plega
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Plegan allusiones, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 44 : colludia, 20, 71. Plegena ludorum, 50, 25. clapping with the hands, applause (v. plegan, IV) Ðæm plegan plausu, Wrt.
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plega
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lewis-, MS.) plega celeuma (v. gladung), idem et toma, i. leta cantatio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 20.
ecg-plega
A play of swords, sword-fight, battle ⬩ pugna
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A play of swords, sword-fight, battle; pugna Hie ðám ealdorþegnum cýðan eódon atolne ecgplegan they went to inform the principal thanes of the cruel sword-fight. Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 6; Jud. 246
lind-plega
Shield-play ⬩ battle
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Shield-play, battle, Beo. Th. 4085; B. 2039: [MS. hild-] 2151; B. 1073
æsc-plega
The play of spears ⬩ war ⬩ hastarum ludus ⬩ prælium
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The play of spears, war; hastarum ludus, prælium Æt ðam æscplegan, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 31; Jud. 217
hyht-plega
Joyous play ⬩ sport
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Joyous play, sport, Exon. 18 b; Th. 46, 14; Cri. 737: 105 b; Th. 402, 12; Rä. 21, 28
secg-plega
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Cf. sweord-plega
hand-plega
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Fighting Heard handplega hard fighting, Cd. 160; Th. 198, 23; Exod. 327: 95; Th. 124, 3; Gen. 2057: Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 25. Hí nǽfre wyrsan handplegan on Angelcynne ne gemitton ðonne Ulfcytel him tóbrohte they had never had more disastrous fighting in
níþ-plega
Battle
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Battle, Andr. Kmbl. 827; An. 414
gilp-plega
Play of which one may boast ⬩ [war]
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Play of which one may boast [war] Gylpplegan gáres, Cd. 154; Th. 193, 2; Exod. 240
sund-plega
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Play in the waterExon. Th. 205, 12; Ph. 111.182, 10; Gú. 1308. Se tíreádga (the Phenix) twelf síþum hine bibaþaþ . . . siþþan hine sylfne æfter sundplegan hefeþ on heánne beám, Se hærnflota (the ship) æfter sundplegan (its journey across the sea) sondlond
sweord-plega
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Sword-play, battle:?-Æt ðam sweordplegan wíg forbúgan, Wald. 22; Vald. 1, 13
hearm-plega
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Strife, Cd. 90; Th. 114, 2; Gen. 1898
gúþ-plega
War-play ⬩ battle
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War-play, battle, Byrht. Th. 133, 35; By. 61: Exon. 16a; Th. 36, 8; Cri. 573; Apstls. Kmbl. 43; Ap. 22: Andr. Kmbl. 2737; An. 1371
stæf-plega
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A letter-game or a literary game Staebplegan, staefplagan ludi litterari, ludi litterali, Txts. 72, 577. Stæfplegan, Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 17
wíg-plega
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The game of war, battle Hé ne wandode ná æt ðam wígplegan, Byrht. Th. 139, 43; By. 268 : 141, 2 ; By. 316. Hé sumum dǽleþ gúþe blǽd, gewealdenne wígplegan, Exon. Th. 331, 16 ; Vy. 69
ecg-plega
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gilp-plega
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Add: play that is glorious with pomp, pride and circumstance
hearm-plega
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Oft wǽron teónan wǽrfæstra wera weredum gemǽne, heardum hearmplega (cf. Facta est rixa inter pastores gregum Abram et Lot, Gen. 13, 7). Add:
plegan
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Ðæt folc ... eodon him plegean, Past. 43 ; Swt. 309, 14. Men willaþ binnan Godes húse bysmorlíce plegian, L. Ælfc. C. 35; Th. ii. 357, 2 note. Gesión sǽmearh plegan, Elen. Kmbl. 490; El. 245. Ðæt wíf geseah Ismael plegan, Cd. Th. 168, 6; Gen. 2778.