Andred
The name of a large wood in Kent ⬩ the city of ANDRED or Andrida ⬩ Andredes ceaster
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The wood is, along the east and along the west, 120 miles long, or longer, and thirty miles broad. The river, of which we before spoke, flaws out from the weald, Chr. 893; Th. 162, 29, col. 3
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cyric-sceat
Church-scot, church-money, tax or rate
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Ðæt neád-gafol úres Drihtnes; ðæt sýn, úre teoðunga and cyric-sceattas the necessary tribute of our Lord; thatt In church-scet lx gallinas et semen frumenti ad tres acras, Chartul. de Glaston. MS. f. 38: L. In. 61; Th. i. 140, 12-14: L.
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for-gifnes
FORGIVENESS ⬩ remission ⬩ indulgence ⬩ permission ⬩ remissio ⬩ vĕnia ⬩ indulgentia
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His forgifnesse gumum to helpe dǽleþ dógra gehwam Dryhten weoroda the Lord of hosts dealeth his forgiveness each day for help to men, Exon. 14 a; Th. 27, 7; Cri. 427. Se næfþ on écnysse forgyfenesse non hăbēbit remissiōnem in æternum, Mk.
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FÓÐER
food ⬩ food for cattle ⬩ fodder ⬩ ălĭmentum ⬩ jūmenti pābŭlum ⬩ that in which food is carried ⬩ a basket ⬩ cophĭnus ⬩ κόφĭνos ⬩ that in which food for cattle is carried ⬩ a cart ⬩ cart-load ⬩ vĕhes ⬩ plaustrum ⬩ nunc massa vel vŏlūmen plumbi
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Stv. 14, 20. that in which food for cattle is carried,-a cart or cart-load, about 19 or 20 cwt. a heavy weight, as we now use the word for a FOTHER of lead, that is 191/2 cwt; vĕhes, plaustrum, nunc massa vel vŏlūmen plumbi He scolde gife sixtiga fóðra
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frum-sceaft
the first creation ⬩ the creation ⬩ beginning ⬩ origin ⬩ original state or condition ⬩ prīma creātio ⬩ ŏrīgo ⬩ prīmĭtīva vel pristĭna condĭtio ⬩ a created being ⬩ creature ⬩ creātūra
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Fox 17, 48; Met. 17, 24. a created being, creature; creātūra Hí héredon lífes Ágend, Fæder frumsceafta they praised the Lord of life, the Father of all created beings, Exon. 14 b; Th. 29, 33; Cri. 472: 84 a; Th. 317, 15; Mód. 66: Cd. 156; Th. 195, 9;
lǽððu
An injury ⬩ offence ⬩ hatred ⬩ enmity ⬩ malice
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Ðara lǽðða ðe gé lange drugon for the injuries that ye have suffered long, Judth. 11; Thw. 23, 36; Jud. 158. Hé mid lǽððum ús eglan móste, Thw. 24, 12; Jud. 185.
langung
Longing ⬩ desire ⬩ weariness
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Ða myclan byrþenne áberan ðære mycclan langunga heora ðæs leófes Hláfordes to bear the great burden of the great longing after their dear [departed] Lord, 135, 8.
mann-cynn
mankind ⬩ men ⬩ the human race ⬩ a race of men ⬩ a people ⬩ men
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Hine feor forwræc Metod mancynne fram the Lord drove him away far from men, Beo. Th. 221; B. 110. Hé wolde mancyn lýsan, Rood Kmbl. 82; Kr. 41: Blickl. Homl. 71, 26.
GOD
God ⬩ the Deity ⬩ a god
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Drihten sylf ys Goda God, mǽre God, and mihtig, and egefull the Lord himself is God of Gods, a great God, a mighty and a terrible, Deut. 10, 17. Ne wyrc ðú ðé gyldne godas oððe seolfrene make thou not to thyself golden or silver gods, L.
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ge-sib
Peaceable, near, related, familiar ⬩ pācĭfĭcus, cognātus, prŏpinquus, fămĭliāris ⬩ consanguineus
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Nǽnig mon ne sceal lufian ne géman his gesibbes gif ... no man shall love or be mindful of his relative if ..., Blickl. Homl. 23, 17. Gisibbe cognatos, Lk. Skt. Rush. 14, 12. Tǽlende dígellíce gesibne his dētrăhentem sēcrēto proxĭmo suo, Ps.
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undern
The third hour of the day ⬩ nine in the morning
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Byð seó sceadu tó underne and tó nóne seofon and twéntigoþan healfes fótes the shadow at nine and at three is twenty-six and a half feet long, iii. 218, 3, and often. Æt underne ... ǽr underne, Blickl. Homl. 93, 22, 36.
æt-berstan
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M. 25, l. of things, to be lost to a person (dat. ) Hit feoh him ætbyrst, Hml. S. 12, 85 : Wlfst. 142, 7. Ne ætberst þám bydele his geswinces edleán, Hml. Th. ii. 534, 16
on-gin
a beginning ⬩ an attempt, undertaking, enterprise ⬩ action, proceeding ⬩ action, activity, active life, actions, endeavours
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Homl. 9, 16. an attempt, undertaking, enterprise Micel is ðæt ongin ðínre gelícan ðæt ðú forhycge hláford úrne it is a great undertaking for the like of thee to despise our lord, Exon. Th. 250, 15; Jul. 127.
hlýdan
To sound, ⬩ make a loud noise, ⬩ to clamour, ⬩ vociferate
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To sound, make a loud noise, to clamour, vociferate Ic hlýde strepo, Ælfc. Gr. 28; Som. 30, 63. Ic hlýde garrulo, 36; Som. 38, 29.
FÆC
Space, interval, distance, portion of time ⬩ spătium, intervallum, tempŏris intervallum
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Geseah he ánre stówe fæc vīdit ūnius lŏci spătium, Bd. 3, l0; S. 534, 19. Unfyrn faca in a little time, Andr. Kmbl. 2741; An. 1373. Twegra dæga fæc two days' space; duārum diērum spătium, R. Ben. 53. Fífwintra fæc five years' space; olympias, Ælfc.
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ferhþ
the soul ⬩ spirit ⬩ mind ⬩ anĭmus ⬩ mens ⬩ life ⬩ vīta
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Th. 3270; B. 1633: 6334; B. 3177. life; vīta Wídan ferhþ, acc. for a long life, for ever, Elen. Kmbl. 1598; El. 801
for-ceorfan
To cut or carve out ⬩ cut down ⬩ cut off or away ⬩ cut through ⬩ divide ⬩ excīdĕre ⬩ concīdĕre ⬩ succīdĕre ⬩ incīdĕre ⬩ intercīdĕre
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æs ðe se Hláford háte us mid deáþes æxe forceorfan lest the Lord command to cut us down with the axe of death, Homl. Th. ii. 408, 28. Forceorfende intercīdens, Ps. Lamb. 28, 7. Ic forceorfe succīdo, incīdo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 34.
FRÉCNE
Horrible ⬩ savage ⬩ audacious ⬩ wicked ⬩ daring ⬩ dangerous ⬩ perilous ⬩ dīrus ⬩ asper ⬩ austērus ⬩ atrox ⬩ audax ⬩ perīcŭlōsus
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Hwonne him Freá frécenra síþa reste ageáfe when the Lord should give him rest from his perilous journeyings, Cd. 71; Th. 86, 8; Gen. 1427: Ps. Th. 143, 8. To frécnum þingum for daring things, Lchdm. iii. 158, 16.
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hreów
Sorrow ⬩ regret ⬩ penitence ⬩ penance ⬩ repentance
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Ne hé wihte hafaþ hreówe on móde ðæt him hálig gǽst losige he hath not regret for the loss of his holy spirit, Exon. 30 b; Th. 95, 16; Cri. 1558. Hreówum tornost most grievous of sorrows, Beo. Th. 4265; B. 2129.
HÚS
A HOUSE ⬩ a family
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Gewát neósian heán húses went and visited the lofty house, Beo. Th. 233; B. 116. Maria húse gesætt Maria domi sedebat, Jn. Skt. Lind, 11, 20. Lét fleógan hrefn of húse út [out of the ark], Cd. 71; Th. 87, 2; Gen. 1442.