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alexandrisc

(adj.)
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alexandrisc, adj.
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Of Alexandria Alexandresca cirica Alexandrinae ecclesiae, Mt. p. 8, 10

alexandrinisc

(adj.)
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alexandrinisc, adj.
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Of Alexandria Sum Alexandrinesca quidam Alexandrinus, Mt. p. 10, 13. Alexandriniscæ biscob Alexandriae episcopus, Mk. p. 2, 2

stán-merece

(n.)
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stán-merece, -merce
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Parv. stanmarche, herbe Macedonia, Alexandria.]

wiþ-westan

(n.; adv.)
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to the west of Þonne wiþwestan Alexandria þǽre byrig Asia and Affrica tógædere licgeað, Ors. l, I; S. 8, 12

land-gemirce

(n.)
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land-gemirce, es; n.

A boundary

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Africa and Asia hiera landgemircu onginnaþ of Alexandria, 28. Landgemyrcu, Beo. Th. 424; B. 209

Arianisc

(adj.)
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Arianisc, Arrianisc; adj.

ARIANbelonging to Arius

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ARIAN, belonging to Arius, an Alexandrian, who lived in the fourth century Se Arrianisca gedweolda arás the Arian heresy arose, Bd. 1, 8; S. 479, 27, 18, 33. On ðam Arianiscan gedwolan in the Arian heresy, Ors. 6, 31; Bos. 127, 43

Linked entry: Arrianisc

-mǽre

(suffix)
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On þǽm mǽran fæstene in celeberrimo (Alexandriae) municipio, 3418. On mǽrum in summo (virginitatis proposito), 5, 21. Mǽran potiorem (virginitatis gloriam), 4153. Swearm þá mæran mǽdo bereáfað examen amoena prata popiilatur, 137

rǽde-here

(n.)
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rǽde-here, es; m.
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Alexandres næs ná má geslægen ðonne hundtwelftig on ðæm rǽdehere in exercitu Alexandri centum et viginti equites defuere, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 124, 21. Ǽgðer ge an gangehere ge on rǽdehere (rád-, MS. C.), 4, 1; Swt. 154, 24.

burg-scír

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burg-scír, (burh-).
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Hé hine gesette tó bisceope þǽre burhscíre ( Alexandria ), Hml. S. 15, 24. Ealle ðá hysecild þǽre burhscíre omnes pueros in Bethleem et in omnibus finibus ejus, Hml. Th. i. 82, 11.

folgere

a successora followeradherent

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Th. ii. 82, 19. one who succeeds to the office of another, a successor past gewinn betux Alexandres folgerum bella inter successores Alexandri, Ors. 3, II; 148, 27.

hǽþen-gilda

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Férde sum æðelboren man fram Alexandrian byrig tó Róme byrig Polemius geháten; sé wæs hǽþengilda, Hml. S. 35, 4. Eóden þá hǽðengyldan intó heora temple clypigende tó ðám leásan gode, 4, 153. Se ealdorman wolde ðá hǽðengildan forbærnan . . .

a-fligan

(v.)
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a-fligan, l. á-flígan, -fífan,
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Hé áflýgde þá crístenan of Alexandria, Hml. S. 2, 33, Gé áflígdon deóflu, Hml. Th. i. 64, 22. Sé forgeaf ús ðás mihte þæt wé untrume gehǽlon, deóflu áflían, 466, 3. Þá þýstru áflígean, Gr. D. 171, 2. Wé sceolan mid ródetácne þá réðan áflían. Hml.

mann-cynn

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mann-cynn, II. add: (i)
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Seó burh (Alexandria) is mǽrost mid Egyptiscum mancynne, Hml. S. 15, 14. Manega of þám mancinne ( the Jews ), Ælfc. T. Grn. 20, 41. Ðreála ic on þæt mancyn ( the Israelites ) sænde, Wlfst. 133, 19. Þæt is Gog and Magog, þæt beóð þá mancyn (máncyn?)

Aríus

(n.)
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Aríus, [ = 'Aρειοs], Arrius; g. ii; acc. um; m.

A presbyter of Alexandria, founder of the Arians, born in Cyrenaica, Africa, and died in A. D. 336

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A presbyter of Alexandria, founder of the Arians, born in Cyrenaica, Africa, and died in A.

Linked entries: Arrian Arrius

ge-myndgian

(v.)
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ge-myndgian, ge-myndigian.
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Nú ic þyses Alexandras gemyndgade Alexandri istius mentione commonitus, Ors. 3, 7 ; S. 110, 9. with acc. Ðió cuoen súðdǽles gemyndgade reginam austri commemorat, Lk. p. 7, 8. Ge-myndged is memoratur, p. 3, 13.

ge-streón

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Cf. ge-streónfull; I. 2 :-- Hé begeat Alexandriam, and mid hiere gestreóne hé gewelgade Rómeburg Alexandria potitus est, et Roma opibus ejus aucta est, Ors. 5, 13; S. 246, 36. Earme synt þises middangeardes gestreón . . .

ge-neósian

(v.)
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Hé wearð geneósod þurh God, and se hálga gást hét hine faran tó Alexandria byrig, Hml. S. 15, ll. to visit a place or thing, come for the sake of doing Hé geneósode Benedictes mynster gelómlíce ejus monasterium frequentabat, Gr. D. 170, l.

be-swícan

to decoyensnarebeguileto betrayto defraudsupplantto circumventto seducemislead

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Hé wearð swíþor beswicen for Alexandres searewe þonne for his gefeohte non minus arte Alexandri siiperata quam virtute Macedonum, Ors. 3, 9; S. 124, 19.

Linked entry: be-swícende

sceadu

(n.)
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sceadu, sceaduwe, sceadwe, sceade ; f.

Shadow, shadeshadow (cast by an object) darknessshadow, protectiona shady place, shade, arbouran obscure image

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Eft on Alexandria on dam sumerlícan sunn- stede on middæge ne byþ nán sceadu on nánre healfe, 258, 12-16. His sceadu gehǽlde ða untruman, Homl. Skt. i. 10, 19. Dagas míne swá swá scadu áhyldon, Ps. Spl. 101, 12: 143, 5.

Linked entry: sceadu-genga

híréd

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híréd, l. híred,

a familya familyhousethe familycourt

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Alexandri commilitones, Alexandri duces, 153, 16, 17), Ors. 3, 11; S. 152, 29. Gif þegen geþeáh ꝥ hé þénode cynge and his rádstefne rád on his hírede, Ll. Th. i. 190, 20.