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rǽd-lic

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Nis ðæt rǽdlic ðing, gif hlútor wæter hlúd and undióp tóflóweð æfter feldum, oð hit tó fenne werð, Past. 469, 6. Þonne cymð óðer ðing þe mé þincð rihtlicre and rǽdlicre, ðonne forlét ic þæt þæt ic ǽr genóh hæfde, Solil.

heáfod-stede

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-stede, es; m.

A chief placetoparchia

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Hwílum wǽran heáfodstedas and heálíce hádas micelre mǽðe wyrðe formerly the chief places and high ranks were entitled to much honour, L. Eth. vii. 3; Th. i. 330, 6

for-hwerfan

(v.)

To transformperverttransformārepervertĕre

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To transform, pervert; transformāre, pervertĕre Cnihtas wurdon ealle forhwerfde to sumum dióre the men were all transformed to some beast, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 172; Met. 26, 86: Bt. 38, 1; Fox 196, 2.

fyrd-gestealla

(n.)
Grammar
fyrd-gestealla, an; m.

A comrade in armsmartial comradeexpĕdītiōnis bellĭcæ sŏciuscommīlĭto

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Wurdon Sodomware leófum bedrorene fyrdgesteallum the inhabitants of Sodom were deprived of their beloved martial comrades, Cd. 93; Th. 120, 23; Gen. 1999

Linked entry: fird-gestealla

Iclingas

(n.)
Grammar
Iclingas, pl.
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Guthlac belonged Hé was ðæs yldestan and ðæs æðelstan cynnes ðe Iclingas wǽron genemnede he [Guthlac's father] was of that chiefest and noblest race that were called Iclings, Guthl. 1 ; Gdwin. 8, 4. [Icelingtun (Ickleton in Cambridgeshire?)

gilpen

(adj.)
Grammar
gilpen, adj.

Boastful

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Wát ic ðæt wǽron Caldéas gúðe ðæs gilpne I knew that the Chaldeans were so boastful in war; Salm. Kmbl. 413; Sal. 207

Linked entry: gilpna

ge-hwǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hwǽde, adj.

Littlemoderatescanty

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Little, moderate, scanty Hí wǽron gehwǽde acwealde they were killed while little, Homl. Th. i. 84, 21 : ii. 162, 2 : Gen. 19, 20. Úre gehwǽda wæstm our little fruit, Homl. Th. 526, 22.

Linked entry: hwǽde

scúdan

(v.)
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to shake, tremble, shiver, shudder Hý (Adam and Eve) on uncýððu scomum scúdende scofene wurdon on gewinworuld they shivering with shame into a strange land were thrust, into a world of struggle, Exon. Th. 153, 19 ; Gú. 828. [Cf. O.

ge-mægþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mægþ, power.
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Greed, importunate desire Ðú wást ꝥ mé nǽfre seó gítsung and seó gemǽgþ ðisses eorðlican anwealdes for wel ne lícode, ne ic ealles for swíþe ne girnde þisses eorþlican ríces scis ipsa minimum nobis ambitionem mortalium rerum fuisse dominatam, Bt. 17;

ge-swel

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Án geswel (-swell, v. l.) weóx mycel under þám cynnbáne tumorem maximum sub maxilla habebat, Hml. S. 20, 51. Atelicum getwelle informi tumore, Hpt. 33, 238, 13. Wearð Cúðberhtes cneów mid heardum geswelle áléfed, Hml. Th. ii. 134, 24.

ge-bryttan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bryttan, p. te
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Heorotes lungena ... þonne hié ful wel ádrúgode synd, gebryte and gegníd, and gesomna mid hunige, 216, 9

Linked entries: bryttan ge-brittan

ge-dyrstigan

Grammar
ge-dyrstigan, l. ge-dyrstigian,
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Þ wíf wel gedyrstgade (praesumsit). Bd. I. 27; Sch. 83, 8. Þám þe gedyrstgoden ꝥ . . ., 5, 21 ; Sch. 677, 19

ge-forewyrdan

Grammar
ge-forewyrdan, ge-forewordan.
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., and add: To settle the terms of an agreement, agree Nú wille ic ðæt heora cwide stande swá swá hit geforewird wes on gódre manna gewitnesse, C. D. iv. 201, 4. Standan ðá forword ðe ǽr wið ðæne arcebiscop ge-forwyrd wǽran, iii. 352, 5

safine

(n.)
Grammar
safine, an ; f.

Savinejuniperus savina

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Genim ðás wyrte, ðe man sabinam, and óðrum naman wel ðam gelíc, sauinam háteþ, Lchdm. i. 190, 13 : iii. 16, 8: 58, 20. Safine, 22, 31. Lytel sauinan, 30, 15. Safinan dust, ii. 250, 27. Genim safinan, 100, 10: 294, 24: iii. 44, 5.

Linked entry: sauine

há-sæta

(n.)
Grammar
há-sæta, an; m.

A rowera thole-sitter, an oarsman, opposed to the captain or helmsman

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A rower And gerǽdde man ðá ðæt ða scipu gewendan eft ongeán tó Lundene and sceolde man setton óðre eorlas and óðre hásǽton tó ðám scipum it was decided that the ships should go back again to London, and other commanders and other rowers were to be appointed

á-sníþan

to cut out, offto cut awayamputateto cut corn

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Add: to cut out, off His téþ wǽron swá ásniden ísen his teeth were as cut iron, Nar. 43, 15. to cut away, amputate Scealt þú eal ꝥ deáde of ásníþan oþ ꝥ cwice líc, Lch. ii. 82, 27.

Linked entry: sníðan

æt-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-fæstan, p. -fæste; pp. -fæsted; f. trans, [æt, fæstan to fasten]

To fixfastendrive intoafflict withinflict onimpingereinfigere

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Ne mágon we him láþ ætfæstan we cannot afflict him with pain, Andr. Kmbl. 2694; An. 1349

Linked entry: æ-fæstan

Mónan-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
Mónan-dæg, es; m.

Monday

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Monday Útgangendum ðam mónþe ðe we Aprelis hátaþ, se nýhsta Mónandæg & ingangendum ðam mónþe ðe we Agustus hátaþ se ǽresta Mónandæg ... se ǽresta Monandæg æfter útgange ðæs mónþes Decembris the last Monday in April ... the first Monday in August

Linked entry: Món-dæg

coorta

(n.)
Grammar
coorta, an; m.

A band of soldierscohort cohors

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A band of soldiers, cohort; cohors He hæfde eahta ond hund-eahtatig coortena [MS. coortana], ðæt we nú truman hátaþ, ðæt wæs, on ðám dagum, fíf hund manna, and án þúsend he had eighty-eight cohorts, which we now call bands, each of which was, in those

mǽrsung

Grammar
mǽrsung, <b>. II.</b>
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on lofsangum hyre mǽrða cýðað, ꝥ heó ús þingige tó hyre suna, ꝥ hé ús miltsige for ðǽre mǽrsunge þe hyre gedóó, Hml. A. 25, 34. ' v. sealmsang-, wíd-mǽrsung