gúþ-fana
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a flag, pennon Hé (Constantine) mearcode on his gúðfanan hálig róde tácn, Hml. Th. ii. 304, 15. Gúðfanan gelea[fa]n wé beorað vexillum fidei ferimus, Ps Srt. ii. p. 203, 23.
gird
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H. 1, 11. a rod, staff Girde snace áwendre uiminis (Aaron's rod) ex colubro transfigurati, An. Ox. 156.
self-willes
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Gr. 38; Zup. 234, 19: ultro, Zup. 237, 2. of persons Drihten ðe on róde Selfwilles þrowode, H. R. 17, 21. Ealle hyra unlustas hí sceolon gebétan sylfwylles on ðyssum lífe, oððe unþances æfter ðyssum lífe, Homl.
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ge-horsian
To horse ⬩ to set or mount on a horse ⬩ to supply with a horse ⬩ equitem facere ⬩ equo instruere vel imponere
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Ælfréd æfter ðam gehorsodan [gehorsudan, col. 1; -sedum, 147, 3, col. 1; sedun, col. 2] here mid fyrde rád óþ Exancester Alfred with his force rode after the mounted army to Exeter, Chr. 877; Th. 146, 1, col. 3.
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gúþ-fana
A military standard, ensign, banner ⬩ signum vexillum
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Ðæt heofonlíce tácn ðære hálgan róde is úre gúþfana wið ðone gramlícan deófol the heavenly sign of the Holy Rood is our banner against the fierce devil, H. R. 105, 16: 52. Ða gúþfonan signa, Ors. 6, 4; Swt. 260, 1.
hand-seten
The setting of one's hand to a deed, etc., a signature, sign manual
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., a signature, sign manual Ðas trymeþ se forespecena kyng mid Cristes róde tácne and his weotena hondsetena his geofa thus the aforesaid king confirms his gifts with the sign of Christ's cross and the signature of his witan, Cod. Dipl.
of-áxian
To find out by asking ⬩ to learn
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Ðá sænde hé his móder tó Hierusalem, tó ðam ðæt hió ðǽr ofáxian scolde ða hálgan róde, 7, 4
ciric-weard
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Niman þá cyricwerdas (es, MS.) þá róde sumant editui crucem, Angl. xiii. 426, 870. Hé ábæd him ingang fram þám cyricweardum þæt him wǽre ágifen leáf him tó gebidenne ingressus ecclesiam a custodibus pettit, ut sibi licentiam concederetur orandi, Gr.
reliquias
Relics of saints
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Mid háligdóme of ðæs Hǽlendes róde ... and of Martines reliquium, Homl. Skt. i. 6, 74. Ofer his reliquias ðæt heofonleóht wæs scínende and deófolseóce æt his reliquium wǽron gelácnóde, Bd. 3, 11;S. 535, 6-8.
treówen
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On treówenre róde. Nicod. 34; Thw. 20, 6. Hyre goldfágan treówenan cuppan, Chart. Th. 536, 18. Wirce treówene earce fades arcam ligneam, Deut. 10, 1. Godu treówene and stǽnene, 4, 28. On treówenum fatum, Ex. 7, 19. Treówenu fatu mon weorþige.
ge-swebban
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</b> of the sleep of death, to cause to die, deprive of life :-- Crist wæs mid deáðe geswefod on þǽre róde Christus in mice dormivit, Ang. vii. 22, 215. þis mǽden inne læg on deáðe geswefod. of things, to calm, quiet Gelíþewǽhte, geswefede sopita
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ge-brǽdan
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Háligne líchaman on weófode róde gebrǽdne sacrum corpusculum in ara cruets torridum, Hy. S. 82, 13
réþe
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Mid róde tácn þá réðan (devils) áflían, Hml. S. 17, 145. Þám réþestum feóndum seuissimis, i. ferocissimis hostibus, An. Ox. 745. Add Stefn leás in woestern roeðe vox leonis in eremo rugientis, Mt. p. 9, 14. León and beran . . . þá réðan deór, Hml.
riht-ryne
A right course
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Oncerran ðisne swiftan rodor of his rihtryne 10, 41
sige-beác
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Æþelinges ( Christ ) ród, sigebeácen (cf. sige-beám, -bearn) sóð, Elen. Kmbl. 1772 ; El. 888. Be ðam sigebeácne ( the cross ), 336 ; El. 168. Sélest sigebeácna ( the cross ), 1946 ; El. 975. Sigebécn, sig*-*beácn tropea, signa, Txts. 103, 2043.
be-irnan
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Ðǽre sunnan geár is ꝥ heó beyrne þone zodiacum, 244, 20. to overrun, cover Drihtnes ród bið blóde beurnen, Wlfst. 183, 17. intrans. of move-ment Sum cild bearn under ánum hweóle, Hml.
æt-bredendlíc
Taking away ⬩ ablativus
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I rode from that city. I came from the king, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Som. 6, 27-32
up-áhefedness
Elevation ⬩ exaltation ⬩ exultation ⬩ arrogance, pride
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Elevation. literal Exaltatio sancte crucis, ðæt is on Engliscre sprǽce upáhefednyss ðære hálgan róde, for ðan ðe heó wæs áhafen on ðam dæge, Homl.
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smiðian
To make out of metal or wood, to fashion, forge ⬩ fabricare, cudere
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Hé hét smiðian of smǽtum golde áne lytle róde Homl. Th. ii. 304, 16. Smiðian on smǽtum golde ánre culiran an-lícnysse Homl. Skt. i. 3, 126. Smeoðed fabricata Hpt.
swegle
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Brightly, brilliantly, splendidly, in a physical sense Ðonne sió reáde ród ofer ealle swegle scíneþ on ðære sunnan gyld, Exon. Th. 68, 13; Crl. 1103.