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Anglo-Saxon

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byrian

(v.)
Grammar
byrian, p. ede, ide; pp. ed
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To bury: Ðǽr hí mon byride where they buried her, Ors. 3, 6; Bos. 58, 9

Linked entries: be-byrian byrigan

deágian

(v.)
Grammar
deágian, dégian; p.ode ; pp. od [deáh a colour, dye]
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To colour, DYE; fucāre, inficĕre, tingĕre Deágian fucāre, Mone B. 1245: inficĕre, 6225. Dégian tingĕre, 6251

Linked entries: dégian ge-deágod

ed-leǽnian

(v.)
Grammar
ed-leǽnian, ed-leánian; p. ode; pp. od

To reward, recompense, renew, remitretrĭbuĕre

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To reward, recompense, renew, remit; retrĭbuĕre He edleǽnaþ me retrĭbuit mihi. Ps. Spl. T. 17, 26

egsian

(v.)
Grammar
egsian, p. ode; pp. od [egsa fear]

To frightenterrēre

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To frighten; terrēre Oft Scyld egsode eorl Scyld often frightened man, Beo. Th. 11; B. 6

Linked entry: egesian

em-sníðan

(v.)
Grammar
em-sníðan, p. -snáþ, pl. -snidon; pp. -sniden

To circumcisecircumcĭdĕre

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To circumcise; circumcĭdĕre Ge emsníðaþ ðæt flǽsc eówres fylmenes circumcīdētis carnem fraputii vestri, Gen. 17, II

ende-byrdlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ende-byrdlíc, adj.

Belonging to order, ordinalordĭnālis

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Belonging to order, ordinal; ordĭnālis Ende-byrdlíce naman ordĭnālia nōmĭna, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Som. 49, 53

felan

(v.)
Grammar
felan, p. fæl, pl. fǽlon; pp. folen

To stickadherehærēre

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To stick, adhere; hærēre Ðæt ic in ne fele ut non inhæream, Ps. Surt. 68, 15

Linked entry: felgan

fram-aweorpan

(v.)
Grammar
fram-aweorpan, -wurpan; ic -aweorpe, -awurpe; p. -awearp, pl. -awurpon; pp. -aworpen

To cast fromthrow awayabjĭcĕre

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To cast from, throw away; abjĭcĕre Ic framawurpe abjĭcio, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Som. 32, 39

ge-ancsumian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ancsumian, p. ode; pp. od

To make anxiousvexanxiāre

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To make anxious, vex; anxiāre Wæs geancsumod mín heorte anxiārētur cor meum, Ps. Lamb. 60, 3

helmian

(v.)
Grammar
helmian, p. ode

To cover

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To cover Niht helmade beorgas steápe night covered the high hills, Andr. Kmbl. 2612; An. 1307

mend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
mend-líc, (?); adj.

Moderatesmall

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Moderate, small medmyclum (MS. C. mendlícum) fæce ad modicum, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 21

mid-lencten

(n.)
Grammar
mid-lencten, es; n. m.

Mid-Lent

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midlængtene, Chart. Th. 349, 28

earbe

(n.)
Grammar
earbe, an; f?

A tareervum

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A tare; ervum Dó earban to add tares, L. M. 1, 26; Lchdm. ii. 68, 4

Linked entry: earfe

ge-torfian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-torfian, p. ode; pp. od

To stone

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To stone Hig wǽron myd stánum getorfode they were stoned with stones, St. And. 36, 19

Linked entry: ge-tyrfian

gristbátian

(v.)
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to gnash the teeth Gristbátaþ mid his tóþum fremet dentibus suis, Ps. Th. 36, 12, note

gliwian

(v.)
Grammar
gliwian, p. ede

To adorn[?]

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To adorn[?] Me gliwedon wrætlíc weorc smiþa, Exon. 107 a; Th. 408, 17; Rä. 27, 13

sealm-getæl

(n.)
Grammar
sealm-getæl, es; n.
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A tale or number of psalms Ðæs sealmgetæles is elles lyt, R. Ben. 43, 19

scír-ham

(adj.)
Grammar
scír-ham, adj.
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Having bright armour Scacan scirhame (Beowulf and his followers) scipe foron. Beo. Th. 3704! ". 1895

scyldigian

(v.)
Grammar
scyldigian, scyldgian; p. ode
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To sin Wið ða scyldgiendan (scyldgigendan, Hatt. MSS.) contra peccantem, Past. 21, 1; Swt. 151, 23

Linked entries: scyldian be-scyldigian

friþ-gísel

(n.)
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'delivered to'