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freó-bearn-fæder

(n.)
Grammar
freó-bearn-fæder, m.

A father of noble children ⬩ nōbĭlium fīliōrum păter

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A father of noble children; nōbĭlium fīliōrum păter.Cd. 163; Th. 206,1; Exod. 445

be-æftan

(adv.)
Grammar
be-æftan, adv.

Behind ⬩ after ⬩ hereafter ⬩ post ⬩ pone ⬩ postea

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Behind, after, hereafter; post, pone, postea Ðǽr beæftan forlét eall left there all behind, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 45, 14. Ðæt ic wille hér beæftan sweotolor gereccan that I will hereafter more clearly shew, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 30, 29

be-æftan

(prep.)
Grammar
be-æftan, prep.

after ⬩ behind ⬩ post ⬩ pone ⬩ without ⬩ sine

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Grammar be-æftan, Be-æftan contracted to bæftan, q. v. after, behind; post, pone without; sine Beæftan ðære menego sine turbo, Lk. Bos. 22, 6

be-æftan

(prep.; adv.)

behind, ⬩ after

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Add: prep. local, in contrast with before Hé hæfde þriddan dǽl his firde beæftan him, Ors. 1, 12; S. 52, 33. in contrast with advance along with Hé forlét hundeahtatig þúsenda beæftan him, Ors. 2, 5; S. 78, 17: 5, 12; S. 240, 3. figurative Ic forlǽte

býtl

(n.)
Grammar
býtl, bítl, es; n. m? [být, pres. of beátan to beat, strike]
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A BEETLE, hammer; malleus Seó wífman án ðæra teldsticcena geslóh mid ánum býtle búfan his þunwengan the woman struck one of the tent-nails with a hammer above his temples, Jud. 4, 21. Nán mon ne gehiérde bítles swég no man heard the sound of hammer,

Linked entries: bítel biótul bítl

be-arn

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

occurred

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occurred,Wanl. Catal. 154, 5;

ge-cnucian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cnucian, -cnocian; p. ode, ede, ude; pp. od, ed, ud [cnucian to beat]

To beat ⬩ pound ⬩ tundĕre ⬩ pertundĕre

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To beat, pound; tundĕre, pertundĕre Gecnuca hý mid swínenum góre pound it with swine dung, Herb. 9, 3; Lchdm. i. 100, 11. Mid gecnucedum [MS. gecnucedon] ele ŏleo tūso, Ex. 29, 40. Genim ða wyrte gecnucude [gecnocode MS. B.] take the herb pounded, Herb

Linked entry: ge-cnocian

platian

(v.)
Grammar
platian, Substitute: to beat into thin plates; and add: v. ge-platod.

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a-þrescan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þrescan, p. -þræsc, pl. -þruscon; pp. -þroscen, -þroxen [a, þerscan to thresh, beat]

To rob ⬩ spoil ⬩ spoliare ⬩ expilare

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To rob, spoil; spoliare, expilare Aþroxen spoliatus

Linked entry: a-þroxen

simbel

Grammar
simbel, In 1. 10 for incessablia 1. incessabilia, and add — Þá þe him on siml wǽron mid farende, Ors. 3, 9; S. 130, 20. Heó wunode á on symbel neáh Sancte Marian cyrican
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juxta beatae Mariae ecclesiam semper manebat, Gr. D. 283, 6

un-áwemmedlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áwemmedlíc, adj.

Incorruptible ⬩ immaculate

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Incorruptible, immaculate Eádignisse unáwoemmedlícum beata immortalitate, Rtl. 33, 12

ge-dyn

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dyn, m. l. <b>ge-dyne;</b> n.
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and add Hit anginne eal ætgidre brastligan, and ðá hameras beátan and for eallum ðysan gedene ne mæg sió sáwle hí gerestan. Sal. K. p. 85, 21

beátere

a beater ⬩ a boxer ⬩ pugil

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Substitute: a beater Hé hét his cwelleras þone hálgan beátan mid saglum. Þá bærst sum sagol intó ánes beáteres eágan, Hml. S. 4, 143. a boxer; pugil, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 39, 1

a-ginnan

(v.)
Grammar
a-ginnan, ic aginne, ðú aginnest, aginst, he aginneþ, agineþ, aginþ, agynþ; p. agan, pl. agunnon; pp. agunnen; v. a.

To begin ⬩ to set upon ⬩ undertake ⬩ take in hand ⬩ incipere

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To begin, to set upon, undertake, take in hand; incipere And agynþ beátan hys efenþeówas cœperit percutere conservos suos, Mt. Bos. 24, 49. Hí agynnon hine tǽlan incipiant illudere ei, Lk. Bos. 14, 29: 23, 5.

Linked entries: a-gan a-gynþ

brim-stæþ

(n.)
Grammar
brim-stæþ, es; n.

Sea-shore

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Sea-shore Streámwelm hwíleð, beátaþ brimstæþo, An. 496

ságol

(n.)
Grammar
ságol, es; m.

A staff, cudgel, club

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Mid stíðum ságlum beátaþ, 432, 12: 468, 33. Hét his cwelleras ðone hálgan beátan mid heardum ságlum. Ðá bærst sum ságol intó ánes beáteres eágan, Homl. Skt. i. 4, 142. Mid swurdum and sáhlum cum gladiis et fustibus, Mt. Kmbl. 26, 47, 55.

þerscan

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Þá ongan heó þerscan (beátan, v.l. tundere ) heó sylfe mid hire fýste ge eác mid hire brádum handum, 68, 27. Add Gylmas on flóre tó þrexene manipulos in area triturandos, An. Ox. 3433

ge-tynglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-tynglíce, ge-tyngelíce.
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Mænifealdlíce, getingcelíce affatim (cum innumera beatae virginitatis exempla affatim exuberent), An. Ox. 1689

gýmung

(n.)
Grammar
gýmung, e; f.

A marriage ⬩ nuptial

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A marriage, nuptial To gýmungum ðæs heofonlícum brýdguman eádig fǽmne ineode ad nuptias sponsi cælestis virgo beata intravit, Bd. 3, 24; S. 557, 6

Linked entry: gémung

clypnys

(n.)
Grammar
clypnys, clypenes, -nyss, -ness, e; f.

An embrace ⬩ complexus

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An embrace; complexus To clypnysse ðæs heofonlícan brýdguman eádig fǽmne ineóde ad complexum sponsi cælestis virgo beata intraret Bd. 3, 24; S. 557, 6

Linked entry: clypenes

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