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a-máwan

(v.)
Grammar
a-máwan, p. -meów; pp. -máwen [a, máwan to mow]

To mowcut offdemeteredesecare

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To mow, cut off; demetere, desecare, Ps. Th. 101, 4

ge-sǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sǽlan, p. de; pp. ed [sǽlan to bind, tie]

To bind, tielĭgāre

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To bind, tie; lĭgāre Ða folan hý gesǽlaþ they tie the foals, Nar. 35, 11. Ðæt is se ealda feónd ðone he gesǽlde that is the ancient fiend whom he bound, Exon. 96 a; Th. 359, 7; Pa. 59.

Linked entry: sǽlan

be-þeówan

(v.)
Grammar
be-þeówan, p. -þeówde, -þeódde (v. þeówan to serve)

To serve

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To serve Beþeóddan inserviunt (v. l. to inheserunt in passage given under previous word), R. Ben. 134, 20

Linked entries: þeówan þeówan

beso-reádian

(v.)
Grammar
beso-reádian, p. ode; pp. od [baso red, purple, reádian to redden]

rubefacere

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To make a reddish purple; rubefacere Besoreáda ða rinda ealle útan make all the rinds on the outside a reddish purple [by soaking in chalybiate water?] L. M. 1, 47; Lchdm. ii. 116, 3

Linked entry: basu-reádian

FLOTA

(n.; part.)
Grammar
FLOTA, an; m. [floten, pp. of fleótan to float] .

a shipvesselfleetnāvisclassisa sailorpiratenautapīrāta

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Lǽt nú geferian flotan úserne to lande let our ship now go to land, Andr. Kmbl. 794; An. 397: Beo. Th. 594; B. 294. a sailor, pirate; nauta, pīrāta Flota mōdgade the sailor proudly moved, Cd. 160; Th. 198, 32; Exod. 331.

Linked entries: ǽg-flota ge-flota

æ-springnes

(n.)
Grammar
æ-springnes, -ness, e; f. [aspringan to fail]

A failingfaintingdefectio

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A failing, fainting ; defectio, Ps. Spl. T. 118, 53

ágend

(n.)
Grammar
ágend, es; m. [part. of ágan to own]

An ownera possessorthe LordpossessorproprietariusDominus

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An owner, a possessor, the Lord ; possessor, proprietarius, Dominus Þreóm hundum scillinga gylde se ágend with three hundred shillings let the owner pay, L. H. E. 1; Th. i. 26, 9: 3; Th. i. 28, 5. Ágendes ést the owner's favour, Beo. Th. 6142; B. 3075

and-sǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
and-sǽte, adj. [and against, sǽtan to lie in wait]

Odioushatefulabominableexosusperosus

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Odious, hateful, abominable; exosus, perosus, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 36, 60: Ælfc. Gl. 84; Som. 73, 101; Wrt. Voc. 49, 9

Linked entry: an-sǽte

cwellend

(n.)
Grammar
cwellend, es; m. [cwellende, part. of cwellan to kill]

A killer, slayer interfector

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A killer, slayer; interfector Cwellend sector, Glos. Prudent. Recd. 150, 27

dǽlend

(n.)
Grammar
dǽlend, es; m. [dǽlende, part. of dǽlan to divide]

A dealer, divider, distributordivīsor

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A dealer, divider, distributor; divīsor Hwá sette me déman, oððe dǽlend, ofer inc quis me constituit judĭcem, aut divisōrem, super vos? Lk. Bos. 12, 14

flyht

(n.)
Grammar
flyht, fliht, es; m. [fleógan to fly]

A flightvŏlātus

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A flight; vŏlātus Wæs ðæs fugles flyht dvrne and dégol the bird's flight was hidden and secret, Exon. 17a; Th. 40, 15; Cri. 639. On flyhte in flight, Elen. Kmbl. 1485; El. 744: Cd. 215; Th. 271, 29; Sat. 112. Se ðe nafaþ fugles flyht who has not the

Linked entries: fliht flyþ

fóre-tíge

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-tíge, es; m. [tíge from tígan to bind]

A fore-binding placemarketfŏrum

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A fore-binding place, market; fŏrum Heó ys gelíc sittendum cnapum [MS. cnapun] on fóretíge sĭmĭlis est puĕris sedentĭbus in fŏro, Mt. Bos. 11. 16

Linked entry: forþ-tége

for-fylden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-fylden, [fylden = fealden, pp. of fealdan to fold up]

Filled upstoppedopposedobstructus

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Filled up, stopped, opposed; obstructus, Cot. 148

for-hátena

(n.)
Grammar
for-hátena, an; m. [hátan to call or name]

An ill-named, or a reprobate personfāmōsusperdĭtus

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An ill-named, or a reprobate person; fāmōsus, perdĭtus Ðá se forhátena spræc then spake the reprobate one. Cd. 29; Th. 38, 20; Gen. 609

forhtudon

(v.; part.)
Grammar
forhtudon, = forhtodon

trĕpĭdāvērunt

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trĕpĭdāvērunt, Ps. Spl. 13, 9;

for-liden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-liden, part, [for-, liden, pp. of líðan to sail]

Shipwreckednaufrăgus

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Shipwrecked; naufrăgus Gemildsa me, nacodum, forlidenum pity me, naked, shipwrecked, Apol. Th. 11, 19: 14, 1, 9: 15, 11: 21, 7, 13, 14, 15, 20: 22, 1, 22: 24, 16: 25, 9

for-líðednes

(n.)
Grammar
for-líðednes, -ness, e; f. [líðan to sail]

Shipwrecknaufrăgium

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Shipwreck; naufrăgium. Som. Ben. Lye

ge-bær

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bær, p. of ge-beran to bear, bring forth.

barebore

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bare, bore,Gen. 39, 19;

bogetung

(n.; part.)
Grammar
bogetung, e; f. [bogen; pp. of búgan to bend]

A bending, crookanfractus

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A bending, crook; anfractus, Cot. 18

bora

(n.; part.)
Grammar
bora, an; m. [boren; pp. of beran to bear]

One who bears or sustains the charge of anything, a rulerqui rem aliquam gerit, gestor

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One who bears or sustains the charge of anything, a ruler; qui rem aliquam gerit, gestor Ríces boran the rulers of the state, Cd. 224; Th. 296, 10; Sat. 500

Linked entry: -bǽre