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(n.)
Grammar
bú, , es; n? [ic búe, he býþ, pres. of búan to dwell]

to dwellA dwelling, habitationhabitatio, habitaculum

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A dwelling, habitation; habitatio, habitaculum Bearn hér bú námon, and ðǽr eardedon here children obtained a dwelling, and there settled, Ps. Th. 101. 25.

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fore-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
fore-weard, adj.
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On ǽlces mannes tungan Crístes nama is ǽfre on foreweardan, 536. On forwerdum in fronte, i. in facie, An. Ox. 772. in the Northern specimens the prefix for- is used: Onginneð forwueard incipit capitula, Mt. p. 13, 13. Foruard initium, Rtl. 174, 31.

ge-bletsian

(v.)
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Sí Godes nama écelíce gebletsod, Ll. Th. i. 374, 33. Ðú eart gebletsod God, Ll. Lbmn. 415, 33. to prosper, favour, benefit Þú gebletsudest bearn Israhéla, Aarones hús eác geblet*-*sadest Dominus benedixit domui Israel, benedixit domui Aaron, Ps.

apostol

(n.)
Grammar
apostol, es; m: also like the Lat. Apostolus; g. -i; m.

One sentan apostleapostolus

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Ðæra twelf apostola naman duodecim apostolorum nomina, Mt. Bos. 10, 2: Cd. 226; Th. 300, 27; Sat. 571: Menol. Fox 242; Men. 122

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ÍS

(n.)
Grammar
ÍS, es; n.
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Styccum healfbrocenra ísa semifractarum crustis glacierum, 5, 12 ; S. 631, 26. the name of the Rune ᛁ = i ᛁ byþ oferceald ungemetum slidor ice is exceedingly cold and excessively slippery, Runic pm. 11; Kmbl. 341, 14

un-cystig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cystig, adj.

Niggardlyparsimoniousnot liberal

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'Gé noldon him on mínum naman tíðian' ... Ðonne faraþ ða uncystigan intó écere cwicsúsle, ii. 108, 30: Wulfst. 289, 8.

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CNIHT

(n.)
Grammar
CNIHT, cneoht, cnyht, es; m.

A boyyouthattendantservantKNIGHT:puerjuvenisadolescensservus

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Ic, Oswold bisceop, landes sumne dǽl sumum cnihte ðæm is Osulf nama, for uncre sybbe, forgeaf I, bishop Oswald, have given a portion of land to a knight named Osulf, for our kinship Cod. Dipl. 557; A. D. 969; Kmbl. iii. 49, 32: 612; A.

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heá-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
heá-líc, adj.

High, elevated, lofty, sublime, proud, chief, very great, noble, distinguished, deep, profound

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Swíðe heálic nama a name of great distinction, Blickl. Homl. 167, 31: L. E. I. 40; Th. ii. 438, 11. Is án ðæra eahta winda aquilo geháten se blǽwþ heálíc and ceald one of the eight winds is called aquilo; it blows high and cold, Lchdm. iii. 276, 5.

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gafol

(n.)
Grammar
gafol, gafel, gaful, es; n. [gifan to give]

Taxtributerentinterestvectīgaltrĭbūtumcensusūsūra

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Ða dæt gafol námon qui didrachma accipiēbant, Mt. Bos. 17, 24, 25 : 22, 17 : Lk. Bos. 20, 22 : 23, 2. Gafol sellan to give tribute, Cd. 93; Th. 119, 12; Gen. 1978.

bearn

(n.)
Grammar
bearn, es; n.

A BEARNchildsonissueoffspringprogenynatusinfanspuerfiliussobolesproles

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Ðys synd Israéla bearna naman hæc sunt nomina filiorum Israel, Ex. 1, 1. Geseah his bearna bearn vidit filios filiorum suorum, Job Thw. 168, 35. Ge Godes bearn, bringaþ Gode ramma bearn filii Dei, afferte Domino filios arietum, Ps. Th. 28, 1

Linked entries: barn beærn byre beorn

frum-cenned

(n.; v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
frum-cenned, -cend; def. se -cenneda; part.

first-begottenfirstbornprimogĕnĭtusprimitiveprimĭtīvus

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Frumcendo primitiæ, Rtl. 2, 27. in grammar, primitive; primĭtīvus Sume naman sind primĭtīva, ðæt sind frumcennede oððe fyrmyste some noums are primĭtīva,which are primitive or original, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 7.

ge-fégan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fégan, -fégean; p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To joinunitecompactcomposejungĕreconjungĕrecompingĕrecompōnĕre

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Conjunctio gefégþ togædere ǽgðer ge naman ge word a conjunction joins together both nouns and verbs, 5; Som. 3, 48, 51 : Bt. 21; Fox 74, 37. Se geféhþ fela folca tosomne he joins many people together, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 177; Met. 11, 89.

ge-mynan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mynan, p. de

To remember, remind

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Ðæt he mec bí noman mínum gemyne that he remember me by name, Exon. 76 a; Th. 215, 28; Jul. 721. Gie gemynan reminiscamini, Jn. Skt. Lind. 16, 4. Gemyne ðú ðæt ðú ðisne ele send on ða sǽ tu memento ut hoc oleum mittas in mare, Bd. 3,15; S. 541, 33.

gedwol-mann

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Th. ii. 256, 8. one who holds erroneous opinions in matters of faith, an opponent of Christianity Andeteras (confessores) Crístes naman mid sóðum geleáfan andetton bealdlíce betwux gedwolmannum, Hml.

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hálgian

(v.)
Grammar
hálgian, p. ode; pp. od

To hallow, make holy, consecrate, sanctifyconsecrare

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Sý hálgad noma hallowed be thy name, Exon. 122 a; Th. 468, 19; Hy. 5, 2

gát

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Þá gǽt, Wlfst. 288, 4. the word occurs in local names, e. g. Gát-hám, Gáte-hlinc, Gáte-wyl, Gáta-ford, Gáta-tún, C. D. vi. 290

hlimme

(n.)
Grammar
hlimme, an; f.

A torrent

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A torrent Dó him swá ðú dydest Madiane and Sisare swylce Jabin ealle ða námon Ændorwylle and Cisone clǽne hlimme fac illis sicut Madian et Sisaræ; sicut Jabin in torrente Cisson; disperierunt in Endor, Ps. Th. 82, 8.

leód-rúne

(n.)
Grammar
leód-rúne, an; f.

A witchpythonissa

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M. 375 on the forms of feminine names in -rín, -rúna]:-- Wið ǽlcre yfelre leódrúnan ... eft óðer dust and drenc wið leódrúnan, L. M. 1, 64; Lchdm. ii. 138, 23, 26. Cockayne translates the word 'heathen charm.' Cf.

sníte

(n.)
Grammar
sníte, an; f.

A snite, snipe.ibis ibex

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Bird Names, p. 192.] Sníte vel wudecocc aceta Wrt. Voc. i. 29, 52. Sníte acegia 62, 23: ii. 4, 36: 99, 14. [In later glossaries snyte glosses ibis, i. 177, 29: 253, 1. Prompt. Parv. snype or snyte ibex.]

Linked entry: wudu-sníte

M

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In declensions n in the later times began to take the place of m in the dative, so ðan for ðam.The form of the Runic letter, whose name was man, was ᛗ but from the similarity to the d-rune (dæg) ᛞ the two seem to be sometimes confounded.