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fisc-net

(n.)
Grammar
fisc-net, -nett, es; n.

A net of fishes ⬩ fishing net ⬩ piscium rēte ⬩ piscātorium rēte

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Bos. 21, 8. Hwý gé ne settan on sume dúne fiscnet eówru why do ye not set your fishing nets on some hill? Bt. Met. Fox 19, 21; Met. 19, 11

for-bláwan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bláwan, p. -bleów, pl. -bleówon; pp. -bláwen

To blow away ⬩ inflate ⬩ inflāre

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To blow away, inflate; inflāre Com án wind, ond forbleów hie út on sǽ there came a wind, and blew them out on to the sea, Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 105, 19. Gif mon síe forbláwen if a man be inflated, L. M. 2, 34; Lchdm. ii. 240, 4

fullwiht

(n.)
Grammar
fullwiht, es; n.

Baptism ⬩ baptismus

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Baptism; baptismus Hú hí hine bǽdan fullwihtes bæþes how they had asked him for a font of baptism, Ors. 6, 34; Bos. 130, 30: Bd. 2, 14; S. 518, note 10: Andr. Kmbl. 3279; An. 1642. Mid ðý fullwihte with baptism, Exon. 121 b; Th. 467, 9; Hö. 136

ealneg

(adv.)
Grammar
ealneg, ealnig, eallneg; adv. [ealne weg, Bt. 38, 4; Fox 204, 10, 11]

Always, quite ⬩ semper, prorsus

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Fox 28, 114; Met. 28, 57: Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 62, 36. Ðe ǽfre biþ ealnig smylte which ever is quite calm, Bt. Met. Fox 21, 30; Met. 21, 15

Linked entries: ealling eallneg

ge-beornan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-beornan, p. -barn, pl. -burnon; pp. -bornen, -burnen [ge-, beornan to burn] .

To burn ⬩ be on fire ⬩ be consumed ⬩ ardēre ⬩ combūri

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Th. 5388; B. 2697. v. trans Seó eorþe wæs to axsan geburnen the earth was burnt to ashes, Ors. 4, 2; Bos. 79, 19

ge-cerran

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

To turn ⬩ return

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Bos. 12, 44. Gecerreþ ðæt folc commovet populum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 23, 5. Gecerre hine let him turn, Bt. 35, 1; Fox 156, 10. From wind gecerred a vento motus, Lk. Skt. Lind. 7, 24

ge-drinc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-drinc, -drync, es; n.

A drinking ⬩ compotatio ⬩ convivium

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Edg. 28; Th. ii. 250, 12 : Exon. 88 a; Th. 330, 27; Vy. 57 : Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 22, 25

Linked entry: ge-drync

bredende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
bredende, adj. [part. , of bredan]

Deceitful, cunning, crafty; ⬩ dolosus

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Deceitful, cunning, crafty; dolosus Sendon [MS. sendan] hí Marius, ðone consul, ongeán Geoweorþan, a swá lytigne, and á swá bredende, swá he wæs they sent Marius, the consul, against Jugurtha, as he was always so cunning, and so crafty, Ors. 5, 7; Bos

Linked entry: bregdan

CWÉN

(n.)
Grammar
CWÉN, gen. dat. cwéne; acc. cwén, cwénn, cwéne; pl. nom. acc. cwéne, cwéna; gen. cwéna; dat. cwénum; f: cwéne, cwýne; gen. dat. acc. cwénan, cwýnan; pl. nom. acc. cwénan; gen. cwénena; dat. cwénum; f.

a woman ⬩ femina ⬩ a wife ⬩ uxor ⬩ a king's or emperor's wife, a QUEEN, empress ⬩ regina, imperatrix, augusta

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Bos. 12, 42: Lk. Bos. 11, 31: Ors. 1, 10 ; Bos. 33, 23: 3, 11; Bos. 73, 37: Chr. 672 ; Erl. 35, 37: 722 ; Erl. 45, 26: Beo. Th. 1851 ; B. 923: Elen. Kmbl. 494 ; El. 247. Ðæs [MS. ðes] cáseres cwén imperatrix vel augusta, Wrt. Voc. 72, 58.

Linked entries: cwǽn cwéne cwýne cuén

and-leofen

(n.)
Grammar
and-leofen, -lifen, -lyfen, es; n.

living ⬩ food ⬩ sustenance ⬩ nourishment ⬩ pottage ⬩ victus ⬩ alimenta ⬩ pulmentum ⬩ that by which food is procured ⬩ money ⬩ wages ⬩ alms ⬩ stipendium ⬩ stips

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Bos. 3, 14

be-lúcan

(v.)
Grammar
be-lúcan, he -lýcþ; p. -leác, pl. -lucon; pp. -locen; v. trans. [be, lúcan to lock]

To lock up ⬩ inclose ⬩ surround ⬩ shut ⬩ shut up ⬩ concludere ⬩ recludere ⬩ includere ⬩ circumcludere ⬩ amplecti ⬩ obserare ⬩ claudere

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Ðæt man belúce ǽlc deofulgyld-hús that one should close every idol-temple Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 127, 36

Linked entries: bi-leác bi-locen bi-lúcan

DUST

(n.)
Grammar
DUST, es; n.

DUST ⬩ pulvis

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Bos. 6, 11: Lk. Bos. 10, 11

druncennes

(n.)
Grammar
druncennes, druncennys, druncenys, -ness, e; f.

DRUNKENNESS ⬩ ebriĕtas

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Mid druncennysse by drunkenness, Ors. 1, 6; Bos. 29, 17. For ðære druncenysse because of the drunkenness, Gen. 19, 33, 35.

for-déman

(v.)
Grammar
for-déman, to for-démanne; p. de: pp. ed

To condemn ⬩ damn ⬩ dijudĭcāre ⬩ damnāre ⬩ condemnāre

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Bos. 20, 20. On middele sóþlíce godas he fordémþ in mĕdio autem deos dijūdĭcat, Ps. Spl. 81, 1.

Linked entry: for-déming

FYRST

(n.)
Grammar
FYRST, first, fierst, es; m.

A space of time ⬩ time ⬩ respite ⬩ truce ⬩ spătium tempŏris ⬩ tempus constĭtūtum ⬩ intercăpēdo

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Bos. 6, 31: Chr. 1004; Erl. 139, 22. Ðý fyrste in the time, Beo. Th. 5139; B. 2573

Linked entries: fierst first

EÁRE

(n.)
Grammar
EÁRE, an; n: nom. acc. sing, eáre; nom. acc. pl. eáran

The EAR of man or an animal ⬩ auris

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Bos. 18, 26: Mk. Bos. 7, 33, 35: 14, 47: Ælfc. Gl. 71; Som. 70, 92; Wrt. Voc. 43, 23: Ps. Th. 140, 8: Exon. 128 b; Th. 494, 19; Rä. 83, 3: Cd. 216; Th. 275, 13; Sat. 171. [Wyc. eer, eere, ere: Piers P. ere: Chauc. ere: Orm. æere: Plat. oor, n: O.

Linked entries: éran eár eárede

be-scúfan

(v.)
Grammar
be-scúfan, p. -sceáf, pl. -scufon; pp. -scofen; v. a.

To shove, thrust, cast, hurl or throw, to precipitate ⬩ intrudere, immittere, detrudere, præcipitare

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Bos. 5, 13

Linked entries: be-sceófan be-scofen

ge-ceápian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ceápian, p. ode; pp. od [ceápian to bargain]

To buy ⬩ purchase ⬩ trade ⬩ ĕmĕre ⬩ negotiari

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To buy, purchase, trade; ĕmĕre, negotiari He sǽde, ðæt man náne burh ne mihte ýþ mid feó geceápian he said that no city could be more easily bought with money, Ors. 5, 7; Bos. 106, 16.

ge-mǽne-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-mǽne-líce, adv.

Commonly, in common, generally, mutually, in turn, one amongst another ⬩ communiter, generaliter, invicem

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Bos. 15, 12, 17

ge-neósian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-neósian, p. ode; pp. od [neósian to visit]

To visit, come to ⬩ visĭtāre, adīre

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Bos. 1, 68, 78. Us mid hǽlo hér geneósa visĭta nos in salutāri tua, Ps. Th. 105, 4. Ðæt ic geneósige temple his ut visĭtem templum ejus, Ps. Spl. 26, 8

Linked entry: neósian

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