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Anglo-Saxon

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bridles

(n.)
Grammar
bridles, gen. of bridel.

of a bridle

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of a bridle, Ælfc. Gl. 21; Som. 59, 61; Wrt. Voc. 23, 22;

cneów-sib

(n.)
Grammar
cneów-sib, gen. -sibbe; f.

A racegeneration generatio

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A race, generation; generatio Cende cneówsibbe cénra manna he begot a race of brave men Cd. 161; Th. 200, 13; Exod. 356

Linked entry: cneó-sib

Cone-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Cone-ceaster, gen. -ceastre; f.

Caster, a town seven miles from Newcastle oppidum septimo a Novo-castro milliario

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Caster, a town seven miles from Newcastle; oppidum septimo a Novo-castro milliario N. Som. Ben. Lye

Creácas

(n.)
Grammar
Creácas, gen. Creáca; pl. m.

The Greek Græci

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The Greek; Græci Mid eallan Creáca cræftum with all the arts of the Greeks Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 33, 29, 31; Bos. 34, 6

CYRTEL

(n.)
Grammar
CYRTEL, kyrtel; gen. cyrtles; m. A

KIRTLE, vest, garment, frock; coat palla, tunica

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Ic gean sancte Æðelþryþe ánes wullenan cyrtles [kyrtles MS.] I give to saint Æthelthryth one woollen kirtle, Cod. Dipl. 782; A. D. 1046; Kmbl. iv. 107, 7. Bicgaþ cyrtlas buy kirtles, Homl. Th. i. 64, 13.

þri-geáre

(n.)
Grammar
þri-geáre, es; n.

A space of three years

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A space of three years Þrigeáre (þreóra geára ferst) triennio, Hpt. Gl. 519, 15

forþ-gán

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-gán, p. -eóde, pl. -eódon; pp. -gán

To go forthproceedgo or pass byexīreprocēdĕreprætĕrīretransīre

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Þúsend gear beforan eágan ðínum, swá swá dæg estra [ = giestra] se forþgǽþ mille anni ante ŏcŭlos tuos tanquam dies hesterna quæ prætĕriit, Ps. Spl. 89, 4.

gearo-wita

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Add: (gearo-wite?) Orþanclic wíse and ná gearawite (gearewyta, v.l.) argumentum non apparentium, Gr. D. 269, 14

feówera

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
feówera, gen. pl. of feówer four: = feáwera; gen. pl. of feáwa

a few.

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a few

-neb

(suffix)
Grammar
-neb, nebb. v. geáp-neb, geáp-nebb, salo-neb, salo-nebb.

Súþr-íge

(n.)
Grammar
Súþr-íge, gen. [e]a, ena; pl.
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Of Cent ge of Súþrígum, 921; Erl. 107, 7. Féngon tó West-Seaxna ríce and tó Súðrígean, 855; Erl. 71, 2. Tó Súðrígan, 836; Erl. 67, 3. Tó Godes ciricum in Súðrégum and in Cent, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 121, 8. Hé gewát on Súþríge (Súðrége, MS.

gearo-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
gearo-wyrde, adj.
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Having ready utterance Se geonga wæs geworden gearow yrde (geara-, georo-, v. ll., loquela promtus ), sé þe ǽr wæs dumb, Bd. 5, 2; Sch. 561, 2

Linked entry: -wyrde

ymb-gán

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-gán, p. -eode; pp. -gan.
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Ger. umbi-gán.]

Linked entries: embe-gán ymb-gangan

æcer-geard

(n.)
Grammar
æcer-geard, es; m.

An enclosure of arable landor the fence of a field

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v. geard) On ðone æcergeard; á be ðǽm gearde, C. D. iii. 458, 24

Linked entry: geard

gár-secg

ocean, seaa particular part of the general body of water, an ocean

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Folde . . . gársecg, Gen. 117. Ealne middangeard yrnbféran swá gársecg (oceanus) beligeð, Nar. 20, 15. Swá swá lyft and lagu land ymbclyppað, gársecg embegyrt gumena ríce, Met. 9, 41. Gársecg fandað hwæðer ác hæbbe æðele treówe, Rún. 25.

geácnod

(v.; part.)
Grammar
geácnod, = ge-eácnod; pp. of ge-eácnian.

increased

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increased, Elen. Kmbl. 681; El. 341

be-gán

(v.)

passageto go roundto reach by goingcome uponget atto gopass byto gocomegetto pass byTo come byget atto comefall to one's lotto fallget into debtto surroundto confineto occupyto go about a businessto attend toto cultivateto worshipto honourvenerate a placeto exercise, practise an art, mode of life, &c.to practise a religionfollow the dictates of to practisecarry ondo (habitually)to devote one's self to a practiceto exercise a personto behaveto exercise in somethingto exerciseuseemployto professpretend

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To come by, get at Hú þæt gewrit begǽn wæs how they got at the manuscript, Guth. 48, 20. intrans. to come, fall to one's lot Swá oft swá him tó begǽð. Ll. Th. i. 434, 14. to fall, get into debt, &c.

for-gán

(v.)

to forgoto abstain fromgo withoutto abstain from

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Hwæt him sié tó forgánne on liferádle, hwæt him sié tó healdanne ge on lǽcedomum ge on mete, Lch. ii. 210, 13. to abstain from action, not to do Gémnise mettes and woedes forgáes fuglas sollicitudinem cibi uestisque carent anes, Lk. p. 7, 15.

Linked entry: for-gangan

-rǽde

(suffix)
Grammar
-rǽde, v. ge-rǽde; n.

Linked entry: twi-rǽde

fyorh

(n.)
Grammar
fyorh, gen. fyores; dat. fyore; n.

Lifevīta

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Life; vīta Fíf and hundteontig on fyore lifde wintra he passed a hundred and five years in life, Cd. 59; Th. 72, 10; Gen. 1184