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bude

(v.)
Grammar
bude, p. s. and pl. of beódan.

hast offeredoffered

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hast offered, Cd.111; Th. 147, 7; Gen. 2435: budon offered, Beo. Th. 2175; B. 1085;

wíg-cræftig

(adj.)
Grammar
wíg-cræftig, adj.

Strong in war

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Strong in war Hé done gúðwine ( a sword ) gódne tealde, wígcræftigne, Beo. Th. 3626; B. 1811

hós

(n.)
Grammar
hós, e; f.

A company, bandmultitudocohors

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A company, band Mid mægþa hóse with a band of maidens, Beo. Th. 1853; B. 924

hin-fús

(adj.)
Grammar
hin-fús, adj.

Ready to go away or depart,

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Ready to go away or depart, Beo. Th. 1514; B. 755: Andr. Kmbl. 1223; An. 612

neósian

(v.)
Grammar
neósian, p. ode with gen. acc. or clause.

to search outfind out by enquiry or inspectionto inspectto seekvisitto seek with hostile intentto visit with calamity, disease

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Ðǽr Ongenþeów Eofores niósade (MS. niosað), Beo. Th. 4966; B. 2486

ge-bisnung

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Ic sylf beó andsǽte þurh swylce gebysnunge (by setting such an example), Hml. S. 25, 98. Hé sceal Críste folgian be Crístes gebysnungum. Hml. A. 18, 109.

leger

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Ðá beád se bisceop his wer þám cynge. Ðá cwæð se cyng ꝥ mihte béon geboden him wið clǽnum legere (to obtain burial in consecrated ground [cf. C. D. i. 310, 33, given at leger-stów]), Cht. Th. 208, 31

rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
rǽden, rǽdenn, e; f.
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GI. 7 f, 13. rule, direction (v. rǽdan, IV) Hæfdon sume mid áþum gefæstnod ðæt hié on hire rǽdenne (rǽdinge, 193, col. a) beón woldan would be under her rule, Chr. 918; Th. i. 192, 12. a reckoning, estimating Raedinne taxatione, Wrt.

seax

(n.)
Grammar
seax, es; n.
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F.) be heora sídan næbben cultellos ad latus non habeant, R. Ben. 47, 10.

Linked entries: sex sæx CNÍF

ge-æmtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-æmtian, l. ge-ǽmtian,

to empty, remove the material contained in somethingto freegive leisure toto free oneselfto be disengaged to makeget timedevote oneself

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Ben. l. 83, 7

Cædmon

(n.)
Grammar
Cædmon, es; m. [Cædrnon, MS. C. C. C. Oxford: Cædrnon, Bd. 4, 24; S. 170, 50; Cedmon, S. 597, 12: Ceadmon, MS. B. S. 597, note 12: Cadmon, Runic Monmnts. by Prof. Stephens, fol. Cheapinghaven, 1868, p. 419, 11: cæd linter, mon homo]
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Song he ǽrest be middangeardes gesceape, and be fruman moncynnes, and eall ðæt stǽr Genesis, and eft be útgonge Israhéla folces of Ægypta lande, and be ingonge ðæs gehát-londes, and be óðrum monigum spellum ðæs hálgan gewrites Canones bóc; and be Cristes

múþa

(n.)
Grammar
múþa, an; m.

the mouth of a riveran openingdoor

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Beo. Th. 1452; B. 724

gid

(n.)
Grammar
gid, gidd, gied, giedd, gyd, gydd, ged, es; n.

a songlaypoemcantuscantilenacarmenpoemaA speechtalesermonproverbriddlesermodictumloquelaproverbiumænigma

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a song, lay, poem; cantus, cantilena, carmen, poema Gid oft wrecen a song oft sung [recited], Beo. Th. 2135; B, 1065. Gidda gemyndig mindful of songs, Beo.Th. 1741; B. 868. Ðǽr wæs gidd and gleó there was song and glee, Beo. Th. 4216; B. 2105.

Linked entries: gidding gied ged gyd

hyse-cild

(n.)
Grammar
hyse-cild, es; n.

A male child

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Beó hit hysecild beó hit mǽdencild sit masculus infans, sit femina, L. Ecg. P. ii. 21; Th. ii. 190, 21: L. M. cont. 2, 60; Lchdm. ii. 172, 17.

ge-strícan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-strícan, pp. ge-stricen.
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Triens . . . beóð þus mid feðere gestricene. Quadras. . . beóð þus ámearcod, Angl. viii. 334, 41-44

FÁH

(adj.)
Grammar
FÁH, fág; pl. nom. acc. ; gen. fára; dat. fáum; adj.

Guilty, criminal, proscribed, outlawed, inimical, hostilesons, reus, proscriptus, inĭmīcus, infensus, infentus

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He fág gewát he outlawed departed, Beo. Th. 2531; B. 1263. Beó he fáh wið ðone cyng let him be hostile to the king, L. Ath. i. 20; Th. i. 210, 11: Cd. 215; Th. 270, 28; Sat. 97; Wald. 101; Vald. 2, 22.

cear-wylm

(n.)
Grammar
cear-wylm, -welm, -wælm, es; m. [wylm heat of mind, emotion]

agitationsollicita perturbatio, agitatio

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Æfter cear-wælmum after anxious emotions, Beo. Th. 4138; B. 2066

bígan

(v.)
Grammar
bígan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To bow, bend, bend down, turn, turn backflectere, deflectere, incurvare, retorquere

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To bow, bend, bend down, turn, turn back; flectere, deflectere, incurvare, retorquere His cneów bígde on eorþan genua flexit in terram, Bd. 5, 21; S. 643,15: 3, 2; S. 524, 14: Mt.

aldor-leás

(adj.)

deprived of parentsorphanus

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Aldorleás [MS. aldoras], Beo. Th. 30; B. 15

aldor-þægn

(n.)
Grammar
aldor-þægn, aldor-þegn, es; m.

A principal thanechief

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A principal thane, chief, Cd. 214; Th. 268, 36; Sat. 66: Beo. Th. 2620; B. 1308