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cristen

(n.)
Grammar
cristen, es; m: cristena, an; m.

A christian christianus

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A christian; christianus He wæs cristen he was a christian Bt. 1; Fox 2, 7; Chr. 167; Erl. 8, 16; Bd. 3, 21; S. 551, 4. He hét ealle ða cristenan he ordered all the Christians Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 127, 10

slífan

(v.)
Grammar
slífan, sléfan; p. de

To slip or put a garment on a person to dress carelesslyA garment rumpled up about any part of the persona snore slop worn by bankers or navigators

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Sóna swá hé mid ðan hrægle swá miccles weres gegyred wæs Guthl. 16; Gdwin. 68, 18.

Linked entry: slífe-scóh

ge-þring

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þring, es; n. [ge-þringan to press]

A presstumultcrowdthrongtŭmultusturba

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Wæs giþring there was a throng, Lk. Skt. Rush. 8, 42

Linked entry: ge-þryng

Ælfred

(n.)
Grammar
Ælfred, Alfriþ, Aldfriþ, Ealdfriþ, es; m. [æl all; aid, eald old: fred = friþ peace; v. Ælfréd]

Alfred the wise, king of Northumbria for twenty years

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Ealdfriþ] æfter Ecgfriþe to ríce, se mon wæs se gelǽredesta on gewrítum, se wæs sæd ðæt his bróðor wǽre Oswies sunu ðæs cyninges Ecgfrith was succeeded in the kingdom by Alfred, who was said to be his brother, and a son of king Oswy, and was a man most

Linked entries: Aldfriþ Alfriþ

ge-þrǽstan

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Ic wæs swíðe geþrést for þyses wéstenes wæter wǽdlnesse, Hml.

geár-gerím

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Cf. winter-gerím. in chronological reckoning. anno mundi Fram frymðe middaneardes tó dám flóde, ꝥ wæs geárgerímes twá ðúsenda wintra and twá hund wintra and twá and feówertyg wintra ... þonne wæs ealles áurnen geárgerímes fram frymðe middaneardes oþ

ge-sýne

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sýne, -séne, -siéne; adj.

Visibleseenevidentplain

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Ðǽr wæs gesýne his seó sóþe spéd videbitur in majestate sua, Ps. Th. 101, 14. Wæs gesýne ðæt ... it was evident that...; Blickl. Homl. 207, 11: Beo. Th. 2515; B. 1255: Andr. Kmbl. 1051; An. 526: 1097; An. 549: Elen. Kmbl. 487; El. 244.

heofon-feld

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-feld, es; m.

A Northumbrian local name

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A Northumbrian local name Is seó stów on Englisc nemned Heofenfeld wæs heó geára swá nemned for tácnunge ðæra tóweardra wundra forðon ðe ðǽr ðæt heofonlíce sigebeácen árǽred beón sceolde and ðǽr heofonlíc sige ðam cyninge seald wæs vocatur locus illelingua

lytes-ná

(adv.)
Grammar
lytes-ná, lytes-ne, lytest-ne; adv.

Almostnearly

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Wæs his ríce brád wíd ofer werþeóde lytesná ofer ealne yrmenne grund his realm was broad, wide over mankind, almost over all the world, Exon. 66 a; Th. 243, 13; Jul. 10.

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nicor

(n.)
Grammar
nicor, es; m.

a hippopotamusa water-monster

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Nicoras hypopotami, 11, 11. a water-monster Sanctus Paulus wæs geseónde on norþanweardne ðisne middangeard, ðǽr ealle wætero niþer gewítaþ, and hé ðǽr geseah ofer ðæm wætere sumne hárne stán ... and under ðæm stáne wæs niccra eardung and wearga.

Eáster-tíd

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Eáster, Wæs seó tíd þám folce geset tó Eástertíde . . . Nú is his ðrowung and his ǽrist úre Eástertíd, Hml. Th. i. 312, 8, 19. Hyt wæs gehende heora ( the Jews ) Eástertíde, Hml. A. 67, 60. v.

ge-gifan

(v.)
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to give. to deliver, hand over Þá þám Godes mæn his ágen hors gegifen (ágifen, v. l.) wæs cum servo Dei caballus suus redditur, Gr.

Linked entry: gifan

ge-þeóde

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Wæs ic ungleáw þæs geþeódes þára Indiscra worda, Nar. 29, 15. Sió ǽ wæs ǽrest on Ebréisc geðiode funden, Past. 7, 1. Ðæt wé sumæ béc on ðæt geðiode (-ðeóde, v. l. ) wenden ðe wé ealle gecnáwan mægen, 8.

ge-þingan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þingan, to determine.
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D. 206, 15.] to appoint to an office Hraðe sóna wæs æfter mundgripe méce geþinged þæt hit sceáden mǽl scýran móste, cwealmbealu cýðan, B. 1938. to assign an office to a person Seó heordelice gýming tó þám beran wæs geþungen (for a similar incorrect

ge-wítigian

(v.)
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L. 14, 65. to predict Fader his gefylled wæs hálge gaaste and gewítgade ( prophetauit ), Lk. L. R. 1, 67: Jn. 11, 51. Allæ wítgo gewítgedon, Mt. L. 11, 13. Swá hwæt swá wæs gewítgud Xp̃s gefylde, An. Ox. 40, 13.

múl

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Wæs þridde healf þúsend múla ðe þá seámas wǽgon . . . wæs unrím getæl eác þon on horsum and on múlum, Nar. 9, 9-14. ¶ for múl in local names see C. D. vi. 316. Add

þearf

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Add Wæs him þearf ꝥ him mon hors funde cui necesse fuit ut equus requiri debuisset, Gr. D. 183, 2. Add Þá sceoldon on siml beón winnende þǽr hit þonne þearf wæs. Ors. 6, 23; S. 274, 20.

ge-ǽtrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ǽtrian, ge-ǽttrian.

to poison

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Wæs án cnapa geǽttrod þurh nǽddran, 514, 6. ꝥ flǽsc wæs geǽttred mid þý werrestan ǽttre, Shrn. 84, 28. On þá oferhýda þǽre geǽttredan deófles láre, Cht. E. 242, 21. Hé mid geǽttrode flán hine ofsceótan wolde, ac seó geǽttrode flá wende ongeán, Hml.

Linked entry: ǽtrian

ofer-wyrcan

(v.)

to cover by working, to work a covering over something, to overlay

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wæs bebyrged and oferworht syððan ( a tomb was erected Homl. Skt. i. 21, 19

beór-þegu

(n.)
Grammar
beór-þegu, e; f.

A beer-receivingbeer-servingbeer-drinkingcerevisiæ acceptio vel ministratiocerevisiæ potatio

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A beer-receiving, beer-serving, beer-drinking; cerevisiæ acceptio vel ministratio, cerevisiæ potatio Ðæt wæs biter beórþegu that was a bitter beer-serving Andr. Grm. 1533; An. 1535. Æfter beórþege after the beer-drinking Beo.