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beorgan

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Beorge man georne ꝥ man þá sáwla ne forfare, 304, 16. with prep.

ge-nirwan

Grammar
ge-nirwan, ge-nirwian.
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:-- Ne generewe [ofer ] pytt his múþ neque urgeat super me puteus os suum, Ps.

Linked entry: ge-nyrwian

ge-swerian

(v.)
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Forebeádas nǽfræ gesueriga prohibens omnino jurare, Mt. p. 14, 17. On an gesworene conspirati, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 22. <b>I a.</b> to swear by :-- Suá huelc gesuerias ðerh ðone tempel, Mt.

sagu

(n.)
Grammar
sagu, e; and indecl.? f.

a saw, say (to say one&#39;s say), saying, statement, story, talesaying, narration, telling, reportstatement of a witness, testimonya saying beforehand, foretelling

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Heo wenden þat his sawen (2nd MS. sawes) soðe weren,749

ǽr

(prep.)
Grammar
ǽr, prep, d.

Beforeante

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Ǽr ðam flóde ante diluvium, Mt. Bos. 24, 38. Ǽr ðé before thee, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 246, 26. Ǽr ðam before that, before; antequam, Mt. Bos. 6, 8: Exon. 61a; Th. 224, 22; Ph. 379. Ǽr ðam ðe before that which, till; priusquam, Ps. Spl. 38, 18: Mt.

Deór-hám

(n.)
Grammar
Deór-hám, es; m. [deór a wild beast, hám home, dwelling]

DERHAM, Gloucestershire, DEREHAM, Norfolk lŏcōrum nōmen in agris Glocestriæ et Norfolciæ

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On ðysum geáre Wihtburge líchama wearþ gefunden eal gehál and unformolsnod æt [MS. a] Deórhám, æfter fíf and fífti geáran ðæs [MS. þas] ðe heó of ðysum lífe [MS. liue] gewát in this year [A.

on-þracian

(v.)
Grammar
on-þracian, (-þrácian ?); p. ode

To fear, dread

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To fear, dread Ic anþracige (and-, MS. F.: á-, MS. O.) vereor, Ælfc. Gr. 27; Zup. 162, 1. Ic andþracige (onþracie, MS. T.) horreo, ic onginne tó onþracigenne (and-) horresco, 35; Zup. 212, 3-4.

Linked entries: an-þracian an-þracian

ge-nemnan

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Genemne ðú noma is haelend vocabis nomen ejus Iesum, Mt.

BLEOH

(n.)
Grammar
BLEOH, bleó, blioh, blió; gen. bleós; n.

A colour, hue, complexioncolor, species

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Menn mágon cépan be ðæs mónan bleó hwylc weder toweard byþ men may observe by the moon's colour what weather is at hand, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 15, 9; Lchdm. iii. 268, 5.

Linked entries: bleó blió

á-beran

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Ic gaderode . . . ðá wlitegostan treówo be ðám dǽle ðe ic áberan mihte; ne com ic mid ánre byrðene hám, ðe ne lyste ealne ðane wude hám brengan, gif ic hyne ealne áberan mihte.

ge-tíþian

(v.)
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S. 26, 49. with clause and dat. of person Getíða synfullum ꝥ ic átéo þás hringan, Hml. S. 21, 66. Getídige ús God ꝥ wé magon eów secgan his láre, Hml.

aldor-leg

(n.)
Grammar
aldor-leg, = -læg, es; n.

Life-lawfate

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Life-law, fate Ðæt ge cúðon míne aldorlege that ye know my life's destiny. Cd. 179; Th. 224, 20; Dan. 139

ár-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
ár-fæt, es ; n.

A brazen vesselæramentumlabrum

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A brazen vessel; æramentum, labrum Fyrmþa árfata baptismata æramentorum, Mk. Bos. 7, 4. Hálgode ðæt árfæt labrum sanctificavit, Lev. 8, 11

asundran

(adv.)
Grammar
asundran, asundron; adv.

ASUNDERapartaloneprivatelyseorsum

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ASUNDER, apart, alone, privately; seorsum Eall he hys leorning-cnihtum asundron rehte seorsum discipulis suis disserebat omnia, Mk. Bos. 4, 34

astrihilthet

(n.)
Grammar
astrihilthet, [astre a house, hold a master, þeowet a fine? Mann.]

A fine levied on a householdercompensatio facta a domino mansionis

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C. 26; Th. i. 454, 2, MS. L

an-wlǽta

(n.)
Grammar
an-wlǽta, -wláta, an; m.

A livid bruisesugillatiolivor

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A livid bruise; sugillatio, livor Wið wundspringum and anwlátan ad livores et sugillationes, Med. ex quadr. 7; Lchdm. i. 356, 20

Linked entry: -wláta

beorn-þreát

(n.)
Grammar
beorn-þreát, es; m.

A band of men or warriorsvirorum turma

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A band of men or warriors; virorum turma Monig beornþreát many a band of warriors Exon. 96 a; Th. 358, 24

clite

(n.)
Grammar
clite, an; f.

colt's foottussilago

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The herb colt's foot; tussilago Genim ða langan clitan [MS. lancge cliton] take the long colt's foot, Lchdm. iii. 22, 16

cifes-gemána

(n.)
Grammar
cifes-gemána, an; m.

Fornication concubinatus

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Fornication; concubinatus We lǽraþ, ðæt man geswíce cifesgemánan [MS. cifesgemanna] docemus, ut cessent concubinatus, L. Edg. C. 21; Wilk. 84, 1

dun-falu

(adj.)
Grammar
dun-falu, dun-fealu; adj. [dun dun, fealu fallow-coloured]

Dun or tawny colour color cervōrum

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Dun or tawny colour; color cervōrum Dun-fealu [MS. -falu] cervīnus, Ælfc. Gl. 79; Som. 72, 88; Wrt. Voc. 46, 45