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land-leód

(n.)
Grammar
land-leód, es; pl. e, an [cf. Seaxe, Seaxan]; m.
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Hé betealde hine wið Eádward cyng his hláford and wið ealle landleódan he cleared himself to his lord king Edward and to all the people, Chr. 1052; Erl. 187, 20

Linked entry: leód

ge-hwylc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
ge-hwylc, -hwelc, -hwilc; pron.

Eachevery oneallwhoeverwhateverquisqueunusquisque

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Each, every one, all, whoever, whatever; quisque, unusquisque Gé gehwilce uncóðe gehǽldon ye healed every disease, Homl. Th. i. 64, 23. Of gehwilcum burgum from every city, 86, 29. Nú smeádon gehwilce men now some men have enquired, ii. 268, 7.

þyrel

(adj.)
Grammar
þyrel, adj.

Perforatedhaving a hole or holespierced through

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Alf. pol. 44; Th. i. 92, 14. Gif bútú þyrele sién, L. Ethb. 47; Th. i. 14, 12. Hé eówaþ ús his þyrlan handa, Wulfst. 90, 6

ge-þwǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-þwǽre, -þwére; adj.

Unitedagreeingconsonantharmoniousaccordantconcordantmildgentlepeacefulconcorscongruusconsŏnusmansuētuspācĭfĭcusplăcĭdus

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Ðú noldest on eallum þingum beón geþwǽre ðæs unrihtwísan cyninges willan thou wouldest not in all things be conformable to the will of the unrighteous king, Bt. 27, 2; Fox 96, 16.

Linked entries: ge-hwǽre ge-þwére

án-wealda

(n.)
Grammar
án-wealda, án-walda, an; m. [án one, sole; wealda, walda a ruler]

The one or sole ruler of a province or of the universea sovereigngovernormagistratea powerqui solus dominaturmonarchadominusgubernatormagistratuspotestas

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province or of the universe, a sovereign, governor, magistrate, a power; qui solus dominatur, monarcha, dominus, gubernator, magistratus, potestas Se Ánwealda hæfþ ealle his gesceafta befangene and getogene the governor has caught hold of, and restrained all

Linked entries: án-walda wealda

be-cweðan

(v.)
Grammar
be-cweðan, ðú -cwíst, he -cwiþ ; p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon ; pp. -cweden, -cweðen.

to sayassertdicereto reproachexprobrareto BEQUEATHto give by willlegare

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Th. 88, 44. to BEQUEATH, to give by will; legare Ealle ða, mynstra and ða cyrican wǽron givene and becweðene Gode all the minsters and churches were given and bequeathed to God, Chr. 694; Th. 66, 6, note 2 : Th. Diplm. A. D. 830; 465, 16

Linked entry: bi-cweðan

Dauid

(n.)
Grammar
Dauid, es; m.

DavidDāvid, īdis

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Crist onwráh, in Dauides dýrre mǽgan, ðæt is Euan scyld eal forpynded Christ revealed that, in David's dear kinswoman, the sin of Eve is all turned away, Exon. 9 a; Th. 7, 4; Cri. 96

fæderen-mǽg

(n.)
Grammar
fæderen-mǽg, fædern-mǽg, fædren-mǽg, -mág, es; m. [mǽg a relation]

A relation on the father's side, paternal relative a patre cognātus, agnātus

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Alf. pol. 27; Th. i. 78, 20. Fædrenmǽgum hiora dǽl mon agife let their share be given to the paternal kindred, 8 ; Th. i. 66, 22. Fædernmágas agnāti, Ælfc. Gl. 92; Som. 75. 37; Wrt. Voc. 51, 79

frox

(n.)
Grammar
frox, es; m.

A frogrāna

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Ic sende froxas ofer ealle díne landgemǽro I will send frogs over all thy borders, Ex. 8, 2, 5, 8. Ðæt flód awylþ eall froxum ebulliet flŭvius rānas, 8, 3, 12

Linked entry: FROGGA

furður

(adv.)
Grammar
furður, adv.

Furthermoreultĕriusultra

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Ðæt ðé cyning engla gefrætwode furður micle ðonne eall gimma cynn that the king of angels adorned thee much more than all the kinds of gems, 3035; An. 1520

innung

(n.)
Grammar
innung, e ; f.

A puttinggetting in

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A putting or getting in, what is put or got in Se heofon is betera and fægera ðonne eall his innung búton monnum ánum the heaven is better and fairer than all it includes, except men only, Bt. 32, 2 ; Fox 116, 10.

Linked entry: innian

mann-slege

(n.)
Grammar
mann-slege, es; m.

Man-slayinghomicide

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Alf. 25; Th. i. 50, 18-21: Blickl. Homl. 189, 34. Be manslege. Gif Ænglisc man Deniscne ofsleá gylde hine mid xxx pundum, oððon mon ðone handdǽdan ágyfe, L. Eth. i. 5; Th. i. 286, 20

Linked entry: slege

ge-wítendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wítendlíc, adj.

Transitorytransitorius

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Mín mód forhogode ealle ðás gewítendlícan þing my mind despised all these transitory things, Greg. Dial. Hat. MS. fol. 1 b, 14. Ðis lǽnelíce líf and ðis gewítendlíce this poor and transitory life, Blickl. Homl. 73, 9.

gnyrn

(n.)
Grammar
gnyrn, es; m.

Griefsorrowevilwrong

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Þeóda waldend eallra gnyrna [MS. gnymra] leás the ruler of nations, free from all evils, 843; El. 422. Wlance drihtne guldon gód mid gnyrne arrogant, they repaid good to the Lord with evil, Cd. 111; Th. 146, 10; Gen. 2420

heald

(adj.)
Grammar
heald, adj.

Bent, inclinedleaning, slopingclivus, obliquus, pronus

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Ealle bióþ of dúne healde wið ðære eorþan all are bent down towards the earth, 41, 6; Fox 254, 28. Ða men lágon áþænede on ðære eorþan mid of dúne healdum ondwleotan the men lay stretched out on the ground with faces turned downwards, Shrn. 81, 26

bonde-land

(n.)
Grammar
bonde-land, es; n.

Bond or leased land, land held under restrictions, or on conditions expressed in writingtributaria terra

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ilca geár ánes nihtes feorme, ouðer xxx scyllinge penega; swá eác ðæt eafter his dæi scolde ðæt land ongeán into ðam mynstre an abbot, called Beonna, let to the alderman Cuthbriht ten 'boude-lands' at Swineshead, with leasow and with meadow, and with all

bindan

to bindto fasten toknit

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Voc. ii. 81, 30: 60, 63. to fasten together, knit Bindende (cf. 61, 12) nectentem (retia luxus, Ald. 206, 16), Wrt. Voc. ii. 96, 66. to put bonds on Hié hine bindað and swingaþ, Bl. H. 15, 10.

druncen

(adj.)
Grammar
druncen, adj.
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Druncen lentus (the epithet applies to Nabal, Ald. 205, 28), Wrt. Voc. ii. 96, 62: 53, 9: paponius (paponius = ebriosus, v. Goetz, s. v.), i. 61, 2.

gladian

(v.)
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Gladode demulcet, pro demulcebat (mentem . . . nec blandimentorum lenitas demulcet, Ald. 40, 36), An. Ox. 3004

hátian

(v.)
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Cf. hát; V. 2 Hátode, barn incanduisset (cum fervor torridae persecutionis et ardor crudelitatis acrius incanduisset, Ald. 67, 22), An. Ox. 4731