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efen-þeówa

(n.)
Grammar
efen-þeówa, an; m: efen-þeów, efn-þeów, es; m.

A fellow-servant ⬩ conservus

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Gesáwon hys efen-þeówas ðæt his fellow-servants saw that, 18, 31

Linked entry: efn-þeów

BERAN

(v.)
Grammar
BERAN, beoran, ic bere, beore, ðú birest, birst, byrst, he bireþ, byreþ, birþ, byrþ, pl. beraþ; p. ic, he bær, ðú bǽre, pl. bǽron; pp. boren; v. a.

to BEAR ⬩ carry ⬩ bring ⬩ bear or carry a sacrifice ⬩ offer ⬩ bear off ⬩ carry out ⬩ extend ⬩ wear ⬩ support ⬩ endure ⬩ suffer ⬩ ferre ⬩ portare ⬩ afferre ⬩ offerre ⬩ deferre ⬩ proferre ⬩ extendere ⬩ gerere ⬩ tolerare ⬩ to BEAR ⬩ produce ⬩ bring forth ⬩ facere ⬩ ferre ⬩ edere ⬩ parere

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Heó gár bireþ she beareth the javelin Salm. Kmbl. 876; Sal. 437. Eft byreþ ofer lagustreámas leófne mannan shall bear back over the water-streams the beloved man Beo. Th. 598; B. 296 : 4117; B. 2055. Se ðæt wicg byrþ he whom the horse carries, Elen.

Linked entries: a-beran æðel-boren aweg-beran bær bearn be-beran be-boren-inniht berend borettan beoran berende biereþ ge-byrd

DWÍNAN

(v.)
Grammar
DWÍNAN, ic dwíne, ðu dwínest, dwínst, he dwíneþ, dwínþ, pl. dwínaþ; p. dwán, pl. dwinon; pp. dwinen

To pine, fade, DWINDLE, waste away ⬩ tabescĕre

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To pine, fade, DWINDLE, waste away;tabescĕre Ðonne dwíneþ seó wamb sóna then soon will the belly dwindle, Herb. 2, 4; Lchdm. i. 82, 2. Dwinon tabuĕrunt, Cot. 190

Linked entries: a-dwínan tó-dwínan

ge-stalu

(n.)
Grammar
ge-stalu, e; f. [stalu theft]
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Theft; furtum Ylce gestale for every theft, L. Ath. iv. 3; Th. i. 222, 22. Oft gé in gestalum stondaþ oft ye are engaged in thefts [or gestalum from gestala?], Exon. 40 a; Th. 132, 31; Gú. 481

Linked entry: stalu

cyric

(n.)
Grammar
cyric, a church. v. in the compounds cyric-ǽwe, -belle, -bóc, -bót, -bryce, -burh, -dór, -friþ, -fultum, -georn, -geriht, -griþ, etc.

Linked entry: cyric-ǽwe

ge-stund

(n.)
Grammar
ge-stund, The Latin original is: Ita immensis vagitibus horrescere audiebantur, ut totam pene a coelo in terra intercapidinem clangisonis boatibus impleverunt.

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hé

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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S. 31, 994. where the pronoun represents an object which is described in, or may be inferred from, the context Þá þá þú tó þám gefeohte férdest þú offrodest deóflum, and nú ðú sigefæst cóme þú gebǽde þé tó Críste; cýð mé hú hit sý, Hml. S. 7, 342.

ferian

(v.)

to carry ⬩ move ⬩ convey ⬩ to lead ⬩ conduct

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Þá hié geféngon micle herehýð and þá woldon ferian norþweardes, 894; P. 85, 17. the subject a vehicle Seó bǽr ðe þone deádan ferode, Hml.

fleón

(v.)
Grammar
fleón, [/a the following passages given under I. in Dict. fleón is intransitive
    By.
  • 247
    • :
  • Ps. L. 54, 8
    • :
  • Gen. 2080
    • :
  • Bt. F. 116, 17
    • :
  • Ælfc. Gr. 36
    • :
  • 28, 6
    • :
  • Ps. Th. 103, 17
    • :
  • Ps. L. 113, 3
    • :
  • Met. l, 20
    • :
  • Mt. 8, 33
    • :
  • Ps. L. 30, 12
    • :
  • El. 134
    • :
  • Gú. 228
    • .]

to flee ⬩ to flee ⬩ to run away ⬩ to pass away ⬩ to fly ⬩ to run away from ⬩ to avoid ⬩ to decline ⬩ to avoid ⬩ eschew

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Th. i. 420, 5-9. to go into banishment Gielden þá médrenmǽgas þæs weres þriddan dǽl, þriddan dǽl þá gegyldan. For þriddan dǽl hé fleó . . . for healfne hé fleó, Ll.

þyrs

(n.)
Grammar
þyrs, es; m.

A giant ⬩ an enchanter ⬩ a demon

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Þyr[ses] colossi, Hpt. Gl. 445, 2. Gehégan ðing wiþ þyrse ( Grendel ), Beo. Th. 856; B. 426. Ealdum þyrse (þyrre, MS.), Exon. Th. 425, 29; Rä. 41, 63. Þyrsa oððe wyrmgalera Marsorum, þyrsas ł wyrmgaleras Marsi, Hpt. Gl. 483, 13-15. Cf. Wrt.

ge-þeón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þeón, -þeówan; p. -þeóde, -peówde; pp. -þeód
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To tame, oppress; dŏmāre, opprĭmĕre Se mec ána mæg ána meahtum geþeón who alone can tame me by his eternal powers, Exon. 111 b; Th. 427, 14; Rä. 41, 91. Me ðínes yrres egsa geþeówde the terror of thine anger oppressed me, Ps. Th. 87, 16

ge-þogen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-þogen, grown up, Homl. Th. ii. 38, 9; pp.
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of ge-þeón

ge-þugon

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þugon, throve, Homl. Th. ii. 280, 32; p. pl.
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of ge-þeón

dulfon

(v.)
Grammar
dulfon, dug, Ps. Th. 56, 8; p. pl.
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of delfan

earun

(v.)
Grammar
earun, are. Ps. Th. 104, 7; pl. pres.
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of eom

etest

Grammar
etest, shalt eat; cŏmĕdes, Ps. Th. 127, 2;
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2 nd fut. of etan

fealh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fealh, underwent, Beo. Th. 2405; B. 1200; p.
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of felgan

feól

(v.; part.)
Grammar
feól, fell,
  • Beo. Th. 1549
    • ;
  • B. 772
; p.
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of feallan

Linked entries: féla feól-heard fiil

feóll

(v.; part.)
Grammar
feóll, fell,
  • Beo. Th. 5830
    • ;
  • B. 2919
    • ;
p.
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of feallan

helle-hæft

(n.)
Grammar
helle-hæft,
  • Cd. 227; Th. 304, 16; Sat. 631.

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