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hærfest

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Syþþan (after All Saints' day) wintres dæg on syx nihtum genimð hærfest mid herige six days after Lammas autumn comes . . . six days after All . Saints' day winter time captures autumn, Men. 140-204] :-- Tó hærfestes emnihte, Chr. 1048; P. 174, 21.

wuldor-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
wuldor-fæst, adj.

Glorious

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His ða wuldorfæstan onsýne, 103, 29. Ða wuldorfæstan Godes weorc, Homl. Skt. ii. 23b, 11. Wuldorfæstan wíc (heaven), Cd. Th. 2, 30; Gen. 27

tela

(adv.)
Grammar
tela, teala, teola, telo, tiolo; adv.

Well.well, rightly, aright, correctlywell, perfectly, completely, thoroughly, certainlywell, prosperously, happilywell, in a beneficial or pleasant mannermarking degree, very, to a great extentas an exclamation, well, good

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Hé hét ðæt teala wunian éce, 77, 68. Æfter ðæm Cartainenses wunnon on.

mór-land

(n.)
Grammar
mór-land, es; n.

Moor-landwild hilly country

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He wunede on ðám mórlandum ( in montanis), Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 33. Se ǽresta láreów on ðám mórlandum ða ðe syndon tó norþdǽle Pehta ríces primus doctor transmontanis Pictis ad aquilonem, 5, 9; B. 622, 40. Ofer alle mórlonda super omnia montana, Lk.

scip-gebroc

(n.)
Grammar
scip-gebroc, es; n.
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Shipwreck Ðæt hié æfter ðæm scipgebroce him ða sǽ ondrǽden ut mare post naufragium metuant, Past. 52, 1; Swt. 403, 12.

þæge

(pronoun.)
Grammar
þæge, þage; pron. pl.
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Saga mé, hwæt hátton ðage? Salm. Kmbl. p. 180, 1

Linked entry: þage

friþiend

(n.)
Grammar
friþiend, friþigend, es; m.
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Uton lufian úre cyrican, for ðám heó bið úre friðiend and werigend wið þæt micele fýr on dómes dæg, Wlfst. 239, 7. v. ge-friþi(g)end

ge-wícian

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

To dwelllodgeencamphospitarecastra metari

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Se wilda fugel hús getimbreþ and gewícaþ ðǽr the wild bird builds a house and dwells there, Exon. 58 b; Th. 212, 1; Ph. 203. Ðonne gewíceaþ faroþ-lácende on ðam eálonde then the seafarers camp on that island, 96 b; Th. 361, 13; Wal. 19.

stóc-líf

(n.)
Grammar
stóc-líf, es ; n.
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Se mæg gedón ðæt ic sóftor eardian ǽgðer ge on ðisum lǽnan stóclífe (cf.

Linked entry: stóc

þennan

(v.)
Grammar
þennan, þenian; p. þenede.
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Gothic) Ðæt geswinc his sýðfætes ne understandende mid hrædestan ryne þenigende arn ( he exerted himself in running ), for ðam ðe hé gewilnode hine geðeódan ðam ðe ðǽr fleáh, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 186

Linked entries: þænnan þenian

swerian

(v.)
Grammar
swerian, p. swór (but a weak swerede occurs; cf.
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Begite hé ðara .v. .i. ðæt him mid swerige, ðæt . . ., i. 9; Th. i. 204, 11. Swerian (cf. gif hí ðone áð syllan ne durren, 394. 3) hí, ðæt him nǽfre áð ne burste, L. C.

Linked entry: fore-swerian

scíma

(n.)
Grammar
scíma, an; m.
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Ðá gesundrode Waldend sceade wið scíman, 8, 22; Gen. 128. Se móna gehrán mid his scíman (splendore) ðǽm treówum ufeweardum, Nar. 30, 7. God hira mód onliéht mid ðæm scíman (radio) his giefe, Past. 35, 4; Swt. 243, 21: 48; Swt. 369, 16.

Linked entry: scímian

ÆLMESSE

(n.)
Grammar
ÆLMESSE, ælmysse, an ; f.

ALMSalmsgivingeleemosyna

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ALMS, almsgiving; eleemosyna Ðæt ofer sí and to láfe sellaþ ælmessan quod superest date eleemosynam, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 30.

Linked entries: ælmes ælmysse

weard

(n.)
Grammar
weard, es; m.

a guard, warder, watchman, sentinel a guardian, protector, lord

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a guard, warder, watchman, sentinel Ðara wearda sum geseah ðæt of heofonum com án læs feówertig wuldorbeága . . . ðá gecerde se weard tó Criste, Shrn. 62, 5-8. Weard Scyldinga, se ðe holmclifu healdan scolde, Beo. Th. 464; B. 229: Ps. 126, 2.

weorold-wlencu

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-wlencu, (-o); indecl.: -wlenc; e; f.
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Ða mon sceal swá micle má hátan ðonne biddan suá man ongiet ðæt hié for ðissum woruldwlencum (worldwlencium, Cott.

hreówsung

(n.)
Grammar
hreówsung, e; f.

Sorrowingsorrowpenitencerepentance

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Se apostol bebeád ðæt hí þrítig daga be hreówsunge dǽdbétende Gode geoffrodon the apostle ordered that they for thirty days with penitence should offer to God doing penance, Homl. Th. i. 68, 17.

éðel-land

(n.)
Grammar
éðel-land, -lond, es; n.

A native land, a countrypatria, terra

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On éðelland ðǽr Salem stód into the country where Salem stood, 174; Th. 218, 15; Dan. 39. Séceþ eádig éðellond seeks [its] happy native land, Exon. 59b; Th. 217, 12; Ph. 279: 42 a; Th. 141, 17; Gú. 628

emb-feran

(v.)
Grammar
emb-feran, p. -ferde; pp, -fered

To go round, surroundcircuīre

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To go round, surround; circuīre Híg geond feówertig daga embferdon ðone eard they went round the country for forty days, Num. 13, 26

ge-mét

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mét, es; n.

A meeting, assemblyconventus

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A meeting, assembly; conventus Hí hæfdon ǽlce dæge heora witena gemét they had their meeting of counsellors every day, Jud. Thw. 161, 31

sealt-leáh

(n.)
Grammar
sealt-leáh, gen. -leáge; f.
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A salt lea; hence Saltley Of ðan swínhagan ðæt on sealtleáge; and of sealtleáge in ðone hyrstgeard, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 400, 1