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nam-cúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
nam-cúþ, adj.

Having the name well-knowncelebratedfamousof noteof renown

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Twegen sacerdas ðe ǽr on lífe wǽron swíðe namcúþe, Homl. Th. ii. 342, 3. Heáhfæderas namcúþe weras ( the twelve patriarchs ), Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 2: R. Ben. 33, 20.

ge-beódan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-beódan, p. -beád, pl. -budon; pp. -boden [ge-, beódan to command] .

to commandordersummonjŭbēremandāreto announceproclaimannuntiāreto offerproposegivegrantofferrepræbēre

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Kmbl. 551; El. 276. to announce, proclaim; annuntiāre Hit beó seofon nihtum geboden ǽr let it be announced seven days before, L.

teorian

(v.)
Grammar
teorian, p. ode.
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Ðeáh æt stæltyhtlan lád teorie Ængliscan, L. O. D. 4; Th. i. 354, 13-14. Gif ðeós lád teorie, 6; Th. i. 354, 31. to tire (trans.), to cause to fail or faint Gif míne grame þenceaþ gást teorian if foes think to make my spirit faint, Ps. Th. 141, 3

þing-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
þing-rǽden, þing-rǽdenn, e; f.
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Intercession, advocacy, pleading, intervention, mediation, in a general sense Ða apostoli hí ástrehton æt ðæs ealdormannes fótum, biddende ðæt ða hǽðengildan nǽron for heora intingan ácwealde ...

un-scrýdan

(v.)
Grammar
un-scrýdan, p. de

To undressstripdivest

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Hine man sóna unscrýde and ða reáf nime ðe hé ǽr notode mox exuatur rebus propriis quibus vestitus est, R. Ben. 101, 22. Hé hét hine unscrýdan, Hontl. Th. i. 432, 3: 424, 12. Gif hwá his líc forstǽle, nolde hé hine unscrýdan, 220, 8.

á-cwellan

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Domicianus wearð ácweald æt his witena handum, Hml. Th. i. 60, 3. Sié ácwelled moriatur, Mt. L. 15, 4. Ácwealde multate, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 21. Add

cweorn

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Æt cweorne (on coernæ, L.) in mola, Mt. R. 24, 41. On coern, Lk. p. 9, 11. Se IIII. nihta móna, se byð gód þǽm ergendan hys sul út tó dóne, and þém grindere his cweorn, Lch. iii. 178, 1. v. pipor*-*cweorn. Add

cirm

(n.)
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Æt middere niht cirm ( clamor ) geworden wæs, Mt. R. 25, 6. Se forhta ceorm (cyrm, v. l. ) and þǽra folca wóp, Wlfst. 186, 18. Cyrm strepitus tonitruum, Wrt.

ge-cwéman

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Heora ofspring, þone dǽl ðe him ǽr gecwémde, Hml. Th. i. 28, 3. to satisfy, content by discharge of an obligation or demand Micel is ꝥ sácerd áh tó dónne ... gif hé his Drihtne gecwémeð mid rihte. Ll. Th. i. 360, 31.

scegð

(n.)
Grammar
scegð, scǽð, es; m.: e; f.

A light, swift vessel

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Syððan hé tó lande cymþ, ðonne forlǽt hé ðæt scyp standan; for ðam him þincþ syððan ðæt hé mǽge ǽð bútan faran ðonne mid.

wæl-stów

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-stów, e; f.

The place of the slain,a battle-fieldany place where there is slaughter

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Hié ðǽr nán licgende feoh ne métten, swá hié ǽr bewuna wǽron ðonne hié wælstówe geweald áhton, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 116, 33. On here crincgan, on wælstówe wundum sweltan, Byrht.

Linked entry: hreá-wíc

wæter-ǽdre

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-ǽdre, an; -ǽder, e; f.(in the first passage given the word is made neuter).

A vein of water, a spring

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Æt ðam forman gedelfe swégde út ormǽte wyllspring, i. 562, 10. Ealle wyllspringas and eán þurh hig ( the earth ) yrnaþ. Swá swá ǽddran licgeaþ on ðæs mannes líchaman, swá licgaþ ðás wæter-ǽddran geond ðás eorðan, Lchdm. iii. 254, 23.

Linked entry: ǽdre

wéning

(n.)
Grammar
wéning, e; f.

suppositiondoubtful thoughtdoubthope expectationchance

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Homl. 213, 24. hope, expectation Bæd heó swíþe lange ðone cyningc, ðæt hé hí forlǽte on mynstre Criste þeówian, ðæt heó ða wénunge æt nýhstan ðurhteáh (so that at last her hope was realized) Bd. 4, 19 ; S. 587, 39. chance In woenunga forte, Mt.

ge-ǽswícod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ǽswícod, Substitute: ge-ǽswician; p.

To offend

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Þæt ðá beón getimbrode þurh his behreówsunge ðe ǽr wǽron þurh his mándǽda geǽswicode, 498, 12. Geáswicode, R. Ben. I. 62, 12

Coludes burh

(n.)
Grammar
Coludes burh, burhg; gen. burge; dat. byrig; f.

Colud's cityColdinghamBerwickshireScotlandColudi vel Coludana urbs, Colania, in agro Barovici

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Ǽrðamðe ðæt mynster æt Coludes byrig mid byrne fornumen wære priusquam monasterium Coludanæ urbis esset incendio consumptum 4, 25; S. 599, 18. Hér Coludes burh forbarn mid godcundum fýre in this year [A.

orf

(n.)
Grammar
orf, es; n.

Cattle, live stock

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Swá mycel orfes wæs ðæs geáres forfaren, swá nán man ǽr ne gemunde, Chr. 1041 ; Erl. 169, 7. Hé nam him on orfe and on mannum and on ǽhtum swá him gewearþ, 1052; Erl. 183, 22. Hé hæfde on orfe micele ǽhte fuerunt ei oves et boves, Gen. 12, 16.

hláford-searu

(n.)
Grammar
hláford-searu, f. n.

Plotting against the life of a king or lord

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Plotting against the life of a king or lord Búton æt hláfordsearwe ðam hie náne mildheortnesse ne dorston gecwæðan except in cases of treason against a lord; to that they dared not assign any mercy, L. Alf. 49; Th. i. 58, 9. Be hláfordsearwe.

Linked entry: hláford-swice

HLÚD

(adj.)
Grammar
HLÚD, adj.

LOUD, sonorous

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Ðæt ár ðonne hit mon slihþ hit biþ hlúdre ðonne ǽnig oðer ondweorc aes dum percutitur amplius metallis celeris sonitum reddit, Past. 37, 3; Swt. 267, 24. Hlúdast, Menol. Fox 467; Gn. C. 4

hnáh

(adj.)
Grammar
hnáh, adj.

Bent down, low, lowly, humble, abject, mean, poor

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Ful oft ic leán teohhode hnáhran rince sǽmran æt sæcce full oft have I appointed reward to a warrior inferior and of less worth in battle, 1909; B. 952

bed-reda

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Mín cniht líð æt hám bedreda (v. Mt. 8, 6), paralyticus. Hml. Th. i. 126, 6. His cépte sum bedd-ryda þe læg seofon geár tóslopenum limum . . . þá bletsode hé þone beddrydan mann, Hml. S. 6, 254-7.