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Cynegils

(n.)
Grammar
Cynegils, es; m.

Cynegils, sixth king of the West SaxonsCynegilsus

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D. 611, Cynegils féng to ríce on Wesseaxum, and heóld xxxi wintra here, Cynegils succeeded to the kingdom of the West Saxons, and held it thirty-one years, 611; Erl. 20, 33. Hér, A. D. 635, Cynegils [MS.

ciric-weard

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In þǽre cyricean breác and þeówode cyricweardes þénunge in ecclesia mansionarii functus officio deserviebat, Gr. D. 44, 1. Sǽde se cnapa þám cyrcwerde, Hml. S. 21, 163. Áxode þone cyrcweard, 3, 258.

funta

(n.)
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a spring (?); the word occurs only in place-names Lond æt Cendeles (Ceadeles, C. D. B. iii. 40) funtan, C. D. ii. 293, 20. In loco qui Fobbefunte nominatur, 138, 35. Ðis syndon ðá landgemǽre Fobbefunten, iii. 279, 13.

Linked entry: fynt

néþan

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Add: absolute Him wzs mycel ege þon húru swýðe ne nýðde (gedyrstláhte, v.l.), gif þæs ungewunelican þinges Gode wilnode he was very much afraid of venturing too far, if he desired that unusual thing of God, Gr.

Linked entry: nóþ

staþol

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Add Þá geseah manie men wǽron gelaðode staðole beteran lífes cum conspiceret multos ad statum vitae melioris vocari, Gr. D. 117, 24: 205, 7.

winnan

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winnan, <b>. A. I b.</b>
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add: to be ill winneð, and eft in þǽre untrumnise se mon swelteð, Archiv cxxix. 34, 25. winneð (hine ádl gestandeð, v.l. ), 30. &lt;b&gt;I c.

embe-gang

(n.)
Grammar
embe-gang, es; m.

A going round, circuitcircuĭtus

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A going round, circuit; circuĭtus Se embegang ðara landa the circuit of the lands, Cod. Dipl. Apndx. 402; A. D. 944;Kmbl. iii. 421, 6. Se móna hæfþ læstne embegang the moon has the least circuit, Boutr. Scrd. 18, 38.

Linked entry: ymb-gang

BOX

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

The BOX-treebuxusbuxus sempervirensthe box-tree or box-wood

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Gl. 47; Som. 65, 39; Wrt. Voc, 33, 36: 79, 71. Æt ðam boxe, of ðam boxe at the box-tree, from the box-tree, Cod. Dipl. 1102; A. D. 931; Kmbl. v. 195, 14

Linked entry: box-treów

ge-mimor

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mimor, adj.

Existing in the memory or mind[?], knownnotus

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Existing in the memory or mind[?], known; notus Leden him wæs swá cúþ and swá gemimor swá swá Englisc ðæt him gecyndelíc wæs linguam Latinam non minus quam Anglorum, quæ sibi naturalis est, noverit, Bd. 5, 20; S. 641, 35. v. Grm. D. M. 352-3

Linked entry: mimor

be-healden

(adj.)
Grammar
be-healden, adj.
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(ptcpl.). cautious, reserved Ðonne wilnað ðæt sciele rícsian, bið swíðe forht and swíðe behealden; ðonne hæfð ðæt habban wolde, bið swíðe ðríste, Past. 57, 4. intent, assiduous wæs geornfull and behealden (intentus) in Godes hýrnessum

blódgian

(v.)
Grammar
blódgian, p. ode.
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to make bloody hys líchaman mid his tóþum blódgode, Guth. 56, 17. Hié mid heora múðe hié blódgodon, Nar. 11, 5. ongunnon heora hors mid heora spurum blódgian, Gr. D. 14, 28. to become bloody Reáwde vel blódgade crudescit, Wrt.

Linked entry: blódegian

ceáp-strǽt

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Voc. ii. 149, 75. Wið ðá cépstrǽt (cýp-, ceáp-) circa forum, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 269, 9. Þæs hagan gemǽre ... æt Wintanceastre líð ... norð on þá ceápstrǽt, þonne eást andlanges þǽre ceápstrǽte, C. D. B. ii. 305, 22-26. v. cýp-strǽt in Dict. Add

ed-cir

(n.)
Grammar
ed-cir, ed-cirr.
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Forbodenne edcyr interdictum postliminium, An. Ox. 4, 43: Hpt. Gl. 470, 21

Linked entry: ed-cer

ge-hyspan

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Add: to insult, mock Gehypste Dryhten se synfulla exacerbavit Dominum peccator, Ps. L. 9, 25. Gecance gehispende ludibrio insultantes, An.

ge-rid

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rid, meat, food (?). v. bed-gerid,
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which may mean the food laid up by the ants in the ant-hill Ball seó lustfulnes and swetiies þæs lichaman weorðeþ wyrma geride dulcedo illius vermes (Job 24, 20 where the A. V. has, ' the worm shall feed sweetly on him '), Gr. D. 323, 3

Linked entry: -rid

ge-þaccian

(v.)
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; p. ode. to strike gently with the open hand, pat, clap lufode mid his brádre handa þá nunnan and ofer þa sculdru geþaccode in tergo sanclimonialis feminae blandiens alapam dabat, Gr. D. 189, 22. to soothe by patting (?)

ge-þersc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þersc, es; n.
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Beating, whipping, flogging Þá þá onsittendas þára horsa mid langum geþersce ( diu caedendo ) hyra hors geswencton, Gr. D. 15, 11. Þá gelæhte þone fótscamul and beót Libertinum on heáfod ...

ge-éþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-éþian, p. ode
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To breathe. lit. Bewreów ðone man se æþm ne mæge út náhwǽr, bútan mæge geéþian, Lch. ii. 338, 19. fig. magon witan þonne se gást wile geéðað þæs mannes mode sciendum est quia quando vult spiritus aspirat, Gr. D. 146, 14

Linked entry: éþian

ge-creópan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-creópan, p. ge-creáp, pl. ge-crupon
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To creep, crawl. of a human being ne meahte gangan, ac gecreáp in þá ciricean he could not walk, but he crawled into the church, Shrn. 126, 25. of a reptile Gecreáp þǽr inn þám hálgan men sum unhýre nǽddre, Gr. D. 211, 13

Linked entry: creópan

marm-stán

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Se marmstán sceolde beón onwænded, wæs áseted ofer his byrgene. Þá þá se marmstán áweg genumen wæs, Gr. D. 302, 15-16. gemétton áne mǽre þrúh geworht of marmstáne, Hml. S. 20, 80. Godes encgel sette énne marmstán æt þæs mǽdenes heáfde, 8, 201.