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ge-wrixl

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wrixl, -wrixle, es; n.

A changeinterchangevicissitudeturncourse

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Bos. 16, 26: Mk. Bos. 8, 37. Cépena þinga gewrixle commercium, Ælfc. Gl. 16; Som. 58, 53; Wrt. Voc. 21, 41.

bégan

(v.)
Grammar
bégan, he bégþ; p. de; pp. ed.

to bowbendturnflectereinflecteredeprimereto bow toto settleinflectereinsistere

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to bow, bend, turn; flectere inflectere, deprimere Ðeáh ðú teó hwelcne bóh of dúne to ðære eorþan, swelce ðú bégan mǽge though thou pull any bough down to the earth, such as thou mayest bend Bt. 25; Fox 88, 23.

Linked entries: a-bégan bígan bégean

ge-licgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-licgan, -licgean; p. -læg, pl. -lǽgon; pp. -legen.

to lielie near, togetherjacereadjacereconjacereto lie downfailceaseloiterdelaydeficerecessare

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Ðá heó ðǽr on gelegen wæs when she had lain down there, Ors. 5, 13; Bos. 113, 23. to lie down, fail, cease, loiter, delay; deficere, cessare Windblond gelæg the wind-storm ceased, Bon. Th. 6284; B. 3146.

fyrmest

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
fyrmest, formest; def. se fyrmesta, seó, ðæt fyrmeste; sup. adj.

FOREMOSTfirstprīmus

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Bos. 20, 27: Mk. Bos. 9, 35: Boutr. Scrd. 21, 35. Se fyrmesta and se betesta the foremost and the best; præstantissĭmus, Cot. 153.

Linked entry: formesta

leóþ-wíse

(n.)
Grammar
leóþ-wíse, an; f.

verse

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A poetical manner, verse Mycel Englisc bóc on leóþwísan geworht a large English book composed in poetry, Chart. Th. 430, 24. Áwend of Lédene on Englisc on leóþwíson, Homl, Th. ii. 520, 10

lang-wyrpe

(adj.)
Grammar
lang-wyrpe, adj.
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Oblong Gyf þú hwilce langwyrpe bóc habban wille, þonne strece þú þíne wynstran hand and wege hí, and sete þíne swýþran ofer þínne wynstran earm be þǽre bóce læncge, Tech. ii. 119, 13

be-týnan

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Först. 90, 5. to shut a book Swilce man áne bóc betíne, Verc. Först. 117, 11

burh-waru

(n.)
Grammar
burh-waru, burg-waru; gen. dat. e; acc. e, u; f.
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Bos. 21, 10: Chr. 1013; Th. 271, 28, col. 1. Wæs mycel menegu ðære burhware mid hyre erat turba civitatis multa cum illa, Lk. Bos. 7, 12.

twigilde

(adv.)
Grammar
twigilde, adv.
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Sió bót biþ twysceatte (twyggylde, MS. B.) máre the bót shall be twice as much, L. Alf. pol. 66; Th. i. 96, 31. v. two preceding words

forþ-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-síþ, es; m. [síþ a journey]

A going forthdeparturedeathprogressusăbĭtusŏbĭtus

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Bos. 2, 15

Linked entry: for-síþ

Dalamensan

(n.)
Grammar
Dalamensan, gen.-ena ; pl. m.

The Dalamensan; Dalamensæ: a Slavonic race, who dwelt in Misnia on both sides of the river Elbe

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Dalomensam] sindon Surpe to the north-east of the Moravians are the Dalamensan, and to the east of the Dalamensan are the Horithi, and to the north of the Dalamensan are the Surpe, Ors. 1, 1, § 12; Bos. 19, 4-6

ge-médren

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-médren, adj.
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Having the same mother, born of the same mother Þá þrié gebróðor nǽron ná Philippuse gemédren (ge-médred, Bos. 60, 19), ac wǽron gefæderen fratres patri ex noverca genitos, Ors. 3, 7; 8. 114, 13

Linked entries: ge-fæderen ge-médred

frýnd

(n.)
Grammar
frýnd, pl. nom. acc. of freónd.

friends

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Bos. 15, 14: Lk. Bos. 7, 6;

ge-hnígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hnígan, p. -hnáh, -hnág, pl. -hnigon; pp. -hnigen

To bowbow the headinclinareinclinare se

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To bow, bow the head; inclinare, inclinare se Heán sceal gehnígan the humble shall bow, Exon. 91 a; Th. 340, 28; Gn. Ex 118

lítan

(v.)
Grammar
lítan, [from lútan, as bígan from búgan]

to bendincline

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to cause to bow, to bend, incline Ðæt ingeþonc ǽlces monnes ðone líchoman lít ðider hit wile the mind of every man inclines the body whither it will, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 237; Met. 26, 119

ge-trúwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-trúwian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed.

to trusthopeconfideresperareto make a treatysancire

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Bos. 10, 24. He getrúwade ðæt he hine beswícan mihte he trusted that he could circumvent him, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 45, 10: 4, 1; Bos. 78, 44.

for-gyfan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gyfan, pp. -gyfen

To giveforgivesupplydăreministrāreremittĕredimittĕre

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Bos. 7, 48: Mt. Bos. 6, 12: 18, 21: Mk. Bos. 2, 7: Lk. Bos. 6, 37: Bd. 1, 25; S. 486, 29: Exon. 28 a; Th. 85, 9; Cri. 1388

fatu

(n.)
Grammar
fatu, fata

vats, vessels

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Bos. 3, 27: Mt. Bos. 12, 29

Cartaine

(n.)
Grammar
Cartaine, nom. acc; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m.
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Wearþ Cartainum friþ alýfed fram Scipian peace was granted to the Carthaginians by Scipio, 4, 10; Bos. 96, 11: 4, 6; Bos. 86, 32. Rómáne wunnon on Cartaine the Romans fought against the Carthaginians, 4, 7; Bos. 87, 37: 4, 6; Bos. 86, 37

cweorn-stán

(n.)

a mill-stone

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Bos. 9, 42: Lk. Bos. 17, 2

Linked entry: curn-stán