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Anglo-Saxon

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land-ágende

(adj.)
Grammar
land-ágende, adj.
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Landágende men ic lǽrde ðæt hié heora gafol mid gehygdum águldon, Blickl. Homl. 185, 21

Linked entries: ágan land-hæbbende

BLEÁÞ

(adj.)
Grammar
BLEÁÞ, adj.

Gentle, timid, peaceful, inactivetimidus, imbellis, ignavusdestitute

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Ne wæs him bleáþ hyge his mind was not inactive, Andr. Kmbl. 462; An. 231

screádian

(v.)
Grammar
screádian, p. ode
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Ðá hét hé ( Herod) him his seax árǽcan tó screádigenne (cf. æppelscreáda quisquiliae ) ǽnne æppel, i. 88, 9

módor

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Beæftan his méder and his mǽgum. Past. 385, 20. Swá hwylc swá segð his fæder and méder (moeder, L. móder matri), Mt. 15, 4.

a-dilegian

(v.)
Grammar
a-dilegian, -dilgian, -dylegian; p. ode; pp. od; v. a. [a, dilgian to destroy]

To abolishblot outdestroydo awayaboleredelere

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To abolish, blot out, destroy, do away; abolere, delere His sáwul biþ adilegod of his folce delebitur anima illa de populo suo, Gen. 17, 14. Ic adilgige delebo eos, Ps. Lamb. 17, 43. Adilga me of ðínre béc dele me de libro tuo, Ex. 32, 32: Ps.

Linked entry: a-dylegian

a-wríðan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wríðan, p. -wráþ, pl. -wriðon; pp. -wriðen [a, wríðan to wreathe, bind] .

to bind upbindwreathealligaretorquereto unbindloosensolvere

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Sylfa his wúnda awráþ he bound up his wounds; sua vulnera ipse alligavit, Bd. 4, 22; S. 590, 36. to unbind, loosen; solvere Ðæt he awríðe bearn fordóndra ut solveret filios interemptorum, Ps. Spl. 101, 21

Linked entries: a-wráþ wríþan

be-ceápian

(v.)
Grammar
be-ceápian, p. ode; pp. od

To sellvendere

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To sell; vendere He sceolde ealle his wélan beceápian he should sell all his wealth, Homl. Th. i. 62, 3. Se ðe sóþfæstnysse beceápaþ wið feó he who sells truth for money, ii. 244, 24.

fyrdian

(v.)
Grammar
fyrdian, fierdian, feordian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [fyrd an army]

To go with an armymarchbe at warprofĭciscibellum gĕrĕre

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To go with an army, march, be at war; profĭcisci, bellum gĕrĕre Fyrdode him togeánes he marched against him, Chr. 835; Th. 117, 18, col. 1, 2: 894; Th. 166, 17, col. 2; 167, 16, col. 1.

Linked entries: feordian fierdian

firen

(adj.)
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Hié nǽnigo firen ne gewundode, ne yfel gewitnes ne wrégde, ne hié nǽnig leahter ne dréfde, Bl. H. 161, 33. Firena forgifnes, 163, 23.

ge-windan

(v.)
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út eall his innewearde, Hml.

EAXEL

(n.)
Grammar
EAXEL, eaxl, exl, e; f: eaxle, an; f.

The shoulder hŭmĕrus

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He hit set on his exla impōnit eam in hŭmĕros suos, Lk. Bos. 15, 5: Andr. Kmbl. 3148; An. 1577

Linked entries: eaxle esl exl

ge-ceápian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ceápian, p. ode; pp. od [ceápian to bargain]

To buypurchasetradeĕmĕrenegotiari

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Geoweorþa geceápode mid his feó æt ðam consule Jugurtha bribed the consul with his money, 5, 7; Bos. 106, 10, 12. Ðone mándrinc geceápaþ he buys the deadly drink, Exon. 106 b; Th. 406, 7; Rä. 24, 13.

ster-melda

(n.)
Grammar
ster-melda, an; m.
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of the theft, let him make his charge against the thief when the latter is present; let him (the thief) clear himself if he can, L.

Linked entry: melda

ǽ-bylgþ

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-bylgþ, ǽ-byl(i)gþ(u); f. (but n. in El. 401).

angerwhat causes anger, offence, injuryira

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Þeáh wé ǽbylgð wið hine oft gewyrcen, synna wunde, 513

ge-búgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-búgan, p. ic, he -beág, -beáh, ðú -buge, pl. -bugon; impert. -búh, pl. -búgaþ; pp. -bogen [ge-, búgan to bow] .

To bowbow down oneselfbendsubmitturnturn awayrevoltse flectĕreinclīnārecurvāredeclĕnāretransfŭgĕreTo bow toturn towardsinclīnāre ad

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Eall folc him to gebogen wæs all people submitted to him, Chr. 1013; Erl. 148, 2, 21 : L. Edm. S. 4; Th. i. 250, 1. Ðe ǽr fram him gebogene wǽron who had formerly turned from them, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 45, 44. v. trans. acc.

ge-býgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býgan, -bígan, -býgean, -bígean, -bégan; p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To bowbendturninflect or decline a part of speechreclinetwistbow downhumbleabasebring undersubduecrushflectereincurvareinflecteredeclinarereclinaretorquerehumiliareconfringere

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Ðá hwæsne beág ymb mín heafod gebýgdon then they twisted a sharp crown around my head, Exon. 29 a; Th. 88, 25; Cri. 1445. Hý ealle to him gebígde he brought them all under him, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 64, 15 : 5, 3; Bos. 104, 11.

Linked entries: ge-bígan ge-býgean

clýsing

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Þæt his sáwle mid him tó hellicum clýsungum gegripon, Hml. Th. i. 414, 11. a clause, period, conclusion Clýsincg syllogismus, Hpt. Gl. 503, 58. Fulle cwydas, clýsincga periodos, An. Ox. 2849. Clýsinga syllogismos, 2, 291

ríce

(n.)
Grammar
ríce, es; n.

powerauthoritydominionruleempirereignbishopsconsulsa kingdomrealma diocesea nation

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Wé witon ðæt ealle onwealdas from him sindon wé witon eác ðæt ealle ríca sint from him forðon ealle onwealdas of ríce sindon.

huntaþ

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Hé férde út on huntað mid eallum his werode . . .þá geseah hé micelne floc heorta, and hé ðá gestihte his werod . . . hú on þone huntað fón sceoldon. Þá ealle ymb þone huntað ábysgode wǽron . . . Hml.

under-fón

(v.)
Grammar
under-fón, p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen.

to receiveto have givento getto receivesubmit toa riteto receive a personto receive for the purpose of entertaining, sheltering, harbouringto receive for safe conduct, custodyto receive as a servant or dependentto receive, admit into a societyto receive as a masterto submit toto receiveadmit the claims ofto receive, admit the force of a person's wordsaccept testimonyto receive what is offeredto acceptto receiveserve as a receptacle forto receive or accept an office, a duty, etc.to take upon one's selfto undertake a labour, task, etc.to receive what is burdensomeundergobearto take surreptitiouslyto steal

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Florus férde him tógeánes and ða æðelan Godes menn underféng tó him, and foresceáwode him wununge, Homl. Skt. i. 6, 138. Ðæt nán man nǽnne man ne underfó ná leng ðonne þreó niht, L. C. S. 28; Th. i. 392, 9.

Linked entry: under-niman