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scyndan

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Add Þǽr ne wǽre scynde þá dagas . . . ah beóþ scynde þá dagas nisi breviati fuissent dies illi. . . sed breviabuntur dies illi, Mt.

bec

(n.)
Grammar
bec, becc, es; m.

A brookBECK or small rapid streamrivulus

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Dipl. iii. 121, 16

Linked entry: becc

eatol

(adj.)
Grammar
eatol, adj.

Dire, terribledīrus, terrĭbĭlis

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Dire, terrible; dīrus, terrĭbĭlis Gæst yrre cwom, eatol the guest came angry, terrible, Beo. Th. 4154; B. 2074: 4949, note; B. 2478

hege-rǽwe

(n.)
Grammar
hege-rǽwe, -réwe, e; f.

A hedge-row

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Dipl. Kmbl. ii. 54, 11. Hegeréwe, iii. 48, 15

ge-midlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-midlian, -middlian; p. ode; pp. od [middel middle]

To divide, separate in the middledimidiare

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To divide, separate in the middle; dimidiare Fácenfulle ná gemidliaþ dagas heora dolosi non dimidiabunt dies suos, Ps. Spl. C. 54, 27

Linked entry: midlian

un-tódǽledlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-tódǽledlíce, adv.

Indivisiblyinseparably

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Indivisibly, inseparably Seó ðe hæfð ðás ðreó ðing on hire tógædre wyrcende untódǽledlíce, Homl. Th. i. 288, 25: 500, 14: 368, 2

Linked entry: tó-dǽledlíce

un-teóðod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-teóðod, -tiogoðad; adj.

Untithed

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Untithed Gé tiogoðiaþ eówre mintan and eówerne dile, and lǽtaþ untiogoðad ðætte diórwyrðre is eówra óðra ǽhta, Past. 57; Swt. 439, 29

deáfu

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Add: [and diéfu, dífu (?). Cf. Goth. daubei, and v. beorhto, bi(e)rhto for the absence as well as presence of mutation]

FÓT

(n.)
Grammar
FÓT, nom. acc: gen. fótes; dat. fét, fóte; pl. nom. acc. fét, fótas; gen. fóta; dat. inst. fótum; m.

a FOOTpésthe footpēs

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a FOOT; pés, gen. pĕdis; m Gyf ðín hand oððe ðín fót ðé swícaþ si mănus tua, vel pēs tuus scandălīzat te, Mt. Bos. 18, 8. Ne come me fót ofermódignysse ne vĕniat mihi pēs superbiæ, Ps. Spl. 35, 12. Swá his fót gestóp where his foot stepped, Andr.

gift

(n.)
Grammar
gift, gyft, e; f.

a gift; as a technical term the amount to be given by a suitor in consideration of receiving a woman to wifemarriagenuptiæ

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Dict. mundr, and Grmm. R. A. pp. 419 sqq. Grammar gift, in pl. f. and n. gifta, giftu marriage; nuptiæ Giftu nuptiæ, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 22: 28, 4; Som. 31, 20: Mone Gl. 433 a.

nese

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Add: saying no to a question 'Hwæþer ðín woruld eall wǽre æfter ðínum willan.' Ðá andsworode Boetius: 'Nese, lá, nese; næs ic nǽfre gít náne hwíle swá emnes módes . . .

ǽne

a first time once, at any time once, at some former time at once

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Add: as adverb answering question how often Ǽlce dæg ǽne semel per diem, Jos. 6, 3. Oft næs ǽne, Wlfst. 243, 2: El. 1253. Oftor ðonne ǽne, Ll. Th. ii. 334, 1.

BEÁTAN

(v.)
Grammar
BEÁTAN, part. beátende ; ic beáte, ðú beátest, býtst, he beáteþ, být, pl. beátaþ ; p. beót, pl. beóton ; pp. beáten.

to BEATstrikelashdashhurtpercuteretundereverberarecæderepulsarequaterelædereto treadtrampletrampcalcareproculcare

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Ne se bryne beót mæcgum nor did the burning hurt the youths, Cd. 187; Th. 232, 24; Dan. 265. to beat with the feet, - to tread, trample, tramp; calcare, proculcare Se mearh burhstede beáteþ the steed tramps the castle-place, Beo.Th.4522; B. 2265

Linked entry: a-beátan

FÆTT

(adj.)
Grammar
FÆTT, fett, fæt; adj.

FAT, fatted pinguis, săgīnātus, crassus

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Ðín fæder ofslóh án fætt cealf occīdit păter tuus vĭtŭlum săgīnātum, Lk. Bos. 15, 27, 23, 30: Gen. 18, 7. Ðonne híg etaþ and fulle beóþ and fætte cum comēdĕrint et sătŭrāti crassique fuĕrint, Deut. 31, 20: Gen. 41, 2: Ps.

Linked entries: fæt fett

GEÁR

(n.)
Grammar
GEÁR, gér, gǽr, es; n.

A YEARannus

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Ðis wæs feorþes geáres his ríces this was in the fourth year of his reign, Chr. 47; Th. 10, 13, col. 1. On geáre in the year, Menol. Fox 218; Men. 110. Ðríwa on gére thrice a year, Thw. Exod. 23, 17.

Linked entries: gǽr gér

hús-ting

(n.)
Grammar
hús-ting, es; n.

a meetingcourttribunal

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The word occurs in the following passages [Latin] Debet eciam in Londoñ, que caput est regni et legum, semper curia domini regis singulis septimanis die Lune hustingis sedere et teneri, L. Th. i. 457, 36. Ad folkemoth vel ad husteng, 463, 11.

mann-þwǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
mann-þwǽre, adj.

Gentlemildmeeknot harshcourteous

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Cyningc ðín cymeþ ðé monnþwǽre ( mansuetus ), Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 21, 5. Milde and monþwǽre, Blickl. Homl. 71, 4. Earmum mannum milde and manþwǽre pauperibus benignus et mitis, L. Ecg. C. pref.; Th. ii. 132, 14.

norþe-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
norþe-weard, adj.

Northwardnorth

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Dip. Kmbl. ii. 249, 26, 34. From easteweardan ðisses middangeardes óþ westeweardne, and fram súþeweardum óþ norþeweardne, Bt. 18, 1; Fox 62, 2

Linked entry: norþ-weard

ge-flít

(n.)
Grammar
ge-flít, -flýt, es; n.

Contentionstrifecontestdisputediscussioncontentioliscertāmenconcertātiorixa

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Ðis geflít hæc lis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 29; Som. 11, 62. Sume ic to geflýte fremede I have urged some to strife, Exon. 72 b; Th. 271, 18; Jul. 484; Bd. 5, 6 : S. 619, 4. On geflít in contest, Beo. Th. 1734; B. 865.

Linked entry: ge-flýt

under-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
under-cyning, es; m.

A dependent, tributary kingone who rules under another

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Dip. Kmbl. i. 186, 13. Griffin swór áðas ðæt hé wolde beón Eádwearde kings hold underkingc, Chr. 1056; Erl. 190, 35. Tiberius hæfde anweald ofer eall Rómána ríce, and him wæs undercyning Heródes, Nicod. 1; Thw. 1, 8.