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ge-griþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-griþian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed.

To make peacepācĭfĭcāreTo protecttuēri

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To make peace; pācĭfĭcāre Ealle Eást-Centingas gegriþedan wið hí all the East Kentians made peace with them, Chr. l009; Th. 261, 20, col. 2. v. trans. To protect; tuēri Syndon cyrcan wáce gegriþode churches are weakly protected, L. I.

Linked entry: griþian

sténan

(v.)
Grammar
sténan, p. de.
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Com ðá wígena hleó þegna þreáte þryðbord sténan beaduróf cyning burga neósan (came with clang of shields), Elen. Kmbl. 302; El. 151

wer-beám

(n.)
Grammar
wer-beám, es; m.
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A strong man, warrior Ðá slóh mid hálige hand heofonríces weard werbeámas ( the Egyptians in the Red Sea ), wlance ðeóde, Cod. Th. 208, 20; Exod. 486.

æþelferþing-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
æþelferþing-wyrt, e; f.
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Æðelfyrdingwyrt alfa (cf. agrimonia alpha eathelferthingwyrt ł glofvyrt, Lch. iii. 299, col. 2), Wrt. Voc. i. 32, 10. Nim æþelferþincgwyrte, Lch. i. 180, 26: 166, 28

hirste

(n.)
Grammar
hirste, an; f.

a frying-pana gridiron

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latriuncula, craticulas prunis impositas, 9, 75 (v. 138, col. 1)

Linked entries: hyrste herste

hám-weorud

(n.)
Grammar
hám-weorud, es; n.

The body of people connected with a 'ham;'vicani

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The body of people connected with a 'ham;' vicani Ðá com hé tó sumum húse on ǽfentíd and eode on ðæt hús ðǽr ðæt hámweorud eall tó symble gesomnod wæs pervenit ad vicum quendam vespere intravitque in domum in qua vicani cænantes epulabantur, Bd. 3, 10

FORHT

(adj.)
Grammar
FORHT, adj.

fearfultimidaffrightedtĭmĭduspăvĭdusterrĭtustrĕpĭdusterribledreadfulformidableterrĭbilisformīdŏlōsus

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He sent on eów forhte heortan dăbit tĭbi cor păvĭdum, Deut. 28, 65.

Linked entries: froht fyrht ge-forht

síc

(n.)
Grammar
síc, es; n. : but síce, es; m.
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Voc. i. 195, col. 2. Icel. sík a ditch, trench: O. H. Ger. gi-sích stagnum, lacus, palus (cf. Scott, sike a marshy bottom with a small stream running through it), Grff. vi. 58.] Cf. seohtra

efn-eald

(adj.)

co-eval

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co-eval Efneald æquævus vel coætāneus, Ælfc. Gl. 9; Som. 56, 119; Wrt. Voc. 19, 3

wíg-bed

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-bed, wí-bed, wió-bed, -bud, wié-bed, weó-bed, -bud, weófod (-ed, -ud), wéfod, es, also -beddes; n. (generally, but se weóbud, Past. 33; Swt. 217, 21, and pl. wíbedas, Bd. 5, 20; S. 641, 42)

An altar

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Wígbedes (weófodes, col. 1), 3, 17; S. 544, 3, col. 2. Weófodes (wígbeddes, Lind.: wí-bedes, Rush.), Lk. Skt. 1, 11. Weófodes þén, Homl. Ass. 22, 206. Weóuedes (weófedes), R. Ben. 55, 2. On wígbede tó hálsienne ariolandi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 15.

efen-irfeweard

(n.)
Grammar
efen-irfeweard, es; m.
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A co-heir Efnyrfeweard coheres, Wrt. Voc. ii. 136, 41. Efenyrfeweardum coheredibus, Scint. 30, 8

FEÓL

(n.)
Grammar
FEÓL, e;

FILElīma

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f A FILE; līma Ic com láf fýres and feóle I am the leaving of fire and file, Exon. 126 a; Th. 484, 7; Rä. 70, 4. Mín heáfod is homere geþuren, sworfen feóle my head is beaten with a hammer, rubbed with a file, 129 b; Th. 497. 18; Rä. 87, 2

fryþ

(n.)
Grammar
fryþ, es; n.

Peacepax

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Peace: pax Seó láf [MS. lafe] wið ðone here fryþ nam the remainder made peace with the army, Chr. 867; Erl. 73, 16: 1036; Th. 294, 9, col. 2. Ðæt he ne beó nánes fryþes weorðe that he be not worthy of any peace, L. Eth. iii. 15; Th. i. 298, 12

fyrd-rinc

(n.)
Grammar
fyrd-rinc, ferd-rinc, es; m.

A man of armswarriorsoldierbellātormīles

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Se com fyrdrinca fruman grétan who came to greet the chief of warriors, Cd. 97; Th. 127, 1; Gen. 2104

hrægel-þegn

(n.)
Grammar
hrægel-þegn, -þén, es; m.
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An officer of the royal household or of a monastery Ic Leófríc hrægelþén, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 351, 16. Ælfríc wæs ðá hrǽlþén, Chart. Th. 170, 10.

Íra-land

(n.)
Grammar
Íra-land, es ; n.

Land of the IrishIreland

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Land of the Irish, Ireland Gewitan him ðá Norþmenn Dyflen sécean eft Íraland [Yraland, hira land], Chr. 937 ; Th. 206, col. 2, 1. 15; Æðelst. 56. In Ors. 1, 1 ; Swt. 19, 15, 16 Íraland is doubtful.

Linked entries: Íras Ír-land

pleón

(v.)
Grammar
pleón, p. pleah;
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To risk, expose to danger Se ilca David miclum his ágenes herges pleah (pleh, Cott. MSS.) the same David exposed his host to great danger, Past. 3, 2 ; Swt. 37, 7.

un-gerýdelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gerýdelíce, adv.

Violentlywith impetus

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Ða felga bióþ fyrrest ðære eaxe, for ðæm hí faraþ ungerýdelícost (-réde-, Cott. MS. v. (?) un-gerǽdelíce), Bt. 39, 7; Fox 222, 21

un-lísan

Grammar
un-lísan, <b>. I.</b>
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Se ceorl þe þyder cóm gebunden ongan semninga þǽr standan unlýsed and unbunden, 164, 19. to release from a restrictive condition His dohtor wæs dumb geboren, and hé Martinum bæd ꝥ hé hire tungan unlýsde, Hml. S. 31, 1107

of-sceamian

(v.)

to put to shame

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Cott.) wilt ðínes gedwolan, Bt. 3, 4; Fox 6, 16. Hé wearþ of-sceamod Homl. Skt. i. 12, 214. Se drý stód eádmód and ofsceamod the sorcerer stood humble and ashamed Homl. ii. 416, 30. Hí gecyrdon him hám hearde ofsceamode 518, 31

Linked entry: on-sceamian