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ge-eglan

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Hý mon band on wilde fearras and ðá hyre ne geegledon, Shrn. 133, 12. Add

ed-wendan

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Add: to return, come back Gást gewítende and ná edwendende ( rediens ), Ps. Rdr. 77, 39

bæþ-weg

(n.)
Grammar
bæþ-weg, es; m.

A bath-waythe seavia balneimare

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A bath-way, the sea; via balnei, mare Brecan ofer bæþweg to break over the bath-way, Andr. Kmbl. 445; An. 223. Bæþweges blǽst a blast or wind of the sea, a sea breeze, the south wind. Súþwind is so called, Cd. 158; Th. 196, 11; Exod. 290

ge-bend

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bend, es; n.

A bandvinculum

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A band; vinculum Gebend tungæs his vinculum linguæ ejus, Mk. Skt. Lind. 7. 35

þurh-burnen

(adj.)
Grammar
þurh-burnen, adj. (ptcpl.)

Thoroughly burntburnt through

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Thoroughly burnt, burnt through Bærn swá ðæt hit sí þurhburnen, Lchdm. iii. 40, 11

up-feax

(adj.)
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up-feax, adj.

Having hair at the topbald in front recalvus

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Having hair at the top, bald in front; recalvus,Wrt. Voc. i. 288, 57

baswe

(adj.)

crimson

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crimson Baswe bócstafas crimson letters, Cd. 210; Th. 261, 10; Dan. 724; pl. of basu, adj

FYRST

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
FYRST, first, fyrest; adj.

FIRSTprīmus

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FIRST; prīmus Fyrst ferhþ-bana the first life-destroyer, Cd. 162; Th. 203, 5; Exod. 399

Linked entries: first fyrest

here-þreát

(n.)
Grammar
here-þreát, es; m.

A troopband of soldierscohortes

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A troop, band of soldiers, Cd. 170; Th. 214, 24; Exod. 574: cohortes, Cot. 51, Lye

lóf

(n.)
Grammar
lóf, es; m. ? Substitute: lóf, es; m.
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A fillet, band Wrǽdas, cyne-wiþþan, lófas ( the MS. has the accent) redimicula, An. Ox. 5241

BERSTAN

(v.)
Grammar
BERSTAN, part. berstende; ic berste, ðú birst, he birsteþ, biersteþ, birst, byrst, bierst, pl. berstaþ; p. ic, he bærst, ðú burste, pl. burston; pp. borsten.

to BURSTbreakfailfallcum fragore dissilirecorruererumpifrangito make the noise of a bursting or breakingto crashdashcrackfragorem ederesonarecrepare

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Burston bán-locan the bone-inclosures burst, Beo. Th. 1640; B. 818. Wǽgas burston the waves broke, Cd. 167; Th. 208, 15; Exod. 483. Ðá burston ða weallas muri illico corruerunt, Jos. 6, 20 : Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 29, 38.

Linked entries: bærst biersteþ

for-swígian

(v.)
Grammar
for-swígian, -sweógian, -swúgian, -súwian, -súgian, -sýgian, to -swígianne, -swígienne; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed.

To pass over in silencekeep silentconcealsĭlentio prætĕrireTo be silentretĭcēre

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To pass over in silence, keep silent, conceal; sĭlentio prætĕrire Betwih ðás þing nis to forswigianne, hwylc heofonlíc wundor and mægen ætýwed wæs, ðá his bán gefunden and geméted wǽron inter quæ nequaquam sĭlentio prætereundum reor, quid virtūtis ac

ídel

(n.)
Grammar
ídel, es; n.

Idlenessvanityfutilityfrivolity

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Idleness, vanity, futility, frivolity Ðæt ýdel fét unþeáwas idleness nourishes bad habits, Prov. Kmbl. 1. Ǽlc ýdel fét unhǽlo, 61.

ylp

(n.)
Grammar
ylp, (elp), es; m.
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Ylpes bán ebur, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 9: Lchdm. iii. 204, 2, 3. Hé sende þrittig ylpas tó wíge gewenode . . . and on ǽlcum ylpe wæs án wíghús getimbrod, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 561.

Linked entry: elp

æx

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bær him æcse and adesan on handa, tácnode on ðám ꝥ hé nales tó ídelnysse on ꝥ mynster eóde, Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 26: Angl. ix. 263, l. Æxa bipennes , An. Ox. 2, 71. Æcssa, 2231. Mid ęcesum securibus , Ps.

án-wíg

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Ðá gewearð him bám ꝥ hí twégen tó ánwíge eódon, 27, 53: Ælfc. T. Grn. 7, 17.

cnucian

(v.)
Grammar
cnucian, cnocian.
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Cnocie man þá bán mid æxse ýre, 14, 11

geofon

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Þes bát glídeð on geofone, An. 498. Storm oft holm gebringeð, geofen in grimmum sǽlum, Gn. Ex. 52. a flood, deluge Flód ofslóh, gifen ( Noah's flood ) geótende, giganta cyn, B. 1690.

hǽðen-gild

(n.)
Grammar
hǽðen-gild, -gield, -gyld, es; n.

Heathen worship, idolatryidol

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Tó ðam hǽðengilde bugon they turned to the idol [Baal-peor], Num. 25, 2 : 31, 16.

deáþ-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-mægen, gen.-mægnes ; n.

A deadly power or bandletifĕra caterva

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A deadly power or band; letifĕra caterva, Exon. 45 b; Th. 155, 28; Gú. 867