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DUMB

(adj.)
Grammar
DUMB, def. se dumba, seó, ðæt dumbe; adj.

DUMB, speechless, mute ⬩ mūtus, e-linguis

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Bos. 9. 33: Lk. Bos, 11, 14. Dumbes elinguis, Glos. Prudent. Recd. 143, 1. Híg brohton him dumbne man obtŭlērunt ei hŏmĭnem mūtum, Mt. Bos. 9, 32: Mk. Bos. 9, 17: Ex. 4, 11.

a-léd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-léd, pp. of a-lecgan.

put ⬩ laid

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Bos. 2, 16;

be-gytan

(v.)

to obtain

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Bos. 5, 7

dryht-né

(n.)

a dead body of a host

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a dead body of a host

Linked entry: neó

deóful

(n.)

the devil

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Bos. 13, 19

díhlum

in secret

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Bos. 6, 6

fefor

(n.)

a fever

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Bos. 8, 15

fór-arn

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fór-arn, p. of fór-yrnan.

ran before

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Bos. 20, 4;

for-scruncon

(v.)
Grammar
for-scruncon, p. pl. of for-scrincan.

dried up

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Bos. 13, 6;

for-sworcen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-sworcen, pp. of for-sweorcan.

darkened ⬩ obscured

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Bos. 24, 29;

be-scirian

(v.)

to deprive

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Bos. 16, 4

Linked entry: be-sciered

blyssian

(v.)

to rejoice

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Bos. 15, 9

ge-edcenned

(adj.; part.)

regenerated ⬩ regeneratus

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Bos. 3, 5

burne

(v.)
Grammar
burne, subj. p. of beornan;

burned

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burned.Ors. 4, 7; Bos. 88, 45

bysmerung

(n.)

blasphemy ⬩ blasphemia

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Bos. 3, 28

be-byrgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-byrgan, be-birgan; p. de; pp. ed

To bury ⬩ sepelire

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Bos. 27, 7 : Jn. Bos. 19, 40

Linked entries: be-birgan bi-byrgan

æt-hrínan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-hrínan, p. -hrán, pl. -hrinon; pp. -hrinen

To touch ⬩ take ⬩ move ⬩ tangere ⬩ apprehendere ⬩ movere

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Bos. 8, 15. Se unclǽna gást hine æt-hrínþ spiritus apprehendit eum, Lk. Bos. 9, 39. Nellaþ híg ðá mid heora fingre æt-hrínan digito autem suo nolunt ea movere, Mt. Bos. 23, 4

Linked entry: et-hrínan

be-þridian

(v.)
Grammar
be-þridian, -þrydian; p. ede; pp. ed [þrýdian from þryþ power, force]

To force, overpower ⬩ cogere, vi superare

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Ðæt hý án cyning swá ýðelíce on his geweald beþrydian sceolde that one king should so easily force them under his power, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 59, 42 : 2, 5; Bos. 47, 11

ge-cnyttan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cnyttan, -cnyhtan; p. -cnytte; pp. -cnytted, -cnytt, -cnyt [cnyttan to tie]

To tie or fasten to ⬩ to annex ⬩ adnectĕre ⬩ allīgāre

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Bos. 18, 6. Gecnyt, Mk. Bos. 9, 42 : Lk. Bos. 17, 2. Gicnyht, Rtl. 109, 41; Jn. Skt. Lind. 11, 44

Linked entry: ge-cnycc

ge-liger

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

A lying with ⬩ fornication ⬩ adultery ⬩ concŭbĭtus ⬩ conjŭgium ⬩ fornicātio ⬩ adultērium

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To geligere concubitu, Ors. 1, 2; Bos. 27, 13. Æt geligere de conjŭgio, Bos. 27, 15. Geligre fornicatiōni, Bos. 27, 9

Linked entries: dern-geliger dyrne-geliger

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