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Anglo-Saxon

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ge-beágian

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

To crown

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To crown Mid lawere gebeágod crowned with laurel, Blickl. Homl. 187, 28. Gebégde, 203, 30

un-behreówsigende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-behreówsigende, adj.

Unrepenting ⬩ impenitent

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Unrepenting, impenitent Se ðe mid unbehreówsigendre heortan þurhwuttaþ on mándǽdum, Homl. Th. i. 500, 15

Linked entry: be-hreówsian

un-onbindendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-onbindendlíc, adj.

Not to be unbound ⬩ indissoluble

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Not to be unbound, indissoluble Mid unanbindendlícum racentum irresoluto nexu, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 6

Linked entry: un-ábindendlíc

un-gerímed

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gerímed, adj.

Unnumbered ⬩ innumerable

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Unnumbered, innumerable Mid ðære ungerímedan mænigo innumerabilis multitudo, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 4 note

Linked entry: ge-rímed

æt-ferian

(v.)
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Man mid unrihte N. orf ætferede, Ll. Th. i. 180, i. Cf. oþ-ferian. Add

be-reócan

(v.)
Grammar
be-reócan, p. -reác

To smoke ⬩ fumigate

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.), fumigate: — Bereóce man mid récelse suffiatur thure, Ll. Th. ii. 164, 5

Linked entry: be-récan

ge-canc

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Mid gecance gannitura, 4504

níd-full

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-full, adj.
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Necessary, needful Mid eádmódre and neódfulre þénunge humili ac necessario officio, Angl. xiii. 377, 174

of-weorpan

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Iúdéas hine (Stephen) mid stánum ofwurpon (af-, Shrn. 31, 34), Mart. H. 6, 24. Add

ongeán-winnende

(adj.)
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resisting, struggling Hé þá ongeánwinnendan fǽmnan mid micelre strengðe earfoðlíce ofercóm, Ap. Th. 2, 4

on-sund

Grammar
on-sund, <b>. I.</b>
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Swâ mid mîne werode onsunde in Patriacen ꝥ lond wê becwôman, Nar. 17, 15. Add

prass

(n.)
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Hé mid swíðlicum prasse férde, Hml. S. 29, 208: 25, 302

séftness

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Mid heálicre séf[t]nysse stæfne cum summę tranqulitatus uoce, Angl. xiii. 396, 436. Add

twædding

(n.)
Grammar
twædding, e; f.
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Hig mid twæddingum beswícan eos adulationibus decipere, 62, 23

un-rím

(adj.)
Grammar
un-rím, adj. ¶
Entry preview:

Se ingang begiten bið mid ælmesdǽdum and óþrum unrím gódum, Hml. S. 33, 241. Add

be-healdan

Grammar
be-healdan, V. add : <b>V a</b>.
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to restrain Þá geonglingas beón fæstlíce behealdene mid steórum ( iugibus disciplinis constringuntur ), Chrd. 54, 21

treppe

(n.)
Grammar
treppe, træppe (v. (?) colte-træppe ( = colt-trap ?) ramnus, Wrt. Voc. i. 285, 47), an; f.

A trap

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A trap Ic beswíce fugelas mid treppan decipio aves decipula, Coll. Monast. Th. 25, 15

Linked entry: træppe

grimsung

(n.)
Grammar
grimsung, e; f.
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Fierceness, roughness Mid ungemetlícre grimsunge multa asperitate, Past. 17, 11; Swt. 125, 14; Hat. MS

beácnian

(v.)

to make a sign

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Add: to make a sign Hig beácnað mid eágum annuunt oculis, Ps. L. 34, 9

be-brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
be-brǽdan, p. de.

To be-spread ⬩ cover with

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To be-spread, cover with Se weg wæs bebrǽded mid hwítum ryftum, Shrn. 65, 23

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