Hámtún-scir
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and add: Northamptonshire Hí ( the Danes ) heafdon þá ofergán East-Engla i, and Eást-Seaxe ii, . . . and healfe Huntedúnscíre ix, and micel on Hámtúnscíre x, Chr. 1011; P. 141, note 3.
geác
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Geákes leá et óðer Geákes leá, iii. 101, 15. Æt Iáces leá, 125, 9. [The tenth riddle is on the cuckoo.]
ge-þeówian
To make a slave ⬩ enslave ⬩ servĭtūti subjĭcĕre ⬩ in servĭtūtem redĭgĕre
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To make a slave, enslave; servĭtūti subjĭcĕre, in servĭtūtem redĭgĕre Ǽr hine mon geþeówode before he was made a slave, L. In. 48; Th. i. 132, 9. Gif hwelc man biþ niwan geþeówad if any man be newly made a slave, 48; Th. i. 132, 7: Th.
freoðo
Peace ⬩ security ⬩ protection ⬩ a refuge ⬩ pax ⬩ secūrĭtas ⬩ tūtēla ⬩ asȳlum
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Ic eów freoðo healde I will hold you in protection, Andr. Kmbl. 672; An. 336. Ne mihte earmsceapen findan freoðe the poor wretch could not find protection, 2261; An. 1132.
ǽ-gewrítere
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In Kent. Gl. 245 ‘legum conditores’ is rendered by a word which Zupitza reads as scepttenras. This in Junius’ copy of the MS. is given by ægewriteras.
blind
dark ⬩ dim ⬩ blind
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Add: physical Ic wæs blind bám eágum, Hml. Th. i. 422, 7: Bt. 38, 5; F. 206, 26. Palpo ic grápige; hic palpo ðes blinda mann, hujus palponis ðyses blindan, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 216, 10.
CWIC
Alive, QUICK ⬩ vivus, vivax
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His is mycel sǽ, ðǽr is unrim cwycra his is the great sea, where is a countless number of things alive, Ps. Th. 103, 24.
mín-líce
In my way ⬩ in my manner
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In my way, in my manner Mínlíce meatim ( = meo more, Wülck. 32, 20), Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 46
þri-fingre
Three fingers thick
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Three fingers thick Æt þryfingrum (spic is added in MS. B. ), L. In. 49; Th. i. 132, 18
ge-helmian
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Voc. ii. 21, II. [O. H. Ger. ge-helmót (-it) galeatus.] Cf. ge-hilmed
hál
Whole, hale, well, in good health, sound, safe, without fraud, honest; often used in salutation
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O. 7; Th. i. 180, 22 : 9; Th. i. 182, 4. Hé hyne hálne onféng he hath received him safe and sound, Lk. Skt. 15, 27. Ic geaf hit on mínon hálan lífe intó Cristes cyrcean I gave it while of sound body to Christ's church, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iv. 305, 12.
Linked entry: hǽl
leór-ness
Going ⬩ departure ⬩ withdrawal
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Surt. ii. 191, 3. In leórnisse in secessu [cf. gang II.], Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 15, 17
tæflan
To gamble, game
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To gamble, game Ic tæfle tæflum cotizo tesseris, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 31. Ic tæfle cotizo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 16, 63. Tebliþ, tebleþ cotizat, Txts. 46, 178. Tæflaþ, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 36
un-ádwæscedlíc
That is not quenched or extinguished
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That is not quenched or extinguished On ðæt unádwescedlíce fýr into the fire that is not quenched, L. E. I. prm.; Th. ii. 394, 17. Of ðǽm unádwæscedlícum lígum, Th. ii. 396, 5
swín
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Ic ann ꝥ ðridde treów and ꝥ ðridde swiin ( printed swun) of æuesan ðæs wudes (the Latin version is: Dono tertiam quamque arborem et tertiam quamque sarcinam iumentariam fructuum qui nascuntur in sylua), iv. 202, 11.
ge-dál
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Th. ii. 394, 29.
ge-réþru
Rudder, helm
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Rudder, helm [the steering was done by means of an oar] Ða men ða ðe beóþ winnende in sciplícum gewinne híg ðonne begáþ ǽrost ða geréþru in ðære hýþe qui in nauali prælio demicaturi sunt ante in portu inflectant gubernacula, Shrn. 35, 8: 9.
CÉPAN
To observe, keep, regard, await, desire, take, betake oneself to, meditate, bear ⬩ observare, tenere, manere, appetere, captare, se conferre, meditari, portare
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He dysigra manna hérunga cépþ he desires the praises of foolish men, i. 412, 7. Ðæt hí cépaþ ðæs ydelan hlýsan that they desire vain renown, ii. 566, 2. Swá hwilcne swá ic cysse, cépaþ his sóna whomsoever I kiss, take him forthwith, ii. 246, 11.
Linked entry: ge-cépan
middel
The middle ⬩ centre
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The middle, centre In midle in centro, Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 13, On middele (Ps. Lamb. midle) innoþes mín in medio ventris mei, Ps. Spl. 21, 13, 21. Hé ánne cnapan gesette on hyra middele ( in medio eorum ), Mk. 9, 36.
Linked entry: midlest
metod
fate ⬩ destiny ⬩ death
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with the meaning of prince); in this sense it seems to be used in its compounds, and in the Icelandic mjötuðr weird, bane, death (Cl. and Vig. mjötuðr, II).