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mete-láf

(n.)
Grammar
mete-láf, e; f.

A remnant of food

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A remnant of food Dǽlon ealle ða meteláfe let them distribute all the remnants of food, L. Æðelst. v. 8, 1; Th. i. 236, 7. On ðíne meteláfa in reliquias ciborum tuorum, Ex. 8, 3. Ða metláfo reliquias, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 14, 20

neáh-mann

(n.; prefix)
Grammar
neáh-mann, néh-mann, es; m.

A neighbour

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A neighbour Him se gesíþ eác fultumade and ealle ða neáhmenn juvante etiam comite ac vicinis omnibus, Bd. 4, 4; S. 571, 14. Ða néhmen vicini, 1, 33; S. 499, 10. Úrum neáhmannum vicinis nostris, Ps. Th. 79, 6: Shrn. 73, 35

burg-weg

(n.)
Grammar
burg-weg, es; m.
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a road to a burg (v. burg, Ia) Andlang burhslædes on burhwege, C.D. vi. 137, 20. a road in a town (v. burg, II), a street Hí námon ungeríme sceattas, and ealle ðá tówurpon geond þás rúman burhwegas, Hml. S. 23, 289

for-liden

(adj.)
Grammar
for-liden, adj.

Much-travelled

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Much-travelled, that has travelled far and wide Se ilce Nathan wæs forliðen (cf. gelyðen, 26, 13), þæt hé wæs gefaren fram ǽlcen lande tó óðren, and fram sǽ to sǽ, swá þæt hé hæfde ealle eorðe gemǽren þurhfaren, St. A. ix. 11

ge-orrettan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-orrettan, ge-onrettan, ge-órettan
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Ealle beóð geórette, eác gescende confundantur, Ps. Th. 82, 13. Elle genóman æsnas his and geonrettæ ofslógun reliqui tenuerunt servos eius et contumelia adfectos occiderunt, Mt. R. 22, 6

Linked entries: ge-onrettæ ge-orettan

ge-wissung

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Add: a becoming certain, certainty Ealle ðás foresǽdan ðing sind mid micelre gewissunge getrymde þurh ðisne æfterfyligendan cwyde, Hml.

ir-ness

(n.)
Grammar
ir-ness, e ; f.
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Wé sceolon úrum þám néxtan forlǽtan ealle þá eornesse (yr-, v. l. ) and þá æfþancan þe hí wið ús gewyrcað, Hml, A. 160, 196, 201

Linked entry: eorness

ofer-sceáwian

(v.)
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Biscop sceal. . . beón his leóda hyrde . . . ealle ofersceáwigende, Hml. Th. ii. 320, 6. Add

sǽ-flód

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On ðreóra nihta ealdne mónan wanað se sǽflód oþ ꝥ se móna bið .xi. nihta eald. Of xi. níhta ealdum mónan weaxeð se sǽflód oþ .xviii. nihta ealdum mónan, Angl. xi. 6, § 5

cristen

(n.)
Grammar
cristen, es; m: cristena, an; m.

A christian christianus

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He hét ealle ða cristenan he ordered all the Christians Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 127, 10

tó-smeágan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-smeágan, -smeán; p. -smeáde

To examine in detailenquire into the several parts of a subject

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Gif wit ðæt ealle sculon ásmeágan (tósmeágan, Cote. MS.), ðonne cume wit late to ende ðisse béc, oððe nǽfre, Bt. 42; Fox 256, 21

Scottas

(n.)
Grammar
Scottas, pl.
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Scots of Scotland Eádréd gerád eal Norþhymbra land him tó gewealde, and Scottas him áþas sealdan, Chr. 946; Erl. 118, 1. Hine gecés to hláforde Scotta cyning and eall Scotta þeód, 924; Erl. 110, 14. Crungun Sceotta leóda, 937; Erl. 112, 11, 32.

Linked entries: Sceottas Scot-land

scír-wita

(n.)
Grammar
scír-wita, an; m.
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A chief man (wita, q. v. ) of a shire Béte ðæt, swá se scírbisceop and eal scírwitan déman. Wulfst. 173, 30. Gebéte ðæt, swá scírewitan geceósan, 172, 4

for-hergian

(v.)
Grammar
for-hergian, -heregian, to -hergianne; part, -hergiende, -hergende; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To lay wastedestroyravagedevastateplundervastāredevastāredepŏpŭlāre

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To lay waste, destroy, ravage, devastate, plunder; vastāre, devastāre, depŏpŭlāre Ne wile he ealle ða rícu forsleán and forheregian will he not slay and destroy all the kingdoms? Bt. 16, 1; Fox 50, 3.

Linked entry: hergian

ge-bletsian

(v.)
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Ealle úre eorþan wæstmas beóþ gebletsode, 51, 13. v. un*-*gebletsod

ge-sciftan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sciftan, I. to divide into shares among people.
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Take here <b>ge-scyftan</b> in Dict. to assign, appoint, ordain Is lencten ús eallum tó dǽdbóte gescyft, þæt wé on þám fæce . . . wið God gebétan . . . Wlfst. 102, 17.

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á-standan

(v.)

to standto stand uparise,to standcontinue,not to be overturned, destroyedto persistcontinue to actto standsupportendureto standstop

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Th. i. 44, 24. to stand, continue, not to be overturned, destroyed Eall þára ástynt þe on ðé gewunat, Shrn. 166, 25. Seó studu gesund ástód and áwunode posta tuta remansit, Bd. 3, 10;Sch. 234, 16.

sweord-leóma

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-leóma, an; m.
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-Swurdleóma stód swylce eal Finnsburuh fýrenu wǽre there was flashing of swords, as if all Finnsburg were on fire, Fins. Th. 71; Fin. 35

riht-lícettere

(n.)
Grammar
riht-lícettere, es; m.

A thorough hypocrite

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A thorough hypocrite Fela manna wyrð þurh deófol forlǽred swá ðæt hý eal óðer specaþ and óðer hiwiaþ, óðer hý þencaþ; and ða beóþ rihtlíceteras, Wulfst. 54, 14

þrǽl

(n.)
Grammar
þrǽl, es; m.
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Ðonne beó gé ealle þrǽlas tunc eritis omnes servi, Coll. Monast. Th. 29, 25