full
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Gif nán wuht wana nǽre, þonne nǽre nán wuht full; for þý biþ ǽnig full þing þe sum þing biþ wana, and for þý biþ ǽnig þing wana ðe sum biþ full; ǽlc þing biþ fullost on his ágenum earda omne enim, quod imperfectum esse dicitur, id imminutione perfecti
wer-gild
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The two young princes Æþelred and Æþelbriht were slain by Thunor, and to their sister eighty hides of land was given as wergild, Lchdm. iii. 424-6. In the war between Ecgfriþ and Æþelred the former's brother was slain.
geond-geótan
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Hé wæs geondgoten mid þæs swátes dropum he was bathed in perspiration, Hml. S. 23 b, 233. Þá wearð heó eall mid teárum geondgoten she was bathed in tears, 33, 234. <b>I a.
hám-weard
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Se cyng þá hámweard gewende, Chr. 1095; P. 231, 24. towards one's native country, on the way home.
Cwénas
The Quaines
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The Quaines sometimes make war on the Northmen over the waste; sometimes the Northmen on them; and there are very large fresh lakes beyond the wastes; and the Quaines carry their boats over land into the lakes, and thence make war on the Northmen.
Linked entry: Cwén-sǽ
witan
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Add Hwylc man is þe his gewit wát. . . quis si sanum sapiat, Gr. D. 321, 14. Wíf ic lǽrde ꝥ hié heora weras lufedan and him ege tó wíston, Bl. H. 185, 23.
same
Similarly, in the same way
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Similarly, in the same way. Swá same And eft Lǽdenware swá same wendon ealla on hiora ágen geþeóde and again the Romans in the same way translated all into their own language, Past. pref. ; Swt. 6, 3.
tó-weard
Toward ⬩ in the direction of
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Crist wæs tóweard ðære róde gelǽd, Btwk. 214, 27. following the governed word Hé eów onet tóweard mors propinquat, Met. 27, 8. where tó precedes and weard follows (cf. to God ward, to us ward in A. V.) Hé hine bær tó mynstre weard, Homl.
byrgen
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[v. sáwel-sceát], was made to the church where the interment took place, and a legacy was also expected.
sorh
care ⬩ anxiety ⬩ sorrow ⬩ grief ⬩ affliction ⬩ trouble ⬩ sorrow, care ⬩ cura, solicitudo, angor, moeror, labor ⬩ care, sorrow
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Wát se ðe cunnaþ, hú slíþen biþ sorg tó geféran, Exon. Th. 288, 13; Wand. 30: 288, 30; Wand. 39. Mec sorg bicwom . . . ic bihlyhhan ne þearf siðfæt ðisne, 273, 33; Jul. 525. Ðæt wæs Satane sár tó geþolienne, micel módes sorg, Andr.
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ágenung
An OWNING ⬩ a possessing ⬩ possession ⬩ ownership ⬩ claiming as one's own ⬩ power or dominion over anything ⬩ possessio ⬩ dominium
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OWNING, a possessing, possession, ownership, claiming as one's own, power or dominion over anything; possessio, dominium Gif getrýwe gewitnes him to ágenunge rýmþ; forðam ágnung biþ nér ðam ðe hæfþ, ðonne ðam ðe æfter-sprecþ if a true witness make way
Bederices weorþ
Bederic's worth or town ⬩ Eádmundes burh ⬩ St. Edmund's bury
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Bederic's worth or town, so called because the manor formerly belonged to Bederic, who bequeathed it to Edmund the king and martyr, hence it was subsequently called Eádmundes burh, St. Edmund's bury On Bedericeswyrþe at Bedericsworth, Will 23 ; Th.
CYCENE
A kitchen ⬩ coquīna, culīna
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Ðæt seó cycene [MS. kycene] eal forburne that the kitchen was all burning, Homl. Th. ii. 166, 5, 11. Wurpon hí ða anlícnysse inn to heora cycenan [MS. kycenan] they cast the image into their kitchen, ii. 166, 3.
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lícham-
Bodily
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Bodily, in the body Ðeáh ðe hé líchamlíce on heora slege andwerd nǽre though he was not present in the body at their slaughter, Homl. Th. i. 82, 33. Líchamlíce corporaliter, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Sam. 41, 6.
ge-efenlǽcan
To be like ⬩ equal ⬩ to imitate ⬩ æquāre ⬩ assĭmĭlāri ⬩ imĭtāri
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Spl. 88, 7 : Wanl. catal. 5, 1. Ongann Augustinus mid his munecum to geefenlǽcenne ðæra apostola líf Augustine with his monks began to imitate the life of the apostles, Homl. Th. ii. 128, 32.
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ge-frægen
Heard of ⬩ known
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Heard of, known Egsa mára, ðonne from frumgesceape gefrægen wurde ǽfre on eorðan greater terror than was ever heard of on earth since the creation, Exon. 20 a; Th. 52, 28; Cri. 840.
ge-sceón
To happen, come upon ⬩ accidere, contingere
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Egyptum wearþ ðæs dægweorces deóp leán gesceód to the Egyptians for that day's work a deep requital was given, Cd. 167; Th. 209, 29; Ex. 506
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síþlíce
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Næs Petrus gewunod tó nánre wǽpnunge ac ðǽr wǽron twá swurd síþ*-*líce gebrohte Peter was not accustomed to arms, but two swords had lately (?) been brought there, 248, 4
un-mǽþlíce
immoderately ⬩ out of measure ⬩ inhumanely
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immoderately, out of measure Seó wydewe mænigfealde sceattas hyre unmǽðlíce beád ( was immoderate in her offers ), Homl. Skt. i. 2, 147. Hé hét ðone bisceop unscrýdan and unmǽðlíce ( or II) swingan, ii. 29, 231. inhumanely.
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ge-hýdan
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eálond sum eágum wlíten, and bonne gehýdað heáhstefn scipu tó þám unlonde (the whale) oncyrrápum, . . . and þonne in þæt églond úp gewítað (cf. an ealond he (the sailors) wenen it (the whale) is, . . . sipes on festen and alle up gangen, Misc. 17, 533), Wal