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a-wyltan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wyltan, p. -wyltede, -wylte; pp. -wylted = -wyltd = -wylt; v. a.

To rollroll awayrevolvedevolverevolutare

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Bos. 24, 2

Linked entries: aweg-awyltan a-wyltne

berende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
berende, part.

Bearingfruitfulferensgerensabundansferax

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Berende bóh germen, Ælfc. Gl. 60; Som. 68, 32

Linked entry: bǽrende

dyrne-geliger

(n.)
Grammar
dyrne-geliger, gen. -geligre ; f. [dyrne secret, geliger a lying]

A secret lying, adulteryadultĕrium

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A secret lying, adultery; adultĕrium Heó hæfde dyrne-geligre she [Eurydice] had secret adultery, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 73, 39: Ps. Spl. C. 72, 26

fulwiht-ere

(n.)
Grammar
fulwiht-ere, es; m.

A baptizerthe Baptistbaptista

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Bos. 11, 11. Iohannes Fulwihteres Joannis Baptistæ, 11. 12

gyltend

(n.)
Grammar
gyltend, es; m.

A debtoran offenderdebitor

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Bos. 6, 12

gýme

(n.)
Grammar
gýme, an; f.

Care

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Care Hý ðæs wealles náne gýman [giéman] ne dydan they took no care of the wall Swt. 134, 21; Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 24

cniht-gebeorþor

(n.)
Grammar
cniht-gebeorþor, gen. -gebeorþres; n.

A boy-bearingchild-bearing; pueri partus

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A boy-bearing, child-bearing; pueri partus On ðæm cnihtgebeorþre heó á clǽne þurhwunode in child-bearing she continued ever immaculate Homl. Blick. 3, 12

ge-swustra

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swustra, -swustru

sisters,

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Bos. 10, 29: Homl. Th. ii. 458, 29. To mínre méder and mínum geswustrum to my mother and my sisters, Nar. 3, 8

ge-hýran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hýran, -híran, -héran; to -hýranne, -hýrenne; part. -hýrende; ic -hýre, -ðú -hýrest, -hýrst, he -hýreþ, -hýrþ, pl. -hýraþ; p. ic, he -hýrde, ðú -hýrdest, pl. -hýrdon; impert. -hýr, pl. -hýre, -hýraþ; subj. pres. -hýre, pl. -hýron; p. -hýrde, pl. -hýrden; pp. -hýred.

To heargive ear toaudīreexaudīreTo hearaudīreto obeyobĕdire

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Bos. 11, 4 : Lk. Bos. 7, 22 : Jn. Bos. 14, 24. Gehýr me Drihten God mín exaudi me Dŏmĭne Deus meus, Ps. Spl. 12, 3 : 68, 17 : 142, 7. Gehýre gé ðæs sáwendan bigspell vos audīte parăbŏlam sēmĭnantis, Mt. Bos. 13, 18. Gehýraþ me audīte me, Ps.

ge-tellan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tellan, ic -telle, ðú -telest, he -teleþ, pl. -tellaþ; p. -tealde, pl. -tealdon; pp. -teald, -teled

To tellnumberreckonesteemconsiderascribeassignnumerarecomputarereputarecompararedinumerare

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Seó bóc ðe ys genemned on Englisc getel for ðam ðe Israhéla bearn wǽron on ðære getealde the book that is called in English Numbers because in it the children of Israel were numbered, Num. Pref: Ps. Th. 89, 11: Andr. Kmbl. 1765; An. 885: Mt.

Linked entry: ge-talian

a-hleápan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hleápan, p. -hleóp, pl. -hleópon; pp. -hleápen [a from, hleápan to leap]

To leapleap upexsilireinsilireprosiliredesilire

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To leap, leap up; exsilire, insilire, prosilire, desilire Alexander ahleóp and ofslóh hine Alexander leaped up and slew him, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 67, 7. Ahleópon ðá ealle then all jumped up, 5, 12; Bos. 112, 24.

CLÚD

(n.)
Grammar
CLÚD, es; m.

A stone, rock, hillsaxum, rupes, collis

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A stone, rock, hill; saxum, rupes, collis Clúdas feóllan of muntum stones fell from the mountains, Ors. 6, 2; Bos. 117, 12. Clúd rupes, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 27; Som. II. 24. Mid clúdum ymbweaxen surrounded with rocks, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 67, 22.

Linked entry: CLÚT

dóm-ern

(n.)
Grammar
dóm-ern, es; n.

A judgment-place, a court-houseforum judiciāle, trĭbūnal, prætōrium

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Bos. 27, 27: Jn. Bos. 18, 28, 33: 19, 9: Homl. Th. ii. 422, 1. Wyðútan hys dómern outside his judgment-hall, Nicod. l0; Thw. 5, 9

em-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
em-líce, adv.

Even-like, evenly, equally, patiently æquālĭter, æquanĭmĭter

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Ors. 2, 1; Bos. 39, 25: 3, 6; Bos. 57, 41. He ðone eard ealne emlíce dǽlde betwux twelf mægþum he divided all the country equally among the twelve tribes, Homl. Th. ii. 214, 12: Boutr. Scrd. 29, ll; Lchdm. iii. 266, 22.

brégan

(v.)
Grammar
brégan, brégean; p. de; pp. ed; v. a. [bróga
fear, terror

fear, terrorTo give fear, frighten, make afraid, terrify, astonishterrere, pavefacere, stupefacere

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Bos. 24, 22

a-nyman

(v.)
Grammar
a-nyman, impert. a-nymaþ ge

To take awaytollere

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Bos. 25, 28: Hick. Thes. i. 192, 16, col. 2

beácniend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
beácniend-líc, býcniend-líc, býcnend-líc; adj.

Allegoricalallegoricus

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Allegorical; allegoricus Ic sette áne bóc beácniendlícre race be Cristes cyricean unum librum explanationis allegoriecæ de Christo et ecclesia composui, Bd. 5, 23; S. 648, 5

Linked entry: býcnend-líc

Gallisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Gallisc, adj.

Gaulishbelonging to GaulGallĭcus

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Gaulish, belonging to Gaul; Gallĭcus Ðǽr gefeaht Mallius wið ánne Galliscne mann there Manlius fought with a man of Gaul, Ors. 3, 4; Bos. 56, 16

geat-weard

(n.)
Grammar
geat-weard, es; m.

A gate-warddoor-keeperporterostiārius

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Bos. l0, 3. Geat-weard januārius, Wrt. Voc. 81, 16

ge-unárian

(v.)

To dishonor

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To dishonor Hí hys cyn geunáredon they dishonoured his race, Ors. 1, 5; Bos. 28, 31. Sýn geunárode may they be dishonoured, Ps. Sp1. 34, 4

Linked entry: un-árian