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bearht-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
bearht-líce, adv.

Clearly ⬩ distinctly ⬩ splendidly ⬩ clare ⬩ splendide

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Bos. 8, 25 : Ps. Th. 118, 98 : 147, 7

Linked entry: briht-líce

cép-setl

(n.)
Grammar
cép-setl, es; n.

A toll-booth, seat of custom ⬩ telonium = τελώνιον

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Bos. 2, 14

earning-land

(n.)
Grammar
earning-land, es; n.

Land earned or made freehold

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Land earned or made freehold = bóc-land, Cod. Dipl. 679; A. D. 972-992; Kmbl. iii. 259, 10; Sax. Engl. i. 312, note 2

EGL

(n.)
Grammar
EGL, e; f.

A mote ⬩ festūca

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Bos. 6, 41, 42

Linked entries: egile egle

eorþ-beofung

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-beofung, e; f.

An earthquake ⬩ terræ mōtus

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An earthquake; terræ mōtus Seó eorþbeofung tácnade ða miclan blód-dryncas the earthquake betokened the great blood-sheddings, Ors. 4, 2 ; Bos. 79, 28

féðe-here

(n.)
Grammar
féðe-here, es; m.

A foot army ⬩ infantry ⬩ pĕdestris exercĭtus ⬩ pĕditātus

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A foot army, infantry; pĕdestris exercĭtus, pĕditātus On his féðehere wǽron XXXII M in his infantry were 32,000, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 64, 17

for-spendan

(v.)
Grammar
for-spendan, p. de; pp. ed [for-, spendan to spend]

To spend utterly ⬩ to consume ⬩ consūmĕre

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Ors. 1. 1; Bos. 22, 45

full-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
full-gangan, p. -geóng, pl. -geóngon; pp. -gangen; with the dat.

To fulfil ⬩ accomplish ⬩ finish ⬩ perfĭcĕre ⬩ fīnīre

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To fulfil, accomplish, finish; perfĭcĕre, fīnīre Ðæt hí móstan ðám gewinne fullgangan that they might finish the war, Ors. 3, 1; Bos. 54, 21

be-togen

(v.; part.)

drawn over, covered, inclosed ⬩ accused,

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drawn over, covered, inclosed, Ors. 5, 7; Bos. 107, 8. accused,, L. In. 54; Th. i. 136, 10; Similar entries pp. of be-teón

bígean

(v.)

to bow, bend ⬩ flectere

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to bow, bend; flectere His cneówu bígean genua flectere, Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 23: 3, 2; S. 524, 21: Ps. Th. 94, 6

bodung

(n.)
Grammar
bodung, e; f.

A preaching, publishing, divulging ⬩ prædicatio, pronuntiatio

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Bos. 11, 32

ge-hýrnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hýrnes, se; f.

A hearing ⬩ report ⬩ auditus

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Bos. 13, 14 : Blickl. Homl. 55, 31

Linked entry: gehér-nes

cuc

(adj.)

quick ⬩ alive ⬩ vivus

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quick, alive; vivus He lét cucne he left alive Ors. 6, 2; Bos. 116, 41; Gen. 1, 20; Ælfc. Gl. 35; Som. 62, 90

Linked entry: cucon

burhg

(n.)
Grammar
burhg, e; f.

A fortress, city, walled-town

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Bos. 9, 6: Bd. 4, 1; S. 563, 12

ǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽr, eár, ér; sup. ǽrost, ǽrest, ǽrst; adv.

ERE ⬩ before ⬩ sooner ⬩ earlier ⬩ formerly ⬩ already ⬩ some time ago ⬩ lately ⬩ just now ⬩ till ⬩ until ⬩ antea ⬩ prius ⬩ mane ⬩ mature ⬩ dudum

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Bos. 5, 24. He wæs ǽr ðonne ic ille erat prius quam ego, Jn. Bos. 1, 15, 30. Ǽr on morgen early in the morning, Cd. 224; Th. 297, 10; Sat. 515: Ps. Th. 18, 5: Ex. 12, 22. Nóht micle ǽr non multo ante, Bd. 4, 23; S. 593, 21.

ge-tellan

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

To tell ⬩ number ⬩ reckon ⬩ esteem ⬩ consider ⬩ ascribe ⬩ assign ⬩ numerare ⬩ computare ⬩ reputare ⬩ comparare ⬩ dinumerare

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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

ABAL

(n.)
Grammar
ABAL, afol, es; n.

Power of body ⬩ strength ⬩ vigor ⬩ vires ⬩ robur corporis

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Power of body, strength; vigor, vires, robur corporis Ðín abal and cræft thy strength and power, Cd. 25; Th. 32, 9; Gen. 500

Linked entry: afol

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