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ge-híran

(v.)
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</b> said of the ear :--- trans. To hear sound or that which causes sound, to have cognizance of by means of the ear. the object a noun (pronoun) ꝥ íne stefne ic gehiére, Bl. H. 241, 6.

mǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽte, adj.

Moderatemeansmallpoorbadinferior

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B. ) . . ac eác swylce cyningas and ealdormen non solum mediocres . . sed etiam reges et principes, Bd. 4, 23; S. 593, 43 note. Eall ðás getimbro ge ða máran ge ða mǽttran cuncta hæc ædificia publica vel privata, 4, 25; S. 600, 33.

Linked entries: mæctor ge-mǽte

GE-DÉFE

(adj.)
Grammar
GE-DÉFE, -doefe; comp. -ra; superl. -est, -ust; adj.

Becomingfitproperseemlyconvenientagreeabledecentquietmildmeekgentlekindbenevolentcongruusconvĕniensdĕcensopportūnushŏnestusquiētusmansuētusbĕnignus

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Eart ðú on lifigendra lande se gedéfa dǽl tu es portio mea in terra vīventium, 141, 5. On tíde gedéfre in tempŏre opportūno, Ps. Spl. C. 144, 16 : Bd. 4, 1; S. 564, 3.

Linked entry: deáf-líc

hweogol

(n.)
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Hweowlu rotas, Germ. 392, 54. of a vehicle On wǽnes eaxe hwearfiað þá hweól and sió eax stent stille. . . ꝥ hweól hwerft ymbúton, Bt. 39, 7 ; F. 220, 27-29. Sum cild . . . bearn under ánum yrnendum hweóle, and wearð tó deáðe tócwýsed, Hml.

Linked entries: sceard-hweogol hwegl

ǽlpig

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽlpig, adj. [=án-lípig, án-lépig, from án one, hleáp a leap]

Eachsingleunicus

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Each, single; unicus Ðæt næs án ǽlpig híde, ne án gyrde landes that there was not one single hide, nor one yard of land, Chr. 1085; Th. i. 353, 12

ceaster-waru

(n.)
Grammar
ceaster-waru, e; f.

Townsmen as a body, the citizens or citycives, civitas

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Townsmen as a body, the citizens or city; cives, civitas Ðá eóde eall seó ceaster-warú then the whole city [citizens as a body] came out, Mt. Bos. 8, 34

Linked entry: ceaster-gewaru

leóhtian

(v.)
Grammar
leóhtian, p. ode

be relieved

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To grow light, become less heavy, or easy, be relieved Ðonne leóhtaþ him se líchoma his body will be relieved of the pain, Herb. 1, 16; Lchdm. i. 76, 2

stig-ráp

(n.)
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stig-ráp, es ; m.
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(In each case the word occurs in a list of words connected with riding.) Stírápas scansilia, 41, 34

Linked entry: stí-ráp

þuhsian

(v.)
Grammar
þuhsian, þux[s]ian; p. ode

To make mistydark

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To make misty, dark Eall upheofon biþ sweart and gesworcen and swýðe geþuhsod (cf. Dóm. L. 8, 105, which has geþuxsað), deorc and dimhíw and dwolma sweart, Wulfst. 137, 9

Linked entry: þuxsian

be-wuna

(adj.)
Grammar
be-wuna, adj. indecl.

Wontaccustomed

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Hí dydon eall swá hí bewuna wǽron, Chr. 1001; P. 133, 20

Linked entry: -wuna

ealde-fæder

(n.)
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Cf. eald, VI a On Arcestrates cyne-ríce his ealdefeder. Ap. Th. 28, 9. Se cing Eádmund ys bebyrged mid his ealdefæder Eádgáre, Chr. 1016; P. 153, 22

Linked entry: fæder

ge-neórþ

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-neórþ, adj.
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Ben. given under eáþ-hylde. v. Ld. Gl. H. contentus in Index), Txts. 53, 544

Linked entry: -neórþ

weax-hláf

(n.)
Grammar
weax-hláf, es; m.

A cake of wax

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Dó ðonne weax on ðæt ele ðætte ðæt eall weorðe tó hnescum weaxhláfe, 234, 10: 82, 14

Angles ég

(n.)
Grammar
Angles ég, e; f. [íg an island]

ANGLESEY

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ANGLESEY, so called after it was conquered by the English: it was anciently called Mona Hugo eorl wearþ ofslagen innan Angles ége earl Hugo was slain in Anglesey, Chr. 1098; Ing. 317, 31

éðel-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
éðel-cyning, es; m.

A country's king, king of the land patriæ vel terræ rex

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A country's king, king of the land; patriæ vel terræ rex Eall ǽr-gestreón éðelcyninga all ancient treasure of the kings of the land [earth ], Exon. 22 b; Th. 62, 6; Cri. 997

friþ-man

(n.)
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friþ-man, fryþ-man, -mann, es; m.

One who is under special protection

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One who is under special protection, 'friþ:' — Ǽlc ágenra friþmanna friþ hæbbe let each of those who are in our ' friþ ' be unmolested, L. Eth. ii. 3; Th. i. 286, 5, 7, 13

Linked entry: fryþ-man

land-gesceaft

(n.)
Grammar
land-gesceaft, es; n.
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The earthly creation, created things on earth Bǽdon bletsian eall landgesceaft écne drihten they called upon all created things on earth to bless the Lord eternal, Cd. 191; Th. 238, 25; Dan. 360

medu-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
medu-drenc, es; m.

Mead

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Mead Ðonne biþ heom heora meodudrenc wín and beór eall tó écum þurste áwend then shall their mead and wine and beer all be turned for them to eternal thirst, Wulfst. 245, 4

gild-sester

(n.)
Grammar
gild-sester, es; m.

A measure belonging to a guildsextarius

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A measure belonging to a guild; sextarius Sceóte ǽlc gegylda ǽnne gyldsester fulne clǽnes hwǽtes let each guild-brother contribute one guild-measure full of clean wheat, Th. Chart. 606, 7: 611, 4

wræc-weorold

(n.)
Grammar
wræc-weorold, e; f.

A world of miseryexile

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A world of misery or exile; Adam wæs gesceapen on neorxnawonge, and for his sylfes synnum ðanan ádrǽfed on ðás wræcworuld, and on eall ða earfeðu, ðe wé siððan drugon, Wulfst. 1. 2