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Anglo-Saxon

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ambeht-þegen

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Hine wunade mid án ombehtþegn, Gú. 973: 1119. Hé spræc tó his ombehtþegne, tó his treówum gesíðe, 1268: 1172. Hé sealde his sweord ombihtþegne, B. 673. Byrlas, ombeht*-*þegnas, An. 1536. Add

ge-bícnan

Grammar
ge-bícnan, ge-bícnian.
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Add: I. to make a significant gesture that gives or asks for information, to point to an object, inquire by signs Án lamb bícnode mid his swýðran fét, swilce hit þá wæterǽddran geswutelian wolde.

æfen-fela

as many ⬩ totidem

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as many; totidem, Deut. 9, 11

ærfe

(n.)

an inheritance

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an inheritance, Heming, pp. 104, 105

be-nohte

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-nohte, pl. -nohton , p. of be-nugan, q. v.

enjoyed

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Kmbl. 3407; An. 1707

be-sceáf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-sceáf, p. of be-scúfan.

cast

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Kmbl. 2384; An. 1193;

býsenung

(n.)
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an example, C. R. Ben. 61

eár-spinl

(n.)
Grammar
eár-spinl, e; f. [spinl = spindel a spindle]

An ear-ring ⬩ inauris

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An ear-ring; inauris, Prov. 25

Linked entries: eár-hring spinel

efen-lǽcend

(n.)
Grammar
efen-lǽcend, es; m.

An imitator ⬩ imĭtātor

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An imitator; imĭtātor, Scint. 2, Lye

Linked entries: æfen-lǽcend -lǽcend

ellarn

(n.)

an elder-tree

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an elder-tree Som. Ben. Lye

eosol

ass

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an ass. Wrt. Voc. 287, 50

ex

(n.)

an axis ⬩ axis

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an axis; axis, Som. Ben. Lye

for-hǽlde

(n.; part.)
Grammar
for-hǽlde, es; m? [for, hǽlde, p. of hǽlan to heal]

An offence ⬩ offensa

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An offence; offensa, Cot. 148, Lye

fretwung

(n.)

an adorning ⬩ ornātio

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an adorning; ornātio, Som. Ben. Lye

-ful

(suffix)
Grammar
-ful, -full,
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the termination of many adjectives, as

ealu-clýfe

(n.)

an ale-house

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an ale-house, Som. Ben. Lye

eal-hús

(n.)

an ale-house

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an ale-house, Som. Ben. Lye

eall-geador

(adv.)
Grammar
eall-geador, adv.

Altogether

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Kmbl. 2196; An. 1099

ge-irfian

(v.)
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Take here example at ge-yrfian

Linked entry: -irfian

áre

(n.)
Grammar
áre, honour.
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The instances given belong to ár

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