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freca

(n.)
Grammar
freca, an; m. [frec bold]

A bold manwarriorherobellātorhērosἥρως

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A bold man, warrior, hero; bellātor, hēros = ἥρως Geféng fetelhilt freca Scyldinga the Scyldings' warrior seized the belted hilt, Beo. Th. 3131; B. 1563: Andr. Kmbl. 2328; An. 1165.

Linked entries: gúþ-freca hild-freca

be-sceáwian

(v.)

to contemplatebeholdto considerto see about take care of

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Th. ii. 226, 34. to see about, take care of: Hálige fatu besceáwige vasa sacrata conspiciat, R. Ben. 1. 62, 2. Besceáwige praevideat, R. Ben. 89, 17

of-stingan

(v.)

to wound or kill by a thrust, to stab, pierce

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hiene (the elephant) on ðone nafelan ofstang, 4, 1; Swt. 156, II. (Pilate) hiene selfne ofstong sua se transverberans manu, 6, 3; Swt. 258, 10: Shrn. 33, 5. wolde ofstingan Eádwine, ac ofstang Lillan his þegn.

Linked entry: of-stician

ge-þeódan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þeódan, he -þeót; p. -þeódde; pp. -þeóded, -þeód

To joinconnectuniteassociateapplyadjusttranslatejungĕreadjungĕreconjungĕrecōpŭlāresŏciāreaptāre

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He hét ðisne regul of læden-gereorde on englisc geþeódan he ordered to translate this rule from Latin into English, Lchdm. iii. 440, 28

sunor

(n.)
Grammar
sunor, (-er), e; f. A herd of swine, a sounder ('That men calleth a trip of a tame swyn is called of wylde swyn a soundre; that is to say, ȝif ther be passyd v. or vi. togedres.'—Halliwell's Dict.)
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Wæs unfeor suner swína (suner berga, Lind. grex porcorum) etende. Ða deóful bédun hinae: 'send úsic in ðás sunrae (suner, Lind. gregem ) swína.' . . . Eode all siu suner niþerweardes in sae, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 8, 30-32. Sunor . . . ðæt sunor, Lk. Skt. Lind

Linked entry: suner

lust

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sægde hire his lust and willan, ꝥ his lufu wǽre ꝥ þá stówe neósode, Bd. 5, 19; Sch. 657, 13. <b>III a.</b> (one's) desire or wish :-- wénþ gif ðonne lust begite if he get his desire, Bt. 34, 7 ; F. 144, 4.

entisc

(adj.)
Grammar
entisc, belonging to or

made by a giant, giant gĭgantēus

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made by a giant, giant; gĭgantēus Lét entiscne helm brecan he caused the giant helmet to break, Beo. Th. 5951; B. 2979

Linked entry: eótenisc

ge-hergian

(v.)
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sealde þæt feoh for gehergodum mannum, and þá þe on hæftnédum wǽron, Hml. S. 31, 1292. Álése æt óðrum mannum heora þeówan and húru earme gehergode men, Ll. Th. ii. 282, 15. Swilce hit gehergode hæftlingas wǽron quasi captivus gladio .

un-scrýdan

(v.)
Grammar
un-scrýdan, p. de

To undressstripdivest

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Hine man sóna unscrýde and ða reáf nime ðe ǽr notode mox exuatur rebus propriis quibus vestitus est, R. Ben. 101, 22. hét hine unscrýdan, Hontl. Th. i. 432, 3: 424, 12. Gif hwá his líc forstǽle, nolde hine unscrýdan, 220, 8.

mid

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þæt heáfod hét Iuliuse onsendan and his hring mid, Ors. 5, 12 ; S. 242, 18 : 6, 17; S. 270, 23. Cwóman mysce manige, mid wǽrun gnættas, Ps. Th. 104, 27.

ge-wissian

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

To make or cause to knowto instructinformdirectcommandgoverndocereedocereregerepræciperedirigere

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Se wítega hine gewissode ðæt he cúðe gelýfan the prophet directed so that he was able to believe, 70, 444. Ðú gewissa ða sacerdas tu præcipe sacerdotibus, Jos. 3, 8.

Linked entry: wísian

ge-æmtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-æmtian, l. ge-ǽmtian,

to empty, remove the material contained in somethingto freegive leisure toto free oneselfto be disengaged to makeget timedevote oneself

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S. 21, 280. to free a person from occupation, give leisure to a person for a purpose gyrnde ꝥ wǽre geǽmtigod tó his gebede vacare oratione concupiscens Gr. D. 290, 16.

gearcian

(v.)
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Gearcode his fare and tó Englelande cóm, Chr. 1091 ; P. 226, 28. Hí gearcodon hí sylfe tó wíge, Hml. A. 104, 68, 75. Gearciað þá þing þe eów gewunelice synd tó bebyrigunge, Hml. S. 3, 579. hét gearcian tó heora gyftum mænigfealde mǽrða, Hml.

Crúland

(n.)
Grammar
Crúland, Crúwland, es; n. [Interprete Ingulpho crūda et cænosa terra,
  • Gib. Chr. explicatio, p. 22, col. 1
]

CROWLAND or CROYLANDLincolnshire loci nomen in agro Lincolniensi

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Hér wæs Walþeóf eorl beheáfdod on Wincestre, and his líc wearþ gelǽd to Crúlande, and he ðǽr is bebyrged in this year [A.

Linked entries: Gúþ-lác Crúwland

ang-mód

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Ne beó dréfende ne angmód (ancg-, v. l.) non sit turbulentus et anxius, R. Ben. 120, 12. Wurdon heora eágan áfyllede mid teárum and angmóde geómrodon ealle heora heortan, Hml. S. 23, 244. Add

COLT

(n.)
Grammar
COLT, es; m.

A COLT pullus

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A COLT; pullus He asyndrode þrítig gefolra olfendmyrena mid heora coltum, and twentig assmyrena mid heora coltum [MS. coltun] separavit camelos fætas cum pullis suis triginta, et asinas viginti et pullos earum Gen. 32, 15

tó-middes

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
tó-middes, prep. (adv.)

in the midst of,amidst,into the midst ofin the midst of,in the middle ofinto the midst of

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Ðǽr ic beó tómiddes heora, L. E.

Linked entries: middes

un-tela

(adv.)
Grammar
un-tela, adv. (but in some cases it seems a noun?)

Not wellillbadly

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Þeáh hine hwá áhsode, for hwí swá dyde, ðonne ne mihte hit ná gereccan, ne geþafa beón nolde, ðæt untela dyde requiretur delictum ejus, nec invenietur, Ps. Th. 9, 35.

éce

(adv.)
Grammar
éce, adv.

Ever, evermore, eternally, perpetually in æternum, semper, contĭnuo, perpĕtuo

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Ðǽr is help gelong éce to ealdre there is our help for evermore at hand. Exon. 75 a; Th. 281, 14; Jul. 646. Wunaþ symble éce mănet in sēcŭlum sēcŭli, Ps. Th. 110, 2. Wunaþéce forþ mănet in sēcŭlum sēcŭli, Ps. Th. 118, 90

ge-timbran

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hét gefaran þá burg æt Tofeceastre and hié getimbran (cf. mon worhte þá burg æt Tofeceastre mid stánwealle, 102, 29), 921; P. 101, 2.