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ymb-settan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-settan, p. te.
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Ða heargas ðara deófolgylda mid heora hegum ðe hí ymbsette wǽron fana idolorum cum septis quibus erant circumdata Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 39. to plant with something. v. ymb-seten Ic embsette consero Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 56.

æt-foran

(adv.)
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Before, beforehand Wǽron þá wælisce men ætforan mid þám cynge, Chr. 1048; P. 174, 9

be-wyrcan

surround

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Lǽmen fæt biwyrcan wudubeámum, Jul. 575. ꝥáfótlástas wǽron beworht mid ǽrne hweóle. Shrn. 81, 12. of fortification: Iericho wæs mid seofon weallum beworht, Hml. Th. ii. 212, 26.

Engle

Anglesthe English

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Add: Angles in contrast with Saxons Þanon Engle (Ongle, v. l.) and Seaxan cumene wǽron þe nú on Breotone eardiað, Bd. 5, 9; Sch. 590, 5. Siþþan Engle and Seaxe Brytene sóhtan, Chr. 937; P. 110, 4.

eóred

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Án eórod is gecweden on ðám ealdan getele six ðúsend manna and six hund and six and syxtig; swá fela manna wǽron on þám foresǽdan eórode . . . Þá gewende seó eórod, Hml. S. 28, 9-30.

fæst-rǽd

Grammar
fæst-rǽd, fæst-rǽde.
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Hé cwæð mid olecunge ꝥ hí æþele cempan wǽron, and on ǽlcum gefeohte fæstrǽde him betwynan (constant to one another), Hml.

ge-lǽte

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Competalia æt þám wega gelǽtum wǽran, Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 28: 19, 2. Þá hǽðenan æt wega gelǽtum him lác offrodon, Wlfst. 107, 4. Gif wífman hire cild æt wega gelǽton ( ad compita viarum ) þurh þá eorðan tíhð, Ll. Th. ii. 210, 18: Hml. S. 17, 148.

ge-lícian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lícian, to please.
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Mǽden scamfæst, clǽne, wærum gelíc(i)gende, 192, 3. a thing Him wel gelícode his wurðfulniss, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2, 34. Him gelícade hire þeáwas, Chr. 1067; P. 201, 32.

ge-níwian

(v.)
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Wǽron ǽrendræcan gesend tó Englalande tó geníweanne ðone geleáuan ðá Sc̃s Gregorius ús sende, Chr. 785; P. 54, 12.

ge-cneordnes

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On ǽlcum wíghúse wǽron þrittig manna feohtende mid cræfte and mid gecneordnesse farende, Hml. S. 25, 563. Þurh gecnyrdnysse háligra gebeda, Hml. Th. i. 118, 7: ii. 124, 26. Æfter nearoðancum gecneorþnissa ( studiorum ) heora ágyld him, Ps.

olfend

(n.)
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Wǽron wit twégen on ánum olfende, and wit unc simble ondrédon hwonne wit sceoldon feallan of þám olfende, and miccle má wit hangodan be þám olfende þonne wit þǽron sǽton . . . uncer wǽta wæs olfenda miolc, Shrn. 38, 14-18.

seofon

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Þǽra diácona wæs se forma Stephanus. . . þá oðre six wǽron . . . Ðás seofon hí gecuron, Hml. Th. i. 44. 18. Fífe lǽgun . . . swilce seofene eác, eorlas Anláfes, Chr. 937; P. 108, 11. Sume menn þisra seofona héddon, Hml.

collen-ferhþ

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
collen-ferhþ, -ferþ, -tyrhþ; adj. [collen, pp. of cellan to swell p. ceall, pl. cullon; pp. collen, Ettm: ferhþ mind]

Fierce-mindedbold of spiritbold animi feroxaudax

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Kmbl. 2217; An. 1110 Wígan wǽron blíðe, collenferhþe the warriors were blithe, bold of spirit Elen.

Linked entry: morgen-colla

sóm

(n.)
Grammar
sóm, e; f.

agreement, concordthe bringing about of concord, reconciliation, adjustment of differencesan agreement, arrangement of a matter in dispute

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P. 10; Th. ii. 316, 35. an agreement, arrangement of a matter in dispute Ús eallan ðe æt ðære sóme wǽran Chart. Th. 171, 1

ge-sýne

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sýne, -séne, -siéne; adj.

Visibleseenevidentplain

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Ða fótlástas wǽron swutole and gesýne the footsteps were plain and visible, 203, 36: Andr. Kmbl. 1129; An. 565: Beo. Th. 2811; B. 1403: 4622; B. 2316: Elen. Kmbl. 527; El. 264. Ðǽr wæs gesýne his seó sóþe spéd videbitur in majestate sua, Ps.

hiwung

(n.)
Grammar
hiwung, hiwing, e; f.

Forming, shaping, form, figure, pretence, feigning, hypocrisy, dissimulation

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Hí on fruman tó Godes hiwunga gesceapene wǽron in the beginning they were created in the image of God, Blickl. Homl. 61, 7. Þurh hiwwinge per figuras, Num. 12, 8.

Linked entry: hiwing

beám

a beamposta beam of light

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Heora earmas wǽron swá ormǽte beámas, Hml. S. 4, 288. Gewyrcean tor of treówum and of mycclum beámum, Bl. H. 187, 12.

symbelness

(n.)
Grammar
symbelness, e; f.

Festivity, solemnityfestivity, feastinga religious festivalsolemnityfestive nature

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On ludéa symbelnysse ( festivitate ) wǽron geworden Drihtnes ǽfengereordu, Homl. Ass. 153, 40. Gérlíco symbelnise annua solemnitate, Rtl. 49, 25. Cuman tó ðære mæssan symbelnysse, L. E.

Linked entries: symbel symbel-calic

weorþ-mynd

(n.)
Grammar
weorþ-mynd, (-mynt), es; m. : e; f. : -myndu (-o); indecl. f. Honour
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Ðæt hié witen ðæt mín þrym and mín weorðmynd máran wǽron ðonne ealra óþra kyninga, Nar. 33, 4. On his winestran handa wǽre wela and wyrðmynt ( gloria ) . . . Hé mæt ðone welan and ðone wyrðmynd tó ðære winestran handa, Past. 50; Swt. 389, 17-19.

Linked entry: wirþu

gelíce

(adv.)
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</b> gelíce and (with a clause), in the same way as :-- Gelíce and mon mǽd máwe, hié wǽron þá burg hergende and sleánde, Ors. 2, 8; S. 92, 15. (v. and ; )