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ÉÐEL

(n.)
Grammar
ÉÐEL, æðel, ǽðel; gen. éðles; dat. éðle, éðele; m. n.

property, inheritance, country, realm, land, dwelling, home prædium ăvītum, fundus heredĭtārius, patria, terra, sēdes, domĭcĭlium, tabernācŭlum

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hæfde sĕdem regni quam tĕnuit, 4, I; S. 563, 14. the Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE = œ́, the name o f which letter in Anglo-Saxon is œ́ðel, ǽðel, é ðel one's native country, — hence, this Rune not only stands for the letters œ́, but for œ́eth;el

Linked entries: ǽðel éðyl óðel

eáþe

(adv.)
Grammar
eáþe, adv.
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eáðe mæg tó þǽm mǽstum gewinnum getellan bellum merito inter maxima bella referendum, Ors. 4, 11; S. 208, 5. without discomfort or trouble, conveniently, readily, at ease Þú ofer aspide miht eáðe gangan and bealde nú basiliscan tredan super aspidem el

frófor

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Wæs him frófra mǽst heofonríces weard, El. 196. aid, succour Gode þancigende þe him ne forwyrnde frófres, Ap. Th. 18, 26. Hié him frófre and fultomes wilnodan, ꝥ hié móston ðǽra feónda searo ofercuman, Bl. H. 201, 28.

ge-síne

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Unrím wundra gesýnra, Men. 129. with clause Þá wæs gesýne þæt se síð ne þáh, B. 3058. to be perceived by the mind, evident, manifest For þan is gesýne, cúð, oncnáwen, þæt þú cyninges eart þegen . . . for þan þé sóna sǽholm oncneów, An. 526: 549: El.

hearde

firmlytightly

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Ne wé cunnun þurh hwæt þú þus hearde ús eorre wurde, El. 400. Lengað hine hearde, þynceð þæt sý þria xxx þúsend wintra ǽr hé dómdæges dyn gehýre, Sal. 270: Seel. 155. Hearde ondrǽdan, Cri. 1018.

weallan

(v.)
Grammar
weallan, p. weóll, pl. weóllon; pp. weallen.

of water, &c. issuing from a source to well, bubble forth, spring out, flow of the source, to well with, flow with, with a noun absoluteimplying abundanceto swarm, exist in large numbers of production in large numbers or great quantity, to swarm with flow with of violent movement, to boil, rage, heave of movement in liquids caused by heat, to boil (intrans.), to be hot used of a vessel in which a liquid boils of other than liquids, to be hot, burn, blaze, ragefiguratively, of persons, passions, emotions, to be fervent, to burn, rage, to be strongly moved trans. ( = willan?) To roll, turn

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Mid weallendum ele, Homl. Th. i. 58, 27: Ælfc. T. Grn. 16, 16. Weallende wǽte fervida flumina, Hpt. Gl. 499, 51. used of a vessel in which a liquid boils Bæð háte weól, Exon.

Linked entry: for-weallen

ge-beódan

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Add to order a person (dat.) to do something Héht hire þá áras gebeódan Constantínus, þæt hió cirican . . . getim*-*brede, El. 1007.

ge-earnian

(v.)
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Nis nán tweó ꝥ hé forgifnesse syllan nelle þám þe hié geearnian willaþ, 65, 9. with clause Ic þé lǽre þæt þú hospcwide ne fremme . . . þonne þú geearnest ꝥ þé bið éce líf seald, El. 526.

on-ǽlan

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Th. ii. 598, 21. add Þonne þeós woruld byrneð áde onǽled, Ph. 503: El. 951. Onǽlede of fýre incensa igni, Bl. Gl. Add Hét hé gefeccan ǽnne ǽrenne oxan and þone onǽlan, Hml. S. 30, 421. Is þes atola hám fýre onǽled, Sat. 97.

here

(n.)

an armyan armya hosta division of an armyarmy corpslegioncohorttroopinfantrycavalryan armyan armymultitudehostcrowdmultitudeharryingdevastationplunderingravaging

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Wearð Godes ágen bearn áhangen for herigum, El. 180: Met. 26, 57. Ðá gesæh ðe Hǽlend hergas menigo videns Jesus turbas multas, Mt.

líf

(adv.)
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Lífes treó (the cross), El. 706. Hé on þone hálgan beam áhongen wæs . . . þǽr hé lífes ceápode moncynne, Cri. 1096 : 1367. Lífes weg sécan to die and go to heaven. Ap. 31. Lífes brúcan, An. 229.

on-fón

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Gé wítgena láre onféngon, El. 335. Onfóð mínes fæder ríce (cf. possidete regnum, Mt. 25, 34), Cri. 1345. Ðæt wé onfón sumne dǽl bledsunge, Past. 333, 1. Ꝥ ic mæge þínra gebeda onfón, Hml. S. 23 b, 212.

leóht

(n.)
Grammar
leóht, a light.
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</b> </b> Wealdend God . . . sóðfæstra leóht, El. 7. Þú eart heofonlic lióht and þæt hálige lamb, Hy. 8, 22. Þý þriddan dæge ealles leóhtes leóht lifgende árás, El. 486.

þes

(pronoun.)
Grammar
þes, þæs; m.: þeós, þiós, þiús; f.: þis, þiss, þys; n. demons. pron. This
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Mid ðýs beácne, Elen. Kmbl. 184; El. 92. Of þís middanearde, Bt. 26, 3; Fox 94, 16. Fram þís wígplegan, Byrht. Th. 141, 2; By. 316. Ealle þás gód cumaþ, Blickl. Homl. 29, 10. Ðás men, 189, 28. Þissa leóda land, Andr. Kmbl. 535; An. 268.

Linked entries: þás þis

frignan

(v.)
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,' Gú. 983. with an acc. pronoun Heó worda gehwæs wiðersæc fremedon . . . þæt heó frignan ongan, El. 570. to ask about, after, &amp;c. Gif þú gehýre ymb þæt hálige treó fróde frignan, El. 443. Be þám frignan, 1068.

ongeagn

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Ic eów sweord ongeán oðberan þence, Gú. 273 : El. 43. Geopena ongeán mé lífes geat, Hml. Th. i. 76, 3 : Rä. 76, 3.

Æðelrǽd

(n.)
Grammar
Æðelrǽd, Æðelréd, Æðeréd, es; m. [æðele noble, rǽd counsel]

ÆlhelredÆthelrédÆthelrédus

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His widow, Æthelfled, governed Mercia about ten years, with great vigour and success, under her brother, king Edward the Elder, Chr. 912 ; Erl. 108, 22-26

Linked entry: Æðelréd

ge-cígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cígan, -cígean, -cýgan, -cégan; p. -cígde, -cýgde, -cégde; pp. -cíged, -cýged, -cýgd, -céged [ge, cígan to call]; v. trans.

To callnamecall uponinvokecall forthprovokeincitevocarenominareinvocareprovocareincitare

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On ðam þeódlande ðe is gecýged Élíge in regione quæ vocatur Elge, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 1 : 4, 23; S. 593, 20, 35. Seó is gecýgd Solente quod vocatur Solvente, 4, 16; S. 585, 2.

weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
weorþian, wurþian, wyrþian; p. ode.
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Heó on cneów sette, lác (the cross) weorðade, Elen. Kmbl. 2272; El. 1137. Ðæt ic móte ðone sigebeám weorðian, Rood Kmbl. 255; Kr. 129: Blickl.

Linked entries: a-wyrþian wyrþian

ÆSC

(n.)
Grammar
ÆSC, g. æsces; pl. nom. acc. æscas, ascas; g. æsca, asca; d. æscum, ascum; m;

an ash-treefraxinus excelsiorthe Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚨan ash-speara spearlancehasta fraxineahastaa small shipa skiffa light vessel to sail or row innavisnavigiumdromo

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Gl. 45; Som. 64, 98. the Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚨ; = æ, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is æsc an ash-tree, hence this Rune not only stands for the letter æ, but for æsc an ash-tree, as, — ᚨ; byþ oferheáh, eldum dýre, stíþ staðule the ash-tree is over-high

Linked entries: æscen asca barþ