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hold-áþ

(n.)
Grammar
hold-áþ, es; m.

An oath of fealty

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Hé dyde ðæt ealle ða heáfodmæn on Normandig dydon manrǽden and holdáþas is sunu Willelme, 1115; Erl. 245, 12

Linked entry: hyld-áþ

tó-brýsan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brýsan, and -brýsian; p. de

To crush,break in pieces

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Ealle ðín bán ic tóbrýsige, Nar. 41, 20. Se ðe fylþ uppan ðysne stán hé byþ tóbrýsed (confringetur); and hé tóbrýsþ (conteret) ðone ðe hé onuppan fylþ, Mt. Kmbl. 21, 44. Ðú ealle míne bán tóbrísdest, Nar. 45, 5. Ealle his bán heó tóbrýsde, 44, 15.

ágan

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Eall ꝥ him wæs leófost tó ágenne, Bl. H. 111, 26. Tó áganne, Met. 21, 19. <b>la.</b> of a husband's relation to his wife. Cf. Icel. eiga konu :-- Ðám gefarenan bréðer ðe ðæt wíf ǽr áhte, Past. 43, 15.

æften-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
æften-tíd, e; f. [æftan after]

Eveningeventidevespertinum tempusvesper

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Evening, eventide; vespertinum tempus, vesper Ǽr morgenes gancg wið æftentíd ealle ða déman Drihten healdeþ exitus matutini et vespere delectaberis, Ps. Th. 64, 9

earmþu

(n.)
Grammar
earmþu, e; f.

Misery, poverty mĭsĕria

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Misery, poverty; mĭsĕria Gif ða earmþa ealle sóðe sint if the miseries are all true, Bt. 38, 2; Fox 198, 14, 16. v. yrmþu

Eofor-wíc-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Eofor-wíc-scír, e: f.

YORKSHIRE comĭtātus Eboracensis

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YORKSHIRE; comĭtātus Eboracensis Fóran ða þegnas ealle on Eoforwícscíre to Eoferwíc all the thanes in Yorkshire went to York, Chr. 1065 ; Th. 332, 7

forþ-gefremman

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-gefremman, p. ede; pp. ed [gefremman to effect, bring to pass]

To move forwardscause to advancepromŏvēre

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To move forwards, cause to advance; promŏvēre Hine God ofer ealle men forþgefremede God advanced him above all men, Beo. Th. 3440; B. 1718

lending

(n.)
Grammar
lending, e; f.

Landing

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Landing, landing-place Ic ann ealle ða lændinge and ða gerihte of ðam ilkan wætere concedo omnes exitus ejusdem acquæ, Chart. Th. 317, 22

Linked entry: lænding

scír-þegen

(n.)
Grammar
scír-þegen, es; m.
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Ælfwine abbod . . . and ealle scírþegenas on Hámtúnscíre, Cod. Dip. B. i. 544, 8

ge-bytlung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bytlung, e; f. [bytlung a building]

A buildingædĭfĭcium

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A building; ædĭfĭcium Ic inc ealle ða gebytlunge gewisslíce tǽhte I shewed you two plainly all the building, Homl. Th. ii. 172, 27; 16

Linked entry: bytlung

ge-cyndelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-cyndelíce, adv.

Naturallynatūrālĭter

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Naturally; natūrālĭter Ealle gesceafta gecyndelíce fundiaþ to cumanne to góde all creatures naturally desire to come to good, Bt. 35, 4; Fox 160, 15

-scígan

(suffix)
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in ge-scígan Heora ǽlc sceal án .c. þearfendra manna fédan and ealle ða gescýgean ( provide them all with shoes ), Chart. Th. 616, 26

Linked entries: scógan -scýgean

þǽr-ongeán

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-ongeán, adv.
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There against, on the contrary; per contra Englas cýðaþ ðíne dǽda beforan Godes gesihðe, and deófol áwrit þǽrongén ealle ðíne misdǽda, Wulfst. 248, 21

Linked entry: ongeagn

geond-sécan

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Add: to investigate Ðæt Godes leóhtfæt gindsécð (geond-, v. l.) ealle ðá diógolnesse ðǽre wambe lucerna Domini investigat omnia secreta ventris, Past. 259, 10

ge-trymednesse

(n.)
Grammar
ge-trymednesse, e; f.
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Ealle getrymednesse hláfes hé forgnád, Ps. L. 104, 16

on-wendendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
on-wendendlic, adj.
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Changeable God ána unanwendendlic wunaþ and eallra ðára anwendendlicra welt rerum orbem mobilem rotat, dum se immobilem conservat, Bt. 35, 5; F. 166, 10

Linked entry: -wendendlic

un-gecwéme

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Add: — Eallra synna sió (æfest) is Gode láþost and ungecwémost, for þan mancynn ǽrest þurh æfeste wǽron on helle besencte, Verc. Först. 95, 3

ymb-faran

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.; ac hié wurdon útan ymbfaren of þǽm muntum and ealle ofslagen, Ors. 6, 36; S. 294, 19. Add

yrab-sellan

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H. 7, 23. þá embsealdon ealle þá apostolas þá hálgan Marian, 141, 28. Add

on-cýðan

(v.)

to make known, announce

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to make known, announce Ðá ðá ic on eard com ic oncýððe ealle folce hwæt ic on Róme gedón hæfde, Chart. Th. 117, 1