬩ stīpātus

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Guarded, environed, defended, supported or bolstered up; stīpātus,Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: bolstrian

ge-byrd

(v.)
Grammar
ge-byrd, part. p. [beard a beard]

Bearded ⬩ barbātus

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Bearded; barbātus Gebyrd barbātus, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Som. 45, 11. Gebyrdne hine he gesihþ he sees himself bearded, Lchdm. iii. 200, 4

ge-útlagian

(v.)
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Se pápa is geútlagod and líð him on dígelan for his crístendóme, Hml. S. 34, 131. Add

lufsum-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
lufsum-lic, adj.
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Pleasing, desirable Ða sende se pápa Óswió luf-sumlic (desiderabilem) ǽrendgewrit, Bd. 3, 29; Sch. 329, 2

þeána

(adv.)
Grammar
þeána, (combined with swá, se); adv. conj.
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Yet Pápa on Róme swá þeána gesette papa Romanus tamen statuit, L. Ecg. C. 7; Th. ii. 138, 36. Lífe ne gielpeþ hláfordes gifum, hýreþ swá þeána þeódne sínum, Exon. Th. 440, 6; Rä. 59, 13: 108, 32; Gú. 81.

cancettan

(v.)
Grammar
cancettan, part. cancettende; p. cancette; pp. cancetted
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To laugh aloud or in a cackling manner; cachinnare Mæssepreóst ne sceal lufigean micelne and ungemetlícne cancettende hleahtor nor shall a mass-priest love great and immoderate cackling laughter, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 416, 36

Linked entry: ceahhetan

fám-bláwende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fám-bláwende, def. se -bláwenda; part.

Foam-blowing, emitting foam ⬩ spūmam efflans

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Foam-blowing, emitting foam; spūmam efflans Se légfámbláwenda seáþ and se fúla ðone ðú gesáwe, ðæt wæs helle tintreges múþ pŭteus ille flammĭvŏmus ac pūtĭdus quem vīdisti, ipsum est os gehennæ, Bd. 5, 12; S. 630, 12, note, MS. T

ge-ǽðed

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ǽðed, part. [áþ an oath, a swearing]

Sworn ⬩ jūrātus

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Sworn; jūrātus Swágeǽðedra manna sýn twegen oððe þrý to gewituysse of such sworn men let there be two or three as witness, L. Edg. S. 6; Th. i. 274, 18

Linked entry: ge-ǽþan

ge-blégenad

(part.)
Grammar
ge-blégenad, part, [ge-, blégen a blain, blister]

Blistered ⬩ ulcĕrātus

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Blistered; ulcĕrātus,Som. Bin. Lye

lufsum-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
lufsum-líce, adv.

Kindly ⬩ graciously

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Kindly, graciously Ðá sende Vitalianus se pápa cyninge lufsumlíce ǽrendgewrit, Bd. 3, 29; S. 561, 18

lor

(n.)
Grammar
lor, es; n. (v. ðæt forlor, Past. Swt. 403, 13).

Loss ⬩ destruction

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Loss, destruction Ðæt tó lore weorþe án ðíne lioma ut pereat unum membrorum tuorum, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 29: 9, 17: l0, 6. Ðæt nǽniges mannes feorh tó lore wearð for ðam ofslægenan cyninges bréðer ut nullius anima hominis pro interfecto reges fratre daretur

Linked entries: los lyre

fore-ádihtian

(v.)
Grammar
fore-ádihtian, p. ode

pre-arrange

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To arrange beforehand, pre-arrange Ðis ǽrendgewrit Agustinus bróhte, swá hit ǽr foreádihtode Róme pápa, Past. 9, 9

Linked entry: á-dihtian

asicyd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
asicyd, part. [a from, súcan to suck]

Taken from suck ⬩ weaned ⬩ ablactatus

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Taken from suck, weaned; ablactatus Swá swá asicyd ofer módor sicut ablactatus super matre, Ps. Spl. M. C.130, 4

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