CWÉN
a woman ⬩ femina ⬩ a wife ⬩ uxor ⬩ a king's or emperor's wife, a QUEEN, empress ⬩ regina, imperatrix, augusta
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Th. 1334; B. 665: Exon. 86a; Th. 324, 29 ; Wíd. 102 . Ofslóh ge ðone cyning, ge ða cwéne slew both the ting and the queen, Ors. 3, 11 ; Bos. 74, 4: Homl. Th. i. 438, 21: Exon. 90a; Th. 338, 22; Gn. Ex. 82 .
gehwǽr
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Th. i. 128, 12. of position Þá welmas þá þe beóþ gehwǽr geond þone líchoman, Lch. ii. 204, 14. somewhere Wæs eác eorðstynung on manegum stówum on Wygracestre and on Wíc and on Deórbý and elles gehwǽr ( in some other places ) and eác ꝥ wilde fýr on Deórbýscíre
ge-andweard
Present, in the presence
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Present, in the presence of a person Þás míne dohtor þe ic beforan ðé, Diana, geandweard (= geandweardod ?) hæbbe, Ap. Th. 24, 21
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ge-unnan
To give ⬩ grant ⬩ allow ⬩ concede ⬩ concedere ⬩ indulgere ⬩ permittere ⬩ largiri
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Ǽrðon me geunne éce dryhten, ðæt until to me shall grant the eternal Lord, that, Salm. Kmbl. 499; Sal. 250. Me geúðe ylda waldend, ðæt the Ruler of men granted me, that, Beo. Th. 3326; B. 1661.
fiscoþ
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Add: the action or practice of catching fish. Similar entries v. fiscnoþ; I Lǽrde hé þæt hí on fisceoðe (fiscaðe, v.l.) him andlyfne sóhton . . . Seó þeód þone cræft þæs fiscaðes ne cúðe, Bd. 4, 13; Sch. 420, 5-10. a place for fishing.
ge-myndig
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Wes þú mín gemyndig, 147, 36. Wes þú gemyndig manna bearna, Ps.
ge-gangan
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.), befall Gegangeð þám mannum . . . þæt heó ealle forbeornað, Wlfst. 206, 30: Vy. 10, 1. Ꝥ þǽm biscopum . . . gelíce gegange þǽm biscope þe Paulus geseah, Bl. H. 45, 4.
cyne-bearn
A kingly child, royal offspring ⬩ regius puer, regia proles
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A kingly child, royal offspring ; regius puer, regia proles Ne mihton oncnáwan ðæt cynebearn they might not acknowledge the royal child, Andr. Kmbl. 1131; An. 566. Wuldres cynebearn the royal child of glory, Menol.
BLEÁT
Wretched, miserable ⬩ miser, miserabilis ⬩ nudus ⬩ nudus ⬩ nudus ⬩ pauper, miser
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Wretched, miserable; miser, miserabilis Ǽnig ne wæs mon on moldan ðætte meahte bibúgan ðone bleátan drync deópan deáþwéges there was not any man on earth that could avoid the miserable drink of the deep death-cup, Exon. 47 a; Th. 161, 24; Gú. 963
hundred-gemót
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The assembly of the hundred [v. hundred] Séce man hundredgemót swá hit ǽr geset wæs and ðǽr beó on scirebisceop and se ealdorman let the hundredmoot be attended as was before appointed; and let the bishop of the shire and the alderman be there present
ǽ
A river ⬩ stream ⬩ rivus ⬩ torrens
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A river, stream; rivus, torrens On ðære ǽ ðú hý drencst thou shalt give them to drink of the stream; torrente potabis eos, Ps. Th. 35, 8
be-dícian
To REDIKE ⬩ to mound ⬩ to fortify with a mound ⬩ aggere munire
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To REDIKE, to mound, to fortify with a mound; aggere munire Bedícodon ða buruh útan they embanked the city without, Chr. 1016; Th. 280, 8, col. 1
forþ-geseón
To see forth, onward, or in front ⬩ provĭdēre
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To see forth, onward, or in front; provĭdēre Hí forþgesáwon lífes látþeów they saw the guide of life in front, Cd. 147; Th. 184, 7; Exod. 103
mægen-eácen
Endowed with strength ⬩ powerful
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Endowed with strength, powerful Móde mægen-eácen, Exon. 79 b; Th. 299, 7; Crä. 98. Mægeneácen folc ( the victorious Hebrews ), Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 35; Jud. 293
bi-leósan
To bereave, deprive ⬩ orbare, privare
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To bereave, deprive; orbare, privare Ðá afyrhted wearþ ár, elnes biloren then the messenger was affrighted, bereft of courage, Exon. 52 a; Th. 181, 30; Gú. 1301
weall-steall
A place where there are buildings
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A place where there are buildings Ðisne wealsteal this spot where the walls stand(cf. weallas stondaþ, 291, 3; Wand. 76), Exon. Th. 291, 26; Wand. 88
ellen-róf
Remarkably strong, powerful, daring, brave ⬩ rōbustus, strēnuus, fortis
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Ellenrófe weras the bold men, Exon. 106 b; Th. 405, 9; Rä. 23, 20: Cd. 94; Th. 122, 33 ; Gen. 2036: Andr. Kmbl. 2284; An. 1143
án-rǽd
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Hí wǽron swá ánrǽde on geleáfan þæt tintrega hí ne mihte fram Gode gebígan, Hml. Th. ii. 540, 21. Þone ánrǽdestan ( constantissimum ) andettere, Gr. D. 238, 22. Mid ðám ánrǽdystum mannum þe him mid fuhton, Hml.
ge-ǽnan
to unite oneself ⬩ join
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to unite oneself to, join with Be ðám þingum þe ðú mé ǽr sédest þat þú . . . for nánum þingum eft tó gecyrran nolde . . . ácsige ic þé hweðer þú áðer oððe for (fór, MS.) heora lufum, oððe for éniges þinges lufum hym eft tó geénan (géénan, MS.) wille,
éðel-mearc
One's country's boundary ⬩ patriæ līmes
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One's country's boundary; patriæ līmes Him ðá Abraham gewát of Egipta éðelmearce Abraham then departed from the Egyptians' country's boundary, Cd. 85; Th. 106, 9; Gen. 1768: 90; Th. 112, 22; Gen. 1874: 100; Th. 133, 8; Gen. 2207