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Wil-tún

(n.)
Grammar
Wil-tún, es; m.

Wilton in Wiltshire

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Wilton in Wiltshire Ælfréd cyning gefeaht wiþ alne ðone here lytle werede æt Wiltúne, Chr. 871; Erl. 76, 5. Hér forðférde Ælfgár cinges mǽg on Defenum, and his líc rest on Wiltúne, 962; Erl. 120, 3.

BERE

(n.)
Grammar
BERE, es; m.

Barley ⬩ hordeum

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Barley; hordeum Ðá hét he him bere sǽd bringan inde hordeum jussit afferri, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 36 : Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 63. Hira flex and hira beras [MS. bernas] wǽron fordóne eorum linum et hordea læsa sunt, Ex. 9, 31

langian

(v.)
Grammar
langian, p. ode
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To grow long Ðonne se dæg langaþ ðonne gǽþ seó sunne norþweard óþ ðæt heó becymþ tó ðam tácne ðe is geháten Cancer. Lchdm. iii. 250, 9. Se langienda dæg, 252, 6, 9. Eft on langiendum dagum hé ofergǽþ ðone súðran sunnstede, 14

Linked entry: ge-længed

leáden

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Hé ðá líc léde on áne leádene (lǽdene, v. l. ) ðrúh, 24, 71. Se cásere hét hý cwice belúcan in leádenum cistum, Shrn. 146, 24. Lédene plumbeos Germ. 393, 122. Add

LÚTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LÚTAN, p. leát; pl. luton; pp. loten

To lout ⬩ bow ⬩ stoop

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Hé árás and ðá tó eorþan leát he rose up, and then bowed to the ground, Guthl. 17; Gdwin. 74, 7. Hé leát tó ðæs cáseres eáre he bent down to the emperor's ear, Homl. Th. i. 376, 28.

helle-hund

(n.)
Grammar
helle-hund, es; m.

A hell-hound

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A hell-hound Sý hé Judas geféra Cristes belǽwendes and sý hé toren of hellehundes tóþum on ðám egeslícum hellewítum mid eallum deóflum bútan ǽlcum ende bútan hé hit ǽr his endedæge rihtlíce gebéte may he be the companion of Judas the betrayer of Christ

á-meldian

(v.)
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ámeldodon heora crístenan mágas, Hml.

ge-wríþan

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Hé hét hí gewríðan on ðám breóste mid þǽre hencgene, Hml. S. 8, 122

Linked entry: ge-wriþen

Francan

(n.)
Grammar
Francan, gen. Francena, Francna; dat. Francum; pl. m: France; gen. Franca; pl. m.

The Franks ⬩ Franci

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Ymb ii geár ðæs ðe he of Francum com, he gefór two years after he came from the Franks, he died, Chr. 855; Th. 126, 2, col. 2, 3: 890; Erl. 86, 32. Franca cyng king of the Franks, Chr. 1070; Th. 347, 7: 1077; Th. 351, 14. v. Grm. Gesch. D. S. cap. xx

ge-feccan

Grammar
ge-feccan, Substitute: ge-feccan , ge-fecgan

to fetch, ⬩ to go in quest of and bring back, ⬩ to go and get what one seeks, obtain, get

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Hé wolde þæs beornes beágas gefecgan, By. 160

Linked entry: ge-fecgan

tó-fleógan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-fleógan, p. -fleág, pl. -flugon; pp. -flogen.

to fly asunder, ⬩ fly to pieces ⬩ to fly apart, ⬩ to crack, ⬩ have breakings out (of a diseased body)

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to fly asunder, fly to pieces Hé slóh ða næddran, ðæt heó on viiii tófleáh he struck the adder so that it flew into nine pieces, Lchdm. iii. 34, 26. to fly apart, to crack, have breakings out (of a diseased body) Wið hreófe and wið tóflogen líe for

Linked entry: fleógan

Ine

(n.)
Grammar
Ine, es ; m.
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D. 688 to 726 Hér Ine féng tó Wesseaxna ríce and heóld xxxvii wint., Chr. 688; Erl. 42, 4. Hér Ine férde tó Róme and ðǽr his feorh gesealde, 728 [726, MS E] ; Erl. 44, 33. Ine wæs Cénréding. pref; Ert. 4, 10.

Linked entry: Cénréd

un-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
un-þearf, e; f.

Disadvantage ⬩ hurt ⬩ harm ⬩ detriment

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Hé gegaderode his folc tó ðæs cynges unþearfe, ac hé wæs gelet (hé gaderode his folc þan cyngce tó unþearfe hé þóhte, ac hit wearð heora seolfan tó mycclan hearme, MS. D.), Chr. 1075; Erl. 213, 27.

niþer

(adv.)
Grammar
niþer, adv.

Down ⬩ beneath ⬩ below

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Hé sceal má þencan up ðonne nyþer he must direct his thought upwards rather than downwards, Bt. 41, 6; Fox 254, 31

Linked entry: nieþer

ge-fnæd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fnæd, es; n.

A hem

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A hem Gif ic huru his reáfes gefnædu hreppe if I only touch the hems of his garment, Homl. Th. ii. 394, 10

Linked entry: fnæd

sǽtung

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Úre Drihten mid his sylfes willan tó eorþan ástág, and hér manige sétunga and searwa ádreág æt Iúdéum, Bl. H. 83, 33. Add

ge-deorfsum

grievous

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Ðis wæs swíðe gedyrfsum geár hér on lande þurh wæstma forwordenessa and þurh þá mænigfealde gyld, Chr. 1105; P. 240, 4. Add

hymen

(n.)
Grammar
hymen, es; m.

A hymn

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A hymn Be ðam hymene ðe wé be hire geworhton of the hymn that we composed about her, Bd. 4, 19; S. 587, 16

Linked entry: ymen

pallium

(n.)
Grammar
pallium, m.
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S. 36, 160. the archiepiscopal pall Hér Wulfréd ærcebisc̃ pallium onféng, Chr. 804; P. 58, 12

telgestre

(n.)
Grammar
telgestre, an; f.
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A dyer Manige þára tælgestrena (-eona, MS.) þe hér eardiað tinctorum, qui hic habitant, plurimi, Gr. D. 342, 3. Cf. bæcestre for the suffix