lǽn-land
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Þonne is þæs londes þridde half híd þe Óswold selð Cynelme his þegne tó bóclonde, swá hé hit him ǽr hæfde tó forlǽten tó lǽnlonde, Cht. E. 208, 11. Add
slíþ-heard
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With baleful hand, animal, with fell paw Bera bið slíþhende deór (see Mod. Lang. Rev. xv. 70), Gn. Ex. 177
ge-mót
A meeting, coming together, MOOT, assembly, council ⬩ conventus, congregatio, concursus ⬩ Concĭlium, Conventus, Synŏdus, Synŏdāle concĭliābŭlum,
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It is probable that even in strictly ecclesiastical synods, the king had a presidency at least, as head of the church in his dominions, Cod. Dipl. 116; A. D. 767; Kmbl. i. 142, 143.
Linked entry: ge-mét
hring-sele
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A hall in which rings are distributed or stored up, Beo. Th. 4024; B. 2010 [Hrothgar's palace]: 6008; B. 3053 [the cavern where the dragon guarded the treasure]: 5672; B. 2840
mis-efesian
to cut the hair improperly
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to cut the hair improperly (of the tonsure) Wé lǽraþ, ðæt ǽnig gehádod man his sceare ne helige, ne hine misefesian ne lǽte, L. Edg. C. 47; Th. ii. 254, 13
ge-híran
To hear ⬩ exaudire
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Ðys is gebed, and ná hǽs this is a prayer, and not a command, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 52
stræc-líc
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Rigorous, strict, severe Gif hié ne beóþ gebundne mid stræclíce láreówdóme si hanc districtionis severitas non coarctat, Past. 17, 9 ; Swt. 123, 17. Streclícere hǽse rigido imperio, Hpt. Gl. 437, 4
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spær-hende
Of sparing hand ⬩ frugal ⬩ sparing ⬩ prodigus
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Of sparing hand, frugal, sparing Spærhende frugi vel parcus, Wrt. Voc. i. 76, 6. Uncystig oþþe spærhynde (-hende) frugi, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 78; Zup. 74, 12. Spærhynde parcus, Germ. 392, 66
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hæftnung
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Hæf-nunge, 84, 2. Ic sende ofer eów . . . hæftnunge: þæt is . . . man sceal þá geoguðe lǽdan gehæft heánlíce mid heardum bendum Wlfst. 295, 14. Add: —
ile
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Ila, lxxiv. 23. hard skin Ile callus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 51. Wearras, ilas callos, 13, 48
on-wæcenness
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Excitement, excitation Hé sóhte dǽdbóte and inbryrdnesse wóp, tó ðon ꝥ þurh þá onwæcenesse his mód áburne fletum compunctionis inquirebat; quatenus per haec excitata mens ejus inardesceret, Gr. D. 337, 37
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weax-æppel
A wax apple, a ball of wax
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A wax apple, a ball of wax Se Pater Noster mæg ána ealla gesceafta on his ðære swíðran hand on ánes weaxæpples onlícnisse geðýn and gewringan, Salm. Kmbl. p. 150, 33
a-fyrran
To remove ⬩ take away ⬩ expel ⬩ deliver ⬩ amovere ⬩ avertere ⬩ elongare ⬩ auferre ⬩ eripere
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He hæfde feóndas afyrde he had the fiends expelled, 43 b; Th. 147, 1; Gú. 720
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Cwichelmes hlǽw
CUCKHAMSLEY hill or Cuchinslow, Berkshire, a large barrow on a wide plain overlooking White Horse Vale ⬩ Cwichelmi agger in agro Berchensi
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gesóhton, ðæt hí nǽfre to sǽ gangan [gangen MS.] ne sceoldan they went to Wallingford, and burned it all down; and were then one night at Cholsey, and then went along Ashdown to Cuckhamsley hill, and there tarried out of threatening vaunt, because it had
DELFAN
To dig, dig out, DELVE ⬩ fŏdĕre, effŏdĕre
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Gif se delfere ða eorþan nó ne dulfe if the digger had not dug the earth, 40, 6; Fox. 242, 7
fleótan
To FLOAT ⬩ swim ⬩ fluctuāre ⬩ nătāre ⬩ nāvĭgāre
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To FLOAT, swim; fluctuāre, nătāre, nāvĭgāre Ðæt scip sceal fleótan mid ðý streáme the ship must float with the stream, Past. 58; Hat. MS. Nó he fram me flódýðum feor fleótan meahte he could not float far from me on the waves, Beo. Th. 1089; B. 542.
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heord-rǽden
Guard ⬩ guardianship ⬩ care ⬩ keeping
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Gehwilc hæbbe him betǽhtne engel tó hyrdrǽdene each has an angel assigned to him as guard, i. 516, 32. Se stæf getácnaþ gýmene and hyrdrǽdene the staff indicates care and guardianship, ii. 280, 35. Tó heordrædene ad custodiam, Hymn. Surt. 11, 27.
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hyge-leást
Thoughtlessness ⬩ foolishness ⬩ folly ⬩ heedlessness
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Englas wǽron befeallene on ða hátan hell þurh hygeleáste and þurh ofermétto angels had fallen into the hot hell through folly and through pride, Cd. 18; Th. 21, 29; Gen. 331.
innera
Inner ⬩ interior
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Ðeáh hé mé ðara úterrena gewinna gefreóde ðeáh winnaþ wið mé ða inran unrihtlustas though he has freed me from outward struggles, yet the inner lusts strive with me, Ps. Th. 15, 7.
neádunga (-inga)
Forcibly ⬩ not willingly ⬩ under compulsion ⬩ of necessity
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Forcibly, not willingly, under compulsion, of necessity Hé nolde niman mancyn neádunga of ðam deófle búton hé hit forwyrhte he would not have taken mankind by force from the devil, unless he had forfeited it, Homl. Th. i. 216, 5.