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Anglo-Saxon

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frum-tíhtle

(n.)
Grammar
frum-tíhtle, -týhtle, an; f. [frum original, primitive, first; tíhtle an accusation, charge]

A first accusation ⬩ first charge ⬩ prīma accūsātio ⬩ prīma calumnĭa

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A first accusation, first charge; prīma accūsātio, prīma calumnĭa Ðæt he borh næbbe æt frumtýhtlan that he have no surety at the first accusation, L. C. S. 35; Th. i. 396, 24

cúðe

(v.; part.)
Grammar
cúðe, pl. knew, could, Ors. 1, 2; Bos. 26, 34; p.
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of cunnan

eáum

(n.; v.)
Grammar
eáum, to rivers, Ors. 5, 2; Bos. 102, 34; dat. pl.
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of eá

bogung

(n.)
Grammar
bogung, e; f. [bogen bent; pp. of búgan to bow, bend]

Crookedness, perversity ⬩ pravitas, perversitas

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Crookedness, perversity; pravitas, perversitas Þurh heora upahefednysse and ágenre bogunge through their arrogance and own perversity, Homl. Th. ii. 428, 13

Linked entry: bóung

byt

(v.)
Grammar
byt, asks, prays, Lk. Bos. 11, 11: Ex. 5, 16, = bit;
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3rd pers. pres. of biddan

byrdan

(v.)
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to be born

byrde

(adj.)
Grammar
byrde, sup. byrdest, def. se byrdesta; adj.
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Born, well-born, noble, rich; natus, natu vel genere præstans, nobilis, opulentus Se byrdesta sceall gyldan the richest must pay, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 36

célod

(v.; part.)
Grammar
célod, céllod; part. [ceól the keel of a ship]

scaphiformis

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Formed like a keel or boat; scaphiformis Célod bord a shield shaped as a boat, Fins. Kmbl. 57; Fin. 29. Céllod bord, Byrht. Th. 140, 4; By. 283

byrþ-ling

(n.)
Grammar
byrþ-ling, beorþ-ling, es; m.
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A born image, birthling, child

Linked entry: berþling

ge-bær

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bær, p. of ge-beran to bear, bring forth.

bare ⬩ bore

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bare, bore,Gen. 39, 19;

riþig

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Add: v. bord-, rysc-ríþig

ge-wæg

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-wæg, p., of ge-wegan. p.

bore, carried

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bore, carried.Bd. 3, 16; S. 542, 22;

byrst

(v.)
Grammar
byrst, he byrþ bearest, he bears, produces; facit, Mt. Bos. 7, 17;
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2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of beran

bysmer-spycst

Grammar
bysmer-spycst, blasphemest; blasphemas, Jn. Bos. 10, 36. v. bysmer-specan.

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Datia

(n.)
Grammar
Datia, Ors. 1, 1, § 12; Bos. 19, 3, = Datie; gen.Datia ; pl. m.

The DACIANS ⬩ Dāci

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The DACIANS; Dāci; gen. ōrum; m. = Δακoί A celebrated warlike people in Upper Hungary, in Transylvania, Moldavia, Wallachia, and in Bessarabia. They were originally of the same race as the Getæ. Trajan crossed the Danube and conquered the country in A

fisceran

(n.)
Grammar
fisceran, = fiscerum with fishers,
  • Ors. 1, 1
    • ;
  • Bos. 20, 5
; dat. pl.
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of fiscere

a-dreág

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-dreág, -dreáh

bore

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bore,Exon. 25b; Th. 74, 6; Cri. 1202;

æt-bær

(v.)
Grammar
æt-bær, p. of æt-beran.

bore ⬩ produced

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bore, produced,Cd. 202; Th. 249,31; Dan. 538;

on-geboren

(adj.)
Grammar
on-geboren, adj.

In-born

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In-born Ongeborene ingenitam, Hpt. Gl. 514, 2

Linked entry: ge-boren

fette

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fette, fetched, brought, married,
  • Gen. 48, 10: Mt. Bos. 22, 25
    • ;
p.
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of fetian

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