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Anglo-Saxon

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a-cwencan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cwencan, p. de, te, pl. don, ton; pp. ed, d, t

To quench ⬩ extinguish ⬩ put out ⬩ extinguere

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Bos. 25, 8. Fýr ne byþ acwenced ignis non extinguitur Mk. Bos. 9, 44

fór án

(num.; prep.; adv.)

only ⬩ tantum ⬩ tantummŏdo

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Bos. 5, 36. Fór án ic beó hál, gyf ic hys reáfes æthríne si tĕtĭgĕro tantum vestĭmentum ejus, salva ĕro, Mt. Bos. 9, 21. Fór án eówre yrfe sceal beón hér ŏves tantum vestræ et armenta remăneant. Ex. 10, 24

for-hwǽga

(adv.)
Grammar
for-hwǽga, -hwága; adv.

At least ⬩ saltem

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At least; saltem Forhwǽga on fíf mílum oððe on syx mílum fram ðæm feó at least within five or six miles from the property, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 22, 35. Forhwága on ánre míle fram ðæm túne at least within one mile from the town, 1, 1; Bos. 22, 30

a-spón

allured ⬩ induced

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allured, induced, Chr. 905 ; Th. 180, 18, col. 1 : Ors. 4, 11 ; Bos. 97, 15

a-scúniendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
a-scúniendlíc, adj.

Detestable ⬩ abominable ⬩ detestabilis

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Bos. 16, 15

bysmer-specan

(v.)
Grammar
bysmer-specan, ic -spece. ðú -spicst, -spycst, he-speceþ, -spicþ, -spycþ, pl. -specaþ; p. -spæc, pl. -spǽcon; pp. -specen [bismer, bysmer blasphemia, specan loqui]
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Bos. 10, 36

Linked entry: bismer-sprecan

diófol-gild

(n.)
Grammar
diófol-gild, es; n.
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Devil-worship, an image of the devil, an idol, Ors. 1, 5; Bos. 28, 27

eáþ-lǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
eáþ-lǽre, adj.

Easily taught, teachable ⬩ dŏcĭbĭlis

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Bos. 6, 45

ettul-man

(n.)
Grammar
ettul-man, es; m.

A gluttonous man ⬩ vŏrax hŏmo

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Bos. 11, 19

Linked entry: etol

forþ-stóp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
forþ-stóp, pl. -stópon

went forth ⬩ proceeded ⬩ passed by

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Bos. 14, 35: 15, 29;

be-tugon

(v.)

shut in, inclosed ⬩ concluserunt

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Bos. 5, 6; Similar entries p. pl. of be-teón

ge-byrgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-byrgan, p. de; pp. ed

To bury ⬩ sepelire

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Bos. 16, 22

ge-byrd-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
ge-byrd-dæg, es; m.

A birth-day ⬩ natalis dies

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Bos. 14, 6

Linked entry: byrd-dæg

cneoht

(n.)

a boy

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a boy Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 18: 3, 18; S. 545, 45, col. 2

creáp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
creáp, pl. crupon

crept ⬩ crawled

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Frag. 6, 7; Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 29. 33

GADERIAN

(v.)
Grammar
GADERIAN, gadorigean, gadrian, gadrigean, gæderian, gædrian; to gaderigenne, gadrienne, gadrigenne; ic gaderie, gaderige, gadrige, ðú gaderast, gadrast, he gaderaþ, gadraþ, pl. gaderiaþ, gadriaþ; p. gaderode; pp. gaderod

To GATHER ⬩ gather together ⬩ collect ⬩ store up ⬩ lĕgere ⬩ collĭgĕre ⬩ congrĕgāre

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Bos. 12, 17

Linked entries: gadorigean gadrian gæderian gaðerian

EÁ

(n.)
Grammar
EÁ, often indeclinable in the sing, but eás is sometimes found in gen; and é, ǽ, eǽin dat; pl. nom. acc. eá, eán; gen. eá; dat. eáum, eám, eán; f; ǽ

indecl. f. Running water, a stream, river, water ⬩ flŭvius, flūmen, torrens, aqua

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L. eás] on the other side of the river, Ors. 1. 1; Bos. 20, 3. Be ðære eá ófrun by the banks of the river, Gen. 41, 3: Ors. 1, 3; Bos. 27, 28: 2, 4; Bos. 44, 13. Be ðære eá by the river. Chr. 896; Th. 172, 35, col. 2.

Linked entries: ǽ é eǽ

ge-dréfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dréfan, p. de; pp. ed

To disturb ⬩ trouble ⬩ vex ⬩ offend ⬩ turbare ⬩ conturbare ⬩ confundere ⬩ scandalizare

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Bos. 9, 42

Linked entries: ge-drǽfan ge-dréfedlic

ge-hlýd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hlýd, -hlýde, es; n.

A cry ⬩ clamour ⬩ noise ⬩ tumult ⬩ murmuring ⬩ clāmor ⬩ tumultus ⬩ murmur

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Bos. 7, 12 : Mt. Bos. 27, 24 : Homl. Th. ii. 336, 18. Gehlýde mín to ðé becume clāmor meus ad te pervĕniat, Ps. Th. 101, 1. He geseah mycel gehlýd vĭdet tumultum multum, Mk. Bos. 5, 38 : Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 30 : Homl.

BERA

(n.)
Grammar
BERA, an; m.

A BEAR ⬩ ursus

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Eofor oððe beran onginnan to attack a boar or bear, Exon. 92 a; Th. 344, 21; Gn. Ex. 177. Sceall gyldan án beran fel shall pay one bear's skin, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 37. Bera ursus, Ælfc. Gl. 21; Som. 59, 69 : L. Ecg. P. iv. 28; Th. ii. 212, 22

Linked entries: bar byrene bere

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