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ge-dwola

Grammar
ge-dwola, one who errs.
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Nestorum þone gedwolan þe cwæð ꝥ on Críste wǽron twégen hádas, 1. Th. ii. 374, 18. Þ hálige goðspell hæfð oferswíðod swylcera gewolena andgit, Hml. S. 1, 8. one who wanders in his mind, a frantic person Ged(w)olan lymphaticus, An. Ox. ii. 176

þrí

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
þrí, þrý, þrié, þreó; m.: þreó, þrió, þré; f. n. (ðreá, ðriá, ðreó, ðrió in North.); gen. þreóra, þrióra (and ðreána in North.); dat. þrim (þrím? ðriim in North., but cf. Goth. þrim), later þreom.

Three

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.: ðriá, Rush.) on twégen and twégen on þrý (þreó, MS. A.: ðrió, Lind., Rush.), Lk. Skt. 12, 52. Ðæt ǽlc word stande on twégra oððe þreóra (ðreá, Lind.: þreó, Rush.) gewittnesse, Mt. Kmbl. 18, 16. Ðæt wé twá oððe ðreó gehýron, Bd. 3, 9; S. 533, 29.

Linked entries: þreó þrió þrý

here-toga

(n.)
Grammar
here-toga, -toha, an; m.

The leader of an army or of a people ⬩ a general ⬩ dux ⬩ consul

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Heora heretogan twegen gebroðra Hengest and Horsa duces eorum duo fratres Hengest and Horsa, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 28. Heora heretogena sum ofslægen wearþ one of their leaders was slain, Chr. 794; Erl. 59, 21.

in-tó

(prep.)
Grammar
in-tó, prep.

Into

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Into. with dat Ðú gǽst intó ðam arce . . . and twegen gemacan ðú lǽtst intó ðam arce ingredieris arcam . . . et bina induces in arcam. Gen. 6, 18, 19. Noe eode intó ðam arce ingressus est Noe in arcam, 7, 7. Ic gange intó ðære byrig in urbem vado.

sǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽne, adj.

Slow, dull, sluggish, inactive

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Nǽron ða twegen tohtan sǽne, lindgeláces, 150; Ap. 75. Ðone sǽnan ðe biþ tó sláw ðú scealt hátan assa má ðonne man segnis ac stupidus torpet? asinum vivit. Bt. 37, 4; Fox 192, 19.

EAX

(n.)
Grammar
EAX, , ex, æx , e; f.

An axis, axle-tree ⬩ axis

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Twegen steorran synd gehátene axis, ðæt is ex, forðamðe se firmamentum went on ðam twám steorran, swá swá hweogel tyrnþ on eaxe, and forðí hi standaþ symle stille two stars are called axis, that is axle-tree, because the firmament turns on the two stars

saltere

(n.)
Grammar
saltere, es; m.

a stringed musical instrument, a psaltery ⬩ the book of Psalms ⬩ a psalter, ⬩ to sing psalms

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Ǽlc bróður singe twegen salteras sealma . . . vi. mæssan oððe . vi. salteras sealma each brother shall sing two portions of psalms from the psalter. Chart. Th. 614, 7, 11

Linked entries: psaltere sealten

god-web

(n.)
Grammar
god-web, gode-web, -webb; gen. -webbes; n.
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Twegea bleó godwebb fine cloth of two colours; ex duplici tinctura, Past. 14, 6; Swt. 87, 9; Hat. MS. Heó bewand sce adrianes hand on godwebbe she wrapped up St. Adrian's hand in fine linen, Shrn. 59, 35.

Linked entry: web

æðelo

(n.)
Grammar
æðelo, indecl. in sing; pl. nom. acc. æðelu, æðelo; gen. æðela; dat. æðelum; n.

Nobility ⬩ pre-eminence ⬩ origin ⬩ family ⬩ race ⬩ nature ⬩ talents ⬩ genius ⬩ nobilitas ⬩ principatus ⬩ origo ⬩ natales ⬩ prosapia ⬩ natura ⬩ indoles ⬩ ingenium

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Sindon him æðelum óðere twegen beornas geborene bróðorsibbum to him in his family are two other men born in brotherly relationship, Andr. Kmbl. 1377; An. 689. Þurh ðíne wordlæðe æðelum écne through thy discourse great with talents, 1271; An. 636.

Linked entry: ge-æðele

reáf

(n.)
Grammar
reáf, es; n.
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Twegen weras on hwítum reáfe in veste fulgenti, Lk. Skt. 24, 4. Ne scríde nán wíf hig mid wǽpmannes reáfe ne wǽpman mid wífmannes reáfe, Deut. 22, 5. Hé scrýdde hine mid línenum reáfe cum stola byssina, Gen. 41, 42.

þridda

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
þridda, þirda (in North.)

third

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Twégen men ... mǽg wæs his ágen þridda, hé feórða sylf, Cd. Th. 173, 29; Gen. 2868: Elen. Kmbl. 1707; El. 855. Heofonwaru and eorðwaru, helwaru þridde, Hy. 7, 95. Ðære þriddan eá nama, Gen. 2, 14.

Linked entry: þirda

ÁC

(n.)
Grammar
ÁC, ǽc; g. e; f.

OAK ⬩ quercus ⬩ robur ⬩ The Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚪ = a

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Ácas twegen two A's, Exon. 112 a; Th. 429, 26; Rä. 43, 10. [R. Glouc. ók: Chauc. ók, áke, oak:O. Frs. ék: Dut. eek, eik: North Frs. ik: L. Ger. eke: N. Ger. eiche: M. Ger. eich: O. Ger. eih : Dan. eg: Swed. ek: O. Nrs. eik.

Linked entries: ác-drenc ǽc

tyge

(n.; v.; part.)
Grammar
tyge, tige (v. double forms togen, tigen, pp. of teon), es; m.
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Petrus áwrát twégen pistolas, hig hebbaþ langne tige tó geleáfan trimminge much matter for the confirmation of belief may be drawn from them, Ælfc. T. Grn. 14, 8

Linked entry: tige

ealu

(v.)
Grammar
ealu, (-o,-a). For 'generally indecl. in sing.' substitute: gen. ealoþ (-aþ, -eþ), alþes (Rtl.); dat. inst. ealoþ (-aþ, -eþ); acc. ealu (-o, -a); gen. pl. ealeþa,
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Twégen fǽtels full ealað oððe wæteres, Ors. 1, 1; S. 21, 16. Lytel níwes ealoð, Lch. i. 388, 8. Healde hé hine wiþ geswét eala, drince hlúttor eala, and on þæs hlúttran ealað wyrte wylle ácrinde, ii. 292, 21.

híwan

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Twégen æceras on gemang hína lande (land let to the members of a household?), C. D. iii. 400, 7. Hína herdlandes, 399, 30. Hína gemǽre boundary of land held by the híwan (?), 24. Gif mon his heówum in fæsten flǽsc gefe, Ll. Th. i. 46, 9.

hundred

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
hundred, pl. u; n.

A hundred

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On twegera hundred penega wurþe. Jn. Skt. 6, 7. Wið þrím hundred penegon, 12, 5. Mid twám hundred penegon, Mk. Skt. 6, 40. Hí ðá sǽton hundredon and fíftigon discubuerunt per centenos et per quinquagenos, 37

Linked entry: hund

irnan

(v.)
Grammar
irnan, p. arn, pl. urnon ; pp. urnen

To run

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Ðá urnon him tógénes twegen ðe hæfdon deófolseócnesse occurrerunt eí duo habentes dæmonia, Mt. Kmbl. 8, 28. Gangende ðyder urnon, Mk. Skt. 6, 33 : Jn. Skt. 20, 4. Tó ðam ylcan ryne ðe hié ǽr urnon, Bt. 21 ; Fox 74, 12.

Linked entries: ærnan æt-irnan arn eornan

swǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
swǽtan, p. te
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Mon geseah twegen sceldas blóde swǽtan (sanguine sudare), Ors. 4, 8; Swt. 188, 25. Hí gemétton ðone clúd swǽtende, Homl. Th. ii. 162, 6. <b>II a.</b> to send forth blood, to bleed

Linked entry: swítan

fædera

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Þá twégen Scipian gefuhton wið Hasterbale, Hannibales fædran and hiene ofslógon Scipiones Asdrubalem bello oppresserunt, Ors. 4, 9; S. 192, 19.

ge-sciftan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sciftan, I. to divide into shares among people.
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Sýn twégen tó þám sylfan gescyfte (destinati), 410, 640. to arrange, regulate God sylf ðás þingc swá gescifte and mid his fadunge gedihte. Hml. S. 23, 256. Hú bisceophádas wurdan ǽrest ástealde and be Godes dihte mannum gescyfte, Wlfst. 176, 7.

Linked entry: ge-scyftan

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