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hwicce

(n.)
Grammar
hwicce, hwice (?), an; f.
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Hwicce clustella (ut t In loco ubi ruricoli nominantur Huiccewudu, C. D. ii. 10, 5

Linked entry: hwæcce

on-sprǽc

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Add: talk, conversation: — Hêr hwêne wiðufan þîne word and anspræ̂c rehte and smeáde be þâm wîtelicum hellestôwum paulo superius sermo de locis poenalibus inferni versabatur, Gr. D. 332, 9

riht-hláford

(n.)
Grammar
riht-hláford, es; m.

A rightful lord

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A rightful lord Gif wíf ofer hire rihthláford óðerne man hæbbe si mulier, praeter dominum suum legitimum, alium habet virum, L. Ecg. P. ii. 7; Th. ii. 184, 19

heáðu

(n.)
Grammar
heáðu, [ = heáhþu?] indecl. f.

The deep, the sea ⬩ altum

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The deep, the sea; altum Sceal hringnaca ofer heáðu bringan lác and luftácen over the deep shall the bark bring gift and love token, Beo. Th. 3729; B. 1862

CENNAN

(v.)
Grammar
CENNAN, cænnan. cynnan; -nende; de; ed; v. trans.

to beget, conceive, create, bring forth ⬩ gignere, creare, facere, parere ⬩ to bring forth from the mind , to declare, choose, ascribe, clear, prove ⬩ advocare, confiteri, adscribere, purgare, manifestare

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We deórwyrþne dǽl Dryhtne cennaþ we ascribe the precious lot to the Lord, Exon. 35a; Th. 113, 8; Gú. 154. Cenne he hwanon hit him cóme let him declare whence it came to him, L. Eth. ii. 8; Th. i. 288, 14, 21, 22, 23, 25.

Linked entries: a-cennan cænnan cænnan cynnan cennend-líc

hlǽw

(n.)
Grammar
hlǽw, hláw, hláu, hléw, es; m.

a low ⬩ law ⬩ a rising ground, ⬩ an artificial as well as a natural mound, ⬩ a funeral mound; ⬩ tumulus ⬩ the interior of a mound, ⬩ a cave

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Kmbl. iii. xxxi], and exists still in the forms -low, as Ludlow, Hounslow; and -law, frequently applied to hills in Scotland. [Cf.

Linked entry: hláw

cwealm-stów

(n.)
Grammar
cwealm-stów, e; f. [stów a place]

A place of execution ⬩ patibuli vel supplicii locus

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A place of execution ; patibuli vel supplicii locus He to ðære cwealmstówe lǽded wæs he was led to the place of execution, Bd. 1, 7 ; S. 478, note 38

Linked entry: cualme-stów

firen-fremmende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
firen-fremmende, part.

Committing sins ⬩ scĕlĕra commitens

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Committing sins; scĕlĕra commitens Ðæt he for ælda lufan firenfremmendra fela þrówade that he suffered much for love of men committing crimes, Exon. 24a; Th. 69, 9; Cri. 1118

húfian

(v.)
Grammar
húfian, p. ode
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To put on a hufe Hé his suna húfode swá drihten bebeád he put bonnets upon them, as the Lord commanded; imposuit mitras ut jusserat dominus, Lev. 8, 13

Linked entries: ge-húfod un-húfed

ge-scirpendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-scirpendlíce, adv.
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So as to fit Seó heáfodstów gescyrpendlíce gehíwod ætýwde tó þám gemete hyre heáfdes locus capitis ad mensuram capitis illites aptissime figuratus apparuit, Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 451, 19

Linked entry: ge-scyrpendlíce

tó-brǽdan

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Ox. 23, 47. add: — Se consul wæs wénende þæt eall þæt folc wǽre gind þæt lond tóbrǽd, Ors. 4, 8; S. 188, 12

hætsan

(v.)

to drive, urge, impel

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Hwílum mec mín freá hætst on enge sometimes my lord drives me into a narrow place, Exon. 101 b; Th. 383, 3; Rä. 4, 5

wilder

(n.)
Grammar
wilder, (-or ? cf. wildor-líc. v. next word) (and wild ? cf. O. H. Ger. wild; dat. pl. wildiran ; and the declensions of lamb, cild), es; n.

A wild beast

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Th. 356, lo; Pa. 9: Cd. Th. 257, 25 ; Dan. 663. Spédig man on wildrum, Ors. l, I ; Swt. 18, 9

Linked entry: wildor

mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnan, p. de

To lament ⬩ mourn ⬩ complain

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Ealle wordum mǽndon, Cd. 222: Th. 288, 24; Sae. 386. followed by a clause Ða welan ðe dú mǽndest ðæt ðú forlure the wealth which you complain of having lost, Bt. 7, 3; Fox 20, 18.

folgoþ

service ⬩ office ⬩ authority

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, official dignity Ðá ofersettan mon sceal suá manian ðæt se hiera folgoð hí ne oðhebbe (ne locus superior istos extollat), Past. 189. 17.

A

(prefix)
Grammar
A, A. It is not necessary to speak of the form of what are often called Anglo-Saxon letters, as all Teutonic, Celtic, and Latin manuscripts of the same age are written in letters of the same form. There is one exception: the Anglo-Saxons had, with great propriety, two different letters for the two distinct sounds of our th: the hard þ in thin and sooth, and the soft ð in thine and soo
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The long á is often changed into ǽ as Lár lore, lǽran to teach, án one, ǽnig any. The following is a precise summary from Grimm of the prefixed á-, long or accented.

fyrn

(adv.)
Grammar
fyrn, adv.

Formerly ⬩ long ago ⬩ of old ⬩ ōlim ⬩ prīdem ⬩ antīquĭtus

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Formerly, long ago, of old; ōlim, prīdem, antīquĭtus Hú mæg ic ðæt findan ðæt swá fyrn gewearþ how can I find that which happened so long ago? Elen. Kmbl. 1261; El. 632: 1279; El. 641.

a-þriéttan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þriéttan, p. -þriétte; pp. -þriétted, -þriét

To weary ⬩ loathe any one ⬩ tædio afficere aliquem

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To weary, loathe any one; tædio afficere aliquem Ic ðé hæbbe aþriét mid ðis langan spelle I have wearied thee with this long discourse, Bt. 39, 12 ; Fox 232, 19

Cyric-burh

(n.)
Grammar
Cyric-burh, gen. -burge; dat.-byrig ; f. [Hunt. Cereburih: Brom. Cyrebury: the church city]

Chirbury, Shropshire ⬩ loci nomen in agro Salopiensi

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Chirbury, Shropshire; loci nomen in agro Salopiensi Æðelflǽd ða burh getimbrede æt Cyricbyrig Æthelfled built the fortress at Chirbury, Chr. 913; Th. 186, 35, col. 2; 187, 35, col. 1

fold-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
fold-ærn, es; n. [folde the earth, ærn a place]

An earth-place ⬩ a cave ⬩ sepulchre ⬩ terrēnus lŏcus ⬩ sepulcrum

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An earth-place, a cave, sepulchre; terrēnus lŏcus, sepulcrum Foldærne fæst fast in the earth-house = sepulchre, Exon. 18b; Th. 45, 36; Cri. 730: 47b; Th. 163, 36; Gú. 1004

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