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teón-word

(n.)
Grammar
teón-word, es; n.
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Næs heó swá nú æðelborene men synt mid oferméttum áfylled . . . ne mid teónwordum she was not, as nobly born men now are, filled with haughtiness . . . or with insolent words, Lchdm. iii. 428, 33

for-geat

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-geat, ðú -geáte, pl. -geáton

forgothast forgotten

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forgot, hast forgotten, Gen. 24, 67: Ps. Lamb. 41, 10: Jud. 3, 7;

búc-ful

(n.)
Grammar
búc-ful, -full, e; f.

A pitcherful

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A pitcherful Him wearþ ðá geboren to búcful wæteres a pitcherful of water was then borne to him, Homl. Th. ii. 422, 29

cwýst ðú

(v.; pronoun.)
Grammar
cwýst ðú, cwýst ðú lá, cwýst tú lá sayest thou? used in questions, as interrog. adv. numquid? — Cwýst ðú eom ic hyt? Mt. Bos. 26, 22

whether it am I? numquid ego sum?

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whether it am I? Wyc. note rr; numquid ego sum? Vulg: Ps. Spl. 29, 12: 7, 12

eág-hringas

(n.)
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Se Hǽlend ðá ungesceapenan eáhhringas ( of the man born blind ) mid his hálwendan spátle geopenode, Hml. Th. i. 474, 8

ful

(n.)
Grammar
ful, full, es; n.

a cuppōcŭlumwhat contains liquidsA collection of waterthe seacloudsreceptācŭlum liquĭdimărenūbes

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Him wæs ful boren to him the cup was borne, Beo. Th. 2388; B. 1192. Onfóh ðissum fulle accept this cup, Beo. Th. 2342; B. 1169. Full the cup, Exon. 106 b; Th. 406, 8; Rä. 24, 14.

freólíc

(adj.)
Grammar
freólíc, freóléc, frílíc; adj.

Freenobleingenuouscomelygoodlylīberingĕnuusegrĕgiusdĕcens

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Mid his twegen suno, freólíco frumbearn with his two sons, comely first-born, Exon. 112b; Th. 431, 31; Rä. 47, 4. Fǽmne freólícast most noble damsel, 9a; Th. 5, 20; Cri. 72

Linked entry: frílíc

leáþor-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
leáþor-wyrt, e; f.

Lather-wortsoap-wort

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Lather-wort, soap-wort; saponaria officinalis Leáþorwyrt, borith, erba fullonum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 47: 38, 43: L. M. I, 3; Lchdm. ii. 42, 22

mútung

(n.)
Grammar
mútung, e; f.

A loan

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Cf. lǽn commodum; wrixlung mutuum, i. 21, 1-3: and tó borge mutuum, Kent. Gl. 817

wlite-seón

(n.)
Grammar
wlite-seón, -sín, e; f.

A sight to gaze ona spectacle

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A sight to gaze on, a spectacle; Wæs be feaxe on flet boren Grendles heáfod, and ðære idese mid, wliteseón wrǽtlíc. Beo. Th. 3304; B. 1650

stór-cylle

Grammar
stór-cylle, l. -cille (v. cille),
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and add Stórcille stérende sí boren turribulum turificando deportetur, Angl. xiii. 402, 530. Stórcillan turibulo, 416, 723. Ealle stórcillan mid récelse on handum berende, 427, 882

ǽg-

(prefix)
Grammar
ǽg-, either a contraction of the prefixes á, ǽ, with a g added, as ǽg, or derived from aa = á, áwa, ǽw. It is used in compound pronouns and adverbs, as ǽg-hwá, ǽg-hwǽr, ǽg-hwilc, etc; but, in its place, we also find the prefix á as,—á-hwǽr, á-hwilc, etc. Both ǽg- and á- impart to their compounds a sense of universality.

Everalwayssemper

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Ever, always; semper:

eafora

(n.)
Grammar
eafora, eafera, eafra, eofera, afora, afera, afara, an; m.

An offspring, successor, heir, sonprōles, successor, fīlius

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An offspring, successor, heir, son; prōles, successor, fīlius Wearþ Adame eafora féded a son was born to Adam, Cd. 55; Th. 67, 23; Gen. 1105: 82; Th. 103, 3; Gen. 1712; Bt. Met. Fox 26, 69; Met. 26, 35.

cnódan

(v.)
Grammar
cnódan, cneódan; pp. [ge-]cnóden.
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Wæs se heretéma (Theodoric) Críste gecnóden (cf. hé wæs Crísten, Bt. 1; F. 2, 6) the leader bore the Christian name, Met. 1, 32

cneó-rím

(n.)
Grammar
cneó-rím, cneów-rím, es; n.

The number of kinprogenyfamilycognatorum numerusprogeniesfamilia

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The number of kin, progeny, family; cognatorum numerus, progenies, familia Of ðam wíd folc, cneórím micel, cenned wǽron from whom a wide-spread people, a great progeny, were born Cd. 79; Th. 98, 32; Gen. 1639.

Linked entries: rím cneów-rím

a-ferian

(v.)
Grammar
a-ferian, -igan; p. ede; pp. ed

To take awayremovewithdrawauferreamoveresubducerecum averiis vel curru vehereaveriare

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He aferede he bore away, Andr. Kmbl. 2355; An. 1179: Ps. Th. 135, 25: Menol. Fox 47; Men. 23. Gif he aferaþ if he remove; si averiat, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 8.

Linked entry: auerian

hosp-word

(n.)
Grammar
hosp-word, es; n.

A word expressing contempt, contumely, reproach, abuse

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A word expressing contempt, contumely, reproach, abuse Án ðæra hospworda hé forbær suwigende one of their reproaches he bore with in silence, Homl. Th. ii. 230, 8.

sculan

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Hé forgeaf on Godes ést Centingan ðæne borh ðe hý him sceoldan, C.

ge-bræc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bræc, es; n. [ge-, bræc a breaking]

A breakingcrashingnoisefractiofrăgorstrĕpĭtus

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A breaking, crashing, noise; fractio, frăgor, strĕpĭtus Ðá Wearþ borda gebræc then there was a crashing of shields, Byrht. Th. 140, 28; By. 295: Beo. Th. 4510; B. 2259

Linked entries: bræc bræclian

gafol-freó

(adj.)
Grammar
gafol-freó, adj.

Free from taxtribute

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Free from tax or tribute Ic habbe gifen ... ðat cotlíf ðé ic wæs boren inne ... and áne hýde ... scotfré and gafolfré, C. D. iv. 215, 33. Gauelfré, 191, 18