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Anglo-Saxon

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of-dæle

Grammar
of-dæle, an (?). l. of-dæle, es, and add: v. gén-dele, æf-dæll (which should be taken here],
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and cf. æf-, geán-dýne

morþor-bedd

(n.)
Grammar
morþor-bedd, es; n.

The bed of death ⬩ the bed where a murdered man lies

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The bed of death, the bed where a murdered man lies Wæs ðam yldestan mǽges dǽdum morþorbed stréd (of a man shot by his brother), Beo. Th. 4864; B. 2436

hlúd-clipol

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Hé ná beó hlútclipol on stefne non sit clamostis in voice, R. Ben. I. 35, II. Add

ge-heald

(n.)
Grammar
ge-heald, -hæld, es; m. [?] n. [?]

a holding ⬩ keeping ⬩ guard ⬩ observing ⬩ observantia ⬩ a keeper ⬩ guardian ⬩ protection ⬩ custos ⬩ tūtēla

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He beó ðǽrto geheald and mund under me let him be thereto guardian and patron under me, Thorpe Chart. 391, 17

Linked entries: ge-hild ge-hildelic ge-hildra ge-hyldra ge-hæld ge-heold heald

worn-gehát

(n.)
Grammar
worn-gehát, (? word-gehát;
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cf. word-beót, -gebeót
), es; n.

A promise of a numerous progeny

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A promise of a numerous progeny Ðé beóþ worngehát (cf. patrem multarum gentium constitui te, Gen. 17, 5) mín gelǽsted. Cd. Th. 144, 24; Gen. 2394

gyltan

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Ben. 50, 18. Add

ofer-sprǽdan

(v.)

to overspread, cover

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to overspread, cover Beón ðǽr (in the house for strangers) symble bedd genihtsumlíce ofersprǽdde, R. Ben. 84, 23

twelf-hynde

(adj.)
Grammar
twelf-hynde, adj. As applied to a person, of the rank for which the wergild was twelve hundred shillings; applied to the wergild, that must be paid for a person of such rank. As will be seen from the passages given below, the twelfhynde man was a þegn, and his importance, as marked by the wergild and otherwise, was six times that of the
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Be xii-hyndum men. Gif hé sié twelfhynde, L. Alf. pol. 31; Th. i. 80, 14. Gif hió sié cirlisc mid .lx. sciłł. gebéte . . . Gif hió sié xii-hyndu .cxx. sciłł. gebéte, 18; Th. i. 72, 15. Be twelfhyndes monnes wífe forlegenum.

Linked entry: six-hynde

a-beornan

(v.)
Grammar
a-beornan, p. -bearn, -barn, pl. -burnon; pp. -bornen, v. intrans.

To burn ⬩ exardere

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To burn; exardere Fyr abarn exarsit ignis, Ps. Th. 105, 16

wang

(n.)
Grammar
wang, es; m. . I. the word, which is almost confined to poetry, may be rendered by words denoting the surface of the ground taken in their most general sense,
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On ðam wange, ðǽr hé sorge gefremede on the scene of his wrong-doings, Beo. Th. 4010; B. 2003. Hí geségon wyrm on wonge licgean he saw the serpent lying on the ground, 6070; 3039. On wonge, wæterýðum neáh, 4476; B. 2242. Cd.

Linked entries: ge-wenge wencge wenge

of-ferian

(v.)

to bear off

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to bear off Hé fræt fíftýne men, and óðer swylc út offerede láðlícu lác, Beo. Th. 3171; B. 1583

Bedan ford-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Bedan ford-scír, Bæda-ford-scír, Beada-ford-scír, Bede-ford-scír, e ; f.

BEDFORDSHIRE ⬩ comitatus nomen

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BEDFORDSHIRE; comitatus nomen Hí hæfdon ofergán Bedan fordscíre they had subjugated Bedfordshire, Chr. 1011; Th. 266, 5, col. 2. Wende him út into Bedan fordscíre egressus est in Bedanfordsciram, 1016; Th. 278, 16, col. 1

Linked entries: Bæda-ford-scír Beada ford-scír Bede-ford-scír

eafor-heáfod-segn

(n.)
Grammar
eafor-heáfod-segn, es; m.

A boar-head banner ⬩ signum ad capĭtis aprīni similitūdĭnem fabrĭcātum, vel signum apri præcĭpuum

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A boar-head banner; signum ad capĭtis aprīni similitūdĭnem fabrĭcātum, vel signum apri præcĭpuum Hét in beran eaforheáfodsegn he bade the boar-head banner to be borne in, Beo. Th. 4311; B. 2152

Linked entry: segn

cwehte

(v.; part.)
Grammar
cwehte, pl. cwehton shook, moved, quoted, Beo. Th. 476; B. 235: Ælfc. T. 36, 9: Ps. Lamb. 21, 8: Mt. Bos. 27, 39: Mk. Bos. 15, 29; p.
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of cweccan

bǽran

(v.)
Grammar
bǽran, p. de; pp. ed

To bear ⬩ bear oneself ⬩ ferre ⬩ transferre

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To bear, bear oneself; ferre, transferre He ne geþafode, ðæt ǽnig man ǽnig fæt þurh ðæt templ bǽre, Mk. Bos. 11, 16; he suffride not, that ony man schulde bere a vessel thurȝ the temple, Wyc

ebylgan

(v.)

to be angry

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to be angry; īrasci, Ben. Lye

an-hagian

(v.)
Grammar
an-hagian, p. ode; pp. od

To be at leisure

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To be at leisure, R. Ben. 58

breóst

Grammar
breóst, [The word occurs of all three genders, and can be used in the plural (dual) when a single person is referred to.]

the chest ⬩ thorax ⬩ the stomach ⬩ womb ⬩ a breast ⬩ mamma ⬩ mamilla

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Cumað deór . . . and heora breósta beóð mid byrnum befangene (habebant loricas, Rev. 9, 9), Wlfst. 200, 12. Hé hlinode ofer ðæs Hǽlendes breóstum (onufa breóst supra pectus, L. R.), Jn. 13, 25.

a-spelian

(v.)
Grammar
a-spelian, part. a-speliende; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To supply another's room ⬩ to be deputy or proxy for another ⬩ represent another ⬩ vicario munere fungi ⬩ vicem vel locum alicujus supplere

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Aspelad beón to have one's place supplied by another; excusari, R. Ben. 35

fígan

(v.)

become an enemy ⬩ be at enmity ⬩ inĭmīcāri ⬩ inĭmīcĭtias exercēre

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to be or become an enemy, be at enmity; inĭmīcāri, inĭmīcĭtias exercēre, Som. Ben. Lye

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