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Middel-Engle

(n.)
Grammar
Middel-Engle, a; pl.

The Middle Anglesthe Angles of Leicestershire

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[When the Middle Angles had a bishop of their own the see was at Leicester.] Færpinga þreó hund hýda is in Middel-Englum, Cod. Dip. B. i. 414, 27. Ðone Ceaddan se ercebiscop ǽsænde Myrceon tó biscope and Middel-Englum and Lindesfarum, Shrn. 59, 14

Linked entry: Engle

tengan

(v.)
Grammar
tengan, p. de
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Hié hæfdon gecweden ðæt hié ealle emlíce on Latine tengden they had agreed that they all in unbroken order would proceed to the attack of the Latins, Ors. 3, 6; Swt. 108, 9

Linked entry: sam-tinges

wíf-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wíf-líc, adj.

womanlyof a womanfemalefemininewifelymatronly

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Mid wíflíce níðe with all a woman's hate, Ors. 1,2 ; Swt. 39, 18. Ðæt hé ne forðon wíflíce háde árede ut ne sexui quidem muliebri parceret, Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 24. Áwyrp mé hyder ðínne scyccels, ðæt ic mæge ða wíflícan týddernysse oferwreón, Homl.

ilca

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ilca, pron. [occurs in the weak declension only].

The same

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Hié cwǽdon ðæt tæt ilce hiera geférum geboden wǽre they said that the same offer had been made to their comrades, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 22. On ðisse ylcan tíde hac ipsa hora, Ex. 9, 18. On ðære ylcan tíde eadem hora; Wick. in the same hour, Lk.

hlǽfdige

(n.)
Grammar
hlǽfdige, hlǽfdie, an; f.

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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'Hæc igitur domina tantæ potentiæ fertur fuisse, ut a quibusdam, non solum domina vel regina sed etiam rex vocaretur'].

stæpe

(n.)
Grammar
stæpe, stepe, es; pl. stæpas, stapas, stæpe; m.
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Se óðer stæpe is on wydewan háde ... Se héhsta stæpe is on mægðhádes mannum, Homl. Th. ii. 70, 17-23: 94, 15. Be ðám twelf stæpum eáðmódnesse. Ðære forman eáðmódnysse stæpe is, R. Ben. 23, 16. Seofon stapas sindon háligra háda ...

wíc-geréfa

(n.)
Grammar
wíc-geréfa, an; m.
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., the fourth has wíc-geféra; Florence of Worcester has praepositus Wintoniensium) on Wintanceastre, Chr. 897; Th. i. 174, 175, 30.

weorold-cund

(adj.)
Grammar
weorold-cund, adj.
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Hwelce wutan wǽron geond Angelkynn ǽgðer ge godcundra háda ge woruld*-*cundra, Past. pref.; Swt. 2, 3. Woroldcundra, Chart. Th. 132, 2

ge-níwian

(v.)
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Add: to renovate, restore what has decayed or been injured. the object material Eft geníuað wæs hond his restituta est manus ejus, Lk. L. 6, 10. Eal bið geníwað feðerhoma, swá hé æt frymðe wæs, Ph. 279.

heáh-altar

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-altar, es ; m.
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[Icel. -altari.] Cf. heáh-wígbed, heáh-weófod

Linked entries: altar heáh-weofod

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyrcan, -wyrcean; p. -worhte, ðú -worhtest; pp. -worht.

to workmakebuildformdisposedoperformcelebratecommitto get by workinggainobtainmerit

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Sió wund ðe him se eorþdraca ǽr geworhte the wound that the dragon had before given him, Beo. Th. 5418; B. 2712. Hie geweorc geworht hæfdon they had made a fort, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 2.

Linked entry: ge-worht

Gallias

(n.)
Grammar
Gallias, Gallie, Galleas; gen. Gallia; pl. m.

The Gaulsthe FranksGalliGalliæ

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The Gauls, the Franks; Galli, ōrum; Galliæ, ārum; Ðǽr wæs Gallia ofslagen twá-hund þúsenda ducenta millia Gallōrum interfecta sunt, Ors. 5, 8; Bos. 107, 33; Hav. 329, 8 : 4, 7; Bos. 89, 7.

N

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.), in Anglo-Saxon generally corresponds to n in Gothic and in other cognate dialects, e. g. net, hand, án; Goth. nati, handus, ains; O. H. Ger. nezzi, hant, ein; O.

strang-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
strang-líc, adj.
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mægene ðe mon gesihþ ðæt stronglíc weorc wyrcþ nemo dubitat esse fortem cui fortitudinem inesse conspexerit, Bt. 16, 3 ; Fox 54, 29. hard to bear, severe Ðis is stronglíc, nú ðes storm becom, Cd.

ládian

(v.)
Grammar
ládian, p. ode.

to excuseclearexculpatedefend

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Gif hé hine ládian wille gá hé tó ðam hátum ísene and ládige ða hand mid ðe man týhþ ðæt hé ðæt fácen mid worhte if he be willing to clear himself, then let him undergo the ordeal by hot iron, and therewith clear the hand with which he is accused of committing

Linked entries: lǽdend be-ládian

fundian

(v.)
Grammar
fundian, ic fundige; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To endeavour to findtend toaspire tostrivego forwardhastenintenddesirenītitendĕreintendĕrepropĕrāre

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He fundaþ to ðæm weorþscipe ðæs folgoþes he aspires to the honour of rule, Past. 8, 2; Hat. MS. 12 b, 25: 11, 3; Hat. MS. 15 a, 9. Hí to ðé hionan fundiaþ they tend hence to thee, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 25, 38.

ágenung

(n.)
Grammar
ágenung, ágnung, ahnung, e; f.

An OWNINGa possessingpossessionownershipclaiming as one's ownpower or dominion over anythingpossessiodominium

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, power or dominion over anything; possessio, dominium Gif getrýwe gewitnes him to ágenunge rýmþ; forðam ágnung biþ nér ðam ðe hæfþ, ðonne ðam ðe æfter-sprecþ if a true witness make way for him to possession; because possession is nearer to him who has

Linked entries: ágnung áhnung

a-hyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hyrdan, p. -hyrde, -hyrte; pp. -hyrded, -hyrd; v. trans.

To hardenmake harddurareindurare

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To harden, make hard; durare, indurare Ic ahyrde Pharaones heortan ego indurabo cor Pharaonis, Ex. 4, 21. Ahyrde hyra heortan induravit cor eorum, Jn. Bos. 12, 40; Ex. 8, 15. Ahyrdon heoro slíðendne they hardened the wounding sword.

Linked entry: a-hyrte

a-swógan

(v.)
Grammar
a-swógan, p. -swég, pl. -swégon ; pp. -swógen [a, swógan to rush]

To rush intoinvadeoverrunchokeirruereinvadereoccuparesuffocare

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and æfter ðæm ðe ða þornas beóþ aheáwene and se æcer biþ onered, bringþ gódne wæstm we know that we love the land which before was overrun with thorns, and after that the thorns are dug out and the land is ploughed up, brings good fruit, Past. 52, 9 ; Hat

lísan

(v.)
Grammar
lísan, lýsan; p. de

To loosenreleaseredeemdeliver

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Gif hé ða hand lésan [álýsan, MS. H; lýsan, MS. B.] wille ... gelde swá tó his were belimpe, L. Alf. pol. 6; Th. i. 66, 5: Byrht. Th.132, 57; By. 37: Elen. Kmbl. 592; El. 296: Rood Kmbl. 82; Kr. 41

Linked entries: lésan lýsan