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setl

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Among the cpds. dele burhgeat-, and add. 2 a. a seat that is the right of a member of an official society or body Gif ceorl geþeáh ꝥ hé hæfde setl and sundernote on cynges healle, Ll. Th. i. 190, 17. <b>I a.</b> add :-- Þǽr sǽton setla on

on-gildan

(v.)

to pay (a penally for), to be punished for (with gen. acc. of crime or clause)to payto give an offering, to offer

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to pay (a penally for), to be punished for (with gen. acc. of crime or clause) Banan heardlíce grimme ongildaþ, ðæs hié oft gilp brecaþ, Salm. Kmbl. 265; Sal. 132. Hé ðæs wraðe ongeald, Cd. Th. 111, 26; Gen. 1861: 253, 20; Dan. 598. Hú eall moncvn angeald

Linked entries: an-gildan on-gyldan

DRAGAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRAGAN, ic drage, ðú drægest, drægst, dræhst, he drægeþ, drægþ, dræhþ, pl. dragaþ; p. dróg, dróh, pl.drógon ; pp. dragen.

DRAG, drawtrahĕreTo draw oneself, to draw, gose conferre, ire

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v. a. To DRAG, draw; trahĕre Eall ðæt ða beón dragen toward ða dráne dragaþ fraward all that the bees draw towards them the drones draw from them, Chr. 1127; Th. 378, 24, 25. Simon Petrus dróg ðæt nett on eorþe Simon Petrus traxit rete in terram, Jn.

scín

(n.)
Grammar
scín, scinn, es; n.
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An extraordinary appearance, a deceptive appearance, a spectre, evil spirit, phantomTxts. 87, 1611. Scín portentum, Scín fantasma, i. nebulum (-am?), Wrt. Voc. ii. 37, 43: 95, 65: prestigiis, 79, 5. Bócstafa brego bregdeþ sóna feónd be ðam feaxe, lǽteþ

óga

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add: fear of a person, fear felt by that person Þá ásprang micel óga and gryre ofer ealle ðá ungeleáffullan, Hml. Th. i. 470, 8: 598, 28. fear of an object, fear caused by that object Ꝥ ne feóndes níþfulles óga þá gedéfan árǽre ne hostis invidi pavor

Linked entry: on-égan

geoc-led

(n.)
Grammar
geoc-led, geoc-let, geoc-leta
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a yokelet (an old Kentish name for a small farm, D.D.) Mediam partem unius mansiunculae, id est án geocled ubi ecgheannglond appellatur, Txts. 455, 4. Án ioclet, C. D. i. 249, 20. In loco ubi ab indegenis ab occidente Kasingburnan appellatur demediam

tawa

(n.)

an implement, a tool, an article for use in an employment.

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an implement, a tool, an article for use in an employment. (?)

here-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
here-mægen, es; n.

A warlike forcean armya hostmultitude

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A warlike force, an army, a host, multitude, Exon. 116b; Th. 447, 10; Dóm. 37: Andr. Kmbl. 1172; An. 586: 1456; An. 728: 2597; An. 1300: 3299; An. 1652: Elen. Kmbl. 339; El. 170

ǽg-hwǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽg-hwǽr, á-hwiér; adv. [á + ge + hwǽr].

everywhereubiquein every respectin every wayomnino

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everywhere; ubique God ǽghwǽr is eall, and náhwár todǽled God is everywhere all, and nowhere divided, Homl. Th. i. 286, 27. Hí ðá farende ǽghwǽr bodedon illi profecti prædicaverunt ubique, Mk. Bos. 16, 20. Ǽghwǽr sindon hiora gelícan they are everywhere

heorr

(n.)
Grammar
heorr, hior; m. f.

A hingecardinal pointcardo

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A hinge, cardinal point; cardo Ðeós heorr hic cardo, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 3; Som. 8, 61. Seó hior ðe eall gód on hwearfaþ the hinge on which all good turns, Bt. 34, 7, Fox 142, 35. Wæs ðæt beorhte bold tóbrocen swíðe heorras tóhlidene the splendid dwelling was

Linked entries: heorra hearr hior

Geóhel-dæg

Grammar
Geóhel-dæg, geóhhel-dæg, es; m.

Yule-day, a day at Yule-tide

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Yule-day, a day at Yule-tide On ðone forman dæig on geáre ðæt is on ðone ǽrestan geóheldæig eall cristen folc worðiaþ cristes acennednesse on the first day of the year, that is, on the first day of Yule all christian folk honour Christ&#39;s birth

tó-springan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-springan, p. -sprang, pl. -sprungon; pp. -sprungen

To spring asunderfly to piecesto crackburst open

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To spring asunder, fly to pieces, to crack, burst open Tó ðám handum ðæt flǽsc tóspringaþ for chapped hands, Lchdm. in. 114, 4. Se deófol wearp ǽnne stán to ðære bellan, ðæt heó eall tósprang the bell flew all to pieces, Homl. Th. ii. 156, 10. Hí becómon

a-spendan

(v.)
Grammar
a-spendan, p. de; pp. ed [a, spendan to spend]

To spend entirelyconsumesquanderto spendexpendlay outbestowdistributeconsumeredissipareexpenderesumptum facereerogareimpertiri

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To spend entirely, consume, squander, to spend, expend, lay out, bestow, distribute; consumere, dissipare, expendere, sumptum facere, erogare, impertiri Ðonne hys gestreón beóþ ðus eall aspended when his property is thus all entirely spent, Ors. 1, 1

Linked entry: spendan

for-bryttan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bryttan, -brittan; he -bryteþ, -brytt; p. -brytte; pp. -bryted, -bryt

To break in piecessmashbruisecrushconfringtĕrecontĕrĕreconquassāre

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To break in pieces, smash, bruise, crush; confringtĕre, contĕrĕre, conquassāre Tocwysed hreód he ne forbrytt arundĭnem quassātam non confringet. Mt. Bos. 12, 20. Moises forbrytte ðæt celf eall to duste Moyses vĭtŭlum contrīvit usque ad pulvĕrem, Ex.

Linked entry: for-brittan

dryhten

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Add: a lord Æþelstán cyning, eorla dryhten, Chr. 937; P. 106, 9. Drihtenna ł hláforda dominorum, Ps. L. 135, 3. the Deity Æt ðǽm uferran ende Dryhten hlinode, Past. 101, 20. Dryhtna Dryhten Deus deorum Dominus, Ps. Th. 49, 1. Godes, éces Drihtnes, Chr

ofer-flówendness

Grammar
ofer-flówendness, , , e; f.

Superfluity, exuberance

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Superfluity, exuberance Oferflówenes superfluitas, Wrt. Voc. i. 17, 9. Oferflówendnys affluentia, 41, 10. Eall hit byþ oferflówendnyss and ídel tóforan ðisum, R. Ben. 90, 5. Mid heora ouerflówednesse ne gedrífen ða gebróðru, 60, 17: 108, 5. Gif hit gelimpþ

cammoc

(n.)
Grammar
cammoc, cammuc, commuc, es; n. m? The cammoc, kex, an umbelliferous plant, brimstone wort, hog's fennel, cow weed, cow parsley. Kambuck is still a name of the kexes in Suffolk, Prior 36, 126; peucedănum officinale, = πευκεδανόν , n; πευκεδανός , f.
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sulphur wort, hog's fennel Ðás wyrte man peucedanum, and óðrum naman cammoc [cammuc MS. H.] nemneþ this wort is called peucedanum, and by another name cammoc, Herb. 96, 1; Lchdm. i. 208, 17. Wyrc gódne drenc, elenan iii snǽda, commuces viii make a good

Linked entry: commuc

ge-bledsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bledsian, p. ode; pp. od [ge-, bledsian to bless]

To blessbenedīcĕre

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To bless; benedīcĕre Gebledsod wearþ engla éðel the dwelling of the angels was blessed. Andr. Kmbl. 1048; An. 524: 1079; An. 540: 1873; An. 939: 3434; An. 1721

GADERIAN

(v.)
Grammar
GADERIAN, gadorigean, gadrian, gadrigean, gæderian, gædrian; to gaderigenne, gadrienne, gadrigenne; ic gaderie, gaderige, gadrige, ðú gaderast, gadrast, he gaderaþ, gadraþ, pl. gaderiaþ, gadriaþ; p. gaderode; pp. gaderod

To GATHERgather togethercollectstore uplĕgerecollĭgĕrecongrĕgāre

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To GATHER, gather together, collect, store up; lĕgere, collĭgĕre, congrĕgāre Næs nán heáfodman ðæt fyrde gaderian wolde there was not a chief man who would gather together a force, Chr. 1010; Erl. 144, 10. Ðá án ongann folc gadorigean then one began

wícnere

(n.)
Grammar
wícnere, es; m.
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An officer, a minister, steward, manager Wícnere dispensator, Hpt. Gl. 453, 47, Be ðam men ðe ðone wífman fram his hláforde áspaneþ, ðe his wícnere (villicus ) bið, L. Ecg. P. ii. 14, tit.; Th. ii. 180, 25. Hé clipode him tó his yldestan geréfan ( servum

Linked entry: wícnung