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Anglo-Saxon

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bi-grafan

(v.)

to burysepelire

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to bury; sepelire,Exon. 29 a; Th. 89, 33; Cri. 1466

ge-brogne

(n.)
Grammar
ge-brogne, an; n.

A bush

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A bush Gistígeþ swoelce gibrogne ascendet sicut virgultum, Rtl. 19, 33

Linked entry: brogna

burge

Grammar
burge, (?), an = burg
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Cf. burg-geat

brér-þyrne

(n.)
Grammar
brér-þyrne, an; f.
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A brier-bush On brérðyrnan, C. D. vi. 221, 13

-rún

(suffix)
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in burh-rún Burgrúne Parcas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 116, 10

fýr-smeortende

(adj.)

smarting like a burnignitos ciniphes

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Add: smarting like a burn. The Latin has ignitos ciniphes

grornung

(n.)
Grammar
grornung, e; f.
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Complaint, mourning Búta grornunge sine quærella, Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 1, 6

Linked entry: gronung

ge-bigeþ

Grammar
ge-bigeþ, -bigþ

buys

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buys,L. Ethb. 77; Th. i. 22, 1: Mt. Bos. 13, 44

breoton

(adj.)
Grammar
breoton, adj.

Spaciousample

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Spacious, ample Fóh hider tó mé burh and breotone bold, Sat. 687

Tófe-ceaster

(n.)

Towcester

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Towcester Mon worhte ða burg æt Tófeceastre, Chr. 921; Erl. 107, 26

ge-feallan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feallan, p. -feól, -feóll, pl. -feóllon; pp. feallen

To fallcaderedecidere

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music, but she has not learnt it well, 16, 23

ge-limp

(n.)
Grammar
ge-limp, es; n.

An eventaccidenta chanceaccĭdenscāsus

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Is ǽnig óðer on eallum ðám gelimpum búton godes yrre ofer ðas ðeóde swutol and gesýne is there anything else plain and visible in these events but God's anger over this people? Swt. A. S. Rdr. 109, 137.

Linked entries: be-limp ge-lymp

ge-myndigian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-myndigian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

to remember

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Ðæt ðú ne gemyndgast æfter mandreáme ne gewittes wást bútan wildeóra ðeáw that thou shalt not understand after the manner of the joy of man, nor know aught but the manner of wild beasts, Cd. 203; Th. 251, 29; Dan. 571.

þreáp

(n.)

a troopband

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Voc. ii. 20, 27; or þreátum; Similar entries v. þreát: but þreáp may have a double sense as þreát has (see, too, þreápian, þreátian); in later English it remains with the meaning strife, contest, e.g.: Wituten threp (ani enuy, alle chidyng) or strijf,

wacan

(v.)
Grammar
wacan, p. wóc; pp. wacen

To waketo come into beingbe bornspring

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To wake; but occurring mostly in the sense to come into being, be born, spring Sió mǽgburg ðe ic æfter wóc the family from which I sprang, Exon. Th. 401, 34; Rä. 21, 21. Abrahame wóc bearn of brýde to Abraham a child was born of his wife, Cd.

Linked entries: on-wacan on-wacan

bærnan

(v.)
Grammar
bærnan, p. bærnde; pp. bærned; v. a.

To kindlelightset on fireto BURNburn upaccendereurerecomburereexurere

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To kindle, light, set on fire, to BURN, burn up; accendere, urere, comburere, exurere Bærnaþ nú eówer blácern light now your lamp, Bd. 4, 8; S. 576, 5. Hí bærndon gecorene they burned the chosen, Exon. 66a; Th. 243, 26; Jul. 16

Linked entries: BEORNAN bærnett

geoguþ-cnósl

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Before Ic bíde add þǽr ic (a badger) wíc búge, bold mid bearnum

Saracenisc

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Seó burh wearð mid ðám Sarasceniscum gesett, Hml. Th. i. 404, 18. Add

ymb-sittan

Grammar
ymb-sittan, <b>. II a.</b>
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Se cásere embsæt þá burh útan mid herige. Bl. H. 79, 14. Add

a-beornan

(v.)
Grammar
a-beornan, p. -bearn, -barn, pl. -burnon; pp. -bornen, v. intrans.

To burnexardere

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To burn; exardere Fyr abarn exarsit ignis, Ps. Th. 105, 16