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birig

(n.)
Grammar
birig, to a city, for byrig, Gen. 13, 12: Deut. 14, 27; d. s.
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of burh

dryhtnes

(n.)
Grammar
dryhtnes, of a lord, Exon. 114 b; Th. 440, 25; Rä. 60, 8; gen.
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of dryhten

Engle

(n.)
Grammar
Engle, of Anglen, Bd. 1, 15; 8. 483, 24; gen. dat. acc. of Engel

Anglen

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Anglen q. v

FÆDER

(n.)
Grammar
FÆDER, feder; indecl. in sing. but gen. fæderes and dat. fædere are sometimes found; pl. nom. acc. fæderas; gen. a; dat. um; m.

FATHER ⬩ păter

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A FATHER; păter Fæder and módor a father and mother; hic et hæc parens, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 38; Som. 12, 48. On Fæder geardas in the dwellings of the Father, Salm. Kmbl. 832; Sal. 415, Mid fæder ðínne with thy father, Exon. 12 b; Th, 22, 9; Cri. 349, We bletsiaþ

Linked entries: eald-fæder fædyr feder fieder fæder-lic

a-mang

(prep.)
Grammar
a-mang, prep. c. dat. [a-, ge-mang; prep. inter]

AMONG ⬩ while ⬩ inter

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AMONG, while; inter Amang ðám ðe hí ridon while they were riding, inter equitandum, Chr. 1046; Th. 307, 29

weg-gelǽte

(n.)
Grammar
weg-gelǽte, an ; f. : -gelǽte, es; n. (v. ge-lǽte)
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A place where roads meet Weggelǽte compitalia, Hpt. Gl. 515, 27. Æt ðære wegegelǽton, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 297, 29. Wegelǽton trivium, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 58. Weggelǽta compita, 37, 45

Linked entry: ge-lǽte

cnycel

(n.)
Grammar
cnycel, (? to be inferred from ge-cnyclede, q. v.)
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a knuckle

Linked entry: cnucel

tó-hréran

Grammar
tó-hréran, l. (?) -hríran. Cf. ge-hríran: tó-hrician. l.
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-hrícian

FISC

(n.)
Grammar
FISC, es; pl. nom. acc. fiscas, fixas, fisceas; gen. fisca, fixa; dat. fiscum, fixum; m.

A FISH ⬩ piscis

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Bos. 6, 9: 21, 10: Gen. 1, 26. Heora fisceas forwurdan occīdit pisces eōrum, Ps. Th. 104, 25

Linked entry: fen-fixas

FRÓFOR

(n.)
Grammar
FRÓFOR, frófer, frófur; gen. frófre; f: v. <b>II;</b> but frófor and frófer are sometimes m.

comfort ⬩ solace ⬩ consolation ⬩ help ⬩ benefit ⬩ profit ⬩ refuge ⬩ sōlāmen ⬩ sōlātium ⬩ consōlātio ⬩ auxĭlium ⬩ refŭgium

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Sárge gé ne sóhton, ne him swǽslíc word frófre gé sprǽcon the sorrowful ye sought not, nor a kindly word spoke ye to them, Exon. 30a; Th. 92, 21; Cri. 1512.

Linked entries: fréfer fréfrian frófer frófur fróuer

freónd

(n.)
Grammar
freónd, friónd, es; pl. nom. acc. freóndas, frénd, frýnd, freónd; gen. freónda; dat. freóndum; m. [freónde loving, part. of freón,

A FRIEND ⬩ ămīcus

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Frýnd synd hie míne georne they are my zealous friends, Cd. 15; Th. 19, 7; Gen. 287: Exon. 115 b; Th. 443, 21; Kl. 33. Gé synd míne frýnd, gif gé dóþ ða þing, ðe ic eów bebeóde vos amīci mei estis, si fecĕrītis quæ ĕgo præcĭpio vōbis, Jn.

Linked entries: ge-frýnd frénd friénd friónd

giofan

(v.)
Grammar
giofan, p. geaf, pl. geáfon; pp. gifen

To give ⬩ dare

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To give; dare Ne meahte se sunu Wonredes hond-slyht gifan [MS. giofan] nor could the son of Wonred give a hand-stroke, Beo. Th. 5937; B. 2972. v gifan

ga-máhlic

Grammar
ga-máhlic, Take here <b>ge-máglic</b> in Dict., and add: , <b>ge-málic</b>
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Ox. 807 under ge-máh). Wrt. Voc. ii. a. l. shameless, impudent For þan wé nellan nán gýmeleás yrfe forgyldan, búton hit forstolen sý; mænige men specað gemáhlice sprǽce (many men make most impudent claims for compensation.

BEÓ

(n.)
Grammar
BEÓ, indecl. in s; pl. nom. acc. beón; gen. beóna; dat. beóum, beóm ; f.

A BEE ⬩ apis

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A BEE; apis. The keeping of bees was an object of much care in the economy of the Anglo-Saxons. The great variety of expressions, taken from the flavour of honey, sufficiently account for the value they placed upon it. While the bee-masters [beó-ceorlas

Linked entries: beáw-hyrnet bió beón

be-tǽhte

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-tǽhte, pl. -tǽhton delivered, committed, Gen. 9, 2 : Chr. 1052; Erl. 181, 28; p.
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of be-tǽcan II

Behémas

(n.)
Grammar
Behémas, pl. m: Béme, nom. acc; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m.

The Bohemians ⬩ Bohēmi

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The Bohemians; Bohēmi Hí Maroaro habbaþ, be westan him Þyringas, and Behémas, and Bægware healfe they, the Moravians, have, on their west, the Thuringians, Bohemians, and part of the Bavarians Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 18, 42

Linked entry: Béme

déda

(n.)
Grammar
déda, of deeds, Ps. C. 50, 147; Grn. ii. 280, 147, = dǽda; gen. pl.
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of dǽd

ÉÐEL

(n.)
Grammar
ÉÐEL, æðel, ǽðel; gen. éðles; dat. éðle, éðele; m. n.

property, inheritance, country, realm, land, dwelling, home ⬩ prædium ăvītum, fundus heredĭtārius, patria, terra, sēdes, domĭcĭlium, tabernācŭlum

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one&#39;s own residence or property, inheritance, country, realm, land, dwelling, home; prædium ăvītum, fundus heredĭtārius, patria, terra, sēdes, domĭcĭlium, tabernācŭlum Ðis is mín ágen cýþ, eard and éðel this is my own country, dwelling and home

Linked entries: ǽðel éðyl óðel

heáfod-gewǽde

Grammar
heáfod-gewǽde, [The Latin of Gen. 20, 16 is : Hoc erit tibi in velamen oculorum.]
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God bereáfað eówere dohtra heora gyrla and tó oferrancra heáfodgewǽda (v. Isaiah iii. 18, sqq. ), Wlfst. 46, 1. Add

be-worpen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-worpen, cast, cast down, thrown, cast about, surrounded, Cd. 21; Th. 25, 13; Gen. 393 : Gen. 40, 15 : Runic pm. 28; Kmbl. 345, 8; Hick. Thes. i. 135; pp.
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of be-weorpan

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