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lent

(n.)
Grammar
lent, a lentil.
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[Take thou to thee . . . bene and lent tu sume tibi. . . fabam et lentem, Wick. Ezech. 4, 9.]

Buccinga ham-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Buccinga ham-scír, e; f.

BUCKINGHAMSHIREager Buccinghamensis

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BUCKINGHAMSHIRE; ager Buccinghamensis Hí wendon ðanon on Buccinga hamscíre they turned thence to Buckinghamshire, Chr. 1010; Th. 264, 11: 1011; Erl. 144, 35: 1016; Erl. 154, 6, 24

gán

to gowalkto move along, proceedto take a specified course to be guideddeterminedto be habitually in a specified conditionto gobe pregnantto pass, elapseto happen, come to pass, take placeto pass, be currentto be accepted to have a specified issue turn out so and soto move away, depart to relinquishto take one's way, proceedgomove in a specified directiongoandto applybetake oneselfto turnbetake oneselfgoto be carried, moved, impelledto pass, be paid, be allottedto be appropriatedto be one of the constituent elements be amongst the conditions requisiteto amount, be equivalentto attain, reach, extendto come to take precedence of.to produce, came out withto accompany, be withto be uttered to begin, startto go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation to proceed to the business of a court

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primary notion, to move away, depart For hwan gǽst þú, and þú forléte þá þe þé bǽdon?

for-gifan

to givebestowgrantdispenseto giveto giveto giveto give uphand overdeliver upcommitpracticeto give backrestoreto marryto grantpermitallowto grantto givecauseto forgive

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Monig is tó forgeafanne (ad ignoscendum), Rtl. 10, 34. the object a clause Hé forgifeþ eall swá hwæt swá þes middangeard wiþ hine ǽbyligða geworhte, Bl. H. 9, 11.

ge-faran

(v.)
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Ðá hé ðá þreó burga gefaren hæfde, ðá hét [hé] gelangian him tó ealle ðá burhwara tógædere ( on getting to these towns he in every case summoned the townspeople ), Hml.

lícettan

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</b> to make a false claim :-- Hí lícettaþ ꝥ hí gelǽstan magon they pretend to be able do what they cannot, Bt. 26, l; F. 90, 16

framian

(v.)

to do goodbenefitabsoluteto do good to an object. to get goodderive benefitprofitmake progressto prevail

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þe framian ( proficere ) higð, þeáh þe hé stæpe fulfremednysse átilþ, symle swá þeáh hé fint ꝥ hé wexe, Scint. 100, 14

swilce

(adv.)
Grammar
swilce, swelce; adv. conj.

in like manner, also, as well, tooso, in such manner, in a manner already describedas, like as if with words denoting measure, about

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Swilce is seó feorðe there is also the fourth, 15, 14; Gen. 233. Wǽglíðende swilce wíf heora the seafarers, their wives too, 86, 18; Gen. 1432. Swylce, Beo. Th. 226; B. 113. End suelce (suilcae, suilce) atqueve, Txts. 37, 75.

Linked entry: swálíce

freónd

Grammar
freónd, dat. friénd, frínd, frýnd, freónde.

a relativekinsmana loverone who wishes well to another favourssupportshelpsan upholder of religiona pious persona true Christianone who undertakes responsibility on behalf of anotheranything helpfulone who is on good terms with anothernot at varianceone who is on the same side or of the same party as anotheran associate

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Ne þearf hé þǽr nǽfre wénan þæs freóndes þe hine of þæs deófles gewealdum álésan mæge. Bl. H. 63, 2. Þone hé tealde him tó frýnd þe him sume hefigtýmnysse on belǽdde. Hml. Th. ii. 546, 18. Dryhten, sint geweorðode mid mé ðíne friénd, Past. 85, 24.

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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Spl. 13, 3. to try to get (the source from which a thing is sought marked by tó) Ic monnes feorh tó slagan séce (MS. seðe) I will require man's life of the slayer, Cd. Th. 92, 7; Gen. 1525.

æt-hleápan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-hleápan, p. -hleop, pl. -hleopon; pp. -hleápen; v. intrans.

To leap outto fleeescapeget awayaufugereevadere

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Thes. ii. 103, 4

eáþ-fynde

(adj.)
Grammar
eáþ-fynde, adj.

Easy to be foundfacĭlis inventu

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Easy to be found; facĭlis inventu Ðá wæs eáþfynde then was easy to be found. Beo. Th. 276; B. 138: Cd. 93; Th. 120, 12; Gen. 1993. v. éþ-fynde, ýþ-

Linked entry: éþfynde

fæst-hydig

(adj.)
Grammar
fæst-hydig, adj.

Steadfast in mind constans anīmo

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Steadfast in mind; constans anīmo Ic ðé wát fæsthydigne I know thee steadfast in mind, Cd. 67; Th. 81, 18; Gen. 1347: Exon. 90 b; Th. 339, 30; Gn. Ex. 102

gǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
gǽstan, p. te; pp. ed [gást, gǽst a spirit, ghost]

To gastfrightenafflicttormentterrērecrŭciāreaffligĕre

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To gast, frighten, afflict, torment; terrēre, crŭciāre, affligĕre Hí gǽston Godes cempan gáre and líge they afflicted God's champions with spear and flame, Exon. 66 a; Th. 243, 27; Jul. 17

Linked entry: gǽst-lic

langian

(v.)
Grammar
langian, p. ode

To summoncall

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U. gelangian] God's angel said that he was to summon thee to him, Homl. Skt. 10, 122

ge-dyrst

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dyrst, e; f.

Tribulationtribulatio?

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[Th] Ic ðé hálsie deópe in gedyrstum, ðæt ðú us gemiltsie I beseech thee deeply in tribulations, that thou us pity, Exon. 121 a; Th. 465, 22; Hö. 108

ǽr-morgen

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-morgen, -mergen, es; m.

The early morningday-breakprimum manematutinumdiluculum

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The early morning, day-break; primum mane, matutinum, diluculum On ǽrmorgen in the early morning, Bt. Met. Fox 28, 72; Met. 28, 36. Ǽrmorgenes gancg wið æftentíd exitus matutini et vespere, Ps. Th. 64, 9.

a-feohtan

(v.)
Grammar
a-feohtan, p. -feaht, pl. -fuhton; pp. -fohten.

to fight againstattackassailimpugnareexpugnareto tear or pluck outevellere

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to fight against, attack, assail; impugnare, expugnare Bryttas Ongel þeóde afuhton the Britons fought against the English nation, Bd. 5, 23 ; S. 647, 1: 4, 26; S. 602, 25. Hí afuhton me expugnaverunt me, Ps. Th. 108, 2: Ps.

be-bycgean

(v.)
Grammar
be-bycgean, -bycgan ; part. -bycgende ; p. -bohte; pp. -boht

To sellto set or put to salevendere

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Iudas bebohte bearn wealdendes on seolfres sinc Judas sold the child of the Almighty for a heap of silver, Cd. 226; Th. 301, 5; Sat. 577 : Ps. Th. 43, 14 : 104, 15 : Beo. Th. 5591; B. 2799

Linked entries: be-bohte bi-bycgong

FLEAX

(n.)
Grammar
FLEAX, flex, es; n.

FLAXlīnum

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FLAX; līnum Of ðære eorþan cymeþ ðæt fleax flax comes from the earth, Past. 14, 6; Hat. MS. 18b, 13. Fleax līnum, Wrt. Voc. 82, 6. Þurh ðæt fleax by the flax, Past. 14, 6; Hat. MS. 18b, 14.

Linked entry: flex