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Bune

(n.)
Grammar
Bune, Bunne, an; f?

Boulogne in FranceBononia

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Boulogne in France; Bononia Se micla here férde to Bunan [Bunnan, Th. 162, 20, col. l] the great army went to Boulogne, Chr. 893; Th. 163, 20, col. 3

un-rihtlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-rihtlíce, adv.

Unrighteouslyunjustlywickedlywrongfully

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Se wæs unrihtlíce ofslagen ofer áþas and treówa, Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 27. Se wæs unrihtlíce ádrǽfed, Chr. 1022; Erl. 161, 36. Hé nǽnigne man unrihtlíce fordémde, Blickl. Homl. 223, 32.

Linked entry: rihtlíce

án-daga

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Þá æteówode Benedictus . . . on þǽre nihte þe se ándaga on merigen wæs, Hml. Th. ii. 172, 9-17. Æfter þám fyrste and ándagan þe se heáhengel gecwæð tó Danihele, 14, 18. Tó þám ándagan þe hé him gewissode, Hml. A. 97, 167.

flota

a shipa fleeta sailor

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Wæs se cyning mid þám flotan þe on Temese læg (wǽron, v.l.) . . . Se cyning gewende fram þám flotan, Chr. 1013; Th. 272, 12, 19. the crews of the skips Se flota eall gecuron Cnut tó cyninge. Chr. 1014; P. 144, 28.

ofer-stǽlan

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Se engel bringð eall þæt wé tó góde gedóð, and se deófol eall þæt wé tó yfele gedðó and wile oferstǽlan þone engel mid þám yfelum weorcum, 233, 9.

land

Grammar
land, <b>. I.</b>
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Of Dyddanhamme gebyreð micel weorcrǽden, Se geneát sceal wyrcan swá on lande, swá of lande, C.

on-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
on-gitan, -gietan, -giotan, -geotan ; p. -geat, -get; pl. -geáton, -géton ; pp. -giten, -gieten

To perceiveto perceive, seeto perceive by hearingto perceive, feel (pain, etc. )to feel, be of opinion, judgeto know, hear of, find outto perceive, understandto recognise, know,to take a person or thing to be what it really isto recognise a fact or circumstance,to know (of sexual intercourse)

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Ðæt wé ðý geornor ongietan meahton lácen, ðæt se fugel þurh bryne beácnaþ. Exon. Th. 236, 13 ; Ph. 573. Ongeotan, Blickl.

efen-micel

(adj.)
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Hwæðer se spiwða sý swá micel swá hé ǽr gedranc. Gif hé mára sy . . . gif hé emmicel sý þám þe hé ǽr gedranc, Lch. ii. 286, 24. subst. Genim þysse wyrte seáw, and eles efenmycel, Lch. i. 312, 3. Gemeng wið huniges emmicel, 26, 11.

wæcnan

(v.)
Grammar
wæcnan, p. ede

To wakenarisespring

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To waken, arise, spring Ne wæs hit lenge, ðæt se ecghete (secg hete, MS.) æfter wælníðe wæcnan scolde, Beo. Th. 171; B. 85. Of idese biþ eafora wæcned, Cd. Th. 144, 20; Gen. 2392. Þat ter walde wakenen of wif and weres somninge worldes weole, H.

Linked entry: a-wacnian

ge-þyncan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þyncan, p. -þúhte; pp. -þúht

To seemappear

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To seem, appear Ðǽr him wlite-beorhte wongas geþúhton where appeared to them plains beautifully bright, Cd. 86; Th. 108, 11; Gen. 1804. Se ðe to-dæg is úre folgere geþúht he who to-day seems our follower, Homl. Th. ii. 80, 20.

BURH

(n.)
Grammar
BURH, burg; gen. burge; dat. byrig, byrg; acc. burh, burg; pl. nom. acc. burga; gen. burga; dat. burgum; f. [beorh, beorg = burh, burg the impert. of beorgan to defend] .
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Stíþlíc stán-torr and seó steápe burh on Sennar stód the rugged stone-tower and the high fortress stood on Shinar, Cd. 82; Th. 102, 15; Gen. 1700.

ge-wit

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wit, -witt, es; n.

witssenses[right] mindmindintellectknowledgeunderstandingconsciousness

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Se Hǽlend wódum monnum gewitt forgeaf the Saviour gave reason to the insane, Homl. Th. i. 480, 14: H. R. 105, 3: Andr. Kmbl. 69; An. 35: Bt. Met. Fox 26, 200; Met. 26, 100.

Linked entry: wit

þeccan

(v.)
Grammar
þeccan, p. þeahte, þehte; pp. þeaht
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Seó hyre bearn gesihþ brondas þeccan, 330, 7; Vy. 47. Beágas sceal brond fretan, ǽled þeccean, Beo. Th. 6022; B. 3015

Linked entry: þacian

gearwe

(adv.)
Grammar
gearwe, adv.
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Th. i. 424, 23. readily, without difficulty or delay ðe him tó ðám hálgan helpe gelífeð, tó Gode gióce, hé þǽr gearo findeð, Vald. 2, 28. Heó gearwe (but see gearo; ) funde mundbyrd æt ðám mǽran þeódne. Jud. 2

HORS

(n.)
Grammar
HORS, es; n.
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Ðí byþ swíðe dysig se ðe getrúwaþ on his horses swiftnesse falsus equus ad salutem, Ps. Th. 32, 15. Cwæþ mid hospe horse mete is bere said contemptuously 'Barley is food far a horse,' Homl. Skt. 3, 216.

ge-rýman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rýman, p. de; pp. ed [rýman to make room]

To extend, enlarge, make room, open, manifest, expanddīlātāre, amplĭfĭcāre, lŏcum dāre, apĕrīre, expandĕre

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Se weg biþ us gerýmed the way is open to us, Boutr. Scrd. 20, 32: Andr. Kmbl. 3159; An. 1582: Bt. Met. Fox 1, 37; Met. 1, 19: Homl. Th. i. 564, 18: 28, 12. Se ðe his godcundnesse mid sóþum wísum gerýmeþ who truly manifests his divinity, Blickl.

Linked entry: rýman

be-

(prefix)
Grammar
be-, , bi-, big-, and bí- are often used as prefixes.
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when prefixed to verbs, be- and bi- either give an intensive signification to a transitive verb, or change an intransitive into a transitive verb, as,-Sprengan to sprinkle, be-sprengan to be-sprinkle; lecgan ponere, be-lecgan im-ponere; settan to set,

Bebban burh

(n.)
Grammar
Bebban burh,
  • Chr. 547; Th. 28, 25; 29, 24 : 641
  • ;
  • Th. 49, 3 : 993
  • ;
  • Th. 240, 17; 241, 16, col. 2
  • :
Bæbba-burh,
  • Chr. 1093; Th. 360, 6
  • :
Bebba-burh,
  • Chr. 1095 ; Th. 361, 39, 40
  • :
gen. -burge ; dat. -byrig ; acc. -burg, -burh; f.

BAMBOROUGH, in NorthumberlandBabbæ oppidum in provincia Northanhymbrorum

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He timbrode Bebban burh, seó wæs ǽrost mid hegge betýned, and ðǽr æfter mid wealle here [A. D. 547] Ida began to reign, from whom arose the royal race of the Northumbrians, and reigned twelve years.

Linked entries: Bæbban burh Bebba-burh

lagu-flód

(n.)
Grammar
lagu-flód, es; m.

Seaoceanstreamwavewater

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Sea, ocean, stream, wave, water Laguflód unda, Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 33. Lyfthelm and laguflód air and sea, Menol. Fox 553; Gn. C. 46. Swá wé on laguflóde ofer ceald wæter ceólum líðan geond sídne sǽ, Exon. 20 a; Th. 53, 16; Cri. 851.

ge-wrítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wrítan, p. -wrát; pp. -writen

To writeto give or bestow by writingto write along with othersconscribere

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Seo kyning gewrát the king signed, 23. Ðes writ wæs gewriton this writing was written, 33, 9. Hwæt is gewriten quid scribtum est, Lk. Bos. 10, 26: Ps. Spl. 39, 11. Gewriten yrfe legatum, Ælfc. Gl. 13; 57, 96; Wrt. Voc. 20, 37.