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Anglo-Saxon

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búde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
búde, p. of búan.

dwelt ⬩ habitavit

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dwelt; habitavit, Ors. I, l; Bos. 19, 26;

feówera

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
feówera, gen. pl. of feówer four: = feáwera; gen. pl. of feáwa

a few.

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a few

for-hæfedesta

(n.; v.; part.)
Grammar
for-hæfedesta, m. sup.

Most continent ⬩ contĭnentissĭmus

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Most continent; contĭnentissĭmus Se hálgesta wer and se forhæfedesta vir sanctissĭmus et contĭnentissĭmus. Bd. 4, 3; S. 569, 41;

a-wyltne

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-wyltne, acc. s. m. of a-wylt ; pp. of a-wyltan.

rolled away

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rolled away,Lk. Bos. 24, 2;

árna

(n.)
Grammar
árna, gen. pl. of áre, q. v.

of honours ⬩ of mercies

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of honours, of mercies,Exon. 11 b ; Th. 16, 19 ; Cri. 255;

fran

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fran, p. of frinan. l. frán; p.
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of frínan [ = frignan]

ge-wealdes

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-wealdes, adv. [gen. of ge-weald power]

Of one's power ⬩ of one's own accord ⬩ willingly ⬩ sponte

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Of one's power, of one's own accord, willingly; sponte Gif man hine sylfne gewealdes ofslihþ si quis sponte seipsum occiderit, L. M. I. P. 13; Th. ii. 268, 15. Se ðe his gewealdes monnan ofsleá he who slays a man of his own accord, L. Alf. 13; Th. i.

Linked entries: ge-weald wealdes

fór-fór

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fór-fór, pl. -fóron

went before ⬩ got in front of

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went before, got in front of Fórfóron went before, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 21;

frune

(v.)
Grammar
frune, p. s. subj. of frinan: frunon, frunnon

asked ⬩ asked

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asked, Bd. 3, 8; S. 531, 39; asked, Ps. Th. 136, 3: Bd. 4, 3; S. 569, 16;

mé

(pronoun.)
Grammar
mé, dat.: mé, mec, meh, mech; acc. of pronoun of first person.

Me

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Me Ealle þing mé synt gesealde omnia mihi tradita sunt, Mt. Kmbl. 11, 27. Ǽlcne ðe mé (Lind. meh; Rush. mec) cýð omnis qui confitetur me, Mt. Kmbl. 10, 32. Ða ðe swencaþ mec qui tribulant me, Ps. Surt. 3, 2, 5, 6. Hálne mé dóa salvam me fac, 3, 7; 4,

Linked entries: mec meh

eár-blæd

(n.)
Grammar
eár-blæd, the blade of an ear of corn. v. er-bleadd
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in Dict

Linked entry: blæd

a-bogen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-bogen, pp. of a-búgan, -beógan

bowed

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bowed; to bow, bend

a-bruðon

(v.)
Grammar
a-bruðon, p. pl. of a-breóðan.

frustrated

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frustrated,Chr. 1004; Ing. 178, 1;

a-curon

(v.)
Grammar
a-curon, p. pl. of a-ceósan.

chose

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chose;

a-cwǽlon

(v.)
Grammar
a-cwǽlon, p. pl. of a-cwelan.

died

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died,Chr. 918; Erl. 104, 13 ;

æfdon

(v.)
Grammar
æfdon, = æfndon, p. pl. of æfnan.

performed ⬩ executed

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performed, executed,Exon. 27b; Th. 83, 16; Cri. 1357

ǽngum

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
ǽngum, = ǽnigum

to any

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Beo. Th. 952; B. 474, to any;

æppel-screáda

(n.)
Grammar
æppel-screáda, nom. pl. of æppel-screád.

Apple-shreds ⬩ apple-parings ⬩ pomi præsegmina ⬩ quisquiliæ

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Apple-shreds, apple-parings; pomi præsegmina, quisquiliæ,Wrt. Voc. 22, 13;

Linked entry: appel-screáda

ǽrnddedon

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ǽrnddedon, = ǽrendedon; p. of ǽrendian

To go on an errand ⬩ nuntium ferre

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To go on an errand; nuntium ferre, Bd. 2, 12; S. 515, 4

æt-is

(v.)
Grammar
æt-is, 3rd pres. of æt-eom,

is present ⬩ adest

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is present; adest,Mk. Bos. 4, 29;

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