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earn

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S. 15, 198: Jn. 1, heading. earnes beáme, C. D. ii. 73, 25. On earnes beorh, iii. 427, 18. (Earn occurs in many local names, v. C. D. vi. 282, col. 2.) Þæt feórðe nýten wæs fágum earne gelíc, Hml. S. 15, 184.

sceatt

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Add [S]ceatta bíbycgong rerum distractio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 84, 35. Naaman beád ðám, Godes menn deórwurðe sceattas . . . 'Genim feówer scrúd and twá pund.' ðá gewende ongeán mid þám sceattum, Hml. Th. i. 400, 10-22. <b>I a.

wyrd

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wyrd, <b>. IV</b> 2.
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add: what is done, a deed, an action Gif ó wǽre gecnysseð mid mænniscre herenesse fram þám mægne þyssere wyrde in virtute facti (a miracle just performed) favore humano pulsatus, Gr. D. 59, 31.

Gota

(n.)
Grammar
Gota, an; m.
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A Goth; Gothus; chiefly used in the pl; nom. acc. Gotan; gen. Gotena; dat. Gotum; m. The Goths Unrím mánes se Gota fremede the Goth perpetrated an excess of wickedness, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 89; Met. 1, 45. VISIGOTHS or West Goths, under Alríca, q. v. A.

ge-bedda

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bedda, . . . an ; f.
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Substitute: ge-bedda, an ; m. this is the usual form, but gebedde occurs in C. D. iii. 50, 3.

hege

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To ðǽm mǽrhege; ondlong ðæs mǽres heges, C. D. iii. 32, 30. bysceopes swýnhege; ondlong heges, 77, 11: 78, 6. ðone cwichege; súð andlang heges, 380, 13. Longan méd iacit be norðan hege, ii. 26, 27.

oxa

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Oxan horn bið .x. pæninga weorð, Ll. Th. i. 138, 21. Oxan tægl bið sciłł. weorð, cuus bið fífa penega. Oxan eáge bið fíf p. weorð, cús bið sciłł. weorð, 140, 2-4. Cóm se deófol. . . and hæfde ǽnne oxan horn on hande, Hml. S. 31, 776.

á-gán

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Dele and add: to go off, away Ágá, yrming, út of ðysum mæn, Gr. D. 223, 10. Þá út ágán wæs cum ille abiisset , Gen. 27, 5. Þá út ágáne wǽron cum essent in agro, 4, 8: cum fuissent egressi , Num. 12, 4: Mt. 9, 32.

Linked entry: á-gangan

self

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self, <b>A. I</b> δ.
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Add Gif þú geótendǽdre ne mæge áwríþan, genim selfe blód þe of yrnð, Lch. ii. 148, 17. 1 α Hió seulf, C. D. B. ii. 146, 29. eardode ána mid him sylfum, Gr. D. 105, 29.

bismer-lic

disgracefulignominiouscontemptibleridiculousfrivolous

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Dele: unpleasant, and last passage, and add: disgraceful, ignominious Gewearð seó mǽste sibb and seó bismerleceste, Ors. 3, 1; S. 94, 21.

bold-getæl

a districtprovince

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The collection of habitations subject to some single authority, a district, province Of dǽlum þæs boldgetales (bolt-geteles, v. l.) þe hátte Apaulie provinciae Apuliae partibus, Gr. D. 185, 23.

cyne-hláford

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him nán leófre hláford nǽre þonne heora cynehláuord, Chr. 1014; P. 145, 3 note. Se cyning . . .. God hine áwende of Godes dreáme ðe ðis áwende, bútan hit mín áne cynehláford , C. D. vi. 149, 31.

geréf-scir

(n.)
Grammar
geréf-scir, or geréfscire.
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Substitute: geréf-soír, e; geréf-soíre, an; f. office of ge-réfa. v. ge-réfa; I. II Geréfscíre praefecturae (dignitas), An. Ox. 1382. is geréfscíre healdende in Rómebyrig in Romana civitate locum praefectorum servans, Gr.

ge-saca

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Add: One who is in conflict with another. in a general sense, an opponent, adversary p sum wer wunne on þǽre hengestan hatunge his gesacan (adversarii sui), Gr.

ge-dwimorlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-dwimorlic, adj.
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D. 123, 16-124, ll.. seó kycene forburne; ac hit . . . wæs þæs deófles dydrung . . . Ðá gebróðra wǽron mid ðám gedwymorlicum fýre gebysgode, Hml. Th. ii. 166, 4-11

munuc

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Ic ( Edgar ) wille ðá forlǽtenan mynstru on mínum anwealde gehwǽr mid munecum gesettan . . . and ðá munecas libban heora líf æfter regole ðæs hálgan Benedictes, C. D. iii. 60, 1-7.

neáhlíce

(adv.)
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D. 336, 23. hardly Se hróf wæs on mislicre heánesse; on sumre stówe wæs man mid his handa neálíce (cf. earfoðlíce, Hml. Th. i. 508, 20: both passages refer to the same place) gerǽcean mihte, in sumre eáþelíce mid heáfde gehrínan, Bl. H. 207, 22

neowol-ness

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Add: of a deep place on earen Ofer þá stówe ufon wæs hangiende unmǽte stánclif, and eác beneoðan swíþe deóp neowelnys (niwolnys, niolnes, v.ll.) ginode in loco ingens desuper rupes eminet, et profundum subter praecipitium patet, Gr. D. 52, 18.

rád-stefn

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Perhaps an instance of such service is given in the following Án scírgemót sæt æt Ægelnódes stáne be Cnutes dæge cinges . . . and Tofig Prúda cóm ðǽr on ðæs cinges ǽrende, C. D. iv. 54, 8-13

stician

(v.)
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1. Add geseah hwár Sisara læg, and se teldsticca sticode þurh his heáfod vidit Sisaram jacentem mortuum ei clavum infixum in tempore ejus, Jud. 4, 22. 2.