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mann-rǽdenn

Grammar
mann-rǽdenn, <b>. I.</b>
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Him micelum sceamode þæs deófles manrǽdenne þe hé on wæs oþ ꝥ, Hml. S. 31, 1197. Hí léton tó rǽde ꝥ hí woldon ábúgan þám heretogan tó his mannrǽdene omnes una voce: 'Sponte tradamus nos omnes populo Holofernis,' Hml. A. 108, 182.

Wætlinga-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Wætlinga-ceaster, e; f.

St. Alban's

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Alban's Wæs hé ðrowigende se eádiga Albanus ðý teóþan dæge Kalendarum Iuliarum neáh ðære ceastre ðe Rómáne héton Verolamium, seó nú fram Angelðeóde Werlameceaster oþþe Wæclingaceaster (uaetlingacæstir, -cester, uetlinguacaester, Lat. versions,Txts. 133

weald-leðer

(n.)
Grammar
weald-leðer, es; n.

A rein

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Heó wæs on gyldenum scryd, and æt ðam wǽron gyldene hors, and on ðám wǽron ða wealdleðer swá up getíged, swá swá hig urnon tó heofenum up, Shrn. 156, 12.

ǽ-rist

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-rist, es; n.

resurrectio

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Seó wunderlice ǽrest eallum mannum wæs geopenod, Shrn. p. 6. Ðæt gemǽnelice ǽrist, Hml. Th. i. 394, 25. Mínes ǽristes dæg, 74, 18: ii. 224, 25. Ðone tóhopan deádra monna ǽristes (-restes, Hatt. MS.) . . .

smireness

(n.)
Grammar
smireness, e; f.

Ointment, unguent

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Ointment, unguent Cwæþ se wrítere ðæt Maria genáme án pund deórwyrðre smyrenesse (smerenesse, 69, 1) . . . .Ðeós smerenes wæs geworht of ehtaténe cynna wyrtum Blickl. Homl. 73, 17-20. Smirinis (smerenisse, Rush.) unguentum Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 26, 12.

Linked entry: smereness

ild

(n.)
Grammar
ild, e ; f.

an ageævumsæculumageyearsætasmatureeldsenectusvetustasage

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Hér wæs seó forme yld ðissere worulde and seó óðer yld wæs óþ Abrahames tíman ... Seó þridde yld wæs ðá wuniende óþ David at this time was the first age of this world, and the second age was till Abraham's time ...

Linked entries: yld eld

scolu

(n.)
Grammar
scolu, scól (these two forms may give the later shoal, school as col, cól give coal, cool), e; f.
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Hú ne eart ðú se mon ðe on mínre scole wǽre áféd and gelǽred, Bt. 3, 1; Fox 4, 19. Eubolus underféng ðone cnapan tó lárlícre scole . . . On ðære ylcan scole wæs Iulianus, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 14-16. Ic becom tó Cristes scole, 2, 244.

Linked entries: scól sceolu

sund

(n.)
Grammar
sund, es; n.
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Ðá wæs sund liden then was the sea passed, 452; B. 223. Se stán tógán, streám út áweóll ... sund grunde onféng, Andr. Kmbl. 3055; An. 1530. Sund unstille, Exon. Th. 338, 14; Gn. Ex. 78.

cyne-dóm

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Apollonius wæs ealdorman on Tiro, 3, 24), and mangeres naman genam, Ap. Th. 10, 7. <b>III a.

rihte

(adv.)
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rihte, adv.

right, due, directly, straight directly, straightway rightly, well, in a manner suited to the circumstances of a case, fittingly, properly, dulycorrectly, in the proper manner, exactly, accurately, truly

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Swá wæs on ðǽm scennum þurh rúnstafas rihte gemearcod, hwam ðæt sweord geworht ǽrest wǽre, correctly Beo. Th. 3395; B. 1695. Swylce hý wǽron rihte ... swilce hí nú sindon they were exactly such then as they are now, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 1.

ge-staðelian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-staðelian, -staðolian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [staðelian to found, establish]

To foundestablishbuilderectplacesettlestrengthenconfirmfortifyrepairrestorefundārestăbĭlīreædĭfĭcārecollŏcārelŏcareconfortāreconfirmārerestaurāre

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Ðe hit gestaðelod wæs qua fundāta est, Ex. 9, 18: Ps. Th. 121, 5. Ðǽr gestaðelad wæs æðelíc ingong where a noble entrance was placed, Exon. 12 a; Th. 19, 28; Cri. 307: 67 a; Th. 249, 6; Jul. 507.

Linked entry: ge-staðolian

symbel

(n.)
Grammar
symbel, symel, es; n.

a feast, banquet, entertainmenta feast,

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Ðá sǽde Marcellus him ðæt hé wǽre cristen, and him nǽre álýfed ðæt hé birgde ðara hǽþenra symbles, Shrn. 125, 28-31. Swefan æfter symble, Beo. Th. 238;B. 119. Symle, 2020;B. 1008.

ealdor

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor, ealdur, aldor; gen. ealdres; dat, ealdre; pl. nom. acc. ealdras; m. <b>I;</b> an

ELDER, parent, head of a family, author părens, paterfamilias, auctor an elder, chief, governor, prince sĕnior, præpŏsītus, princeps

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Ðæt wæs ealdor heora that was their chief, Cd. 221; Th. 287, 27; Sat. 373. Heofna ealdor the prince of the heavens, Cd. 226; Th. 300, 20; Sat. 567. Ealdor þegna the prince of thanes, Beo. Th. 3293; B. 1644.

wíte-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
wíte-dóm, es; m.

knowledgeprophecyforeknowledge

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Th. 104, 24; Gú. 12. a statement of what is known through superhuman agency, a prophecy Wæs gefylled se wítedóm (praesagium ) Agustinus, Bd. 2, 2; S. 504, 8:3, 14 ; S. 541, 9: Blickl. Homl. 71, 3: Exon. Th. 14, 1; Cri. 212.

andeta

Grammar
andeta, andetta.
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Ðonne cuæð se biscop and ðára hína wiotan þet hió him néren máran ondeta ( that they did not admit to him liability for more ) þonne hit árǽded wæs on Æðelbaldes dæge, Cht.

be-sleán

(v.)

to strikesmiteto strikedashinflictto striketo strike

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wæs freónda gefylled on folcstede, beslagen (-slægen, -slegen, v. ll.) æt sæcce, Chr. 937 ; P. 108, 23. to strike, place with violence, dash, inflict Ic on besleá incutio, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 169, 9.

ge-wuna

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wuna, adj.
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Dele last reference, and add: of persons (or things personified), accustomed, used Ic mé, swá swá ic gewuna wæs, tó middes heora gemengde, Hml. S. 23 b, 372.

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hæft-níd

(n.)
Grammar
hæft-níd, e; f. ; es; n.
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Fram hæftnýde hellewítes, Hy. 6, 36. ¶ pl. with force of sing. :-- Wæs sum wyln gehæft tó swinglum, and læg on hæftnédum, Hml. S. 21, 167. Hé ús áhredde fram deófles hæftnýdum, Hml. Th. i. 338, 4

Linked entries: hæfte-neód hæft-néd

lustfullian

(v.)
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Wæs heó lustfulliende (-igende, v. l.) þǽre gódan foresetenesse delectata bono proposito, 5, 19; Sch. 657, 17. (3 a) with acc. (and dat. ?)

clǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
clǽne, <b>; II.</b>
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Ðis wæs úre ealra seht. Wulfstán and his sunu sealdon þæt and clǽne Leófríce, arid Leófríc and Wulfstán and Wulfríc þám bisceope, clǽne land and unbesacan, 377, 12-18. [Ælfred hauet yseld his land sacleás and clǽne (pacifice ei quiete), C. D. iv.