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stániht

(adj.)
Grammar
stániht, stǽniht, adj.
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ðære stánehtan dæne, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 179, 24. On stánehtan ford, iii. 389, 1. On ðone stánihtan ford, 168, 31. On ðone stánihtan weg, 409, 11. On stǽnihtum stówum, Lchdm, i. 212, 9. Sume feóllonon stǽnihte alia ceciderunt in petrosa, Mt.

Linked entries: stǽniht ǽniht

westane

(adv.)
Grammar
westane, adv.
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From the west, in the west Ða beorgas onginnaþ westane fram ðæm Wendelsǽ in Narbonense ðære ðeóde, and endiaþ eást in Dalmatia ðæm lande æt ðæm sǽ Alpes a Gallico mari exsurgentes, primum Narbonensium fines, deinde Galliam Rhetiamque secludunt, donec

adela

(n.)
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Filth (cf. addled); a filthy place, sewer Ðá swýn hí gecuron for ðǽre fúlnysse fenlices adelan, Hml. Th. ii. 380, 8: 472, 7. His líchama læg on þám adelan, Hml. S. 5, 463. Ðæt cweartern wearð áfylled mid fúlum adelan, 35, 244.

andetere

Grammar
andetere, andettere.
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On ðǽra hálgena mæssedagum þe wé hátað confessores, þæt sind andeteras. Ðá sind hálige andeteras þe Crístes naman mid sóðum geleáfan andetton bealdlíce betwux gedwolmannum, Hml. Th. ii. 558, 21-24.

fægnung

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Þæt folc mid micelre faegnunge and singalre herunge hí gelǽddon tó ðǽre stówe, Hml. Th. ii. 32, 30. Add

scear

(n.)
Grammar
scear, es ; m. (?)

A plough-share

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Gefæstnodon sceare and cultre mid ðære syl confirmato vomere et cultro aratro, 19, 19. Hé sceal habban scear, culter and eác gádíren, Anglia ix. 263, 4

BRǼÞ

(n.)
Grammar
BRǼÞ, bréþ, es; m.

An odour, a scent, smell goodbad, a savour, BREATHodor, odoramen

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An odour, a scent, smell good or bad, a savour, BREATH; odor, odoramen God underféng ðære wynsumnysse brǽþ odoratus est Dominus odorem suavitatis, Gen. 8, 21.

Linked entries: ǼÐM bréþ

snóca

(n.)
Grammar
snóca, an; m.

A bend, bay forestum, nomine

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Of ðære díc on færscmærus westsnócan; of ðam snócan on fúlan mære eástweardnæ from the dike to the western bay of fresh mere; from the bay to the east side of the foul mere Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 344, 33.

á-þeódan

Grammar
á-þeódan, Add:, á-þiédan-þiédan, á-þýdan-þýdan
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Hié beóð from ðǽre lufe áðiéd hiera niéhstena, 349, 6. Ne myhte hyra náðer fram óðrum beón áðýded. Shrn. 99, 8. Swá swíðe swá hí beóð fram him áþeódde hí ne cunnon his dómas, Gr. D. 138, 27.

Linked entry: á-þiédan

be-eástan

(prep.)
Grammar
be-eástan, prep.

To the east of,

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Nóht feor be-eástan ðǽre byrig, Shrn. 66, 22. with acc. On þǽm londe be-eástan Rín, Chr. 887; P. 80, 23. Be-eástan ðá bircan, C. D. iii. 213, 3

un-geheáfdod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geheáfdod, adj.

Not come to a head

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Not come to a head Gif se slyte blind bið and mid ðam geswelle ungeheáfdud, ðonne lege ðú ða wyrte ðǽrtó, sóna hit sceal openian, Lchdm. i. 92, 26

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æcer-splott

(n.)
Grammar
æcer-splott, es; m.

An acre-plot, an acre

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An acre-plot, an acre Ðæs healfes weres bóc and ðæs æcersplottes ðe ðǽrtó líð (cf. Cum unius jugeris sibi adjacentis portione, (134, 33), C. D. vi. 136, 12

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Aríus

(n.)
Grammar
Aríus, [ = 'Aρειοs], Arrius; g. ii; acc. um; m.

A presbyter of Alexandria, founder of the Arians, born in Cyrenaica, Africa, and died in A. D. 336

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Hý amánsumodon ðǽr [on ðære ceastre Nicea A. D. 325] ðone mæsse-preóst Arrium, forðan ðe he nolde gelýfan ðæt ðæs lífigendan Godes Sunu wǽre ealswá mihtig swá se mǽra Fæder is they there [in the city of Nice A.

Linked entries: Arrian Arrius

denu

(n.)
Grammar
denu, e; f : dene,an ; f : dene,es ; m.

A plain, vale, dale, valleyvallis, convallis

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Seó stów ðǽr seó denu wæs the place where the valley was, 5, 12; S. 630, note 3, MS. T. Ǽlc denu biþ gefylled omnis vallis implebĭtur, Lk. Bos. 3, 5.

Linked entries: dænu dene dene dene

lof

(n.)
Grammar
lof, es; n. m.

Praisegloryhymn

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Ðǽr biþ gehýred ðín hálige lof, 7, 32; Hy. Grn. ii. 287, 32. Ðis lof hic pean, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 11; Som. 9, 21. Be ðam Fortunatus on fǽmnena lofe cwæþ de quo Fortunatus in Laude Virginum ait, Bd. 1, 7; S. 476, 32.

mann-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
mann-cynn, es; n.

mankindmenthe human racea race of mena peoplemen

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Hé ealle eáðmódnysse wið mancynn gecýðde, 123, 31. a race of men, a people, men (a limited number) Ðonne is sum eáland on ðære Reádan Sǽ ðǽr is moncynn ( hominum genus ) ðæt is mid ús Donestre genemned, Nar. 37, 1.

swæþ

(n.)
Grammar
swæþ, es; n.
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Rtl. 167, 1, 13. a vestige, trace Hwæt is elles ðiós gewítendlíce sibb búton swelce hit sié sum swæð ðære écean sibbe quod est enim pax transitoria, nisi quoddam vestigium pacis aelernae? Past. 46, 5; Swt. 351, 25. v. bil-, dolh-, fót-swæþ; swaþu

teóðian

(v.)
Grammar
teóðian, teogoðian; p. ode.
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Gif gé nellaþ teóðian ǽlc ðæra þinga ðe eów God lǽnþ, 297, 2: Homl. Th. i. 178, 30; ii. 608, 21. <b>II a.

a-getan

(v.)
Grammar
a-getan, p. de, te; pp. ed

To seizetake awaydestroycorripereeriperedelere

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Ðǽr læg secg mænig gárum ageted there lay many a warrior destroyed by javelins, Chr. 937; Th. 202, 21, col. 1; Æðelst, 18

án-haga

(n.)
Grammar
án-haga, -hoga, an; m.

One dwelling alonea reclusesolitariussolitarie habitans vel degens

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One dwelling alone, a recluse; solitarius, solitarie habitans vel degens Ðǽr se ánhaga eard bihealdeþ ibi solitarius natalem locum tenet, Exon. 57a; Th. 303, 20; Ph. 87. Íc eom ánhaga I am a recluse, 102b; Th. 388, 1; Rä. 6, 1: Beo.

Linked entries: án-hoga -haga