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be-sengan

(v.)
Grammar
be-sengan, p. -sengde; pp. -senged, -sengd

To singe, scorch, burnustulare, urere, æstuare

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To singe, scorch, burn; ustulare, urere, æstuare Beren ear beseng singe a barley ear, L. M. 1, 51; Lchdm. ii. 124, 18. Óðra wéron forberned oððe besenged [MS. besenced] alia æstuaverunt, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 6.

Linked entry: sengan

ge-heold

(n.)
Grammar
ge-heold, es; m?

A keepingobservingcustōdiaobservātio

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A keeping, observing; custōdia, observātio Hí sóþfæstnysse and árfæstnesse and clǽnnesse, and óðra gástlícra mægena geheold, and swýðost sibbe and Godes lufan geornlíce lǽrde justĭtiæ, pietātis et castĭmōniæ, cætĕrārumque virtūtum, sed maxĭme pācis et

ge-rǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-rǽde, adj.

Ready, swift, prompt, easy, plain, simpleparatus, celer, promptus, expeditus, planus, simplexready, free

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Ge meterfers, ge gerǽdre sprǽce et versibus heroicis, et simplici oratione, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 13: 5, 18; S. 636, 6; Bd. 5, 24; S. 648, 27

geócend

(n.)
Grammar
geócend, es; m.

A preserver, Saviourservator, salvator

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Kmbl. 1360; El. 682: 2151; El. 1077

or-ildu

(n.)
Grammar
or-ildu, (o); f.

Extreme old age

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Á ic wundor ðín weorðlíc sægde and ic ðæt wið oryldu áwa fremme usque nunc pronuntiabo mirabilia tua, et usque in senectam et senium, Ps. Th. 70, 16

Linked entries: or-yldu or-eldo

a-reódian

(v.)
Grammar
a-reódian, p. ode; pp. od [a, reódian to redden]

To become redto reddenblusherubescere

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To become red, to redden, blush; erubescere His andwlita eal areódode all his countenance became red, Apol. Th. 21, 26

beorh

(n.)
Grammar
beorh, gen. beorges; m.

A hillmountaincollismons

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A hill, mountain; collis, mons Ǽlc múnt and beorh byþ genyðerod omnis mons et collis humiliabitur Lk. Bos. 3, 5

for-liger

(adj.)
Grammar
for-liger, adj.

Adulterousădulter

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Adulterous; ădulter Yfel cneórys and forliger [μοιχαλίς adulterous] secþ tácn genĕrātio măla et adultĕra signunt quærit. Mt. Bos. 12, 39

for-þeóstrian

(v.)
Grammar
for-þeóstrian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To darkenbe darkobscūrāre

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To darken, be dark; obscūrāre He asende þeóstru and forþeóstrade oððe swearc mīsit tenebras et obscūrāvit, Ps. Lamb. 104, 28

máse

(n.)
Grammar
máse, an; f. (

Mouse

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Mouse in) tit-mouse Másae parrula, Ep. Gl. 20 b, 13. Máse parula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 62: 116, 36

mund

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Hú ic fǽmnanhád mund inne geheóld and eác módor gewearþ Meotodes suna. Exon. 9 a; Th. 6, 32 : Cri. 93. (?)

plættan

(v.)
Grammar
plættan, p. te
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To give a sounding blow, to smack Hí plætton hyne mid hyra handum dabunt ei alapas, Jn. Skt. 19, 3

Linked entry: ge-eárplættan

plúm-blǽd

(n.)
Grammar
plúm-blǽd, e ; f.
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Fruit of the plum-tree Plúmbléda ete neahtnestig let him eat plums after his night's fasting, Lchdm. ii. 230, 13

Linked entry: blǽd

be-þeaht

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-þeaht, -þeht

covered

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Kmbl. 2593; El. 1298; Similar entries pp. of be-þeccan

Linked entry: be-þæht

geofen

(n.)

the ocean

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Ex. 52. Geofenes of the ocean, Beo. Th. 729; B. 362

sinc-gimm

(n.)
Grammar
sinc-gimm, es ; m.
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Kmbl. 528 ; El. 264

un-milde

(adj.)
Grammar
un-milde, adj.

Ungentleharshrude

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Ungentle, harsh, rude Gif hé is unmilde and oferhýdig si inmitis et superbus est, Bd. 2, 2; S. 503, 7

Linked entry: MILDE

ǽwisc

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽwisc, adj.
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Shameless, impudent, foul Hí (certain women) syndon ǽwisce on líchoman and unweorðe sunt publicato corpore et inhonesto , Nar. 38, 13

ál-geweorc

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Aalgewerc, álgiuu[eo]rc, -giuerc ign(i)arium, Txts. 69, 1040. Álgeweorc, Wt. i. 284, 22: ii. 45, 35. Add

Linked entry: ge-weorc

broccian

(v.)

to tremble

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to tremble: Ongan se munuc forhtiende and brocciende (tremens et palpitans) mid mycclum stefnum clypian, Gr. D. 156, 14, 21