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fóre-genga

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-genga, an; m.

a fore-goerfore-runnerpredecessorprædecessora fore-runnerprodrŏmusπρόδρομος

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Ðone fóregengan Fæder ælmihtig gesette the almighty Father had placed that fore-runner, Exon. 40 b; Th. 134, 7; Gú. 504

for-swápan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swápan, p. -sweóp; pp. -swápen

To sweep awayverrĕreprotrūdĕre

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To sweep away; verrĕre, protrūdĕre Hie wyrd forsweóp fate has swept them away, Beo. Th. 959; B. 477. Hafaþ us God forswapen on ðás sweartan mistas God has swept us into these dark mists, Cd. 21; Th. 25, 9; Gen. 391.

áþ-swaru

(n.)
Grammar
áþ-swaru, e; f.

An oath-swearinga solemn oathan oathjuramentum

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Ðæt he lange gehét mid áþsware what he long had promised on oath, Cd. 170; Th. 213, 26; Exod. 558: Ps. Th. 88, 3. Áþsware pytt the well of the oath, Beersheba, Gen. 46, 1

a-wyrgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wyrgan, -wirgan; p. de; pp. ed

To stranglesuffocatecorruptinjureviolatestrangularesuffocarecorrumperelædereviolare

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To strangle, suffocate, corrupt, injure, violate; strangulare, suffocare, corrumpere, lædere, violare He hine sylfne hæfde awirged he had strangled himself, Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 131, 38.

Linked entry: a-wirgan

fór-swíðe

(adv.)
Grammar
fór-swíðe, adv.

Very stronglyvery muchvehementlyutterlyvaldevehĕmenter

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Næfde se here Angelcyn ealles fórswíðe gebrócod the army had not utterly broken up the English race, Chr. 897; Erl. 94, 29

cryppan

(v.)
Grammar
cryppan, p. te
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To crook a finger, close the hand, bend Crypte plecteret, An. Ox. 52, 2; E. S. xi. 64 (where see note). Crip þínne þúman, Tech. ii. 119, 4.

Linked entry: ge-cryppan

ǽ-breca

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-breca, (ǽw-breca,) (q. v. in Dict.), an; m.

An adulterer; of a man in orders, one who does not observe celibacy

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Ðá ǽwbrecan ðe þurh heálicne hád ciricǽwe underféngan, and syððan ðæt ábrǽcan, 334, 14. Ǽwbrecan and ðá fúlan forlegenan, Wlfst. 26, 15

twégen

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twégen, (twegen? In the later MSS. of the Gospels tweigen and twegen are found, but ei may represent earlier e, e. g. weig, Lk. 1, 79, eige, 2, 9; or é, e. g. wreigende, 23, 10, wreigeð, 23, 14: Layamon has tweiȝe, tweien: in the Ormulum the form is tweȝȝen); m.: twá, twuá; f.: tú, tuu, twá; n.: gen. twéga, twégea, tweágea, twíga, twégera, twégra (later Gospels have tweigre, tweire); dat. twám, twǽm. Besides these West Saxon are the following forms, nom. acc. twǽgen, twœgen, tuoegi, tuoege, tuóge, tuoe, tué; m.: f. tuoege: gen. tuoega, tuoe, twégen, tuoegara,twoegra, tuoera.
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Ðæt tweágea (twégea, Hatt. MS.) bleó godweb, Past. 14; Swt. 86, 14. Of ðissa twégea (tuéga, Hatt. MS.) monna múðe, 7; Swt. 48, 10. Twégra gebróðra bearn oððe twégea gesweostra sunu and dohtor, Bd. 1, 27; M. 70, 4-5.

Linked entries: tuu twá

ǽfen-gifl

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-gifl, -giefl, es; n.

Evening foodsuppercœna

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Hat. 6b, 20: 44, 3; MS. Hat. 61b, 22

Linked entry: gifl

all-swá

(adv.)

likewisealso

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Hat. 21, 30

bismerung

(n.)
Grammar
bismerung, e; f.

Blasphemyblasphemia

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Hat. 3, 28

holt-wudu

(n.)
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In Kr. 91 the MS. has holmwudu

spíder

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The MS. has spiden not spider

be-clypian

(v.)
Grammar
be-clypian, be-cleopian, be-clepian; p. ede, ode, ade; pp. ed, od, ad

To accusesummonsue at lawaccusarein judicium vocarejudicio compellere

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To accuse, summon, sue at law; accusare, in judicium vocare, judicio compellere Ǽr he clǽne sý ǽlcere spæce, ðe he ǽr beclyped wæs before he be clear of every suit, in which he had been previously accused, L. C.

tídrian

(v.)
Grammar
tídrian, <b>. I.</b>
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Gif ic underfó in mé þone hád tédriendra manna ... ic mage gehelpan þám tédriendum mannum si infirmantium in me personam suscepero, infirmantibus prodesse possum, Gr. D. 267, 17-21

hord-loca

(n.)
Grammar
hord-loca, an; m.

A treasure-chest, coffer, metaph. the mind

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A treasure-chest, coffer, metaph. the mind Ðeáh ðe hé feohgestreón under hordlocæn ǽhte though he had wealth in his coffer, Exon. 66 b; Th. 245, 11; Jul. 43.

ge-strícan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-strícan, pp. ge-stricen.
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into the flat of your left hand and lay your hand to your ear, Tech. ii. 126, 7- to form with a stroke of a pen Quincunx . . . beóð þus gehíwod.

íren-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
íren-heard, adj.

Iron-hard

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Iron-hard, Beo. Th. 2227; B. 1112

ge-bírigan

(v.)

to taste

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Hat. 27, 34

bréd-guma

(n.)

a bridegroom

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Hat. 9, 15