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ge-boren

(v.; part.)
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ge-boren, pp. of ge-beran.

born

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born.Chr. 381; Erl. 10, 2;

síþ-boren

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

þegen-boren

(adj.)
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þegen-boren, adj.
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Of gentle birth

betst-boren

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Ealle þá betstboren men þe wǽron innan þisan lande, Chr. 1087 ; P. 224, 29. Add:

deád-boren

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Add: still-born Gyf deádboren cyld sý on wífes innoðe, Lch. i. 206, 6

full-boren

(adj.)
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full-boren, adj.
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in a physical sense, fully formed and living at birth Ic gonge mid cwican cilde, nalæs mid cwellendum, mid fulborenum, nalæs mid fǽgan, Lch. iii. 66, 29. Ðá wíf ðe ðá geeácnodan bearn cennað ðe ðonne git fulborene ne beóð, ne fyllað hié nó mid ðǽm hús

in-boren

(n.; adj.)
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in-boren, adj.; in-borena, an; m. [A]
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native Inborena indigena, Germ. 390, 32

þeów-boren

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Add: cf. ǽht-boren

wel-boren

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Welboren generosa, nobilis, Germ. 390, 31. v. bet-, betst-boren. Add

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sám-boren

(adj.)
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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

wel-boren

(adj.)
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wel-boren, adj.

Well-born noble

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Well-born, noble Welboren nobilis Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 15, 43. Monn sum welboren homo quidam nobilis Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 19, 12. Ic nam wíse menn and welborene (nobiles) Deut. 1, 15

a-boren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-boren, pp. of a-beran

carried

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carried; to bear

ceorl-boren

(v.; part.)
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ceorl-boren, part.
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Country or free-born, common, low-born, opposed to þegen-boren noble-born Ne þearf he hine gyldan má, sý he þegen-boren, sý he ceorl-boren he need not pay more for him, be he born a thane, be he born a churl, L. O. D. 5; Th. i. 354, 20

deór-boren

(adj.)
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deór-boren, diór-boren; comp. -ra; sup. -est; adj.

Noble-born, noble nātu nōbĭlis

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Noble-born, noble; nātu nōbĭlis Ða ilcan riht dó man be ðam deórborenran let the same rights be done with respect to the nobler-born, L. In. 34; Th. i. 124, 3

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diór-boren

(adj.)
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noble-born, noble Apollines dóhtor diórboren Apollo's noble-born daughter, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 103; Met. 26, 52

eðel-boren

(adj.)
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eðel-boren, adj.

Noble-bornnōbĭlis natu

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Noble-born; nōbĭlis natu, Prov. 31

for-boren

(v.; part.)
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for-boren, pp. of for-beran.

forbornerestrainedendured

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forborne, restrained, endured. Bt. 38, 4; Fox 204, 18: L. M. 1, 45; Lchdm. ii. 114, 8;

læs-boren

(adj.)
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læs-boren, adj.
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Of inferior birth Wé lǽraþ ðæt ǽnig forþboren preóst ne forseó ðone læsborenan we enjoin that any highborn priest do not despise the one of inferior birth, L. Edg. C. 13; Th. ii. 246, 21

mis-boren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
mis-boren, pp.

mis-bornmis-shapen at birthabortivedegenerate

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mis-born, mis-shapen at birth, abortive Gif cild misboren sý, Herb. 115, 3; Lchdm. i. 228, 10. (Cf. H. M. 33, 34: ȝif hit (the child) is mis-born, as hit ilome limpeð.) degenerate Misboren degener, Germ. 393, 130

betst-boren

(n.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
betst-boren, pp.

Best-born, eldestmajor natu

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Best-born, eldest; major natu Moises clipode ða betstborenan Moyses vocavit majores natu, Lev. 9, 1: Gen. 50, 7: Deut. 5. 23