sand
A messenger, envoy
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hider tó lande; ðæt wæs Waltear bisceop in the same year came the Pope's legate to this country; that was bishop Walter, Chr. 1095; Erl. 232, 28.
ǽfen
evening ⬩ eve, the evening preceding a day (of festival)
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.; æt ǽfenne, R.) wæs cum sero factum esset, Mt. 27, 57. Éfrn, Mk. L. 11, 11, 19. Hí ǽton ǽne on dæg, and ðæt wæs tó ǽfennes, Bt. 15; F. 48, 9. Éfernes, Mt. p. 20, 5. Ǽr ǽfenne, Bd. 1, 27; S. 496, 28. On ðám ǽfene, Mt. 26, 20.
han-créd
Cock-crowing, cock-crow, a division of the night ⬩ gallicinium, galli cantus
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Se cyning embe forman hancréd út gangende wæs the king about the first cock-crowing was going out, Lchdm. iii. 424, 34. Ðá com se Hǽlend embe ðone feórþan hancréd quarta autem vigilia noctis venit Iesus, Mt. Kmbl. 14, 25
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glengista
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; cf. glengan; III
lyft
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Add: I. air as one of the four elements Sié eorþe is drýge and ceald, and ꝥ wæter wǽt and ceald; sié lyft . . . is ǽgðer ge ceald ge wǽt, Bt. 33, 4; F. 128, 35. ꝥ lyft ys wǽt and wearm. . . fýr býð wearm and drigge. . . eorðe ys ceald and drigge . .
abbod-ríce
The rule of an abbot ⬩ an abbacy ⬩ abbatia
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The rule of an abbot, an abbacy; abbatia On his tíme wæx ðæt abbodríce swíðe ríce in his time the abbacy waxed very rich, Chr. 656; Ing. 41, 1. On ðis abbotríce in this abbacy, Chr. 675; Ing. 51, 12
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án-genga
A lone-goer ⬩ a solitary ⬩ solivagus ⬩ solitarius
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A lone-goer, a solitary; solivagus, solitarius Blódig wæl eteþ ángenga the lone-goer will eat my bloody corpse, Beo. Th. 902; B. 449. Fela fyrena atol ángengea oft gefremede many crimes the foul solitary oft perpetrated, 332; B. 165
hrór
Stirring ⬩ active ⬩ agile ⬩ nimble ⬩ vigorous ⬩ stout ⬩ strong
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Sǽde ðæt his byrne ábrocen wǽre heresceorpum hrór [heresceorp unhrór, Th.] said that his byrnie was broken, strong [though it was] as armour, Fins. Th. 90; Fin. 45.
weg-férende
Wayfaring ⬩ a wayfarer, traveller. ⬩ travelling, ⬩ going a way, passing by
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Ánes wegférendes mannes nýten gehǽled wæs jumentum cujusdam viantis curatum est, Bd. 3, 9; S. 533, 3. Wé sind hér swilce wegférende menn, Homl. Th. i. 248, 15.
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a-yrnan
To run over ⬩ to pass or go over ⬩ pass ⬩ go ⬩ præterire ⬩ decurrere
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Swá neáh wæs þúsend wintra a-urnen so near was a thousand winters gone, Chr. 973; Th. 226, 5, col. 1; Edg. 16: Cd. 79; Th. 98, 6; Gen. 1626. A-urnenre tíde in or at a declining time, the time being far spent or gone.
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burh-stede
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Se burgstede wæs blissum gefylled the city-place was filed with joys, Exon. 52a; Th. 181, 10; Gú. 1291: 124a; Th. 476, 3; Ruin. 2
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deád-lícnys
Deadliness, mortality ⬩ mortalĭtas
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Deadliness, mortality; mortalĭtas Ðæt he dǽlnimend wǽre úre deádlícnysse that he was a partaker of our mortality, Homl. Th. i. 36, 34.
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dene
A valley ⬩ vallis
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Seó dene wæs afylled mid manna sáwlum the valley was filled with men's souls, Homl. Th. ii. 350, 9. Seó micele byrnende dene the great burning valley, ii. 352, 20
fífta
The FIFTH ⬩ quintus
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Fífta wæs Eádwine, Norþan Hymbra cyning the fifth was Edwin king of the Northumbrians, Chr. 827; Erl. 64, 3. Her onginnþ seó fífte bóc Boéties here begins the fifth book of Boëthius, Bt. 40, 4; Fox 240, 9.
here-gild
A war-tax ⬩ the Danegild ⬩ tax to support an army
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A war-tax, the Danegild, tax to support an army Hér wæs ðet heregeold gelǽst ðæt wǽron xxi þúsend punda and xcix punda in this year the Danegild was paid, it was twenty-one thousand and ninety-nine pounds, Chr. 1040; Erl. 167, 23.
ge-bendan
to bend ⬩ flectĕre ⬩ tendĕre ⬩ to bind ⬩ fetter ⬩ vincīre
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Of gebendum bogan from a bended bow, Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 28, 2. to bind, fetter; vincīre Swá gebend he wæs wuniende, óþ he his líf forlét he remained so bound until he gave up his life, Ors. 5, 2; Bos. 103, 1.
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ge-hérian
To praise ⬩ honour ⬩ glorify ⬩ laudāre ⬩ hŏnōrāre ⬩ celebrāre
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He wæs gehiered he was praised, Blickl. Homl. 165, 1
Scride-finnas
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Ic wæs mid Scridefinnum, Exon. Th. 323, 16; Víd. 79. The distinguishing prefix seems to refer to the use of snowshoes or skates, cf. Icel. skriðr a sliding motion, skríða to glide, slide in snow-shoes
swica
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Th. ii. 392, 25. one who fails in fidelity or fealty, a traitor Him man wearp on, ðæt hé wæs ðes cynges swica and ealra landleóda that he was a traitor to his king and country, Chr. 1055; Erl. 189, 4.
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and-swaru
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Ðá bysmrode ic hine mid mínum ondswarum . . . þá wæs hé ge*-*feónde mínra ondswaro, Nar. 18, 13-18. Ondsuearum (-sworum, R.) responsis, Lk. L. 2, 47. Add