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castel

(n.)
Grammar
castel, (-ell), es; m.
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His wíf wæs innan þám castele, and hine heóld swá lang ꝥ man hire grið sealde, P. 211, ii. Hæfdon þá welisce menn gewroht ǽnne castel, 1048; P. 173, 16. Tó Eoferwíc fóron and þone castel tóbrǽcon, 1069; P. 204, 18.

ge-sceádlíce

(adv.)
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Gescádlíce, 328, 18. rationally, in accordance with reason Ic þé náuht ne dwelode, ac sǽde ðé swiþe lang spell swiþe gesceádlíce be Gode, Bt. 35, 5 ; F. 166, 2

CÝÞ

(n.)
Grammar
CÝÞ, cýþþ,e; f.

knowledge notitia, cognitio, scientia relation, relationship, KITHfamiliaritas, munusa known land, native country, region, situs naturalis, natale solum, patria regio

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S. 72; Th. i. 414, 17. a known land, native country, region, place; situs naturalis, natale solum, patria regio Ðis is mín ágen cýþ this is my own country, Bt. Met. Fox 24, 98; Met. 24, 49.

Linked entry: cýððu

fóre-mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-mǽre, def. se fóre-mǽra; sup. -mǽrost, -mǽrest; adj.

Fore-greatvery honourableillustriouseminentfamouscelebratedpræclārusillustrisexcellensfāmōsusceleberrĭmus

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Is mín land nú fóremǽre, and me swýðe unbleó hærēdĭtas mea præclāra est mihi, Ps. Th. 15, 6. Hwǽr is nú se fóremǽra and se arǽda Rómwára heretoga where is now the illustrious and the prudent consul of the Romans? Bt. 19; Fox 70, 6.

HRÍM

(n.)
Grammar
HRÍM, es; m.

RIME

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Hrím hrusan bond hægl feól on eorþan frost bound the land, hail fell on earth, 81 b; Th. 307, 31; Seef. 32. Ne hægles hryre ne hrímes dryre, 563; Th. 198, 27; Ph. 16. Mid herige hrímes and snáwes with the legions of frost and snow, Menol.

nágan

(v.)
Grammar
nágan, = ne ágan.

not to havenot to be allowedought not

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Th. 271, 5; Sat. 101. not to be allowed, ought not Náh náðer tó farenne ne Wylisc man on Ænglisc land, ne Ænglisc man on Wylisc, L. O. P. 6; Th. i. 354; 23.

gódian

(v.)
Grammar
gódian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed.
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Þurh ðæt hit sceal on earde gódian to áhte by that means matters must somewhat improve in the land, L. C.

Linked entry: ge-gódian

forane

(adv.)
Grammar
forane, forne; adv.

beforehandOppositein front ofagainst

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Forne gén hys ágen land, iv. 221, 6. ongeán (á-) Oð ꝥ hé eft cume hyre forne ágeán, Lch. iii. 248, 17. tógeánes Ic him eft wille sændan fleógende fláne forane tógeánes, Lch. iii. 52, 25

Linked entry: forene

ge-rǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rǽcan, -rǽcean; p. -rǽhte; pp. -rǽht

To reach, obtain, seize, get, lay hold on, attain, reproach, present, offer

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Ðæs landes mǽre gerǽcan to obtain more of the land, Chr. 921; Erl. 106, 21. Sige gerǽcan to get the victory, Ors. 3, 1; Bos. 53, 30: 9; 68, 11, 12. Andlifne gerǽcan to get [one's] living, Cd. 43; Th. 57, 26; Gen. 934.

Linked entry: mis-rǽcan

up

(adv.)
Grammar
up, (úp?), upp; adv.

Up.upon high uperectlyupto a high point

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Beforan his fótum wæs wyl upp yrnende, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 27. where the motion is from sea to land Mid ðý wé upp cóman tó lande, and úre scyp eáe swylce fram ðám ýþum upp ábǽron cum evadentes ad terram, naviculam quoque nostram ab undis exportaremus,

bisceop-hám

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop-hám, es; m.
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An episcopal estate Ic gean þes landes æt Hedhám ... intó Paulusbyrig æt Lundænæ tó bisceophámæ, Cht. Th. 520, 14. Tó biscopháme, 523, 23. On ǽlcon bisceopháme ǽlcon men freót þe wíteþeów wǽre, Cht. Crw. 23, 28.

Linked entry: hám

ofer-mód

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-mód, es; n.

pride, arrogance, over-confidencea high stylesuperbia

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Ðá se eorl ongan for his ofermóde álýfan landes tó fela láðere þeóde, Byrht. Th. 134,25; By. 89. [Gif hwa nulle for his ouermoð, oðer for his prude . . . his scrift ihalden, O. E. Homl. i. 9, 30.] a high style (?) Ofermód coturnus Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 5

Linked entries: mód ofer-méde

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, -býrigan, -bírian; 3rd sing. ; p. ede; pp. ed; 3rd sing. ; p. ode; pp. od. [The cognate words point to a short vowel.]

To happento fall outto pertain tobelong toevenireacciderecontingerepertinere adIt pertains toit is fitting or suitableit becomesit behovespertinet adconvenitoportetdecet

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And feng to ealle ðam landum ðe ðǽr-to gebýredon and took to all the lands which thereto belonged, Chr. 910; Erl. 101, 6. v. impers.

Linked entries: býre ge-bíraþ

síd-feax

(adj.)
Grammar
síd-feax, -feaxe, -fexe ; adj.
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lange tíd eodon ealle unscorene and sídfeaxe, Th. Ap. 6, 12. Sume gáþ sídfeaxe, ðæt hý þurh ðæt wiðmetene sýn Samuele and Elian and óðerum hálgum ðe sídfeaxe wǽron, R. Ben. 135, 27-30. v. síd, , and next word

swiling

(n.)
Grammar
swiling, and swilling, e; f.
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Wyrc ðus swilinge tó heáfdes clǽnsunge . . . habbe on múþe lange, ðonne yrnþ ðæt gillister út. Eft óþru swiling . . . súpe wlæc and ðæt geagl swile and þweá his múð, 24, 14-23.

Linked entry: swilling

hind

Grammar
hind, v hynd.
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Ðonne is ealles dæs landes þreó hída, . n. æt Penedoc and . 1. æt Dydinecotan, C. D. iii. 19, 7-9. See, however, Kemble's Saxons in England i. 113, where hind is taken as hynd, and so connected with numeral hand. Substitute:

leóhtian

(v.)
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Add: to give light, shine Þá sceán þǽr fǽringa leóht inn æt þám eástende . . . þá wæs hit swá leng swá leóhtre, swá lange hit leóhtode, Vis.

winter-dún

(n.)
Grammar
winter-dún, e; f.

A down or hill on which there is pasturage for sheep during the winter(?)

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On manegum landum tilð bið redre ðonne on óðrum, ge yrðe tíma hrædra, ge mǽda rædran, ge winterdún (the sheep can be sent on to the hills earlier (?), cf. Sunt pascua ouium in meósdúne pertinentia ad Tangmere, Cod. Dip.

handlian

(v.)
Grammar
handlian, p. ode; pp. od

To handle, feeltractare

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Hý ða spǽce swá lange handledon they handled the suit so long, Th. Chart. 302, 31. Hálige béc handligan sacros libros manu tractare, L. Ecg. P. iii. 4; Th. ii. 196, 28: 12; Th. ii. 200, 7: Lchdm. iii. 198, 23: 204, 2; 208, 24

on-sǽge

(adj.)
Grammar
on-sǽge, adj.

Falling upon, assailing, attacking

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Ne dohte hit nú lange inne ne úte, ac wæs here and hunger, bryne and blódgyte on gewelhwylcon ende, Wulfst. 159, 7: 128, 14: 243, 2. Hǽðcynne wearþ gúþ onsǽge war had come upon Hæthcyn, Beo. Th. 4960; B. 2483: 4159 ; B. 2076

Linked entry: -sǽge