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áscung

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Hió þóhtan hwæt seó ácsung beón scolde, H. R. 7, 27. Mé sprekendum is óðer áxung (quaestio ) on mód becumen, Gr. D. 137, 29. Áxsung (interrogatio ) múð þínne geopenige, Scint. 81, 8. Hit is þeáw þǽre sprǽce and þǽre áscunge talis est materia, Bt. 39,

brengan

Grammar
brengan, brengean.
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Hit bið bróht (beorht, v. l.) tó lácum, Past. 216, 24. Bróht beforan úres módes eágan, 259, 20. Tó Róme bróht, Ors. 4, II ; S. 208, 19. Him ꝥ sǽd bróht wæs. Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 39. Add

beáw-hyrnet

(n.)
Grammar
beáw-hyrnet, = beó-hyrnet, -hyrnett, e; f.

A bee-hornet ⬩ gad-fly ⬩ horse-fly ⬩ œstrus ⬩ oίττρos

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A bee-hornet, gad-fly, horse-fly; œstrus = oίττρos Beáw-hyrnet œstrus [MS. beáw-hyrnette œstrum, acc? ], Ælfc. Gl. 22; Som. 59, 108; Wrt. Voc. 23, 64

dyrre

(v.)
Grammar
dyrre, durst, Beo. Th. 2763; B. 1379; subj. pres.
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of durran

eo

(n.)
Grammar
eo, I. unaccented, generally stands before two consonants lc, ld, lf, rc, rd, rf, rg, rh, rl, rm, rn, rp, rr, rt, rþ, x; as, Geolca a yolk, sceolde should, seolfor silver, deorc dark, sweord a sword, ceorfan to carve, beorgan to protect, beorht bright, eorl earl, beorma barm, eornost earnest, weorpan to throw, steorra a star, heorte the heart, eorþe the earth, meox dung. II. eó accented, the diphthong, generally stands before the consonants c, d, f, g, h, l, m, n, p, r, s, st, t, w; as, Seóc sick, beódan to bid, þeóf a thief, fleógan to fly, hreóh rough, hweól a wheel, leóma a ray of light, beón to be, deóp deep, beór beer, ceosan to choose, breóst the breast, fleótan to float, leóþ a song, ceówan to chew. 2. eó is also the termination of many words, and then the ó in eó is always accented; as, Beó a bee; ic beó

I shall be

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I shall be; freó free; gleó glee; seó the; seó sim, sis, sit; treó a tree; breó three, etc

for-bearnan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bearnan, p. de; impert. pl. -bearnaþ; pp. ed

To burn up ⬩ consume by fire ⬩ combūrĕre

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Hí forbearndon Beorn ealdorman they consumed Beorn alderman, Chr. 779; Erl. 55, 36: 1052; Erl. 185, 4

dearst ðú

(v.; pronoun.)
Grammar
dearst ðú, thou darest, Beo. Th. 1061; B. 527;
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2nd pres. sing. of durran

elnes

(n.)
Grammar
elnes, of strength. Beo. Th. 3063; B. 1529; gen.
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of ellen

eótonisc

(adj.)
Grammar
eótonisc, Beo. Th. 5225; B. 2616: 5950; B. 2979.

Similar entry: eótenisc

feóllon

(v.)
Grammar
feóllon, fell,
  • Beo. Th. 2089
    • ;
  • B. 1042
    • ;
p. pl.
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of feallan

sund-lida

(n.)
Grammar
sund-lida, (Th.), -liden (Grn.), Beo. Th. 452; B. 223.

Similar entry: sund

be-beódan

(v.)
Grammar
be-beódan, bi-beódan; part. be-beódende, he be-být; p. be-beád, pl. be-budon ; impert. be-beód ; pp. be-boden.

to give a by-command or a gentle command ⬩ to command ⬩ order ⬩ jubere ⬩ præcipere ⬩ mandare ⬩ to offer ⬩ give up ⬩ commend ⬩ offerre ⬩ commendare ⬩ mandare ⬩ to announce ⬩ nuntiare ⬩ pronuntiare

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to give a by-command or a gentle command, but generally to command, order; jubere, præcipere, mandare He hys englum bebýt angelis suis mandavit, Lk. Bos. 4, 10. Bebeód Iosue præcipe Iosue, Deut. 3, 28 : Ps. Th. 67, 26 : Ex. 16, 16. Swá him God bebeád

Linked entries: bebeád be-bodan be-boden be-být bi-beódan

weorold-gítsung

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-gítsung, e ; f.
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Greed for this world's goods, covetousness Ne mæg fira nán wísdóm timbran, ðǽr ðǽr woruldgítsung (cf. gítsung, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 12) beorg oferbrǽdeþ. Met. 7, 12. Hí cumaþ of woruldgítsunga. Bt. 7, 1 ; Fox 16, 15

brægd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
brægd,
  • Beo. Th. 1593
    • ;
  • B. 794
    • ;
p. of bregdan.

bent,

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bent

beorhtnes

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Beorh(t)nyssa fulgura , Ps. L. 96, 4. Beortnyssum splendoribus , 109, 3. Add

mǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽle, adj.
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Marked, spotted On mǽlan beorh middeweardne, C. D. v. 166, 3

á-wóh

(n.)
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Beorge ꝥ hé áwóh ne befó, Ll. Th. i. 290, 8. Add

hliþ

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Beorga hliða (hlida, MS.) búgað and myltað (cf. ðá beorgas búgað and myltað, Wlfst. 137, 6) colles liquescent Dómn. L. 101. Hliuða scuporum Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 37. Streámas weorpað on stealc hleoða stáne and sonde, Rä. 3, 7.

hae-swealwe

(n.)
Grammar
hae-swealwe, an ; f.
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Cf. beoru-swealwe

dýgel

(adj.)
Grammar
dýgel, secret, unknown, Beo. Th. 2719; B. 1357: gen. pl.
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dýgelra, Exon. 92 b; Th. 347, 26; Sch. 18

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