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-en

(v.; adj.; suffix)
Grammar
-en, is a termination of adjectives, — hence from fyr fire is fýren fiery, stǽn a stone; stǽnen stony: -en is also the termination of pp. in strong verbs; arisen risen, from arísan to rise; dolfen digged, from delfan to dig; when known, from witan

to know

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to know

gestæf-lǽred

(v.)
Grammar
gestæf-lǽred, part. [stæf a letter; lǽred learned; pp. of lǽran]

Versed in letters ⬩ literate ⬩ learned ⬩ booklearned ⬩ lītĕrātus

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Versed in letters, literate, learned, booklearned; lītĕrātus Cild biþ gestæflǽred a child will be booklearned, Lchdm. iii. 184, 3: 192, 15: 194, 12

Linked entries: -lǽred -stæf-lǽred

Byr-tún

(n.)
Grammar
Byr-tún, es; m. [Hovd. Burhtun: Brom. Burton super Trent: Stub. Kni. Burton]

BURTON on Trent, Staffordshire ⬩ oppidum ad ripam fluminis Trentæ, in agro Staffordiensi

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BURTON on Trent, Staffordshire; oppidum ad ripam fluminis Trentæ, in agro Staffordiensi Se cyng geaf him ðæt abbotríce on Byrtúine the king gave him the abbacy at Burton, Chr. 1066; Erl. 203, 16

arce-stól

(n.)
Grammar
arce-stól, es; m. [arce chief, stól a stool]

An archiepiscopal see or seat ⬩ sedes archiepiscopalis

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An archiepiscopal see or seat; sedes archiepiscopalis Æt his arcestóle on Cantwara byrig at his archiepiscopal see in Canterbury, Chr. 1115; Th. 371, 5: 1119; Th. 372, 32

swátan

(n.)
Grammar
swátan, (swatan? v.
  • Engl. Stud. viii. 479
); pl.

Beer

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Beer Swatan cervtsia, Wrt. Voc. i. 290, 62: ii. 17, 25. Áwyl on súrum swátum oþþe on súrum ealað. Lchdm. ii. 34, 15. [Jamieson gives swaits new ale or wort; but also swats new ale; the thin part of flummery.]

be-strídan

(v.)
Grammar
be-strídan, he -strít, pl. -strídaþ; p. -strád, pl. -stridon; pp. -striden

To BESTRIDE ⬩ ascendere

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To BESTRIDE; ascendere Bestrídan hors to bestride a horse; equum ascendere, Lye

Linked entry: strídan

a-stíhst

(v.)
Grammar
a-stíhst, a-stíhþ

ascendest ⬩ ascends

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ascendest, ascends,Jn. Bos. 3, 13 ;

fóre-stóp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fóre-stóp, ðú -stópe, pl. -stópon

stepped before ⬩ prevented ⬩ went before ⬩ preceded

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stepped before, prevented, went before, preceded, Ps. Lamb. 20, 4: Lk. Bos. 18, 39: Homl. Th. ii. 82, 22;

ge-swicu

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swicu, (?i-stem, fem., cf. Sievers' Grammatik, 268),
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e;f. Cessation Witun þá ðe ðyllicne gylt þurhteóð, and náne geswice dón nell[að], Hml. A. 148, 123 note. v. ge-swíc

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a-strícan

(v.)
Grammar
a-strícan, p. -strác, pl. -stricon; pp. -stricen

To strike ⬩ percutere

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To strike; percutere

for-stalian

(v.)
Grammar
for-stalian, p. ede; pp. ed [stalian to steal]

To steal away ⬩ aufŭgĕre

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To steal away; aufŭgĕre Gif wíteþeów hine forstalie if a penal slave steal himself away, L. In. 24; Th. i. 118, 6. Gif he hine forstalede if he should have stolen himself away, L. Ath. v. § 6, 3; Th. i. 234, 7

waru

(n.)
Grammar
waru, e (but the declension seems partly u-stem) ; f.

Ware ⬩ merchandise

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Ware, merchandise Mangere mercator, waru merx, Wrt. Voc. i. 73, 73. Hí wurpon heora waru oferbord they cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea (Jonah I, 5), Homl. Th. i. 246, 2. Ða gelamp hit æt sumum sǽle, swá swá gyt for oft déð, ðæt

in-stede

(adv.)
Grammar
in-stede, -styde [or in stede ; cf. Icel. í-stað on the spot, at once];

On the spot ⬩ at once ⬩ immediately

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adv. On the spot, at once, immediately Instyde continuo, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 27, 48. Instyde statim, Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 28 : 2, 12

ge-styrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-styrian, -stirian; p. ede; pp. ed [ge, styrian to move, stir]

To move ⬩ remove ⬩ excite ⬩ agitate ⬩ amovere ⬩ agitare

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To move, remove, excite, agitate; amovere, agitare Nælle ðú gestyrege hine noli vexare illum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 8, 49. Biþ gestyred hiora orsorgnes [MS. orsorgnesse] their prosperity will be removed, Bt. 38, 2; Fox 196, 23. Ðú wǽre stronge gestyred thou

geond-styrian

(v.)
Grammar
geond-styrian, p. ede; pp. ed [geond, styrian to move, stir]

To move or stir violently, to agitate ⬩ per omnes partes commovere, agitare

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To move or stir violently, to agitate; per omnes partes commovere, agitare Geondstyred agitated, Bt. Met. Fox 6, 29; Met, 6, 15

a-steápan

(v.)
Grammar
a-steápan, -steópan, -stépan ; p. -steápde, -steápte ; pp. -steáped, -steápt

To deprive ⬩ bereave ⬩ as children of their parents ⬩ orbare ⬩ orphanum ⬩ reddere

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To deprive, bereave, as children of their parents; orbare, orphanum reddere Síen bearn his asteápte fiant filii ejus orphani, Ps. Surt. 108, 9

Linked entries: a-steópan a-stépan

stæþ

(n.)
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a stay Stæð safon (in a list of nautical words. In a similar list stæg, q. v., occurs as the gloss),Wrt. Voc. i. 56, 63. Cf. stæððan, stæððig. (?)

Linked entry: stæg

ungemet-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
ungemet-fæst, adj.

Extremely firm

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Extremely firm Ðǽr hé mæge findan eáðmétta stán ungemetfæstne, grundweal gearone (cf. on ðam fæstan stáne eáðmétta, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 22), Met. 7, 33

bord-stæþ

(n.)
Grammar
bord-stæþ, es; pl. nom. acc. -staðu; n. [stæþ a shore, bank]

The sea-shore ⬩ litus

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The sea-shore; litus Eágorstreámas beóton bordstaðu [bordstæðu MS.] the ocean-streams beat the sea-shores, Andr. Kmbl. 883; An. 442

gebregd-stafas

(n.)
Grammar
gebregd-stafas, pl. m. [gebregd craft, cunning; stafas, pl. of stæf a letter]

Literary arts ⬩ artes litĕrārum

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Literary arts; artes litĕrārum Ic íglanda eallra hæbbe bóca onbýrged þurh gebregdstafas I have tasted the books of all islands through literary arts, Salm. Kmbl. 4; Sal. 2

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