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a-ginnan

(v.)
Grammar
a-ginnan, ic aginne, ðú aginnest, aginst, he aginneþ, agineþ, aginþ, agynþ; p. agan, pl. agunnon; pp. agunnen; v. a.

To beginto set uponundertaketake in handincipere

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Bos. 24, 49. Hí agynnon hine tǽlan incipiant illudere ei, Lk. Bos. 14, 29: 23, 5. He agan hí sendan twám and twám cœpit eos mittere binos, Mk. Bos. 6, 7

Linked entries: a-gan a-gynþ

án-wíg

(n.)
Grammar
án-wíg, es; n? m? [án one, wíg a contest]

A single combata duelcertamen singulare

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Hí gefuhton ánwíg they fought a duel, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 67, 32

flán-boga

(n.)
Grammar
flán-boga, an; m.

An arrow-bowarcus săgittis aptus

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An arrow-bow; arcus săgittis aptus Se ðe of flánbogan fyrenum sceóteþ who wickedly shoots from his arrow-bow, Beo. Th. 3492; B. 1744: 2870; B. 1433

ge-lýfedlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-lýfedlíce, adv.

Faithfully, confidentlyconfīdenter

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Faithfully, confidently; confīdenter Xersis swíðe gelýfedlíce his þegene gehýrde Xerxes very confidently listened to his general, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 48, 9 : 3, 1; Bos. 53, 15

Linked entry: ge-lífedlíce

CILD

(n.)
Grammar
CILD, cildes, cild, sometimes cildru, cildra ; n.

A CHILD, infantinfans, puer

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Bos. 2, 13, 14. Ðæt cild wixþ and gewurþ eft cnapa and eft syððan cniht the child grows, and then becomes a boy, and afterwards a young man, Hom. Sax. Þurh cildes hád in the state of childhood, Exon. 65a ; Th. 240, 15; Ph. 639.

Linked entry: cyld

ge-ríman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ríman, to -rímenne; p. de; pp. ed [ríman to number]

To number, reckonnumĕrāre

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Ðæm feówer bearn, forþ gerímed, in worold wócon to him four children, numbered forth, were born into the world, Beo. Th. 118; B. 59

ge-fullian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fullian, p. ode; pp. od

To baptizebaptizāre

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Bos. 10, 39. Gefullod, Mt. Bos. 3, 14, 16 : Mk. Bos. 1, 9 : 10, 38, 39 : 16, 16 : Lk. 3, 21

be-twynan

(prep.)
Grammar
be-twynan, prep. dat.

Between, amonginter

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Bos. 16, 17. Ge habbaþ lufe eów betwynan dilectionem habueritis ad invicem, Jn. Bos. 13, 35

be-sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
be-sceáwian, p. ode; pp. od

To look round uponlook onconsiderregardwatchcircumspicereintuericonsiderarerespicereperscrutariprovidere

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Bos. 3, 5. Ic onlócige, oððe ic besceáwige intueor, Ælfc. Gr. 27; Som. 29, 60. Besceáwiaþ æcyres lílian considerate lilia agri, Mt. Bos. 6, 28. Ðú ne besceáwast nánes mannes hád non respicis personam hominum, Mt. Bos. 22, 16.

Linked entry: sceáwian

agén-yrnan

(v.)
Grammar
agén-yrnan, p. -arn, pl. -urnon; pp. -urnen

To run against meet withmeetoccurrere

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To run against meet with, meet; occurrere Him agénarn án man oscurrit homo, ME/Bos. 5, 2. Inc agényrnþ sum man oecurret vobis homo. Mk. Bos. 14, 13

Linked entry: agén-arn

a-bogen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-bogen, pp. of a-búgan, -beógan

bowed

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bowed; to bow, bend

áge

Grammar
áge, subj. s. of ágan to own.
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Bos. 10, 17;

mǽg-racu

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-racu, e; f.

The account of a familya genealogy

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The account of a family, a genealogy Ðis is seó bóc Adames mǽgrace hic est liber generationis Adam, Gen. 5, 1.

forþ-agán

(v.; part.)
Grammar
forþ-agán, part.

Gone forthpassedprætĕrĭtusperactus

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Bos. 14, 15: Mk. Bos. 6, 35. Forþagáne ðý wintre peracta hiĕme, Bd. 4, 28; S. 606, 22

eofor-cumbol

(n.)
Grammar
eofor-cumbol, eofur-curnbol, -cumbul, es; n. [cumbol a banner]

A boar-banner signum ad apri similĭtūdinem fabrĭcātum

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A boar-banner; signum ad apri similĭtūdinem fabrĭcātum Ðǽr wæs on eorle ǽnlíc eoforcumbul there was on the man a beauteous boar-shaped ensign, Elen. Kmbl. 517; El. 259

Linked entry: cumbol

for-gyfenes

(n.)
Grammar
for-gyfenes, -gyfennes, -gyfnes, -ness, -nyss

forgivenessremission

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Bos. 26, 28: Lk. Bos. 3, 3: L. Edg. ii. 1; Th. i. 266, 5, MS. A: L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 270, 17, MS. F

fultum

(n.)
Grammar
fultum, fultom, es; m.

helpaidassistancesupportsuccourauxĭliumadjūtōriumadjūmentuma helperan armyforcesadjūtorcōpiæ

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He gegaderode ðone fultum ðe he ðá mihte he gathered what forces he then could, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 36, 1: 2, 5; Bos. 46, 27. He mid his fultume næs he was not with his army, 2, 5; Bos. 48, 15, 22: 3, 7; Bos. 59, 18

Linked entry: fultom

be-witan

(v.)
Grammar
be-witan, ic. he -wát, ðú -wást, pl. -witon; p. -wiste, pl. -wiston; pp. -witen; v. trans. [be near, witan to know, see, take care of]

To overlook, watch over, superintend, preside, govern, administerpræesse, administrare

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Bos. 16, 2: Ex. 3, 7: 5, 14: Ors. 2, 2; Bos. 41, 33 : 2, 4; Bos. 43, 21 : 6, 37; Bos. 132, 21. Fæder ealle gesceafte bewát the father watches over all creatures, Exon. 128 a; Th. 492, 5; Rä. 81, 9. To bewitanne, Gen. 39, 4

Linked entry: be-wiste

a-gynþ

beginneth

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Bos. 24, 49

agén-arn

(v.; part.)
Grammar
agén-arn, p. of agén-yrnan.

metoccurrit

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Bos. 5, 2;