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friþu-

(prefix)
Grammar
friþu-, See the compounds given under <b>freoþo(-u)-, friopo-(u)-.</b>

ell

(n.)
Grammar
ell, es; m. (v. u.) The letter l
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Uelim on ánum elle . . . uellem on twám ellum, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 200, 5, 6

ge-þyngþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þyngþ, ge-þyngþu. v. ge-þyncþ[u].

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sunu

(n.)
Grammar
sunu, gen. a, u; dat. a, u; n. pl. a, u, o: there are also weak forms sing. suna; n. pl. sunan; gen. sunena; m.
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Féng tó Beornica ríce Æþelfriþes suna, Bd. 3, 1; S. 523, 13. Swíþhelm, Seaxbaldes suna, 3, 22; S. 553, 42: 3, 24; S. 556, 26. Hwæðer hit sig ðínes suna, Gen. 37, 32. Word hiere suna, Elen. Kmbl. 443; El. 222: Exon. Th. 6, 34; Cri. 94.

Linked entry: suna

gást-sunu

(n.)
Grammar
gást-sunu, gǽst-sunu; gen. a; dat. a, u; acc. u; pl. nom. acc. a, o, u; gen. a, ena; dat. um; m.

A spiritual son ⬩ Christ ⬩ spīrĭtālis fīlius ⬩ Christus

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A spiritual son, Christ; spīrĭtālis fīlius, Christus Ahangen wæs on Caluarie Godes gástsunu the spiritual Son of God was hanged up on Calvary, Elen. Kmbl. 1342; El. 673

Linked entry: gǽst-sunu

fǽr-béna

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-béna, fær-béna (-u), an; m.
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Substitute: one that has to ask leave to go (faran) from his lord (? v. fær; I 2), a person of the churl class Gif ǽni man ágiten wurðe ꝥ ǽnige hǽðenscipe dreóge . . . gif hé sí cynges þegn . . . Gif hit sí elles landágende man . . .

riht-wís

Grammar
riht-wís, (?). Add: v. un-rihtwís[u] ?.

burh-waru

(n.)
Grammar
burh-waru, burg-waru; gen. dat. e; acc. e, u; f.
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The inhabitants of a city considered as a community, the whole body of citizens; civitas, civitatis populus Ǽlc burhwaru wæs búgende to him non fuit civitas quœ se traderet illis, Jos. 11. 19.

Linked entries: burg-waru buruh-waru land-waru

ge-met

(n.)
Grammar
ge-met, es; nom. acc. pl. -u, -a; n.

a measure, space, distance ⬩ mensura, spatium, intervallum ⬩ that by which anything is measured, a measure ⬩ mensura, modius, satum ⬩ measure, capacity, ability, power, etc ⬩ mensura, facultas, potestas, vis ⬩ measure, proportion, moderation, bounds, limit, boundary, means, way, manner ⬩ mensura, modus, finis, terminus, limes, ratio ⬩ a rule, order, law ⬩ norma, regula, lex ⬩ a poetical measure, metre ⬩ metrum

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a measure, space, distance; mensura, spatium, intervallum Gefylle gé ðæt gemet eówra fædera vos implete mensuram patrum vestrorum, Mt. Bos. 23, 32. On ðam ylcan gemete ðe gé metaþ qua mensura mensi fueritis, Mt. Bos. 7, 2: Mk. Bos. 4, 24: Lk.

Linked entries: ge-met ge-meotu ge-meta ge-mett ge-metu

waru

(n.)
Grammar
waru, e (but the declension seems partly u-stem) ; f.
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Voc. i. 73, 73. Hí wurpon heora waru oforbord they cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea (Jonah I, 5), Homl. Th. i. 246, 2.

heáh-fore

Grammar
heáh-fore, e.Substitute: heáh-fore (-u), an, e; heáh-fru, e,
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Ǽnlic héhfore aurea quadrupes, i. uacca, An. Ox. 1462. Heáhfru antile, Wrt. Voc. ii. 8, 57. Hiord arimentum, oxa bova, heáhfru antile, cú vacca, i. 287, 53-56. Farra míno and héhfaro (altilia) gislægno, Rtl. 107, 21.

gat

(n.)
Grammar
gat, es; pl. nom. acc. u, a, o; n.

A GATE ⬩ porta

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A GATE; porta Ðá se Hǽlend geneálǽhte ðære ceastre gate when the Saviour approached the gate of the city, Lk. Bos. 7, 12 : Exon. 12 b; Th, 20, 15; Cri. 318 : Ps. Spl. 117, 19 : Ps. Th. 126, 6

BOD

(n.)
Grammar
BOD, es; pl. u, o, a; n.

A command, commandment, precept, mandate, an edict, order, message ⬩ jussum, mandatum, edictum ⬩ a commandment

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A command, commandment, precept, mandate, an edict, order, message; jussum, mandatum, edictum Hwæt is ðæt bod micle [MS. micla] in ǽ quod est mandatum magnum to lege? Mt. Lind. Stv. 22, 36: Mk. Lind. Stv. 12, 28, 29, 30, 31: Lk. Lind. Stv. 2, 1.

BYSGU

(n.)
Grammar
BYSGU, bísgu, býsigu, bísigu, býsegu, bísegu; gen. e; dat. e; acc. u, o: nom. acc. pl. u; gen. a; dat. um; f.
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Biþ se slǽp tó fæst bísgum gebunden the sleep is bound too fast by cares, Beo. Th. 3490; B. 1743: Bt. Met. Fox 22, 127; Met. 22, 64. Óðer bísgo dreág the other suffered toil, Exon. 114a; Th. 438, 14; Rä. 57, 7: 82b; Th. 311, 6; Seef. 88.

Linked entries: bísgu bísegu bísgu bísigu

burh-geat

(n.)
Grammar
burh-geat, -gat, burg-, es; pl. nom. acc. u. a. o; n.
Entry preview:

Kmbl. 1679; An. 842: Exon. 120a; Th. 461, 20; Hö. 38

Linked entries: burg-geat burh-gata

gedýre

(n.)
Grammar
gedýre, es; n. [or -dyre, y from u; cf. Goth. daur]

A door post ⬩ postis ad fores

Entry preview:

A door post; postis ad fores On ǽgðrum gedýre in utro poste, Ex. 12, 23. On ǽgðer gedýre on each door-post, Ex. 12, 7.

ge-mǽre

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mǽre, es; pl. nom. a, o, u; n.

An end, boundary, termination, limit ⬩ finis

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On Hwicna gemǽre and West-Sexna in confinio Huicciorum et occidentalium Saxonum, Bd. 2, 2; S. 502, 7 : 5, 23; S. 646, 25 : Exon. 93 a; Th. 349, 28; Sch. 53. Gemǽro eorðan terminos terræ, Ps. Spl. 2, 8.

Linked entries: mǽre ge-mǽrian ge-mǽrung ge-meare ge-mére

GEAT

(n.)
Grammar
GEAT, gat, es; pl. nom. acc. u, a, o; n.

A gate ⬩ door ⬩ porta ⬩ ostium ⬩ jānua

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I I b; Th. 16, 10; Cri. 251 : 16 a; Th. 36, 15; Cri. 576. Opnyaþ me gatu rihtwísnysse apĕrīte mihi portas justĭtiæ, Ps. Spl. 117, 19 : Exon. 12 b; Th. 20, 15; Cri. 318. On gaton in portis, Ps. Th. 126, 6

Linked entry: helle-geat

ge-réne

(n.)
Grammar
ge-réne, es; pl. nom. acc. -u, -o , -a; n.

A mystery ⬩ mysterium

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A mystery; mysterium, Hy. 8, 11; Hy. Grn. ii. 290, 11

Linked entries: gi-hríno ge-hríne

ge-ríne

(n.)
Grammar
ge-ríne, es; pl. nom. acc. -u, -o, -a; n.
Entry preview:

A mystery; mysterium Eów is geseald to witanne Godes ríces gerínu vobis datum est nosse mysteria regni Dei, Mk. Bos. 4, 11

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