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ildu

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</b> Yeldo grues (l. caries; the line glossed is: Quae quassat caries, et frangit fessa vetustas, Ald. 153, 28), Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 22. Eldo cnues (l. caries, and cf. caries, putredo lignorum vel ferri sindor vel vetustas, 129, 10), 19, 35

arctos

(n.)
Grammar
arctos, acc. arcton; f. [ἄρκτος, m. f. a bear; ἄρκτος, f. the constellation Ursa Major, called also ἅμαξα, carles wǽn the churl's wain: the bright star in Boötes is denominated by ancient astronomers and poets Ἀρκτοῦρος, the bear-ward].

The constellation Ursa Major

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The constellation Ursa Major; arct-os, -us, i; f. = ἄρκτος, f Arcton hátte án tungol on norþ dǽle, se hæfþ seofon steorran, and is for ðí óðrum naman geháten, septemtrio, ðone hátaþ lǽwede menn carles wǽn. Se ne gǽþ nǽfre adúne under ðyssere eorþan,

Linked entries: carles wǽn Boéties

FRIÐIAN

(v.)
Grammar
FRIÐIAN, freoðian; p. ode; pp. od; v. a. [friþ peace] .

to keep the peacetowards, make peaceto protectdefendkeeppācĭfĭcāre protĕgĕretuēri

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Ealle Godes gerihta friðige man georne one shall diligently keep all God&#39;s laws, L. C. E. 14; Th. i. 368, 9, note 8

Linked entry: freoðian

Æsces dún

(n.)
Grammar
Æsces dún, e; f. [æsc ash-tree, dún a hill]

ASHDOWN

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and his elder brother, king Ethelred, first routed the Danes; 'dicitur Latine mons fraxini,' Asser Hér gefeaht Æðeréd cyning and Ælfréd, his bróðor, wið ealne ðone here, on Æsces dúne A.D. 871, here fought king Æthelred and Alfred, his brother, with all

Linked entry: Esces dún

beofian

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

To tremblequakebe movedtremerecontremerecommoveri

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To tremble, quake, be moved; tremere, contremere, commoveri Beofaþ eal beorhte gesceaft all the bright creation shall tremble Exon. 116 b Th. 448, 22; Dóm. 58. Seó eorþe beofode the earth trembled 24 b; Th. 70, 27; Cri. 1145.

Linked entries: a-beofian beaftan

DRÁN

(n.)
Grammar
DRÁN, drǽn,e ; f.

DRONEfucus

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Ðǽr he wunede eall riht swá dráne dóþ on híue: eall ðæt ða beón dragen toward ða dráne dragaþ fraward he abode there just as drones do in a hive: all that the bees draw towards them the drones draw from them, Chr. 1127; Erl. 256, 20, 21

Linked entry: drǽn

for-weornian

(v.)
Grammar
for-weornian, p. ode; pp. od

To dry upwither awayfadegrow oldrotdecaymarcescĕresĕnescĕretābescĕre

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To dry up, wither away, fade, grow old, rot, decay; marcescĕre, sĕnescĕre, tābescĕre Eal forweornast, lámes gelícnes thou art all rotting, image of clay! Exon. 98 a; Th. 368, 8; Seel. 18.

Linked entries: for-wurnian weornian

Frysisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Frysisc, Fresisc; adj.

Of or belonging to FrieslandFrisianFrīsĭcus

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Ðǽr wearþ ofslegen Lucuman, and ealra manna, Frysiscra and Engliscra, lxii there was slain Lucuman, and of all the men, Frisian and English, sixty-two, 897; Th. 176, 34, col. 2; 177. 34

Linked entry: Fresisc

fyrn-gewrit

(n.)
Grammar
fyrn-gewrit, -gewryt, es; pl. nom. acc. -gewritu, -gewrito; n.

An ancient writingold scripturevĕtus vel prisca scriptūra

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On eallum ðam fyrngewrytum in all the ancient writings, Salm. Kmbl. 15; Sal. 8

leáþor

(n.)
Grammar
leáþor, es; n[?].

lather

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Gníd swíðe ðæt heó sý eall geléþred þweah mid ðý leáþre ðæt heáfod gelóme rub strongly so that it may be all lathered, wash the head frequently with the lather, Lchdm. iii. 2, 4.

linian

(v.)
Grammar
linian, leonian

to leave

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ðý gearwor ðæt mín þrym and mín weorþmynd máran wǽron ðonne ealra óðra kyninga ðe in middangearde ǽfre wǽron I leave it [an account of my exploits] as an example to other kings, that they may the better know that my glory and honour were greater than all

Linked entry: leonian

mære

(adj.)

pure

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Alf. pol. 3; Th. i. 62, 10 Mid V. pundum mǽrra pæninga. With this may be compared the following passage For his lícweorðan feó, ðæt is ii pund mérehwítes seolfres. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 255, 12

ge-wealdes

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-wealdes, adv. [gen. of ge-weald power]

Of one's powerof one's own accordwillinglysponte

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Alf. 13; Th. i. 46, 21, 26. Eówres gewealdes quod ex vobis est, Past. 46, 7, 8; Swt. 355, 19, 20, 25; Hat. MS

Linked entries: ge-weald wealdes

un-deór

(adj.)
Grammar
un-deór, (-deóre?); adj.

Not dearcheapcommon

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Alf. pol. 32; Th. i. 82, 1. Hé nemde ða undiórestan wyrta ðe on wyrttúnum weaxe and ðeáh swíðe welstincenda cum decimari minima diceret, extrema quidem de oleribus maluit sed tamen bene olentia memorare, Past. 57; Swt. 439, 32

weorold-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-cyning, es; m. I.
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Woruldcyninga, 6343; B. 3181. a king of all the earth, a supreme monarch Woruld-cyninges (cf. him God sealde gumena ríce, world tó gewealde. Cd. Th. 254, 7; Dan. 608), Exon. Th. 197, 4; Az. 185

wærness

(n.)
Grammar
wærness, e; f.

Prudence, circumspection, caution

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Hæfde hé miccle lufan and ealle wærnesse tó ælcum men ( he was very considerate to everybody), . . . and ðeáh ðe hé on lǽwedum háde beón sceolde, hweðre hé tó ðon wærnesse hæfde on eallum ðingum (he was so circumspect in all things), ðæt hé munuclífe

wed-bryce

(n.)
Grammar
wed-bryce, , es; m.

Breach of a pledge or engagement

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Alf. pol. 1; Th. i. 60, 6-21. Eác syndan wide þurh áðbrycas and ðurh wedbrycas and ðurh mistlíce leásunga forloren and forlogen má ðonne scolde, Wulfst. 164, 7. Wed*-*bricas, 130, 6. [Cf. With wedbrek cum adulteris, Ps. 49, 18.]

búgan

(v.)
Grammar
búgan, p. ede; v. a. acc.

To inhabitinhabitare, incolere

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Búgede habitatvit, Aldh. Gl. Grn

Linked entries: a-búgan búgende

heáfod-burh

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-burh, gen. -burge; f.

Chief town, capital, metropolismetropolis

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Chief town, capital, metropolis Forgeaf him wununge on Cantwarebyrig, seó wæs ealles his ríces heáfodburh he gave him a dwelling in Canterbury, that was the chief town of all his kingdom, Homl. Th. ii. 128, 31.

heals

(n.)
Grammar
heals, hals, es; m.

The neck, the prow of a shipcollum, amplexatoriumneck, part of the bow of a ship

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Heals ealne ymbeféng he clasped all the neck, Beo. Th. 5376; B. 2691. Lét his francan wadan þurh ðæs hysses hals he let his weapon pass through the man's neck, Byrht. Th. 135, 60; By. 141

Linked entry: hals