æðele
noble ⬩ eminent, not only in blood or by descent, but in mind ⬩ excellent ⬩ famous ⬩ singular ⬩ nobilis ⬩ generosus ⬩ præstabilis ⬩ egregius ⬩ excellens ⬩ noble ⬩ vigorous ⬩ young ⬩ nobilis ⬩ novellus
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Ðære æðelan [cwéne] to the noble lady, Elen. Kmbl. 1085; El. 545. Wuldriaþ æðelne ordfruman they glorify the noble origin, Exon. 13b; Th. 25, 17; Cri. 402. Æðelum stencum with sweet odours, 64a; Th. 237, 7; Ph. 586: Cd. 75; Th. 92, 24; Gen. 1533.
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ge-lǽran
To teach ⬩ educate ⬩ instruct ⬩ advise ⬩ persuade ⬩ induce ⬩ dŏcēre ⬩ erŭdīre ⬩ persuādēre
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Gif he ða cwéne gespannan and gelǽran mihte ðæt heó brúcan wolde his gesynscipes si regīnæ posset persuādēre ejus ūti connūbio, Bd. 4, 19; S. 587, 30.
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unriht-hǽmed
Unlawful cohabitation ⬩ illicit intercourse ⬩ adultery ⬩ fornication
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Unlawful cohabitation, illicit intercourse, adultery, fornication Cwéna geligr vel unrihthǽmed adulterium, Wrt. Voc. i. 21, 33. Forligr flǽsces unrihthǽmed is fornicatio carnis, adulterium est, Scint. 87, 14.
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C
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Sometimes q or ch; as, cwén queen; cild a child; cin a chin. the Runic letter RUNE not only stands for the letter c, but also for the name of the letter in Anglo-Saxon cén a torch
hlǽfdige
a queen ⬩ Our Lady ⬩ lady
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Se cyng (Edward) geaf þǽre hlǽfdian (cf. seó cwén, 182, 7) Ǽrest his kynehláforde ǽnne beáh on hundeahtotigan mancysan goldes ...
eáster
the passover, paschal lamb ⬩ pascha
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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. Æfter twám dagum beóþ eástro post bĭduum pascha fiet. Mt.
bǽdan
to urge ⬩ press ⬩ compel ⬩ impel ⬩ to require ⬩ exact
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Mǽru cwén bǽdde byre geonge (cf. v. 1182), B. 2018. Hió unc bǽddan tó gemangum they urged us to marry, Shrn. 40, 29. Stinge finger on múð, bǽde tó spíwanne (cf. néde hine tó spíwanne), l. 17, Lch. ii. 286, 20.
grin
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Gerene, 118, 110. fig. a snare, means of enticing to wrong-doing Nis preóstes cwene ǽnig ðder þing bútan deófles grin, Ll. Th. ii. 336, 25. Grin retiaculum (superbiae ), An. Ox. 961. a noose Hé ácwealde hine sylfne on heálicum grine, Hml.
ides
A woman
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Ides Helminga beághroden cwén [Wealtheow, Hrothgar's queen ], Beo. Th. 1245 ; B. 620. Ides Scyldinga, 2341; B. 1168. Idese onlícnes a woman's form, 2706 ; B. 1351. Him brýda twá idesa eaforan féddon [ Lamech's wives ], Cd. 52; Th. 65, 34; Gen. 1076.
bryttian
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Ic wisse cwén giefe bryttian, Vid. 102. Ðá þe hit him bryttian (brytian, v.l.) sceoldon ... ðá þe be hiora gifum libban sculon qui dispensatores sunt ... qui ex aliena dispensatione subsistunt, Past. 320, 4.
a-gifan
To restore ⬩ give back ⬩ give up ⬩ leave ⬩ return ⬩ repay ⬩ render ⬩ pay ⬩ give ⬩ reddere ⬩ restituere ⬩ tradere ⬩ relinquere ⬩ exsolvere ⬩ dare
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Ðone hie ðære cwéne agéfon they gave him up to the queen. Elen. Kmbl. 1171; El. 587. He agæf him his leóda láfe he restored to him the remnant of his people. Cd. 196; Th. 244, 24; Dan. 453. Ne agife non restituet, Ex. 22, 13.
sinc
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Treasure, gold, silver, jewels Gold geríseþ on guman sweorde, sinc on cwéne, Exon. Th. 341, 17 ; Gn. Ex. 127. Sinc, gold on grunde, Beo. Th. 5522 ; B. 2764. Ða ðe seolfres beóþ since gecoste qui probati sunt argento, Ps. 67, 27.
be-weorpan
to cast, cast down, throw ⬩ projicere, dejicere ⬩ to cast about or over, cover over, surround ⬩ conjicere, supertegere, cingere
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to cast, cast down, throw; projicere, dejicere Seó cwén hét [híg] ðam cyninge heáfod ofaceorfan, and bewyrpan on ánne cylle the queen commanded [them] to cut off the king's head, and to cast it into a vessel, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 45, 33.
wiln
A maid-servant ⬩ a hand-maid
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Oft on ánre tíde. ácenð seó cwén and seó wyln... and ðære wylne sunu wunaþ eal his líf on ðeówte, Homl. Th. i. no, 27: Gen. 21, 13. Ne wilna ðú ðínes néhstan wylne, Ex. 20, 17. Gif wíffæst man hine forlícge be his ágenre wylne, L. C.
æþele
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Cwén ... þeáh hió æðelu sí, Rä. 78, 5. Æþeles indolis (indolis titulus principum, adolescentium maxime, honorarius, Migne), An. Ox. 2869: indolis, i. iuuenis ingenuus, 2, 114. Mǽran, æþelan illustris (Agathae) , 4362.
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ge-tucian
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Þǽr stent cwén þé on þá swýðran hand mid golde getúcode (after hand on girelan might have been expected rendering in vestitu, and then mid golde getúcode (inst.) would = deaurato) and mid ǽlcere mislicre fægernysse gegyred adstitit regina a dextris tuis
hlǽfdige
A lady, ⬩ mistress of a house; ⬩ after Bertric's time it is the title given to the wife of the West-Saxon king,
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Ðá forlét se cyng ða hlǽfdian seó wæs gehálgod him tó cwéne [of Eward putting away his wife, Godwin's daughter], Chr. 1048; Erl. 180, 20.
ge-þungen
Grown ⬩ thriven ⬩ advanced [morally ⬩ mentally ⬩ etc.] ⬩ excellent ⬩ pious ⬩ noble ⬩ perfect
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Cwén móde geþungen the queen excellent of mind, Beo. Th. 1252; B. 624. Þegen geþungen an illustrious minister, Andr. Kmbl. 1055; An. 528: Exon. 69 b; Th. 258, 8; Jul. 262.
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ge-bycgan
To buy ⬩ procure ⬩ purchase ⬩ redeem ⬩ emere ⬩ redimere
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Cyning sceal mid ceápe cwéne gebicgan a king shall buy a queen with goods Exon. 90a; Th.338, 22; Gn. Ex. 82. [For this use of the verb see Grimm R.A. pp. 421 sqq. where similar phrases in other dialects are given.]
Norþ-mann
A man belonging to a northern country ⬩ a Norseman ⬩ Norwegian ⬩ Dane
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Ða Cwénas hergiaþ hwílum on ða Norþmen ( Norwegians ) ofer ðone mór, hwílumda Norþmen on hý, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 19, 3-5 : 16, 36. Ða Normen áhton sige, Chr. 1066; Erl. 199, 40 : 200, 26.
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