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Brittisc

British

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Brytiscne (Brettisc, v. l.) man, 501; P. 15, 23. On Bryttisc sprecende, Guth. 42, 17. On Brytisc, 7

dwǽs-nys

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Dyslic bið þæt man hine sylfne tó tintregum ásende, Hml. Th. i. 592, 25. Add

ele-berge

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Seó tíd ꝥ man sceolde eleberigean somnian colligendae olivae tempus, Gr. D. 50, 10. Eleberigan (-berian), 28. Men wrungun elebergean ( olivas ) on þǽre treddan . . . Hí náht ne geháwedon flówan þæs eles of þám elebergum, 250, 13-26. Add

ge-genge

(n.)
Grammar
ge-genge, es; n.
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Hé wæs on ðám gegæncge þár man Críst bænde, Ll. Th. ii. 386, 23. v. ge-geng; f

Linked entries: ge-gæncg genge

hænep

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Ðeós wyrt þe man cannaue silfatica and óþrum naman hænep (henep, v. l. ) nenmeþ, Lch. i. 228, 15-17. Add

hlædel

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Man sceal habban ... cytel, hlædel, pannan, crocca, Angl. ix. 264, 9. Add

medumian

(v.)
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add: to assign as one's proper place Gif munuc eáðhylde bid and geþæf, þeáh hine man wácne and unweorðne talige andan úteweardum forlǽte and tó úteweardum medemige si omni vilitate vel extremitate contentus sit, R. Ben. 24, 9

orleg-ceáp

(n.)
Grammar
orleg-ceáp, es; m.

Battle-bargain, fighting

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Ðǽr wæs eáðfynde eorle orlegceáp se ðe ǽr ne wæs níðes genihtsum there might fighting be easily found for the man that before had not had enough of war, Cd. Th. 120, 13 ; Gen. 1994

á-sparian

(v.)
Grammar
á-sparian, p. ode

To spare ⬩ keep

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To spare,keep Se Godes wer nolde ꝥ þǽr wǽre áht tó láfe in þám mynstre, ꝥ ǽnig man cweþan mihte ꝥ hit wǽre þurh unhýrsumnysse ásparod ne in cella aliquid per inobedientiam remaneret, Gr. D. 159, 24

be-fylgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-fylgan, be-fyligan; p. de

To follow up ⬩ persevere with

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Gif mon þisum lǽcedóme befyligð, þonne biþ se man hál, ii. 88, 12

Linked entry: be-filgan

dareþ-lácende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
dareþ-lácende, deareþ-lácende; part. [daroþ, dareþ a dart, spear; lácende, part. of lácan to play]

Playing with a dart, dart-brandishing ⬩ telo ludens

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Playing with a dart, dart-brandishing; telo ludens Beornþreát monig ófestum gefýsde, dareþlácende many a band of nobles hurried with haste, dart-brandishing, Exon. 96 a; Th. 358, 29; Pa. 53. Dareþlácendra of the dart-players, Elen.

éhtend

(n.)
Grammar
éhtend, es; m.

A persecutor ⬩ persĕcūtor

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A persecutor; persĕcūtor Domicianus wearþ éhtend cristenra manna Domitian was a persecutor of christian men, Ors. 6, 9; Bos. 120, 18. He dreág éhtendra níþ he endured the persecutors' malice, Exon. 40 a; Th. 133, 28; Gú. 496.

full-fremednes

(n.)
Grammar
full-fremednes, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

Fulfilment ⬩ perfection ⬩ perfectio

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Fulfilment, perfection; perfectio Ðæt ic hæbbe manege men gelǽd to ðæm stæðe fullfremednesse on ðæm scipe mínes módes that I have brought many men to the shore of perfection in the ship of my mind, Past. 65; Hat. MS.

Linked entries: fremednes fremnes

hú-hwega

(adv.)
Grammar
hú-hwega, -hugu; adv.

About

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Húhwego fíf hund manna, Blickl. Homl. 201, 14

lemian

(v.)
Grammar
lemian, p. ede

To lame ⬩ cripple ⬩ enfeeble ⬩ strike

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Swá wildu hors ðonne wé hié ǽresð gefangnu habbaþ wé hié stráciaþ mid brádre handa and lemiaþ equos indomitos blanda pries manu tangimus, Past. 41, 4; Swt. 303, 11.

-hǽme

(suffix)
Grammar
-hǽme, pl. m.
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This form is found in many words denoting the inhabitants of places whose names end in -hám, e, g. Æschǽma gemǽru, C. D. iv. 70, 26.lt;i>For a list ofswch words see Cht. Craw. 116. Also the form -hǽmingas Wanhǽminga gemǽre,C. D. v. 264, l.

Saracene

(n.)
Grammar
Saracene, Sarocine, Sarcine ; pl.

Saracens

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Wǽron ðǽr Sarocine gesamnode ðæt hig sǽtnodan manna, Shrn. 37, 34. Wit urnon for Sarcina hergunge, 42, 9. Se hefegosta wól Sarcina þeóde Gallia ríce forhergedon gravissima Sarracenorum lues Gallias vastabat, Bd. 5, 23; S. 645, 31.

Linked entries: Sarcine Sarocine

of-drǽd

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
of-drǽd, of-drǽdd,

terrified, afraid

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Befrán se sceaþa hwæt hé manna wǽre, oððe wǽre ofdrǽd, Homl. Th. ii. 502, 28. Hé ofdrǽdd wæs for his morþdǽdum, Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 38. Hié beóþ mid ðæm ymbeþonce ofdrǽdde, Past. 35, 2; Swt. 238, 7: Homl. Skt. i. 23, 300

siltan

(v.)
Grammar
siltan, p. te

To salt ⬩ season

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Láreówum gedafenaþ ðæt hí mid wísdómes sealte geleáffulra manna mód sylton, Homl. Th. ii. 536, 17

Linked entries: seltan syltan

æðel-boren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
æðel-boren, part.

Noble-born ⬩ free-born ⬩ noble ⬩ natu nobilis ⬩ nobili genere natus ⬩ nobilis

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Noble-born, free-born, noble; natu nobilis, nobili genere natus, nobilis Sum æðelboren man homo quidam nobilis, Lk. Bos. 19, 12. Æðelborene cild vel freóbearn liberi, Ælfc. Gl. 91; Wrt. Voc. 51, 67: Apol. Th. 19, 21

Linked entries: æðel- eðel-boren

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