gold-hord
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Nellen gé goldhordian eów goldhordas on eorþan ... goldhordiaþ eów goldhordas on heofenan ... ðær ðín goldhord is ðǽr is ðín heorte nolite thesaurizare vobis thesauros in terra ... thesaurizate vobis thesauros in cælo ... ubi est thesaurus tuus, ibi est cor
under-cyning
A dependent, tributary king ⬩ one who rules under another
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Ic Aldréd, Wigraceastres undercining ( subregulus ), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 186, 13. Griffin swór áðas ðæt hé wolde beón Eádwearde kings hold underkingc, Chr. 1056; Erl. 190, 35.
un-sceþþig
Innocent ⬩ harmless
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Hér com Ælfréd se unsceððiga æþeling, Chr. 1036; Erl. 164, 25. Hys ðæt synnige blód wæs ágoten on ða wrace hyre ðæs unsceððian blódes, Shrn. 155, 8. Hé sǽde ðæt án gehwǽde wolcn upp ástige mid ðære unscæðþigan ( not threatening storm ) lyfte, Hontl.
Linked entries: sceþþig un-scæþþig
gyte
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Swá mycel yðgiung and regnes gyte (inundatio) forþ cóm, Gr. D. 167, 25. a shedding of tears Hwí ne feormast þú mid teára gyte torne synne? cur tua non purgas lacrymis peccata profusis f, Dóm. L. 79.
Bret-walda
A ruler of the Saxons in Britain, the chief Saxon king in England ⬩ Saxonum in Britannia rex supremus.
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D. 1148, says, 'Omnia jura regni Anglorum, reges scilicet et proceres et tribunos in ditione sua tenebat:' Ecgbryht wæs se eahteða cyning, se ðe Bretwalda wæs Egbert was the eighth king, who was the Bretwalda, Chr. 827; Th. 112, 21, col. 1. — There does
HOL
A HOLE, ⬩ hollow, ⬩ cavern, ⬩ den
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A HOLE, hollow, cavern, den Tó ðám ealdan hole; of ðám hole, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 423, 22. Swá swá leó déþ of his hole quasi leo in cubile suo, Ps. Th. 9, 29.
cíele
Cold ⬩ frigus
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Cold; frigus For cíele nele se sláwa erian propter frigus piger arare nonvult, Past. 39, 2; Hat. MS. 53a, 14, 16, 18
fyrstig
Frosty ⬩ gĕlĭdus
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Frosty; gĕlĭdus Ðæt se winter wǽre ceald and fyrstig that the winter was cold and frosty, Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 27
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pinne
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A flask, bottle Ic (sutor) wyrce of him (cutes et pelles) flaxan (pinnan) facio ex iis flascones, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 35
seolfor-stycce
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A piece of silver, a coin Ðæt þrítig seolfor-sticca the thirty pieces of silver (given to Judas ), Anglia xi. 8, 3
þurh-creópan
to creep through
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to creep through Swá swá mon melo sift, ðæt melo ðurhcrýpþ (þurg-, Cott. MS.) ǽlc þyrl], Bt. 34, 11; Fox 152, 2
sceanc-forod
Broken-legged
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Broken-legged Ðæt sceáp ðæt sceoncforad (scanc-,Cott. MSS.) wæs, Past. 17, 9 ; Swt. 123, 9. Scancforedum men, Lchdm. ii. 66, 21
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wæser
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bulimus; cf. bulimus vermis similis lacertae in stomacho hominis habitans, Corp. Gl. Hessels, 26, 209), Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 62
wilder-líc
Wildbeast-like ⬩ brutish
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Wildbeast-like, brutish Hié be sumum dǽle wildorlíce (wildiórlíce, Cott. MSS. ) beóð ex qua parte bestiales sunt Past. 17; Swt. 109, 23
ge-líhtan
To alight ⬩ approach ⬩ come
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Segde ðætte sealfa god wolde helwarum hám gelíhtan said that God himself would come home to the dwellers in hell, Cd. 222; Th. 291, 16; Sat. 431
ís-ceald
Ice-cold
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Ice-cold Ísceald sǽ, Exon. 81 b ; Th. 306, 28; Seef. 14: 307. 5; Seef. 19: Bt. Met. Fox 27, 6; Met. 27, 3
twi-híwede
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Gr. 49; Zup. 287, 9. double-coloured Twyhíwedum wurman bis tincto cocco, Hpt. Gl. 431, 30
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þyncþ
Honour ⬩ dignity ⬩ rank
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Honour, dignity, rank Suá suǽ hé on ðyncðum (geðyncðum, Cott. MSS.) bið furður ðonne óðre sicut honore ordinis superat, Past. 14; Swt. 81, 23
hýdig
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Cf. pung cassidele (-lic )], Coll. M. 27, 35. Add
ǽ-fæstlic
legitimate ⬩ religious
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Ox. 851. religious Hé forgitt ðæt hé ǽr ǽfæstlices (-fest-, Cott. MSS.) geðóhte obliviscitur quidquid religiose cogitavit, Past. 57, 8