ge-hréfan
To roof ⬩ cover ⬩ tĕgĕre
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To roof, cover; tĕgĕre Gehréf hit eall roof it all, Homl. Th. i. 20, 32. Holme gehréfed covered with water, Exon. 101 a; Th. 381, 12; Rä. 2, 10
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geofon-flód
A sea or ocean flood ⬩ maris fluctus
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A sea or ocean flood; maris fluctus Dryhtnes bibod geofonflóda gehwylc georne bihealdeþ each ocean flood strictly observes the Lord's command, Exon. 54 b; Th. 193, 21; Az. 125
þrym-cyme
A glorious coming
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A glorious coming Ic ( Guthlac) on móde máð monna gehwylcne þeódnes þrymcyme (the coming of the angel (wuldres wilboda) each evening to Guthlac ), Exon. Th. 177, 20; Gú. 1230
árleáslíce
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Hé þá hálgan róde genam hám tó his earde árleáslíce dyrstig, Hml. S. 27, 26. Hét hé his ágenne sunu árleáslíce ácwellan, Hml. Th. i. 88, 7: 13. Add
deór-geat
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East be hagan tó ðám ealdan deórgeate, 281, 25
eástsúþ-dǽl
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The south-east part Fram eástsúðdǽle heofones, þæt is fram heánnesse þǽre winterlican sunnan uppgange ab Euroaustro, id est ab alto brumalis exortus, Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 355, 1
heáh-engel
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Þurh eall engla wered and heáhengla, Ll. Lbmn. 413, 9
leáslíce
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Hié ná leng ne beheóldon þá lígeas þæ se ealda feónd leaslíce gehíwode þurh his scíncræft ut flammas quas antiquus hostis finxerat non viderent Gr. D. 124, 16. Add
on-forwyrd
Destruction
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T.) of wuda exterminavit earn aper de sylva. Ps. Spl. 79, 14. God gelǽdeþ hí on pitt onforwyrdes in puteum interitus, 54, 26
ge-þun
A noise; ⬩ clangor
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A noise; clangor Us þúhte for þam geþune ðæt sió eorþe eall cracode it seemed to us from the noise that the earth all cracked, Ps. Th. 45, 3
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wífa
A woman
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A woman Gif ríce wíf and earm ácennaþ tógædere, gangon hí áweig, nást ðú hwæðer bið ðæs rícan wífan (-es ?) cild, hwæðer ðæs earman, Homl. Th. i. 256, 14
píl
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Ða Walas ádrifon sumre eá ford ealne mid scearpum pílum (stængum, MS. D.) greátum innan ðam wetere (cf. Cassobellannus ripam fluminis ac pene totum sub aqua vadum acutissimis sudibus praestruxerat, Bd. 1, 2), Chr. Erl. 5, 10.
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betst
Best, the best, first ⬩ optimus, primus
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Best, the best, first; optimus, primus Ða þing ðe ge betstan gelífaþ [MS. betst ongelifaþ] ea quæ vos optima credebatis, Bd. 1, 25; S. 487, note 12.
dim
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Add: dark, without light, gloomy Ꝥ under þǽre brygce urne swýþlíce sweart and dim ( niger et caliginosus ) eá, Gr. D. 318, 28. Dimne and deópne hellewítes grund, Wlfst. 48, 2. Of dymmum díglum de latebrosis recessibus, Wrt.
Angles ég
ANGLESEY
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ANGLESEY, so called after it was conquered by the English: it was anciently called Mona Hugo eorl wearþ ofslagen innan Angles ége earl Hugo was slain in Anglesey, Chr. 1098; Ing. 317, 31
éðel-cyning
A country's king, king of the land ⬩ patriæ vel terræ rex
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A country's king, king of the land; patriæ vel terræ rex Eall ǽr-gestreón éðelcyninga all ancient treasure of the kings of the land [earth ], Exon. 22 b; Th. 62, 6; Cri. 997
friþ-man
One who is under special protection
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One who is under special protection, 'friþ:' — Ǽlc ágenra friþmanna friþ hæbbe let each of those who are in our ' friþ ' be unmolested, L. Eth. ii. 3; Th. i. 286, 5, 7, 13
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land-gesceaft
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The earthly creation, created things on earth Bǽdon bletsian eall landgesceaft écne drihten they called upon all created things on earth to bless the Lord eternal, Cd. 191; Th. 238, 25; Dan. 360
medu-drenc
Mead
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Mead Ðonne biþ heom heora meodudrenc wín and beór eall tó écum þurste áwend then shall their mead and wine and beer all be turned for them to eternal thirst, Wulfst. 245, 4
gild-sester
A measure belonging to a guild ⬩ sextarius
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A measure belonging to a guild; sextarius Sceóte ǽlc gegylda ǽnne gyldsester fulne clǽnes hwǽtes let each guild-brother contribute one guild-measure full of clean wheat, Th. Chart. 606, 7: 611, 4