GYRD
A staff ⬩ rod ⬩ twig ⬩ a yard ⬩ the fourth part of a hide ⬩ virga ⬩ virgata
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Landes sumne dǽl ðæt is án gyrd a certain portion of land, that is the fourth part of a hide, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 260, 32: 263, 7. Ðis synd ðære ánre gyrde landgemǽro these are the boundaries of the one rood, 11. 208, 18: L.
hleów
A shelter, ⬩ protection, ⬩ covering, ⬩ refuge;
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Hé him beád his recedes hleów he offered them the shelter of his house, Cd. 112; Th. 147, 18; Gen. 2441.
IN
In ⬩ on ⬩ into ⬩ in ⬩ to ⬩ In
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'In is not found in Alfred's Metres, in the Runic poem, or in Byrhtnoþ; it occurs twice in the metrical Psalms, three times in Cædmon's Genesis; elsewhere in the poetry in and on freely interchange; but in prevails in the North, on in the South.
Linked entries: -standendlic gang-ern
be-fóran
BEFORE ⬩ ante ⬩ coram ⬩ præ ⬩ BEFORE
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Hwá ne wáfaþ ðæs, ðæt ða steorran scínaþ befóran ðam mónan, and ne befóran ðære sunnan who wonders not at this, that the stars shine before the moon, and not before the sun? Bt. 39, 3 ; Fox 214, 30. Grammar be-fóran, ACC.
for-cúþ
Perverse ⬩ bad ⬩ infamous ⬩ wicked ⬩ perversus ⬩ mălus ⬩ nēquam
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Bod.] gehealden they have lost the best part of humanity, and kept the worst [worse ], Bt. 37, 3; Fox 192, 4.
Linked entries: fercúþ for-cúþlic
frum-gár
a chieftain ⬩ leader ⬩ prince ⬩ patriarch ⬩ primĭpīlus ⬩ prŏcer ⬩ dux ⬩ princeps ⬩ patriarcha
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Ne meahte he on ðam frumgáre feorh gehealdan he could not keep life in the chieftain, Beo. Th. 5704; B. 2856: Exon. 75 b; Th. 283, 24; Jul. 685. Gesamnedon herigeas folces frumgáras the leaders of the people collected their bands, Andr.
ge-scý
A pair of shoes ⬩ calceamentum, tegmentum pedis, caliga
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man] then say 'I will not have her to wife,' let the woman go to him and take his shoes off his feet before the elders and spit in his face, and let every man amongst the people of the Israelites call him 'the unshod,' Deut. 25, 8-10.
ge-dreccan
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Manege scíran wurdon þærle gedrehte þurh þone weall þe hí worhton the building of the wall proved very burdensome, Chr. 1097; P. 234, 6.
ge-swígian
to be silent ⬩ to pass over in silence; with the genitive ⬩ to silence
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Ðá for ðæs bysceopes hálignysse geswígdon eall ða deófolgyld then on account of the bishop's holiness all the idols were silent, Shrn. 151, 31. to pass over in silence; with the genitive Nelle ic lofes ðínes geswígian I will not pass over thy praise
Linked entries: ge-súgian ge-súwian ge-sweógian ge-swúgian
feorh-lege
Life-law ⬩ fate ⬩ death ⬩ vītæ lex ⬩ fātum ⬩ mors
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Life-law, fate, death; vītæ lex, fātum, mors Ðæt on ðone hálgan handa sendan to feorhlege fæderas usse that our fathers lay their hands on the holy one unto death, Elen. Kmbl. 913; El. 458.
fyrding
an army ⬩ army prepared for war ⬩ exercĭtus ⬩ procinctus ⬩ an expedition ⬩ expĕdītio
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Th. ii. 66, 2: 194, 13. an expedition; expĕdītio Geswicon ðære fyrdinge they withdrew from the expedition, Chr. 1016; Erl. 153, 29
glædlíc
Bright ⬩ pleasant ⬩ kind
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Bright, pleasant, kind Scíneþ ðé leóht glædlíc ongeán the light shineth bright over against thee, Cd. 29; Th. 38, 31; Gen. 615. Hú glædlíc biþ and gód swylce quam bonum et quam jucundum, Ps. 132, 1.
BIN
A manger, crib, BIN, hutch ⬩ præsepe, præsepium
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On heora assena binne in the manger of their asses, Homl. Th. i. 30, 13, 31
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leód-scipe
A people ⬩ nation
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Woruldrihta ic wille ðæt standan on ǽlcum leódscipe [English and Danish and British, see the rest of the section], L. Edg. S. 2; Th. i. 272, 23: Beo. Th. 4400; B. 2197. On ðam leódscipe [the Greeks], Bt. Met. Fox 30, 3; Met. 30, 2.
ge-lǽran
To teach ⬩ educate ⬩ instruct ⬩ advise ⬩ persuade ⬩ induce ⬩ dŏcēre ⬩ erŭdīre ⬩ persuādēre
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Ðæt gebrócode flǽsc gelǽrþ ðæt upahæfene mód the afflicted flesh teaches the proud mind, Past. 36, 7; Swt. 257, 14; Hat. MS. 48 a, 22. Hi á sibbe gelǽraþ they shall ever teach peace, Exon. 89 a; Th. 334, 23; Gn. Ex. 20.
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HWÍL
A WHILE
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Ðá besæt sió fierd hie ðǽr útan ða hwíle ðe hie ðǽr lengest mete hæfdon the English force besieged the Danes there as long as ever they had provisions there, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 29.
FREÓLS
freedom ⬩ immunity ⬩ privilege ⬩ lībertas ⬩ immūnĭtas ⬩ privĭlēgium ⬩ a time of freedom ⬩ a holy day ⬩ feast ⬩ festival ⬩ the celebration of a festival ⬩ festum ⬩ festi celebratio
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him to institute a new privilege; then he said that he had privileges enough; then I took the privileges, Cod.
ge-bétan
to make better ⬩ improve ⬩ mend ⬩ amend ⬩ repair ⬩ emendāre ⬩ repărāre ⬩ to make strong ⬩ fortify ⬩ surround with a wall ⬩ confirmāre ⬩ munīre ⬩ mūrāre ⬩ to make amends ⬩ reparation ⬩ 'bót' for ⬩ repent ⬩ to obtain a remedy against ⬩ to get 'bót' from ⬩ avenge
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Ne meahte on ðam feorh-bonan fǽhþe gebétan could not avenge the feud on the murderer. Beo. Th. 4922; B. 2465
fódder
FODDER ⬩ dry food for cattle ⬩ hay ⬩ corn ⬩ provender ⬩ food generally ⬩ jūmenti pābŭlum ⬩ fœnum ⬩ ĕdūlium ⬩ pābŭlum ⬩ esca ⬩ victus ⬩ a case from which anything is fed ⬩ a case ⬩ cover ⬩ sheath ⬩ thāca ⬩ θήκη
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the fodder, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 23.
hlæder
A ladder, ⬩ flight of steps; ⬩ scala
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Tó heofnum up hlædræ rǽrdon they raised ladders up to the heavens, Cd. 80; Th. 101, 1; Gen. 1675. Hie æfter hlæddrum ástígon they mounted by steps, Blickl. Homl 209, 7
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