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be-tweoh

Grammar
be-tweoh, (i, y, u), -tuh.

between ⬩ among ⬩ between ⬩ among

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Add: with dat. between. local, of position within certain limits Weall tó settonne betweoh (-tuh, v. l. ) ðám wítgan and ðǽre byrh, Past. 164, 10. of extent between limits Eall hira land betwuh (-tweoh, v. l. ) dícum and Wúsan, Chr. 905; P. 94, 2.

beó-ceorl

(n.)
Grammar
beó-ceorl, beó-cere, es; m.

A BEE-CEORL ⬩ bee farmer or keeper ⬩ bocherus ⬩ apum custos

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Beóceorle gebyreþ, gif he gafolheorde healt, ðæt he sylle ðonne lande gerǽd beó. Mid us is gerǽd ðæt he sylle v sustras huniges to gafole concerning those who keep bees.

Súþr-íge

(n.)
Grammar
Súþr-íge, gen. [e]a, ena; pl.
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On Súþrígena lande be Temese streáme in regione Sudergeona juxta fluvium Tamensem, Bd. 4, 6; S. 574, 14. Ealhere mid Cantwarum and Huda mid Súþrígium (Súþrígum, MS. E.) gefuhton wiþ herige, Chr. 853; Erl. 68, 17.

be-sceáwian

(v.)

to contemplate ⬩ behold ⬩ to consider ⬩ to see about ⬩ take care of

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Gl. 404, 34. to consider For hwig ne besceáwost þú on þýnre heortan . . . hú Crýst on Iudéa lande geboren wæs. St. A. 32, 13. Hé besceáwað considerat (Prov. 5, 21), Kent. Gl. 115. Hé besceáwode ꝥ hí mid Drihtne habbað þá sélestan gife, Hml.

hatung

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Heora gelícan nǽron on þæs cáseres lande, ne him swá leófe, gif hí noldon áwendan þá lufe tó hatunge, Hml. S. 11, 59. Bið rihtwísnys on dóme forhwyrfed for ege and for gýtsunge and for hatunga and for lufe, Hml. A. 148, 108: 113.

sáwan

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Hé seów hwǽte on beswuncenum lande, Hml. Th. ii. 144, 9. <b>I c.</b> absolute :-- Ic hrippo ðér ne seáwu ic meto ubi non semino, Mt. L. 35, 26. Sé ðe sáwes ł seáwa (seów, R.) qui seminavit, 13, 39.

swíþ-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ-mód, adj.

great-souled, magnanimous, stout-hearted ⬩ stern-minded ⬩ of violent mind, arrogant, haughty, high-minded

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in a good sense, great-souled, magnanimous, stout-hearted Com ðá tó lande lidmanna helm ( Beowulf ) swíðmód swymman, Beo. Th. 3252; B. 1624. Swíðmód cyning, Cd.

sceorp

(n.)
Grammar
sceorp, es; n.

Dress, apparel

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Of manegum landum máre landriht áríst tó cyniges gebanne . . . scorp tó friðscipe (apparel for those on board?), L. R. S. 1; Th. i. 432, 8

Linked entry: á-scirpan

frécen-lic

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Gif þás tácn lange wuniað, þonne biþ seó ádl tó frécenlico, Lch. ii. 258, 21. ꝥ bið swíþe frécenlic, iii. 182, 18. On ðám endenýhstan dagum þissere worulde beóð frécenlice (frǽcen-, v.l.) tída ( tempora periculosa, 2 Tim. 3, 1 ), Wlfst. 88, 11. Add

CLǼNE

(adj.)
Grammar
CLǼNE, cléne; se clǽna, seó, ðæt clǽne; m. clǽnra, f. n. clǽnre; clǽnest; adj.

CLEAN, pure, clear ⬩ mundus, purus, merus, serenus ⬩ chaste, innocent ⬩ castus, innoxius

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Ðæt land ic selle Cynulfe for syxtigum mancesa clǽnes goldes I sell the land to Cynulf for sixty mancuses of pure gold, Cod. Dipl. 313; A. D. 883; Kmbl. ii. 111, 21.

Linked entries: cláne cléne

holm

(n.)
Grammar
holm, es; m.

A mound, ⬩ hill, ⬩ rising ground ⬩ wave, ⬩ ocean, ⬩ water, ⬩ sea ⬩ land rising from the water, ⬩ an island in a river

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Wið holme foldan sceldun guarded land against sea, Exon. 22 a; Th. 61, 4; Cri. 979. On holme, 97 a; Th. 363, 9; Wal. 51: Beo. Th. 1090; B. 543: 2875; B. 1435. Æt holme by the sea, 3832; B. 1914.

á-mirran

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Add:to á-myrran: to lead astray, misguide, in a physical sense Se yrðlincg ámyrð his furuh ( will not make a straight furrow ) gif hé lócað tó lange underbæc, Hml.

be-witan

watch over

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S. 22, 99: 3, 61. ꝥá góde mæn þe þis land bewiston, Chr. 1091; P. 226, 27. property ꝥá (the senators) wæron simbel binnan Rómebyrg wuniende, tó þon ꝥ hié bewisten eal ꝥ licgende feoh, Ors. 2, 4; S. 72, 4.

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þurh-smeágan

(v.)
Grammar
þurh-smeágan, -smeán

to search through ⬩ inquire into ⬩ examine into ⬩ investigate

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Hé ríxade ofer Englæland, and hit mid his geápscipe swá þurhsmeáde ( made such a thorough inquisition ), ðæt næs án híd landes innan Englælande, ðæt hé nyste hwá heó hæfðe, oððe hwæs heó wurð wæs, Chr. 1086; Erl. 222, l0.

hind

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Cwæð se cyning tó hire hwylcne dǽl þæs landes hió onfón wolde hyre bróðrum tó wergilde. Hió cwaeð ꝥ hió his ná máran ne gyrnde þonne hire hind útan ymbe yrnan wolde þe hire ealne weg beforan arn ðonne hió on ráde wæs . . .

ge-gán

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H. 121, 9. to acquire by peaceful action Eádnóð gebeád þæt land ealre ðǽre mǽgðe hwæðer hit ǽnig swá ( by taking orders ) gegán wolde, Cht.

healdan

(v.)
Grammar
healdan, haldan; p. heóld; pp. healden.

to HOLD, keep, grasp, retain, restrain, confine, contain ⬩ to hold, have, possess, occupy, inhabit ⬩ to rule, govern ⬩ to behave, conduct ⬩ to guard, defend, keep, preserve, protect, maintain, sustain, regard, observe, take heed ⬩ to hold out, last, hold on, continue, hold with ⬩ to hold, keep, keep sheep ⬩ servare, custodire

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Hí ǽfre woldon fryþ and freóndscype in tó ðisan lande haldan they would ever maintain peace and friendship towards this land, Chr. 1066; Erl. 201, 37.

un-gehírsum

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gehírsum, adj.

Inattentive to what is said ⬩ unsubmissive ⬩ disobedient

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Inattentive to what is said, unsubmissive, disobedient Hú lange wylt ðú beón ungehírsum usque quo non vis subjici mihi? Ex. 10, 3. Oððe hé bið ánum gehýrsum, and óðrum ungehýrsum aut unum sustinebit, et alterum contemnet, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 24.

Færpingas

(n.)
Grammar
Færpingas, Fæppingas; pl.
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The people of a district of Mercia Færpinga landes is þreó hund hýda (in margin: Is in Middel-Englum Færpinga), C. D. B. i. 414, 27. [In Latin forms of this list Fferpinga, Ferpinga, Ferwinga, Fearfinga are variants of the word.]

út-lendisc

(adj.)
Grammar
út-lendisc, adj.

Outlandish ⬩ foreign ⬩ a stranger

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Outlandish, foreign; substantivally, a stranger Sí hé landes man, sí hé útlendisc (peregrinus), Lev. 24, 22. Ðǽr útlendisc man inlendiscan derie, L. O. D. 6; Th. i. 354, 28. Útlendisc exul, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 10; Zup. 39, 15.