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for-swelgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swelgan, -sweolgan, he -swelgeþ, -swilgeþ, -swelhþ, pl. -swelgaþ; p. ic, he -swealh, -swealg, ðú -swulge, pl. -swulgon; subj. pres. -swelge, pl. -swelgen; p. -swulge, pl. -swulgen; pp. -swolgen, -swelgen [swelgan to swallow]

To swallow up ⬩ devour ⬩ absorb ⬩ devŏrāre ⬩ degluttīre ⬩ absorbēre

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Syndon hí æt stáne forswolgene absorpti sunt juxta petram, Ps. Th. 140, 8. Heó beóþ forswelgene they shall be swallowed up, 57, 8

Linked entry: for-sweolgan

ge-seón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seón, -sión, ic -seó, ðú -sihst, he -syhþ; p. -seah, ðú -sáwe, pl. -sáwon, -ségon; imp. -syh, -seoh; subj. pres. ic -sáwe; pp. -sawen

To see ⬩ videre, conspicere

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Ðíne gangas wǽron gesewene visi sunt gressus tui, Ps. Th. 67, 23: Shrn. 97, 30. Him wæs gesewen ðæt ... it seemed to him that..., 111, 27: Blickl. Homl. 195, 20. Hie wurdon gesawene they appeared, 173, 25.

Linked entry: ge-sión

BET

(adv.)
Grammar
BET, bett; [? from bet well; comp. betor better? contracted to bet; sup. betost contracted to betst, q. v.]

BETTER ⬩ melius

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BETTER; melius Ðá acsode he, to hwylcum tíman him bet wǽre interrogabat ergo horam ab eis in qua melius habuerit, Jn. Bos. 4, 52. Ðæt se hwǽte mǽge ðý bet weaxan that the wheat may grow the better, Bt. 23; Fox 78, 24. Hwonne his horse bett wurde till

Linked entries: a-bet bett

án-cyn

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Áncynne sunu unicum filium , Angl. ii. 358, 3. Add

gebúr-gerihta

(n.)
Grammar
gebúr-gerihta, pl. n.

A boor's or farmer's rights or dues ⬩ cĕlōni consuetūdĭnes

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A boor's or farmer's rights or dues; cĕlōni consuetūdĭnes Gebúrgerihta sýn mislíce, gehwár hý sýn hefige, gehwár eác medeme geburi consuetudines inveniuntur multimode, et ubi sunt onerose et ubi sunt levioris aut medie, Th. i. 434, 4

min

(adj.)
Grammar
min, adj.

small ⬩ mean ⬩ vile

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small Ne ðé sunne on dæge ne gebærne ne ðé móna on niht min ne geweorþe may the sun not burn thee by day, nor the moon withhold her light from thee by night, Ps.

Linked entry: min-dóm

BEÓN

(v.)
Grammar
BEÓN, [bión], to beónne; part. beónde; ic beó [beóm], ðú bist, byst, he biþ, byþ, pl. beóþ; impert. beó, pl. beóþ; subj. beó, pl. beón

To BE ⬩ exist ⬩ become ⬩ esse ⬩ fieri

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Beó ðú sunum mínum gedéfe be thou gentle to my sons Beo. Th. 2457; B. 1226 : Andr. Kmbl. 428; An. 214 : Exon. 81 a; Th. 305, 18; Fä. 90 : Cd. 229; Th. 310, 25; Sat. 733 : Jn. Bos. 3, 2. Ne beóþ ge tó forhte be not ye too terrified Andr.

Linked entries: byst byþ beó beóm beóþ beóðan beþ bión bióþ ge-beón

háte

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Substitute: of the sun, hotly, hot. cf. hát; 1 Of heofnum háte scíneð þeós beorhte sunne, Gen. 810. Þonne sunne hátost scíneð, Ph. 209. Ðonne þǽre sunnan scíma hátast scínþ, Bt. 5, 2 ; F. 10, 29. of glowing iron.

for-lure

(v.)
Grammar
for-lure, 2nd sing. p. of for-leósan: for-lure would lose,
  • Chr. 81
    • ;
  • Erl. 8, 4: Past. 7, 1
    • ;
  • Hat. MS. 12 a. 5
    • ;
p. subj. of for-leósan.

hast lost ⬩ didst lose

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hast lost, didst lose. Exon. 28 a; Th. 85, 30; Cri. 1399;

singend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
singend-líc, adj.
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That may be sung Singendlíce cantabiles, Ps. Spl. 118, 54

unriht-hǽman

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Unryhthǽmende hié wǽron fornicati sunt, Ps. Vos. 105, 39. Add

graþul

(n.)
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a gradual, an antiphon sung between the Epistle and the Gospel at the Eucharist, so called because it was sung at the steps of the altar [Alleluia] for graþulum byþ gesungen Alleluia pro gradualibus canitur, Angl. xiii. 436, 1020

ge-sundlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sundlic, adj.
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Cf. ge-sund ; Se weg is mycele gesundlicra tutior est via, Gr. D. 348, 10. prosperous On þám gesundlicum þingum in prosperity, Bd. 4, 23 ; Sch. 475, 10

Linked entry: -sundlic

eft-cerran

(v.)

To return ⬩ redīre

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To return; redīre Eftcerdon reversi sunt, Lk. Skt. Lind. 10, 17

arodness

(n.)
Grammar
arodness, e; f.
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Hié habbað ðá arodnesse (-ud-, v. l.) and ðá bieldo ðæt hié magon anweald habban auctoritatis fortitudine erecti sunt, Past. 41, 17

FǼGE

(adj.)
Grammar
FǼGE, def. se fǽga, seó, ðæt fǽge; comp. -ra; sup. -est; adj.

fated, doomed, destined ⬩ prŏpĕræ morti dēvōtus, cui mors immĭnet ⬩ dead, killed, slain ⬩ mortuus, occīsus ⬩ accursed, condemned ⬩ execrātus, damnātus

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fated, doomed, destined; prŏpĕræ morti dēvōtus, cui mors immĭnet Æt fótum feóll fǽge cempa the fated warrior fell at his feet, Byrht. Th. 135, 17; By. 119 : Exon. 89 a; Th. 335, 2; Gn. Ex. 27. Næs ic fǽge ðá gyt I was not yet doomed, Beo. Th. 4289; B

BRÉME

(adj.)
Grammar
BRÉME, brýme; def. se bréma, seó, ðæt bréme; comp. brémra; sup. brémest, brýmust; adj.

Celebrated, renowned, illustrious, famous, notable, BRIM, glorious, esteemed; ⬩ celeber, clarus, illustris, famosus, notus, coguitus

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Celebrated, renowned, illustrious, famous, notable, BRIM, glorious, esteemed; celeber, clarus, illustris, famosus, notus, coguitus Og wæs bréme cyning on Basane Og was a celebrated king in Basan, Ps. Th. 135, 21: Menol. Fox 80; Men. 40. Ðæt is heálíc

Linked entries: brémen brýme

ge-beran

Grammar
ge-beran, <b>; II 2.</b>
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Mín sunu, ic ðé tó men gebær, Hml. S. 25, 175. Add

samod-geherigendlic

(adj.)
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glosses conlaudabilis Þisne suna . . . samodgeherigendlicne hunc partum conlaudabilem, Hy. S. 109, 19

fahnian

(v.)
Grammar
fahnian, p. ode; pp. od

To rejoice ⬩ gaudēre

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To rejoice ; gaudēre Hí fahnodon gāvīsi sunt, Mk. Bos. 14, 11

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