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girel-gyden

(n.)
Grammar
girel-gyden, the goddess of dress, Vesta (the name has been connected by the glosser with
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vestis) Gyrlgyden Uesta, Germ. 397, 511

Linked entry: gyden

bed-cófa

(n.)
Grammar
bed-cófa, l. -cofa; m.; -cofe; f. , and add
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Bedcofa cubiculum, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 8. Bedcof[a] cubile, Gern. 388, 10. Hyt ys belocen on mýnre bedcofan, Hml. A. 189, 242

lang-fǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
lang-fǽre, adj.

Lasting ⬩ enduring ⬩ old

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On langfǽre ylde bet hé déþ at an advanced age he will do better, Lchdm. iii. 188, 26. Eác ða treówa ðe beóþ áheáwene on fullum mónan beóþ heardran wið wyrmǽtan and lengfǽrran [langferran, MS. L.], 268, 10.

Linked entries: leng-fǽrra -fǽre

fnora

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Se drinc wyrcð micelne fnoran, and sé hine bét. Þonne se geohsa of þǽre ídlan wambe cymð, ne bét þone se fnora, Lch. ii. 60, 27-62, l. Sé ðe gelýfð wiglungum oððe be fugelum oððe be fnorum. Hml. S. 17, 89. Add

leóþ-wíse

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Þás þing magon fremian bet þonne þá þe beóð on leóðwísan fægre geglenged, Angl. viii. 304, 3. Add

be-reáfian

(v.)

alone

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Add Bereáfað populatur, An. Ox. 139. Bereafiað moliuntur fraudes, Kent. Gl. 3. Bereáuedon abegerant, An. Ox. 7, 263. Bereáfian grassari, 5343. Bereáfed fraudaretur, 1583. with acc. of person (or thing) despoiled, alone Hé bereáfode hine sylfne se expolians

boren

(adj.)
Grammar
boren, adj. (ptcpl.)
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Gif borenran (æþel-boren, bett-boren, v. ll. ) þis gelimpe, 70, 1

innung

(n.)
Grammar
innung, e ; f.

A putting ⬩ getting in

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A putting or getting in, what is put or got in Se heofon is betera and fægera ðonne eall his innung búton monnum ánum the heaven is better and fairer than all it includes, except men only, Bt. 32, 2 ; Fox 116, 10.

Linked entry: innian

ge-þencan

Grammar
ge-þencan, <b>; IV.</b>
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add: combining and Geþence þára tída and þissa, hwæþre him bet lícien, Ors. 1, 11; S. 50, 22

érra

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
érra, the former, Som. Ben. Lye. = ǽrra ; comp.
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of ǽr

fealh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fealh, underwent, Beo. Th. 2405; B. 1200; p.
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of felgan

feól

(v.; part.)
Grammar
feól, fell,
  • Beo. Th. 1549
    • ;
  • B. 772
; p.
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of feallan

Linked entries: féla feól-heard fiil

feóll

(v.; part.)
Grammar
feóll, fell,
  • Beo. Th. 5830
    • ;
  • B. 2919
    • ;
p.
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of feallan

hád-bót

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Tó hád-bðte, gif líflyre wurþe . . . þone forman stæpe béte man mid áne punde, and mid gódre bóte þingige georne, Ll. Th. ii. 240, 6-13 : 14. Tó hád-bðte, gif fulbryce (plena infractio, 549, § 5) wyrðe, 20: 23.

æt-berstan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-berstan, ic -berste, he -birsteþ, -byrst; p. -bærst, pl. -burston; pp. -borsten

To break out or loose ⬩ to escape ⬩ get away ⬩ erumpere ⬩ evadere

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To break out or loose, to escape, get away; erumpere, evadere Ða ælbærst him sum man evosit homo quidam, Gen. 14, 13. Ða fíf cyningas ætburstop fugerunt enim quinque reges, Jos. 10, 16. Ðæt he ðanon ætberste that he escape thence, L. C. E. 2 ; Th. i.

Linked entries: æt-byrst at-berstan

ge-beorg

(n.)
Grammar
ge-beorg, -beorh, -berg; gen. -beorges, -beorhges; n. [ge-, and beorg a protection, refuge]

A defence ⬩ protection ⬩ safety ⬩ refuge ⬩ præsĭdium ⬩ refŭgium ⬩ tutāmen ⬩ tuĭtio

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A defence, protection, safety, refuge; præsĭdium, refŭgium, tutāmen, tuĭtio Leófsunu ahóf bord to gebeorge Leofsunu raised up his buckler for defence, Byrht. Th. 138, 64; By. 245 : 135, 40; By. 131. Britwalum to gebeorge for the protection of the Brito-Welsh

dearst ðú

(v.; pronoun.)
Grammar
dearst ðú, thou darest, Beo. Th. 1061; B. 527;
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2nd pres. sing. of durran

elnes

(n.)
Grammar
elnes, of strength. Beo. Th. 3063; B. 1529; gen.
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of ellen

eótonisc

(adj.)
Grammar
eótonisc, Beo. Th. 5225; B. 2616: 5950; B. 2979.

Similar entry: eótenisc

feóllon

(v.)
Grammar
feóllon, fell,
  • Beo. Th. 2089
    • ;
  • B. 1042
    • ;
p. pl.
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of feallan

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