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ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, -býrigan, -bírian; 3rd sing. eþ; p. ede; pp. ed; 3rd sing. aþ; p. ode; pp. od. [The cognate words point to a short vowel.]

To happen ⬩ to fall out ⬩ to pertain to ⬩ belong to ⬩ evenire ⬩ accidere ⬩ contingere ⬩ pertinere ad ⬩ It pertains to ⬩ it is fitting or suitable ⬩ it becomes ⬩ it behoves ⬩ pertinet ad ⬩ convenit ⬩ oportet ⬩ decet

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v. intrans. To happen, to fall out, to pertain to, belong to; evenire, accidere, contingere, pertinere ad ÐDonne hit gebýrigan mæg when it may happen, Bt. Met. Fox 4, 22; Met. 4, 11. Syle me mínne dǽl mínre ǽhte, ðe me to gebýreþ da mihi portionem substantiæ

Linked entries: býre ge-bíraþ

a-wærged

(n.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
a-wærged, -wærgd; pp; def. m. -wærgda

Accursed ⬩ maledictus

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Accursed; maledictus Wit ðæs awærgdan wordum gelýfdon we two believed the words of the accursed one, Cd. 222; Th. 290, 16; Sat. 416

ful-gongan

(v.)

to fulfil ⬩ perfect ⬩ perfĭcĕre

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to fulfil, perfect; perfĭcĕre Ðæt he wíslíce woruld fulgonge that he wisely perfect the world, Exon. 92 b; Th. 348, 3; Sch. 22

hleóþrian

(v.)

To make a sound ⬩ to sound ⬩ resound ⬩ To speak words

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To speak words Þǽra worda gemyndig þe hé hleóðrade tó Abrahame, Ps. Th. 104, 37

full-fremedlic

(adj.)
Grammar
full-fremedlic, adj.
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H. 77, 19. v. next word

Linked entry: fremed-lic

neód

(n.)
Grammar
neód, ( = neád)

necessity

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The distinction in form between the word = Goth. nauþs, and the preceding word seems not to have been observed in A. S. MSS

fóre-gewítnys

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-gewítnys, -nyss, e; f.

False witness ⬩ falsum testĭmōnium

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False witness; falsum testĭmōnium Ðæt heora ǽnig on fóre-gewítnysse sý quod eōrum ălĭquis in falso testĭmōnium sit, L. Ath. i. 10; Wilk. 58, 22; Lambd. 49, 12, = wóhre gewítnesse, Th. i. 204, 23;

bucc

Grammar
bucc, v.
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preceding word

ge-screope

Grammar
ge-screope, v.
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next word

fúl

(n.)
Grammar
fúl, es; m. v.
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preceding word

ge-myþe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-myþe, es; n. [Theform and gender of the word are not quite certain. A dat. sing. fem, occurs once, but it is in a rather late charter with corrupt forms; all other instances are in dat. pl. Corresponding forms in other languages are neuter, so probably the English.]
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A mouth of a river, valley, opening of one road into another, of an enclosure. where one stream joins another Of Temede gemýðan; andlang Temede in wynnabæces gemýðan . . . in Temede múðan (cf. of Temede streáme in wynnabæce . . . in Temede streám, 386

sesðlar

Grammar
sesðlar, v.
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preceding word

ráha

Grammar
ráha, v. rá
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and next word

sealtian

(v.)
Grammar
sealtian, to dance. v. saltian
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and next word

sundor-lípe

Grammar
sundor-lípe, v. synder-lípe,
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and next word

-titelian

(v.; suffix)
Grammar
-titelian, v. ge-titelian,
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and next word

þræc

Grammar
þræc, v. ge-þræc,
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and preceding word

Linked entry: ádl-þracu

-drítan

(suffix)
Grammar
-drítan, v. ge-drítan,
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and next word

ge-hátheortan

(v.)
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See next word

ge-háthyrt

(v.)
Grammar
ge-háthyrt, ge-háthyrtan.
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See preceding word

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