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bi-liden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bi-liden, left, departed, Exon. 52 a; Th. 182, 18, = be-liden; pp. of be-líðan, q. v.

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mond

(n.)
Grammar
mond, <b>= (?)</b> mód,
  • Exon. 40 b
  • ;
  • Th. 134, 26
  • ;
  • Gú. 514.

horian

(v.)
Grammar
horian, Ps. Th. 27, 1 note. Dele, and see <b>hopian; III</b>.

-ærn

(suffix)
Grammar
-ærn, -ern, es; n. [ærn a place] is generally used as a termination, and denotes a place; thus, Eorþ-ærn, es; a

An earth-place or housethe grave

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An earth-place or house, the grave Open wæs ðæt eorþ-ærn the grave was open, Exon. 120 a; Th. 460, 18; Hö. 19: 119b; Th. 459, 22; Hö. 3; Th. 460, 4; Hö. 12. Dóm-ern a judgment-place, judgment-hall, court of justice, Mt. Bos. 27, 27.

be-tweonum

(prep.)
Grammar
be-tweonum, be-tweonan, be-twinum, be-twinan, be-twynan, bi-tweon, bi-tweonum; prep.
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Th. 105, 9. Ðá seó cwén ongan lǽran ðæt hie sybbe swá same sylfra betweonum freóndrǽdenne gelǽston then the queen began to teach that they should hold peace also amid their friendly band, Elen.

bi-leác

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bi-leác, locked up, shut up, Exon. 124 b; Th. 479, 1; Rä. 62, 1, = be-leác; p.
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of be-lúcan

helle-fýr

Grammar
helle-fýr,
  • Bt. Met. Fox 8, 101; Met. 8, 51; Exon. 26 b; Th. 78, 6 ; Cri: 1270.
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On helle fýr in gehennam ignis, Mt. Kmbl. 18, 9

ge-sæt

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-sæt, pl. -sǽton sat, sat down, Beo. Th. 5427; B. 2717: Elen. Kmbl. 1732; El. 868; p.
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of ge-sittan

a-þeótan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þeótan, he -þýteþ ; p. -þeát, pl. -þuton ; pp. -þoten

To windsoundblowinflarecanere

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To wind, sound, blow; inflare, canere Nǽfre mon ðæs hlúde horn aþýtep, ne býman abláweþ never so loudly one sounds a horn, nor blows a trumpet, Exon. 117 b; Th. 451, 26; Dóm. 109

Linked entry: a-þýteþ

blót-mónaþ

(n.)
Grammar
blót-mónaþ, es; m. [blót a sacrifice, mónaþ month]
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November, the month of sacrifice, so called because at this season the heathen Saxons made a provision for winter, and offered in sacrifice many of the animals they then killed.

Linked entry: blód-mónaþ

MAGAN

(v.)
Grammar
MAGAN, (the infin. does not occur in W. S. but mæge glosses posse,
  • Mk. Skt. p. 3, 1
  • ;
and <b>magende</b>
(cf. Icel. megandi) = quiens,
  • Ælfc. Gr. 41
  • ;
  • Som. 44, 21.

to be strongefficaciousto availprevailbe sufficientto be strongbe in good healthto be ablemaymay

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Th. 5054; B. 2530. Hit me meahte swá that was not allowed, Exon. 41 a; Th. 136, 29; Gú. 548. in the Northumbrian Gospels the verb is used as an auxiliary in the translation of the Latin subjunctive, or fut. indic. Synngiga mæge peccabit, Mt. Kmbl.

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bacan

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Þú erast and sǽwst; þú grinst and bæcst, Hml. Th. i. 488, 25. Sé þe him hláf baceð, Wlfst. 212, 27. In þám ofne þá wíf bócon heora hláfas, Gr. D. 251, 26. Þæt man breád bace, Wlfst. 296, 8. Þá oflǽtan þe gé sylfe bacen, Ll. Th. ii. 404, 35.

burg-geat

Grammar
burg-geat, (burh-).
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Add: the gate of a burg (v. burg, Ia) Ðus feor sceal beón þæs cinges grið fram his burhgeate þǽr hé is sittende, Ll. Th. i. 224, 7. þá heortan æt þínum burhgeatum behele, Lch. i. 328, 24.

þurh

Grammar
þurh, A. I 2. add: — Nán man ne mihte faran þurh þone weg, Mt. 8, 28. Ill 3.
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Add Ðone gé ofslógon and áhéngon ðurh eówer geðeaht, Past. 443, 8 : 435, 26. add Swá hwelc swá on ǽnigre frécennesse mínne naman þurh þé gecégð, ic hine gehére, Shrn. 73, 10. B. I 2. add :-- Nǽnig mæhte faran þurh wæge þǽm (per viam illam), Mt.

be-smiþian

(v.)
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Nim þás næglas and heó besmiþian hát on þínes sunu brídle take these nails and order them to be set in thy son's bridle (cf. þú þás næglas hát . . . on his brídels dón, El. 1175. The Emperour dyde doo sette the nayles in his brydel, H.

aþryd

(v.)
Grammar
aþryd, Substitute: á-þrý(a)n; pp. -þrýd

To extortrob

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To extort,rob Áþrýid expilatam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 107, 61. Áþríd, 29, 68. Áþrýd expressum, 30, 19: expilatam, i. conquassatam, 145, 12

bléwþ

(v.)
Grammar
bléwþ, ðú bléwst blows, thou blowest, Ps. Spl. 102, 14;
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3rd and 2nd pers. pres. of blówan

gi-

(prefix)
Grammar
gi-, for most words beginning with this prefix see ge-.

-fóted

(suffix)
Grammar
-fóted, -fótede. v. feówer, horn-, þri-, wóh-fóted[e].

-ere

(suffix)
Grammar
-ere, -er, es; m. as the termination of many nouns, signifies a person or agent, v. fulwer and fullere a fuller, bleacher, Mk. Bos. 9, 3: from wer a man; plegere a player; sǽdere a sower; wrítere a writer.