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eard-begenga

(n.)
Grammar
eard-begenga, -begænga, -begenda, an; m. [beganga, begenga a dweller]

An inhabitant, dweller ⬩ incŏla

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Lamb. 119, 6. Ðá ðá híg wǽron eardbegendan cum essent incŏlæ, Ps. Lamb. 104, 12. Eardbegængan incŏlæ, Ps. Spl. M. 104, 11

geond-sendan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-sendan, p. -sende; pp. -sended

To overspread ⬩ perfundere

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To overspread; perfundere Wæs gúþ-hergum wera éðel-land wíde geondsended the people's native-land was widely overspread with hostile bands, Cd. 92; Th. 118, 21; Gen. 1968: 119; Th. 154, 6; Gen. 2551

Linked entry: eond-send

sǽ-weard

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Add: In a charter granting land in Cornwall the land is freed 'ab omni regali censu excepta expeditione arcisue munimine et uigiliis marinis,' Cht. E. 295. See, too, Kemble, Saxons in England, ii. 63

a-lédon

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-lédon, p. of a-lecgan.

laid ⬩ posnerunt

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laid, posnerunt,Rood Kmbl. 125; Kr. 63;

a-wændednys

(n.)
Grammar
a-wændednys, -nyss, e; f.

A change ⬩ mutatio

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Lamb. 76, 11

a-ýdlian

(v.)
Grammar
a-ýdlian, p. ode; pp. od

To make useless

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Lamb. 38, 12

for-swolgen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-swolgen, pp. of for-swelgan.

swallowed up ⬩ devoured

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Lamb. 106, 27;

forþ-gewát

(v.; part.)
Grammar
forþ-gewát, p. of forþ-gewítan.

went forth ⬩ passed

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Lamb. 89, 4;

gnidennys

(n.)
Grammar
gnidennys, -nyss, e; f.

A rubbing ⬩ contrition

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Lamb. 13, 3

ge-bryce

(n.)

a breaking ⬩ breach

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Lamb. 105, 23

ge-mæt-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mæt-fæstan, p. -fæste; pp. -fæsted, -fæst [gemet a measure, fæst fast]

To compare ⬩ comparare

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Lamb. 48, 21

dreópian

(v.)
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Dele dropian, drupian and last two passages

hǽmed-gifta

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Dele, and see last instance under hǽmed

healf-féþe

(adj.)
Grammar
healf-féþe, adj.

Half-lame

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Half-lame Healfféþe semipes, Germ. 396, 150

Linked entry: -féþe

wíg-bed

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-bed, wí-bed, wió-bed, -bud, wié-bed, weó-bed, -bud, weófod (-ed, -ud), wéfod, es, also -beddes; n. (generally, but se weóbud, Past. 33; Swt. 217, 21, and pl. wíbedas, Bd. 5, 20; S. 641, 42)

An altar

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Hé scolde ðone Godes alter habban uppan áholodne, ðæt hé meahte on healdan ða lác ðe mon bróhte tó ðæm weóbude; for ðæm, gif se weóbud ufan hol nǽre, and ðǽr wind tó cóme, ðonne tóstencte hé ða lác.

Linked entries: beód wí-bed wíg-gebed wíh weó-bed

scip-wealh

(n.)
Grammar
scip-wealh, gen. -weales; m.
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A servant whose service is connected with ships Ðæt land is sum inland, sum hit is ðán scipwealan tó gafole gesett ( the land in question lies by the Severn), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 450. 19

twá-nihte

(adj.)
Grammar
twá-nihte, adj.
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Two days old On twánihtne mónan far tó and bige land ðæt ðíne yldran áhton when the moon is two days old, go and buy land that thy forefathers owned, Lchdm. iii. 176, note 2

Linked entry: twi-nihte

ge-tácniendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tácniendlíc, -tácnigendlíc; adj.

Bearing a sign ⬩ significative ⬩ typical ⬩ signĭfĭcātīvus

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Th. ii. 278, 14] lamb wæs geoffrod æt heora Eáster-tíde the typical lamb was offered at their Easter-tide, Homl. Pasc. Lisle 11, 18

a-dydest

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-dydest, p. of a-dón.

hast banished ⬩ expulisti

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Lamb. 59, 12;

fácn-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
fácn-ful, -full

deceitful

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Lamb. 51, 6: 54, 24

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