Gyrwas
The people of a district in which Peterborough was situated
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The people of a district in which Peterborough was situated Se wæs of Gyrwa mǽgðe de provincia Gyrviorum, Bd. 3, 20; S. 550, 22.
heáh-engel
An archangel
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Gl. 67; Som. 69, 102; Wrt. Voc. 41, 52. Micahel, se heáhengel se wæs ealra engla ealderman Michael the archangel who was the chief of all angels, Blickl. Homl. 147, 2. Englas and heáhenglas angels and archangels, 103, 32: Homl. Th. i. 10, 13
of-clipian
To obtain by calling
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To obtain by calling Ðá wolde se hálga habban gewitan ðære wunderlícan gesihþe and ofclypode his diácon him hrædlíce tó the deacon was called and came Homl. Th. ii. 184, 33.
-ing
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As was seen above in Adaming, the native suffix could be applied in the case of individuals to foreign names : it was so also in the case of peoples.
Baðan
The city of Bath, Somersetshire ⬩ Bathoniæ urbs a balneis dicta, in agro Somersetensi
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Eádgár wæs to cyninge gehálgod on ðære ealdan byrig, Acemannes ceastre; eác, óðre worde, beornas Baðan nemnaþ Edgar was consecrated king in the old town, Akemansceaster; also, by another word, men name Bath, Chr. 973; Th. 224, 22, col. 1; Edg. 5.
Linked entries: Acemannes burh Hátabaðan
eáster
the passover, paschal lamb ⬩ pascha
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War. 2, 41. Wæs ðære ylcan nihte ðara hálgan Eástrena ðæt seó cwén cende dóhtor ðæm cyninge it was on that same holy night of Easter, that the queen bore to the king a daughter, Bd. 2, 9; S. 511, 28.
líf-dæg
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Ic on lífdagum healde ðínra worda waru vivam et custodiam sermones tuos, 118, 17: 139, 8: Cd. 162; Th. 203, 25; Exod. 409: Elen. Kmbl. 880; El. 441.
stíþlíce
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Stíþlícor districtior, i. rigidior, Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 49. firmly, without giving way Ðás geweorc stondaþ stíðlíce, Exon.
diácon
A deacon, minister of the church, levite ⬩ diācōnus = διάκoνos a servant, waiting man = Lat. minister, levīta, levītes = λευίτηs
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Ða Iudéas sendon diáconas misērunt Iudæi levītas [Wyc. dekenys ], Jn. Bos. 1, 19. Diácon levīta [Wyc. dekene ], Lk. Bos. 10, 32. Ða apostolas gehádodon seofon diáconas ... Ðæra diácona wæs se forma Stephănus ...
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Finnas
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Ic wæs mid Finnum I was with the Fins, Scóp. Th. 153; Wld. 76
for-beódan
To FORBID ⬩ prohibit ⬩ restrain ⬩ suppress ⬩ prohĭbēre ⬩ vătāre ⬩ interdīcĕre
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Hit forboden wæs it was forbidden, iii. 8; Th. i. 296, 13: Chr. 1048; Erl. 177, 21. Ðú Adame sealdest wæstme ða inc wǽron fæste forbodene thou gavest to Adam the fruits which were strictly forbidden to you two, Cd. 42; Th. 55, 16; Gen. 895
Linked entries: for-biódan fore-beódan
hræfn
A raven
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A raven Hrefn corvus, Wrt. Voc. 280, 33. Hræmn, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 35. Blac hræm niger corvus, 6; Som. 4, 21; Wrt. Voc. 77, 13.
ge-sceádwís
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Ic wát ꝥ ic on libbendum men and on gesceádwísum eom esse mescio rationale animal, 5, 3; F. 12, 27. Þám gesceádwísan móde libero animo, 16, 2 ; F. 52, 17. Hwæt willaþ wé cweþan, gif ðá gesceádwísan nillaþ spyrian æfter wísdóme, 36, 6; F. 180, 36
hnesce
soft ⬩ tender ⬩ soft ⬩ gentle ⬩ soft ⬩ tender ⬩ gentle ⬩ effeminate
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Add: of material or its quality. soft to the touch, yielding easily to pressure Wé habbað hrepunge þæt wé magon gefrédan hwæt bið heard, hwæt hnesce, Hml. Th. ii. 372, 32. Wæter wolde wíde tóscríðan wác and hnesce, Met. 20, 93.
á-wiht
alone ⬩ any good ⬩ good for anything
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Heó nán land hæfde þe him áht tó gebyrede that in any way belonged to him, Cht. Th. 337, 23. Wé sculon óðrum mannum áht fremian we shall somewhat benefit other men, Ll. Th. ii. 332, 3.
a-smeágan
To look closely into ⬩ examine ⬩ trace out ⬩ elicit ⬩ meditate upon ⬩ consider ⬩ contemplate ⬩ ponder ⬩ judge ⬩ deem ⬩ be of opinion ⬩ think ⬩ perscrutari ⬩ investigare ⬩ indagare ⬩ elicere ⬩ contemplári ⬩ pensare ⬩ censere
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worhte and blód, bán and fell, fex and næglas now we cannot trace out how of the loam God made flesh and blood, bones, and skin, hair and nails, Homl.
be-beódendlíc gemet
The imperative mood ⬩ modus imperativus
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This mood speaketh directly [forthward or to those present], and has no preterite, because no man commands to do what is done, Ælfc. Gr. 21; Som. 23, 20-24
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cwicen
Alive, quick ⬩ vivus
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Alive, quick ; vivus Hwá cwicenne me on ðysum ealdre fréfrade who comforted me quick [living] in this life, Ps. Th. 118, 82. We ne mágon hátan deádne mon for cwucene we cannot call a dead man quick [living ], Bt. 36, 6; Fox 182, 20.
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for-gán
To FOR-GO ⬩ abstain from ⬩ pass over ⬩ neglect ⬩ abstĭnēre ⬩ transcendĕre ⬩ prætĕrire
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We lǽraþ, ðæt man freólsdagum and fæstendagum forgá áþas and ordéla we enjoin, that a man on feast-days and fast-days forgo oaths and ordeals, L. Edg. C. 24; Th. ii. 248, 28; 25; Th. ii. 250, 1.
FYRST
A space of time ⬩ time ⬩ respite ⬩ truce ⬩ spătium tempŏris ⬩ tempus constĭtūtum ⬩ intercăpēdo
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Ne wæs se fyrst micel the respite was not great, Exon. 37 a; Th. 121, 32; Gú. 297. Æfter miclum fyrste post multum tempŏris, Mt. Bos. 25, 19: 26, 73: Ex. 17, 4: Boutr. Scrd. 18, 32: 20, 19.