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egesa

(n.)
Grammar
egesa, egsa, ægsa, an; m. [ege fear]

Fear, horror, dread tĭmor, horror, terror, formīdo

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Fear, horror, dread; tĭmor, horror, terror, formīdo Him gásta weardes egesa on breóstum wunode fear of the guardian of spirits dwelt in his breast, Cd. 138; Th. 173, 24; Gen. 2866: Beo. Th. 1572; B. 784: Andr.

Linked entry: egsa

HEORD

(n.)
Grammar
HEORD, e; f.

A HERDflock

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Ic hæbbe óðre sceáp ða ne synt of ðisse heorde alias oves habeo quæ non ex hoc ovili, Jn. Skt. 10, 16. Hé dráf his heorde tó inneweardum ðam wéstene he led the flock to the backside of the desert, Ex, 3, 1: L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 21.

Linked entries: herd heorde hiord

scírig-mann

(n.)
Grammar
scírig-mann, es; m.
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In another charter the same person is mentioned, but without the title: a grant of land is made by Ethelred to Winchester 'ofer Wulfsiges dæg preóstes,' Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi 135.

Linked entry: scír-mann

ge-lǽred

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Paminunde, þǽm gelǽredestan philosophe ( summo philosopho ), Ors. 3,7; S. 110, 21: 6, 18; S. 270, 27. of things. of thought, action, &c., displaying skill, wisdom, &c. Geléreddum geðancum eruditis cogitationibus, Kent.

heáh-setl

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Gié sittað ofer héhsedlo (-e, R.) dóemendo sedeatis super thronos iudicantes, Lk. L. 22, 30. of a teacher, speaker, &c In héhseotle aeldrena hergen hine in cathedra seniorum laudent eum, Ps. Srt. 106, 32.

dreósan

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Add: to fall, not remain suspended Hé meledeáwes dǽl gebyrgeþ, sé dreóseð oft æt middre nihte ambrosios libat coelesti nectare rores, stellifero teneri qui cecidere polo, Ph. 261. to fall, not remain standing (lit. or fig.), fall down, fall to pieces

ge-hnǽgan

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Full oft hit ðæs deófles dugoð gehnǽgeð, Sal. 399 (2nd ed.). Gehnǽcþ (=?-hnǽgþ, see ge-hnǽcan) deprimit, Germ. 401, 117. Sé þe hine áhæfæþ, hé bið genægeþ; and sé þe hine genǽgeþ (humiliaverit), hé bið áhæfen, Mt. R. 23, 12.

hlýpa

(n.)
Grammar
hlýpa, hliépa, an; m.

That which helps in leaping, in leaping on or mounting a horse, a horse-block

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That which helps in leaping, in leaping on or mounting a horse, a horse-block Siððan hé wæs ðæm cyninge to ðon geset óþ his lífes ende, ðæt hé sceolde swá oft stúpian swá hé tó his horse wolde, and hé ðonne se cyning hæfde his hrycg him tó hliépan hoc

Linked entry: hliépa

stóc

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stóc, stoc ?. l. stoc,
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[I faderr stoke, Orm. 9778.]Þeȝȝ liccness off Cherubyn o tweȝȝenn stokess metedd, 1049.]

edisc-weard

(n.)
Grammar
edisc-weard, es; m.

The keeper of edish, of a park, warren, etc vivarii custos

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The keeper of edish, of a park, warren, etc; vivarii custos, Wrt. Voc. 288, 12, Som. Ben. Lye

in-cempa

(n.)
Grammar
in-cempa, an ; m.
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A member of a household capable of bearing arms Incempa, gescota commanipularius, collega, miles, Wrt. Voc. ii. 132,48

ge-grynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-grynd, es; n.

A plot of ground

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A plot of ground Aðelwold gesealde twá gegrynd Æthelwold gave two plots of ground, Thorpe Chart. 231, 22

Linked entry: -grynd

hláf-hús

(n.)
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a house of bread (translation of Beth-lehem) Bethlehem is gereht 'Hláf-hús', Hml. Th. i. 34, 15

ful-bryce

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Add: Violation of the sanctity of a cleric where manslaughter occurs. Cf. líf-lyre, 11: feorh-lyre, 14

wæter-grund

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-grund, es; m.

The bottom of the sea, the depth of the sea

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The bottom of the sea, the depth of the sea On wætergrundum in profundo, Ps. Th. 106, 23

cyst

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dele last two passages. substitute for 'with gen. pl. . . . æstimatio,' an excellent, precious thing; with gen. the best of anything, best of its class (cf. colloquial the pick of), and add Gif wé þám dǽdlican þás cyste (cf. ungerím feós, 231) geúðan

Iotas

(n.)
Grammar
Iotas, Iutan ; pl.

The Jutes

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The Jutes Ðá cómon ða men of þrím mégðum Germanie of Ald-Seaxum of Anglum of Iotum.

Linked entries: Eota land Iútan

dynt

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If the bruise be black in a part not covered by clothes, there shall be a fine of thirty scatts. If it be in a part covered by clothes, for each bruise there shall be a fine of twenty scatts, Ll.

willan

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willan, <b>, I.</b>
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<b>II a</b> I. of a natural operation in the case of an, animal or thing :-- Fleót ꝥ Án cú wearð gebróht tó ðám temple . . . ; ðá wolde heó cealfian . . . ac heó eánode lamb, Hml. Th. ii. 300, 34. <b>II d.

fléring

a flooringa stratumlayer

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Th. i. 392, 13. a stratum, layer Dó on ǽnne pott án fléring of ðá hárhuna, and óðer of ysopo and ðridde of fersc buter, Lch. i. 378, 21.]