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sele-rǽdend

(n.)
Grammar
sele-rǽdend, es; m.

One who takes part in the councils held in a hall ⬩ a counsellor of a prince

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One who takes part in the councils held in a hall, a counsellor of a prince Manige cómon snottere selerǽdend, symble gefégon beornas burhweardes cyme, Andr. Kmbl. 1317; An. 659.

ymener

(n.)
Grammar
ymener, (ymnere?), es; m.

A book of hymns ⬩ hymnare, hymnarium

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Hymneres tácen is ðæt mon wæcge brádlinga his hand and rǽre up his litlan finger, Techm. ii. 121, 9. ii. salteras, and se saltere swá man singð on Róme, and .ii. ymneras, Chart. Th. 430, 13

Linked entry: hymener

Sunnan-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
Sunnan-dæg, es; m.
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The time that had to be so observed was according to Wihtræd's Laws from sunset on Saturday to sunset on Sunday Gif esne wyrce an Sunnanǽfen efter hire setlgange óð Mónanǽfenes setlgang, 9; Th. i. 38, 19; but later the time seems to have been extended

under

(prep.)
Grammar
under, prep. adv.

Under ⬩ under ⬩ at the foot of ⬩ under ⬩ within ⬩ among ⬩ below ⬩ beneath ⬩ down

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Siððan ǽfenleóht under heofenes hádor beholen weorþeþ after the evening light has died out everywhere beneath the sky, Beo.

Linked entries: Middel-Seaxe þúsend

æt-hrínan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-hrínan, p. -hrán, pl. -hrinon; pp. -hrinen

To touch ⬩ take ⬩ move ⬩ tangere ⬩ apprehendere ⬩ movere

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He æt-hrán hyre hand tetigit manum ejus. Mt. Bos. 8, 15. Se unclǽna gást hine æt-hrínþ spiritus apprehendit eum, Lk. Bos. 9, 39. Nellaþ híg ðá mid heora fingre æt-hrínan digito autem suo nolunt ea movere, Mt. Bos. 23, 4

Linked entry: et-hrínan

forud

(v.)
Grammar
forud, part.

Broken ⬩ fractured ⬩ worn out ⬩ decayed ⬩ fractus ⬩ contrītus

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Broken, fractured, worn out, decayed; fractus, contrītus Se foruda fót and sió forude bond the fractured foot and the fractured hand, Past. ii. 2; Cot. MS.

Wísle

(n.)
Grammar
Wísle, an; f.
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. ; for ðý hit man hǽt Wíslemúða, Ors. l, l; Swt. 20, 6-13

Linked entry: Wísle-múþa

cennestre

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Seó cyrice is háli þǽre eádigan Godes cennestran, Gr. D. 88, 4. Þæt eádige mǽden his cennestran, Hml. Th. i. 438, 18. Add

ge-rúmlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-rúmlíce, adv.
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large limit of space pi wæs eáðfynde þe him elles hwǽr gerúmlícor ræste [sðhte] . . . heóld hyne syððan fyr þǽm feónde ætwand then was easily found who elsewhere for himself with larger limit of space looted for a bed, i. e. who would not sleep in the hall

glæs

(n.)
Grammar
glæs, es; n.
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Hafa gebrocen glæs geara gegrunden . . . sóna swá se wyrm þæs onbirigð, þonne swilt hé, Lch. ii. 114, 16. Cnúa glæs tó dúste, dó huniges teár on, lácna ꝥ dolg mid, 128, 4. Add

hind

Grammar
hind, v hynd.
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See, however, Kemble's Saxons in England i. 113, where hind is taken as hynd, and so connected with numeral hand. Substitute:

Linked entry: hind

hrisian

(v.)
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Ðonne þú sealt habban wylle, þonne geþeóddum þínum þrím fingrum hryse þíne hand swylce þú hwæt seltan wylle, Tech. ii. 124, 4. intrans. Syrcan hrysedon, B. 226. Gúðsearo gullon, gáras hrysedon, An. 127

súþan

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Add Be-westan him is se beorh Athlans oð ðone gársecg, and súþan ðá beorgas þe man hǽt Æsperos; and be-súþan him Aulolum sió þeód ab occidente Atlantem montem et Oceanum Atlanticum, sub Africo Hesperium montem, a meridie gentes Aulolum, Ors. 1, 1; S.

Rín

(n.)
Grammar
Rín, m.; f.

The Rhine

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The Rhine Sió eá ðe man hǽt Rín, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 22, 23. Neáh Rínes ófre ðære ié, Swt. 14, 32. Beeástan Ríne, Swt. 14, 36. On ðæm Ionde beeástan Rín, Chr. 887; Erl. 86, 7. On cyrican Colonie ðære ceastre bí Ríne, Bd. 5, 10; S. 625, 22.

brego-stól

(n.)
Grammar
brego-stól, breogo-stól, es; m. [brego
a ruler, prince, king;
stól
a stool, seat, throne
]

a ruler, prince, king; ⬩ a stool, seat, throne ⬩ A prince's stool or chair, a throne, a prince's dominion, kingdom ⬩ principis sella, thronus, regnum

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He hámes niósan lét ðone bregostól he left the kingdom to visit his home, 4767; B. 2389. Breogostól, Andr. Kmbl. 417; An. 209

Linked entry: breogo-stól

heáh-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-cyning, es; m.

A chief, great king, God

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On ða swýðran healfe ðæs heáhcyninges on the right hand of the great king [God], Shrn. 118, 9: Cd. 6; Th. 8, 14; Gen. 124. Ðæt wæs hildesetl heáhcyninges that was the war-seat [saddle] of the great king [Hrothgar], Beo. Th. 2083; B. 1039

homela

(n.)
Grammar
homela, homola, an; m.
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See the note there; see also on cutting the hair as a mark of disgrace, Grimm's Deutsche Rechtsalterthümer, pp. 702-3. v. hamelian

fót-mǽl

foot-mark ⬩ foot ⬩ a foot

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v. mǽl; II ) Of ðám hamme tó fótmǽle; of fótmǽle éstrihtes on wulfputt, C.D. iii. 449, 30

bæc-þearm

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Gif hé on hire bæcþerm hǽme si in tergo ejus coiverit, Ll. Th. ii. 148, 7. Add

Linked entry: þearm

ǽr

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
ǽr, adv.

early ⬩ expressing readiness, quickness, soon ⬩ earlier, before ⬩ previously, beforehand ⬩ sooner ⬩ before ⬩ sooner ⬩ first

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Ðæt feoh ðæt hí ǽr lǽfdon the money they had left (when they were spending before, v. l. 200), Hml. S. 23, 213.