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feóll

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

betst

(adj.)
Grammar
betst, betest; adj. sup. def. se betsta, betesta; seó, ðæt beteste; pos. gód [bet good; v. bet-líc good-like]

Best, the best, firstoptimus, primus

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Best, the best, first; optimus, primus Ða þing ðe ge betstan gelífaþ [MS. betst ongelifaþ] ea quæ vos optima credebatis, Bd. 1, 25; S. 487, note 12. Scipio, se besta [Laud MS. betsta] Rómana witena Scipio, the best of the Roman senators, Ors. 5, 4; Bos

gyfen

(n.)
Grammar
gyfen, es; n.

Ocean

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Ocean Ne on gyfenes grund not in ocean's bed [ground], Beo. Th. 2792, note; B. 1394

meter

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Béda mid leóðlicum metre be þám mónðum þus giddode, Angl. viii. 301, 34. Swíþswégum metrum (-e?) heroico exametro, An. Ox. 1437

under-crammian

(v.)

to stuff full belowsuffercire

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to stuff full below; suffercire Hí mid byrnendum glédum ðæt bed undercrammodon, Homl. Th. i. 430, 4

sicetung

(n.)
Grammar
sicetung, sicettung, siccetung, siccettung, e; f.
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Hé wearþ ðá gesícelod and siccetunga teáh of niwellícum breóste on bedde licgende he fell ill and drew sighs from the bottom of his heart, as he lay in his bed, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 65

brǽding

(n.)

a spreadinga couchbed

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a spreading.what is spread, a couch, bed Gif ic ástígo on legir brǽdinges mínes (stratus mei), Rtl. 181, 7. Add:

rysce

(n.)
Grammar
rysce, an; f.
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A bed of rushes (?) Of bæccæ funtan on ðá riscæan; of ðǽre riscæan on sagelmære, C. D. iv. 27, 15

ge-beorg

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

A defenceprotectionsafetyrefugepræsĭdiumrefŭgiumtutāmentuĭtio

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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

segn-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
segn-cyning, es ; m.
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the passages from Bede under segn) wið ðone segn foran rád, Cd. Th. 188, 22 ; Exod. 172

sæccing

(n.)
Grammar
sæccing, es; m.

Sacking, a bed made of sacking

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Sacking, a bed made of sacking Hí on sæccingum (in grabatis ) bǽron ða untruman, Mk. Skt. 6, 55

hamacgaþ

(v.)
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Se ðe gelíþ raðe hé hamacgaþ he who takes to his bed will quickly be up again, Lchm. iii. 184, 21. [?]

leornere

(n.)
Grammar
leornere, es; m.

A learnerreader

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A learner, disciple scholar, learned person, reader Be ðam wrát Beda se leornere of him the scholar Bede wrote, Shrn. 155, 25.

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

sund-lida

(n.)
Grammar
sund-lida, (Th.), -liden (Grn.), Beo. Th. 452; B. 223.

Similar entry: sund

dúru-þegn

(n.)
Grammar
dúru-þegn, es; m. [þegen a servant]

A door-keeperjānĭtor

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A door-keeper; jānĭtor Dúruþegnum wearþ hildbedd stýred the death-bed was spread for the door-keepers, Andr. Kmbl. 2182; An. 1092

biddan

to askto askto pray to

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Hió wæs beden interpellata, 44, 70