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fóre-stæppend

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-stæppend, es; m. [fóre-stæppende; part. of fóre-stæppan]

A stepper or goer beforepræcessor

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A stepper or goer before; præcessor Se ðe fórestæppend ys qui præcessor est, Lk. Bos. 22, 26

ǽ-fyllende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
ǽ-fyllende, adj. [ǽ = law, fyllende part, of fyllan to fill, fulfil]

Following the lawfaithfullegem exsequens

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Following the law, faithful; legem exsequens Seó circe ǽfyllendra the church of the faithful, Exon. 18 a; Th. 44, 17; Cri. 704

alecgende word

(n.)
Grammar
alecgende word, alecgendlíc word

a deponent verbdeponens verbum

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a deponent verb; deponens verbum;

a-teorigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
a-teorigendlíc, adj. [a-teorigende part. of a-teorigan to fail, líc]

Failingfleetingperishablecaducusfugax

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Failing, fleeting, perishable; caducus, fugax Seó yld is geteald to ǽfnunge ðises ateorigendlican middaneardes that age is considered as the evening of this fleeting world, Homl. Th. ii. 266, 6

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]

Poisonedenvenomedpoisonousinfectustoxĭcātusvĕnēnātus

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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]

Emboldenedencouragedanimatedcorrōbĕrātusanĭmātus

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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 ordersordĭnātus

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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

a-spelian

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

To supply another's roomto be deputy or proxy for anotherrepresent anothervicario munere fungivicem 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]

Disregardedabandonedaddictus

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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 upstop upoppīlāreclaudĕreobstruĕre

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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 awayabjectus

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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]

Colouredof different coloursvariegatedgifted with beautybeautiful in countenancecolōrātusversĭcŏlorspĕcie prædītusaspectu 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.

Sewedpatchedsutusassutusconsutus

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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

dǽl-nimend

(n.)
Grammar
dǽl-nimend, -nymend,-neomend ,es; m. [nimende, part. of niman to take] .

a taker of a part, a sharer, partaker, participator partĭcepsA participle particĭpium

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a taker of a part, a sharer, partaker, participator; partĭceps Ðæt se Hǽlend dǽlnimend wǽre úre deádlícnysse that the Saviour was a partaker of our mortality, Homl. Th. i. 36, 33.

sorgian

(v.)
Grammar
sorgian, sorhgian (and sorgan, v. pres. part. sorgende); p. ode,

to carebe anxiousfeel anxiety or careabsoluteto sorrowgrievebe sorry for, on absoluteto be anxious; to sorrow

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Kmbl. 2456; An. 1229. with preps. ymbe, for Hé sorgaþ ymb ða (useless works) and biþ ðara suíðe gemyndig and forgiett his selfes mens fit in exteriorum dispositione sollicita, et sui ignara, Past. 4, 1; Swt. 37, 19.

a-fǽded

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

Fednourishedbrought upeducatednutritus

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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-begottenuni-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