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be-háwian

(v.)
Grammar
be-háwian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To seesee clearlyvidere

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Bos. 7, 5

eáðelíc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
eáðelíc, ǽðelíc; comp. m. -lícra; f. n. -lícre: adj.

Easy, possible făcĭlis

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Bos. 19, 26. Hwæt is eáðelícre what is easier? 9, 5

Linked entry: ǽðe-líc

elmestlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
elmestlíc, adj.

Charitable mĭsĕrĭcors

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Charitable; mĭsĕrĭcors Swé hit him bóem rehtlícast and elmestlícast wére as might be most righteous and most charitable for both, Th. Diplm. A. D. 830; 465, 23

epistol

(n.)
Grammar
epistol, e; f.

A letter ĕpistŏla

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A letter; ĕpistŏla Eall heora gewinn awacnedon ǽrest fram Alexandres epistole all their wars arose first from a letter of Alexander, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 72, 20

Linked entry: pistol

fagenian

(v.)
Grammar
fagenian, p. ode; pp. od

To rejoice, to be glad gaudēre

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Bos. 22, 5

fela-módig

(adj.)
Grammar
fela-módig, adj.

Very daringfortissĭmus

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Very daring; fortissĭmus Men from ðæm holmclife hafelan bǽron felamódigra the men bore from the shore the heads of the very bold, Beo. Th. 3278; B. 1637

ealdor-scype

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-scype, es; m.

Eldership, supremacy principātus, prīmātus

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Bos. 10, 42. Ealdorscype healdan prīmātum tĕnēre, Coll. Monast. Th. 30, 17

ealo-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
ealo-geweorc, es; n.

Ale-work, brewingcervĭsiæ coctio

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Ale-work, brewing; cervĭsiæ coctio On ðære byrig wæs ǽrest ealo-geweorc ongunnen in that city ale-brewing was first begun, Ors. 5, 3; Bos. 103, 35

gafol

(n.)
Grammar
gafol, gafel, gaful, es; n. [gifan to give]

Taxtributerentinterestvectīgaltrĭbūtumcensusūsūra

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Bos. 17, 24, 25 : 22, 17 : Lk. Bos. 20, 22 : 23, 2. Gafol sellan to give tribute, Cd. 93; Th. 119, 12; Gen. 1978. Ðæt gé ðisne gárrǽs mid gafole forgyldon that ye buy off this warfare with tribute, Byrht. Th. 132, 47; By. 32.

bígels

an archinclination

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Th. ii. 498, 2. inclination Bóh mid wógum áhyldne bígelse stipitem obliqua reclinem curvatura, An. Ox. 2228

ge-bécan

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Æfter ðám getídde ðæt Ecgferð gebóhte bóc and land æt Æðelstáne ealdormenn, Cht. E. 202, 22-26. Æðelstán cyning gebécte .xx. hída intó Wigoraceastre, C. D. B. iii. 657, 1. Gebécte intó mynstre and Æþelríce betǽhte, 3: 7: 9.

twéntig

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Add Þis is þára twéntiga hída bóc, C.D. iii. 426, 12. (1 a) uninflected :-- Twéntig síðon seofon beóð án hund and feówertig, Angl. viii. 303, 6. helping to form ordinals His ríces þý þriddan geáre eác twéntigum, Bd. 1. 13; Sch. 36, 17. 1.

be-frinan

(v.)
Grammar
be-frinan, -frynan; p. -fran, pl. -frunon; pp. -frunen [be, frinan to ask]

To askinquirelearninterrogaresciscitaridiscere

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Bos. 2, 7

earm-scanca

(n.)
Grammar
earm-scanca, an; m.

An arm-bone [ = shank] crus

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An arm-bone [ = shank]; crus Gif ða earm-scancan beóþ begen forade if the arm-bones be both broken, L. Alf. pol. 55; Th. i. 94, 26

Linked entry: sceanca

ég

(n.)
Grammar
ég, e; f.

Water, sea aqua, măre

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Used to denote,—The sea coast Blecinga ég Blekingley, the coast of the Blekingians, Ors. 1. 1; Bos. 22, 1. Scon-ég Sconey

Linked entry: ége

eorþ-bifung

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-bifung, -beofung, e; f. [bifung a trembling, shaking]

An earthquaketerræ mōtus

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Bos. 28, 2. Híg gesáwon ða eorþbifunge vīdērunt terræ mōtum, 27, 54

Linked entry: eorþ-beofung

for-wurþan

(v.)

to perishpĕrīre

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Bos. 8, 25: Hy. 7, 112; Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 112

Linked entry: for-weorþan

fyrrest

(adv.)
Grammar
fyrrest, adv. [sup. of feor; adv. far, q.v.]

Farthestlongissĭme

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Farthest; longissĭme Se mona wæs ðære sunnan fyrrest the moon was farthest from the sun, Ors. 6, 2; Bos. 117, 14: Bt. 39, 7; Fox 222, 21

ealaþ

(n.)
Grammar
ealaþ, ealoþ, alaþ, alþ, aloþ, eoloþ; n; indecl. in s. but gen. alþes, Rtl. 116, 42,

Alecervĭsia

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In. 70; Th. i. 146, 17: Ors. 5, 3; Bos. 103. 33

ge-clypian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-clypian, -clipian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [clypian, clipian to call]

To callcall uponinvokevŏcāreinvŏcāre

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Bos. 20, 16