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á-drífan

to drive, cause to move (with violence) ⬩ to drive off, drive away ⬩ expellere, repudiare

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Gif man folan of ádrífe, Ll. Th. i. 72, 1. Ðæt hé ðæt deófol of men ádrífe, Bl. H. 43, 23. Hí woldon heora kynehláford of his cyneríce ádrífan, Chr. 1075; P. 211, 20: Sat. 174.

hǽðen

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
hǽðen, adj.

HEATHEN, pagan, gentile ⬩ a heathen ⬩ a heathen, gentile woman ⬩ ethnicus, gentilis, paganus, samaritanus ⬩ a heathen

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HEATHEN, pagan, gentile; and subst. a heathen Twá folc ðæt is Iudéisc and hǽðen two peoples, that is Jew and gentile, Homl. Th. i. 206, 32. Ðes wæs hǽðen hic erat samaritanus, Lk. Skt. Rush. 17, 16.

onettan

(v.)
Grammar
onettan, p. te.

to hasten, move rapidly ⬩ to make a quick movement, to anticipate ⬩ to be quick in one's movements or actions, be active, quick or busy

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Wið ðæs fæstengeates folc onette, Judth. Thw. 23, 39; Jud. 162. Ðá onette Abrahames mǽg tó ðam fæstenne. Cd. Th. 153, 3; Gen. 2533. Éfste ðá swíðe and onette forþ foldwege, 174, 3; Gen. 2872.

tó-brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brǽdan, p. de.

to make broad, ⬩ enlarge, ⬩ extend, ⬩ make great in size or number ⬩ to make great, ⬩ magnify, ⬩ multiply, ⬩ increase, ⬩ improve the condition of a person ⬩ to expand, ⬩ extend, ⬩ spread out, ⬩ open wide, ⬩ distend ⬩ to extend, ⬩ spread abroad, ⬩ diffuse

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Binnan ðǽm feówer hyrnum ðises middangeardes is tóbrǽdd Godes folc sancta ecclesia per quatuor mundi partes dilatata tenditur, Past. 22; Swt. 171, 4. Tóbrǽdde diffusa, i. sparsa, dispersa. Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 16. intrans.

Linked entry: tó-brédan

hróðor

(n.)
Grammar
hróðor, es; m.

Solace ⬩ comfort ⬩ benefit ⬩ pleasure

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Forðon ðé hróðra oftíhþ gréne folde therefore shall the green earth withdraw from thee her delights [fruits ], Cd. 48; Th. 62, 21; Gen. 1017. Gehwæðer óðrum hróðra gemyndig each to other was mindful of benefits, Beo. Th. 4349; B. 2171.

ge-beót

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Hé ofwearp Goliam þe mid gebeóte (with proud challenge ) clypode bysmor Godes folce, Hml. S. 18, 20. a promise to do hurt, a threat, threatening Hé . . . gebealh hine, and mid gebeóte cwæð : ' Wite ðú ꝥ ðú wurðan scealt . . . ofslagen, Hml.

fultum

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Se getreówa fultum him tó cóm, Scs Bartholomeus, Guth. 28, 25. of troops Hé férde mid fultume . . . þe lǽs þe hí secgon þæt hí mid hira folce hig sylfe álýsdon and mid heora fultume him gefuhton sige ne glorietur Israel et dicat: Meis viribus liberatus

sulung

(n.)
Grammar
sulung, e; f. A Kentish word for a certain quantity of land, derived, like carrucata, from a name of the plough; from its origin it might mean, so much land as could be cultivated by one plough. From the first two passages given below it would seem that the sulung was equivalent to two hides (manentes), and later a solanda, which is probably the same word, is said 'per se habere duas hidas.' v. Seebohm, Vill. Comm., p. 54. But perhaps it may be inferred that both hide and sulung were considered as on the same footing as regards the plough. Thus to the gebúr with his gyrd landes, i. e. one quarter of a hide, are to be given two oxen, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 23, while a gift of half a sulung is accompanied by the further gift of four oxen, Chart. Th. 470, 9-14. v. Seebohm, pp. 138-9, and generally. In the Domesday Survey of Kent the assessment was given by solins, and the word remained in use. v. Pegge's Kenticisms, s.v.
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sulling Aliquam terrae partiunculam, hoc est duarum manentium ... ritu Cantiae án sulung dictum, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 249, 19. Terrae particula duarum manentium, id est, án sulung, 250, 8. Yc gean intó Cristes cyrican on Cantwarabyrig ðæs landes æt Holungaburnan

Linked entry: swulung

on-findan

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Gaa in cæstre . . . gé onfindes ðone fola, Mk. R. L. 11. 2

wíg

(n.)
Grammar
wíg, es; n. I.

fight ⬩ battle ⬩ war ⬩ conflict ⬩ valour ⬩ troops

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Hé mid wíge ácwealde ðone cyning and ðæt folc percusserunt urbem et omnes habitatores ejus Jos. 10, 30. Hí mid wíge ácwealdon eall ðæt hí ðǽr fundon percussit in ore gladii universas animas, quae in ea fuerant 10, 37.

rǽdan

(v.)
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Gl. 491, 20. to resolve after deliberation, to determine, decide Ðæt folc rǽdde be him ðæt hí woldon hine áhebban tó cyninge ... Ðá ðá Crist ongeat ðæs folces willan, Homl. Th. i. 162, 3-6.

Linked entries: á-rǽdan a-rǽdan ge-rǽdan

HRÍM

(n.)
Grammar
HRÍM, es; m.

RIME

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Hægel se hearda and hrím, 127 b; Th. 490, 11; Rä. 79, 9, Ðǽr ne hægl ne hrím hreósaþ tó foldan nec gelido terram rore pruina tegit, 56 b; Th. 201, 22; Ph. 60.

stefn

(n.)
Grammar
stefn, stemn, es; m.
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Beám yldo ábreóteþ and bebriceþ telgum, ástyreþ stefn on síðe, áfylleþ hine on foldan, Salm. Kmbl. 594; Sal. 296. <b>I a.

Linked entries: stemn rád-stefn stefn-mǽlum emb-stemn stæfn

ge-gearcian

(v.)
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Þæt seó sǽ seofon dagas drígne grund þám folce gegearcige, þæt hí his líchaman gesécan magon. Þæt belimpð tó lofe úres Hǽlendes, sé ðe his cýðere ðá árwurðan byrgene gegearcode, Hml. Th. i. 564, 23-28. Gegearcod exhibita, praeparata, Wrt.

hátan

(v.)
Grammar
hátan, p. hátte.
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Ic ðé secge ðæt ǽroste wæs foldan pund . . . Sal. K. 180, 3-7

spere

(n.)
Grammar
spere, es; n.

A spear ⬩ lance ⬩ pike ⬩ javelin ⬩ shooting pain ⬩ stitch ⬩ hasta, lancea, sparus, catapulta

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Hí léton of folman feólhearde speru fleógan, Byrht. Th. 134, 63; By. 108. In the following the word refers to a shooting pain or stitch Út lytel spere gif hér inne sié, Lchdm. iii. 52, 18

be-æftan

(prep.; adv.)

behind, ⬩ after

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D. 259, 16. adv. behind, in contrast with before, local Tó þǽm folce þe þǽr beæftan wæs, Ors. 1, 12; S. 52, 35. Mé wæs se súðerne wind beæften, Hml.

fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
fæsten, es; n. [fæstan II. to fast] .

a fast, fasting ⬩ jējūnium ⬩ a fastness, fortress, bulwark, place of strength, a castle, wall ⬩ mūnīmentum, arx, castellum ⬩ an inclosed place, cloister ⬩ claustrum

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Gif mæsse-preóst folc miswyssige æt fæstene if a mass-priest misdirect the people about a fast, L. E. G. 3; Th. i. 168, 9: L. N. P. L. 11; Th. ii. 292; 11. Búton þurh gebédu and on fæstene nisi in orātiōne et jējūnio, Mk. Bos. 9, 29: Ps.

Linked entries: fæstn fæstn feasten festen fæstennes fæstern fæstnung

FREMEDE

(adj.)
Grammar
FREMEDE, fremde, fremþe, fræmde; adj.

Strange ⬩ foreign ⬩ estranged from ⬩ devoid of ⬩ aliēnus ⬩ peregrīnus ⬩ aliēnātus ⬩ aversus ⬩ remōtus ⬩ expers

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Folca fremdra of strange people, Ps. Th. 104, 39. Of fremedum ab aliēnis, Mt. Bos. 17, 25, 26.

Linked entries: framþe fræmde fremde fremþe

un-eáðe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-eáðe, and un-iéðe (-éðe, -íðe, -ýðe); adj.

difficult ⬩ hard ⬩ troublesome ⬩ unpleasant ⬩ grievous

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Ðæt folc hine hæfde swá yfele swá hé sumes þinges scyldig wǽre ... and him wæs swá uneáþe amang ðám, and him þa eágan floterodon, and bitere teáras áléton, 23, 654.

Linked entries: un-éðe un-íðe

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