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drince-leán

(n.)
Grammar
drince-leán, es; n.

Tributary drink, scot-ale, the contribution of tenants to purchase ale for the entertainment of their lord or his steward on the fee, Glos. to Th. Laws, vol. ii. Or, perhaps, the ale given by the seller to the buyer on concluding a bargainretrĭbūtio potus vel præmium bibendi

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Or, perhaps, the ale given by the seller to the buyer on concluding a bargain; retrĭbūtio potus vel præmium bibendi Drinceleán and hláfordes riht gifu stande ǽfre unawend let the tributary drink and the lord's rightful gift ever stand unchanged, L.

for-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
for-cuman, p. -com, -cwom. pl. -cómon, -cwómon; pp. -cumen, -cymen

To surpassovercomedestroyharasswear outsupĕrārevexāre

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Bring us hǽlo líf, wérigum wíteþeówum, wópe forcymenum bring to us weary slaves, worn out by weeping, a life of health, Exon. 10a; Th. 10, 13; Cri. 151

Linked entry: for-cinnan

gif-stól

(n.)
Grammar
gif-stól, gief-stól, es; m.

A gift-seatseat from which gifts are distributedthronethrone of gracedonorum thronussoliumgratiæ thronus

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Brynewylmum mealt gifstól Geáta the gift-chair of the Goths was consumed by flames of fire, Beo. Th. 4643; B. 2327: Exon. 16 a; Th. 36, 6; Cri. 572. Sceal gifstól gegierwed stondan a throne shall stand prepared, Exon. 90 a; Th. 337, 23; Gn.

Linked entry: gief-stól

Grendel

(n.)
Grammar
Grendel, gen. Grendles
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GRENDEL, a monster destroyed by Beowulf Grendel mǽre mearcstapa, se ðe móras heóld, fen and fæsten Grendel the great traverser of the march, that ruled [held] the moors, the fen and fastness, Beo. Th. 205-208; B. 102-104.

glædlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
glædlíce, adv.

Gladlypleasantlykindlycheerfully

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Gladly, pleasantly, kindly, cheerfully He glædlíce fram heom eallum onfangem wæs he was gladly received by them all, Chr. 1014; Erl. 150, 17. He frǽfrode hig and spræc glædlíce he comforted them and spake kindly [unto them], Gen. 50, 21.

ge-dwyld

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dwyld, es; n.

Errorheresyerrorhærĕsis

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Ðæt he mid his hálgan láre middaneardlíc gedwyld adwæscte that he might extinguish worldly error by his holy doctrine, Homl. Th. ii. 90, 13 : Deut. 4, 19

ge-dwild

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dwild, -dwyld, es; n.

Errorheresyerrorhærĕsis

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Deorcum gedwildum by dark errors, 72 b; Th. 270, 4; Jul. 460

Linked entry: ge-dwyld

un-earh

(adj.)
Grammar
un-earh, adj.

Undauntedintrepidfearless

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Wendon forð wlance þegenas, unearge men, Byrht.Th. 137, 54; By. 206

ge-hú

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God hit gewræc, ꝥ hí swultan gehú ( they died by all manner of deaths ), S. 13, 232. God gemyltsode mancynne gehú, 284. Hé is gecweden hláf þurh getácnunge, and lamb, and leó, and gehú elles ( in every other way he is called, it is typically ), Hml.

ge-þringan

(v.)
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R. 8, 45. to use violence with a person, oppress, conquer a people or country Gotan þreáte geþrungon þeódlond monig, Met. 1, 3. (2 a) to force, gain by force from (on ) a person :-- Mæg ic þis setl on eów butan earfeðum ána geþringan (-dringan, MS.),

hand-gewinn

(n.)
Grammar
hand-gewinn, es; n.

Labour of the hands, struggle, strife, fighting

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Labour of the hands, struggle, strife, fighting Ða munucas lifdon on hira ágenum handgewinne the monks lived by the labour of their own hands, Shrn. 37, 2.

ofer-teón

(v.)

to draw one thing over another, to cover by drawing one thing over anotherto bring to an end, finish

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to draw one thing over another, to cover by drawing one thing over another Ðonne ic oferteó heofenan mid wolcnum cum obduxero nubibus coelum, Gen. 9, 14: Homl. Th. i. 22, 11. Woruld miste oferteáh, þýstrum biþeahte, Exon. Th. 178, 35; Gú. 1254.

Linked entries: ofer-togenness tyht

on-wealhness

(n.)
Grammar
on-wealhness, e; f.

Wholeness, soundness, integritypurity, chastity, integrity

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Wholeness, soundness, integrity. literal Þurh ða heora onwalhnesse gecýðed is it is made evident by the unchanged condition of the footsteps, Blickl.

Linked entry: an-wealgnes

be-féran

(v.)

to go aboutfrom place to place,to come uponovertakecatch To getfall among to pass by

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L. 10, 30. to pass by Ðára naman ic beférde (praeterii), Lch. i. lxxii, 11

bylda

(n.)
Grammar
bylda, an; m. [bold a house]
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A BUILDER; ædificator Sum biþ bylda til hárn to habbanne one is a good builder to raise a house, Exon. 79 b; Th. 297, 29; Crä. 75

Linked entry: byldan

fyrd-geatwe

(n.)
Grammar
fyrd-geatwe, -geatewe; gen. a; pl. f. [geatwe arms, trappings]

Warlike trappings or armsbellĭcōsus appărātus

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Warlike trappings or arms; bellĭcōsus appărātus Yr byþ fyrdgeatewa [fyrdgeacewa MS.] sum a bow is a part of warlike arms, Runic pm. 27; Hick. Thes. i. 135, 54

Linked entry: fird-geatwe

ge-hwilc

Grammar
ge-hwilc, <b>;
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</b> add In gehwylcum men ( in vivente quolibet ) þá hwíle þe hé leofað se gǽst byþ hæfd on þám líchaman, Gr. D. 303, 23

syndig

(adj.)
Grammar
syndig, adj.

Skilled in swimming

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Sum byþ rynig; . . . sum on londe snel, féðe spédig; sum fealone wǽg stefnan steóreþ . . . ; sum biþ syndig, Exon. Th. 296, 28; Crä. 58. v., cf

Linked entry: sund

sunn-gihte

(n.)
Grammar
sunn-gihte, es; n. (?)
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A solstice On ðone ylcan dæg ( June 24) byþ solstitia, ðæt ys on úre geþeóde, sungihte, forðon ðe seó sunne standeþ on mydre lyfte. . . .

Linked entry: sunn-stede

geon

(pronoun.)
Grammar
geon, pron.
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Yon, that Arís and gong tó geonre byrg surgens ingredere civitatem (Acts 9, 6), Past. 443, 25. [Goth. jains: O. H. Ger. jenér: Icel. enn.] See next word