on-ǽlan
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Is þes atola hám fýre onǽled, Sat. 97. <b>III a</b>. to make hot with other matter than fire :-- Flór is on welme ǽttre onǽled, Sat. 40. Wæs se báncofa ádle onǽled, Gú. 928.
hold
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It is the Norse höldr which is thus defined 'sá er höldr er hann hefir óðöl at erfðum tekit bæði eptir föður ok möður, þau er bans forellrar hafa átt áðr fyrir þéim,' see Cl. and Vig. Dict. höldr.
hál
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Hálum móde sana mente, Lk. 8, 35. Þú ǽr witan scalt hweðer wit hále sién videamus utrum sani smus, Solil. H. 32, 13.
sigor
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Hans ( Odin's ) menn trúðu því, at hann ætti heimilan sigr í hverri orrostu, Ynglinga Saga, c. 2), Exon. Th. 276, 5 ; Jul. 561. Sigores ágend, ealdor, freá, fruma, God, weard, Cd. Th. 307, 11 ; Sat. 678 : Hy. 3, 20 : Exon.
girwan
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Ðonne ðú feorme gierwe, Past. 323, 22. to prepare, make ready for a purpose by some process Se háta sumor hæleða bearnum giereð and drígeð sǽd and bléda, Met. 29, 59.
hálsian
To beseech, entreat, implore, adjure, conjure, exorcise ⬩ augurari ⬩ to salute, greet
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Ic ðé hálsige for ðínre þeówene Sancta Marian I entreat thee for the sake of thy servant Saint Mary, 89, 17: Exon. 73 b; Th. 274, 26; Jul. 539: Cd. 222; Th. 290, 28; Sat. 422. Ic ðé heálsige I beseech thee, Bt. 22, 2; Fox 78, 10.
hlǽfdige
A lady, ⬩ mistress of a house; ⬩ after Bertric's time it is the title given to the wife of the West-Saxon king,
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On þýs ilcan geáre forþférde seó ealde hlǽfdige Eádwerdes cinges móder in this same year departed the old lady, the mother of king Edward, 1051; Erl. 176, 19. Cnut cyncg and Ælfgifu seó hlǽfdige, Chart. Th. 328, 20.
lǽran
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Óðer hine tyhteð and on tǽso lǽreð, Sal. 493. with clause Ic þé lǽre . . . þæt þú hospcwide . . . ǽfre ne fremme, El. 522. Óðer hine lǽreð þæt hé lufan healde, Sal. 491.
ǽw
Lawful ⬩ legitimate ⬩ related by the law of marriage ⬩ married ⬩ legitimus ⬩ nuptus ⬩ germanus
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Ǽwe gebróðru brothers of the same marriage, own brothers; germani fratres, Bd. 1, 27; S. 490, 28
Embene
The inhabitants of Amiens, Amiens, in Picardy, France ⬩ Ambiānum
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The inhabitants of Amiens, Amiens, in Picardy, France; Ambiānum Hér for se here up on Sunnan to Embenum, and ðǽr sæt án geár in this year [A.D. 884] the army went up the Somme to Amiens, and remained there one year, Chr. 884; Erl. 82, 17
ge-witennes
Departure
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On ðone ylcan dæg byþ ðæs bisceopes gewytennys se wæs nemned scs Cassius on the same day is the bishop's departure who was named St. Cassius, Shrn. 97, 36
þǽr-mid
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Skt, ii. 23 b, 767. temporal, straightway, at the same time Ðá forceáw hé his ágenan tungan and wearp hine ðǽrmid on ðæt neb foran, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 25
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earning-land
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Cf. the expression in the same charter: Wé wrítað him ðone croft . . . ðæt hé hæbbe hit swá rúm tó bóclonde, swá hé ǽr hæfde tó lǽnlonde, C. D. iii. 258, 27
on-fundenness
experience, experiment ⬩ finding out, discovery
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Voc. ii. 145, 49: . experientia, 145, 52. finding out, discovery Ðú ásettest rǽdels gehýr ðú ða onfundennesse ymbe ðæt ðú cwǽde you have set a riddle, hear the meaning discovered of what you have said, Ap. Th. 4, 22
gemót-stów
A meeting-place, council ⬩ conveniendi locus, concilium
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Ic ne sæt mid gemótstówe ydelnyssa non sedi cum concilio vanitatis, Ps. Spl. T. 25, 4
un-gilda
One who is not a full member of a guild
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for a difference between those in the same gild, Hæbbe ǽlc gegilda .ii. sesteras mealtes, and ǽlc cniht ánne, 613, 32), Chart. Th. 606, 16
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grund-wela
Earthly wealth
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Earthly wealth Him grundwelan ginne sealde hét ðám sinhíwum sǽs and eorþan tuddorteóndra teohha gehwilcre wæstmas fédan he gave them ample riches of earth, bade for the man and wife each of sea's and land's productive tribes bring forth fruits, Cd. 46
ge-swǽre
Heavy ⬩ oppressed ⬩ afflicted
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Heavy, oppressed, afflicted He lǽrde ǽlcne man ðe geswǽre and ofercumen, and eft gefriþod byþ, ðæt he swá ylce Gode þancode he taught every man that is oppressed and overcome, and afterwards is saved, that he in the same way should thank God, Ps.
wundor
a wonder ⬩ a circumstance ⬩ act that excites astonishment ⬩ a circumstance that excites astonishment as being out of the usual course of nature, ⬩ a prodigy ⬩ portent ⬩ a wonder ⬩ miracle ⬩ a miracle ⬩ a wonderful object ⬩ wondrous thing ⬩ wonderful ⬩ miraculous power ⬩ wonder ⬩ admiration
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Yldo, Salm. Kmbl. 563; Sal. 281. Férdon folctogan wunder sceáwian, láþes lástas, Beo. Th. 1685; B. 840. Wundur, 6057; B. 3032: 6197; B. 3103.
windan
of motion that results from a blow, swing, or other impetus, to fly, leap, start ⬩ to fly, wheel, spring ⬩ of the movement of living things ⬩ of inanimate things ⬩ of abstract subjects ⬩ of twisting ⬩ rolling movement ⬩ of living things ⬩ of inanimate things ⬩ to waver ⬩ to twist ⬩ roll ⬩ to brandish ⬩ wave ⬩ to twist, plait, weave ⬩ to twist, give a curved form to
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Cf. wandian Gearo wæs Gúðlác; hine God fremede on ondsware and on elne strong; ne wond hé for worde (he did not waver on account of what was said to him), Exon.
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