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ár

Grammar
ár, honour.
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Þá áre þe hé áhte, xx hída æt Sendan, x æt Sunnanbyrg, 208, 24. Ic geswutelige on ðisum gewrite hú ic míne áre and míne ǽhta geunnen hæbbe, 557, 14. v. land-, un-, weorold-ár

gold-smiþ

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'Ealle ðás goldsmiðas secgað þæt hí nǽfre ǽr swá clǽne gold, ne swá reád ne gesáwon,' Hml. Th. i. 64, 8. Add

tó-nemnan

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Þonne ðá fíf þing ealle gegædorade beóþ, ðonne beóþ hit eall án ðing, and ꝥ án þing biþ God; and hé biþ ánfeald un-tódǽled, þeáh hí ǽr on manig tónemned wǽre, Bt. 33, 2; F. 122, 19. Add

sóm

(n.)
Grammar
sóm, e; f.

agreement, concord ⬩ the bringing about of concord, reconciliation, adjustment of differences ⬩ an agreement, arrangement of a matter in dispute

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P. 10; Th. ii. 316, 35. an agreement, arrangement of a matter in dispute Ús eallan ðe æt ðære sóme wǽran Chart. Th. 171, 1

fót-lǽst

(n.)
Grammar
fót-lǽst, e; f.

a foot-print ⬩ a step ⬩ the sole of the foot ⬩ the foot

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Hé hét hí hine ferian þǽr Petrus and Paulus bebyrgede wǽron, and lecgan his líc æt heora fótlǽstum, Hml. S. 5, 467. Geseah hé león wið þǽre hálgan líchaman standan, and hit his fótlástas (-es, MS., fétlástas, v.l. ) liccode, 23 b, 773

morgen

(n.)
Grammar
morgen, es; m.

morning ⬩ morn ⬩ the morning of the next day ⬩ morrow

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Swíðe ǽr on morgen, Ps. Th. 18, 5. Morgena gehwilce every morning, Cd. 40; Th. 52, 23; Gen. 848: Ps. Th. 58, 16. Morgna gehwam, Exon. 93a; Th. 350, 7; Sch. 60. Morna, Beo. Th. 4892; B. 2450.

Linked entries: margen morne regn

open

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v. 19) swá open swá hió ǽr wæs, Ll. Th. i. 30, 16

hlinc

ridge

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Of ðǽre ǽc tó stánhlincan, C. D. iii. 78, 36

wíg

(n.)
Grammar
wíg, es; n. I.

fight ⬩ battle ⬩ war ⬩ conflict ⬩ valour ⬩ troops

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Æt wíge cringan, 2679; B. 1337. Æt wíge sigecempa, Ps. C. 9. Æt wígge spéd, sigor æt sæcce, æt gefeohte frið, Elen. Kmbl. 2362; El. 1182. Hé mid wíge ácwealde ðone cyning and ðæt folc percusserunt urbem et omnes habitatores ejus Jos. 10, 30.

be-metan

(v.)
Grammar
be-metan, p. -mæt, pl. -mǽton; pp. -meten; v. trans. [be, metan to measure]

To measure by ⬩ compare ⬩ estimate ⬩ consider ⬩ metiri ⬩ commetiri ⬩ comparare ⬩ æstimare

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To measure by, compare, estimate, consider; metiri, commetiri, comparare, æstimare Ðæt hý ðá æt nihstan hý sylfe to nóhte bemǽtan that they at last compared themselves to nought Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 60, 43.

Deór-hám

(n.)
Grammar
Deór-hám, es; m. [deór a wild beast, hám home, dwelling]

DERHAM, Gloucestershire, DEREHAM, Norfolk ⬩ lŏcōrum nōmen in agris Glocestriæ et Norfolciæ

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On ðysum geáre Wihtburge líchama wearþ gefunden eal gehál and unformolsnod æt [MS. a] Deórhám, æfter fíf and fífti geáran ðæs [MS. þas] ðe heó of ðysum lífe [MS. liue] gewát in this year [A.

ECG

(n.)
Grammar
ECG, e; f.

EDGE, a sharpness, blade, sword ⬩ ăcies, acūmen, glādius, ferrum

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Ecga [MS. ecge] mihton helpan æt hilde swords might help in battle. Beo. Th. 5360; B. 2683: 5649; B. 2828. Mid gryrum ecga with terrors of swords, 971; B. 483. Æscum and ecgum with spears and swords, 3548; B. 1772.

hús-bonda

(n.)
Grammar
hús-bonda, -bunda, an; m.
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The master of a house Án his manna wolde wícian æt ánes bundan húse his unþances and gewundode ðone húsbundon and se húsbunda ofslóh ðone óðerne.

Linked entry: bonda

íg

(n.)
Grammar
íg, e; f.

An island

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Æt Æðelinga íge, [eigge, MS. A.], 878; Erl. 81, 5. Of Ceortesíge, 964; Erl. 124, 3. On Beardanigge, 716; Erl. 44, 14

Lindisfaran

(n.)
Grammar
Lindisfaran, pl.
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Mid ðám bróðrum ðære cyricean æt Lindisfarena a fratribus ecclesiæ Lindesfarnensis, pref; S. 472, 29. Is Cynebyrht Lindisfarena biscop provinciæ Lindisfarorum Cyneberct episcopus præest, 5, 24; S. 646, 22.

earc

(n.)
Grammar
earc, e; f: earce, an; f.

the ark of Noah ⬩ arca ⬩ a chest, the ark of the covenant ⬩ cista, cistella

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Æt Godes earce to the ark of God, Cd. 212; Th. 262, 30; Dan. 752: Ps. Th. 131, 8

Linked entries: arc earce erc ærc

endian

(v.)

to complete ⬩ finish

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Ðá beorgas endiað æt þǽm sǽ, Ors. 1, 1; S. 22, 20. Þes middangeard on ðás eldo endian sceal þe nú andweard is, Bl. H. 117, 35: 119, 1

grǽfe

(n.)
Grammar
grǽfe, an; f.: grǽfa, an; m. (? v. mearc-grǽfa.)
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. ¶ in place-names :-- Æt Brémes gréfan, C. D. i. 222, 22. Brémes graefan, 227, 32. brushwood Sixtiga fóðra wuda, and twælf fóður grǽfan, and sex fóður gearda, Chr. 852; P. 65, 25

Linked entry: grǽf

Lunden

(n.)
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Nam man ðæt wíf and Sdrencte hí æt Lundene brigce, C. D. iii. 125, 14. Innan Lundene fenn; andlang súð on Temese, 73, 20. Lundéne ware biscop, iv. 291, 33. Lundene waru griðede wið þone here, Chr. 1016 ; P. 153, 8.

mylen-gear

(n.)
Grammar
mylen-gear, es; m.
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D. yair) Þæs hagan gemǽre æt Wintanceastre líð úp of þǽm forda on þone westmestan mylengear westeweardne; þæt eást on þone ealden welig, and þonan úp andlanges þæs eástran mylengeares . . . on þone ealdan mylengear; þæt þǽr andlanges þæs ealdan myle[

Linked entries: gear myliær