Brondingas
The Brondings ⬩ populi nomen
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The Brondings, supposed to be the inhabitants of the island Brännö, lying off the coast of West Gothland in the Cattegat; populi nomen Breca gesóhte swǽsne éðel, lond Brondinga Breca sought his own country, the land of the Brondings, Beo. Th. 1047; B
heáh-mód
Of high, lofty mind, noble, proud, haughty
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Of high, lofty mind, noble, proud, haughty Siððan hine sylfne heáhmód hefeþ on heánne beám afterwards exultant raises itself on to a lofty tree, Exon. 57 b; Th. 205, 13; Ph. 112. Se ðe hine sylfne áhefeþ heáhmódne se sceal heán wesan he who exalts his
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on-drǽdendlíc
To be feared, terrible
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To be feared, terrible Hé wǽs swíðe strang and swíðe ondrǽdendlíc he (William Rufus) was very severe, and very terrible, Chr. 1100; Erl. 235, 39. Gif ðes bealdwyrda biscop ácweald ne biþ, siððan ne biþ úre ege ondrǽdendlíc, Homl. Th. i. 420, 3. Ðises
ge-tácnung
A sign ⬩ signification ⬩ token ⬩ type ⬩ signĭfĭcātio
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A sign, signification, token, type; signĭfĭcātio Ðæt unscæððige lamb hæfde getácnunge Cristes þrówunge the innocent lamb was a token of Christ's passion, Homl. Th. ii. 264, 29: 266, 1: 276, 4: 278, 7: Jud. 16; Thw. 161, 6. Sume þing sind gecwedene be
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trede
Firm to tread on ⬩ that may be walked on
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Firm to tread on, that may be walked on Sǽ cýðde hwí hine gesette, tírmeahtig cyning, for ðon hé hine tredne him ongeán gyrede, ðonne God wolde ofer síne ýðe gán ready for his coming the sea made itself firm for his tread, when God would walk over its
forþ-fór
where death is commemorated
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Be ðon hálgan lífe and forðfóre Sancte Martines, Bl. H. 211, 14: Gr. D. 20, 20. Hé bodode hire forðfóre ( obitum ), 169, 14: Guth. 94, 3. ¶ where death is commemorated On ðone endlyftan dæg þæs mónðes bið þǽre hálgan abbodissan forðfór Shrn. 137, 32.
scirpan
to sharpen ⬩ whet ⬩ to make active ⬩ arouse
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to sharpen, whet Scyrpþ acuit, Engl. Stud. ix. 40. Hí hwetton (scyrptun, MS. C. ) tungan heora acuerunt linguam suam. Ps. Spl. 139, 3. Scerptun, Ps. Surt. 139, 4. metaph. to make active, arouse Symle hé sceal his hýrmen scyrpan mid manunge tó hláfordes
seglan
To sail
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To sail Ðá hé hámweard seglde, Ors. 4, 10; Swt. 202, 1. Hé siglde ðá eást be lande, 1, 1; Swt. 17, 16. Se sciphere sigelede (seglode, MS. E.) west ymbútan, Chr. 877; Erl. 78, 17. Hé hys segl up áhóf, and swýðe forð seglode, St. And. 38, 33. Út on sǽ
sige-beám
A tree on which a victory is gained ⬩ the cross
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A tree on which a victory is gained, generally the cross Se sigebeám the cross, Rood Kmbl. 25; Kr. 13: 251; Kr. 127: Elen. Kmbl. 1927; El. 965. Be ðam sigebeáme, on ðam þrowode þeóda Waldend, 840; El. 420: 885; El. 444. Sélest sigebeáma, 2053; El. 1028
ymb-sprǽc
Speech about a subject, talk
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Speech about a subject, talk Be ðysum is oft mycel ymbsprǽc (ymbe-, emb-,v. ll.) there is often much discussion about this, Lchdm. iii. 266, 9. Ne beó gé áfyrhte ðurh geswince ðæs langsuman færeldes, oððe þurh yfelra manna ymbesprǽce nec labor vos itineris
áte
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Dele in bracket: O. Nrs. át food, and add Áte avena, Txts. 43, 248. Átae,átte lolium, 74, 599. Áta ł unwæstm zizania, Mt. L. 13, 38. In vv. 27, 30 of this chapter occur the forms átihi, átia, with which may be compared oatty=oats of very short stalks
lof
Praise ⬩ glory ⬩ hymn
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Praise, glory, a song of praise, hymn Ðam Dryhtne sý lof and wuldor to the Lord be praise and glory, Blickl. Homl. 53, 32. Sý ðé þanc and lof ðínre mildse, Hy. 7, 58; Hy. Grn. ii. 288, 58. Ðǽr biþ gehýred ðín hálige lof, 7, 32; Hy. Grn. ii. 287, 32.
unna
grant ⬩ allowance ⬩ permission ⬩ willingness to give ⬩ pleasure in doing something ⬩ a grant ⬩ what is given
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grant, allowance, permission Ic cýðe eów ðæt hit is mín fulla unna, ðæt heó becweðe hire land I declare to you that she has my full permission to bequeathe her land, Cod. Dip. Kmbl, iv. 200, 27: 223, 24. Hit is mín unna and mín fulle leáfe ðæt hé dihte
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æt-berstan
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Add: of actual motion, absolute Hé ætbærst and hé ys geworden né tó wealdgengan, Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 5. Se here ætbærst, Chr. 992; P. 127, 17. Uneáþe cwic ætberstende, Coll. M. 27, 3. when person from whom or place from which is given, dat. Hé heom
módigian
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His wuldor is wyrms and meox; nú tó dæg hé módegað, and tó-mergen hé ne bið ( his glory shall be dung and worms; to-day he shall be lifted up, and to-morrow he shall not be found, l Macc. 2, 63), Hml. S. 25, 262. Hí áflígdon ðá hǽðenan þe módeg-odon ongeán
scip-fylleþ
the private jurisdiction exercised over a group of three hundreds
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the private jurisdiction exercised over a group of three hundreds. The word occurs in a charter of Edgar granting to Bishop Oswald certain privileges connected with three hundreds, where in reciting the request that had been made to the king it is said
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cyre
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Cyre [MS. kyre] hæresis, Ælfc. Gl. 3; Som. 55, 84; Wrt. Voc. 16, 55. Cyre optio, Glos. Prudent. Recd. 146, 52. God forgeaf him ágenne eyre, forðanðe ðæt is rihtwísnys ðæt gehwylcum sý his ágen cyre geþafod God gave them their own free will, for it is
ǽwe
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A married woman; in pl. married people Gif hé cyfesan hæbbe and náne rihtǽwe . . . beó hit cyfes beó hit ǽwe ( uxor ), Ll. Th. ii. 186, 2-5: 270, 6. Ciric is sácerdes ǽwe; náh hé mid rihte ǽnige óþre, 334, 24: 340, 5. Oð þæt hé on rihtre ǽwe gewífige
geard
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Add: a fence, hedge His fót wearð fæst on ánum ságle þæs geardes (on ánum hegesáhle, v. l., in sude sepis ), Gr. D. 24, 27. Hé ofer þone geard (hege, v. l. sepem ) stáh, 23, 26. Hé stáh upp on þone geard (hege, v. l. ), 24, 20. Hé sette wíngeard, and
ge-lícian
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to make like or to be like, to imitate. Cf. ge-líc; Tó gelícanne ad imitandum, Rtl. 22, 36. Haedno forebeádend gelícad gentiles prohibens imitandos, Mk. p. 4, 15. to liken, compare. Cf. ge-líc; Geefned bið ł gelíced bið assimilabitur, Mt. L. 7, 24.