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Anglo-Saxon

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earhra

weaker

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Bod

Grécas

(n.)
Grammar
Grécas, Greácas; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m.
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Of Grécum from the Greek, Ors. 5, 11; Bos. 109, 30. Ðá fóron hí on Greácas then they went against the Greeks, Ors. 5, 12; Bos. 110, 38. Greáca land land of the Greeks, 5, 11; Bos. 109, 28

Linked entries: Creácas Crécas Greácas

elpend

(n.)
Grammar
elpend, es; m. An elephant; ĕlephas = ἐλέφας
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He hæfde xx elpenda he had twenty elephants, 4, 1; Bos. 77, 5: 5, 7; Bos. 107, 8. To ðám elpendum [MS. elpendan] to the elephants, 4, 1; Bos. 77, 26.

Linked entries: ylp ylpend

eall

(adj.)
Grammar
eall, adj.

All ⬩ tōtus

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Eall ðín líchama all thy body, Mt. Bos. 6, 22. Eall ðeós woruld all this world, Cd. 29; Th. 38, 9; Gen. 604: Exon. 20 a; Th. 52, 34; Cri. 843: Lk. Bos. 23, 18: Jn. Bos. 11, 50: Mk. Bos. 4, 34: Andr.

Linked entries: eal ealles

eáhum

(n.)
Grammar
eáhum, with eyes; = eágum; pl. dat. or inst.
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Bod

áni

(pronoun.)

any

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Bod.]

a-syndran

(v.)
Grammar
a-syndran, -syndrian; íc asyndrige; p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od [a from, syndrian to sunder, part]

To put ASUNDER ⬩ to separate ⬩ disjoin ⬩ sever ⬩ separare

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Bos. 10, 35: Ps. Spl. 67, 10. Se deáþ asyndreþ líc and sáwle death sunders body and soul, Soul Kmbl. 7 ; Seel. 4

Linked entries: a-sindrian ge-asyndrod

CLÚS

(n.; part.)
Grammar
CLÚS, e; f: clúse, an; f.
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He fram ðære clúsan afaren wæs wið ðara scipa he was gone from the pass towards the ships, Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 131, 26, 22. Ðá hæfdon hý heora clúsan belocene when they had closed their passes, 3, 7; Bos. 60, 4.

Linked entry: clúse

dysegian

(v.)
Grammar
dysegian, dysigan, dysian; part. dysigende, dysiende; he dysegaþ; p. ede, ode ; pp. ed, od; v. intrans. [dysig foolish] .

to be foolish, act foolishly, err ⬩ ineptīre, errāre ⬩ to talk foolishly, blaspheme ⬩ blasphĕmāre

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Bos. 2, 7

Linked entry: dysian

eofor-hwæt

(adj.)
Grammar
eofor-hwæt, adj.
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Bold as a boar Eoforhuaet (a proper name), Txts. 160, 1

Linked entry: hwæt

ge-fealdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fealdan, p. -feóld, pl. -feóldon; pp. -fealden

To fold up ⬩ wrap ⬩ plĭcāre ⬩ involvĕre

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Bos. 20, 7. Miððý gefeáld ðæt bóc cum plicuisset librum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 4, 20

Linked entry: ge-fildan

byrdest

(adj.)
Grammar
byrdest, se byrdesta

the highest born, most noble, richest

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the highest born, most noble, richest, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 36

ge-bycgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bycgan, -bicgan, -bicgean; ic -bycge, -bicge, ðú -bygest, -bigest, he -bygeþ, -bigeþ, -bigþ, pl. -bycgaþ, -bicgaþ; p. -bohte, pl. bohton; pp. -boht

To buy ⬩ procure ⬩ purchase ⬩ redeem ⬩ emere ⬩ redimere

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Bos. 13, 44. Hine gebohte Putifar emit eum Putiphar, Gen. 39, 1 : Cd. 149; Th. 187, 15; Exod. 151 : Beo. Th. 1951; B. 973 : 4956; B. 2481. God us deópum ceápe gebohte Deus redemit nos alto pretio, L. C.

Linked entries: ge-bicgan ge-bigeþ ge-boht ge-bygeþ

sin-híwan

(v.)
Grammar
sin-híwan, -hígan ; pl.

Members of a family united by the lasting bond of marriage ⬩ a married pair

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Hyra somwist sinhíwan (body and soul) gedǽlden, 160, 10; Gú. 941: 284, 17; Jul. 698

Linked entries: ge-sinhíwan sin-freá sin-rǽden

boge-fódder

(n.)
Grammar
boge-fódder, es; m.

A BOW-FEEDER, case for arrows, a quiver ⬩ corytos

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[boga a bow, fódder fodder, from fód food] A BOW-FEEDER, case for arrows, a quiver; corytos = κωρυτόs Bogefódder corytos [MS. coriti ], Ælfc. Gl. 53; Som. 66, 67; Wrt. Voc. 35, 53

ge-beornan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-beornan, p. -barn, pl. -burnon; pp. -bornen, -burnen [ge-, beornan to burn] .

To burn ⬩ be on fire ⬩ be consumed ⬩ ardēre ⬩ combūri

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To burn, be on fire, be consumed; ardēre, combūri Sió hand gebarn módiges mannes the hand of the bold man burned, Beo. Th. 5388; B. 2697. v. trans Seó eorþe wæs to axsan geburnen the earth was burnt to ashes, Ors. 4, 2; Bos. 79, 19

cristen

(adj.)
Grammar
cristen, def.se cristena; sup. se cristenesta; adj. [Crist Christ]

Christian ⬩ christianus

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Fram óðrum cristenum mannum from other Christian men Ors. 6, 9; Bos. 120, 22; 6, 12; Bos. 121, 25. Hí cristene men pinedon they tormented Christian men 6, 11; Bos. 121, 17;f 6, 19; Bos. 123, 16.

on-þenian

(v.)

to extend, stretch, bend ( a bow)

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to extend, stretch, bend ( a bow) Hí onþeneden ( intenderunt ) boga, Ps. Spl. T. 63, 3

byrde

(adj.)
Grammar
byrde, sup. byrdest, def. se byrdesta; adj.

Born, well-born, noble, rich ⬩ natus, natu vel genere præstans, nobilis, opulentus

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Born, well-born, noble, rich; natus, natu vel genere præstans, nobilis, opulentus Se byrdesta sceall gyldan the richest must pay, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 36

beand

(n.)
Grammar
beand, es; m.

A band ⬩ bond ⬩ vinculum

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A band, bond; vinculum On beandon in bonds or captivity; in vinculis, Chr. 1069; Erl. 207, 15

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