BURH
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It might consist of a castle alone; but as people lived together for defence and support, hence a fortified place, fortress, castle, palace, walled town, dwelling surrounded by a wall or rampart of earth; arx, castellum, mons, palatium, urbs munita, domus
ge-weorþan
to be ⬩ be made ⬩ become ⬩ happen ⬩ fiĕri ⬩ To happen ⬩ come to pass ⬩ befall ⬩ come together ⬩ agree ⬩ be agreeable ⬩ contingĕre ⬩ evĕnīre ⬩ convĕnīre ⬩ plăcēre
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Ðeáh mín bán and blód bútú geweorþen eorþan to eácan though my bones and blood both become an increase to earth, 38 a; Th. 125, 9; Gú. 351. Saga, hú ðæt gewurde say how that happened, Andr. Kmbl. 1115; An. 558: Exon. 11 a; Th. 15, 19; Cri. 238.
Linked entries: ge-wurþan ge-wyrþan tó-wesness
dóm
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Se mon þe nú démeþ þǽm earmum búton mildheortnesse, þonne biþ þám eft heard dóm geteód, 95, 36. Se deáð him tó cymeþ Godes dóm tó ábeódenne, 59, 11. Heardne dóm gehýran, 83, 17. Beheáfodlicne dóm capitalem sententiam, An. Ox. 4043: 4803.
hwæþer
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, Bt. 34, 6; F. 142, 9. in dependent clauses. as substantive, alone, which of the two. where the alternatives are not expressed Nást ðú hwæðer bið þæs rícan wífes cild, hwæðer þæs earman, Hml. Th. i. 256, 14.
hweorfan
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Þú scealt hweorfan of earde þínum, Gen. 1018 : Wal. 81. Hweorfan tó þis enge lond, Cri. 31.
gafol
tribute. ⬩ payment exacted by a stronger from a weaker people, by the conqueror from the conquered ⬩ payment exacted by the state, a tax ⬩ payment exacted by the church ⬩ payment exacted by a lord, e.g. rent by a landlord ⬩ a contribution exacted in aid ⬩ a rate ⬩ interest ⬩ a debt ⬩ due, obligation
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hláford ofer óþre mýs and sette him dómas and nídde hié æfter gafole si inter mures videres unum aliquem jus sibi ac potestatem prae ceteris vendicantem, Bt. 16, 2; F. 52, 3. a contribution exacted in aid of the needy, a rate Þæt úre teóþan sceattas sýn earmra
synderlíce
apart, away from all others, in private ⬩ separately, severally, apart ⬩ specially, in particular ⬩ only, exclusively, solely, to or by one's self ⬩ specially, exceedingly, to a greater extent than in any other case, singularly
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Skt. 13, 3. where many things are to be distinguished from each other, separately, severally, apart Se án monn ongitt ðæt ðæt hé on óþrum ongit synderlíce (in several ways ); hé hine ongit þurh ða eágan synderlíce, þurh ða eáran synderlíce, ðurh his
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secgan
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Hé for his hǽlo Drihtne þanc secgende wæs pro sua sanitate Domino gratias referens, Bd. 4, 31 ; S. 610, 38. where the object is a pronoun referring to a clause 'Eart ðú Iudéa cining ?' Ðá andswarude hé : 'Ðú hit segst,' Lk. Skt. 23, 3.
Linked entries: ǽrend-secgan sæcgan sagian
warenian
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Ðé is micel þearf ðæt ðú ðé warnige, for ðam ðé ðú eart fordémed, Ap. Th. 8, 1. Utan warnian úsgeorne. Wulfst. loi, 21. Ðú noldest ðé warnian þurh ðínes fæder ðreále thou wouldst not take warning by thy father's punishment, Homl.
Linked entries: ge-warenian warnian wærnian wearnian
ge-witnes
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Ic hér on sóðre gewitnesse stande . . . swá ic mid mínum égum oferseah and mínum eárum oferhýrde ꝥ ꝥ ic him mid sæcge, 180, 28: 276, 33. Nán óðer þingc on gewitnysse ne cýþe bútan ꝥ án ꝥ hé geseah oþþe gehýrde, 274, 17.
sprecan
To speak. ⬩ to exercise the faculty of speech ⬩ to use words in conversation, discourse, etc. ⬩ to mention ⬩ to say ⬩ to speak ⬩ to sue for, make a claim against, lay claim to
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Ðæt gé on eárum sprǽcon, Lk. Skt. 12, 3. Hié fela sprǽcon sorhworda somed, Cd. Th. 49, 7; Gen. 788. Spǽcon, Ps. Th. 57, 3. Gilde ǽlc ðe hit (the exculpation on oath ) ǽr sprece .cxx. sciłł., L. Ath. i. 13; Th. i. 206, 6.
Linked entries: on-spreca æfter æfter-spræc æfter-sprecan on-spreca on-swætende specan
IN
In ⬩ on ⬩ into ⬩ in ⬩ to ⬩ In
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In, on Wé sceolan on ðisse sceortan tíde geearnian éce ræste ðonne mótan wé in ðære engellícan blisse gefeón mid úrum Drihtne we must in this short time earn eternal rest, then may we in angelic bliss rejoice with our Lord, Blickl. Homl. 83, 2.
Linked entries: -standendlic gang-ern
weorpan
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Hé út weorpe earme þearfan ejiciantur, Ps. Th. 108, 10. Men sǽdon ðæt hió sceolde mid hire drýcræft weorpan men an wildedeóra líc, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 31. Hié worpene beóð in belle grund, Elen.
wyn
delight ⬩ pleasure ⬩ delightfully ⬩ pleasantly ⬩ a delight ⬩ that which causes pleasure ⬩ the best of a class, ⬩ the pride of its kind. ⬩ the name of the w-rune
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Ðú eart se æðela, ðe on ǽrdagum ealra fǽmnena wyn (the Virgin Mary) ákende, Hy. 3, 26. the name of the w-rune ᚹ (uu) uyn, Archæologia, vol. 28, plate 15, fig. 7.
Linked entry: mód-wén
Cædmon
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A man employed by the monks of Whitby in the care of their cattle in the early part of the seventh century. He is the first person of whom we possess any metrical composition in our vernacular language.
ge-met
a measure, space, distance ⬩ mensura, spatium, intervallum ⬩ that by which anything is measured, a measure ⬩ mensura, modius, satum ⬩ measure, capacity, ability, power, etc ⬩ mensura, facultas, potestas, vis ⬩ measure, proportion, moderation, bounds, limit, boundary, means, way, manner ⬩ mensura, modus, finis, terminus, limes, ratio ⬩ a rule, order, law ⬩ norma, regula, lex ⬩ a poetical measure, metre ⬩ metrum
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Ðás miclan gemetu middan-geardes these great boundaries of middle-earth, Exon. 20 a; Th. 52, 1; Cri. 827: Andr. Kmbl. 617; An. 309.
un-weorþ
of no value ⬩ of no dignity ⬩ little esteemed ⬩ unworthy ⬩ not of sufficient merit ⬩ worthless ⬩ bad ⬩ contemptible ⬩ despicable ⬩ ignoble ⬩ ignominious ⬩ dishonouring
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Nemne God mé earmum and unwyrþum ( misero mihi et indigno ) gemildsian wylle, 3, 13; S. 538, 35. Sum ungesceádwís man hine sylfne áhéng ... Martinus hine unwurðne of deáðe árǽrde, Homl. Th. ii. 506, 1.
hebban
to lift ⬩ to lift ⬩ to raise ⬩ lift ⬩ make a sound ⬩ to exalt ⬩ elevate ⬩ to extol ⬩ exalt ⬩ to set up ⬩ institute ⬩ to raise ⬩ bring up ⬩ to direct ⬩ bear ⬩ To rise ⬩ mount
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Geworhton mé (the cross) feóndas him tó wæfersýne, héton mé heora wergas hebban, Kr. 31. to lift up what is to be borne out: Ðonne hí hebbað (hæbbað, v. l. elevent) ðá earce úp, Past. 173, 4. Hié hófan þá bǽre and hié bǽron mid heora handnm, Bl.
réðe
Fierce, cruel, savage ⬩ severe, stern, austere, zealous ⬩ wild, savage, fierce; ⬩ severe, cruel, fierce, dire;
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Wearð him on slǽpe gecýðed ðætte ríces gehwæs réðe sceolde gelimpan eorðan dreámas ende wurðan ;on sleep was made known to him that of every kingdom a terrible end should befall, an end be of the joy of earth,; 223, 4; Dan. 114.
Linked entry: hréðe
be-fón
to seize ⬩ catch ⬩ take, ⬩ to seize ⬩ take forcible possession of ⬩ to seize a criminal ⬩ lost property ⬩ to catch ⬩ get to see a person ⬩ to get ⬩ attain to ⬩ to surround ⬩ encompass ⬩ to enclose, ⬩ to serve as a covering for ⬩ contain ⬩ to put into a covering ⬩ to encircle, ⬩ to lie round ⬩ to place round ⬩ to include ⬩ contain ⬩ comprise ⬩ to surround with words ⬩ furnish with a commentary ⬩ to have to do with an object ⬩ to engage in an occupation ⬩ get involved in an action
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Hé mid his earmum beféng his cneówu, Gr. D. 36, 23. Hé nolde his heáfod befón mid cynehelme, Hml. Th. i. 162, 13. of abstract objects, to include, contain, comprise Seó forme bóc beféhð þás racu, Ælfc. T. Grn. 3, 19.