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hefeld-þrǽd

Grammar
hefeld-þrǽd, hefel-þrǽd, es; m.

A thread for weavinglicium

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B. hefeld] þrǽde bind it to a yarn thread, Herb. 183; Lchdm. i. 320, 6. Ðá tóbræc ða rápas swá swá hefelþrǽdas and he brake the withs as a thread of tow, Jud. 16, 9. Hefelþrǽd licium, Cot. 193, Lye

Eást-Centingas

(n.)
Grammar
Eást-Centingas, pl. m.

he East Kentians, men of East Kent Cantii ŏrientis habitātōres

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he East Kentians, men of East Kent; Cantii ŏrientis habitātōres Ealle Eást-Centingas friþ wið ðone here genámon all the men of East Kent made peace with the army, Chr. 1009; Th. 260, 39

Linked entry: Centingas

steór-mann

(n.)
Grammar
steór-mann, es; m.
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Hera ðone steórman ac ná ǽrðan ðe becume gesundful tó ðære hýðe, Homl. Th. ii. 560, 22

þurh-borian

(v.)

to bore throughperforate

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to bore through, perforate Ðá wolde ic witan hwæðer ða gelícnissa wǽron gegotene ealle swá sǽde; hét hié ðá þurhborian simulacra quae an solida essent scire ego cupiens omnia perforavi, Nar. 20, 1

Linked entry: borian

gnornung

(n.)
Grammar
gnornung, e; f.

Grieflamentationmourningmœstitia

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Seó árleáse helwarena stefn wæs gehýred and heora gnornung the impious voice of the dwellers in hell was heard, and their lamentation, Blickl. Homl. 87, 4: 91, 30: Cd. 220; Th. 285, 8; Sat. 334: Exon. 40 b; Th. 134, 29; Gú. 516

ge-edcwician

(v.)
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Add: to come to life again after death ne geedcucað ǽr ðám gemǽnum ǽriste, ac is tó écum wítum genið-erod, Hml. Th. i. 382, 2. clypode: 'Thabita, árís, ' and heó þǽrrihte geedcucode, Hml. S. 10, 71.

hús-carl

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Add: — Hér lét Harðacnut hergian eall Wihracestrescíre for his twégra húscarla þingon

byrian

(v.)
Grammar
byrian, p. ede, ide; pp. ed
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To bury: Ðǽr hí mon byride where they buried her, Ors. 3, 6; Bos. 58, 9

Linked entries: be-byrian byrigan

syn-léw

(n.)
Grammar
syn-léw, -leáw, e; f.

A sinful injury

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A sinful injury Hér syndan þurh synleáwa sáre geléwede tó manege on earde, Wulfst. 165, 25

bearn-myrþra

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Hér syndan myltestran and bearnmyrðran, 165, 33. Add

beorht

(adj.)
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beorht, adj.
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áwrát muneca regol mid beorhtre sprǽce, Hml. Th. ii. 186, 17. Heó hæfde seofon síþum beorhtran sáule þonne snáw, Bl. H. 147, 17. Þá beorhtestan wununga, Ll. Th. ii. 398, 32. Add

ufor

(adj.)
Grammar
ufor, cpve.: ufemest; spve. adv.

Higherhighestat or i-s/>to a greater heightfarther from a coastfrom a spothigherat or to a more honourable placehigherlater

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Skt. 14, 10. metaphorical, higher bið suá micle sél gehiéred suá ufor gestent on his lífes geearnungum, Past. 14; Swt. 81, 17.

Linked entries: yfemest uferor

wǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
wǽr, (?); adj.
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Heó geleáfan nom ðæt ða bysene from Gode brungen hæfde ðe hire swá wǽrlíce ( = O. Sax. wárlíko; or? wærlíce cunningly) wordum sægde, iéwde hire tácen, and treówa gehét, Cd. Th. 41, 5; Gen. 652.]

stranglíce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
stranglíce, adj.
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Hire mǽtte ðæt heó hæfde sweord on handa and ðæt heó stranglíce fuhte mid ðý, Shrn. 60, 30.

þæt

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Add eác gedyde þæt Antonius his freónd wearð, Ors. 5, 13; S. 244, 28. næfþ his fóta geweald ꝥ mæge gán, Bt. 36, 4; F. 178, 13. On sumre stówe se hróf wæs ꝥ man mid his handa neálíce gerǽcean mihte, Bl. H. 207, 22.

be-stelan

to robto go secretlystealthilyto steal

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Se here hiene on niht up bestæl, Chr. 865 ; P. 68, ii.

be-geótan

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hét hine begeótan mid weallende leáde he ordered boiling lead to be poured upon him, Shrn. 83, 16: 154, 3. wearð begoten mid fantwætere, Hml. Th. ii. 346, 24.

and-leofa

(n.)
Grammar
and-leofa, -lifa (an-), an; m.
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him eallum hét dón andlifan genóhne, Ll. Th. ii. 372, 30. v. an-leofa in Dict

Linked entry: an-leofa

arodlíce

(adv.)
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Ongunnon þá wyrhtan ardlíce ( instanter ) biddan heom metes, 251, 18. cwæð swíðe ardlíce constanter ait, 254, 4. swíðe ardlíce geteohhode constanter decrevit, 255, 33. Aredlícor ( instantius ) sécan, 258, 24. Add

ge-hergian

(v.)
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sealde þæt feoh for gehergodum mannum, and þá þe on hæftnédum wǽron, Hml. S. 31, 1292. Álése æt óðrum mannum heora þeówan and húru earme gehergode men, Ll. Th. ii. 282, 15. Swilce hit gehergode hæftlingas wǽron quasi captivus gladio .