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eorþ-hele

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Wæs þæt deáw swilce hit hagoles eorðhele wǽre the dew was as if there were a covering of hail upon the ground; ros jacuit. . . in similitudinem pruinae super terram, Ex. 16, 14. Substitute:

hlædel

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Wæterseáþes wǽg, þaenne mid hlædele, [ꝥ is mid] hlædtrendle úp hladan cisternę limpham, quam anthlia, hoc est rota hauritoria exanthlamus, i. haurimus, An. Ox. 501. Man sceal habban ... cytel, hlædel, pannan, crocca, Angl. ix. 264, 9. Add

hrér-ness

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Þysne dæg ús on mycelre rérnesse tóweardne ongytan magon, 130, 20. On hrérnisse in commotione(m), Bl. Gl. (under onhrérnisse; but see Angl. xxi. 237). Add

lactuca

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Gif se ríca ágylte, þreá hine; þonne ytst þú þíne eástru mid grénum lactucum, mid biternesse. ꝥ wát eall ceorlisc folc ꝥ gréne lactucas beóð bitere; swá synt þá rícan men tó þreágenne, Angl. viii. 323, 22. Add

cniht-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
cniht-líc, adj.

Boyishchildish puerilis

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Boyish, childish; puerilis Ne he cnihtlíce gálnysse næs begangende nor was he [Guthlac] addicted to boyish levity Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 12, 16. Swá oft swá cnihtlícu yldo begǽþ as childish age is often wont 2; Gdwin. 12, 19

orleg-ceáp

(n.)
Grammar
orleg-ceáp, es; m.

Battle-bargain, fighting

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Ðǽr wæs eáðfynde eorle orlegceáp se ðe ǽr ne wæs níðes genihtsum there might fighting be easily found for the man that before had not had enough of war, Cd. Th. 120, 13 ; Gen. 1994

Andred

(n.)
Grammar
Andred, es; m.

The name of a large wood in Kentthe city of ANDRED or AndridaAndredes ceaster

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Seó eá, ðe we ǽr embe sprǽcon, líð út of ðam wealde the mouth [of the Limen] is in the east of Kent, at the east end of the same wood which we call Andred.

Linked entry: Andredes ceaster

helpan

(v.)
Grammar
helpan, p. healp, pl. hulpon; pp. holpen; v. trans.

To helpaidassistsuccour

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on ðisum lífe mágon helpan ðám forþfarenum ðe on wítnunge beóþ we in this life may help the departed that are being punished, Homl. Th. ii. 356, 11. sceolon earmra manna helpan we ought to help poor people, 442, 14. Helpa fovere, Rtl. 122, 37

Linked entries: a-helpan ge-helpan

teóðian

(v.)
Grammar
teóðian, teogoðian; p. ode.
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to take out a tenth part of anything On eallum geáre sind getealde ðreó hund daga and fíf and sixtig daga; ðonne gif teóðiaþ ðás geárlícan dagas ( if we take a tenth of the days of the year ), ðonne beóþ ðǽr six and ðrítig teóðing*-*dagas, Homl.

BRÉME

(adj.)
Grammar
BRÉME, brýme; def. se bréma, seó, ðæt bréme; comp. brémra; sup. brémest, brýmust; adj.

Celebrated, renowned, illustrious, famous, notable, BRIM, glorious, esteemed;celeber, clarus, illustris, famosus, notus, coguitus

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Beówulf wæs bréme Beowulf was renowned. Beo. Th. 35; B. 18: Cd. 177; Th. 222, 13; Dan. 104. Ðá wearþ se bréma on móde blíðe then was the illustrious one blithe in mind, Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 10; Jud. 57.

Linked entries: brémen brýme

on-hyrian

(v.)
Grammar
on-hyrian, p. ede

To imitate, emulate

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Ðæt onhyrigen ðǽm þeáwum, Past. 34; Swt. 231, 3; Swt. 229, 15. Onhyrgean ðone blindan, Blickl. Homl. 21, 9. sceolan onherian Marian ðære ðe smerede Hǽlendes fét, 75, 11. Onhyrian (-hirian, Cott.

céping

(n.)
Grammar
céping, e; f.

Traffic, merchandisenegotiatio

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War. 2, 16. To cépinge his ad negotiationem suam, Rtl. 107, 25. Betre is tosocnung his cépinge seolferes and goldes melior est acguisitio ejus negotiatione argenti et auri, 81, 14

for-sóþ

(adv.)
Grammar
for-sóþ, adv.

FORSOOTHtrulycertainlycerte

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Ic forsóþ wát vērum nōvi. Bd. 3, 13. S. 538, 33. Saga him forsóþ dic ergo illi, Bd. 5, 9; S. 622, 37

fulluht-nama

(n.)
Grammar
fulluht-nama, an; m.

The baptismal or Christian namenōmen tempŏre baptīzandi impŏsĭtum

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Danish] king died, whose baptismal name was Æthelstan, Chr. 890; Erl. 86, 27

macung

(n.)
Grammar
macung, e; f.

Makingdoingaction

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Making, doing, action Þurh ðes macunge mǽst se eorl Rotbert ðises geáres ðis land mid unfriþe gesóhte it was mostly his doing that Earl Robert attacked this country in the course of this year, Chr. 1101; Erl. 238, 1

be-swælan

(v.)
Grammar
be-swælan, p. de; pp. ed

To burn, sweal, scorch, singeadurere, ustulare

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To burn, sweal, scorch, singe; adurere, ustulare Næs hyra feax fýre beswæled nor was a hair of them burned by the fire, Cd. 195; Th. 243, 18; Dan. 438. Glédum beswæled scorched by gleeds, Beo. Th. 6075; B. 3041

ge-dícian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dícian, p. ode; pp. od.

To make a dike or moundvallum facere

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To make a dike or mound; vallum facere Eardædon Bryttas binnan ðam díce, ðe we gemynegodon ðæt Severus hét þwyrs ofer ðæt eálond gedícian kabitabant Brittones intra vallum, quod Severum trans insulam fecisse commemoravimus, Bd. 1, 11; S. 480

geond-sécan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-sécan, p. -sóhte, pl. -sóhton; pp. -sóht

To search thoroughly, pervadepervestigare

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His intinga wæs geondsóhte his business was thoroughly searched, Bd. 5, 19; S. 639, 28

segling

(n.)
Grammar
segling, e ; f.
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Sailing Ðæt ne mid seglinge ne mid równesse ówiht fremian mihte ut neque velo neque remigio quicquam proficere valeremus, Bd. 5, 1 ; S. 613, 25. Hé mid seglunge binnon ánum dæge com tó Antiochian, Ap. Th. 6, 27

friþ-geard

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Add: an enclosure where a fugitive was secure from molestation, where he had friþ (v. friþ, (5 b α)), an asylum [v. Grmm. R. A.], Ll. Th. ii. 298, 16. a place where peace prevails, v. friþ, Cri. 399