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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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Th. 5153; B. 2580. Biþ se slǽp fæst bísgum gebunden the sleep is bound too fast by cares, Beo. Th. 3490; B. 1743: Bt. Met. Fox 22, 127; Met. 22, 64.

GANG

(n.)
Grammar
GANG, geng, gong, gung, es; m.

GANGgoingjourneystepwaypathpassagecourse (of time)ĭtergrădusgressusincessusambŭlātiosēmĭtaa passagedrainprivylatrīnasecessus

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Th. 139, 5. Ganges, Beo. Th. 1940; B. 968. Him tǽcean lífes weg and rihtne gang to heofonum to teach them the way of life and the right path to heaven, Blickl. Homl. l09, 18. Ðíne gangas gressus tui, Ps. Th. 67, 23. Fóta gangas pedum gressus, 72, 1.

cænnan

(v.)
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to clear, prove; manifestare Mynstres aldor hine cænne in preóstes canne let the chief of a monastery clear himself with a priest's clearance, L. Wih. 17; Th. i. 40, 13: 22; Th. i. 42, 3: L. Edg. S. 11; Th. i. 276, 12

ge-lómlǽcan

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Substitute: to be or to become frequent, happen frequently Þonne middangeardes wíta gelómlǽcað, Hml. Th. i. 612, 7. Efne ðá fǽrlíce æteówdon gelómlǽcende lígas sweartes fýres ecce subito apparent crebri flammarum tetrarum globi (Bd.

á-settan

(v.)

to setputmove an object to a place To move one's selftransport one's self:-- to set place buildto put inoutof an officeto lay, impose punishment,to set propose a riddle,to oppress

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H. 83, 33. to set, propose a riddle, Þú ásettest rǽdels, Ap. Th. 4, 22. =on-settan to oppress Of þám ásettum mannum (of þám mannum þe hí geswencton,v. l.), Gr. D. 71, 7

friþ-gild

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-gild, es; n.

A peace-guilda society for the maintenance of peace and securityfœderātōrum sodālicium

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The statutes of these guilds are contained in the JUDICIA CIVITATIS LUNDONIÆ, set forth, under royal authority, by the bishop and reeves of the city [v. Th. L. Gl.]

Linked entries: freó-gyld frý-gyld

ofer-híran

(v.)

not to listen to, to disregard, disobeyto overhear, hear

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not to listen to, to disregard, disobey Ðé ealle gesceafta heórsumiaþ . . . bútan men ánum, se ðé oferheórþ, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 10.

Linked entry: ofer-hýran

bealo

(n.)
Grammar
bealo, bealu; n.

hurtmischiefdestructionmalice

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Ne níþa georn, ne bealwes beald, Bl. H. 109, 28. Hé wæs bealwes full, Hml. S. 7, 396. Gebealh hine Acitofel and mid bealwe wearð áfylled, 19, 208: Ps. Th. 58, 2

ge-scý

(n.)
Grammar
ge-scý, es; n.

A pair of shoescalceamentum, tegmentum pedis, caliga

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' if he [the man] then say 'I will not have her to wife,' let the woman go to him and take his shoes off his feet before the elders and spit in his face, and let every man amongst the people of the Israelites call him 'the unshod,' Deut. 25, 8-10.

Linked entries: -scý ge-sceó ge-scóe

hlynsian

(v.)
Grammar
hlynsian, hlinsian; p. ode

To sound, resound

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To sound, resound Reced hlynsode the mansion resounded, Beo. Th. 1545; B. 770. Hlinsade, Exon. 108 b; Th. 415, 26; Rä. 34, 3. Hófan and hlynsadan hlúdan reorde elevaverunt flumina voces suas, Ps. Th. 92, 4. Hlynsodon, Andr. Kmbl. 3089; An. 1547

a-drincan

(v.)
Grammar
a-drincan, p. -dranc, pl. -druncon; pp. -druncen

To be immersedextinguishedquenched by waterto be drownedimmergiexstinguiaquis suffocari

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To be immersed, extinguished, quenched by water, to be drowned; immergi, exstingui, aquis suffocari Lígfýr adranc the fire-flame was quenched, Cd. 146; Th. 182, 18; Exod. 77.

Linked entries: a-dronc a-druncen

alan

(v.)
Grammar
alan, ic ale, ðú alest, alst, he aleþ, alþ, pl. alaþ; p. ól, pl. ólon; pp. alen.

to nourishgrowproducealereprocreareto appearapparere

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to nourish, grow, produce; alere, procreare Swylce eorþe ól as the earth nourished, Exon. 94a; Th. 353, 35; Reim. 23. to appear; apparere Ða ne alaþ which appear not; quæ non apparent, Lk. Lind. War. 11, 44. [Goth. alan; pp. alans crescere: O.

cyne-gyrd

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-gyrd, cynegyrd-geard, cynegyrd-gerd,e; f. [gyrd a rod, wand]

A royal wand, sceptresceptrum

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to ðæs caseres cynegyrde gebugon they submitted to the emperor's sceptre, Homl. Th. ii. 502, 16

Linked entries: cyne-geard cyne-gerd

éðel-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
éðel-leás, adj.

Countryless, homeless patria vel dŏmo cărens, extorris, exul

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Countryless, homeless; patria vel dŏmo cărens, extorris, exul Ðæt ðú éðelleásum déman wille that thou art willing to adjudge to me homeless, Andr.

Frys-land

(n.)
Grammar
Frys-land, Fres-lond, es; n.

FrieslandFrīsia

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Friesland; Frīsia Be westan Eald-Seaxum is Ælfe múþa ðære eá and Frysland to the west of the Old Saxons is the mouth of the river Elbe and Friesland, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 18, 36.

Linked entry: Fres-lond

Ír-land

(n.)
Grammar
Ír-land, es; n.

Ireland

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Th. ii. 346, 28

Linked entry: Íra-land

mann-menigu

(n.)
Grammar
mann-menigu, f.

A multitude of people

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A multitude of people Manmenio (the tribe of Reuben), Cd. 160; Th. 199, 5; Exod. 334. [Grein reads mán menio but there seems no reason to apply such an epithet to the menio in question.]

Linked entry: menigu

pápa

(n.)
Grammar
pápa, an: m.
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pápan gecoren, 122, 31. pápan gehálgod, 124, 1

ge-wícan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wícan, p. -wác, pl. -wicon; pp. -wicen

To give wayfaildepartretirecederedeficererecedere

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láf gewác æt wíge his kinsman's legacy failed not in the contest, Beo. Th. 5251; B. 2629: 5148; B. 2577

bí-swícol

(adj.)
Grammar
bí-swícol, adj.

Deceitfuldolosus

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I. prm; Th. ii. 400, 16

Linked entry: be-swicol