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cyric-hálgung

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-hálgung, cyrc-hálgung,e; f. Church-hallowing, consecration of a church; encænia = ἐγκαίνια , ecclesiæ consecratio
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Æt ðære ealdan cyrchálgunge at the old church-hallowing, Homl. Th. ii. 582, 27

Linked entry: cyrc-hálgung

Deórbý-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Deórbý-scír, Deórbí-scír,e ; f. [Brom. Derbyschire]

DERBYSHIRE ⬩ ager Derbiensis

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DERBYSHIRE; ager Derbiensis He fór súþ mid ealre ðære scíre, and mid Snotinghamscíre, and Deórbýscíre [Deorbíscíre, Erl. 194, 20] he went south with all the shire, and with Nottinghamshire, and Derbyshire, Chr. 1065; Erl. 195, 35

rǽd-þeahtung

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd-þeahtung, e; f.
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Counsel Hé wæs gemǽrsad ofer ealle óðere cyningas ǽgðer ge mid his miclan fultume ge mid his rǽdþeahtunge ge mid his wígcræfte ob magnitudinem virium consiliorumque summam belli nomenque traduxit, Ors. 4. 1; Swt. 154, 27

for-warnian

(v.)
Grammar
for-warnian, for-warenian; p. ode.

to forewarn

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Ealle þás þing him wǽron ætýwede tó ðám ꝥ hí sceoldon ús forewarnian, ib. to take heed beforehand Forewarna þú uideas, Hpt. 31, 9, 160

gebed-mann

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Oratores sindon gebedmen þe Gode sculan þeówian and dæges and nihtes for ealne þeódscipe þingian georne, Ll. Th. ii. 306, 33 : j Wlfst. 267, II

sige-bearn

(n.)
Grammar
sige-bearn, es; n.

A victorious child ⬩ applied to Christ

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Ealra sigebearna ðæt séleste, 33, 3; Cri. 520

FEN

(n.)
Grammar
FEN, fenn, fæn, fænn, es; n. m.

FEN ⬩ marsh ⬩ mud ⬩ dirt ⬩ pălus ⬩ lŭtum ⬩ līmus ⬩ sordes

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Eall óþ ða fennas norþ as far north as the fens, Chr. 905; Erl. 98, 21: 1010; Erl. 143, 27

Linked entries: fæn fenn feon fien

inne-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
inne-weard, adj.

Inward ⬩ internal ⬩ interior ⬩ intestines ⬩ viscera

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Ðá gewand him út eall his innewearde all his intestines came out, Homl. Th. i. 290, 19. Etaþ ðæt heáfod and ða fét and ðæt innewearde, ii. 264, 6: 280, 7.

Linked entry: innan-weard

efen-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-beorht, adj.

Equally bright ⬩ æque splendĭdus

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Equally bright; æque splendĭdus Heofonsteorran ealle efen-beorhte ǽfre ne scínaþ the stars of heaven do not ever shine all equally bright. Bt. Met. Fox 20, 465; Met. 20, 233: 20, 461; Met. 20, 231

meahte-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
meahte-líc, <b>meaht-líc;</b> adj.

Possible

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Ealle þing synd gelýfedum mihtlíce (MS. A. myhtelíce), Mk. Skt. 9, 23

ang-mód

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Wurdon heora eágan áfyllede mid teárum and angmóde geómrodon ealle heora heortan, Hml. S. 23, 244. Add

ceaster-geware

(n.)
Grammar
ceaster-geware, ceaster-gewara; pl.
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Citizens Ealle cæstergewara heofonlice omnes cives celici, Hy. S. 118, 27. Cæstergewara blissigendra civium gaudentium, 56, 1: 103, 25. Ceastregewara, Hpt. Gl. 452, 39. Ceast(re)gewara, 414, 7. v. ceaster-ware, and preceding word

Linked entries: ceaster-ware ge-ware

for-drencan

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Holofernis fordræncte hine sylfne mid þám strangum wíne ... and ealle his þegnas wǽron fordræncte, Hml. A. 111, 294. Add:

líhting

Grammar
líhting, shining.
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Ealle þás þing þurh lífes líht-incge gefyllan haec omnia per hanc lucis viam (has vitani been read?), 5, 8. Add

gǽlsa

(n.)
Grammar
gǽlsa, an; m.

A glutton ⬩ one who is inordinately fond

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A glutton; fig. one who is inordinately fond of a pursuit Gif mann bið ákenned on xxvi nihta ealdne mónan, sé bið weorces gǽlsa (he will be a glutton of work), Lch. iii. 158, 15

tó-irnan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-irnan, p. -arn, pl. -urnon; pp. -urnen

To run in different directions, ⬩ run about

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To run in different directions, run about Þýstru ðú gesettest on þearle niht on ðære ealle wildeór wíde tóeornaþ posuisti tenebras, et facta est nox; in ipsa pertransibunt omnes bestiae sylvarum, Ps. Th. 103, 19

Tróiesc

(adj.)
Grammar
Tróiesc, tróisc; adj.

Trojan

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M. 306, 20) wæle ealle ða landbigengan wolde út ámǽran tragica caede omnes indigenes exterminare contendit, Bd. 4, 16; S. 584, 6, Of þan Troyscen monnen, Laym. 410

fugel-timber

the young bird

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.), the young bird which develops Hé ( the Phenix ) ǽrest bið swylce earnes brid, fæger fugeltimber; þonne furðor wridað þæt hé bið wæstmum gelíc ealdum earne, Ph. 236. Substitute:

ge-wild

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wild, -weold, es; n.

Power ⬩ control

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Power, control Æfter ðæm ðe Alexander hæfde ealle Indie him to gewildon gedón perdomita Alexander India, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 132, 9. Geweoldum sylfes willum spontaneously, of his own accord, Beo. Th. 4446; B. 2222

Linked entries: ge-weold -wild

ge

and ⬩ even ⬩ even ⬩ both . . . and . . . ⬩ and

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Wyrta eft onginnað seárian, and swá eall nýtenu and fugelas; ge furðum manna líchaman forealdiað, Solil. 4, 10, 7.