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Medeshámstede

(n.)
Grammar
Medeshámstede, es; m.

Peterborough

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See also Cod. Dip. Kembl. vi. 312

ge-rif

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rif, es; n.
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A seizing, taking away, a catching-as of fish, also that which is caught; raptura, captura Án gerif fisca, oððe án snǽs fisca oððe óðra þinga one taking of fish, or one spear of fish, or of other things; una sorta, Mone A. 141; Recd. 37, 77; Wrt.

Linked entry: -rif

twi-snæcce

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-snæcce, -snæce, -snece; adj.
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See also Jamieson's Dictionary sneck.) v. next word

Linked entry: þri-snæcce

will-weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
will-weorþung, e; f.
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See also will), L. Edg. C. 16; Th. ii. 248, 3. See Gnnm. D. M. c. 20

beáh-gifa

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See also Coll. M. 22, 35 under beáh (3)) Ædelst. 2. Ꝥ him God forgyue . . . and eác swá his beáhgifan, ꝥ is se sélesða sinces brytta Ælfryd, Gr. D. 2, 14

bod

(n.)
Grammar
bod, es; n.

a commanda messagepreaching

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Add: also m. in North. and in cpd. ǽ-bod. a command Se forðmesta bod primum mandatum, Mk. L. 12, 30, 25, 39. Boda praecepta, 7, 7. Bodo mandata. Lk. L. 18, 20. a message :-- Burgwaras sendon bod (legationem) æfter him, Lk. L.

hege-stów

(n.)
Grammar
hege-stów, e; f.
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On ðá aldan hegestówe; and syððan á ondlang ðǽre ealdan hegestówe on ðone folchearpað, 393, 13. On ðá hegstówe; of ðǽre hegstówe, 77, 27. Ofer ðǽre strǽte in ðá hegestówe, 263, 25

Linked entry: heg-stów

waru

(n.)
Grammar
waru, e (but the declension seems partly u-stem) ; f.
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Þe wreche peoddare more noise he makeð to ȝeien his sope, þen a riche mercer al his deorewurðe ware, A. R. 66, 19. Ðe chapmen into Egipte ledden ðat ware, Gen. and Ex. 1990. O. Frs. were: Icel. vara; f. ]

LEÓF

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
LEÓF, adj.

LIEFdesirablepleasantacceptablelovedbeloveddeara friendloved one

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Wæs hé eallum his geférum leóf he was dear to all his companions, 213, 12: Cd. 4; Th. 5, 30; Gen. 79. Hé wæs leóf Gode, 130; Th. 165, 26; Gen. 2737.

Linked entry: leóf

be-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
be-weorpan, -wyrpan; ic -weorpe, ðú -wyrpst, he -weorpeþ, -wyrpþ, pl. -weorpaþ; p. -wearp, pl. -wurpon; pp. -worpen.
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He hæfþ us beworpen on ealra wíta mǽste he hath cast us down into the greatest of all torments, Cd. 21; Th. 25, 13; Gen. 393.

Linked entry: be-wyrpan

dem

(n.)
Grammar
dem, demm,es ; m.

mischief, harm, injury, loss, misfortunedamnum, mălum, noxa, injūria, detrīmentum, calămĭtas

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Ne wéne ic ðæt ǽnig man atellan mǽge ealne ðone dem ðe Rómánum gedón wearþ I do not think that any man can tell all the harm which was done to the Romans, Ors. 2, 8; Bos. 51, 28.

Linked entry: demm

hǽman

(v.)
Grammar
hǽman, p. de; pp. ed
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Alf. pol. 10; Th. i. 98, 9

nágan

(v.)
Grammar
nágan, = ne ágan.

not to havenot to be allowedought not

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Alf. 12; Th. i. 46, 13. On ða gerád ðæt hine náge nán man of tó áceápienne, Chart. Th. 151, 13. Ðæt hit náge nán man fram ðære stówe tó dǽlanne, 157, 6

ge-regnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-regnian, -rénian; p. ode; pp. od, ad
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Hwæðer him leófre wǽre ðe he hý ealle acwealde ðe hý libbende to bismre gerénian héte whether he would rather that he should kill them all or should order them to be put to shame while living, Ors. 3, 8 ; Bos. 63, 14.

ge-samnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-samnian, -somnian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed.
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to gather, collect; congrĕgāre, collĭgĕre Se áncenneda ealle gesamnaþ the only begotten one shall gather all, Soul Kmbl. 102; Seel. 51. Valentinianus gesamnode weorod Valentinian gathered an army, Chr. 380; Erl. 11, 4: Cd. 174; Th. 219, 9; Dan. 52.

Linked entries: samnian ge-somnian

ge-scildan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scildan, -scyldan; p. de; pp. ed
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He us gesceldeþ wiþ eallum feóndum he will shield us from all enemies, Blickl. Homl. 51, 14.

Linked entries: scildan ge-scyldan

ge-wanian

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

to lessendiminishto be wanting

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He his godcundnesse nán wiht ne gewanode he did not at all diminish his divinity, Blickl. Homl. 91, 9. Gewanude, Th. Chart. 203, 36. Gewonade, Exon. 44 a; Th. 148, 19; Gú. 747.

Linked entries: ge-wonian ge-wane

gódian

(v.)
Grammar
gódian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed.
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S. 11; Th. i. 382, 8. to do good, make good, improve, endow, enrich Mid eallum þingum gódode enriched [the place] with all things, Lchdm. iii. 438, 10: Chr. 963; Erl. 123, 28.

Linked entry: ge-gódian

sceanca

(n.)
Grammar
sceanca, an ; m.
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Alf. pol. 63; Th. i. 96, 16. Gif monnes sconca biþ of áslagen wið ðæt cneóu, 72 ; Th. i. 98, 19. Nim blæces hundes deádes ðone swýðran fótes sceancan (fótscancan, MS. B. ), Lchdm. i. 362, 27. Sconcan crura , Wrt. Voc. i. 65, 41. Scancan, ii. 17, 43.

Linked entry: sceonca

smeágung

(n.)
Grammar
smeágung, smeáwung, smeáung, sméung, smeáng, e ; f.

search, inquiry, investigation where something is lostinquiry carried on by the mind, inquiry, consideration, meditation, discussion, deliberation

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Ðá geseah se árleása áídlian his smeágunge then the impious king saw all his deliberation was of no avail, Homl. Skt. i. 4, 399. Smeáunga yfle cogitationes malae, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 15, 19. Smeáwunga 9, 4. Smeáwungas (smeóunge, Rush). Lk. Skt.

Linked entry: smeáung