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Súþr-íge

(n.)
Grammar
Súþr-íge, gen. [e]a, ena; pl.
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E.) gefuhton wiþ herige, Chr. 853; Erl. 68, 17. Of Cent ge of Súþrígum, 921; Erl. 107, 7. Féngon tó West-Seaxna ríce and tó Súðrígean, 855; Erl. 71, 2. Tó Súðrígan, 836; Erl. 67, 3. Tó Godes ciricum in Súðrégum and in Cent, Cod. Dip.

sceáf

(n.)
Grammar
sceáf, es; m.

A sheaf, bundle ⬩ a sheaf ⬩ a bundle (of herbs)

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Th. 125, 6. a bundle (of herbs) :-- Dippaþ ysopan sceáf (sceaft, Thw.) on ðam blóde fasciculum hyssopi tingite in sanguine, Ex. 12, 22. Syndrige sceáfas separate bundles (of rue, dill, mint, and marche), Lchdm. ii. 188, 24. Rúdan sceáfas þrý, 216, 2

Linked entry: sceáb

hleóðor-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
hleóðor-cwide, -cwyde, es; m.

A saying, ⬩ vocal utterance, ⬩ words, ⬩ speech, ⬩ discourse

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Andreas herede hleóðorcwidum háliges láre Andrew praised with his words the doctrine of the holy one, Andr. Kmbl. 1637; An. 820. Æfter hleóðorcwidum according to the words, 3240; An. 1623

giddian

(v.)
Grammar
giddian, gieddian, gyddian, giddigan; p. ode; pp. od

To sing ⬩ recite ⬩ speak

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Gyddedon hæleþ in healle hwæt seó hand write heroes in hall discussed what did the hand write, Cd. 210; Th. 261, 18; Dan. 728

lettan

(v.)
Grammar
lettan, p. te

hinder ⬩ impede ⬩ delay

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Hat. lætt] ða geornfulnesse and ðone willan ðæs þeóndan módes hér on worulde. Swǽ swǽ mon oft lett fundiende monnan and his færelt gǽlþ, swá gǽlþ se líchoma ðæt mód, Past. 36, 7; Swt. 256, 4-6.

Linked entry: ge-lettan

lyb-lác

(n.)
Grammar
lyb-lác, es; n. m.

Sorcery ⬩ witchcraft

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Hér ys seó bót hú ðú meaht ðíne æceras bétan gif ðǽr hwilc ungedéfe þing on gedón biþ on drý oððe on lybláce, Lchdm. 1, 398, 3.

Linked entry: unriht-lyblác

ríp

(n.)
Grammar
ríp, es; n.
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Ðæt hér wǽre mycel riip, Bd. 1, 29; S. 498, 4. On hærfeste wícode se cyng on neáweste ðare byrig, ða hwíle ðe hié hira corn gerypon, ðæt ða Deniscan him ne mehton ðæs rípes forwiernan, Chr. 896; Erl. 94, 7. Ǽr wintres cyme on rýpes tíman, Exon.

Linked entry: ripa

ge-hwyrfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hwyrfan, -hwerfan, -hwirfan, -hwierfan; p. de; pp. ed

To change ⬩ turn ⬩ convert ⬩ mutare ⬩ convertere

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Hér wæs Paulus gehwierfed in this year Paul was converted, 34; Erl. 6, 14 : 30; Erl. 6, 9. His word bióþ gehwirfdo to unnyttre ofersprǽce his words will be perverted to useless loquacity, Past. 21; Swt. 164, 18; Cot. MS.

gelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
gelíce, adv.

Likewise ⬩ also ⬩ as ⬩ pariter

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Ðǽm biscopum ðe hér on worlde syndon swýðe gelíce gegange ðæm biscope ðe Paulus geseah it shall happen to those bishops that are in this world as it did to the bishop that St. Paul saw, Blickl. Homl. 45, 4 : 59, 4.

wiþer-saca

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-saca, an; m.

an adversary ⬩ opponent ⬩ enemy ⬩ a rebel ⬩ an adversary at law ⬩ a prosecutor ⬩ one who renounces ⬩ denies ⬩ apostate

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Hér sýn on earde Godes wiðersacan, apostatan ábroðene, Wulfst. 164, 10. Wiðersa[cena] contrariorum, inimicorum, Hpt. Gl. 471, 74. a rebel Ne beó hé ná sacerd geteald, ac Godes wiðersaca non sacerdos sed rebellio judicetur, R.

hádianv

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Hér mon hádode Byrnstán bisceop tó Wintanceastre, Chr. 931; P. 106, I. with acc. of office Ðá apostolas hæfdon him mid fela leorningchidta, of þám hí hádodon mæsse-preóstas and diáconas, Hml. Th. ii. 490, 25.

hleápan

to run ⬩ rush ⬩ to jump ⬩ spring ⬩ to leap ⬩ to mount ⬩ jump about

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Hér Ródbert þæs cynges sunu hleóp fram his fæder, Chr. 1079; P. 213, 32. Hleópon (so in the [facsimile of the] MS. not hleówon) hornboran, hreópan friccan, El. 54. Gif hé út hleápe . . . And gif mon þone hláford teó ꝥ hé be his rǽde út hleópe, Ll.

úte-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
úte-weard, adj.

Outward ⬩ extreme ⬩ on the outside of ⬩ at the extremity of ⬩ the outward part ⬩ extremity

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Smyra ða eágan útewarde, Lchdm. i. 374, 10. with preps. forming prepositional or adverbial phrases Ðes eard (England) nis swá mægenfæst hér on úteweardan ðære eorðan brádnysse, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 107.

Linked entry: útan-weard

traht

(n.)
Grammar
traht, tract, es; m. : e; f.

a text ⬩ passage ⬩ textus ⬩ tractus ⬩ a treating of a subject ⬩ an exposition ⬩ a commentary

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Ðes traht is langsum eów tó gehýrenne, ac wé willaþ nú úre sprǽce her geendian, Homl. Th. ii. 536, 22: 70, 13: i. 248, 21. Trahte commentis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 19, 58: 94, 31.

Linked entry: tract

CIRM

(n.)
Grammar
CIRM, cyrm, es; m.

A noise, shout, clamour, uproar ⬩ strepitus, clamor, fragor, clangor

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Hlúd herges cyrm loud was the shout of the host, Cd. 148; Th. 184, 14; Exod. 107. Ic gehýre synnigra cyrm swíðe hlúdne I hear the uproar of sinners very loud, 109; Th. 145, 17; Gen. 2407. Cyrmum clangoribus, Mone B. 6276

Linked entries: cearm cyrm

sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
sceatt, es ; m.

property, goods, wealth, treasure ⬩ price, gift, bribe, tax, tribute, money, goods ⬩ a coin

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If the sums here given may be e

Linked entry: sceat

EORL

(n.)
Grammar
EORL, es; m. I. an Anglo-Saxon nobleman of high rank, the yarl of the Danes, about the same as an ealdorman. He who was in early times styled ealdorman, was afterwards denominated

an earl ⬩ cŏmes, sătelles princĭpis

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II. a man, brave man, hero, general, leader, chief; vir, pŭgil, vir fortis, dux Eorlas on cýþþe men in the country. Andr. Kmbl. 1467; An. 735. Him se Ebrisca eorl wísade the Hebrew man [Lot] directed them. Cd. 112; Th. 147, 24; Gen. 2444.

Linked entries: ealdor-man eorl-dóm

FEÐER

(n.)
Grammar
FEÐER, gen. dat. acc. feðere; pl. nom. acc. feðera, feðra, feðre; f.

FEATHER ⬩ penna ⬩ plūma ⬩ Wings ⬩ ālæ ⬩ pennæ ⬩ what is made of a feather ⬩ A pen ⬩ penna ⬩ călămus

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a FEATHER; penna, plūma Mid níre [ = niwre] feðere with a new feather, Herb. 122, 1; Lchdm. i. 234, 13: L. M. 1, 39; Lchdm. ii. 102, 8. Gedó feðere on ele put a feather in oil, L. M. 1, 18; Lchdm. ii. 62, 11.

Linked entries: fæðer fiðere

leng

(n.)
Grammar
leng, e; f.

Length ⬩ height ⬩ stature

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Leáf on fingeres lenge leaves of the length of a finger, Herb. 147, 1; Lchdm. i. 270, 22. On fingres lencge, 15o, 1; Lchdm. i. 274, 4. Seó sunne stód stille ánes dæges lencge [længce, MS.

ge-sceap

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceap, -scæp, -scep, es; pl. nom. acc. -sceapu, -sceapo; gen. -sceapa, -sceapena; n.

a creation, created being or thing, creature ⬩ creātio, creātūra ⬩ a decree, fate, destiny, condition, nature, form, shape ⬩ fātum, destĭnāta, condĭtio, nātūra, indŏles, forma, spĕcies ⬩ the privy members ⬩ vĕrenda, pŭdenda ⬩ creature ⬩ decrees of fate

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Wið gicþan ðæra gesceapa against itch of the verenda, Herb. 94, 4; Lchdm. i. 204, 22: 123, 1; Lchdm. i. 234, 19. Ðæra gesceapena of the verenda, 103, 1; Lchdm. i. 218, 7