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consul

(n.)
Grammar
consul, es; m.

A consul

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Brutus wæs se forma consul Brutus was the first consul Ors. 2, 3; Bos. 41, 40, 41; 2, 4; Bos. 42, 27. Án consul forsóc ðone MS. þæne triumphan one consul [Fabius] declined the triumph 2, 4; Bos. 42, 43.

Linked entry: geár-cyning

fót-sceamel

(n.)
Grammar
fót-sceamel, -sceamol, -scamel, -scamul, es; m.

A footstool ⬩ pĕdum scăbellum ⬩ subpĕdāneum

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Bos. 20, 43: Ps. Lamb. 109, 1. Ge-eádmédaþ fótsceamol his fóta adōrāte scăbellum pĕdum ejus, Ps. Lamb. 98, 5: Mt. Bos. 22, 44: Mk. Bos. 12, 36. Under ðínum fótscamele under thy footstool, Homl. Th. i. 314, 32.

Linked entry: sceamol

ge-clǽnsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-clǽnsian, -clǽnsigan, -clǽsnian, -clánsian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [clǽnsian to cleanse]

To cleanse ⬩ purify ⬩ mundāre ⬩ purgāre

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Bos. 8, 3 : Mk, Bos. 1, 40, 41 : Bt. 38, 4; Fox 202, 29. Geclǽnsedra castīgātior, Bd. 4, 31; S. 611, 1

Linked entries: ge-clǽsnian ge-clánsian

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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Bos. 27, 26. Ahóh hine crucifige eum, Mk. Bos. 15, 14. On gealgan ahéhþ he shall hang on a gallows, Deut. 21, 22. Ðæt hí hine ahéngon ut crucifigerent eum, Mk. Bos. 15, 20: Mt. Bos. 27, 35: Mk. Bos. 15, 25.

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

blótan

(v.)
Grammar
blótan, ic blóte, ðú blótest, blétst, he blóteþ, blét, pl. blótaþ; p. ic, he bleót, ðú bleóte, pl. bleóton; pp. blóten; v. a.

To sacrifice, to kill for a sacrifice ⬩ immolare, sacrificare ⬩ sacrificare

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[blót a sacrifice] To sacrifice, to kill for a sacrifice; immolare, sacrificare Ðæt hí hiora godum ðe ýð blótan meahton that they might the more easily sacrifice to their gods, Ors. 2, 2; Bos. 40, 37: 4, 4; Bos. 80, 39: 5, 2; Bos. 102, 16.

Linked entry: a-blótan

ǽnig

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ǽnig, ǽneg, áni; adj. [ǽn = án one, -ig adj. termination; ánig, g = y, Eng. any]

ANY ⬩ any one ⬩ ullus ⬩ quisquam ⬩ aliquis

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Bos. 11, 16. Mæg ǽnig þing gódes beón of Nazareth a Nazareth potest aliquid boni esse? Jn. Bos. I, 46. Ǽniges sceates of any treasure, Cd. 25; Th. 32, 15; Gen. 503. Monnes ǽnges of any man. Exon. 10 b; Th. 13, 9; Cri. 200.

Linked entries: áneg ǽneg ǽngum áni énig

æftyr

after ⬩ according to ⬩ secundum

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Bos. 9, 29

áðer

(pronoun.)

either ⬩ alter

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either; alter, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 11

aweg-animan

(v.)

to take away ⬩ sufferre

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Bos. 20, 1

aweg-awyltan

(v.)

to roll away ⬩ revolvere

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Bos. 16, 4

be-sanc

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-sanc, p. of be-sincan.

sank ⬩ submersit

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sank; submersit, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 75. 32;

cwylmende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
cwylmende, cwilmende; part.

Tormenting ⬩ crucians

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Tormenting; crucians Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 36, 25

Egypte

(n.)
Grammar
Egypte, pl. m.

The Egyptians

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The Egyptians, Ors. l, 7; Bos. 30, 21

Linked entry: Ægypte

ehta

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
ehta, eight: — Ehta dagas gefyllede wǽron

consummāti sunt dies octo

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Bos. 2, 21

for-stæl

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-stæl, pl. -stǽlon

stole

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Bos. 28, 13:

gáþ

Grammar
gáþ, pl. pres. indic. and impert. of gán.

go

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Bos. 9, 13;

ge-cwed-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cwed-rǽden, ne; f.

An agreement

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An agreement, Ors. 5, 12; Bos. 111, 23

ge-dréfedlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-dréfedlíc, adj.

Troublesome ⬩ turbulentus

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Troublesome; turbulentus, Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 30, 4

ge-mynd-stów

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mynd-stów, e; f.
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Bos. 23, 29

bréðer

(n.; v.)
Grammar
bréðer, dat. of bróðor.

to a brother; ⬩ fratri,

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Bos. 12, 13;

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