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ge-tídan

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Æfter þám getídde ꝥ Ecgferð gebohte bóc and land æt Æðelstáne, Cht. Th. 208, 5. Add

on-hǽled

(adj.)

infirm, ill

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C.) wǽron, Ors. 4, 4; Bos. 80, 40

BESMA

(n.)
Grammar
BESMA, besema, an; m.

A BESOM, brooma rodscopæ, virga

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Ors. 2, 3; Bos. 42, 3. ]

Linked entries: bysm bisme besema

ge-dúfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dúfan, he -dýfþ; p. -deáf, we -dufon; pp. -dofen; v. intrans.

To plungeto ducksinkdivebe drownedmergi

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Bos. 14, 13

be-clýsan

(v.)
Grammar
be-clýsan, p. de; pp. ed

To close into shut into incloseto shutincludereconcludereclaudere

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Bos. 3, 20: Ps. Spl. 30, 10: Jos. 10, 18. Híg hyra eágan beclýsdon oculos suos clauserunt, Mt. Bos. 13, 15 : Exon. 12 b; Th. 20, 26; Cri. 323

Linked entry: be-clísan

be-gýman

(v.)
Grammar
be-gýman, be-gíman; p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To take care ofto keepgovernregardserveattendcustodirecurareservareobservareattendere

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Bos. 10, 35 : Mt. Bos. 6, 1 : Ps. Spl. 5, 2

Linked entries: be-gíman be-gíman

blíðe-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
blíðe-líce, comp. -lícor; adv.

Gladly, joyfully, BLITHELY, merrilylæte, hilariter

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Bos. 19, 6: Gen. 46, 30. Ge mágon blíðelíce hlihhan potestis hilariter ridere, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 62, 28. Ðæt he ðý blíðelícor þrówode that he the more gladly might suffer, Bd. 5, 14; S. 634, 42

ge-sceádwíslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-sceádwíslíce, adv.

Rationally, prudently, sagaciously, discreetly, distinctlyrationabiliter

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Hý him ðá gescádwíslíce andwyrdon they answered him discreetly, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 20. Ic wille gescádwíslícor gesecgan apertissime expedire curabo, 2, 1; Bos. 38, 29

Linked entry: sceádwíslíce

agén-gehweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
agén-gehweorfan, p. -gehwearf, pl. -gehwurfon; pp. -gehworfen

To change againto returnredire

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Bos. 2, 43

a-wurpan

(v.)

to cast awayprojicere

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Bos. 5, 30

beig-beám

(n.)
Grammar
beig-beám, es; m.

A bramblerubus

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Bos. 20, 37

byrian

(v.)
Grammar
byrian, p. ede, ide; pp. ed
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To bury: Ðǽr hí mon byride where they buried her, Ors. 3, 6; Bos. 58, 9

Linked entries: be-byrian byrigan

firra

(adj.)
Grammar
firra, m: firre; f. n. adj. [comp. of feor, adj. far]

Fartherultĕrior

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Farther; ultĕrior On ðære firran Ispánie in the farther Spain, Ors. 4, 11; Bos. 97, 26

Linked entry: feor

for-scurfon

(v.)
Grammar
for-scurfon, p. pl. of for-sceorfan.

gnawedate off

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gnawed or ate off, Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 105, 17, notes, p. 24, 7, MS. L;

súþe-weard

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Ors. 2, 1; Bos. 38, 24. Add

bétan

(v.)
Grammar
bétan, ic béte; p. bétte; pp. béted; trans. [Goth. ó = A. Sax. ó, é, thus Goth. bótyan = bótan = A.Sax. bétan]

to make better, to improve, amend, repair, restoreemendare, reparare, reficere, mederi, expiareto mendrepair a fireto lightmake a fire, to kindlefocum reparareto remedy, compensate, make amendscompensare

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Ðá hét he bétan micel fýr then he ordered a great fire to be lighted, Ors. 6, 32; Bos. 129, 10. to remedy, compensate, make amends; compensare Ic hit béte I will remedy it, Deut. 1, 17

Linked entry: bétte

an-drysne

(adj.)
Grammar
an-drysne, on-drysne; adj.

terriblefearfuldreadfulterribilishorrenduscausing fearvenerableveneratedrespectableverendusreverendus

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he is neither honourable, nor respectable, Bt. 27, 1; Fox 94, 22: Ors. 5, 12; Bos. 112, 13

Linked entry: on-drysne

be-sincan

(v.)
Grammar
be-sincan, p. -sanc, pl. -suncon; pp. -suncen

To sinksubmergere, demergere

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To sink; submergere, demergere Seó burh besanc on eorþan the city sank into the earth, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 75, 32. Twá byrig on eorþan besuncon two cities sunk into the earth, Ors. 3, 2; Bos. 54. 43.

Linked entry: be-suncen

COC

(n.)
Grammar
COC, cocc, es; m.

A COCKa male fowl or bird; galluspullus

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Bos. 26, 74, 34; Jn. Bos. 13, 38. Cocca pullorum Mone B. 4913. Ðonne coccas cráwan when cocks crow Lchdm. iii. 6, 5

ge-tígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tígan, pp. -tíged

To tiebind

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Bos. 19, 30: Mt. Bos. 21, 2