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bearht-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
bearht-líce, adv.

Clearlydistinctlysplendidlyclaresplendide

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Bos. 8, 25 : Ps. Th. 118, 98 : 147, 7

Linked entry: briht-líce

burhg

(n.)
Grammar
burhg, e; f.
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Bos. 9, 6: Bd. 4, 1; S. 563, 12

cép-setl

(n.)
Grammar
cép-setl, es; n.

A toll-booth, seat of customtelonium = τελώνιον

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Bos. 2, 14

EGL

(n.)
Grammar
EGL, e; f.

A mote festūca

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Bos. 6, 41, 42

Linked entries: egile egle

eorþ-beofung

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-beofung, e; f.

An earthquaketerræ mōtus

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An earthquake; terræ mōtus Seó eorþbeofung tácnade ða miclan blód-dryncas the earthquake betokened the great blood-sheddings, Ors. 4, 2 ; Bos. 79, 28

féðe-here

(n.)
Grammar
féðe-here, es; m.

A foot armyinfantrypĕdestris exercĭtuspĕditātus

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A foot army, infantry; pĕdestris exercĭtus, pĕditātus On his féðehere wǽron XXXII M in his infantry were 32,000, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 64, 17

for-spendan

(v.)
Grammar
for-spendan, p. de; pp. ed [for-, spendan to spend]

To spend utterlyto consumeconsūmĕre

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Ors. 1. 1; Bos. 22, 45

full-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
full-gangan, p. -geóng, pl. -geóngon; pp. -gangen; with the dat.

To fulfilaccomplishfinishperfĭcĕrefīnīre

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To fulfil, accomplish, finish; perfĭcĕre, fīnīre Ðæt hí móstan ðám gewinne fullgangan that they might finish the war, Ors. 3, 1; Bos. 54, 21

be-togen

(v.; part.)

drawn over, covered, inclosedaccused,

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drawn over, covered, inclosed, Ors. 5, 7; Bos. 107, 8. accused,, L. In. 54; Th. i. 136, 10; Similar entries pp. of be-teón

bodung

(n.)
Grammar
bodung, e; f.

A preaching, publishing, divulgingprædicatio, pronuntiatio

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Bos. 11, 32

ge-hýrnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hýrnes, se; f.

A hearingreportauditus

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Bos. 13, 14 : Blickl. Homl. 55, 31

Linked entry: gehér-nes

cuc

(adj.)

quickalive vivus

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quick, alive; vivus He lét cucne he left alive Ors. 6, 2; Bos. 116, 41; Gen. 1, 20; Ælfc. Gl. 35; Som. 62, 90

Linked entry: cucon

ge-feoht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-feoht, -fioht, -feht, es; n.

A fightbattlecontestwarpreparation for warpræliumpugnacongressiobellumprocinctus

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Bos. 21, 9 : Mt. Bos. 24, 6 : Ps. Lamb. 139, 3. Ðonne gé gehýraþ gefeohtu and gefeohta hlísan, ne ondrǽde gé eów cum audiĕritis bella et opiniōnes bellōrum, ne timuĕritis, Mk. Bos. 13, 7 : Mt. Bos. 24, 6.

ǽlc

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ǽlc, adj. [á + ge + líc]

Eachanyeveryallquisquequivisunusquisqueomnis

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Bos. 7, 17. Ǽlc wæs on twegra sestra gemete capientes singulæ metretas binas, Jn. Bos. 2, 6. Ǽlc hine selfa begrindeþ gástes dugeðum each deprives himself of his soul's happiness, Cd. 75; Th. 91, 32 ; Gen. 1521. Ǽlc flǽsc omnis caro, Ps. Th. 64, 2.

Linked entries: ealc élc

a-wéstan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wéstan, p. -wéste; pp. -wésted [-wéstd], -wést [a intensive, wéstan to waste]

To wastelay wastedepopulateravagedestroyvastaredevastaredesertum faceredesolare

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Hí ealle Ægypta awéston they laid waste all Egypt, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 26. Troia awésted wæs Troy was laid waste, 2, 2 ; Bos. 40, 28. Eall seó þeóð awést wearþ all the nation was laid waste, 3, 9; Bos. 66, 17, 19, 21.

ge-swerian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swerian, ic -swerige, -swerge; p. -swór, -sweór, pl. -swóron; pp. -sworen [swerian to swear]

To sweartake an oathjūrāre

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Him betweonum geswóran they took an oath among themselves, 1, 11; Bos. 34, 37: 1, 14; Bos. 37, 16

æt-bredan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-bredan, he ætbryt; p. -bræd, pl. -brudon; pp. -broden, -breden; v. a.

To take awaywithdrawset at libertyto enlargereleaserescuetollereeripere

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Bos. 8, 12. Ge ætbrudon ðæs ingehýdes cǽge tulistis clavem scientiæ, 11, 52. Ðæt ðe he hæfþ him biþ ætbroden quod habet auferetur ab eo, Mt. Bos. 13, 12: 21, 43: Ex. 22, 10. Ðe hys wealas him ætbrudon quem abstulerant servi ejus, Gen. 21, 25

Linked entry: æt-broden

a-libban

(v.)
Grammar
a-libban, -lybban; p. -lifde, -lyfde; pp. -lifd, -lyfd

To livelive aftersurviveviveresuperesse

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Hy on bilwitnesse hyra líf alyfdon they lived a harmless life, Ors. 1, 2; Bos. 27, 5: Ex. 21, 22

bysmor-spræc

(n.)
Grammar
bysmor-spræc, bysmur-spræc, bysmer-spæc, e; f. [bismer, bysmer blasphemy; spræc, spæc a speaking, word, speech]
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Bos. 10, 33

fæder-éðel

(n.)
Grammar
fæder-éðel, gen. -éðles; m. [éðel a country, home]

Father-land, paternal home păterna rĕgio, patria

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He bebeád, ðæt ǽlc cóme to his fæderéðle he gave orders that every one should come to his father's home, 5, 14 ; Bos. 114, 18, 22