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feax-wund

(n.)
Grammar
feax-wund, e; f.
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Gif beforan feaxe bið wund inqes lang, twégen sciłł. tó bóte, Ll. Th. i. 92, 17

ge-reclic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-reclic, ge-reccelic; adj. That affords proof or explanation, v. ge-rec; III: or orderly, v. ge-rec, II, un-gerec
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He sceal beforan ðǽm ðearlwísan Déman mid gereclicre (ge-reccelicre) race gereccean ðæt hé ðæt ilce self dyde jbe hé ððre men lǽrde opud districtum judicem cogitur tanta in opere exsolvere, quanta eum constat aliis voce praecepisse, Past. 192, 15..

Linked entry: ge-reccelic

hand-bell

(n.)
Grammar
hand-bell, e; f.

A hand-bell

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A hand-bell Ðǽr nǽron ǽr búton vii upphangene bella and nú sind xiii upphangene and xii handbella before there were but seven hung-up bells, and now there are thirteen hung-up bells and twelve hand-bells, Th. Chart; 430, 6

hlín-duru

(n.)
Grammar
hlín-duru, a; f.

A door formed of lattice-work, ⬩ a grated door

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Geseh hé fore hlíndura hyrdas standan he saw guards standing before the grated door [of his prison]. Andr. Kmbl. 1985; An. 995

æt-foran

(adv.)
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Before, beforehand Wǽron þá wælisce men ætforan mid þám cynge, Chr. 1048; P. 174, 9

æfter-fyligend

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-fyligend, -fylgend, es; m.

One who follows or succeeds ⬩ a follower ⬩ successor

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One who follows or succeeds, a follower ; successor Ac Oswald his æfterfyligend hí ge-endade swá we ǽr beforan sǽdon sed successor ejus Oswaldus perfecit ut supra docuimus, Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 36: Bd. 5, 23; S. 646, 2

ed-lǽcung

(n.)
Grammar
ed-lǽcung, e; f.

A repetition ⬩ repetĭtio

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A repetition; repetĭtio He sceal God biddan ðæt he hyne gehealde wið dara ǽrgedónra yfla edlǽcunge he shall pray to God to preserve him against a repetition of the evils before committed, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 416, 42

Linked entry: -lǽcung

sealt-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
sealt-fæt, es; n.
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Se Hǽlend bestang ðone hláf on ðæt sealtfæt ðe him beforan stód, Homl. As. 163, 254

geópan

(v.)
Grammar
geópan, ic geópe, ðú gýpst, he gýpþ, pl. geópaþ; p. geáp, pl. gupon; pp. gopen

To take up, take to oneself, receive ⬩ accĭpĕre

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To take up, take to oneself, receive; accĭpĕre Óþ-ðæt ic spǽte eal-felo áttor, ðæt ic ǽr geáp until I spit the very baleful venom which I took up before, Exon. 106 b; Th. 405, 29; Rä. 24, 9

ge-mundbyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mundbyrdan, p. de; pp. ed [mundbyrd protection]

To protect, defend, patronize ⬩ protĕgĕre, tuēri

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To protect, defend, patronize; protĕgĕre, tuēri Ða is fór God wille gemundbyrdan whom I will protect before God, Cd. 113; Th. 149, 11; Gen. 2473. Ðæt he hine gemundbyrde that he would protect him, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 21

Linked entry: mundbyrdan

wæl-fús

(adj.)
Grammar
wæl-fús, adj.

Ready to be slain

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Ready to be slain; referring to Beowulf before the fight in which he was mortally wounded Him wæs geómor sefa, wæfre and wælfús, wyrd ungemete neáh, se sceolde sécean sáwle hord, sundur gedǽlan líf wið líce, Beo. Th. 4831; B. 2420

wær-word

(n.)
Grammar
wær-word, es; n.

A word of caution, forewarning

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A word of caution, forewarning Wærwordum antefatis(as if from ante-fatus= spoken before, cf. antefataforewyrde, 100, 28; but the Latin is ante fatis. Cf. Hpt. Gl. 529, 40 fatis ge*-*wyr[dum]), Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 34: 5, 42

ge-laðian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-laðian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To invite ⬩ bid ⬩ call ⬩ summon ⬩ assemble ⬩ congregate ⬩ invītāre ⬩ vŏcāre ⬩ arcessĕre ⬩ ciere ⬩ congrĕgāre

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Wǽron ealle ða wíf befóran Rómána witan gelaðode all the women were summoned before the Roman senators, Ors. 3, 6; Bos. 58, 21

Linked entries: ge-hlaðen ge-leaðian

bæftan

(prep.; adv.)

behind, ⬩ ⬩ after

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Th. ii. 82, 17. marking inferiority Nis heora nán máre þonne óðer, ne nán lǽssa ðonne óðer; ne nán beforan óðrum ne nán bæftan óðrum, Hml. Th. i. 287, 5. adv. behind, in contrast with before (lit. or fig.)

Linked entry: bæfta

forþ-yrnan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-yrnan, part. -yrnende; p. -arn, pl. -urnon; pp. -urnen

To run forth or before ⬩ precede ⬩ præcurrĕre

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To run forth or before, precede; præcurrĕre Wæs, æfter forþyrnendre tíde, ymb fífhund wintra and tú and hundnigontig fram Cristes hidercyme it was, according to the time preceding, about five hundred and ninety-two years from Christ's coming hither,

bótian

(v.)
Grammar
bótian, p. ode
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Gefélde ic mé bótiende (e before o erased in one MS.) and wyrpende me melius habere sentiebam, Bd. 5, 6; Sch. 581, 5

Linked entry: beótian

sceran

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Swá swá lamb beforan þám scyrendan hit, An. Ox. 40, 33

-worþig

(suffix)
Grammar
-worþig, <b>. I.</b>
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Add In þám worþige (platea) beforan þǽre cytan dura stódon . ii. þreátas singende, Gr. D. 285, 21. Hyra worþias wéron þes hlúttrestan goldes platea civitatis aurum mun dum, Verc. Först. 136, 6

mere-grot

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Þá betstan meregrotu, Bd. 1, 1; Sch. 8, 18. figurative Þás mere*-*grota þám beforan lecgan þe þisra þinga gýman wyllað, Angl. viii. 308, 43

eo

(n.)
Grammar
eo, I. unaccented, generally stands before two consonants lc, ld, lf, rc, rd, rf, rg, rh, rl, rm, rn, rp, rr, rt, rþ, x; as, Geolca a yolk, sceolde should, seolfor silver, deorc dark, sweord a sword, ceorfan to carve, beorgan to protect, beorht bright, eorl earl, beorma barm, eornost earnest, weorpan to throw, steorra a star, heorte the heart, eorþe the earth, meox dung. II. eó accented, the diphthong, generally stands before the consonants c, d, f, g, h, l, m, n, p, r, s, st, t, w; as, Seóc sick, beódan to bid, þeóf a thief, fleógan to fly, hreóh rough, hweól a wheel, leóma a ray of light, beón to be, deóp deep, beór beer, ceosan to choose, breóst the breast, fleótan to float, leóþ a song, ceówan to chew. 2. eó is also the termination of many words, and then the ó in eó is always accented; as, Beó a bee; ic beó

I shall be

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I shall be; freó free; gleó glee; seó the; seó sim, sis, sit; treó a tree; breó three, etc

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