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ge-cnocian

(v.)

to beatpound

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to beat, pound, Herb. 64; Lchdm. i. 168, 6, MS. B

beór-byden

(n.)
Grammar
beór-byden, e; f.
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A beer-barrel Man sceal hibban. . . beórbydene, Angl. ix. 264, 16

fetelsod

(adj.)
Grammar
fetelsod, adj. (ptcpl.)
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Provided with a belt Tuéye suerde fetelsade, Cht. Th. 505, 21

Linked entry: ge-fetelsod

ge-wyrhta

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Add: — Nege beón gewitan ne gewyrhtanǽnigesrnorðres ue manslihtes, Wlfst. 40, 7

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyrcan, -wyrcean; p. -worhte, ðú -worhtest; pp. -worht.

to workmakebuildformdisposedoperformcelebratecommitto get by workinggainobtainmerit

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Homl. 187, 12: Beo. Th. 139; B. 69. Ðú miht wundor gewyrcean tu facis mirabilia, Ps. Th. 76. 11. Gif ic godes meahte willan gewyrcean if I could do God's will, Cd. 39; Th. 51, 31; Gen. 835.

Linked entry: ge-worht

fore

(prep.)
Grammar
fore, = for, q. v; prep. dat. acc.

foron account offor the sake ofpropropterperforon account offor the sake ofpropropterper

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Se þegn fore fæder dǽdum swefeþ the thane sleeps for his father's deeds, Beo. Th. 4125; B. 2059

FRETAN

(v.)
Grammar
FRETAN, ic frete, ðú fritest, fritst, he freteþ, friteþ, fritt, fryt, pl. fretaþ; p. ic, he fræt, ðú frǽte. pl. frǽton; pp. freten [for-, etan to eat?].

to eat upgnawFRETdevourconsumedevŏrāreconsūmĕrecomĕdĕreto breakburstfrangĕrerumpĕre

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Th. 13, 9: 26, 3: Exon. 127 a; Th. 488, 11; Rä. 76, 5: 87 b; Th. 329, 34; Vy. 44: Beo. Th. 6021; B. 3014: 6220; B. 3114. Swá líg freteþ mórhǽþ vĕlut flamma incendat montes, Ps. Th. 82, 10. Friteþ wildne fugol it eats the wild bird, Salm.

Linked entry: gefrett

leód-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
leód-scipe, es; m.

A peoplenation

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S. 2; Th. i. 272, 23: Beo. Th. 4400; B. 2197. On ðam leódscipe [the Greeks], Bt. Met. Fox 30, 3; Met. 30, 2. Hwæt tó bóte mihte æt ðæm fǽrcwealme ðe his leódscipe swýðe drehte, L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 270, 10: Chr. 1014; Erl. 150, 9: Beo.

ge-fadian

(v.)
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Ben. 66, 2. Swylc notu on mynstre sý gefadod and geendebyrd, 125, 9. (3 a) to arrange the order of procedure :-- Þus gefadodre endebyrdnesse þæs dæglican sealmsanges, R.

stæpe

(n.)
Grammar
stæpe, stepe, es; pl. stæpas, stapas, stæpe; m.
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Be ðám twelf stæpum eáðmódnesse. Ðære forman eáðmódnysse stæpe is, R. Ben. 23, 16. Seofon stapas sindon háligra háda ... Ðone forman stæpe béte man mid áne punde ... Æt ðam ódrum stæpe twá pund tó bóte ... Æt ðam þriddan stæpe, etc., L. E.

béron

Grammar
béron, perf. subj.of beran,

might bearcarrybringfor bǽren

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might bear, carry, bring, for bǽren, Byrht. Th. 133, 49; By. 67

punian

(v.)
Grammar
punian, p. ode
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To pound, beat, bray Puna pound (the roots ), Lchdm. iii. 292, 19

Linked entry: punere

un-geháten

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geháten, adj.

Not promised

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Not promised Ðæt ungeháten is sceal beón geendod, Blickl. Homl. 189, 27

cnyllsan

(v.)

to knellsound a bell

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to knell, sound a bell Lk. Skt. Lind. 11, 9: 12, 36

sliporness

(n.)
Grammar
sliporness, e; f.

Foulness

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Foulness Beón út ánýdde slipornesse sint pulsa lubrica Hymn. Surt. 36, 16

á-wóh

(n.)
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Beorge ꝥ hé áwóh ne befó, Ll. Th. i. 290, 8. Add

fulluht

(n.)
Grammar
fulluht, fulwiht, fullwiht, fulwuht, es; n. [v. Grimm And. u. El. pp. 136-7]

Baptismbaptismus

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Máge gyt beón gefullod on ðam fulluhte, ðe ic beó gefullod potestis baptismo, quo ego baptīzor, baptīzāri? Mk. Bos. 10, 38, 39: Mt. Bos. 3, 7: Lk. Bos. 7, 29: 12, 50: L. C. E. 22; Th. i. 374, 3: L. Ælf. C. 27; Th. ii. 352, 19: L. Ælf.

líxan

(v.)
Grammar
líxan, lícsan; p. te

To shineglittergleam

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Voc. ii. 37, 18: Exon. 15 a; Th. 31, 34; Cri. 505: Beo. Th. 627; B. 311. Ðonne dæg líxte, 975; B. 485. Sumum scinan ða scilla and líxtan swylce hié wǽron gyldene auri fulgori similes, Nar. 13, 19: Elen.

Linked entry: lícsan

á-hildan

(v.)
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Næs him nán wén ꝥ se beám . áhwár wende búton tó ðám hálgan swá swá hé áhyld wæs, Hml. Th. ii. 508, 32: Hml. S. 31, 407. Áhyldne reclinem, An. Ox. 2227. Áhyldum heáfde inclinato capite, R. Ben. I. 36, 2: Hml. Th. ii. 258, 2. intrans.

Linked entries: á-held á-hyldan

sprecan

(v.)
Grammar
sprecan, specan; spræc, spæc; sprǽcon, spǽcon; sprecen, specen

To speak. to exercise the faculty of speechto use words in conversation, discourse, etc.to mentionto sayto speakto sue for, make a claim against, lay claim to

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Hwæþer ic be mé sylfum spece. Se ðe be him sylfum sprycþ, Jn. Skt. 7, 17, 18. Nú ðú sprycst openlíce, 16, 29. Eorl óðerne tǽleþ behindan, spreceþ fægere beforan, Frag. Kmbl. 8; Leás. 5. Ðá spræc se ofermóda cyning, Cd. Th. 22, 9; Gen. 338.