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eást-ern

(adj.)
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Þá eásternan tungelwítegan, Hml. Th. i. 106, 24. Þá eásternan and Gréciscean munecas, Hex. 32, 6. Of eásternum leódum, Hml. S. 28, 9: Hml.

on-unwísdóm

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Þu, Drihten, forgif þá scylde mínre iugoþe, and mínes unwísdómes ne wes þú gemyndig), Bl. H. 89, 10. See, however, preceding word

HORD

(n.)
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HORD, es; n. m.
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Ðá wæs óþboren beága hord then was borne off the hoard of rings, Beo. Th. 4557; B. 2284: 6015; B. 3011. Hyrde ðæs hordes keeper of the hoard, Exon. 130 a; Th. 498, 7; Rä. 87, 9: Beo. Th. 1778; B. 887.

ge-hát

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Him þá wæs þæt heofenlice gehát, Bl. H. 135, 27. Eal þín gehát þe þú mé gehét, 143, 28. Ne hopa ðú tó swíðe tó ðám ðe ðé man geháte; ðǽr lyt geháta bið, ðǽr bið lyt lygena ( where there are few promises, there are few lies ), Prov. K. 7.

Linked entry: hát

cwéne

Grammar
cwéne, l. cwene, for last reference substitute Wlfst. 161, 20,
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Unrihthǽmeras, þá fúlan þe forlǽtað heora cwenan and nimað óðre, and þá þe habbað má þonne heora rihtæðelcwéne, 298, 17

swégan

Grammar
swégan, <b>. I b</b> 1.
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Th. ii. 98, 5. Benedicte ne mihte beón nán þing bedíglod, þá þá on his eáre swégdon eác þá word þæs munukes geþóhtes, Gr. D. 144, 33. <b>II a.

sundor-geréfland

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-geréfland, es; n.
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Æylmer habbe þat lond at Stonham þe ic hym er to hande let to reflande. And ic an Godric mine reue at Waldingfeld þa þritti acre ðe ic hym er to hande let, Chart. Th. 570, 34. See also geréf-mǽd

Linked entries: réf-land geréf-land

Brunan burh

(n.)
Grammar
Brunan burh, gen. Brunan burge; dat. Brunan byrig; f.
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The song, which celebrated the victory, is worthy of the effort that gained it. This song is found in all the copies of the Chronicle, but with considerable variations. Price collated three of them: The Dunstan MS. Tib. A. VI; the Abingdon, Tib. B.

hlystan

(v.)
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hlystan, p. te
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To list, listen to, hear, hearken Hí gefeallaþ on ða heortan ðe hiera hlyst they fall on the heart that listens to them, Past. 15, 6; Swt. 97, 1. Mid ðam ðe hé hlyste ðæs heofonlícan sanges whilst he was listening to the heavenly song, Homl.

líc

(adj.)
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</b> the corporeal or material nature or state of man, the material body and its properties, the flesh. of kinship Þú sægdest bast Sarra þín sweostor wǽre, líces mǽge (kinswoman according to the flesh). of sins of the sense Fyrene gestǽlan, líces

ár

Grammar
ár, honour.
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Gode þancian þǽra ára þe hi be wege hæfdon, Ps. Th. 22, arg. property Gange seó ár unbeflitan intó See Petre, Cht. Th. 148, 4. Þeós ár, 203, 37.

ge-þingian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þingian, p. ode; pp. od, ad.
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Goda bæd ðæt se kynincg him geþingude wið Eádgife his bóca edgift Goda asked that the king would arrange for him with Eadgifu the restoration of his charters, Th. Ch. 202, 32.

hrán

(n.)
Grammar
hrán, es; m.

A reindeer

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Ða deór hí hátaþ hránas; ðara wǽron syx stælhránas: ða beóþ swýðe dýre mid Finnum, forðæm hý fóþ ða wildan hránas mid those deer they call 'rein;' six of them [Ohthere's] were decoys: those are very precious among the Fins, for they catch the wild reindeer

Linked entry: hrǽn

gódnes

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Th. ii. 368, 38. <b>IV a.

éðle

(n.)
Grammar
éðle, to a home, Exon. 37 b; Th. 123, 21; Gú. 326: éðles of a home, Andr. Kmbl. 1660; An. 830; dot. and gen. of éðel

a home domĭcĭlium

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a home; domĭcĭlium

Bráden

(n.)
Grammar
Bráden, Brǽden, es; m. [Flor. Bradene: so called from its size, from brád, brǽd broad, open, spacious; dene, es; m. vallis, locus silvestris, v. denu]
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over the Thames, and took, both in Bredon, and thereabout, all that they could carry off, Chr. 905; Th. 180, 22, col. 1, 2

Linked entry: Brǽden

ge-trúwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-trúwian, ge-trýgian.
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meahton when the Egyptians saw that, their magicians encouraged them, and made them believe with their magic arts that they would be able to go by the same way, Ors. 1, 7; S. 38, 31. to clear from a charge.

ge-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-síþ, -síþþ, es; n.
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Company, fellowship; comitatus Sweotol is ðæt ðé sóþ metod on gesíþþe is it is plain that the true Lord is with thee, Cd. 135; Th. 170, 3; Gen. 2807: 109; Th. 145, 5; Gen. 2401

from-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
from-cyn, -cynn, es; n.

a from-kinoffspringprogenyposterityprōgĕniesprōlesthe race from which one springsancestryorigingĕnusŏrigo

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Ðæt ðú hyra fromcynn ýcan wolde that thou wouldest increase their offspring, Exon. 53 b; Th. 187, 19; Az. 33.

í-dæges

(adv.)
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í-dæges, adv.
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Hí ne móston metes þicgan gif hí igdæges tó mynstre gecyrran mihton they were not allowed to partake of food if they could return to the monastery on the same day, Homl. Th. ii. 166, 32.

Linked entry: ig-dæges