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Burgendas

(n.)
Grammar
Burgendas, gen. a; pl. m: Burgendan; pl. m.
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These, in Alfred's time, dwelt to the north-west of the Osti. We find them at another period on the east bank of the Oder.

Linked entry: Burgendan

ge-fylgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fylgan, p. -fylgde; pp. -fylged

To followattend uponreach by following

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Ðætte erestes gefe we gifylga ut resurrectionis gratiam consequamur, 23, 40

hýr-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
hýr-, heár-sum; adj.

Obedientcompliant

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We beóþ hírsume erimus obedientes, Ex. 24, 7. Nemne ic gode sylle hýrsumne hige unless I give to God an obedient mind, Exon. 37 b; Th. 124, 13; Gú. 340. Heársume, 42 b; Th. 144, 13; Gú. 677: 43 a; Th. 145, 19; Gú. 697

rihtlǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
rihtlǽcan, p. -lǽhte
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Úton nú ǽlces yfeles geswícan and rihtlǽcan ús sylfe on eallan þingan, 174, 30.

teóðung-mann

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung-mann, es; m.
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Geceós wise men and sóðfæste ... and gesete of him ... teóðingmen ( decanos ), Ex. 18, 21. as a technical English term, the head of a tithing, v. teóðung, cwǽdon be uncúðum yrfe, ðæt nán man næfde búton hé hæfde ðæs hundredes manna gewitnyssa oððe

wésten-setla

(n.)
Grammar
wésten-setla, an; m.
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willaþ wrítan be sumum wéstænsetlan ( solitarius quidam ), Homl. Ass. 195, 1. Óþer cyn is muneca, ðæt is wéstensetlan, ðe feor fram mannum gewítaþ, and wéste stówa and ánwunung gelufiaþ. . .

ambehtan

(v.)
Grammar
ambehtan, p. te: embeht(i)an (q. v. in Dict.); p. ode
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Ne embigto ðé non ministravimus tibi, Mt. L. 25, 44. Manige cræftigan and eác má óþra weorcmanna þe þám onbyhtan (-behtum, v. l.) and hýrdon artifices multos ac plures subministrantes operarios, Gr. D. 251, 14. Embehtadon ministrabant, Lk.

Linked entry: embehtian

be-dirnan

(v.)
Grammar
be-dirnan, (-dyrnan, q. v. in Dict.)

to conceal

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.):-- willað ðæt andgit eów geopenian and ðá dýgelnysse eów ne bedyrnan, Hml. Th. ii. 214, 18. Ne mihte ic hire bedyrnan mínes módes unrótnesse, Shrn. 41, 23. Eall þeós mennisce gebyrd Sancte Johanne bedyrned is St.

Linked entry: be-dyrnan

á-wreón

(v.)
Grammar
á-wreón, p.-wráh, pl.-wrigon; pp.-wrigen
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. ¶ in the Lindisfarne Gospels the verb means to cover:-- áwrigon cooperuimus, Mt. 25, 38. Áwrigon gié operuistis, 43. Áwrigon uelauerunt, Lk. 22, 64. Áwuriáð operite, 23, 30. Áwriá operit, 8, 16. Áwrigen uelatum, 9, 45: opertum, 12, 2.

brǽdan

(v.)

to broadento extendenlargeunfoldpitchTo spreadincrease

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R. 23, 5. to extend, enlarge Ðæt is ðæt mon his mearce brǽde terminum suum dilatare est, Past. 367, 13. to spread out, unfold, pitch a tent Similar entries (v. brǽding) þǽr úre geteld brǽddon ealle cuncta erecta temptoria, Nar. 22, 25.

Linked entry: brǽding

eást-dǽl

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' gesáwon his steorran on eástdǽle,' Hml. Th. i. 78, 4-7. Of eástdǽle, Chr. 2; P. 4, 28. Heofon biþ open on þǽm eástdǽle, Bl. H. 93, 1. Mathéum hé gedyde gangan tó þám eástdǽle, 239, 16.

ge-hírsumnes

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Take here <b>ge-hýrsumnes</b> in Dict. and add: obedience Getíðige ús God ꝥ magon eów secgan his láre, and eów gehýrsumnysse ꝥ gé ðá láre áwendon tó weorcum, Hml. A. 12, 310.

ge-leórnes

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Ðæs giliórnise ( depositionem ) gimérsia, Rtl. 89, 14. Giliórnise hiora exitus illorum 86, 16. the anniversary of a person's death On ðone nygeðan dæg ðæs mónðes bið Sc̃e Pegean geleórnes, Shrn. 48, 38: 51, 28: 52 15, and often

ge-lóme

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gehýrað oft secggan gelóme worldrícra manna deáþ, 107, 29. Add

ge-sægdnis

(n.)
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Substitute : ge-sægedness, e ; f. a sacrifice, an offering (especially of the Eucharist) We sceolon Gode ásecgan þá dæghwámlican onsægdnesse his líchaman and blódes.

grápung

(n.)
Grammar
grápung, e; f.
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Lk. 24, 39 under grápian) we sind geleáffulle, Hml. Th. i. 234, 21

healfunga

indirectlyslightlyto some extenthalf

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Ðæt him sume opene scylde healfunga oðwiéten, ðæt hié for ðǽm scamige si culpae manifestioris ex latere requisitae improperio confunduntur, 209, 22. slightly, to some extent, half Geseah hé hwǽr þá weorcstánas lágon ofer eall þǽr onbútan, and hé healfunga

India

(n.)
Grammar
India, Indea; f.
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cwómon in Indie lond in India peruenimus, 4, 2. On óþer þeódlond India (or under Indéas ?) in alias Indie regiones, 22, 2. Þá wilnode ic Indéum innanwearde tó geseónne interiorem Indiam perspicere cupiens, 5, 17. On Indea, Chr. 883; P. 79, 7

nytt

(v.)
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woldon ꝥ hit wurde tó nytte ðám gehérendum, Bt. 35, 5; F. 166, 17. Sum ðing ðe tó nyte mæge, Angl. ix. 262, 24. add: useful work, charge, service Paulinus onféng þá nytte þæs wyrtgeardes Paulinus excolendi horti suscepit curam, Gr. D. 180, 28.

oróþ

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Úre fnǽst áteórað, gif áteón ne magon mid úre orðe intó ús ðæt lytt and eft út ábláwan, Hex. 8, 19