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un-forboden

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forboden, adj.

Unforbidden ⬩ not prohibited ⬩ free from any moral or legal hindrance

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Swá ic hit hæbbe, swá hit se sealde, ðe tó syllanne áhte, unforboden ( no one had a right to forbid the entering into possession of the property ), L. O. 13; Th. i. 184, 5. Unforboden and unbesacan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 234, 20.

Linked entries: un-besacen for-beódan

dǽd-béta

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Þæt forbod húslganges and inganges intó cyrican is eal þearflic þám dǽdbétan, Wlfst. 155, 3. Be dǽdbétan, Ll. Th. ii. 278, 1. Add

for-irþ

(n.)
Grammar
for-irþ, e; f.

A headland

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Trans. 1898, p. 530), vox agrimensorum, apud quos in agrorum distinctionibus pars ea dicitur quae latus suum alterius fini, fronti seu capiti opponit, Migne] Andlanges ðǽre fyrh tó ánum andheáfdum, tó ánre forierðe, and seó forierð gǽð; intó ðám lande

Linked entry: for-yrþ

wacan

(v.)
Grammar
wacan, p. wóc; pp. wacen

To wake ⬩ to come into being ⬩ be born ⬩ spring

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To wake; but occurring mostly in the sense to come into being, be born, spring Sió mǽgburg ðe ic æfter wóc the family from which I sprang, Exon. Th. 401, 34; Rä. 21, 21. Abrahame wóc bearn of brýde to Abraham a child was born of his wife, Cd.

Linked entries: on-wacan on-wacan

a-smeágan

(v.)
Grammar
a-smeágan, -smeán ; p. -smeáde ; pp. -smeád

To look closely into ⬩ examine ⬩ trace out ⬩ elicit ⬩ meditate upon ⬩ consider ⬩ contemplate ⬩ ponder ⬩ judge ⬩ deem ⬩ be of opinion ⬩ think ⬩ perscrutari ⬩ investigare ⬩ indagare ⬩ elicere ⬩ contemplári ⬩ pensare ⬩ censere

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To look closely into, examine, trace out, elicit, meditate upon, consider, contemplate, ponder, judge, deem, be of opinion, think; perscrutari, investigare, indagare, elicere, contemplári, pensare, censere Nú ne máge we asmeágan hú God of ðam láme flǽsc

B

Grammar
B, THE sound of b is produced by the lips; hence it is called a labial consonant, and has the same sound in Anglo-Saxon as in English. In all languages, and especially in the dialects of cognate languages, the letters employing the same organs of utterance are continually interchanged. In Anglo-Saxon, therefore, we find that b interchanges with the other labials, f and
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When words are transferred into modern English, b is sometimes represented by f or v :-- Beber or befor a beaver; Ober, ofer, over.

druncennes

(n.)
Grammar
druncennes, druncennys, druncenys, -ness, e; f.

DRUNKENNESS ⬩ ebriĕtas

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Ða hús ða ðe on to gebiddenne geworhte wǽron syndon nú on hús gehwyrfed oferǽta and druncennesse the houses which were built to pray in are now turned into houses of gluttony and drunkenness, Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 13.

elpend

(n.)
Grammar
elpend, es; m. An elephant; ĕlephas = ἐλέφας
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Hét Pirrus dón ða elpendas on ðæt gefeoht Pyrrhus ordered the elephants to be brought into the battle, 77, 16, 23: 78, 5, 28

Linked entries: ylp ylpend

EODOR

(n.)
Grammar
EODOR, eoder, eodur, edor, eder, es; m. I.

a hedge, fence, enclosure, dwelling, house ⬩ sēpes, sēpīmentum, dŏmus, tectum

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a hedge, fence, enclosure, dwelling, house; sēpes, sēpīmentum, dŏmus, tectum Héht ðá eahta mearas on flet teón in under eoderas he commanded then eight steeds to be led into the court under the enclosures, Beo. Th. 2078; B. 1037.

Linked entries: eder edor eodur eðer

mann-rǽdenn

(n.)
Grammar
mann-rǽdenn, -rǽden, e; f.

homage ⬩ the condition of being another's man ⬩ service or dues paid by the tenant to the owner

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Laym. he heora monredne onfeng.] service or dues paid by the tenant to the owner Ðæt is ǽrest of ðam lande æt Nigon hídon seó mannrédden intó Tantún, cirhsceattas ..., Chart. Th. 432, 22

be-hwerfan

(v.)
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Substitute: be-hwirfan; p. de. to turn Ðonécan þe heó útan behwerfed sié, Bt. 25; F. 88, 35: Met. 13, 77. to surround, encompass Ic wolde mid sumre bisne þé behwerfan útan ego tibi corollarium dabo, Bt. 34, 4; F. 138, 27. to turn to, convert into, change

feolan

Grammar
feolan, l. feólan, take here passages under felgan,
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Nú mé fealh on móde it has come into my mind, Gr. D. 17, 32. Hé hét rǽdan oð ðæt hé fulge on slǽpe he bade them read till he could get to sleep, Hml. A. 98, 211.

morgen-gifu

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Ic gean into Ǽlíg . . þára þreó landa þe wit búta geheótan Gode, ꝥ is æt rettendúne þe wes mín morgangifu . . . C. D. iii. 274, 16. Gewát Eádríc ær Ælféh cwideleás, and Ælféh féng tó his lǽne. Ðá hæfde Eádríc láfe and nán bearn.

á-settan

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</b> to put into a position or condition, place, with complement Ic hine ásette ealra heáhstne, Ps. Th. 88, 24. with adv. or prep, phrase Þú ús ásettest on sárcwide úrum neáhmannum, Ps. Th. 79, 6. Hine nyðor ásette Metod, Dan. 493.

gader-tang

Grammar
gader-tang, gæder-teng. l. -tenge,

Contiguous, conjoint, in contact or connexion ⬩ continuous

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Voc. ii. 136, 33. of material things Ðá landgemǽro ðæsse búrlandes tó Abbendúne, ðæt is gadertang on þreó genamod, ðæt is Hengestes íg and Seofocanwyrð and Wihthám (i. e. the land lies altogether but it is divided into three parts, each with its own

Bryten

(n.)
Grammar
Bryten, Bryton, Briten, Breoten, Breoton, Broten, Brittan, Britten, Brytten; gen. dat. acc. e; f. acc. also as nom.

BRITAIN ⬩ Britannia, Cambria

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On Bretone into Britain, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 2. Bryten, acc. Exon. 45 b; Th. 155, 5; Gú. 855

Linked entries: Breoten Breoton Breten Briten Broten Bryt-land Bryton Brytten

smiðian

(v.)
Grammar
smiðian, p. ode

To make out of metal or wood, to fashion, forge ⬩ fabricare, cudere

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To smythye wepne into sikul or to sithe Piers P. 3, 305.]

ge-þonc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þonc, es; m. n.

Thought ⬩ mind ⬩ understanding ⬩ cōgĭtātio ⬩ mens

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Ic onsende in breóstsefan bitre geþoncas I send into his mind bitter thoughts, 71 b; Th. 266, 29; Jul. 405. He us geþonc syleþ, missenlícu mód he gives us understandings, various minds, 89 a; Th. 334, 7; Gn. Ex. 13.

á-þeówan

(v.)

to drive away ⬩ force away ⬩ to press out ⬩ thrust out ⬩ squeeze out ⬩ to press into

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S. 21, 279. to press into Swá hié on wexe wǽron áðýde, Bl. H. 205, I

Linked entries: á-þéwan á-þíwan á-þýan á-þýn á-þýwan

wígbed-sceáta

(n.)
Grammar
wígbed-sceáta, an; m.

An altar-cloth

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Inter. 99, 10

Linked entry: sceáta

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