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ge-delfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-delfan, p. -dealf, pl. -dulfon; pp. dolfen

To digdelvefodereeffodere

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To dig, delve;fodere, effodere Wæs ðǽr sum hláw ðone men gedulfon there was a mound which men had dug, Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 26, 6. Ðé wearþ helle seáþ niðer gedolfen the pit of hell was dug beneath for thee, Exon. 71 b; Th. 267, 30; Jul. 423

dysegian

(v.)
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Suá micle suá hé wát and wísra bið ðonne óðre menn, suá hé dysegað and suiður wienð wið ðone cræft ánmódnesse quo plus sapiunt, eo a concordiae virtute desipiscunt, Past. 347, 12. On Nóes dagum ðá ðá menn dysgodon tó swýðe, Hml. S. 13, 185. Add

rów

(n.)
Grammar
rów, e; f.

Quiet, rest

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Biteache mi gast and mi bodi baðen to ro and to reste, Marh. 20, 5. Cristess resste and Cristess ro, Orm. 7042

Linked entry: rów

bróc

(n.)
Grammar
bróc, es; m. [bróc, perf. of bracan
to break, purl, ripple
]

to break, purl, rippleA BROOKlatex, torrens

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Met. Fox 5, 38; Met. 5, 19

friþ-burh

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-burh, freoðo-burh; gen. -burge; dat. -byrig; f.

A town with which one is at peace, one included in the 'friþ' or peace made between two partiespācis urbs

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be driven and it escape to any town with which ' friþ' has been made, and the men get away into the town, then let the men have protection, L.

fefer

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Fefer drífende febricitans, Mk. R. 1, 30. Hál from februm, Mk. L. 1, 31. Add:

æmet-hyll

(n.)
Grammar
æmet-hyll, æmett-hyll, es; m.

An EMMET-HILLant-hillformicetum

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MS. 37 a, 3

ændlefen

(n.; num.)

elevenundecim

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eleven; undecim He ætýwde ændlefene he appeared to the eleven, Mk. Bos. 16, 14

ǽr-ðam

(prep.)
Grammar
ǽr-ðam, ǽr-ðon

before that

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before that,Mt. Bos. 6, 8: Exon. 61 a; Th. 224, 22; Ph. 379

æðel-nes

(n.)
Grammar
æðel-nes, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Nobilitynobilitas

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Th. 118, 142, [MS. æðeles.]

a-tæfran

(v.)
Grammar
a-tæfran, -tiefran, -tifran ; p. ede ; pp. ed

To depictpaintdepingere

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MS

dúre

(n.)
Grammar
dúre, an; f.

A door ostium, jānua

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A door; ostium, jānua To ðære dúran at the door, Mk. Bos. 1, 33

ege-láf

(n.)
Grammar
ege-láf, e; f.

What had escaped horrorhorrōris resĭduum

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What had escaped horror; horrōris resĭduum Ege-láfe [MS. ece-láfe], acc. Exod. 370

elcur

(adv.)
Grammar
elcur, adv.

Otherwise alias

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Otherwise; alias, Mt. Rush. Stv. 6, 1: 9, 17: Lk. Lind. War. 5, 37

emn-

(prefix)
Grammar
emn-, emne-, in composition,

even, equal

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even, equal, as efen mne-cristen a fellow-christian. Emn-sceólere a school-fellow

Linked entry: efen-micel

fóre-rím

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-rím, es; m.

A prologueprefaceprolŏgus

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A prologue, preface; prolŏgus Onginneþ fórerím incĭpit prolŏgus, Mt. Kmbl. Præf. p. 1. 1

friþ-sum

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
friþ-sum, adj.

Peacefulpeace-makingpacificpācĭfĭcus

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Peaceful, peace-making, pacific; pācĭfĭcus Sibsume oððe friþsume pacífíci, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 9

Linked entries: -sum ge-fryþsum

fýren cylle

(n.)
Grammar
fýren cylle, an; f.

A fiery torchignea fax

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A fiery torch; ignea fax, Bd. 5, 23; S. 645, 29, note, MS. B

Linked entry: fýren

gearwe

(adj.)
Grammar
gearwe, nom. pl. n. of gearo; adj.

preparedpărāta

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prepared; părāta Ealle míne þing synt gearwe omnia părāta sunt, Mt. Bos. 22, 4;

eahteða

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
eahteða, eahteoða

eighth

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Fox 6: Men. 3