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a-þencan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þencan, -þencean ; p. -þohte ; pp. -þoht.

to think out ⬩ devise ⬩ invent ⬩ excogitare ⬩ to think ⬩ intend ⬩ cogitare ⬩ intendere ⬩ velle

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ána aþohte to gefremmanne he thought this bold work to perform alone, Beo.

Linked entries: a-þohte a-þoht

a-drǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-drǽdan, p. -dréd; pp. -drǽden

To fear ⬩ timere

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Bos. 14, 5

Linked entry: a-dréd

a-rád

(v.)
Grammar
a-rád, p. of a-rídan.

rode

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rode He út arád he rode out, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 62, 22;

a-stód

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-stód, p. of a-standan.

stood up ⬩ insisted

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Bos. 23, 23 ;

anddetan

(v.)

To confess ⬩ confiteri

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Bos. 1, 5

ár-ing

(n.)
Grammar
ár-ing, árung, e ; f.

Honour ⬩ respect ⬩ honoratio

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Honour, respect; honoratio Búton áringe without honour, Ors. 5, 10; Bos. 108, 41

caru

(n.)
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Bos. 10, 40: Ps. Th. 60, 1: 78, 11

dígelnes

(n.)
Grammar
dígelnes, dígelnys

solitariness, recess

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Spl. second 9, 10: Ors. 2, 1; Bos. 39, 40

for-scruncen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-scruncen, pp. of for-scrincan.

shrank up ⬩ dried up ⬩ withered

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Bos. ii. 20;

be-þýan

(v.)
Grammar
be-þýan, p. -þýde, -þýdde, pl. -þýddon; pp. -þýed, -þýd

To thrust ⬩ trudere

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To thrust; trudere Hí beþýddon they thrust, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 78, 8

be-wópen

(v.; part.)

bewailed

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bewailed, Ors. 2, 8; Bos. 51, 41; Similar entries pp. of be-wépan

þúf-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
þúf-bǽre, adj.

Bearing foliage ⬩ leafy

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Bearing foliage, leafy Bóh þúfbǽres píntreówes frondentis pini stipitem, Hpt. Gl. 458, 67

Linked entry: þúf

yrse-binn

(n.)
Grammar
yrse-binn, [ = ? yrsen- = ísern-: cf, Wülck. Gl. 142, 2 irsenhelm cassis, where Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 4 has iren], e; f.
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An iron box Yrse-binne (cf. hunigbinna, 264, 15), Anglia ix. 265, 1

ge-swác

(v.; part.)

ceased ⬩ rested from

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Bos. 14, 32: Gen. 2, 3 p.of ge-swícan

fulluht

(n.)
Grammar
fulluht, fulwiht, fullwiht, fulwuht, es; n. [v. Grimm And. u. El. pp. 136-7]

Baptism ⬩ baptismus

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Bos. 3, 3

Linked entries: fulloc fullwon fulwiht fulwihðe fulwuht

betera

(adj.)
Grammar
betera, betra; m : betere, betre; f. n. adj. [from bet good, v. bet-líc good-like, comp. betera, betra better; sup. betest, betst best, v. besta, gód]

BETTER ⬩ melior

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Bos. 12, 12 Hit is betre it is a better [thing], Wyc. Bt. 38, 7; Fox 210, 5 : 29, 1; Fox 102, 6

Linked entry: betre

ge-bétan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bétan, he -béteþ, pl. -bétaþ; p. bétte, pl. bétton; pp. -béted, -bétt; v. trans, [ge-, bétan to amend] .

to make better ⬩ improve ⬩ mend ⬩ amend ⬩ repair ⬩ emendāre ⬩ repărāre ⬩ to make strong ⬩ fortify ⬩ surround with a wall ⬩ confirmāre ⬩ munīre ⬩ mūrāre ⬩ to make amends ⬩ reparation ⬩ 'bót' for ⬩ repent ⬩ to obtain a remedy against ⬩ to get 'bót' from ⬩ avenge

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Homl. 91, 16; 63, 34; 57, 27: Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 23, 5; H.R. 107, 4. Hea geboeton pæniterent, Lk. Skt.

Linked entries: ge-bétt ge-bótad

FÆT

(n.)
Grammar
FÆT, es; pl. nom. acc. fatu, fata; gen. fata; dat. fatum; n.

A vessel, cup, VAT ⬩ vas, călix

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Bos. 12, 29

Linked entries: fatu ge-fǽtan

tíþian

(v.)
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Add Ðú bǽde mé ꝥ ic sceolde þé áwendan of Lédene on Englisc þá bóc Genesis. Þá þúhte mé hefigtýme þé tó tíþienne þæs, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 1, 6. Add Se rihtwísa gemildsaþ and tíþað ( tribuet), Ps. L. 32, 17.

emb-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
emb-sittan, p. -sæt, pl, -sǽton; pp. -seten

To sit round or about, surround, beset, besiege ⬩ circumsĕdēre, obsĭdēre

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He besirede ðæt folc ðe hi embseten hæfdon he deceived the people who had besieged them, Ors. 4, 5; Bos. 83, 3

Linked entry: ymb-sittan

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