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bisig

(adj.)
Grammar
bisig, adj.

Busyoccupied

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Busy, occupied Oft bið seó sáwul on ánum þinge swá bysig, ꝥ heó ne gýmð hwá hyre gehende bið, þeáh ðe heó on lócie, Hml. s. 1, 217. Se bisceop wæs bysig mid þám cynincge, 21, 235. Mín dohtor is nú swiðe bisy ymbe hyre leornunge, Ap. Th. 20, 5

ge-tǽsnes

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Substitute: I. fitness, convenience for a purpose Habban ealle fultum and frófor be þǽre geférrǽdenne micelnesse and be þǽre stówe staðole and getǽsnesse habeant omnes solacia secundum modum congregationis oue positionem loci, R.

hand-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
hand-weorc, es; n.

Handiwork, work done by the hand

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Handiwork, work done by the hand Handweorc Godes the work of God's hand, Cd. 167, Th. 209, 1; Exod. 492. Sinc hondweorc smiþa treasure, the handiwork of artificers, Exon. 105 b; Th. 401, 6; Rä. 21, 7. Þurh ðæt handweorc by manual labour, L. E.

Linked entry: hand-geweorc

ár-wyrþ

(adj.)
Grammar
ár-wyrþ, adj.

Honourablevenerablehonorabilisvenerandus

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Honourable, venerable; honorabilis, venerandus, Bt. 39, 2; Fox 212, 23: Elen. Kmbl. 2256; El. 1129

burh-wealda

(n.)
Grammar
burh-wealda, an; m.
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A city-ruler, citizen; urbis rector, civis, Bd. 1, 7; S. 479, 12, note 12

byrgen-stów

(n.)
Grammar
byrgen-stów, byrigen-stów, e; f.
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A burying-place, cemetery; sepulcri locus, cœmeterium, Cot. 75: Bd. 5, 23; S. 645, 19

cild-isc

(adj.)
Grammar
cild-isc, adj.

CHILDISH, puerilepuerilis

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CHILDISH, puerile; puerilis Cildisc wesan to be childish, Cd. 106; Th. 139, 32; Gen. 2318

efen-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
efen-líce, adv.

EVENLY, alike æque

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EVENLY, alike; æque Efenlíce Godes man æque Deo devōtus, Bd. 3, 23; S. 554, 16

eldran

(n.)

elders, parents

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elders, parents, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 115; Met. 1, 58: 13, 55; Met. 13, 28

Linked entry: ildra

-es

(suffix)
Grammar
-es, is the termination of the genitive case singular, in the greater part of Anglo-Saxon nouns. — Cyninges botl a king's palace. — Abrahames God

Abraham's God

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In English e is omitted, but its place is denoted by an apostrophe

FÆGER

(n.)
Grammar
FÆGER, e; f.

Beauty, fairness pulchrĭtūdo

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Beauty, fairness; pulchrĭtūdo Ðæs líchoman fæger the body's beauty, Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 30

fird-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
fird-cræft, es; m.

A war designan expeditionexpĕdītio

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A war design, an expedition; expĕdītio Mid hiora firdcræfte by their expedition, Num. 22, 4

Linked entry: fyrd-cræft

fóre-manian

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-manian, p. ode; pp. od

To fore-warnpræmŏnēre

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To fore-warn; præmŏnēre He fóremanod wæs præmŏnĭtus fuĕrat, Bd. 5, 10; S. 623, 39

forþ-stóp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
forþ-stóp, pl. -stópon

went forthproceededpassed by

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went forth, proceeded, passed by, Ps. Lamb. 72, 7: Mk. Bos. 14, 35: 15, 29;

hróf-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
hróf-fæst, adj.
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Having the roof firmly fixed Healle hróffæste, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 11; Met. 7, 6

inwit-sorh

(n.)
Grammar
inwit-sorh, gen. -sorge ; f.
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Sorrow brought about by malice or guile, Beo. Th, 1666 ; B. 831 : 3477; B. 1736

mǽg-hǽmed

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-hǽmed, es; n.

Incest

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Incest Nǽnig mǽghǽmed ne unclǽne fremme nullus incestum faciat, Bd. 4, 5; S. 573, 15

Linked entry: hǽmed

earfoþ-lǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþ-lǽre, adj.

Difficult to be taught, dulldiffĭcĭlis doctu

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Difficult to be taught, dull; diffĭcĭlis doctu Earfoþlǽran bróðru indŏcĭles fratres, Greg. Dial. 2, 3

Linked entry: lǽre

gise

(n.; int.)

yesimnioetiam

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yes; imnio, etiam Gise, lá gese yes, O yes, Bt. 16, 4; Fox 58, 15

Linked entries: gyse gese

forht-áfongen

(part.)
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Perhaps in Cri. 1184: Jul. 320 this form should be taken rather than forht áfongen.(?)