Æðelbryht
Ethelbert king of Kent ⬩ Ethelbert the second ⬩ Æthelbryhtus
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D. 855, ðá féngon Æðelwulfes ii suna to ríce; Æðelbald to Westseaxna ríce; and Æðelbryht to Cantwara ríce, and to Eástseaxena rice, and to Súþrigean, and to Súþseaxena ríce then, A.D. 855, Æthelwulf's two sons succeeded to the kingdom; Æthelbald to the
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be-fæstan
to fix, ⬩ to place in security ⬩ to fix in the mind ⬩ implant ⬩ to fix by promise or agreement ⬩ to pledge ⬩ to commit ⬩ to commit to a person's charge ⬩ to commit to a place ⬩ to set ⬩ betake to an occupation ⬩ to commend ⬩ recommend, ⬩ to make acceptable ⬩ to trust
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D. 154, 23. to set, betake to an occupation His dohtor befæste se fæder tó láre, ꝥ heó on woruldwýsdóme wǽre getogen, Hml.
ymb-sceáwian
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to look round, to behold Ymbsceáwade (-sceówade, Rush.) tó geseánne hiá circumspiciebat uidere eam Mk. Skt. Lind. 5, 32. Ymbsceáwde (-sceówadun, Rush.) hiá circumspiciens eos 3, 5. Ymbsceáude (-sceówade, Rush.) hine intuitus eum, Jn. Skt.
heals-fang
'The sum every man sentenced to the pillory would have had to pay to save him from that punishment had it been in use.' ⬩ embracing ⬩ to embrace
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A term occurring in the laws which Thorpe thus defines: 'The sum every man sentenced to the pillory would have had to pay to save him from that punishment had it been in use.'
ge-tellan
To tell ⬩ number ⬩ reckon ⬩ esteem ⬩ consider ⬩ ascribe ⬩ assign ⬩ numerare ⬩ computare ⬩ reputare ⬩ comparare ⬩ dinumerare
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Ðonne biþ he geteald to ðære fýrenan eá then shall he be assigned to the fiery river, Blickl. Homl. 43, 24. Ðæt hí hiora ágnum godum getealde wǽron that they might be ascribed to their own gods, Ors. 1, 5; Bos. 28, 27.
Linked entry: ge-talian
treówsian
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Eth. v. 6; Th. i. 306, 7: vi. 3; Th. i. 314, 25. to prove one's self to be true, to clear one's self from a charge of untrue conduct Gif hé hine trýwsian wylle, ðaet hé tó ðære lǽne fácn ne wiste, ðæt hé mót, L. Alf. pol. 19; Th. i. 74, 7 note
Linked entry: trýwsian
ge-sendan
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Add: I. the object a living creature. to cause to go on an errand, for a purpose, to a place, dispatch Ðú mec gesendes, Jn. L. 17, 8. Ne gesende God sunu his in middangeard ꝥte gedoemde middangeard, 3, 17.
ægnian
To frighten ⬩ vex ⬩ terrere ⬩ tribulare
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To frighten, vex; terrere, tribulare Ægnian mid yrmþum to frighten with misery, Cd. 156; Th. 194, 23; Exod. 265
a-fétigan
to beat with the feet ⬩ to praise ⬩ applaud ⬩ plaudere
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to beat with the feet, to praise, applaud; plaudere Ic afétige plaudo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 28
fá-lǽcan
to be at deadly enmity, to be at feud
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to be at deadly enmity, to be at feud, L. Ath. i. 20; Th. i. 210, 10, MS. L
hund-wealh
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A servant to attend to dogs Hundwæalh canum servitor, Æltc. Gl. 8; Som. 56, 110; Wrt. Voc. 18, 58
pillan
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to peel (of skin) Ðis lácecræft sceal tó ðan handan ðe ðæt fell of pyleþ, Lchdm. iii. 114, 13. (?)
bi-gangan
to go round, go to, attend, commit, practise, exercise, worship ⬩ exercere, incumbere, colere
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to go round, go to, attend, commit, practise, exercise, worship; exercere, incumbere, colere,Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 33
sídian
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To make or to become wide, ample (síd) Sídaþ, Exon. Th. 354, 53 ; Reim. 65. v. be-sídian ; sídung
twi-híwian
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To assume two shapes, to dissimulate Oððe hé nát oððe hé twyhíwaþ aut ignorat, aut dissimulat, Scint. 44, 8
wróht-scipe
Crime
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Crime Hí sóhton weras tó weorce (the building of Babel) and tó wróhtscipe, Cd. Th. 100, 31; Gen. 1672
be-lǽþed
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Substitute: be-lǽþan to make detestable Eów þe taliaþ biter ðing tó swéte and swéte belǽþað, Wlfst. 47, 7
beorhtnian
to glorify
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to make bright, to glorify Ic berhtnade clarificaui, Jn. L. R. 12, 28. Ic ðec bertnade, R. 17, 4
ge-bígan
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To crown Hié þá swá sigebeorhte and swá gebégde mid mycelre blisse tó hám fóran, Bl. H. 203, 30
ge-talian
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Add: to account, consider to be so and so Hé bið untwýlíce mynetcýpa getalod, Hml. Th. i. 412, 16