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inne

(adv.)
Grammar
inne, adv.

Inwithininsidein-doors

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On ðám scyran ðe ordríc abbud hæfþ land inne in those shires that abbot Ordric has land in, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iv. 228, 5. Alle ða ðe ðǽr inne eardedon all who dwelt therein, Chr. 491; Erl. 14, 6.

Linked entry: innian

ge-wendan

(v.)
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quem talibus neglegentibus seorsum constituent abba, ut videatur (glossed by sí gewarnod, R.

Beda

(n.)
Grammar
Beda, an; m.

Venerable Bede

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Utrumque per ministerium reverentissimi Episcopi Johannis jubente Ceolfrido Abbate suscepi. - Ex quo tempore accepti Presbyteratus usque ad annum ætatis meæ quinquagesimum nonum [A.

ge-ceósan

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Th. i. 274, 9. to elect to an office Þá sylfan him práfostscíre betǽhtan þe þæne abbod tó abbodháde gecuran (-cor-, v.l.) (ab eis qui abbatem ordinant ), R.

ge-langian

(v.)
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Gelangige ( convocet ) se abbod ealle gegæderunge, R. Ben. I. 17, 12. Hét se bisceop hí gelangian, Hml. S. 2, 74: 23, 761: 34, 204. to send for a person to come to another. with dat. Gelangiað mé ðone martyr Mercurium, Hml.

stíþ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ-líc, adj.

firm, stronghard, severe hardharsh, severestern, hard, fierce

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Scrd. 21, 6. of speech, hard, harsh, severe Ne sceal nán mon geþrístlǽcan ðæt hé áht stíþlíces spræce ongeán his abbod, R. Ben. 16, 2.

stóc

(n.)
Grammar
stóc, (stoc ?).
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In Stóce . . . in Súthstóce, 75, 25, 33.As an instance of a compound in which the word occurs may be given the following Sihtríc abbud on Tæfingstóce, vi. 196, 1. Hí Ordulfes mynster æt Tæfingstóc (Tefingstóce, MS.

regol-weard

(n.)
Grammar
regol-weard, es; m.

The guardian of a rule,an authority in the matter of the observance of a rule (v. regol, I)a ruler

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Se ylca Bosel wæs reogolweard ðæs mynstres on Mailros under Eatan ðam Abbude idem Boisil praepositus monasterii Mailrosensis sub Abbate Eata, 5, 9;S. 622, 29.

be-ginnan

(v.)
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Æfter ðám beginne se abbod, R. Ben. 35, 22. Þæt Assiria ríce æt Ninuse begunne, Ors. 2, I; S. 60, 25. to attempt, undertake, with acc. Se apostel, swá swá þá biscopas bǽdon, began þá feórðan bóc, Ælfc. T. Grn. 12, 43.

weax-bred

(n.)
Grammar
weax-bred, es; n.

a table, tablet for writing ona table, list

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Sýn gesealde from ðæm abbode ealle neádbehéfe þing, ðæt is ... græf, ... weaxbreda dentur ab abbate omnia quae sunt necessaria, id est ... gravium, ... tabule, R. Ben. 92, 4. God áwrát ða ealdan ǽ on ðám stǽnenum weaxbredum. ...

Crúland

(n.)
Grammar
Crúland, Crúwland, es; n. [Interprete Ingulpho crūda et cænosa terra,
  • Gib. Chr. explicatio, p. 22, col. 1
]

CROWLAND or CROYLANDLincolnshire loci nomen in agro Lincolniensi

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D. 716 Ðæt abbotríce of Crúlande the abbacy of Crowland Chr. 1066; Erl. 203, 17: 963; Erl. 123, 5. Hér wæs Walþeóf eorl beheáfdod on Wincestre, and his líc wearþ gelǽd to Crúlande, and he ðǽr is bebyrged in this year [A.

Linked entries: Gúþ-lác Crúwland

folgian

(v.)

to pursueto accompany be attendant uponto followbe guided byfollowto followpractise

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Voc. ii. 64, 76. of persons: Cóm þám cynge word ꝥ se aƀƀ . Wulfríc forð gefaren wæs; þá geceás hé Æðelsige munuc þǽr tó . . . folgode þá Stígande arc̃ƀ and wearð gehálgod tó aƀƀ Chr. 1061; P. 190, 4.

be-hátan

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Gelǽste man eall þæt man beháte on Godes ést tó dónne, Wlfst. 172, 13. to threaten Se abbot dyde heom yfele, and beheót heom wyrs, Chr. 1083 ; P. 214, 21. Hé heom behét ǽlcne hete, Hml. S. 23, 230.

híwan

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Him (the king) and his híwum sibi suisque, 3, 28; Sch. 323, 16. the members of a religious house Ceólréd abbud and ðá hígan on Medeshámstede, C. D. ii. 46, 15. Ðis syndan ðæs londes gemǽru ðe hígen biscope gesald habbað.

ge-laþian

(v.)
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Gelaðode, 4, 49. to summon a person, call together people Gelaðige ( convocet ) se abbod eal þæt gefére, R. Ben. 15, 5. Gelaðian arcessire (pedissequas ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 9. Geláþgan adsciscere (turmas ), 94, 21.

Linked entry: laþian

ge-camp

(n.)
Grammar
ge-camp, n. (not m.).
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Muneca cyn þe ... under abbodes tǽcinge on gecampe wuniaþ ( militans sub abbate ), R. Ben. 9, 4. Wé magon ðá feóndlican leahtras mid gecampe oferwinnan, gif wé cénlíce feohtað, Hml.

heord-rǽden

Grammar
heord-rǽden, heord-rǽdenn.

watching overa guardwatch

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L. 89, 4. watching over as a protector or guide, watchful care to prevent another suffering or doing wrong Se abbod mid ealre emhýdignesse carige embe þá gyltendan gebróðru . . . on eallum gemete hý scylun lǽca þeáwe on heora heordrǽddenne notian, R.

Linked entries: hird-ness hird-ræden

sócn

(n.)
Grammar
sócn, e; f.

a seeking, search, exploringa seeking, desiring, trying to geta seeking to obtain an enda seeking for information, question, inquirya seeking, visiting of a place, attendance at a place, resorta seeking for protection ora place so sought, refuge, sanctuary, asyluma seeking with hostile intent, an attack inquisitio the right of investigating, necessary to and a part of power of holding plea seekinglevying fines socasoca quaestio inquisitio an attack an action, prosecution an assemblage a parish

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Ælfwine abbod saca and sócna ( sacam et socam, Lat.) . . .

Linked entry: fird-sócn

ge-réfa

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English or general lc, Abba, geroefa, C. D. i. 310, 3 : 311, 27. Cuómon . iii. scipu, and se geréfa þǽr tó rád, and hié wolde drífan tó þæs cyninges túne, Chr. 787; P. 54, 4.

drincan

(v.)
Grammar
drincan, to drincenne, ic drince, ðú drincst, he drincþ, dryncþ, pl. drincaþ; p. dranc, pl.druncon; pp.druncen [drinc drink] .

DRINK, imbibebibĕre, potāre, imbĭbĕre

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Bos. 2, 10. the Anglo-Saxons often drank to excess, as is evident by the exhortation of Abbot Ælfric to his friend Sigferd, to whom he dedicated his Treatises on the Old and New Testaments Ðú woldest me laðian, ðá ðá ic wæs mid ðé ðæt ic swíðor drunce