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æscene

vastaretureradere

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ǽ-scefe; cf. (?) scafan:]

ge-hæg

(n.)
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ge-hæg, es; n.
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.; tertia seorsum sita usitato uocabulo Æt Oxangehæge ( Oxhey ) nominatur, Ch. Crw. 24, 14: 25, 50: 27, 109. Modicam telluris portionem, trium scilicet aratrorum, ubi nominatur aet Brómgehaege, C. D. i. 216, 22. Brómgeheg, 190, 1

fore-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
fore-wyrcan, p. -worhte; pp. -worht

To work fordo anything for anyonefăcĕre alĭquid pro alĭquo

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To work for, do anything for anyone; făcĕre alĭquid pro alĭquo Se man ðane óðerne æt rihte gebrenge, oððe riht forewyrce let the man bring the other to justice, or do justice for him, L. H. E. 15; Th. i. 34, 2

þeóf-stolen

(adj.)
Grammar
þeóf-stolen, adj.
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Æt ǽlcon ðeófstolenan orfe, L. Ff.; Th. i. 226, 2

un-getýd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-getýd, adj.

Untaughtunskilledrude

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Untaught, unskilled, rude Ðæt ungetýde folc (rudis ille populus) nolde geliéfan, Past. 50; Swt. 389, 33; Æt ðæm ungetýdum folce apud imperitum vulgus, 48; Swt. 365, 22.

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fore-sittan

(v.)
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For first passage substitute Be þám sinoðe . . . æt Heortforda, þám wæs foresittende se arcebiscop (cui praesidebat archiepiscopus ), Bd. 4, 5; Sch. 371, 13. with acc. Þone sinoð foresæt sc̃e Leó, Chr. 1050; P. 170, 25

midder-niht

(n.)
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Æd middernæht, Lk. p. 7, 3 : Lk. L. R. 11, 5. [Cf. Ger. mitter-nacht from O. H. Ger. zi mittern naht.] (?)

scíma

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Seó sunne sylf æt middum dæge eall hire scíma wæs on blǽco gecyrred sol in medio coelo velut lucerna in die pallidescere videbatur, Guth. Gr. 167, 115. Seó sunne feala þinga onlýht myd hyre scíman, Solil. H. 31, 8. Scýman, 66, 22. Add

swígan

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swígan, <b>. I.</b>
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R. 18, 39. v. æt-swígan. to pass over in silence, v. swigian; III Ne ic eác swíge (forsuwie, v.l. ) ꝥ, ꝥ his gingra ge-wunode tó reccenne, Gr. D. 157, 18

wóh

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wóh, <b>. I.</b>
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Wóhe hornas curua aera, An. Ox. 50, 44. I a. rugged, uneven, rough :-- Wóge sméþiende hylcas asperas conplanans anfractus, An. Ox. 1770. Add

ge-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dǽlan, p. de; pp. ed

To dividepartimpartseparatedistributesharepartake

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Gif he ǽr nele ðone sélestan dǽl Gode gedǽlan if he will not before give the best part to God, Blickl. Homl. 195, 7. Ðæt we gedǽlan ðone teóþan dǽl that we distribute the tenth part, 39, 19.

faroþ

(n.)
Grammar
faroþ, faroþ, es; m.

oceanwavesshore

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Wæs æt holme gearo, fús æt faroðe, 1916. Bát on sǽwe, fleót on faroðe, Hy. 4, 100. Hí hyne ætbǽron tó brimes faroðe they bore him to the water, B. 28. Gewát him ofer sandhleoðu tó sæ-acute;s faruðe, An. 236.

fruma

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Ðás circean þus gecýþde æt fruman ( at the time of its foundation ) seó ilce bóc, 197, 26.

scír-gemót

(n.)
Grammar
scír-gemót, es; n.
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A shire-mote, a meeting of the duly qualified men of a shire Hér swutelaþ on þissum gewrite ðæt án scírgemót sæt æt Ægelnóþes stáne be Cnutes dæge cinges.

nón

(n.)
Grammar
nón, m. (not n. )
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Se dæg wæs on þeóstre niht gecierred fram midnedæg oð nón ; hé æt þǽm nóne his gást onsænde, Shrn. 67, 18. Add Sí gedón tácn nónes ꝥ fylige se tídsang þæne nón ná fylige scenc, Angl. xiii. 399, 483

BEÓD

(n.)
Grammar
BEÓD, es; m.

A tablemensa

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A table; mensa Ðá ða gebróðru æt beóde sǽton sedentibus ad mensam fratribus Bd. 3, 2; S. 525, 9. Ðú gearcodest befóran mínre gesihþe beód vel beódwyste vel mýsan parasti in conspectu meo mensam Ps. Lamb. 22, 5. Beódas lances Cot. 123

Linked entries: beád beódas

Finchamstede

(n.)
Grammar
Finchamstede, -stæde, es; m.

FINCHAMPSTEAD, Berkshire

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FINCHAMPSTEAD, Berkshire; lŏci nōmen in agro Berkeriensi Ðises geáres to ðan sumeran, innan Barrucscíre æt Finchamstæde, án mere blód weóll in the summer of this year [A.

un-arodscipe

(n.)
Grammar
un-arodscipe, es; m.

Inactivityspiritlessness

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Inactivity, spiritlessness Oft mon bið suíðe wandigende æt ǽlcum weorce and suíðe lætrǽde, and wénaþ men ðæt hit sié for suármódnesse and for unarodscipe, and bið ðeáh for wísdóme and for wærscipe sæpe agendi tarditas gravitatis consilium putatur, Past

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Æt ánes heówe[s] cý, Lch. iii. 24, 13. Hé ðá cealfas tó cúum lǽdde, Shrn. 61, 19. Betwih cýe inter vaccas, Ps. Srt, 67, 31. Add

ed-wilm

(n.)
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a fiery whirlpool Þonne se fǽcna ( the devil) in þám fæstenne (hell ) gebróht hafað æt þám edwylme (cf. Milton&#39;s &#39; floods and whirlwinds of tempestuous fire&#39;) þá þe him on cleofiaþ, Wal. 73. Cf. preceding word

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