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sige-hwíl

(n.)
Grammar
sige-hwíl, e ; f.
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A time of victory, the hour of victory Wedra helm feónd gefylde . . . Ðæt ðam þeódne wæs síðes sigehwíl, Beo. Th. 5413 ; B. 2710

un-trymigu

(n.)
Grammar
un-trymigu, (-o); f.

Weaknesssicknessinfirmity

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Weakness, sickness, infirmity Ðæt heá gegéme all unhǽl and all untrymmigo ut curarent omnem languorem et omnem infirmitatem, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 1

Linked entry: -trymigu

sǽtung

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Úre Drihten mid his sylfes willan tó eorþan ástág, and hér manige sétunga and searwa ádreág æt Iúdéum, Bl. H. 83, 33. Add

béc-rǽde

(n.)
Grammar
béc-rǽde, an; f.
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Reading of books Heó inne heora leornunge and heora béc-rǽdon beeódon illi intus lectioni uacabant , Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 354, 7 n

Linked entry: rǽde

Æðelflǽd

(n.)
Grammar
Æðelflǽd, e; f. [æðele, flǽd]

ÆthelfledÆthelfleda

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here, A.

Linked entry: Æðelrǽd

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, p. teóde.
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Helm worhte wǽpna smið, wundrum teóde, besette swínlícum, ðæt hine bead*-*omécas bítan ne meahton, Beo. Th. 2909; B. 1452. Tó ðam golde ðe him tó gode teóde the gold that he had shaped for a god to himself, Cd. Th. 229, 13; Dan. 216.

ge-byrd

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on þǽrehis gebyrde oferswíþde ealle ǽ þisse menniscan gebyrde, 167, 3. latode on þissum líchomlicum gebyrde, 8. Manige on his gebyrd gefeóþ, 165, 10. On þá his gebyrd, 167, 16.

telga

(n.)
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A rod Þá beran slóh mid þǽre telgan ( ferula ) þe géwunode ꝥ bær him on handa, Gr. D. 229, 21

fón

(v.)

to takecatchto takearrestapprehendto getgainto getsufferexperienceto beginto beginto taketo set aboutundertaketo attackto begin atto take taketo set to work atdeal withreceiveacceptto taketo taketake possession ofto taketo takeundertaketo taketo take toallow ofto take toto take tojoin battleto join togetherto struggle with

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þám frætwum féng, B. 2989. to get, suffer, experience, with acc. féng swá stíð weðer ꝥ uneáðe áwæig cóm, Chr. 1052; P. 176, 15. with gen.

eáðelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
eáðelíce, eðelíce, ýðelíce; comp. or; sup. ost, ust; adv.

Easilyfăcĭle

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He sóhte hú he eáðelícost hine gesealde he sought how he might most easily betray him, 22, 6

Linked entry: éðelíce

ge-hende

(adj.; prep.)
Grammar
ge-hende, prep. dat.

Nighnearjuxta

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He wæs gehende ðam scype he was near the ship, Jn. Bos. 6, 19. He læg ðeódne gehende he lay by his prince, Byrht. Th. 140, 27; By. 294 : Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 47, 34

ge-creópan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-creópan, p. ge-creáp, pl. ge-crupon
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To creep, crawl. of a human being ne meahte gangan, ac gecreáp in þá ciricean he could not walk, but he crawled into the church, Shrn. 126, 25. of a reptile Gecreáp þǽr inn tó þám hálgan men sum unhýre nǽddre, Gr. D. 211, 13

Linked entry: creópan

ge-swǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-swǽre, adj.

Heavyoppressedafflicted

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Heavy, oppressed, afflicted He lǽrde ǽlcne man ðe geswǽre and ofercumen, and eft gefriþod byþ, ðæt he swá ylce Gode þancode he taught every man that is oppressed and overcome, and afterwards is saved, that he in the same way should thank God, Ps.

dǽd-bétan

(v.)
Grammar
dǽd-bétan, part.-ende ; p.-bétte ; pp. -béted

To make amends, give satisfaction, to be penitent, to repent maleficium compensare, malum bono pensāre, pœnitere

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Ðæt he sealde sóðe gebýsnunge eallum dǽdbétendum, ðe to Drihtene gecyrraþ that he should give a true example to all, who shall turn to the Lord by doing amend deeds, Ælfc. T. 38, 4

Linked entry: bétan

bisceop-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop-dóm, biscop-dóm, biscep-dóm, es; m.

a bishop's doom, excommunicationepiscopi judicium, excommunicatiothe province of a bishop, a bishopricepiscopi provincia, episcopatus

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Wine heóld ðone biscep-dóm iii geár Wine held the bishopric three years, Chr. 660; Erl. 34, 7

Linked entries: biscep-dóm biscop-dóm

ge-hádod

(n.; v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-hádod, -háded; def. se ge-hádoda; part.

In holy ordersordĭnātus

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He ǽlces mannes gehádodes and lǽwedes yrfenuma beón wolde he wanted to be the heir of every man, cleric and lay, Chr. 1100; Erl. 236, 7

Linked entry: hádod

teóðung-mann

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung-mann, es; m.
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Geceós wise men and sóðfæste ... and gesete of him ... teóðingmen ( decanos ), Ex. 18, 21. as a technical English term, the head of a tithing, v. teóðung, Wé cwǽdon be uncúðum yrfe, ðæt nán man næfde búton hæfde ðæs hundredes manna gewitnyssa oððe

wiþer-cora

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-cora, an; m.

an adversaryopponentrebela reprobate person

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Ne sý sacerd geteald, ac Godes wiþercora (wiþersaca, v. l. rebellio), R. Ben. 113, 13. Freónd wæs ðurh geleáfan, and wiþercora þurh weorc, Homl. Th. i. 530, 5.

Linked entry: -cora

án-nes

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S. 5, 394.Lufige ánnysse and bróðorrǽdene betwux mannum, Hml. Th. i. 142, 10. Eal se here him swór ánnesse, þæt hié eal þæt woldon þæt wolde, Chr. 921; P. 103, 16

hnipian

(v.)
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, nyste hwæt cweðan sceolde, ac stód þǽr and hnipode (hung his head) Hml. S. 23, 689. Hí hnappodon and swá lange hí hnipedon (they drooped their heads so long) ꝥ hí ealle on slǽpe wurdon, 23, 248.