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ellen-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
ellen-dǽd, e; f. [ellen valour, dǽd a deed]

A deed of valour, bold or valiant deedvirtūtis factum

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He secgan hýrde ellendǽdum he heard tell of valiant deeds, Beo. Th. 1756; B. 876: 1804; B. 900

heofon-cyning

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Abraham hýrde heofoncyninge, Exod. 410. of the second person Ród bestémed heofoncyninges hlútran dreóre, Cri. 1087. Eall gé þæt mé dydon tó hýnðum heofoncyninge, 1514

þeód-sceaþa

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-sceaþa, an; m.
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A criminal against the community, a spoiler of the community, a great criminal or spoiler Wác biþ se hyrde, ðe nele ða heorde bewerian, gyf ðǽr hwylc þeódsceaða sceaðian onginneþ. Nis nán swá yfel sceaða swá is deófol sylf.

FRAM

(prep.)
Grammar
FRAM, from; prep. dat.

FROMaabConcerningaboutofcum verbis lŏquendide

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Bos. 1, 17, 21, 22. with verbs of speaking, Concerning, about, of; cum verbis lŏquendi, de Ðæt he fram Sigemunde secgan hýrde ellendǽdum that he, concerning Sigemund, had heard tell of valiant deeds, Beo. Th. 1754; B. 875.

Linked entries: from fra freme from

éstum

(adv.)
Grammar
éstum, adv. [dat. or inst. pl. of ést, q.v.]

Willingly, gladly, kindly, bounteouslylĭbenter, bĕnigne, mūnĭfĭcenter

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Willingly, gladly, kindly, bounteously; lĭbenter, bĕnigne, mūnĭfĭcenter He Freán hýrde éstum he obeyed the Lord willingly, Cd. 92; Th. 117, 11; Gen. 1952: Ps. Th. 140, 3. Him wæs wunden gold éstum ge-eáwed twisted gold was kindly offered to him.

méd-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
méd-wyrhta, an; m.
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A hireling, worker for pay, mercenary Médwyrhta (mercennarius) ys sé þe stówe hyrdes healt, ac gestreón sáwla ná sécð, Scint. 123, 13. Médwyrhtena lixarum, An. Ox. 4, 24

sele-rǽdend

(n.)
Grammar
sele-rǽdend, es ; m.
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Ic ðæt leóde míne, selerǽdende, secgan hýrde, 2696 ; B. 1346

windung

(n.)
Grammar
windung, e; f.

Something woven or plaited,a hurdle

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Something woven or plaited, a hurdle (cf. plecta hyrdle, Hpt. Gl. 497, 70) Windonge plecta (cf. gewind plectas, 68, 71: plecta quilibet nexus ex virgulis, vel papyro, vel carecto, Migne), Wrt. Voc. ii. 83, 77

Linked entries: wynnung winnung

ge-beorc

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Of gebeorce hunda and mid state hyrdes wulfa wódness tó áflígenne ys latratu canum baculoque pastoris luporum rabies deterenda est, Scint. 119, 15. Wiþ hundes gebeorc, Lch. i. 28, 20 note. Add

á-hwergen

(adv.)
Grammar
á-hwergen, -hwærne, -wyrn, ó-wern; adv.
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Ne hýrde ic guman áwyrn ǽnigne ǽr ǽfre bringan sélran láre, Men. 101. Nǽnige swaþe his ówwern ætýwdon nullum ejus uspiam vestigium apparuerit, Bd. 4, 23; Sch. 473, 9. v. ná-hwærn, ǽg-wern, and á-hwærn in Dict

in-wudu

(n.)
Grammar
in-wudu, a ; m.
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Woodland reserved to the lord Se wuda gemǽne þe intó lóceres leáge hýrð oð ðæs cinges inwuda, C. D. B. iii. 189, 2. Cf. in-snǽd

mynster-clúse

(n.)
Grammar
mynster-clúse, an; f.
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A cloister, monastery, convent His gemæccean mynecyna mynsterclúsan swá unearges mid gewunan hyrdes heó bewerude swýþe wǽrlíce hé (Edgar) bebeád coniugi suę sanctimonialium mandras [mandra monasterium, Migne] ut impauidi more custodis defenderet cautissime

Linked entry: clúse

hirdan

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Take here hyrdan in Dict., and add:

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mǽd-æcer

(n.)
Grammar
mǽd-æcer, es; m.
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A meadow Þæne hagan þe Eádwerd áhte, and þæne mǽdæcer þe þǽr tó hýrð, Swt. A. S. Rdr. ii. 203, 13. .viii. rnǽdæceras. . . gebyriað tó Cenelmestúne, C. D. vi. 33, 28

flet-sittend

(n.)
Grammar
flet-sittend, es; m.

A court-residentin aula sĕdens

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Ða ic Freáware fletsīttende nemnan hýrde whom I heard the court-residents call Freaware, 4049; B. 2022.

for-hirdan

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Take here for-hyrdan, and add:

Linked entry: for-hyrdan

bǽr

(n.)
Grammar
bǽr, e; f.

A pasture (?)

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Ðis is seó bǽr ðértó hýrð, C. D. v. 179, 33. Ðis synt ðá gemǽra ðá[ra] bǽra ðe hiérað tó Hwítancirican, Fisces-burnan, and Felghyrste, 173, 25

sceáp-hirde

(n.)
Grammar
sceáp-hirde, es; m.

A shepherd

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Scýphyred (-hyrde ? cf. gáta hierde titurus, 288, 21) titirus. Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 57. Swá swá sceáphyrde tósceát sceáp fram gátum, Wulfst. 288, 2. Scéphyrdas opiliones, Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 3. Godes engel ætíwde sceáphirdon Shrn. 29, 31.

sinc

(n.)
Grammar
sinc, es ; n. (used only in poetry)
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Sinces brytta, folces hyrde, 1219 ; B. 607 : Exon. Th. 288, 3 ; Wand. 25 : ( Holofernes ), Judth. Thw. 21, 22 ; Jud. 30. Sinces brytta, aðelinga helm ( Pharaoh ), Cd. Th. 111, 18 ; Gen. 1857. Sinces hyrde, Melchisedec, 126, 27 ; Gen. 2101

ge-lác

(n.)
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Andrew, 'hyrdas ... ealle swylt fornam, druron dómleáse: deáðrǽs forféng hæleð heorodreórig,' 995-8; 'heorodreórige hyrdas lágan,' 1086; the phraseology is that of war