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Anglo-Saxon

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be-táht

(v.; part.)

betrothed

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betrothed, Mt. Lind. Stv. 1, 18 = be-tǽht; Similar entries pp. of be-tǽcan II

be-swuncen

(v.; part.)

made with toil

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made with toil, Ælfc. Gr. 19; Som. 22, 48; Similar entries pp. of be-swincan

be-wríhþ

(v.)

covers over

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covers over, Salm. Kmbl. 605; Sal. 302; Similar entries 3rd pers. pres. of be-wríhan

be-wlát

(v.; part.)

looked, beheld

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looked, beheld, Cd. 142; Th. 177, 6; Gen. 2925; Similar entries p. of be-wlítan

bi-féng

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bi-féng, pl. -féngon

held, seized ⬩ apprehendit

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held, seized; apprehendit, Exod. 415; Grn. i. 88, 415; Similar entries p. of bi-fón

bi-fongen

(v.; part.)

surrounded

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surrounded, Exon. 98 a; Th. 368, 33; xSeel. 34. Similar entries pp. of bi-fón

bleó-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
bleó-cræft, es; m.

BLEE-CRAFT, the art of embroidering ⬩ ars plumaria, ars acupingendi

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BLEE-CRAFT, the art of embroidering; ars plumaria, ars acupingendi Bleócræft ars plumaria, Cot. 17

gés

(n.)

geese

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geese, L. In. 70; Th. i. 146, 18, MS. H; pl. nom. acc. of gós

ge-salde

(v.; part.)

sold ⬩ tradidit

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sold; tradidit, Cd. 226; Th. 301, 2; Sat. 575 = ge-sealde; p. of ge-sellan

sláhþorn-rind

(n.)
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bark of a blackthorn, Lchdm. ii. 98, 7: 108, 11: 132, 9: iii. 58, 8

sin-birnende

(adj.)
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ever burning, continually burning Hit ( the fire of Etna ) simle biþ sinbyrnende, Met. 8, 52

Linked entry: birnan

wudu-sníte

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-sníte, an; f.

The name of some bird

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The name of some bird Uudusuíte cardictis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 103, 46. Wudusníte, 14, 9

Linked entry: sníte

á-brúcan

(v.)
Grammar
á-brúcan, p. -breác
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To partake of (gen. ), eat Hé ábreác ðæs forbodenan treówes æpples, Angl. xi, 1. 17

wund-swaþu

(n.)
Grammar
wund-swaþu, e; f.

The trace of a wound ⬩ a scar

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The trace of a wound, a scar Wundsweðe míne cicatrices meae, Ps. Surt. 37, 6

yfel-cund

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel-cund, adj.
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Of evil nature, malignant Se yfelcunda malignus, Ps. Lamb. 14, 4. Yfelcundra malignantium, 21, 17

brémel-leáh

(n.)
Grammar
brémel-leáh, (brémer-) ; m.
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A lea covered with brambles On bré-merleáh; of brérnerleá, C. D. iii. 80, 26

Linked entries: leáh brémel

bróm-fæsten

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A place full of broom bushes Bróm-fæsten genescletum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 29. Substitute:

cele

(n.)
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the beak of a ship Neb vel scipes caeli (cæle, celae) rostrum, Txts. 93, 1748

Linked entry: cæle

cirlisce

(adv.)
Grammar
cirlisce, adv.
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As in the case of a 'ceorl' Gilde man cirlisce, Ll. Th. i. 188, 14

dwelsian

(v.)
Grammar
dwelsian, p. ode
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To stray, wander Of ðinum bebodum ic ná ne dwelsode ( erravi ), Ps. L. 118, 110

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