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Anglo-Saxon

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niþer-bogen

(adj.; part.)

down-bent

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down-bent Tó ðære niþerbogenan ác, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 72, 1

norþan-eástan

(adv.)
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norþan-eástan, in be norþan-eástan

to the north-east

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to the north-east, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24, 10 : 16, 18

ge-wéstan

(v.)

to lay wastedesolare

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to lay waste; desolare Gewoested biþ desolabitur, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 12, 25

ge-widlian

(v.)
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ge-widlian, -widligan; p. ede; pp. ed

To defilecontaminatemake commoncoinquinarecontaminare

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To defile, contaminate, make common: coinquinare, contaminare, Mk. Skt. Lind. 7, 15

gremettan

(v.)
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to rage, roar Ic gremette fremo, Ælfc. Gr. 28; Som. 30, 60

Linked entry: grimetan

sealh-hyrst

(n.)
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a sallow-copse Tó sealhyrstæ foreweardræ, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 256, 1

be-tiénan

(v.)

to shut, shut upconcludere

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to shut, shut up; concludere,Ps. Spl. T. 34, 3: Cot. 58

bismer-sprecan

(v.)
Grammar
bismer-sprecan, -specan; p. -spræc, -spæc, pl. -sprǽcon, -spǽcon; pp. -sprecen, -specen

To speak blasphemy, blasphemeblasphemiam loqui, blasphemare

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[bismer blasphemia, sprecan, specan loqui] To speak blasphemy, blaspheme; blasphemiam loqui, blasphemare

bi-týnan

(v.)

to close, shut up

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to close, shut up, Exon. 61 b; Th. 227, 7; Ph. 419

BOLT

(n.)
Grammar
BOLT, es; pl. boltas; m.

A BOLT, a warlike engine to throw bolts, arrowscatapulta,sagitta

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A BOLT, a warlike engine to throw bolts, arrows; catapulta, Cot. 45

ge-dýrsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dýrsian, p. ode; pp. od

To glorifyglorifĭcāre

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To glorify, glorifĭcāre Dóme gedýrsod, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 40; Jud. 300

ge-edwistian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edwistian, p. ode; pp. od

To feedsupport

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To feed, support He geedwistode me educavit me, Ps. Lamb. 22, 2

Linked entry: edwistian

stríman

(v.)
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to resist, oppose Strímendi innixus, Txts. 71, 1132: ob-nixus 81, 1404

þurh-dúfan

(v.)

to dive through

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to dive through Hé wæter up þurhdeáf, Beo. Th. 3243; B. 1619

un-ácumendlícness

(n.)
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un-ácumendlícness, e; f.

Unbearablenessimpossibility to be borne

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Unbearableness, impossibility to be borne Unácumenlícnesse impossibilitatis, R. Ben. Interl. 114, 9

un-werod

(adj.)
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un-werod, adj.

Not sweet

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Not sweet Wæter ðý unwerodre tó drincanne, Past. 58; Swt. 447, 19

ymb-wlátian

(v.)
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to contemplate, observe Ic ymbwlátige contemplor Ælfc. Gr. 25; Zup. 145, 12

Linked entry: emb-wlátian

á-hirstan

(v.)
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to roast, fry Gáte blǽdre, áhyrste, sele etan, Lch. ii. 88, 25

Linked entry: á-hyrstan

be-seolfrian

(v.)
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be-seolfrian, -silfran
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to cover with silver Besi(l)frede deargentatae, Ps. Srt. 67, 14

breóþan

To decaywaste away

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To decay, waste away Gif lungen breóþe, Lch. ii. 170, 4. Substitute: