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hundred

(n.)
Grammar
hundred, es; n.

A hundred

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Twegen þegenas innan ðam hundrede, L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 280, 11: L. C. S. 17; Th. i. 384, 30: 19; Th. i. 386, 12

lagu-flód

(n.)
Grammar
lagu-flód, es; m.

Seaoceanstreamwavewater

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Voc. ii. 130, 33. Lyfthelm and laguflód air and sea, Menol. Fox 553; Gn. C. 46. Swá on laguflóde ofer ceald wæter ceólum líðan geond sídne sǽ, Exon. 20 a; Th. 53, 16; Cri. 851. Heliseus leólc ofer laguflód on swonráde, 75 b; Th. 283, 2; Jul. 674.

leóht-gesceot

(n.)
Grammar
leóht-gesceot, -gescot, es; n.
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Gelǽste man leóhtgescot þríwa on geáre, L. Eth. V. 11; Th. i. 308, 2: vi. 19; Th. i. 320, 3. Leóhtgescot gelǽste man Candelmæssan; oftor se ðe wile, ix. 12; Th. i. 342, 31.

Linked entry: leóht-sceot

mearcian

(v.)
Grammar
mearcian, p. ode(mearc a mark).

to make a mark on anythingto mark outdesign

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to make a mark on anything byreþ blódig wæl ... mearcaþ ( marks with blood ) mórhopu, Beo. Th. 904; B. 450. Mearciaþ on marmstáne hwonne se dæg and seó tíd geeáwe in marmore signant titulo remque diemque, Exon. 60 b; Th. 221, 11; Ph. 333.

sciftan

(v.)
Grammar
sciftan, p. te.
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to divide, separate into shares: — Fón ða yrfenuman lande and ǽhtan, and scyftan hit swíðe rihte the heirs shall succeed to the land and property, and shall divide it with perfect justice, L. C. S. 79; Th. i. 420, 17. [Shift to divide, Sussex.

Linked entry: scyftan

á-lǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
á-lǽnan, p. de (not ede).
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Add: to lend, grant the temporary use of Be ðám Engliscum gewritum ðe ic ðé álǽnde, Hml. A. 1, 4. wæs úre munuc, willað hine habban for þan þe hine álǽndon ǽr, Hml. S. 31, 1447. Ðone ylcan ( St.

afor

Grammar
afor, l. áfor.
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Lch. ii. 224, 17-22. Ne scearp ne áfor (δριμὐ) . . . þá scearpan áfran þing (τἀ στφοντὐ) sint fleónne, 210, 20, 29. Swéte wín sél mylt þonne áfre, 196, 25. Por and cawel and eal þá þe sýn áfer, 26, 18.

á-fyllan

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Add: to fill a vessel, space, &c. áfylde ealle þá stówe, Hml. Th. ii. 350, 25. Wynsum brǽð þá lyfte áfylde, Hml. S. 27, 111. Áfyl ðá wunde. Lch. ii. 22, 20. Þá hié heora cawelas áfylled hæfdon, Ors. 4, 8; S. 188, 27. <b>I a.

clif

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Fram þám heán clife ab alta rupe, Gr. D. 52, 22. wæter wæs sweart under þǽm clife neoðan, Bl. H. 211, 2: 209, 34. Ðá stánas swá of óðrum clife út sceoredon, 207, 20. On ðǽm sǽs clife, Ors. 4, 13; S. 210, 31.

forþ-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
forþ-weard, adj.
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Add:to <b>III:</b> continued, carried on. Cf. forþ, 3 Þæs sylfa þeáw lange on Angelcynnes mynstrum forþweard wæs, Lch. iii. 434, 20. For and substitute: of direction in position, inclined forwards.

freólíce

(adv.)
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Heó þæt ǽrende onféng freólíce, Hy. 10, 15. without restraint or reserve in regard to speech Ðá unwaran láreówas ne durron ryht freólíce lǽran and unforwandodlíce sprecan, Past. 89, 12.

ge-hende

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hende, adj.
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Férde gehendum burgum, Ælfc. T. Grn. 16, 32. Land ðæ him gehændre beó and behéfe terra quae eis vicinior sit vel utilior Cht. Th. 493, 20.

ge-hírsumian

(v.)
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Take here <b>ge-hýrsumian</b> in Dict. and add: to obey a person Gif gehírsumedon heora Scippende on riht, Ælfc. T. Grn. 3, 7. Ús ne hét se Hǽlend him gehýrsumian ús forwyrde, Hml. A. j, 124.

ge-mǽrsian

(v.)
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Add: to make known or famous, spread the fame of a person Ðá ilco gemérsadon (diffamaverunt) hine in alle eorðe ðý, Mt. L. 9, 31. Ðes gemérsað wæs mið hine hic diffamatus est apud ilium, Lk.

ge-dreog

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dreog, and <b>ge-dreóg.</b>
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Substitute: &lt;b&gt;ge-dreóg&lt;/b&gt;, es; n. a dressing, something used in preparing material for use Ðá hremmas bróhton ðám láreówe lác médes swínes rysl his scón gedreóge ( the passage in Bede's life of Cuthbert is : Corvi digna munera ferunt

hátian

(v.)
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Add: — Hátende, háttendae, haetendae calentes, Txts. 47, 357. to be made hot by the sun, get dried up by heat, cf. hát; 3 Sunne upp cuóm hátedun sole orto aestuaverunt, Mt. R. 13, 6. of a person, to get hot.

leáf

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Add: a leaf of a tree, plant, &amp;c. Leáf folium, rind cortix Wrt. Voc. i. 285, 77. Nǽfre brosniað leáf under lyfte, Ph. 39. Lytle hwíle leáf beóð gréne, Sal. 312. Hleófa (leáf, R.) folia Mt. L. 24, 32.

pund

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Add .X. pund caeses, C. D. i. 293, 10. Se sester sceal wegan twá pund be sylfyrgewyht, Lch. iii. 92, 14. &lt;b&gt;II a.&lt;/b&gt; add :-- Man geald ǽrest gafol Deniscan mannum . . . wæs .x. þúsend punda, Chr. 991; P. 127, 5.

sáwan

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&lt;b&gt;I a.&lt;/b&gt; add Ðú rípes ꝥte ðú ne sǽwe, Lk. R. 19, 22. seów hwǽte on beswuncenum lande, Hml. Th. ii. 144, 9. &lt;b&gt;I c.&lt;/b&gt; absolute :-- Ic hrippo ðér ne seáwu ic meto ubi non semino, Mt. L. 35, 26.

stede

(adv.)
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Add of ðám stedum þá hors ástyrian ne mihton, Gr. D. 15, 5. ¶ of stede (or of-stede? cf. in-stede) on the spot, at once :-- Þænne þú of stede miht syllan cum statim possis dare, Scint. 193, 12: 197, 13. add On ðám ýtemestan styde standan, R.

Linked entry: welig-stedende