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efen-gelíca

(n.)
Grammar
efen-gelíca, an; m.
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A coequal, fellow Þúhte him ( Lucifer ) þæt hé mihte beón þæs efengelíca ðe hine gescóp, Wlfst. 84, 4. Godes euengelíca, 306, 26. Þæt ungesǽlig man mǽðe ne geseó on his under*-*þeóddum ne on his efengelícan, 53, 25: Mt. 11, 16. (In Dict. under efen-gelíc

Linked entry: ge-líca

ge-bendan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bendan, to put in bonds.
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Hiene þá burgleóde gebundon . . . Ac hé fealh of þǽm bendum þe hiene mon gebende (lapsus e vinculis), Ors. 5, 11; S. 236, 13. Man þá hálgan hæfte and gebende, Hml. S. 23, 105. Gebænde, Wlfst. 14, 6. xi síðan hund þúsenda hí lǽddon gebende, 296, 26. Add

salfige

(n.)
Grammar
salfige, an; f.

Sage

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Sage Saluige salvia, Wrt. Voc. i. 79, 49. Salfige, Lchdm. iii. 22, 31, Saluie. Genim ðás wyrte ðe man saluian nemneþ. . . . Genim ðás ylcan wyrte salfian, i. 218, 6-11. Saluian sǽd, iii. 72, 7: ii. 358, 18. Nim saltian, iii. 48, 3. Wyl sealuian, 44,

geán-gang

(n.)
Grammar
geán-gang, es; m.

a going back, returna going to meet

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a going back, return Gif man mægðman néde genimeð . . . Gif gǽngang geweorðeð . . . if return takes place (i. e. if the woman goes back to the people she was taken from), Ll. Th. i. 24, 7. a going to meet Gægng (= -geong?) obbiatio ( = obviatio ), Rtl

Linked entry: gængang

hláfmæsse-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
hláfmæsse-dæg, es; m.

Lammas-day, the first of August

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Lammas-day, the first of August Of ðam gehálgedan hláfe ðe man hálige on hláfmæssedæg from the hallowed bread which is hallowed on Lammas-day, Lchdm. iii. 290, 27. Ǽr hláfmæsse [dǽge?], L. M. 1, 72; Lchdm. ii. 146, 9. Æfter hlámmǽssedæge, Chr. 1100;

Linked entry: hláf-mæsse

spor-wrecel

(n.)
Grammar
spor-wrecel, (?),es; m.

What is tracked after being driven off (?)

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What is tracked after being driven off (?) Ðá forstæl hé ða unlǽdan oxan æt Funtial, and dráf tó cytlid, and hine mon ðǽræt áparade, and his speremon áhredde ða sporwreclas the man who tracked him rescued the cattle that had been driven off (?), Chart

Linked entries: wrecel spyre-mann

eorl

a hero

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Add: a man of rank or gentle birth Eorl herus, An. Ox. 53, 6. Weorðscipes wyrðe, ǽlc be his mǽðe, eorl and ceorl, þegen and þeóden, Ll. Th. i. 190, 13. Gif wið eorles birele man geligeð .xii. scill. gebéte. Gif wið ceorles birelan man geligeð .vi. scillingum

feormian

(v.)

to maintainfosterto feast

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Dele II, take III. separately, and add: to maintain, foster Feormat, broedeth fovet, Wrt. Voc. ii. 108, 79. Brédeþ, feormaþ fovit, 35, 74. Feormeþ fomet, 150, 8. Brond . . . fealo líg feormað flammam parturit ipse calor, Ph. 218. Fúl náwár friðian ne

a-byrgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-byrgan, -byrgean, -byrian

To tastegustare

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To taste; gustare We cýðaþ eów ðæt God ælmihtig cwæþ his ágenum múðe, ðæt nán man he mót abyrgean nánes cynes blódes. Ǽlc ðæra ðe abyrgþ blódes ofer Godes bebod sceal forwurþan on écenysse we tell you that God Almighty said by his own mouth, that no

dryht-guma

(n.)
Grammar
dryht-guma, driht-guma, an ; m.

A popular man, man of the people, warrior, retainer, follower, - pl. men, people vir popŭlāris vel nŏbĭlis, mīles, sătelles, - hŏmĭnes

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A popular man, man of the people, warrior, retainer, follower, - pl. men, people; vir popŭlāris vel nŏbĭlis, mīles, sătelles, - hŏmĭnes Semninga biþ, ðæt, ðec, dryhtguma, ðeáþ ofer-swýðeþ suddenly it will be, that thee, warrior, death overpowers, Beo

Linked entries: driht-guma dryht-mann

Egiptisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Egiptisc, Egyptisc; def. se Egiptisca, Egiptiscea; seó, ðæt Egiptisce; adj.

Belonging to Egypt, EgyptianÆgyptius

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Belonging to Egypt, Egyptian; Ægyptius Hér is ides Egyptisc here is an Egyptian woman, Cd. 101; Th. 134, 19; Gen. 2227. Fram ðære Egiptiscan eá from the Egyptian river, Gen. 15, 18. Hine gebohte Egiptisc man an Egyptian man bought him, 39, 1: Ex. 2,

Linked entry: Egyptisc

freónd-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
freónd-rǽden, -rǽdden, -rǽdenn, e; f.

A friend-conditionfriendshipamīcĭtia

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A friend-condition, friendship; amīcĭtia Ðæt heó mínre ne gýme freóndrǽdenne that she cares not for my friendship, Exon. 66 b; Th. 246, 33; Jul. 71. Hig mihton náne freóndrǽdene wið hine habban they would have no friendship with him, Gen. 37, 4. Hie

un-gelygen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelygen, adj.

Not lyingtrue

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Not lying, true Bútan ðæs geréfan gewitnesse ... oþþe óðres ungelygenes (-lig-, v. l. ) mannes, L. Ath. i. 10; Th. i. 204, 19. Ungeligenes, i. 12; Th. i. 206, 10 note. Ðæt hé hæfde ungeligene gewitnesse ... ðæt hé gelǽdde ungeligne gewitnesse, L. Ed.

æþelborenness

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Add: nobleness of birth, gentle birth Ne teáh nan æðelborennyss nǽnne man tó wurðscype, bútan hé wísdóm leornode, Hml. S. 3, 6. Æþelborenysse stemmatis, Hy. S. 47, 14. Wǽron hí æfter æþelborennysse oferhýdige, Hml. Th. ii. 174, 8. Hé wæs æðelboren,

feter

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Add Feotur, fetor pedo vel paturum, Txts. 85, 1552. a fetter for a person Sum man gesette his ðeówan man on fetera. Hé sæt lange on þám láðum bendum, oð þæt hé bestæl út mid his stafe hoppende and gesóhte ðone sanct . . . Se scyttel ðá ásceát of þǽre

for-helan

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Add: with acc. Gif hwilc túnes man ǽnigne pænig forhele oþþe forhæbbe, Ll. Th. ii. 300, 5. Nǽnne sacleásan man forsecgean, ne nǽnne sacne forhelan, i. 294, 6. Hú magan þá cyningas forhelan hiora unmihte, Bt. 29, 1; F. 104, 13. Ic þé árecce, náht ne forhelende

first

(n.)
Grammar
first, first, e; f.

a raftera ceiling

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a rafter. Substitute: a ceiling, inner roof Fierst (first, hróf firsthróf ?), Corp. Gl. laquear, Txts. 74, 595: Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 53. Fyrst, i. 26, 42: 82, 15. Tóbærst þæs temples wáh-ryft fram ðǽre fyrste ufan oð ðá flor neoðan, Hml. Th. ii. 258, 3.

Linked entry: fierst

leód

(n.)
Grammar
leód, es; m.
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Add: pl. leóda. A man of a particular country Itthamar wæs Cantwara leód Ithamar oriundus de gente Cantuariorum, Bd. 3, 14; Sch. 253, 13. Gif man leúd ofsleá an þeófðe, Ll. Th. i. 42, 13. Beeástan him sindon Osti þá leóde, Ors. 1,; S. 16, 29 : 22, 7.

á-drencan

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Add: where the subject is a person Hí man on sǽ ádrencte, Hml. S. 28, 127. Brettas hié bedrifon út on áne eá and monige ádrencton, Chr. 890; P. 82, 14. Hí ádrengton má ðonne ǽnig man wiste tó tellanne, 1087; P. 224, 19. Hí hig sylfe ádrencton, Jud. p

gyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
gyrdan, girdan; p. gyrde; pp. gyrded

To GIRDbind roundcingere

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To GIRD, bind round; cingere Ðá ðú gingra wǽre ðú gyrdest ðé ... ðonne ðú ealdast óðer ðé gyrt cum esses junior cingebas to ... cum senueris alms to cinget, Jn. Skt. 21, 18. Se ðe hine man gelome gyrt qua semper præcingitur, Ps. Th. 108, 19. He girde