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cyne-hád

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-hád, es; m. [hád form, condition]

A royal personage or condition, dignity, kinghoodregia persona vel dignitas

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Ic Ælfréd, gifendum Criste, mid cynehádes mǽrnesse, geweorþaþ hæbbe cúþlíce ongiten I Alfred, adorned, by the grace of Christ, with the dignity of a king have well perceived, Greg. Dial. MS. Hat. fol. 1, 1

fǽringa

(adv.)
Grammar
fǽringa, fǽrincga, fǽrunga, fǽrunge; adv. [fǽr sudden, -inga, -unga adverbial terminations]

Suddenly, quickly, by chancesŭbĭto, repente, forte

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Th. 3980; B. 1988: Exon. 46 b; Th. 158, 20; Gú. 911: Bt. Met. Fox 28, 82; Met. 28, 41. Ðonne he fǽringa cymþ cum vēnĕrit repente, Mk. Bos. 13, 36. Fǽrincga fýr wudu byrneþ fire quickly burneth a wood, Ps. Th. 82, 10

Linked entries: fǽrunga féringa

fore-þingung

(n.)
Grammar
fore-þingung, e; f.

A pleading for anyoneintercessionintercessio

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Mid gódum foreþingungum with good intercessions, Bd. 4, 3; S. 568, 21, note, MS. Ca.; Rtl. 49, 34

full-fremedlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
full-fremedlíce, comp. -lícor; adv.

Fullycompletelyperfectlyperfecte

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Ne eart ðú fullfremedlíce gefullod non es perfecte baptīzātus, Bd. 5, 6; S. 620, 6: 618, 38.

Linked entry: fremedlíce

geador

(adv.)
Grammar
geador, adv.

Togetheraltogetherūnasĭmul

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R. geador I turn at once S and R together, Exon. 123 b; Th. 475, 16; Bo. 48. Geátmæcgum geador ætsomne for the Gothic warriors altogether, Beo. Th. 987; B. 491

preóst

(n.)
Grammar
preóst, es; m.
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Hé wæs tó preóste besceoren fram him attonsus est ab eo, Bd. 5, 19; S. 638, 21. (v. be-sceran.) Riht is ðæt preóstas regollíce libban, L. I. P. 16; Th. ii. 324, 2. Wé lǽraþ ðæt preóstas geóguþe geornlíce lǽran, L. Edg. C. 51; Th. ii. 254, 25.

gold-smiþ

(n.)
Grammar
gold-smiþ, es; m.
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Ðe Eádréd cyng gebócode Ælfsige his goldsmipe which king Edred gave by charter to his goldsmith Ælfsig, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 431, 24: vi. 211, 7: Bt. Met. Fox 10, 67; Met. 10, 34

ge-gán

Grammar
ge-gán, <b>; A.
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</b> add Hwæðer se geþóht geeóde þe mid scylde þe mid lustfullnesse utrum cogitatio suggestione an delectatione acciderit, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 95, 17. <b>B. II 4.</b> add :-- Eall ꝥ manncynne tó ðám mǽstan góde geeóde, Hml.

bísgung

(n.)
Grammar
bísgung, e; f. [ = a-bísgung = a-býsgung]

Business, occupationnegotium, occupatio

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Business, occupation; negotium, occupatio Fint he ða ryhtwísnesse gehýdde mid his módes bísgunga he will find the wisdom concealed by the occupation of his mind, Bt. 35, 1; Fox 156, 12.

Linked entry: býsgung

ge-leánian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-leánian, p. ode; pp. od

To rewardrepayrecompensereddĕretrĭbuĕrerependĕre

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Biþ hiora yfel geleánod be heora gewyrhtum their wickedness is recompensed according to their deserts, Bt. 38, 3; Fox 202, 4

Linked entry: leánian

wracian

(v.)
Grammar
wracian, p. ode

To be in exile

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To be in exile Wracode exulat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 81, 13 : 31, 14. Hé ge mid Scottum ge mid Pehtum wracode apud Scotias she Pictos exulabat, Bd. 3, l ; S. 523, 17. Hé on Gallia wracode (wrecca wæs, v. l.), 3, 18; S. 545, 38. Wracade, 4, 23; S. 594, 44.

dolg-swæþ

(n.)
Grammar
dolg-swæþ, n.: -swaþu; f.
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Dolgsuaþhe plagae uestigia, cicatrices, Bl. Gl. Dolcswaðan cicatrices, Hpt. Gl. 510, 57

ge-sceádlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sceádlic, adj.
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pretiosum, sive πόρισμα, sive corollarium vocari mavis, Bt. 34, 5; F. 140, 10. v. un-gesceádlic, and next word

Linked entry: -sceádlic

ge-cyndelíce

(adv.)
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Ben. 32, 1) gehealde per quam universa ... absque ullo labore velut naturaliter ex consuetudine incipiet custodire, R. Ben. I. 36, 15

middeweard

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Middeweard se spaca bið ǽgðrum (ende) emnneáh, Bt. 39, 7 ; F. 222, 8. On middeweardum hire ríce hió getimbrede Babylonia, Ors. 2, 1; S. 62, 14: 2, 4; S. 74, 11. On þá lytlan dúne middeweardre, C. D. ii. 249, 31.

reste-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
reste-dæg, es; ;m.;

A day of rest, a day when no work is to be done, a Sabbath

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On ánum ðara restedaga se nú Sunnandæg is nemned, Bd. 3, 17; S. 545, 30

sǽl-wang

(n.)
Grammar
sǽl-wang, es; m.

A fertile plainplain

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A fertile plain, plain Hé be wealle geseah wundrum fæste under sǽlwange sweras unlytle by the wall he saw huge pillars with their bases wondrous fast underground. Andr. Kmbl. 2984; An. 1495.

Linked entry: sál-wang

riht-geleáffull

(adj.)
Grammar
riht-geleáffull, adj.

Holding a true belief, orthodox

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Mid ðære hálgan and mid ðære rihtgeleáffullan gesomnunge cum sancta ecclesia, Bd. 3, 17; S. 545, 31. For rihtgeleáffulra sibbe pro pace Catholica, 2, 2; S. 502, 2.

Linked entry: ge-leáfful

for-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
for-healdan, for-healden.

withholdkeep backdisregardneglect

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Gif hí ðone frýdóm tela gehealdon . . . gif hí ðone frýdóm forheólden, Bt. 41, 3; F. 248, 11

Linked entry: for-healden

CEORL

(n.)
Grammar
CEORL, es; m.

CHURL, countryman, husbandmanhomo liber, rusticus, colonus a man, husbandvir, maritusa free man

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Ealdan ceorlas wilniaþ old men wish, Bt. 36, 5; Fox 180, 7. Clypa ðínne ceorl voca virum [husband] tuum, Jn. Bos. 4, 16, 17.

Linked entry: ciorl