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GRIM

(adj.)
Grammar
GRIM, adj.
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Sharp, bitter, severe, fell, fierce, dire, savage, cruel, GRIM, horrible; acer, immanis, sævus, crudelis, atrox, dirus He him æt his ende grim geweorþeþ and hine gelǽdeþ on éce forwyrd he [the devil] will become cruel to him at his end, and will lead

Linked entry: grym

strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
strǽt, e (but uninflected forms occur) ; f.
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Ða stánas ðæs temples licggeaþ æt ǽlcre strǽte ende in capite omnium platearum, Past. 18, 3 ; Swt. 133, 12. Loth sæt on ðære strǽt ( in foribus civitatis) . . . Hig cwǽdon: ' Wé willaþ wunian on ðære strǽt (in platea ), Gen. 19, 1-2.

Linked entry: strét

ge-rídan

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Heó ealle þá þá landgemǽre geridan, eal swá heó man on fruman þám bisceope lǽdde, iv. 235, 3. to obtain by riding, ride and get, take possession of Ðá gerád Æðelwald þone hám æt Winburnan bútan ðæs cyninges leáfe . . . and hæfde ealle ðá geatu forworht

úte-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
úte-weard, adj.

Outwardextremeon the outside ofat the extremity ofthe outward partextremity

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Ðá geféngon hié ðara þreóra tú æt ðæm múðan úteweardum, 897; Erl. 95, 26. Hé sý onfangen on úteweardre endebyrdnesse in ultimo gradu recipiatur, R. Ben. 53, 11. Hé ðencð on ðam oferbrǽdelse his módes ...

Linked entry: útan-weard

GEARD

(n.)
Grammar
GEARD, es; m.

An inclosureinclosed placeYARDGARDENcourtdwellinghomeregionlandseptumlŏcus septushortusāreahabĭtācŭlumdomĭcĭliumrĕgio

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Ðæt ǽlc cóme to his ágenum gearde that each should come to his own land, Ors. 5, 14; Bos. 114, 18. On geard at home, Menol. Fox 215; Men. 109. In écne geard into the eternal home, Exon. 44 a; Th. 149, 17; Gú. 763 : 51 a; Th. 178, 8; Gú. 1241.

Linked entry: mǽr-geard

ríp

(n.)
Grammar
ríp, es; n.
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Ǽr wintres cyme on rýpes tíman, Exon. Th. 214, 28; Ph. 246. Twuga on geáre ǽne tó mǽþe and óðre tó rípe twice a-year, once at hay-time and the other at harvest, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 400, 30. His men beón gearuwe ge tó rípe ge tó huntoþe, v. 162, 28.

Linked entry: ripa

þweál

(n.)
Grammar
þweál, es; n. m.

washingwhat is used in washingointment

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Ðeáh swín áðwægen sié, gif hit eft filþ on ðæt sol, ðonne biþ hit fúlre ðonne hit ǽr wæs, and ne forstent ðæt ðweál náuht, Past. 54; Swt. 421, 3. Hwæt forstent him ðæt ǽrre ðweál ( lavatio ), 21.

Linked entry: þweán

be-ceápian

(v.)
Grammar
be-ceápian, p. ode; pp. od

To sellvendere

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Hí beceápodon heora ǽhta they sold their possessions, i. 316, 4,11, 31. Beceápa ealle ðíne ǽhta sell all thy possessions, ii. 400, 12

CANON

(n.)
Grammar
CANON, es; m. A CANON, rule; regula, canon = κανών
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Ælf. P. 31; Th. ii. 376, 26. Se canon awriten is the canon is written, Bd. 5, 23; S. 648, 43. Ða canonas openlíce beódaþ the canons openly command, L. Ælf. P. 31; Th. ii. 376, 20. Canones bóc the book of the canon, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 13

ǽnes

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽnes, adv.

Once.

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Similar entries cf. ǽne, I Ǽnes ic swór semel juravi, Ps. L. 88, 36. Gif bescoren man gange him an gestlíðnesse, gefe him man ǽnes, Ll. Th. i. 38, 13.

Linked entry: ǽne

níd-freónd

(n.)
Grammar
níd-freónd, es; m.

One closely connected by relationship or friendship

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One closely connected by relationship or friendship Hé wæs pápan ǽhte bifealden Enagrius his neódfreóndes, Shrn. 36, 4

Linked entry: níd-gestealla

ge-wuna

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Ðá twá word, abrenunteo and credo, þe man æt fulluhtþénunge on gewunan hæfð, 38, 9. Wé willað ꝥ munecas regollícor libban þonne hí ǽr þisan on gewunan hæfdon, Ll. Th. i. 346, 28.

tó-slúpan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-slúpan, p. -sleáp, pl. -slupon; pp. -slopen

To slip apart or awaybe relaxeddissolvedto have the connection between several objectsthat between the parts of the same object relaxedto be dissipated,destroyedto be loosedundoneto get relaxed,to be relaxed,get remissto get paralysed,get powerless,

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Hæfþ God geheaborade ealle his gesceafta, ð æt heora ǽc wræðeþ óþer, ðæt hié ne móton tóslúpan, 21; Fox 74, 11.

Linked entry: tó-swífan

healdan

(v.)
Grammar
healdan, haldan; p. heóld; pp. healden.

to HOLD, keep, grasp, retain, restrain, confine, containto hold, have, possess, occupy, inhabitto rule, governto behave, conductto guard, defend, keep, preserve, protect, maintain, sustain, regard, observe, take heedto hold out, last, hold on, continue, hold withto hold, keep, keep sheepservare, custodire

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Nolde ða béc ágifan ǽr heó wyste hú getríwlíce hé hi [hine?] æt landum healdan wolde she would not give up the charters before she knew with what faith he would conduct himself [or treat her?] as regarded the lands, Chart. Th. 202, 27.

god-borh

(n.)
Grammar
god-borh, gen. -borges; m.

A word of uncertain meaning occurring only in

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Ælf. pol. 33; Th. i. 82, 4-8. q. v

Linked entry: borh

borhigenda

(n.)
Grammar
borhigenda, an; m. [borh a loan, ágenda a possessor]

A usurerfœnerator

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A usurer; fœnerator Ascrudnige borhigenda ealle spéde oððe ǽhte his scrutetur fœnerator omnem substantiam ejus, Ps. Lamb. 108, 11

ceorl-lic

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heánra manna vel ceorlicra) ǽhta peculium, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 59

eall-gód

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-gód, adj.
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All-good, infinitely good God sylf ys eallgód, and ǽlc gód cimð of him, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2, 29

ge-fére

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fére, es; n.
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., and add Gegilda . . . his gegilde eft mid eahta pundum gebycge, oþþe hé þolie ǽ geféres and freóndscipes, Cht. Th. 612, 9. Feáwa witena þæs geféres (on ðám geférscipe, v.l.) pars quamvis parva congregationis, R. Ben. 117, 20: 46, 2.

ge-hwá

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ge-hwá, <b>A.</b> as noun.
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Æt leóhte gehwám, 62, I