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wrohtian

(v.)
Grammar
wrohtian, (?)
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Hé sǽ bedráf, ðǽr ðe heó wrohtaþ (frohtaþ = forhtaþ? the Latin has: Mare forniidat, 210, 90) dæges and nihtes, Homl. Ass. 173, 105

be-reáfigend

(n.)
Grammar
be-reáfigend, es; m.

A spoiler ⬩ robber

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A spoiler, robber Eálá þú sǽ, manna be-reáfigend and unscæððigra beswtcend, Ap. Th. ll, 10. Cf. Bereafgende grassatrix, An. Ox. 7, 136

Linked entry: reáfigend

byht

Grammar
byht, [cf. búgan].
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Ðér sæ díc útt scǽtt æt ðám bihtæ, C. D. v. 74, 2. On heges byhte; of ðám byhte, iii. 419, 16. Add

giw

Grammar
giw, l. <b>gíw,</b> and add: <b>giú, gíg</b>
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Geówes hé hafað fiðeru and griffus fét, Sal. 264

endleofan

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
endleofan, endlufon, endlyfun, inflected cases of endleof, endluf, endlyf [end = an one; unus; leof=lif, from lífan to leave; relinquĕre, Grm. ii. 947, or end = án one; lif ten; dĕcem; existing in Teutonic languages only in the words for 11 and 12; A. Sax. end-lif and twé-lf = twá-lf= twá-lif, Grm. Gsch. &sect;246] ELEVEN ; undĕcim = ἕνδεκα
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Ósréd ðæt rice hæfde endleofan wintra Osred held the kingdom for eleven years, Bd. 5, 18; S. 635, 20. Mid híra endlufon sunum cum undecim filiis, Gen. 32, 22. Endleofan steorran eleven stars, Gen. 37, 9: Chr. 71; Th. 13, 3, col. 3

Linked entries: ændlefen ellefne

be-filgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-filgan, p. -filgde; pp. -filged

To follow after ⬩ pursue ⬩ insequi

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To follow after, pursue; insequi Wolde me befilgende beón mid sáre voluit me insequi cum dolore, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 28, note

Linked entry: be-fylgan

a-wærged

(n.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
a-wærged, -wærgd; pp; def. m. -wærgda

Accursed ⬩ maledictus

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Accursed; maledictus Wit ðæs awærgdan wordum gelýfdon we two believed the words of the accursed one, Cd. 222; Th. 290, 16; Sat. 416

cépe-cniht

(n.)
Grammar
cépe-cniht, es; m.

A bought servant, slave ⬩ venalis puer, servus

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A bought servant, slave; venalis puer, servus Gregorius geseah cépecnihtas ðǽr gesette Gregory saw slaves placed there, Bd. 2, 1; S. 501, 7

fyrn-man

(n.)
Grammar
fyrn-man, -mann, es; m.

A man of yore ⬩ qui ōlim vixit

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A man of yore; qui ōlim vixit Geseah he fyrnmanna fatu he saw vessels of men of yore, Beo. Th. 5515; B. 2761

ge-healden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-healden, part. p.

Satisfied

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Sal. 264, 21

Linked entry: -healden

geómore

(adv.)
Grammar
geómore, geómre; adv.
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Þǽr wæs tóða geheáw hlúde and geómre, Sat. 340

Linked entry: geómre

leás-wiht

(n.)
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Satan ) geond þæt láþe scræf, Sal. 727. Leásuhta bepǽcunge lenonum lenocinio An. Ox. 4014. (?)

ofer-brǽdan

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Mid lilian blóstmum of[er]brǽded, Sal. K. 148, 22. Add

á-þencan

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, Sal. K. 186, 28. Áþóht commentum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 105, 12. Áðóht, 15, 16. Add:

cweþan

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Add: to say. of a particular statement Ne cweðo ic nó ðæt ðæt ic ǽr cwæð bebeódende, ac lǽrende, Past. 397, 27. Salm ic cweoðu psalmum dicam, Ps. Srt. 17, 50. Se yfela þeów cuið on his móde, Past. 121, 11. Gé cweaðað dicitis, Ps. Srt. 138, 20.

ge-wilwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wilwan, ge-wilwian, ge-wylian.
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D. 101, 13, 18. to roll together, band together Hí drífað þá dráfe crístenra manna fram sǽ tó sǽ út ðurh þás þeóde gewylede (-wil-, -wel-, v. ll. ) tógædere, Wlfst. 163, 6. v. wilwan

Linked entries: ge-wélan ge-wilian ge-wylian ge-wylwed

EARN

(n.)
Grammar
EARN, es; m.

An eagle ⬩ aquĭla

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He sende blódige earnas he sent bloody eagles, Salm. Kmbl. 943; Sal. 471

Linked entries: ern here-fugol

rǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽcan, p. rǽhte.
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Yldo rǽceþ wíde, Salm. Kmbl. 588; Sal. 294. Heó rǽhte mid handum tó heofoncyninge, Cd. Th. 292, 7; Sat. 437 : Beo. Th. 1499; B. 747. Rǽhton wíde geond werþeóda wróhtes telgan, Cd. Th. 61, 1; Gen. 990.

Linked entry: a-rǽcan

and-weard-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
and-weard-líce, adv.

Presentially ⬩ in the presence of ⬩ present ⬩ præsentialiter

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Presentially, in the presence of, present; præsentialiter Ðe hine andweardlíce gesáwon who saw him present, Bd. 4, 17; S. 585, 30: Elen. Grm. 1141

édo

(n.)

a flock ⬩ grex

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a flock; grex Ge-eode [MS. ge-eáde] all suner vel édo in sǽ ăbiit tōtus grex in măre, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 8, 32

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