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cyn-ren

(n.)
Grammar
cyn-ren, cyn-ryn,es; n. [cyn a kindred, race, nation, family, generation; ren, ryn a course]

A family course, family, generation, kind, nation, posteritygeneratio, genus, natio, progenies, propago

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Bos. 12, 34. Cynren propago, Ælfc. Gl. 91; Som. 75, 17; Wrt. Voc. 51, 62

FORD

(n.)
Grammar
FORD, gen. fordes; dat. forde, forda; m.

A FORDvădum

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Neáh ðam forda, ðe man hǽt Welinga ford near the ford which is called Wallingford, Ors. 5, 12; Bos. 110, 20. Æt ðam forda [Th. forde] at the ford, Byrht. Th. 134, 8; By. 81.

Linked entry: fyrd

for-drífan

(v.)
Grammar
for-drífan, p. -draf, pl. -drifon; pp. -drifen

To drive awayforcecompeldrive outejectbanishpellĕreprōpellĕrecompellĕrecōgĕreexpellĕre

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Hine se streám fordráf the stream drove him, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 3: Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 25; Jud. 277: Andr. Kmbl. 538; An. 269.

fulwiht

(n.)
Grammar
fulwiht, es; n.

Baptismbaptismus

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Bos. 1, 4: Chr. 565; Erl. 19, 6: 606; Erl. 20, 26: 661; Erl. 34, 18: Andr. Kmbl. 3268; An. 1637. Þurh fulwihte through baptism, Elen. Kmbl. 344; El. 172. Fulwihta calica baptismata calicum, Mk. Skt. Lind. 7, 4

grin

(n.)
Grammar
grin, gryn, e; f: es; n.
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Bos. 27, 5: Homl. Th. ii. 30, 22. Mid ðý ilcan grine in laqueo isto, Ps. Th. 9, 14. He ríneþ ofer ða synfullan grinu pluet super peccatores laqueos, Ps. Lamb. 10, 7: Ps. Th. 17, 5: 34, 9.

Linked entries: giren ge-grin

GRINDAN

(v.)
Grammar
GRINDAN, gryndan; part. grindende, ic grinde, grynde, ðú grintst, grinst, he grint, pl. grindaþ; p. ic, he grand, grond, ðú grunde, pl. grundon; pp. grunden
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Bos. 24, 41: L. Ethb. 11; Th. i. 6, 6. Sume ðara munecena cómon to grindanne some of the nuns came to grind, Th. Chart. 447. 1

ge-déman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-déman, p. de; pp. ed

To deemjudgedetermineordaindecreedoomcondemnjūdĭcāredecernĕresancīrecondenmāre

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He gedémde úrne Drihten to deáþe he condemned our Lord to death, Ors. 6, 3; Bos. 117, 42. Gedémdon [MS. gedémden] sanxērunt, Mone B. 1940. Se ðe undóm gedéme he who shall doom unjust doom, L. C. S. 15; Th. i. 384, 7.

ge-restan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-restan, p. te; pp. ed

To rest, remain, rest [one's self]

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Bos. 12, 19: Homl. Th. ii. 104, 20. Girestun [Rush.] gehræston [Lind.] requieverunt. Lk. Skt. 12, 19

Linked entries: ge-ræstan restan

wǽpen-mann

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpen-mann, (wǽp-), es; m.

A malea man

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.), Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 30: Homl. Th i. 442, 1: Ælfc. Gr. 6; Zup. 24, 5. Mægðhád is ǽgðer ge on wǽpmannum ge on wífmannum, Homl. Th. i. 148, 14

Linked entries: wæp-mann wǽpned-mann

hatian

(v.)
Grammar
hatian, hatigean; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To hate

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Bos. 7, 7. Ða ðe ðone rihtwísan hatiaþ ða ágyltaþ qui oderunt justum delinquent, Ps. Th. 33, 21. Hie hatigaþ [hatigeaþ, Cot. MS.] hiera hiéramonna unþeáwas they hate the vices of their subjects, Past. 18; Swt.137, 4.

Linked entry: hættende

brice

(n.)
Grammar
brice, bryce, es; m. [from briceþ, brycþ, pres. of brecan to break ]

A breaking, rupture, fracture, fragment, violation, breachfractio, ruptura, fractura, fragmentum, violatio

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Bos. 24, 35. We witon ful georne, ðæt to miclan bryce sceal micel bót nýde id compertum est nobis, immanis ubi facta est ruptura, ibi opus esse, ut large resarciatur, Lupi Serm. i. 3; Hick. Thes. ii. 99, 30.

Linked entry: bryce

on-weg

(adv.)
Grammar
on-weg, adv.

Away, off.

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Onweg (áweg) fleon, Ors. 4, 2; Bos. 79, 15: Bd. 4, 22; S. 591, 11. Onweg gewítan, Blickl. Homl. 117, 1. Onweg hweorfan, Beo. Th. 534; B. 264. Hé onweg ðanon feorhlástas bær, 1693; B. 844. with verbs of taking, removing, separating, etc.

Linked entries: an-weg a-weg

hindan

(adv.)
Grammar
hindan, adv.

From behind, at the back, in the rear, behind

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Hie hindan ofridan ne meahte could not overtake them, Chr. 877; Erl. 78, 21: 894; Erl. 92, 22: Erl. 93, 7: 911; Erl. 100, 26: Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 131, 25.

a-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-rǽdan, -rédan; p. -rǽdde, -rédde, -réde; pp. -rǽded, -rǽd, -réd [rǽd counsel] .

to take counselcare forappointdetermineconsilium capereconsulere alicuidecerneredefinireto conjectureguessprophesyinterpretutterconjectaredivinareprophetizareinterpretarieloqui

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Bos. 14, 65. Ðá se wísdóm ðis spell arǽd hæfde when wisdom had uttered this speech, Bt. 23; Fox 78, 20, note 8: Exon. 76 b; Th. 286, 24; Wand. 5

Linked entries: a-rǽd a-réde

anda

(n.)
Grammar
anda, onda, an; m.

Maliceenvyhatredangerzealannoyancevexationrancorinvidiaindignatioirazelusmolestia

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Bos. 27, 18. Nyste nǽnne andan know not any hatred, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 10. For hwilcum líþrum andan ex prava aliqua invidia, L. M. I. P. 12; Th. ii. 268, 11: Bt. Met. Fox 20, 72; Met. 20, 36.

ár-wurþian

(v.)
Grammar
ár-wurþian, -wurþigean; p. ode; pp. od; v. a.

To give honour toto honourreverenceworshiphonorarehonorificarevenerari

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Bos. 5, 23: Bd. 5, 19; S. 637, 6. To árwurþianne [MS. tarwurþienne, v. weorþianne = wurþianne, in weorþian I] ðínne, ðone sóðan and ðone áncænnedan, Sunu to honour thy, the true and only begotten, Son, Te Dm. Thomson 35, 12.

Linked entry: ár-wurþigean

Ciren-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Ciren-ceaster, Cyren-ceaster, Cyrn-ceaster; gen. ceastre; f. [Asser. Cirrenceastre: Hunt. Cirecestere: Brom. Circestre]

CIRENCESTER, Cicester, GloucestershireCirencestria in agro Glocestriensi

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Him eóde on hand se cyning and ða burhware ðe wǽron on Cyrnceastre the king came into his hands and the townspeople who were in Cirencester, Ors. 5, 12; Bos. 110, 22

cyne-stól

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-stól, es; m. [cyne royal, seól a seat, stool]

A royal throne or dwelling, chief city, capitalthronus, urbs regia, arx, metropolis

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Constantinopolis is Créca cynestól Constantinople is the royal dwelling-place of the Greeks, Bt. 1; Fox 2, 22: Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 65, 45. Cynestóle Creácas wióldon the Greeks possessed the metropolis, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 95; Met. 1, 48: Menol.

Elene

(n.)
Grammar
Elene, an; f.

Helena Helĕna = Ἑλένη

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Bos. Notes and Various Readings, p. 28, col. 2, in proof that Helena was the lawful wife of Constantius Ða him Elene forgeaf sincweorþunga then Helĕna gave him treasures. Elen. Kmbl. 2434; El. 1218.

eorþ-waru

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-waru, e; f: -ware; gen. -wara; pl. m; -waran; gen. -warena; pl. m.

Inhabitants or population of the earthterrĭcŏlæ, terrĭgĕnæ

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Crist sibb is heofonware and eorþware Christ is the peace of the inhabitants of heaven and of the inhabitants of the earth, Ors. 3, 5; Bos. 57, 27. Dem eorþware jūdĭca terram, Ps. Th. 81, 8 : 98, 1: 144, 13.