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ge-wita

Grammar
ge-wita, <b>; I 1 a.</b>
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Gewita hira lífes drohtnunge testis uite eorum, Chrd. 54, 35. Add

bí-libban

(v.)
Grammar
bí-libban, p. -lifde; pp. -lifed, -lifd [bí 1. by, upon, libban to live]
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To live by or upon, to be sustained or supported; vesci, sustentari Sciððium wearþ emleóf, ðæt hý gesáwon mannes blód agoten, swá him wæs ðara nýtena meolc, ðe by mǽst bílibbaþ it was as agreeable to the Scythians to see [lit. that they saw] man's blood

cúðe

(v.; part.)
Grammar
cúðe, pl. knew, could, Ors. 1, 2; Bos. 26, 34; p.
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of cunnan

eásteweard

(n.)
Grammar
eásteweard, eastward, Bt. 18, 1; Fox 60, 31. v. east; m.

ergende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ergende, ploughing, Chr. 876; Th. 144, 32, col. 1, = erigende; part.
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of erian, erigan

ge-mǽne

Grammar
ge-mǽne, <b>; I d ¶ 1 aα.</b>
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Unc næs gemǽne man we had no child, Hml. S. 2, 157. Add

se

Grammar
se, <b>; I 1 a, c.</b>
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Þǽr wearde ꝥ iii hund monna ofslagen, Ors. 4, 6; S. 172, 23. Add

be-slagen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-slagen, slain, taken away, Chr. 937; Th. 204, 28, col. 1; pp.
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of be-sleán

borgas

(n.)
Grammar
borgas, sureties, debtors, L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 280, 21; pl.
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of borh

byrg

(n.)
Grammar
byrg, to a city, Exon. 15a; Th. 33, 1; Cri. 519; dat.
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of burh

drogan

(v.)
Grammar
drogan, = drugon suffered; tolerārunt, Bt. 38, 1; Card. 302, 21; p. pl.
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of dreógan

ge-sǽd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-sǽd, said, told, proved, Ors. 1, 8; Bos. 31, 33, 34; pp.
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of ge-secgan

ge-cirring

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cirring, e; f. A turning [v. ge-cirran; A.I. 1 a]
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On ge-cyrrincge feónd mínne on bæcling in conuertendo inimicum meum retrorsum. Ps. L. 9, 4

Linked entry: ge-cerring

be-slegen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-slegen, slain, Chr. 937; Th. 205, 28, col. 1, = be-slagen; pp.
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of be-sleán

earne

Grammar
earne, active, Exon. 101 a; Th. 380, 31; Rä. 1, 16; acc.
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of earu

in-geþeode

(n.)
Grammar
in-geþeode, The MS. reading in 1. 2 belongs to the second passage.

This might be a link to, a part of or a variant of another entry.

on-styrian

(v.)
Grammar
on-styrian, <b>. I.</b> in l. 1 after lîchoma insert hine,
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and add Ne myhton hig nâhwyder þâ fæ̂mnan onstyrian . . . sume sceufon, sume tugon, and swŷðe swæ̂tton . . . and seó Godes fæ̂mne hwæðre stôd, Shrn. 154, 25. Ne mihte hundteóntig oxena þone stân onstyrian ( movere ), Gr. D. 49, 10. Ongan ꝥ wrigels beón

bi-hongen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bi-hongen, behung, hung round, Exon. 81 b; Th. 307, 1; Seef. 17; pp.
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of bi-hón

ge-rypon

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rypon, reaped, Chr. 896; Th. 172, 33, col. 1; = ge-ripon; p. pl.
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of ge-rípan

eárðan

(adv.)
Grammar
eárðan, before that; antĕquam, Chr. 1041; Th. 299, 15, col. 1. v. ǽr; adv.

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