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eodorcan

(v.)
Grammar
eodorcan, edorcan; part, eodorcende; p. te; pp. ed

To chew, ruminate ⬩ rŭmĭnāre

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To chew, ruminate ; rŭmĭnāre He eall mid hine gemynegode and swá swá clǽne nýten eodorcende [Whelc. oðer cende] in ðæt swéteste leóþ gehwyrfde ipse cuncta rĕmĕmŏrando sēcum et quăsi mundum ănĭmal rūmĭnando in carmen dulcissĭmum convertébat, Bd. 4, 24

Linked entry: ed-recan

ge-ǽtred

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ǽtred, -ǽttred, -ǽttrad, -ǽttrud; part. [átor poison, venom]

Poisoned ⬩ envenomed ⬩ poisonous ⬩ infectus ⬩ toxĭcātus ⬩ vĕnēnātus

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Poisoned, envenomed, poisonous; infectus, toxĭcātus, vĕnēnātus Forwearþ micel heres for geǽtredum gescotum many of the army died from poisoned arrows, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 38. Geǽttred infectus, Cot. 104. Hæfde he twigecgede handseax geǽttred hăbēbat

ge-bylded

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bylded, -bælded, -byld; part. [ge-, byldan to make bold]

Emboldened ⬩ encouraged ⬩ animated ⬩ corrōbĕrātus ⬩ anĭmātus

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Emboldened, encouraged, animated; corrōbĕrātus, anĭmātus Wæs Laurentius mid ðæs apostoles swingum and trymnessum swíðe gebylded apostĕli flagellis sĭmul et exhortatiōnĭbus anĭmātus ĕrat Laurentius, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 22. He wið mongum stód ealdfeónda

ge-hádod

(n.; v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-hádod, -háded; def. se ge-hádoda; part.

In holy orders ⬩ ordĭnātus

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In holy orders; ordĭnātus Nú, gé habbaþ gehíred be gehádodum mannum now ye have heard concerning men in orders, L. Ælf. P. 41; Th. ii. 382, 16; Wilk. 169, 23. Se gehádoda one in holy orders; ordĭnātus, 42; Th. ii. 382, 23; Wilk. 169, 34. Be gehádedum

Linked entry: hádod

blǽc

(adj.)

bright ⬩ pale

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Þæs deóres híw, blǽc brigda gehwæs, Pa. 26. pale Blaec thrustfeil bitiligo, Txts. 45, 296

a-spelian

(v.)
Grammar
a-spelian, part. a-speliende; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To supply another's room ⬩ to be deputy or proxy for another ⬩ represent another ⬩ vicario munere fungi ⬩ vicem vel locum alicujus supplere

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To supply another's room, to be deputy or proxy for another, represent another; vicario munere fungi, vicem vel locum alicujus supplere He móste his hláford aspelian he might represent his lord, L. R. 3 ; Th. i. 192, 3 : R. Ben. 58. Aspelad beón to have

ergende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ergende, ploughing, Chr. 876; Th. 144, 32, col. 1, = erigende; part.
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of erian, erigan

fer-scrifen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fer-scrifen, part. [ = for-scrifen; pp. of for-scrífan to disregard, abandon]

Disregarded ⬩ abandoned ⬩ addictus

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Disregarded, abandoned; addictus Ferscrifen [MS. fær-scribæn] addictus, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 153, 53. Ferscrifen addictus [Lye has ferscrifer = ferscrifen? abdictus ], Cot. 14

for-dyttan

(v.)
Grammar
for-dyttan, part. -dyttende; p. -dytte; pp. -dytted, -dytt, -dyt

To close or shut entirely up ⬩ stop up ⬩ oppīlāre ⬩ claudĕre ⬩ obstruĕre

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To close or shut entirely up, stop up; oppīlāre, claudĕre, obstruĕre Swá swá næddran deáfre, and fordyttendre hire eáran sīcut aspĭdis surdæ, et obtūrantis aures suas, Ps. Lamb. 57, 5. Ǽlc unrihtwísnes fordyt múþ hire omnis inīquĭtas oppīlābit os suum

Linked entry: for-dettan

ge-aworpen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-aworpen, part, [ge, and pp. of a-weorpan to throw away]

Cast or thrown away ⬩ abjectus

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Cast or thrown away; abjectus, Som. Ben. Lye

ge-bleód

(part.)
Grammar
ge-bleód, -bliód; part. [ge-, bleoh, bleó a colour, hue, complexion]

Coloured ⬩ of different colours ⬩ variegated ⬩ gifted with beauty ⬩ beautiful in countenance ⬩ colōrātus ⬩ versĭcŏlor ⬩ spĕcie prædītus ⬩ aspectu formātus

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Coloured, of different colours, variegated, gifted with beauty, beautiful in countenance; colōrātus, versĭcŏlor, spĕcie prædītus, aspectu formātus Ða wyrta greówon, mid menigfealdum blóstmum mislíce gebleóde the plants grew, diversely coloured with manifold

Linked entries: -bleód ge-bliód

ge-siwed

(v.)
Grammar
ge-siwed, -siwod, -siwud, -siuwed ; part.

Sewed ⬩ patched ⬩ sutus ⬩ assutus ⬩ consutus

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Sewed, patched; sutus, assutus, consutus Gediht oððe gesiwed hrægel acupicta vel Phrygia vestis, Ælfc. Gl. 63; Som. 68, 107; Wrt. Voc. 40, 18. Mid golde gesiwud bend nimbus, 64; Som. 69, 13; Wrt. Voc. 40, 47

Linked entry: ge-siowed

a-fǽded

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-fǽded, part. [for a-féded; pp. of a-fédan to feed, nourish]

Fed ⬩ nourished ⬩ brought up ⬩ educated ⬩ nutritus

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Fed, nourished, brought up, educated; nutritus, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 37

án-cenned

(n.; v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
án-cenned, def. se án-cenneda; part. [án unus, cennan gignere]

Only-begotten ⬩ uni-genitus

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Only-begotten; uni-genitus Áncenned Sunu only-begotten Son, Exon. 14b; Th. 29, 18; Cri. 464. Se áncenneda Sunu the only-begotten Son, Jn. Bos. 1, 18: 3, 16

Linked entries: án-cænned án-cenda

dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
dǽlan, p. de; pp. ed ; v. a [dǽl a part, deal]

To divide, separate, distribute, bestow, spend, dispense, DEAL, DOLE ⬩ dividĕre, distribuĕre, separāre ab aliquo

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To divide, separate, distribute, bestow, spend, dispense, DEAL, DOLE ; dividĕre, distribuĕre, separāre ab aliquo Israélas ongunnon dǽlan ealde mádmas the Israelites began to divide old treasures, Cd. 171; Th. 215, 17; Exod. 584. Onfóþ and ðælaþ betwux

Linked entries: a-dǽlan délan

drægþ

(v.)
Grammar
drægþ, ðú drægst drags, thou draggest, Past. 56, 2; Hat. MS;
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3rd and 2nd pers. pres. of dragan

drohtaþ

(n.)
Grammar
drohtaþ, drohtoþ,es ; m. [dreógan to do, suffer, pass life, live]

Conversation, manner or way of life, condition, conduct, society ⬩ condĭtio vitæ, stătio, conversātio

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Conversation, manner or way of life, condition, conduct, society; condĭtio vitæ, stătio, conversātio Is se drohtaþ strang ðam ðe lagoláde cunnaþ severe is the way of life for him who trieth a sea-journey, Andr. Kmbl. 626; An. 313: 2770; An. 1387: Exon

Linked entry: droht

for-hwyrfan

(v.)
Grammar
for-hwyrfan, -hwerfan; part. -hwyrfende; p. -hwyrfde; pp. -hwyrfed, -hwyrfd.

to change for or from ⬩ transform ⬩ transfer ⬩ remove ⬩ avertĕre ⬩ transformāre ⬩ to turn aside ⬩ pervert ⬩ deprave ⬩ subvertĕre ⬩ pervertĕre ⬩ deprāvāre

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to change for or from, transform, transfer, remove; avertĕre, transformāre He forhwyrfþ eów of ðam lande he will remove you from the land, Deut. 28, 63. Sí se man awirged, ðe forhwyrfe his freóndes landgemǽro maledictus hómo, qui transfert termĭnos proxĭmi

Linked entry: for-hwerfan

forod

(adj.)
Grammar
forod, forad, fored, forud; adj. part. [v. nacod naked]

Broken ⬩ fractured ⬩ violated ⬩ fractus ⬩ violātus

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Broken, fractured, violated; fractus, violātus Wæs him gylp forod their vaunt was broken, Cd. 4; Th. 5, 10; Gen. 69. Ðá wearþ hire mid ánum wyrpe án ribb forod then with one throw one of its ribs was broken, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 84, 41. Gif se earm biþ forod

Linked entries: forad fored forud un-forfeored

berhtm-hwæt

(adj.)
Grammar
berhtm-hwæt, adj.

Swift as an eye-blink ⬩ celer ut oculi nictus

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Swift as an eye-blink; celer ut oculi nictus Ðec lígetu bláce, berhtmhwate ða ðec bletsige the pale lightnings, swift as an eye-blink, these shall bless thee, Cd. 192; Th. 240, 3; Dan. 381

Linked entries: breahtum-hwæt bearhtm-hwæt

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