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Anglo-Saxon

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Breoten

Grammar
Breoten, (-on).
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Hí férdon of ðisse Brytene, Shrn. 137, 3. Sé wæs on ðisse Brytene, 134, 12. Breotone, 93, 28. Ongla ðeód com on þás Breotone, 78, 1: 87, 3. Bretene, 111, 33. Ofer ealle Brytene, 149, 2.

ham

(n.)
Grammar
ham, hom; gen. hammes; m.

A dwelling, fold, or enclosed possession.

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Of ðam beorg tó Cwichemhamme; of ðam hamme, v. 157, 24. Ðonne up on æscméres hammas súþewearde; of ðán hammum, 338, 32; Ða hammas ða ðér mid rihte tógebyriaþ, 383, 18

níþ

(adj.)
Grammar
níþ, adj. (?)

Vexatiousrancorous

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[Cf. he fell off heffne dun Inntill niþ hellepine. Orm. 13677.]

Earnulf

(n.)
Grammar
Earnulf, Arnulf, es; m.

Arnulf, emperor of Germany from A. D. 887 to 899, nephew of Charles le Gros = Ger. Kart der Dicke:

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Arnulf, emperor of Germany from A. D. 887 to 899, nephew of Charles le Gros = Ger.

fót-spure

(n.)
Grammar
fót-spure, es; n.

A foot-supportfoot-restpĕdum fultūra

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A foot-support, foot-rest; pĕdum fultūra Hí clumben upp to ðe hálge róde, námen ðá ðe kynehelm of úre Drihtnes heáfod, eall of smeáte golde, námen ðá ðet fótspure ðe wæs undernæðen his fóte, ðæt wæs eall of reád golde they climbed up to the holy cross

Linked entry: -spure

helle-hund

(n.)
Grammar
helle-hund, es; m.

A hell-hound

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A hell-hound Sý hé Judas geféra Cristes belǽwendes and sý hé toren of hellehundes tóþum on ðám egeslícum hellewítum mid eallum deóflum bútan ǽlcum ende bútan hé hit ǽr his endedæge rihtlíce gebéte may he be the companion of Judas the betrayer of Christ

gewin-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
gewin-dæg, es; m.

A labourtrouble-daybattle-daylaboristribulationis diespugnæ dies

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Ðonne cumbulgebrec on gewinndagum weorþan scoldum when there should be crashings of banners in days of battle, Ps. C. 50, 12; Ps. Grn. ii. 227, 12

Linked entry: winn-dæg

gram-hygdig

(adj.)
Grammar
gram-hygdig, -hýdig; adj.
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Gramhýdige me oft onginnaþ injusti insurrexerunt in me, 85, 13. Gromhýdge, Exon. 38 a; Th. 124, 31; Gú. 346: 116 a; Th. 445, 27; Dóm. 14

ranc

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Add Oft týne oððe twelfe ǽlc æfter óðrum scendað þæs þegenes cwenan . . . þǽr hé on lócað, þe lǽt hine sylfne rancne and rícne and genóh gódne, ǽr þæt gewurde, Wlfst. 162, 22

irsigend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
irsigend-líc, adj.
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There is one part in her capable of desire; a second capable of anger, a third is rational [cf. Bt. 33. 4; Fox 132, 4], Homl. Skt. 1, 97

un-tídlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tídlíc, adj.

Unseasonable

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Ná, swá hit gewuna is, of untídlícan gewideran, ðæt is, of wǽtum sumerum and of drýgum wintrum and of réðre lenctenhǽte, and mid ungemǽtre hærfestwǽtan non, ut adsolet, temporum turbata temperies, hoc est, aut siccitas hiemis, aut repentinus calor veris

Linked entry: tíd-líc

gold-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
gold-geweorc, es; n.
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Gold-work, what is made of gold Ðǽr wæs ðære sunnan anlýcnys geworht of golde and heó wæs on gyldenum scryd and æt ðam wǽron gyldene hors ... ðá eode ðǽr egeslíc deóful út of ðam goldgeweorce and ðæt goldgeweorc eall todreás swá swá weax gemylt æt fýre

be-landian

(v.)
Grammar
be-landian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed; v. a.

To deprive of landto confiscatedisinheritterris privare

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To deprive of land, to confiscate, disinherit; terris privare Wearþ Eádgár belandod Edgar was deprived of land Chr. 1091; Th. 359, 5. Hí hí ǽr belandedon they had deprived them previously of their lands 1094; Th. 361, 12

hricsc

(n.)
Grammar
hricsc, [ = ? hrisc or hrics]

a rickcrick

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a rick, crick, a wrench accompanied with a small sound Of fylle oððe of slege oððe of hricsca hwilcum from a fall or from a blow or from any crick, L. M. 1, 31; Lchdm. ii. 72, 23

eád-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
eád-gifu, -giefu, e; f.

Blessed grace, gift of blessednessbeāta grātia, beatitūdĭnis dōnum

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Blessed grace, gift of blessedness; beāta grātia, beatitūdĭnis dōnum Ðæt ðú me ne lǽte of lofe hweorfan ðínre eádgife that thou let me not turn from the praise of thy blessed grace, Exon. 69 b; Th. 259, 2; Jul. 276

Linked entry: eád-giefu

spendung

(n.)
Grammar
spendung, e; f.

Spendingdispensatio, impensa

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Spending Sum underféhþ eorðlíce ǽhta and se sceal ðæs pundes spendunge Gode ágifan of his ǽhtum one receives earthly possessions, and he must repay the spending of the pound to God out of his possessions, Homl. Th. ii. 556, 29

treów

(n.)
Grammar
treów, es; n.

a treea materialwoodtreesa woodroof-treesaddle-treea piece of wooda beamlogstakestaffcudgelgallows-treetree used of the cross

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worhton him anlícnyssa, sume of golde, sume of seolfre, sume of stánum, sume of treówe, Homl.

Linked entries: tréu trýw treó

Babilón

(n.)
Grammar
Babilón, e; f: Babilónie, Babilónige, an; f: Babilón, Babylón, es; f. [v. wim-man, es; f.]Babylon; Baby̆lōn, ōnis; f.
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This very city of the Babylonians, which was the greatest and first of all cities, is now the least and most desolate, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 17-31. Babilón wæs mǽrost burga Babylon was the greatest of cities, Cd. 209; Th. 259, 19; Dan. 694.

folc-sweót

(n.)
Grammar
folc-sweót, es; m. [sweót, m. a band]

A multitude of peoplemultitudepŏpŭli multĭtūdocaterva

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A multitude of people, multitude; pŏpŭli multĭtūdo, caterva Folcsweóta mǽst greatest of multitudes, Cd. 171; Th. 215, 2; Exod. 577

Linked entry: sweót

irre-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
irre-mód, adj.

Of angry moodangry-minded

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Of angry mood, angry-minded Eode yrremód, him of eágum stód líge gelícost leóht unfæger, Beo. Th. 1456; B. 726