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ge-streónfull

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Gestreónfulle gewistfullunga sumptuosas opulentias, 1930. of persons, that has received much gain (?), highly favoured (?) His ( our heavenly Father's) þá leófan and þá gestreónfullan bearn, Bl. H. 131, 27

openian

(v.)
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Rdr. 5, 11. add: to spread apart, expand Openiendum þé hand þíne, Ps.

gúþ-sele

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-sele, es; m.

A war-hallhall in which warriors sit

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A war-hall, hall in which warriors sit Beo. Th. 890; B. 443

swápan

(v.)
Grammar
swápan, p. sweóp; pp. swápen
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Chaucer has swope, swoope.] intrans.

be-ládian

(v.)
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Hé for his wífe ne dearr hine sylfne beládian ðæt hé ne scule faran, Hex. 34, 21. to offer as excuse ꝥ nán man ne ðorfte hine beládian, ꝥ hé fæt næfde that nobody need offer as excuse that he had not a vessel, Hml.

tilþ

(n.)
Grammar
tilþ, e; also tilþe, an; f.

labour which brings gain, by which acquisition is madean employmenttillagecultivation work on landgain from labourproduce of labour,acquisitioncropproducefruit

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Fela tilða hám gæderian, Anglia ix. 261, 16. Da man oððe tilian sceolde oððe eft tilða gegaderian, Chr. 1097; Erl. 234, 25. Ealle eówre wæstmas and eorþlíce tilþa, Wulfst. 132, 14.

Linked entries: tylþ tilþe

ge-sǽlignes

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</b> a hap, fortune, an event :-- Gesundfullum gesǽlinessum secundis successibus, An.

Linked entry: sǽligness

heord

keepingcustodycareguard

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Gif hǽðen cild binnon .ix. nihton þurh gímelíste forfaren sí . . . gilde .xii. ór for þáre heorde þe hé wæs háðen swá lange (i. e. the priest was to pay a fine, because his care of his flock had been such that an infant member of it had been allowed to

BEÓ

(n.)
Grammar
BEÓ, indecl. in s; pl. nom. acc. beón; gen. beóna; dat. beóum, beóm ; f.

A BEEapis

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While the bee-masters [beó-ceorlas, v. beó-ceorl] enjoyed their own privileges, they had to pay an especial tax for the keeping of bees Swá swá seó beó sceal losian as the bee shall perish Bt. 31, 2; Fox 112, 26.

Linked entries: beáw-hyrnet beón bió

cyne-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-dóm, es; m. [dóm power, dominion]

royal dominion or power, kingdom, realmimperium, regnum, sceptrum, potestas

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Hanna wæs mid ungemete ðæs cynedómes gyrnende Hanno had an immoderate longing for the kingdom, Ors. 4, 5; Bos. 81, 43: L. Wg. 1; Th. i. 186, 4: Ps. C. 50, 149; Ps. Grn. ii. 280, 149, Rúmes cynedómes augustæ potestatis, Mone B. 3931.

Linked entry: cyning-dóm

for-swerian

(v.)
Grammar
for-swerian, p. -swór, pl. -swóron; pp. -sworen

To FORSWEARto swear falselyperjureejūrārepējĕrāre

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To FORSWEAR, to swear falsely, perjure; ejūrāre, pējĕrāre He sigewǽpnum forsworen hæfde he had forsworn martial weapons, Beo. Th. 1613; B. 804. Ic forswerige pējĕro, Ælfc. Gl. 84; Som. 73, 98; Wrt. Voc. 49, 6. Ne forswere ðú non perjūrābis, Mt.

myne

(n.)
Grammar
myne, es; m.

the mindmindpurposedesirelove

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the mind Mód mægnade, mine fægnade, Exon. 94 b; Th. 353, 56; Reim. 33. mind (as in to have a mind for anything), purpose, desire Læssan hwíle ðonne his myne sóhte for a less time than he would have desired, Beo. Th. 5138; B. 2572.

séman

(v.)
Grammar
séman, p. de ; pp. ed.
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with acc. of person, to bring to an agreement those who have a dispute Ðá hét hé hié séman. Ðá wæs ic ðara monna sum ðe ðǽrtó genemned wǽran . . .

ge-tyngnes

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Hí eallra gereorda getingnesse hæfdon they had skill to speak in all tongues, Btwk. 214, 32. Þurh getingnesse per facundiam, Ll. Lbmn. 414, 12. elegance of speech, v. ge-tynge; 2 Mid þæslicere race getinnysse (getignysse, Hpt.

sceatt

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</b> add: money on mortgage, or paid in rent :-- Nolde Sigelm hire fæder ( he had borrowed thirty pounds) tó wigge faran mid nánes mannes scette unágifnum, Cht. Th. 201, 23. Wið swylcan sceatte swilce hé hit þá findan mihte, C. D.

heáh-sele

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-sele, es; m.

A high halla high hall

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A high hall Tó ðæm heáhsele to the high hall, Beo. Th. 1298; B. 647

ERIAN

(v.)
Grammar
ERIAN, erigan, erigean, to erianne, eríganne, erigenne; part, erigende; p. ede; pp. ed; v. a.

To plough, EAR iărāre

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Cot.] propter frīgus pĭger ărāre nonvult, Past. 39, 2; Hat. MS. 53a, 14, 15. Nylle erigean [erian MS. Cot.] nonvult ărāre, 39, 2; Hat. MS. 53a, 18. Míne æceras ic erige mei agros ăro, Ælfc. Gr. 15 ; Som. 19, 44. Ðú erast thou ploughest, Homl.

Linked entry: ærian

bócere

(n.)
Grammar
bócere, es; m.

A writer, scribe, an author, a learned man, instructorscriptor, scriba, interpres, vir doctus vel literatus

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We witan ðæt, þurh Godes gyfe, þrǽl wearþ to þegene, and ceorl wearþ to eorle, sangere to sacerde, and bócere to biscope we know that, by the grace of God, a slave has become a thane, and a ceorl [free man] has become an earl, a singer a priest, and a

Linked entry: bécere

un-besacen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-besacen, adj.

unmolested by litigationnot made the subject of litigationuncontested

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Ðá sealde hé Æþelrige unbesacen land on hand, ðæt hé þanonforð syþþan ðǽron ne sprǽce he gave the land up to Æþelrige uncontested, so that thenceforth he would not lay claim to it, 289, 31.

a-manian

(v.)
Grammar
a-manian, -manigan; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [a from, manian to admonish, challenge, lay claim to]

To demandexactexigere

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Amanige ðære scíre bisceop ða bóte to ðæs cynges handa let the bishop of the shire exact the compensation into the hands of the king, L. Edg. ii. 3; Th. i. 266, 19