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BÍDAN

(v.)
Grammar
BÍDAN, ic bíde, ðú bídest, bítst, bíst, he bídeþ, bít, pl. bídaþ; p. ic, he bád, ðú bide, pl. bidon; pp. biden; acc. gen.

To BIDE, abide, continue, remain, tarry, wait, await, expect, endure ⬩ manere, remanere, morari, habitare in aliquo loco, expectare, consequi, sustinere

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To BIDE, abide, continue, remain, tarry, wait, await, expect, endure; manere, remanere, morari, habitare in aliquo loco, expectare, consequi, sustinere Ic in wíte sceal bídan in bendum I in torment must abide in bonds, Cd. 214; Th. 268, 2; Sat. 49.

Linked entries: a-bídan bád bídende

a-belgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-belgan, ic -beige, ðú -bilgst, -bilhst, he -bylgþ, -bilhþ, pl. -belgaþ; p. -bealg, -bealh, pl. -bulgon; pp. -bolgen, v. trans. [a, belgan to irritate]

To cause any one to swell with anger ⬩ to anger ⬩ irritate ⬩ vex ⬩ incense ⬩ ira aliquem tumefacere ⬩ irritare ⬩ exasperare ⬩ incendere

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To cause any one to swell with anger, to anger, irritate, vex, incense; ira aliquem tumefacere, irritare, exasperare, incendere Ne sceal ic ðé abelgan I would not anger thee, Salm. Kmbl. 657; Sal. 328. Oft ic wífe abelge oft I irritate a woman.

Linked entries: a-bæligan a-bealh a-bolgen a-bulgan a-bylgan æ-bilgan æ-bylgan ebylgan

ymbren

(n.)
Grammar
ymbren, es; pl. ymbrenu (the reading ymbren fæstena, L. Eth. vi. 23; Th. i. 320, 20, should rather be ymbrenfæstena, as in Wulfst. 272, 16) ; n.
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Eth. vi. 25; Th. i. 320, 25: Wulfst. 117, 15 note

Linked entry: riht-ymbren

FINDAN

(v.)
Grammar
FINDAN, to findanne; ic finde, ðú findest, findst, fintst, finst, he findeþ, fint, pl. findaþ; p. fand, fond, funde, pl. fundon; pp. funden; v. trans.

To FIND ⬩ invent ⬩ imagine ⬩ devise ⬩ contrive ⬩ order ⬩ dispose ⬩ arrange ⬩ determine ⬩ invĕnīre ⬩ dispōnĕre ⬩ consŭlĕre

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Ic grundhyrde fond I found the ground-keeper, Beo. Th. 4279; B. 2136: Exon. 49b; Th. 171, 2; Gú. 1120. Ic funde I found, Beo. Th. 2977; B. 1486: Gen. 12, 20. Ðú fundest thou foundest, Ps. Th. 16, 3. Swá we ǽr fundon as we before determined, L.

ge-ceósan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ceósan, to geceósanne, geceósenne; ic -ceóse, ðú -ceósest, -cýst, -císt, he -ceóseþ, -cýsþ, -cýst, pl. -ceósaþ; p. -ceás, pl. -curon; pp. -coren

To elect ⬩ choose ⬩ decide ⬩ prove ⬩ approve ⬩ eligere ⬩ præeligere ⬩ seligere ⬩ asciscere ⬩ petere ⬩ nancisci

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Grn. ii. 288, 53 : Ps.

Linked entries: ge-ceás ge-císt ge-coren gecure

for-gnídan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gnídan, -gnýdan, -cnídan; he -gnít; p. ic, he -gnád, ðú -gnide, pl. -gnidon ; pp. -gniden [for-, gnídan to rub]

To rub together ⬩ dash or throw down ⬩ break ⬩ contĕrĕre ⬩ allīdĕre ⬩ elīdĕre

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Grin forgniden is, and we alýsde synd lăqueus contrītus est, et nos lībĕrāti sŭmus, Ps. Spl. 123, 7. Heorte forgnidene God ná beheóld cor contrītum Deus non despĭcies. Ps. Spl. 50, 18. He forgnít hine allīdit illum, Mk. Bos. 9, 18.

Linked entries: for-cnídan for-gnýdan ge-gnysan

a-hón

(v.)
Grammar
a-hón, to a-hónn; ic -hó, ðú -héhst, he -héhþ; impert. -hóh; p. -héng,-héncg, pl. -héngon; pp. -hongen, -hangen

To hang ⬩ crucify ⬩ suspendere ⬩ crucifigere

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Ic ahó suspendo; ic ahéncg suspendi, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 6; Som. 29, 12. Sealde heom to ahónne tradidit eis ut crucifigeretur, Mt. Bos. 27, 26. Ahóh hine crucifige eum, Mk. Bos. 15, 14. On gealgan ahéhþ he shall hang on a gallows, Deut. 21, 22.

Linked entries: a-hangen a-héhst a-héncg a-héng a-hó a-hóh a-hongen

ge-feón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feón, -feohan, -feagan, -feagian ; ic -feó, ðú -fehst, he -fehþ, -fiþ, -feaþ, pl. -feóþ; p. -feah, -feh, pl. -fǽgon; pp. -fegen [The Northern Gospels have weak forms]

To be glad ⬩ rejoice ⬩ exult ⬩ lætari ⬩ delectari ⬩ gaudere ⬩ exultare

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Ðonne mótan we in ðære engellícan blisse gefeón then may we in angelic bliss rejoice, 83, 3. Gefeage exultare, Jn. Skt. Lind. 5, 35 : 3, 14. Gifeaga gaudere, Rtl. 34, 3. Gifeagia gaudere, 69, 30.

Linked entries: ge-fagen ge-feohtsumness feágan ge-fǽgon ge-feán ge-fegian ge-feohan

ge-swerian

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

To swear ⬩ take an oath ⬩ jūrāre

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To swear, take an oath; jūrāre Ic ðæt geswerige þurh sunu Meotudes this I swear by the son of the Creator, Elen. Kmbl. 1368; El. 686. Ic geswerge I swear, Exon. 67 a; Th. 247, 17; Jul. 80. Swá ic geswór wið Drihten sīcut jūrāvit Domĭno, Ps.

ge-búgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-búgan, p. ic, he -beág, -beáh, ðú -buge, pl. -bugon; impert. -búh, pl. -búgaþ; pp. -bogen [ge-, búgan to bow] .

To bow ⬩ bow down oneself ⬩ bend ⬩ submit ⬩ turn ⬩ turn away ⬩ revolt ⬩ se flectĕre ⬩ inclīnāre ⬩ curvāre ⬩ declĕnāre ⬩ transfŭgĕre ⬩ To bow to ⬩ turn towards ⬩ inclīnāre ad

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Th. ii. 26, 10 : Boutr. Scrd. 22, 43 : Bt. Met. Fox 25, 128; Met. 25,64. Heó on flet gebeáh she bowed to the floor, Beo. Th. 3085; B. 1540 : 5953; B. 2980. Se wyrm gebeáh snúde tosomne the worm quickly bent together, 5128; B. 2567.

Linked entries: ge-beág ge-bogen ge-búh

wapol

(n.)
Grammar
wapol, (-ul, -el) foam:' — Wapul famfaluca (cf. faam, leásung famfaluca, 17), Wrt. Voc. ii. 108, 20: 35, 4 (cf. leásung oððe fám
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famfaluca, 24,75). v. next word

CNÁWAN

(v.)
Grammar
CNÁWAN, ic cnáwe, ðú cnáwest, cnáwst, he cnáweþ, cnǽwþ, pl. cnáwaþ; p. cneów, pl. cneówon; pp. cnáwen

To KNOW; ⬩ noscere

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To KNOW; noscere Ða byþ cnáwene noscuntur Mone B. 169

FYLLAN

(v.)
Grammar
FYLLAN, ic fylle, ðú fyllest, fylst, he fylleþ, fylþ, pl. fyllaþ; p. fylde, fyllde, pl. fyldon; impert. fyl, pl. fyllaþ; pp. fylled, fyld; v. trans.

To FILL ⬩ replenish ⬩ satisfy ⬩ cram ⬩ stuff ⬩ finish ⬩ complete ⬩ fulfil ⬩ implēre ⬩ replēre ⬩ sătŭrāre ⬩ farcīre ⬩ supplēre ⬩ complēre

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Ic crammige oððe fylle farcio, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 2; Som. 34, 36. Ic fylle suppleo, 26, 1; Som. 28, 29. Ðú fyllest [fylst Spl.] ealra wihta gehwam bletsunga tu imples omne anĭmal bĕnĕdictiōne, Ps. Th. 144, 17.

Linked entry: fullian

MID

(prep.)
Grammar
MID, (in Gloss. Ep. and Lindisfarne Gospels) mið; prep. with dat. acc. inst.

With ⬩ in conjunction with ⬩ in company with, along with ⬩ among ⬩ apud ⬩ penes ⬩ by ⬩ through ⬩ with ⬩ at ⬩ when ⬩ since ⬩ seeing that ⬩ cum

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Ath. i. 1; Th. i. 200, 3

Linked entry: mið

earu

(adj.)
Grammar
earu, In the passage for earne might be read earmne ? or earhne, eargne? timid: <b>earwian</b> = gearwian.

Similar entry: ge-gearwian

sol-mónaþ

(n.)
Grammar
sol-mónaþ, On the gloss panibus sol see Corp. Gl. H. p. xxxix, where panibus is taken to be a corruption of phoebus.

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breátan

(v.)
Grammar
breátan, ic breáte, ðú breátest, brýtst, he breáteþ, brýt, pl. breátaþ; p. breót , pl. breóton; pp. breáten

To break, demolish, destroy, kill; ⬩ frangere, conterere, necare

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To break, demolish, destroy, kill; frangere, conterere, necare Hí hálge cwelmdon, breóton [breotun MS.] bóccræftige [bóccræftge MS.] bærndon gecorene they slew the holy, destroyed the book-learned, burned the chosen, Exon. 66 a; Th. 243, 25; Jul. 16

Linked entries: breótun BREÓTAN

breóðan

(v.)
Grammar
breóðan, ic breóðe, ðú breóðest, brýst, he breóðeþ, brýþ, pl. breóðaþ; p. breáþ, pl. bruðon; pp. broðen

To ruin, destroy; ⬩ perdere.

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To ruin, destroy; perdere

bræd-ísen

(n.)
Grammar
bræd-ísen, brǽd-ísen ?.
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If bræd = bred (q. v.), the vowel is short, but if it may be compared with Icel. bragð in bragð-alr the vowel is long

GADERIAN

(v.)
Grammar
GADERIAN, gadorigean, gadrian, gadrigean, gæderian, gædrian; to gaderigenne, gadrienne, gadrigenne; ic gaderie, gaderige, gadrige, ðú gaderast, gadrast, he gaderaþ, gadraþ, pl. gaderiaþ, gadriaþ; p. gaderode; pp. gaderod

To GATHER ⬩ gather together ⬩ collect ⬩ store up ⬩ lĕgere ⬩ collĭgĕre ⬩ congrĕgāre

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Ic næbbe hwyder ic míne wæstmas gadrige non hăbeo quo congrĕgem fructus meos, Lk. Bos. 12, 17

Linked entries: gadorigean gadrian gæderian gaðerian

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