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ge-mót

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done, where the meeting was of national importance Hér wæs ꝥ myccle gemót æt Kyrtlingtúne, Chr. 977 ; P. 122, 8.

æt-foran-weall

(n.)
Grammar
æt-foran-weall, es; m.

The outer walloutworksa bulwark before a castleantemurale.

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The outer wall, outworks, a bulwark before a castle; antemurale

ge-wearmian

(v.)
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ge-wearmian, p. ode; pp. od

To become warmcalerecalescere

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To become warm; calere, calescere, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 2, 36

Linked entry: wearmian

ge-rýde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-rýde, adj.
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Smooth, easy, pleasant pi unc gerýde wæs, Ru. 64, 15

Linked entry: -rýde

hearpere

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Dauid . . . wæs under hiofenum hearpera mǽrost, Ps. C. 4. Add

mearh

Grammar
mearh, marrow.
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Wæl tósomne in heortes mærige, Lch. i. 374, 8. Add

hyngrig

(adj.)
Grammar
hyngrig, adj.

Hungry

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Hungry Ic wæs hingcgrig esurivi, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 25, 35

leósan

(v.)
Grammar
leósan, (=? for-leósan)
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Huberd wæs leósende þǽre wífmannefor his unrihtcræfinge, Cht. Th. 633,26

bearn-eácnod

(adj.)
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pregnant Heó wæs bearneácnod of ðám Hálgan Gáste, Nap. 8

Baðan

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Wæs æt Baðum geréfa, Chr. 906; P. 94, 20. Add

LǼDAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼDAN, p. de; pp. lǽded, lǽd

TO LEADconducttakecarrybringbring forthproduce

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Ecbyrht munuclíf wæs lǽdende on Hibernia, Bd. 3, 27 tit,; S. 558, 8. Hé wæs eft swá ǽr lof lǽdende he was again as before bringing forth praise, Andr. Kmbl. 2952; An. 1479.

Linked entry: be-lǽdan

winter

(n.)
Grammar
winter, es; m. (in pl. a neuter form wintru occurs, as well as masculine wintras, winter: the dat. sing. wintra is a trace of earlier u-stem declension).

a season of the yearwinterwintry weathercolda year

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Th. 69, 21; Gen. 1139. used in singular with a collective force Adam wæs on þrýtiges wintres ylde Anglia xi. 2, 27. Wine fród wintres, Cd. Th. 72, 29; Gen. 1194

LEÓF

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
LEÓF, adj.

LIEFdesirablepleasantacceptablelovedbeloveddeara friendloved one

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Wæs hé eallum his geférum leóf he was dear to all his companions, 213, 12: Cd. 4; Th. 5, 30; Gen. 79. Hé wæs leóf Gode, 130; Th. 165, 26; Gen. 2737.

Linked entry: leóf

mynster

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Wæs se abbud gehádod tó þǽm mynstre þe Eádgár cyning mid munecum gesette, Lch. iii. 438, 26. Þes þeáw lange on Angelcynnes mynsterum forþweard wæs, 434, 20. Hé began georne mynstera wíde geond his cyneríce tó rihtlǽcynne, 440, l.

fæstnung

stabilityfixityfortifyinga fasteningbinding an exhortationconfirmationratificationa covenantassurance

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it, Chr. 1070; P. 204, 9. a document that contains a confirmation: Se godspellere wæs fæstnung ǽgþer ge þǽre ealdan ǽ ge þǽre níwan, Bl.

hopian

(v.)
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Hé ðá wæs geortrúwod þæs cildes, and gehwearf geðyldelíce hopiende þæs óðres he was in despair about the one child, and returned patient, being hopeful about the other Hml.

for-liden

(adj.)
Grammar
for-liden, adj.

Much-travelled

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Much-travelled, that has travelled far and wide Se ilce Nathan wæs forliðen (cf. gelyðen, 26, 13), þæt hé wæs gefaren fram ǽlcen lande tó óðren, and fram sǽ to sǽ, swá þæt hé hæfde ealle eorðe gemǽren þurhfaren, St. A. ix. 11

wæscestre

(n.)
Grammar
wæscestre, an; f.
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One who washes. used of a man Iobinus wæs mín wæscestre (fullo), Gr. D. 191, 23 : 192. of a woman Hé wæs lufigende his wæscestran (presbyteram) swá swá his ágne swuster . . . þá þá hine geseah seó his wæscestre, Gr. D. 276, 1-14

land-leód

(n.)
Grammar
land-leód, es; pl. e, an [cf. Seaxe, Seaxan]; m.
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Ðá wurdon ða landleóde his ware and him wið gefuhton, Chr. 917; Erl. 102, 16.

Linked entry: leód

Róm

(n.)
Grammar
Róm, e; f.

Rome

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Rome Ðá wæs ábrocen burga cyst, beadurincum wæs Róm gerýmed, Met. 1, 19. Hér onféng Ecgbriht pallium æt Róme, Chr. 735; Erl. 47, 19. Petrus gesæt biscepsetl on Róme, 45; Erl. 6, 20. Hér sendon Brytwalas tó Róme, 443; Erl. 10, 21 : 721; Erl. 44, 25.

Linked entry: Róme-burh