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þel

(n.)
Grammar
þel, (þell), es; n.
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Þeáh man gesette án brád ísen þell ofer ðæs fýres hróf ... and þeáh man mid ðám hameron beóte on ðæt ísene þell, Wulfst. 147, 2-7.

Linked entries: þille weel

orpedlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
orpedlíce, adv.

Boldly, in full force

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Boldly, in full force Wé willaþ ámearkian ðás epactas and eác ða regulares lunares, ðæt hig openlíc[r]e and orpedlíce standun beforan ðæs preóstes gesyhþe that they may stand out clearly and boldly in sight of the priest, Anglia viii. 301, 31. [Cf.

Linked entry: orped

hlot

(n.)
Grammar
hlot, es; n.

A lot, portion, share

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Hig wurpon hlot ðǽr ofer sortem mittentes, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 35. Hlott, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 24. Hlott ł tán, Jn. Skt. Lind. 19, 24. Æfter gewunan ðæs sacerdhádes hlotes secundum consuetudinem sacerdoti sorte, Lk. Skt. 1, 9.

Linked entries: hlét hlodd hlyt

for-wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wrégan, fore-wrégan; p. de; pp. ed [wrégan to accuse]

To accuse stronglyvehementer accūsāre

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To accuse strongly; vehementer accūsāre Brihtríc forwrégde Wulfnóþ to ðam cyning Brihtric accused Wulfnoth to the king, Chr. 1009; Erl. 141, 29. Ða Wælisce men forwrégdon ða eorlas the Welshmen accused the earls, 1048; Erl. 178, 24.

Linked entry: fore-wrégan

stigel

(n.)
Grammar
stigel, e ; f.
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Tó ðære stigelæ tó ðæs bisceopæs mearcæ, 84, 13, 16. Of ðam seáðe in ða ealdan stihle ; of ðære stihle, iii. 386, 17-18. The word occurs also in compounds Ðanon on ðone bóchagan wið ðere bócstigele, v. 70, 27

Linked entry: bóc-stigel

rúmlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
rúmlíce, adv.

largely, fully,liberallygraciously, kindly, benignly

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largely, fully, at large, at length Ðæt hí rúmlíce roccettaþ swíðe, Ps. Th. 143, 16. Ðás þing rúmlíce gecýðan, Anglia viii. 303, 48. Ymbe ðás þing rúmlícor sprecan, 321, 36. Tó-dǽledlícor vel rúm[licor ?] differentius, Wrt.

Linked entry: rúm-líc

gafol

(n.)
Grammar
gafol, gafel, gaful, es; n. [gifan to give]

Taxtributerentinterestvectīgaltrĭbūtumcensusūsūra

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Tax, tribute, rent, interest; vectīgal, trĭbūtum, census, ūsūra Hyra ár is mǽst on ðæm gafole, ðe ða Finnas him gyldaþ : ðæt gafol biþ on deóra fellum, and on fugela feðerum their revenue is chiefly in the tribute, which the Finns pay them : the tribute

síþ

(adj.)
Grammar
síþ, [] ; cpve. síþra ; spve. síþest, síþ[e]mest ; adj.
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Ðæt ðæm þeódne wæs síþas[t] sigehwíl ( his last hour of victory ), Beo. Th. 5413 ; B. 2710. On ðæm ǽrestan and on ðæm síþmestan (onwealdum), Ors. 2, 5 ; Swt. 86, 17. Síþmestan, 6, 1 ; Swt. 254, 1.

óþ

(prep.; con.)
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Óþ ðæt until :-- Óþ ðæt (donec ) hé forgite ða þing ðe ðú him dydest, Gen. 27, 45: Beo. Th. 4084; B. 2039: Andr. Kmbl. 535; An. 268. Óþ ðæt hiene án swán ofstang, Chr. 755; Erl. 48, 22. Ót ðet donec, Ps. Surt. 70, 18.

Linked entry: ót-

wíte

(n.)

punishmentpain that is inflicted as punishmenttormenta meansimplementa fine.tormentplaguediseaseevilpain

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Heó (Eve ) hæfde hire sylfre geworht ðæt mǽste wíte and eallum hire cynne, ge ðæt wíte wæs tó ðæs strang, ðæt ǽghwylc man sceolde mid sáre on ðás world cuman, and hér on sorhgum beón, and mid sáre of gewítan, Blickl. Homl. 5, 27 : Cd.

hyrne

Grammar
hyrne, in l. 6 for norð hyrnan l. norðhyrnan,
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Of ðám wealle swá norð ðæt dú cyme tó ðæs wealles hyrnan ; of ðǽre hyrnan á be wealle, iii. 424, 27. Tó garstúnæs hyrnan, v. 74, 6. Be eástwardan móre oð ðá hyrnan, C. D. B. i. 296, 29. ¶ in a local name :-- Oð Doddinghyrnan, C. D. i. l, 16.

of-tredan

(v.)

to tread down, trample upon, injure or destroy by treading

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Ðǽr wǽron xxx M of-slagen and æt ðæm geate oftreden triginta millia caede prostrata et compressione suffocata, Ors. 6, 4; Swt. 260, 18

Linked entry: of-steppan

tó-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-hweorfan, p. -hwearf, pl. -hwurfen; pp. -hworfen

To go in different directions,to part,separateto disperse

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Th. 235, 6; Dan. 302. Similar entries Cf. tó-cirran

Alríca

(n.)
Grammar
Alríca, Eallríca, Ealleríca, an; m: Alarícus, i; m. Lot. [al=eall all, ríca a ruler; v. ríc]

AlaricAlarícus, king of the Visigoths

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Alrica, se Cristenesta cyning, and se mildesta, mid swá lytlum níþe abræc Róme burh, ðæt he bebeád ðæt man nánne man ne slóge, — and eác ðæt man nánuht ne wanode, ne ne yfelode ðæs ðe on ðám cyricum wǽre.

Linked entries: Ealleríca Eallríca

wíd-gil

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd-gil, wíd-gill, -giel, -gel, and-gille; adj.
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Ða wídgillan sǽ, Hexam. 4; Norm. 6, 24. Ofer ðæt wídgille wésten, Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 40: Jos. 11, 16.

Linked entries: -gill -gal

be-twuxt

(prep.)

amonginter

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among; inter Ðá geseah Grégŏrius betwuxt ðám warum, cýpecnihtas gesette then Gregory saw among their wares, youths set for sale, Nat. S. Greg. Els. 11, 14

mund-wist

(n.)
Grammar
mund-wist, e; f.
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Protection, guardianship Ðá ænglas him andsweredon, 'Ac syó hige ( the soul ) ánumen of úre mundwiste, for ðan ðe mid fúlnesse hyó wæs in gangende,' Nap. 46

holh

(n.)
Grammar
holh, holg, es; n.

A hollow, cavity, hole

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Ðǽr ðǽr se iil hæfde his holh ibi habuit foveam ericius, 35, 3; Swt. 241, 7. In ðæm wæs ðæt holg ðæs nearwan scræfes, Lchdm. iii. 365, col. 1

Linked entry: hol

wundor-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wundor-líc, adj.

Wonderfulexciting admirationsurprise

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Is ðæt eác ealles wundorlícost, ðæt..., Blickl. Homl. 127, 14

þeód

(n.)
Grammar
þeód, e; f.
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Th. 226, 16; Dan. 172. Ða beorgas onginnaþ in Narbonense ðære ðeóde, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 22, 20. In ðær ðeáde in Galilaeam, Jn. Skt. Lind. 4, 45. Aulixis hæfde twá ðióda under ðam Kásere.

Linked entries: þeád þeóden