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treówe

(adj.)
Grammar
treówe, triéwe, trýwe; adj.
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Beo. Th. 2334; B. 1165. Hé spræc to his onbehtþegne, to his treówum gesíþe. Exon. Th. 179, 29; Gú. 1269. Hié ne beóþ nánum men getreówe (ne treówe. Bod. MS. ), Bt. 7, 1; Fox 16, 17. Búton hé habbe twégra trýwra manna gewitnesse, L.

Linked entry: trýwe

mynegian

(v.)
Grammar
mynegian, <b>. I.</b>
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Minigende ( ammonentes) búton ceorunge ꝥ hí beón, R. Ben. I. 73, 1. ¶ to urge an animal :-- Nimað þás swipan þæt gé magan þis hors mid mynegian and drífan (minare ), Gr. D. 14, 21

tó-brítan

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Húmeta God geðafað ꝥ his gecorenan mid swá micclum wítum beón fornumene and tóbrýtte on ðisum andweardan lífe, i. 486, 20

cæle

(n.)
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Ben. Lye

ceat

(n.)

a thing

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Ben. Lye

eft-betǽht

(v.)
Grammar
eft-betǽht, æft-betéht

Re-assigned, re-delivered, given back ⬩ re-consignātus

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Ben. 4

Linked entry: æft-beteht

efyn-gelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
efyn-gelíc, ; adj. [efen even, gelíc like]

Even-like, alike, equal, co-equal ⬩ co-æquālis

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Ben. Lye

ést-land

(n.)
Grammar
ést-land, es; n.

East-land, east country, the east ⬩ terra ŏrientālis

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Ben. Lye

feala-fór

(n.)
Grammar
feala-fór, feale-fór, e; f?

A fieldfare? ⬩ turdus pĭlāris?-Fealafór torax?

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Ben. Lye

Linked entry: feolu-fór

feax-gerǽdian

(v.)
Grammar
feax-gerǽdian, p. ode; pp. od [gerǽdian to make ready]

To dress or trim the hair ⬩ crīnes compōnĕre

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Ben. Lye

first-mearc

(n.)

an interval of time ⬩ intercăpēdo

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Ben. Lye. V. frist-mearc

Linked entry: frist-mearc

folc-gesetness

(n.)
Grammar
folc-gesetness, e; f.

A decree or ordinance of the people ⬩ plēbiscītum

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Ben. Lye

Linked entry: ge-setnes

fór-sorged

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fór-sorged, part, [fór, sorgian to sorrow]

Made very sad ⬩ grieved ⬩ sorrowful ⬩ tristātus ⬩ triste factus

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Ben. Lye

fór-ward

(n.)
Grammar
fór-ward, e; f.

a fore-ward ⬩ precaution

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Ben. Lye

gabul-roid

(n.)

a line ⬩ rod ⬩ staff compass ⬩ rădius ⬩ circĭnus ⬩ κίρκινos,

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Ben. Lye

Linked entry: gafol-rand

gauel-sester

(n.)
Grammar
gauel-sester, es; m.

A measure of rent ale ⬩ sextārius vectīgālis cerevisiæ

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Ben. Lye

líf-lád

(n.)
Grammar
líf-lád, e; f.

life

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Ben. 1, Lye

þǽsma

(n.)
Grammar
þǽsma, an; m.
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Ben. 10, 18

forþ-gewiten

(adj.)
Grammar
forþ-gewiten, adj. (ptcpl.)
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Ben. 18, 10

ge-wyrhta

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Add: — Nege beón gewitan ne gewyrhtanǽnigesrnorðres ue manslihtes, Wlfst. 40, 7

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