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Æðelbryht

(n.)
Grammar
Æðelbryht, -berht, -briht, es; m. [æðele, bryht bright, excellent. v. beorht] .

Ethelbert king of KentEthelbert the secondÆthelbryhtus

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D. 560 [MS. 565], hér, féng Æðelbryht [MS. Æðelbriht] to Cantwara ríce here, A. D. 560, Ethelbert succeeded to the kingdom of Kent, Chr. 565; Erl. 17, 18.

Linked entry: Berhte

Cynríc

(n.)
Grammar
Cynríc, es; m.

Cynric, the second king of the West Saxons, son of Cerdic, q. vCynrīcus

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Cynric, the second king of the West Saxons, son of Cerdic, q. v; Cynrīcus Hér, A.

byrn-wígende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
byrn-wígende, -wiggende; part.
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Clothed in armour, mailed; loricatus Swá hire weoruda helm byrnwiggendra beboden hæfde as the prince of the mailed armies had commanded her, Elen. Kmbl. 447; El. 224.

ge-híwlǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-híwlǽcan, p. ge-híwlǽhte.
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Cf. ge-híwian ; 2 Heó ágyfð ꝥ gecynde-lice híw, and byð gehýwlǽht swylce of swíðe háton bæþe eóde. Lch, i. 262, 14

Linked entry: -híwlǽcan

ord

Grammar
ord, <b>I a.</b>
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Add bið heora deáðes ord eorum mortis auctor fit, Chrd. 92, 23

Dún-stán

(n.)
Grammar
Dún-stán, es; m.

Dunstan Dunstānus

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Dunstan; Dunstānus Hér S. Dúnstán wearþ geboren in this year [A. D. 925] St. Dunstan was born, Chr. 925; Th. 199, 4, col. 3. Hér Eádmund cing betǽhte Glæstinga beri S. Dúnstáne, ðár he siððan ǽrest abbod wearþ in this year [A.

tohte

(n.)
Grammar
tohte, an; f.
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Ðæt wíf ðīn heáfod tredeþ mid fótum sínum ðú scealt fiersna sǽtan tohtan the woman shall tread thy head with her feet, tkou shalt lie in wait to attack her heels, Cd. Th. 56, 18 ; Gen. 914.

Linked entry: ge-toht

nearu-bregd

(n.)
Grammar
nearu-bregd, es; n.

A wile or trick that brings others into straits

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A wile or trick that brings others into straits Néþde ic nearobregdum, ðǽr ic Neron biswác, ðæt ácwellan hét Cristes þegnas, Exon. Th. 260, 24; Jul. 302

rǽd-wægn

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd-wægn, es; m.
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A vehicle, chariot hiene hét iernan beforan his rǽdwǽne ante vehiculum ejus, Ors. 6, 30; Swt. 280, 13. Cf. Icel. reið-skjótr, but see also hræd-wægn

ge-dæftan

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hét þí gedæftan ꝥ deófles templ, Hml. S. 4, 369. Add

gifian

(v.)
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Take here <b>geafian, geoflan</b> in Dict. and add God mænig-fealdlícor gifað mannum þonne seó gebeden, Hml. S. 23 b, 617

nabban

(v.)
Grammar
nabban, ( = ne habban, the verb is conjugated throughout)

not to haveto be without

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nǽnige mehte nafaþ, Blickl. Homl. 31, 33. wilnaþ ... ðæs ðe næft, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 34, 2. Næfþ, Ps. Th. 71, 12. Wé nabbaþ, Mk. Skt. 9, 13. Earmra manna gehelpan ðe sylfe nabbaþ and ðæra myhta nabbaþ ðæt hié wyrcen mágon, L. E.

Linked entries: næfde nafa ne

deóran

(v.)
Grammar
deóran, dýran; p.ede ; pp. ed

To hold dear, love cārum habēre

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To hold dear, love; cārum habēre Heó deóraþ míne wísan they love my ways, Exon: 103 b; Th. 393, 9; Rä. 12, 7. Dýran sceolde he his dreámas on heofonum he should hold dear his joys in heaven, Cd. 14; Th. 17, 9; Gen. 257

Linked entry: dýran

hlín-duru

(n.)
Grammar
hlín-duru, a; f.
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Hel-grindr], Exon. 97 b; Th. 364, 29; Wal. 78. Geseh fore hlíndura hyrdas standan he saw guards standing before the grated door [of his prison ]. Andr. Kmbl. 1985; An. 995

íren-gelóma

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Sealde him írengelóman ꝥ is háten wudubiil (ferramentum quod falcastrum vocatur), Gr. D. 113, 18. hét weorpan írengelóman (ferramenta) in þæs mynstres wyrtgeard, þá írengelóman wé hátaþ spadan and spitelas, 201, 19.

Cerdic

(n.)
Grammar
Cerdic, es; m.

CerdicCerdĭcus

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When he died, then Ceol succeeded to the kingdom, and held it seven years. When he died, then Ceolwulf his brother succeeded, and he reigned seventeen years; and their kin reaches to Cerdic.

ge-cwidrǽdness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cwidrǽdness, e; f.
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An agreement, a covenant Hér swutelað seó gecwydrǽdnes ðe ..., Nap. 28

Linked entry: -cwidrǽdness

heáfod-sár

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-sár, es; m.
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Pain in the head, Herb. 4, 7; Lchdm. i. 90, 28

ge-hradian

(v.)
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Substitute: trans, (i) to cause a thing to be done rapidly sóna getimbrian hét mǽrlic mynster on þreóra geára fæce. ꝥæt wile þincan ungeleáflic eallum þǽm þe þá stówe on uferum tídum geseóð and þis ne gemunaþ.

ge-swutelung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swutelung, e; f.
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Hér is siú geswitelung ðære gerǽdnisse ðe ðiús geférrǽden gerǽd hæfþ here is the declaration of the ordinance that this society has decided upon, Th. Chart. 610, 27

Linked entry: sweotolung