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mid-gesíþ

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Midgesíðum emhlenned sodalibus vallatus, Hpt. Gl. 422, 38. Napier (An. Ox. 680, note) from this passage deduces a midgesíþ (cf. Goth. miþ-gasinþa) on the ground that mid as preposition here would be unsuitable. But if the construction with verbs similar

pliht

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Lóce hwá þás bóc áwríte, wríte hig be þǽre bysne and for Godes lufon hí gerihte, þæt heó tó leás ne beó þám wrítere tó plihte and mé tó tále, Ælfc. T. Grn. 21, 40. Tó plihte þínre ǽhta and þínes ágenes heáfdes bodað þes þín cnapa swá bealdlíce be Críste

æt-broden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
æt-broden, pp. of æt-bredan.

Taken awayablatus

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Taken away; ablatus Him biþ ætbroden shall be taken away from him, Mt. Bos. 13, 12: 21, 43;

balzam

(n.)

balsam

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balsam Se sceal on balzame beón it shall be of balsam, L.M. 2, 64; Lchdm. ii. 288, 23

dryrmian

(v.)

to make sad, to be made sad, to mourn lugēre

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to make sad, to be made sad, to mourn; lugēre Dryrmyde, Cd. 144; Th. 180, 5; Exod. 40

Ecg-bryhtes stán

(n.)
Grammar
Ecg-bryhtes stán, es; m.

Brixton Deverill

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Brixton Deverill, Wilts?—He gerád to Ecgbryhtes stáne be eástan Sealwyda he rode to Egbert's stone, on n

forhtra

(adj.)

more fearful

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more fearful Ne beóþ gé ðý forhtran be ye not the more fearful, Cd. 156; Th. 194, 11

(n.)
Grammar
eǽ, dat. or abl.
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To or by a river Be ðære eǽ by the river, Chr. 896; Th. 172, 35, col. 1

gifte

(n.)
Grammar
gifte, an; f.

Dowry

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Dowry Gilde be ðære giftan mǽþe reddat pecuniam juxta modum dotis quam virgines accipere consueverunt, Ex. 22, 17

glengista

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In the passage Dr. Bradley suggests that for minra should be read niura, and gleáwnis tó for glengista

sigorfæstness

(n.)
Grammar
sigorfæstness, e ; f.
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Victoriousness Be sigerfestnisse and swíð*-*módnisse úses Drihtnes mid ðǽm hé ða hǽþnan ofercom, Anglia xi. 173, 12

Linked entry: sigefæstness

byrging

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Dele Jn. 20, 1, 4 Lye. and add Be Crístes líce and his byrgenge, Angl. xi. 173, 14

ge-dysigian

(v.)
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to be foolish Dweledon (dwoliað, C., gedisegan, T.) heortan errant corde, Ps. Spl. 94, 9. v. next word

íþ-wilte

(adj.)
Grammar
íþ-wilte, adj.
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That may be easily turned (v. wiltan) Éþwiltum méce romphea uersatili, i. mobili ł uolubili, An. Ox. 1151

miltan

Grammar
miltan, <b>Ib.</b>
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Add Wið þǽre wambe þe late mylt, Lch. ii. 194, 23. these examples may be taken to meltan

more

Grammar
more, moru.
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Hé leofode on wǽstene be wyrta morum lange, Hml. S. 31, 195. [v. N. E. D. more.] Add: —

prím-sang

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Be prímsangum ( de ora prima ). Ðonne preóstas tó cyrcan cumon heora prím tó singienne, Chrd. 27, 37. Add

wudu-fald

(n.)
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a fold in a wood Æt ðám ealdan wudufald; forð syððan be efisce, C. D. v. 281, 33

riht-munuc

(n.)
Grammar
riht-munuc, es; m.

A true monk

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A true monk Beóþ rihtmunecas gif hý libbaþ be ðam geswince heora ágenra handa R. Ben. 73, 19

Linked entry: munuc

fyrs-leáh

(n.)

a lea on which furze grows

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a lea on which furze grows Be norðan fyrsleáge, swá of norðenwardre fyrsleáge, C. D. v. 232, 30