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CWACIAN

(v.)
Grammar
CWACIAN, cwacigan; part. cwaciende, cwacigende ; p,ode; pp. od

QUAKE, shake, tremble ⬩ tremere, contremere

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To QUAKE, shake, tremble;tremere, contremere Seó eorþe wæs cwaciende the earth was quaking, Ors. 2, 6; Bos. 49; 41. Seó cwacigende swustor the quaking sister, Homl. Th. ii. 32, 26, 31.

æfter-folgian

(v.)
Grammar
æfter-folgian, p. ode ; pp. od

To follow after ⬩ pursue ⬩ subsequi ⬩ persequi

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To follow after, pursue; subsequi, persequi Him æfterfolgiende wǽron they were pursuing him, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 25

ǽn

(n.; num.; adj.)

one ⬩ unus

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Bos. 5, 36

ǽnne

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
ǽnne, acc. of. ǽn- = án, q.v.

one ⬩ unum

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Bos. 5, 36;

Angle

(n.)
Grammar
Angle, g. d. acc. of Angel

Anglen

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Anglen Ðæt land, ðe man Angle hǽt the land, which they call Anglen, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 18, 37

aweg-gewítan

(v.)
Grammar
aweg-gewítan, p. -gewát, pl. -gewiton; pp. -gewiten

To go away ⬩ depart ⬩ discedere

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To go away, depart; discedere Ic eom aweg-gewiten I am gone away, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 36

bearhtm-hwíl

(n.)
Grammar
bearhtm-hwíl, byrhtm-hwíl, e; f.

A twinkling while ⬩ a moment ⬩ oculi nictus tempus ⬩ momentum

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Bos. 4, 5

be-heáfdian

(v.)
Grammar
be-heáfdian, p. ode ; pp. od,; v. trans. [be, heáfod, head]

To BEHEAD ⬩ decollare

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Bos. 14, 10 : Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 32; Jud. 290

Linked entries: heáfdian be-fótian

cild-cláþ

(n.)
Grammar
cild-cláþ, es; n.

A child-cloth, a swaddling-cloth ⬩ infantilis pannus

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Bos. 2, 7

emn-sceólere

(n.)
Grammar
emn-sceólere, es; m.

A fellow-scholar ⬩ condiscĭpŭlus

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He ofslóh his emnsceólere he slew his fellow-scholar, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 67, 12

Linked entry: scolere

fóre-stóp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fóre-stóp, ðú -stópe, pl. -stópon

stepped before ⬩ prevented ⬩ went before ⬩ preceded

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Bos. 18, 39: Homl. Th. ii. 82, 22;

fyrhtnes

(n.)
Grammar
fyrhtnes, -ness, e; f.

Fear ⬩ tĭmor

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Fear; tĭmor Mid micelre fyrhtnesse with great fear, Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 126, 14; Mt. Kembl. Lind. 14, 26

ge-anlícian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-anlícian, p. ode; pp. od [líc like]

To make like ⬩ liken ⬩ assĭmĭlāre

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Bos, 4, 30

be-stæl

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-stæl, pl. -stǽlon

stole upon

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stole upon, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 33, 33 : Chr. 876; Erl. 79, 13; Similar entries p. of be-stelan

ge-belimpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-belimpan, p. -belamp, pl. -belumpon; pp. belumpen

To happen ⬩ occur ⬩ befall ⬩ evĕnīre ⬩ accĭdĕre ⬩ contingĕre

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Bos. 13, 7

Linked entry: be-limpan

ge-blendan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-blendan, p. -blende; pp. -blended, -blend [ge, blendan to blind]

To blind ⬩ make blind ⬩ cæcāre

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Bos. 8, 17

Linked entries: blendan ge-blandan

be-rénian

(v.)

to ornament ⬩ adorn

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to ornament, adorn: — Bóc mid sylure berénod, and iii. róde mid sylure berénode, C. D. vi. 101, 24. Add:

wǽpned-bearn

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpned-bearn, es; n.

A male child ⬩ a boy

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A male child, a boy For wǽpnedbearne . . . for wífcilde pro masculo . . . pro femina, Bd. 1, 27; S. 493, 14

Linked entry: bearn

Hæfeldan

(n.)

the name of a Slavonic people

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the name of a Slavonic people Wylte ðe man Hæfeldan hǽt, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 18, 39 : 19, 18

ende-mes

(adv.)
Grammar
ende-mes, endemest, ændemes, ændemest; adv.

Equally, likewise, in like manner, together ⬩ părĭter

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Equally, likewise, in like manner, together; părĭter Forðon ic ne mæg eal ða monigfealdan yfel endemes areccan because I cannot equally reckon all the manifest evils, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 49, 11: 3, 10; Bos. 69, 36.

Linked entries: ændemes emdenes