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trog

(n.)
Grammar
trog, es; m.
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Ger. trog alveus, alveolus, collectaculum, canalis: Icel. trog

Linked entries: troh sǽ-troh leác-trog

bindan

to bind ⬩ to fasten to ⬩ knit

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Hé nam Simeon and band hine tollens Simeon et ligans, Ger. 42, 24. to be a bond on :-- Bundan nodarent (vincla pios lacertos), Wrt.

be-míðan

(v.)
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Ger. pi-mídan evitare, effugere, delitescere.]

Exan ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Exan ceaster, Eaxan ceaster, Exe cester, es; n. [Flor. Exancestre, Excestre: Hovd. Excester; Ex. Exa the river Ex: ceaster; gen. ceastres; n. v. ceaster a city]

EXETER, Devon ⬩ cīvĭtas Exoniæ in agro Devŏniensi, ad rīpam Iscæ flūminis

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EXETER, Devon; cīvĭtas Exoniæ in agro Devŏniensi, ad rīpam Iscæ flūminis Se here Exan ceaster beseten hæfde the army had beset Exeter, Chr. 895; Th. 172, 12. He wende hine wið Exan ceastres he turned towards Exeter, Chr. 894; Th. 166, 31. Wið Exan cestres

Linked entries: Eaxan ceaster Escan ceaster

nǽnig

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
nǽnig, ( = ne ǽnig).

not any ⬩ none ⬩ no ⬩ no one ⬩ not any one

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Grammar nǽnig, used as an adjective, not any, none, no, Grammar nǽnig, without another negative Nǽnig óðer hý ǽfre má eft onlúceþ, Exon. Th. 20, 27; Cri. 324. Ðeáh ðe nǽnegu nédþearf wǽre, Met. 20, 25. Ðǽr nǽngu biþ niht on sumera, 16, 13. Naenge earbeðe

Linked entry: nán

selen

(n.)
Grammar
selen, sellen, sylen, e ; f.
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Sylena donaria, Germ. 394, 343. Gástlícra sellena ł gifa sanctorum donorum, Hpt. Gl. 414, 37. Syllena, 473, 50. Mid selenum hé gewelgie donis maneret, Hymn. Surt. 4, 32. Ðú onfénge selena accepisti dona, Ps. Spl. 67, 19. Góde sylena syllan. Mt.

Linked entry: sylen

tigele

(n.)
Grammar
tigele, tigle, tiegle, an; f.
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Tigle testula, Germ. 391, 17: testa, Ps. Spl. 21, 16. Mid weorcum clámes and tigelan operibus luti et lateris, Ex. 1, 14. Se weall is geworht of tigelan and eorðtyrewan murus coctili latere atque interfuso bitumine compactus, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 74, 17.

Linked entries: tiegle tygele

þicness

(n.)
Grammar
þicness, e; f.
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Tegánre þicnysse rupto tenebrarum situ, Germ. 388, 43. Of nyþerhreósendre þicnysse deciduo imbre, 390, 79.

Linked entry: þicce

éce

(adj.)
Grammar
éce, adj.
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On þæt gerád þæt hié him siþþan éce þeówas wǽren, Ors. 3, 8; S. 122, 4. Écum rictum jure perpetuo, An.

sand

(n.)
Grammar
sand, e; f.

a sending, mission, message ⬩ a dish of food, victuals

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Sanda obsonia, Germ. 394,297 . Sandae sondae commeatos, Txts. 46, 188. Sanda ferculorum, epularum, Hpt. Gl. 444, 57. Of everilc sonde . . . most and best he gaf Benjamin, Gen. and Ex. 2295

tó-þindan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-þindan, p. -þand, pl. -þundon; pp. -þunden

To swell ⬩ grow big ⬩ to swell with pride ⬩ be puffed up ⬩ be arrogant

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Tóþunden gravis, Germ. 390, 142. in a metaphorical sense, to swell with pride, be puffed up, be arrogant Tóþint intumuerit, superbierit. Hpt. Gl. 423, 25.

Linked entry: tó-þunden

FULL

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
FULL, ful; gen. m. n. fulles, f. fulre: def. se fulla; seó, ðæt fulle: comp. m. fulra, f. n. fulre; sup. fullost; adj.

FULL ⬩ filled ⬩ complete ⬩ entire ⬩ plēnus ⬩ sătiātus ⬩ confertus ⬩ intĕger

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FULL, filled, complete, entire; plēnus, sătiātus, confertus, intĕger Ðæt se weorþig full sǽte that the street was [lit. sat] full, Bd. 3, 6; S. 528, 18. Be-yrnþ se móna hwíltídum ðonne he full byþ on ðære sceade ufeweardre the moon, when it is full,

Linked entries: ful ful- fol

Brent-ford

(n.)
Grammar
Brent-ford, Bregent-ford, Brægent-ford; gen. -fordes; dat. -forde, -forda; m. [Brent
the river Brent
, ford
a ford, Brenford,
:
  • Sim. Dun
:
Brendeford
,
  • Hunt.
Hunt]

the river Brent ⬩ a ford, Brenford, ⬩ Brendeford ⬩ BRENTFORD in Middlesex, situate where the river Brent flows into the Thames ⬩ oppidum in agro Middlesexiæ, in sinu quodam ubi se in Tamesin effundit Brent fluvius

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BRENTFORD in Middlesex, situate where the river Brent flows into the Thames; oppidum in agro Middlesexiæ, in sinu quodam ubi se in Tamesin effundit Brent fluvius Eádmund cyng férde ofer Temese æt Brentforda king Edmund went over the Thames at Brentford

Linked entry: Brægent-ford

DURRAN

(v.)
Grammar
DURRAN, ic, he dear, ðú dearst, pl. durron, durran; p. dorste, pl. dorston, dorstan; pp. dorren

DARE, presume ⬩ audēre

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Ger. turren, tar, turren, torste, O. H. Ger. turran, tar, turrumés, torsta, Goth. daursan, dars, daursum, daursta.]

-metod

(suffix)
Grammar
-metod, [In the phrase se metoda drihten, metoda is not a gen. pl., as suggested in Dict., but either a wk. noun or adjective, as will be seen from the following examples
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Micel mildheortnys þæs metodan Dryhtnes, Hml. Th. ii. 316, 21. Menigfealde beóð þæs metodan Drihtnes egsan and swingla ofer scyldigum mannum, 328, 32 (both passages are alliterative).] Add: :-- Se metod eallra gesceafta (cf. se milda metod. Met. 29, 68

bræc

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bræc, ðú brǽce, pl. brǽcon
broke, didst break,
  • Mt. Bos. 14, 19
    • :
  • Exon. 28 a
    • ;
  • Th. 85, 20
    • ;
  • Cri. 1394
    • :
  • Cd. 32
    • ;
  • Th. 43, 5
    • ;
  • Gen. 686
; p. of brecan.

broke, didst break,

Linked entry: hrǽc-gebræc

girela

(n.)
Grammar
girela, gierela, am; m.: <b>girelu,</b> e; f.
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Gyrlan stola, Germ. 397, 10. God reáfian lǽteð eówere dohtra heora gyrla and tó oferrancra heáfodgewǽda, Wlfst. 45, 25. Ðá ðe Críste folgiað on hwítum gyrlum, Hml. Th. i. 88, 34. Gierelum gielplicum, Gú. 390. Ðá ðe mid hnescum gerelum (gyrlum, W.

Linked entries: gyrla gerela

hefe

importance ⬩ a burden ⬩ a weight

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Hefum minis, i. talentis, Germ. 396, 122

here-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
here-strǽt, e; f.

A military road ⬩ one allowing the passage of an army ⬩ highway ⬩ high road

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Ger. heri-stráza via publica.] Cf. here-paþ, -weg

Linked entry: fird-strǽt

brád

(adj.)

broad ⬩ open ⬩ spacious ⬩ flat

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Ger. breitinga placenta); pax(i)matium, Wrt. Voc. i. 288, 66. Braad ponne cartago, ii. 103, 23. Of brádre pannan sartagine, 26, 11

Linked entry: brádlinga

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