diht
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</b> direction by one in authority, of men Benedictus sǽde þæt heora þeáwas ne mihton his dihte ( his rule as abbot ) geðwǽrlǽcan, Hml. Th. ii. 158, 7. Hý bedreáf onfón æfter heora abbodes dyhte ( dispositionem ), R. Ben. 47, 5.
weald
High land covered with wood ⬩ wood ⬩ forest.
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Ðæt is wynsum wong, wealdas gréne, rúme under roderum, Exon. Th. 198, 21; Ph. 13. Gewát him se æþeling wadan ofer wealdas, Cd. Th. 174, 30; Gen. 2886.
Linked entries: weald-leþer geald wealda wilde
hof
A house ⬩ hall, ⬩ dwelling, ⬩ building ⬩ ædes, ⬩ domus
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Kmbl. 1676; An. 840: Exon. 124 a; Th. 477, 26; Ruin. 30. On Faraones hofun in domos Pharaonis, Ex. 8, 24. Hofum, Beo. Th. 3677; B. 1836
leóht
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¶ cf. the phrase by God's light :-- Dæg byð Dryhtnes sond, mǽre metodes leóht, Rún. 24. the state of being visible or exposed to view, as in to come to light Sceal on leóht cuman sínra weorca wlite, Cri. 1037 : Ph. 508. power of vision
sceát
a corner, an angle ⬩ corner, quarter ⬩ a projection, promontory ⬩ a nook, corner, region ⬩ a lap, bosom ⬩ the bosom ⬩ a bay ⬩ sinus ⬩ a garment ⬩ a cloth, napkin ⬩ cloak,fold
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Rush. 1, 18. Gif hió óðrum mæn in sceát bewyddod sí if she be betrothed to another man, L. Ethb. 83; Th. i. 24, 5. the bosom, surface of the earth :-- On ðone sélestan foldan sceátes (Thorpe would read sceáta, cf.
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mǽre
Great ⬩ excellent ⬩ distinguished ⬩ illustrious ⬩ sublime ⬩ splendid ⬩ celebrated ⬩ famous ⬩ widely known ⬩ notorious ⬩ distinguished by evil deeds ⬩ insignis
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Rush. 27, 16. Grendel, mǽre mearc-stapa, Beo. Th. 206; B. 103: 1528; B. 762 (?). (of things) Sum deófolgild ðe mid ðǽm hǽðenum mannum swíðe weorþ and mǽre wæs a certain idol that was held in high honour and esteem among the heathens, Blickl.
teóna
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Ne dó ic ðé nǽnne teónan (teáne, Rush.) non facio tibi injuriam, Mt. Kmbl. 20, 13. Se unrihtwísa wer wyle niman on teónan his néxtan dǽde ðeáh ðe hé him teónan ne gedó, Basil admn. 4; Norm. 44, 19.
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wirsa
Worse ⬩ worst
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Ǽlc man sylþ ǽrest gód wín, and ðonne hig druncene beóð ðæt ðe wyrse (wyrest, Rush.:wurresta, Lind., deterius) byð Jn. Skt. 2, 10. Hé ðæt betere geceás, and ðam wyrsan wiðsóc, Elen. Kmbl. 2078;El. 1040. On ðone wyrsan dǽl scyrede, Exon.
wel
Well ⬩ well ⬩ prosperously ⬩ well ⬩ much ⬩ thoroughly ⬩ freely ⬩ well ⬩ properly ⬩ well ⬩ very ⬩ quite ⬩ thoroughly ⬩ very ⬩ quite ⬩ well ⬩ ah
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Gié magon him woel dóe (wel dóa, Rush.) potestis illis bene facere Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 7. Wese ðín mildheortnis well ofer ús Ps. Ben. 32, 18. marking degree well, much, thoroughly, freely: Gecnua wel Lchdm. ii. 322, 26.
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wénan
to ween ⬩ suppose ⬩ think ⬩ imagine ⬩ opine ⬩ believe ⬩ to hope ⬩ expect ⬩ look for
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Wéndon (woendon Lind.: woendun, Rush.) putaverunt Mk. Skt. 6, 49: Jn. Skt. 11, 13: Lk. Skt. 3, 23. Wéndon, ðæt hé on heora gefére wǽre existimantes illum esse in comitatu 2, 44. Wéndan Exon. Th. 460, 8; Hö. 14.
Æ
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The Anglo-Saxon Rune for æ is ᚨ; which is also put for æsc an ash-tree, the name of the letter. v. æsc. B. The long or accented ǽ has the sound of ea in meat, sea.
hreðer
Breast ⬩ bosom
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Baðu hát on hreðre hot baths, Exon. 124 b; Th. 478, 16; Ruin. 42; Beo. Th. 6287; B. 3148. Blód út ne com of hreðre blood came not from my breast, Exon. 130 a; Th. 499, 9; Rä. 88, 13.
sceádan
to separate, divide, make a line of separation between ⬩ to distinguish, decide ⬩ to scatter, shed ⬩ to separate, divide, part ⬩ to be distinguished, to differ ⬩ to scatter, shed
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Th. 477, 29 ; Ruin. 31. Ðonne dæg and niht scáde when, day and night separate (at morning twilight) Lchdm. ii. 116, 19. Ðonne dæg and niht furþum scáde, 346, 14: 356, 6: iii. 6, 7.
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wunian
To dwell ⬩ remain ⬩ to dwell ⬩ abide ⬩ stay ⬩ remain ⬩ live ⬩ to inhabit a place, live in or on ⬩ to live, be in certain conditions or circumstances, ⬩ to abide ⬩ be present with a person to comfort or help ⬩ to be ⬩ rest ⬩ reside ⬩ remain ⬩ occupy a position ⬩ to consist of or in, ⬩ subsist, exist ⬩ to remain ⬩ last ⬩ continue ⬩ endure ⬩ to be wont
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.: wynigaþ, Rush. manete) ðǽr, Mt. Kmbl. 10, 11. Wunigaþ on ðam ylcan húse, Lk. Skt. 10, 7. Eal ðæt manegu ðe him mid wunige, Andr. Kmbl. 1890; An. 947. Hí on his neáweste wunian, Ps. Th. 148, 14.
Ést-mere
The Frische Haff, or fresh water lake which is on the north of east Prussia. Hav or Haf signifies a sea, in Danish and Swedish. It is written Haff in German, and it is now used to denote all the lakes connected with the rivers on the coast of Prussia and Pomerania. The Frische Haff is about sixty miles long, and from six to fifteen broad. It is separated by a cham of sand banks from the Baltic Sea, with which, at the present time, it communicates by one strait called the Gat. This strait is on the north-east of the Haff, near the fortress of Pillau, Malte Brunts Univ. Geog. vol. vii. p. 14. This Gat, as Dr. Bell informs me, 'seems to have been formed, and to be kept open by the superior force of the Pregel stream.' This gentleman has a perfect knowledge of the Frische Haff and the neighbourhood, as he received his early education in the vicinity, and matriculated at the University of Königsberg, near the west end of the Haff. I am indebted to Dr. Bell for the map of the celebrated German Historian, Professor Voigt, adapted to his 'Geschichte Preussens von den ältesten Zeiten, 9 vols. 8vo,
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Ðonne cymeþ Ilfing eástan in Éstmere of ðæm mere, ðe Truso standeþ in staðe the Vistula flows out of Weonodland and runs into the Frische Haf [Estmere]; and the Frische Haff is, at least, fifteen miles broad.
rodor
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Alwalda worhte rúme roderas, Exon. Th. 341, 30; Gen. Ex. 134
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ealdor-dóm
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M. 30, 25. rule, government, any official position involving command of others His ealdordóm ys on eaxle factus est principatus super humerum ejus (Is. 9, 6), Ælfc. T. Grn. 9, 14. Licge se ealdordóm on unfriðe, Ll. Th. i. 286, 34.
A
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For instance, the Rune ᚪ ác is not only found in inscriptions on wood and stone, but in Anglo-Saxon MSS. and printed books.
strang
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Hé ys strengra (strængra, Rush. : strongra, Lind.) ðonne ic est fortior me, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 11 : Lk. Skt. 11, 22. Wé wénaþ ðæt mon beó ðý strængra (strencra, Cott. MS.) ðe hé biþ micel on his líchoman, Bt. 24, 3 ; Fox 84, 7.