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Anglo-Saxon

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biersteþ

(v.)
Grammar
biersteþ, bierst bursts, Exon. 102 a; Th. 386, 16; Rä. 4, 62;
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3rd pres. of berstan

bi-fangen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bi-fangen, surrounded, Exon. 15 b; Th. 33, 18, note; Cri. 527; pp.
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of bi-fón

bi-geat

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bi-geat, obtained, seized, Exon. 81 b; Th. 306, 12; Seef. 6; p.
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of bi-gitan

bi-swác

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bi-swác, deceived, seduced, Exon. 70 a; Th. 260, 25; Jul. 302; p.
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of bi-swícan

bi-tolden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bi-tolden, covered, overwhelmed, Exon. 64 b; Th, 238, 25; Ph. 609; pp.
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of bi-teldan

blicon

(v.)
Grammar
blicon, shone, glittered, Cd, 149; Th. 187, 30; Exod. 160; p. pl.
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of blícan

borgas

(n.)
Grammar
borgas, sureties, debtors, L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 280, 21; pl.
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of borh

brocen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
brocen, enjoyed, = gebrocen, Exon. 38 b; Th. 127, 29; Gú. 393; pp.
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of brúcan, gebrúcan

brudon

(v.)
Grammar
brudon, spread; dilatarunt. Cd. 154; Th. 191, 29; Exod. 222; p. pl.
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of bredan

byrg

(n.)
Grammar
byrg, to a city, Exon. 15a; Th. 33, 1; Cri. 519; dat.
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of burh

ceás

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ceás, chose,of ceósan;
  • Chr. 975
    • ;
  • Th. 226, 21
    • ;
  • Edg. 22
.

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cúðen

(v.)
Grammar
cúðen, knew, could, Exon. 25a; Th. 73, 6; Cri. 1185; subj. p.
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of cunnan

cúðon

(v.)
Grammar
cúðon, knew, could, Cd. 18; Th. 23, 10; Gen. 357; p. pl.
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of cunnan

druncne

(n.; v.)
Grammar
druncne, drunken, Beo. Th. 965; B. 480; nom. pl. of druncen, pp.

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feores

(n.)
Grammar
feores, of life,
  • Exon. 30 b
    • ;
  • Th. 95, 32
    • ;
  • Cri. 1566
    • ;
gen.
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of feorh

speld

(n.)
Grammar
speld, es; n.; pl. speld and speldru (? or speldra (see below) from speldr. Cf. 'Spelder of woode esclat, Palsgrave. The schafte to spildurs spronge, Avow. of Arthur,' Halliwell's Dict.): speld, e; f.
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A splinter, a thin piece of wood used as a torch, a torch On spelde in favillam, Anglia xiii. 35, 213. Speldum favillis, 36, 234, Ðara spaca speldra malleoli (v. spæc), Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 56. Biernende speld tedas, 95, 26. Spelde tedas, 82, 29

be-slegen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-slegen, slain, Chr. 937; Th. 205, 28, col. 1, = be-slagen; pp.
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of be-sleán

be-stolen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-stolen, stolen, Exon. 103 b; Th. 393, 7; Rä. 12, 6; pp.
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of be-stelan

be-suncen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-suncen, sunk, Exon. 103 b; Th. 392, 5; Rä. 11, 3; pp.
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of besincan

be-wyddod

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-wyddod, betrothed; desponsatus, L. Ethb. 83; Th. i. 24, 5, = beweddod; pp.
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of be-weddian

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