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ge-beorhtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-beorhtian, p. ode; pp. od [ge-, beorhtian to shine, brighten]

To make bright ⬩ brighten ⬩ glorify ⬩ clārĭfĭcāre

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Bos. 17, 5

Linked entry: beorhtian

ge-costnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-costnian, p. ode; pp. od

To try ⬩ tentare

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Bos. 1, 13

Linked entry: costnian

ge-máhlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-máhlíc, adj.

Shameless, wanton, greedy ⬩ prŏcax, ăvĭdus

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Shameless, wanton, greedy; prŏcax, ăvĭdus Ðæt hit gemáhlíc wǽre and unrihtlíc that it was greedy and unjust, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 20

Linked entry: ge-máglíc

ge-eárplættan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-eárplættan, p. te
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To box the ears, buffet Se sceocca mé geár-plætt (angelus Satanae me colaphizet, 2 Cor. 12, 7), Hml. Th. i. 474, 13

æfter-hǽtu

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-hǽtu, e; f. [æfter after, hǽtu heat]

After-heat ⬩ insequens calor

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Ors. 3, 3; Bos. 55, 23

agén-standan

(v.)
Grammar
agén-standan, p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen

To STAND AGAINST ⬩ urge ⬩ insist apon ⬩ obsistere ⬩ insistere

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Bos. 11, 53

a-wefan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wefan, p. -wæf, pl. -wǽfon ; pp. -wefen

To weave ⬩ texere

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Bos. 19, 23

be-murcnian

(v.)
Grammar
be-murcnian, p. ode; pp. od [be, murcnian to murmur]

To murmur ⬩ murmur greatly ⬩ obmurmurare

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To murmur, murmur greatly; obmurmurare Hú ungemetlíce, ge Rómware, bemurcniaþ how immoderately, O Romans, do ye murmur, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 34, 9

Linked entry: murcnian

fæstnung

(n.)
Grammar
fæstnung, e; f.

FASTENING, confirmation ⬩ fixūra

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Bos. 20, 25

for-druwian

(v.)
Grammar
for-druwian, p. ode; pp. od

To dry up ⬩ wither ⬩ arescĕre

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Bos. 15, 6

fremfull

(adj.)
Grammar
fremfull, adj. [freme good; ful, full full]

Beneficent ⬩ profitable ⬩ bĕnĕfĭcus

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Bos. 22, 25

Linked entry: fremfulnes

iuc-boga

(n.)
Grammar
iuc-boga, an; m.

The bow

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The bow or curved part of a yoke Iucboga jujula [among things connected with vehicles], Wrt. Voc. 284, 50 : jugula, ii. 46, 36

ge-togen

(v.)

drawn ⬩ incited ⬩ restrained ⬩ educated ⬩ brought to an end ⬩ drawn together ⬩ strung

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drawn, incited, restrained, educated, brought to an end, drawn together, strung, Ors. 1, 14; Bos. 37, 14 ; Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 42

Linked entry: ge-teón

ge-frýnd

(n.)

friends

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Bos. 23, 12

ge-rádegian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rádegian, p. ode; pp. od

To reckon with

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Bos. 18, 23

ge-plantod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-plantod, part. [plantian to plant]

Planted ⬩ plantātus

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Bos. 13, 6

un-getýdd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-getýdd, adj.

Untaught ⬩ unskilled

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Untaught, unskilled Seó bóc wæs yfele gehwyrfed and gyt wyrs fram sumum ungetýddum ( a quodam imperito ) gerihted, Bd. 5, 24; S. 648, 24

reád

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D. 187, 16. v. blód-, bóc-, weolcen-, wræt-, wurm-reád. Add

tó-middes

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Add His borh þǽr æt hám gewunode tómiddes heora, swilce hé beswicen wǽre quasi deceptus in medio fidejussor remansit, Gr. D. 253, 26

be-tweoh

(prep.)
Grammar
be-tweoh, be-tweohs, be-tweox, be-twih, be-twyh, be-twyx, be-twyxt, be-twuh, be-twuht, be-twux, be-twuxt, be-tuh, be-tux; prep. dat. acc. [be by, with; twi, twihs, tweox, twux duo]

Between, BETWIXT, among, amid, in the midst ⬩ inter, in medio

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Bos. 27, 56. Betwuht him between them, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234. 5. Betwux wífa bearnum inter natos mulierum, Lk. Bos. 7, 28. Betwuxt ðám warum among their wares [merchandise], Nat. S. Greg. Els. 11, 14.

Linked entries: be-tweohnum be-tuh be-tweohs be-tweox betwih-licgan be-twuh be-twuht be-twux be-twuxt be-twyh be-twyxt

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