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brégan

(v.)
Grammar
brégan, brégean; p. de; pp. ed; v. a. [bróga
fear, terror

fear, terrorTo give fear, frighten, make afraid, terrify, astonishterrere, pavefacere, stupefacere

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Bos. 24, 22

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-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

gor

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Goor (for oo = ov. boor = bor, 98, 7, hool = hol; 124, 13) fimum, 108, 65. pulp (?) Mængc wiþ þá sápan and þæs æpples gor, Lch. iii. 36, 31

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

CÉNE

(adj.)
Grammar
CÉNE, cýne; adj.

KEEN, fierce, bold, brave, warlikeacer, audax, animosus, bellicosus

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KEEN, fierce, bold, brave, warlike; acer, audax, animosus, bellicosus Se wæs úþwita céne and cræftig who was a philosopher keen and profound, Bt. Met. Fox 10, 110; Met. 10, 51. Stóp út céne collenferþ he stept out bold [and] firm of mind, Andr.

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

áge

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

cón

(adj.)
Grammar
cón, coon

bold

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bold Som. Ben. Lye

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mán-deorf

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Add: bold in evil (?)

coon

(adj.)

bold

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bold Som. Ben. Lye

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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

a-sendan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sendan, ic -sende, ðú -sendest, -sendst, -senst, he -sent, -sendeþ, pl. -sendaþ; p. -sende; pp. -sended, -send

To send forthsend outsendemitteremittere

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Bos. 1, 19

Linked entry: a-sændan

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