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cyric-friþ

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-friþ, ciric-friþ,es; m. n.

Church-peace, right of sanctuaryecclesiæ pax

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H.] to bóte as compensation for the church-peace, L. Alf. pol. 2; Th. i. 62, 5

Linked entries: ciric-friþ FRIÞ

Dona-feld

(n.)
Grammar
Dona-feld, gen. -feldes ; dat. -felde, -felda; m.

TANFIELD, near Ripon, YorkshireCampodōnum in agro Eboracensi

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TANFIELD, near Ripon, Yorkshire; Campodōnum in agro Eboracensi On Donafelda, dǽr wæs ðá cyninges botl, hét Eádwine ðǽr cyricean getimbrian in Campodōno, ubi tunc etiam villa rēgia erat, Æduīni rex fecit basĭlĭcam, Bd. 2, 14; S. 518, 17

dysig-nes

(n.)
Grammar
dysig-nes, dysi-nes, -ness, e; f.

Folly, DIZZINESS, blasphemystultĭtia, blasphēmia

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Bos. 7, 22

for-ðí

(con.)
Grammar
for-ðí, for-ðí-ðe; conj.

For thatforbecausethereforequiaquŏniamĭtăque

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Bos. 7, 22: Ps. Lamb. 77, 22. Forðiðe he slóh stán quŏniam percussit petram, Ps. Lamb. 77, 20

ge-delf

(n.)
Grammar
ge-delf, es; n.

A delvingthe act of digginga trenchfossiofossa

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A delving, the act of digging, a trench; fossio, fossa Mid gedelfe by digging, Ors. 2. 4; Bos. 44, 12. He lét delfon an mycel gedelf he had a great trench dug, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iv. 58, 5

ge-scyldigian

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

To prove guilty, charge with guilt, deserve punishment in consequence of guilt

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Bos. 20, 20. Þurh ðæt gescildgade wíte per debitam pænam, Bd. 3, 19: S. 548, 30

un-bunden

(adj.)
Grammar
un-bunden, adj.

Not bound

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Not bound Nelle ic ( a bow ) unbunden ǽnigum hýran nymþe searosǽled, Exon. Th. 406, 10; Rä. 24, 15. Gif hé hine bescire unbundenne ... Gif hé hitte gebinde and ðonne bescire, L. Alf pol. 35; Th. i. 84, 7

Linked entry: un-bindan

ǽren

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽren, ǽryn, ǽrn; adj.

Made of brassbrazenæneus

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Ǽrnum bémum with brazen trumps, Cd. 154; Th. 191, 18; Exod. 216: Ors. 2, 8; Bos. 52, 16: Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 60

a-feallan

(v.)
Grammar
a-feallan, p. -feól, -feóll, pl. -feóllon; pp. -feallen

To fall downcadere

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Bos. 6, 49: Cd. 202; Th. 251, 1; Dan. 557: Jud. 16, 30. Wearþ afeallen Æðelrǽdes eorl Ethelred's earl fell [in the battle ], Byrht. Th. 137, 46; By. 202

Linked entry: a-feóll

feónd-gráp

(n.)
Grammar
feónd-gráp, e; f.

A hostile grasphostīlis arreptio

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A hostile grasp; hostīlis arreptio Ðæt ic ánunga eówra leóda willan geworhte, oððe on wæl crunge, feóndgrápum fæst that I alone would work your people's will, or bow in death, fast in hostile grasps, Beo. Th. 1276; B. 636

gat

(n.)
Grammar
gat, es; pl. nom. acc. u, a, o; n.

A GATEporta

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Bos. 7, 12 : Exon. 12 b; Th, 20, 15; Cri. 318 : Ps. Spl. 117, 19 : Ps. Th. 126, 6

wer-met

(n.)
Grammar
wer-met, es; n.
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(In both cases stauram is printed; but the former is a gloss on Mt. 6, 27. v. Wülck. Gl. 479, 23.)

frimdig

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Hé underfǽng þone cnapan swá swá hé frymdig wæs he received the boy even as he requested, Hml. S. 3, 13. Cf. firmettan. Add

ge-siht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-siht, -sihþ, -siehþ, -syhþ, -sihtþ, e; f.

Sightpower of seeingvisionsomething seenaspectrespectvisusacies oculorumvisioaspectusconspectusrespectus

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Bos. 7, 22. Bodian blindum gesihþe prædicare cæcis visum, Lk. Bos. 4, 18 : Homl. Th. i. 64, 22 : Blickl. Homl. 155, 5.

Linked entry: ge-syhð

git

(pronoun.)
Grammar
git, gyt; nom.

You twovos duoσφŵï, σφώof you twovestrŭm duorumσφŵïν σφŵνto you twovobis duobusσφŵïν σφŵνyou twovos duosσφŵï, σφώthou

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Incer twega of you two; vestrŭm duorum, Exon. 123 b; Th. 475, 14; Bo. 47. Ne gehwæðer incer nor either of you two, Beo. Th. 1173; B. 584. Sý inc fiat vobis [duobus], Mt. Bos. 9, 29.

Linked entries: inc incer gyt GYT get

for-bégan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bégan, p. de; pp. ed

To bow downbend downhumbleabasedestroydeprĭmĕrehŭmĭliāreimmĭnuĕre

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To bow down, bend down, humble, abase, destroy; deprĭmĕre, hŭmĭliāre, immĭnuĕre Ðæt gé gúþfreán gylp for-bégan that ye may humble the warrior's pride. Andr. Kmbl. 2668; An. 1335: 3141; An. 1573: Cd. 223; Th. 294, 8; Sat. 468

for-sceorfan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sceorfan, p. -scearf, pl. -scurfon; pp. -scorfen [sceorfan to gnaw, bite]

To gnaw or eat offarrōdĕre

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To gnaw or eat off; arrōdĕre Gærstapan ǽlc wuht forscurfon, ðæs ðe on ðam lande wæs grówendes locusts ate off everything that was growing in the land, Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 105, 17, notes, p. 24, 7, MS. L

Linked entry: sceorfan

heofon-ware

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-ware, pl.

The inhabitants of heaven

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The inhabitants of heaven Ealle gesceafta ge heofonware ge eorþware all creatures, both those in heaven and those on earth, Blickl. Homl. 11, 4. Ða hálgan heofenware the holy dwellers in heaven, 135, 17. Similar entries v. next word

min-dóm

(n.)
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Th. 54, 7 is Ic bíde þæs beornes þe mé bóte eft mindóm and mægenes hreóh The last line is too short, perhaps it might be completed by writing mínne after mindóm ? But see min

sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
sceáwian, IV. add: to review troops,
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Marcus leornode of Petres bodunge hú hé ðá bóc gesette, and Petrus hí sceáwode, 15, 145. Spellunga sceáwende fabulas rimando, An. Ox. 193. v. fore-, ymb-sceáwian