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a-seóðan

(v.)
Grammar
a-seóðan, p. -seáþ, pl. -sudon; pp. -soden

To boilseethescorchto purify by seethingcoquere

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Ðæt heó mid longre hire líchoman untrumnesse asodene beón that she should be purified by the long suffering of her body, Bd. 4, 23; S. 595, 15. Ealle we lǽtaþ to viii healf-marcum asodenes goldes we estimate all at eight half-marks of pure gold, L.

Cerdices óra

(n.)
Grammar
Cerdices óra, Certices óra. an; m.

Cerdic's shoreCerdăci lítus

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Hér cwómon Cerdic and Cynríc his sunu on Breteue, mid v scipum, in ðone stede ðe is gecweden Cerdices [Certices,25, 29, col. 1. 2] óra here, A.

Linked entry: Certices óra

Dægsan stán

(n.)
Grammar
Dægsan stán, Degsa-stán, Dæg-stán,es; m. [Flor. Hunt. Degsastan: the stone of Degsa]

DAWSTON or Dalston, Cumberlandagro Cumbriæ

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DAWSTON or Dalston, Cumberland; loci nomen in agro Cumbriæ Hér Ægþan Scotta cyng feaht wið Dælreoda, and wið Æðelferþe, Norþhymbra cynge, æt Dægstáne [Dægsan stáne, Th. 37, 26], and man ofslóh mǽst ealne his here in this year [A.

healdend

(n.)
Grammar
healdend, es; m.

One who holds, keeps, sustains, rules, a guardian, keeper, ruler

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One who holds, keeps, sustains, rules, a guardian, keeper, ruler Hér líþ beheáfdod healdend úre here lies our ruler beheaded, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 32; Jud. 290.

Huntan-dún

(n.)
Grammar
Huntan-dún, e; f.

Huntingdon

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Huntingdon Fór se here of Huntandúne and of Eástenglum and worhton ðæt geweorc æt Tæmese forda and forléton ðæt óðer æt Huntandúne ...

of-fillan

(v.)

to kill by felling, to kill by causing to fall, to destroy

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Hí woldon heó sylfe offyllan oððe ádrencan ruina perituri aut fluctibus absorbendi, Bd. 4, 13; S. 582, 33. Ðá hét se déma ðæt wíf weorpan on seáþ and ðǽr mid stánum offellan, Shrn. 89, 29

fǽmne

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. ¶ referring to the Virgin Mary: Heó is seó clǽneste fǽmne, and heó wæs fǽmne ǽr hire beorþre and heó wunaþ fǽmne æfter hire beorþre, Bl. H. 155, 33.

hosp-word

(n.)
Grammar
hosp-word, es; n.

A word expressing contempt, contumely, reproach, abuse

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A word expressing contempt, contumely, reproach, abuse Án ðæra hospworda forbær suwigende one of their reproaches he bore with in silence, Homl. Th. ii. 230, 8.

DYNE

(n.)
Grammar
DYNE, dyn,es ; m.

DIN, noisesonus, fragor, strepĭtus

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Ǽr he dómdæges dyn gehýre ere he shall hear doomsday's din, Salm. Kmbl. 546; Sal. 272: 650; Sal. 324. Dyne fragōre, Mone B. 4425

Linked entries: dynge dimma

duru-weard

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Férde tó hire húse and forbeád ðǽm duruweardum ꝥ heó hine hire gesægde, Shrn. 86, 16. Add

Linked entry: dor-weard

ge-síclian

(v.)
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Take here ge-séclod in Dict., and add Godwine gesíclode . . . and eft gewyrpte, Chr. 1052 ; P. 182, 13. Sé þe un-endebyrdlíce mægenu gegrípan hogað, raþe byð gesíclud (períclitatur), Scint. loi, 15. wearð gesícelod. Hml. S. 7, 65.

sele

(n.)
Grammar
sele, es ; m.
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Sele ( Heorot, Hrothgar's hall ) hlifade, heáh and horngeáp, Beo. Th. 163 ; B. 81. Ðes sele, receda sélest, 827 ; B. 411. Ðes windiga sele ( hell ), Cd. Th. 273, 14 ; Sat. 136. on temple gestód . . .

be

Grammar
be, <b>. A. 11 b.</b>
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Th. ii. 306, 29. (15) add :-- Gif ne geswice be þám si neque sic correxerit, Chrd. 41, 36. (18) add :-- be heora gange hí gecneów, Hml.

Linked entry: bi-wrítan

tó-brýsan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brýsan, and <b>-brýsian;</b> p. de
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Se ðe fylþ uppan ðysne stán byþ tóbrýsed (confringetur) ; and tóbrýsþ (conteret) ðone ðe onuppan fylþ, Mt. Kmbl. 21, 44. Ðú ealle míne bán tóbrísdest, Nar. 45, 5. Ealle his bán heó tóbrýsde, 44, 15. Tóbrýsiende confringens, Ps. Lamb. 28, 5.

á-delfan

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Seó eorðe wæs swíðe heard and ne mihte heó ádelfan, Hml. S. 23 b, 768. to dig up a plant Ádelf niþerweardne sláhðorn, Lch. ii. 92, 30: 230, 6. Ádelfe ompran, 78, 1. to dig out, pick out Up ádelfað effodiant (oculum corvi ), Kent. Gl. 1092.

Linked entry: a-dylf

ge-innian

(v.)
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Stande þǽr úte . . . oð þæt mid hreówsunge geinnige hine sylfne . . . intó Godes húse, 155, 24.

ge-lygnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lygnian, ge-lygenian; p. ode; pp. od
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Gif wolde gefsestnian mid áþe, ꝥ seó leáse wrǽgistre ne wurde fordǽmed. Ðá swór friðian wolde þá leásan wudewan, ðeáh þe heó gelignod wurðe, 2, 210.

efen-gemyndig

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-gemyndig, adj.
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Commemorative Ealle þá syndon nú from heora eágum gewitene, and nǽfre efngemyndige hider eft ne cumaþ ( will never come back here to commemorate them ), Bl. H. 101, 1

Linked entry: ge-myndig

camp

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wolde deófol gelaþian tó campe wiþ hine, Bl. H. 29, 20. Mid heora geatwum gegyrede efne swá hié tó campe féran woldon, 221, 29. Ic wæs on ðǽm heardan campe hér on worlde, 225, 31, 32. Niwe campas and gewin nova certamina, Gr. D. 122, 22. Add

forþ-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-gangan, -gongan; p. -geóng, pl. -geóngon; pp. -gangen, -gongen

To go forthproceedgo beforeprecedeprocēdĕreprogrĕdipræcēdĕre

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To go forth, proceed, go before, precede; procēdĕre, progrĕdi, præcēdĕre Hét hyssa hwæne forþgangan he commanded each of the youths to go forth, Byrht. Th. 131, 5; By. 3. Forþgangendre tíde procēdente tempŏre, Bd. 3, 19; S. 547, 30.