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á-líþran

(v.)
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to lather Dó þǽron ealdre sápan cucler fulne . . . on niht álýþre, Lch. ii. 76, 13. v. á-léþran in Dict

Linked entries: a-ledran á-lýþran

blóstm-beǽrende

(adj.)
Grammar
blóstm-beǽrende, l. -berende

flowery

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Voc. ii. 34, 7. in passage substitute blóstm*-*berende (blósm-, -bærende, v. ll.), and add

eást-Wille

(n.)
Grammar
eást-Wille, (-as?); pl.
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The people of some district in England Eást-Wlla landes is syx hund hýda, C. D. B. i. 414, 29

ed-leánung

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Voc. i. 29, 2. Ed*-*leánunge compensationis, ii. 23, 40. On edleánunga in retribuendo Bl. Gl. Add

ge-mǽrung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mǽrung, e; f.
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Srt. ii. p. 191, 15) in consummatione, Ps. Rdr. 285, 19

Linked entry: -mǽrung

hafe-geat

(n.)
Grammar
hafe-geat, es; n.
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In tó hafegeæte; of hafegeæte, C. D. iv. 157, 11. Cf. tyrn-geat

lyft-wynn

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Joy in the realms above (?) :-- Ús bóceras beteran secgað lengran lyftwynna ; þis is lǽne dream, wommun áwyrged, Exod. 531. Add

heal-þegen

(n.)
Grammar
heal-þegen, es; m.

A hall-thane, one who resides or is occupied in a hall,

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A hall-thane, one who resides or is occupied in a hall, Beo. Th. 287; B. 142: 1443; B. 719

Linked entry: heall-þegen

timple

(n.)
Grammar
timple, an; f.

Some implement used in weaving

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Some implement used in weaving Hé sceal habban fela tówtóla . . . flexlínan, spinle . . . presse, pihten, timplean, wifte, Anglia ix. 263, 12

Linked entry: á-timplian

ge-tellan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tellan, ic -telle, ðú -telest, he -teleþ, pl. -tellaþ; p. -tealde, pl. -tealdon; pp. -teald, -teled

To tellnumberreckonesteemconsiderascribeassignnumerarecomputarereputarecompararedinumerare

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Th. i. 162, 22. Án eórod is geteald to six þúsendum a legion is reckoned at six thousand, ii. 378, 29: i. 68, 35.

Linked entry: ge-talian

be-fóran

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
be-fóran, l. be-foran, and add:

in the presence ofin front of an object a-head ofover againstbeforein advance of:into the presence ofbeforein advance

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In feccan beforan hine, Bl. H. 175, 2. Hé héht hié ealle þrý in beforan hine, 18. where something is put into position Hé þone ásette beforan ꝥ weofod. Gr. D. 51, 5. temporal, with dat.

rím

(n.)
Grammar
rím, es ; n.

Number

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Ic feówertig folce ðyssum wintra rímes wunade neáh forty years in number I dwelt near this folk, Ps. Th. 94, 10. Æfter rime fíf Moyses bóca juxta numerum librorum, Bd. 1, 1 ; S. 474, 1.

Andefera

(n.)
Grammar
Andefera, an; m.

ANDOVER, a market town in the north west of Hampshire built on the east bank of the river Ande or Antonoppidum in agro Hamtunensi

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ANDOVER, a market town in the north west of Hampshire built on the east bank of the river Ande or Anton; oppidum in agro Hamtunensi Hí ðá lǽddon Ánláf to Andeferan they then led Anlaf to Andover, Chr. 994; Th. 242, 27, col. 1; Th. 243, 26, col. 1, 12

sciftan

(v.)
Grammar
sciftan, p. te.
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Edg. ii. 7; Th. i. , 268, 15

Linked entry: scyftan

be-beódan

(v.)
Grammar
be-beódan, bi-beódan; part. be-beódende, he be-být; p. be-beád, pl. be-budon ; impert. be-beód ; pp. be-boden.

to give a by-command or a gentle commandto commandorderjuberepræciperemandareto offergive upcommendofferrecommendaremandareto announcenuntiarepronuntiare

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On hands ðíne ic, bebeóde gást mínne in manus tuas commendo spiritum meum, Ps. Spl. 30, 6 : Hy. 4, 5 ; Hy. Grn. ii. 283, 5 : Ps.

ge-hyld

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hyld, es; n.

Regardobservationkeepingconcealingobservantiacustodia

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Regard, observation, keeping, concealing; observantia, custodia In gehylde rihtra Eástrana in the keeping of right Easter, Bd. 2, 4; S. 505, 25. Ic wæs on ðínum gehylde begangen in observationibus tuis exercebor, Ps. Th. 76, 10.

Linked entry: ge-heald

CEÁS

(n.)
Grammar
CEÁS, e; f: es; n.

A quarrel, strifelis

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A quarrel, strife; lis Gif man mannan wǽpnum bebyreþ ðǽr ceás weorþ if a man supply another with weapons where there is strife, L. Ethb. 18; Th. i. 6, 19. On ceáse in strife, L. Alf. 18; Th. i. 48, 17.

Linked entry: or-ceás

ge-andettan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-andettan, -ondettan; p. te; pp. ed

To confessconfĭtēri

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C. 32; Th. ii. 354, 28 : L. Alf. pol. 14; Th. i. 70, 15, note 38. Gif he hine geandette if he confess himself, L. Alf. pol, 5; Th. i. 64, 22 : L. In. 71; Th. i. 148, 3, note 4

Linked entry: ge-ondettan

(n.)

hair

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Voc. ii. 16, 46. Perhaps we may compare here lee of threde, Prompt. Parv. 291, where the following note is given. 'Forty threads of hemp-yarn are termed in Norfolk a lea.

lah-riht

(n.)
Grammar
lah-riht, es; n.

Legal right

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I. P. 7; Th. ii. 312, 19. Gif hwá openne wiðercwyde ongeán lahriht Cristes oþþe cyninges gewyrce if any one act in open contradiction to the legal right of Crist or of the king, L. Eth. v. 31; Th. i. 312, 9