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BRǼÞ

(n.)
Grammar
BRǼÞ, bréþ, es; m.

An odour, a scent, smell goodbad, a savour, BREATHodor, odoramen

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Ongan se cealc mid ungemete stincan, ðá wearþ Iuuinianus mid ðam brǽþe ofsmorod the plaster [lit. chalk] began to smell excessively, and Jovian was smothered with the smell, Ors. 6, 32; Bos. 129, 12. Bréþ odor, Ælfc. Gl. 70; Wrt. Voc. 42, 58

Linked entries: ǼÐM bréþ

breahtm

(n.)
Grammar
breahtm, brehtm, bearhtm, beorhtm, byrhtm, es; m.

A noise, tumult, sound, cry;fragor, strepitus, tumultus, clamor, vociferatio to break

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A noise, tumult, sound, cry; fragor, strepitus, tumultus, clamor, vociferatio Ðá wearþ breahtm hæfen then a noise was raised, Exon. 36 a; Th. 118, 1; Gú. 233. Breahtem stígeþ a tumult rises, 83 b; Th. 314, 25, note; Mó. 19.

leód

(n.)
Grammar
leód, e; f,

A peoplenationracecountry

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A people, nation, race, district occupied by a people [v. preceding word, and cf. mǽgþ],country Hit wæs hwílum on Engla lagum ðæt leód and lagu fór be geþincþum at one time it was in the laws of the English, that the people and the law went according

Alríca

(n.)
Grammar
Alríca, Eallríca, Ealleríca, an; m: Alarícus, i; m. Lot. [al=eall all, ríca a ruler; v. ríc]

AlaricAlarícus, king of the Visigoths

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Seó hergung wæs, þurh Alarícum [acc. Lat.] Gotena cyning, geworden hæc inruptio, per Alarícum regem Gothorum, facta est, Bd. 1, 11; S. 480, 11.

Linked entries: Ealleríca Eallríca

ge-dón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dón, ic -dó, ðú -dést, he -déþ, pl. -dóþ; p. -dyde, pl. -dydon; pp. dén, -dón

To domakeputcauseeffectreach a placefacere

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Ðæt gefeoht wæs gedón mid micelre geornfulnesse the battle was fought [done] with much earnestness, Ors. 3; 9; Bos. 64, 45. Ðæt hit gedón wǽre that it was done, Andr. Kmbl. 1530; An. 766.

dreórig

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Ðá ðá Joseph undergeat ꝥ Maria mid cilde wæs, ðá wearð hé dreórig, i. 196, 16. Gewitan him þá Norðmen, dreórig daraða láf, Chr. 937; P. 109, 12. Sceal þes dreórga heáp þrowian, Sat. 394. Dreórigne hyge, Gú. 1112: Wand. 17: Met. 22, 33.

hearpe

(n.)
Grammar
hearpe, hærpe, an; f.

A harpplectrum, chelys, psalterium, cythara

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Ðǽr was hearpan swég there was the sound of the harp, Beo. Th. 179; B. 89: 4908; B. 2458: 6039; B. 3023: 4517; B. 2262: 4221; B. 2107.

hiwere

(n.)
Grammar
hiwere, es; m.

One who pretends, a hypocrite

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eów hiwerum woe to you hypocrites, Homl. Th. ii. 404, 17

ég-land

(n.)
Grammar
ég-land, ég-lond, es; n.

Water-land, an island insŭla

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In ðæt églond on the island, Exon. 96b; Th. 361, 7; Wal. 16. Églond monig many an island, 89 a; Th. 334, 12; Gn. Ex. 15 : 100 b; Th. 380, 8; Rä. 1, 5 : Bt. Met. Fox 1, 31; Met. l, 16

for-lácan

(v.)
Grammar
for-lácan, p. -léc, -leólc; pp. -lácen

To seducebetraydeceivesedūcĕredecĭpĕre

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He wearþ on feónda geweald forlácen he was betrayed into the foes' power. Beo. Th. 1811; B. 903

Frysisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Frysisc, Fresisc; adj.

Of or belonging to FrieslandFrisianFrīsĭcus

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Ðǽr wearþ ofslegen Lucuman, and ealra manna, Frysiscra and Engliscra, lxii there was slain Lucuman, and of all the men, Frisian and English, sixty-two, 897; Th. 176, 34, col. 2; 177. 34

Linked entry: Fresisc

hréðe

(adj.)
Grammar
hréðe, adj.

Fiercecruelsavagerough

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Fierce, cruel, savage, rough Wearþ hire wráþ on móde heard and hréðe was wroth with her, harsh and cruel, Cd. 103; Th. 136, 20; Gen. 2261. Deáþ neálǽcte strong and hréðe, Exon. 49 b; Th. 170, 18; Gú. 1113. Hroeðo suíðe sævi nimis, Mt. Kmbl.

hwón-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hwón-líc, adj.

Littleslightsmall

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Th. ii. 534, 26, Ic wearþ belocen on ánre lytlan byrig mid hwónlícum fultume I was shut up in a little town with an inconsiderable force, Homl. Swt. 7, 347

un-drifen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-drifen, adj.

Not driven

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For the fate of what was driven, cf. such a grant as the following : -- Ic cíðe eów ðæt Urk habbe his strand ... and eall ðæt tó his strande gedryuen hys, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 221, 5-8), L. Eth. ii. 2; Th. i. 284, 21

be-willan

(v.)
Grammar
be-willan, p. de
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Wylle on cetele oþ ꝥ se . a sié twǽde on bewylled, 332, 17: 966, 31. Gewyrce gemilscade drincan, ꝥ is micel dǽl bewylledes wǽteres on huniges gódum dǽle, 202, 27

Linked entry: willan

riht-gifu

(n.)
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The word occurs in a section of Cnut's laws headed 'De officiis domino debitis', but what was the nature of the obligation to which it is applied is nowhere explained Hláfordes rihtgifu stande ǽfre unáwend, Ll.

sceadwung

(n.)
Grammar
sceadwung, e; f.

An overshadowing

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R.) in one land days are longer, in another shorter, because of the way in which the shadow falls on the earth, Lchdm. iii. 258, 4.

CNOTTA

(n.)
Grammar
CNOTTA, an; m.

A KNOTfasteningknitting; nexus

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D. 1035; 334, 9: Wanl. Catal. 42, 23. Mid cnottum nexibus Mone B. 3128; Homl. Th. ii. 28, 26

folgoþ

(n.)
Grammar
folgoþ, folgaþ, es; m. [folgoþ = folgaþ; 3rd sing. pres. of folgian to follow.]

that which followsA trainretinueid quod sĕquĭturcŏmĭtātusservice of a followerA serviceofficeofficial dignitycŏmĭtis servĭtusministĕriumoffĭciumpræpŏsĭtūracondition of lifecondĭtio vltæ

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Ualentinianus wæs Iulianuses cempena ealdorman: he him bebeád ðæt he forléte ðone his cristendóm oððe his folgoþ; ðá wæs him leófre ðæt he forléte his folgoþ ðonne ðone cristendóm Valentinian was chief of Julian's soldiers: he [Julian] commanded him to

Linked entry: folgaþ

gram

(adj.)
Grammar
gram, grom; adj. [grama anger]
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Driliten wæs ðam folce gram the Lord was angry with the people, Deut. 1, 37: Cd. 16; Th. 20, 2; Gen. 302. Wearþ se cyng swíðe gram wið ða burhware the king was very angry with the citizens, Chr. 1048; Erl. 178, 6.

Linked entry: grom