heáh-geréfa
A high reeve, reeve of high rank
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A high reeve, reeve of high rank. Kemble, Saxons in England, ii. 156, observes of this word, 'It is a name of very indefinite signification, though not of very rare occurrence. It is obvious that it really denotes only a reeve of high rank, I believe
a-temian
To tame thoroughly ⬩ make very tame or gentle ⬩ to subdue ⬩ tame ⬩ edomare
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To tame thoroughly, make very tame or gentle, to subdue, tame; edomare Atemiaþ hira líchoman edomant carnem, Past. 46, 2 ; Hat. MS. 66 a, 10. Sum sceal wildne fugel atemian one shall tame the wild bird, Exon. 88 b ; Th. 332, 15; Vy. 85: 89 b; Th. 336
axe
Ash ⬩ ashes ⬩ cinis
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Ash, ashes; cinis Swá swá dust oððe axe as dust or ashes, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 9: Bt. Met. Fox 20, 211; Met. 20, 106. On ðære stówe ðe man ða axan gít in loco in quo cineres effundi solent, Lev. 1, 16. Bearwas wurdon to axan and to ýslan the groves became
ESOL
An ass ⬩ ăsĭnus
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An ass; ăsĭnus His estfulnesse wiðteáh se esol ðe he onuppan sæt the ass. upon which he [Balaam] sat, opposed his zeal, Past. 36, 7; Cot. MS. Gif ðǽr befeólle on oððe oxa oððe esol if an ox or an ass fell into it, Past. 63; Hat. MS. Ongan ðá his esolas
forþ-gelǽdan
To lead or bring forth ⬩ produce ⬩ conduct ⬩ prodūcĕre ⬩ provĕhĕre
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To lead or bring forth, produce, conduct; prodūcĕre, provĕhĕre He wolde manna rím forþgelǽdan he would lead forth a number of men, Cd. 222; Th. 289, 24; Sat. 402. Se forþgelǽdeþ on muntum hig qui prodūcit in montĭbus fœnum, Ps. Spl. 146, 9. Se ðe hine
fúl
A foul, common or unconsecrated place ⬩ a highway where criminals were buried ⬩ lŏcus profānus
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A foul, common or unconsecrated place, a highway where criminals were buried; lŏcus profānus Sleá mon hine and on fúl lecge let him be slain and be laid in a common place, L. Eth. i. 4; Th. i. 284, 2. Hine man on fúlan lecge let one lay him in a common
Gár-Dene
The spear-Danes ⬩ Danes who fought with spears ⬩ armed or warlike Danes ⬩ hastāti Dāni
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The spear-Danes, Danes who fought with spears, armed or warlike Danes; hastāti Dāni We Gár-Dena, in geárdagum, þeódcyninga þrym gefrunon we have heard of the renown of the Gar-Danes' great kings in days of yore, Beo. Th. 1; B. 1. He sæcce ne wéneþ to
land-sittende
Occupying land
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Occupying land Hé létt gewrítan hú mycel ǽlc man hæfde ðe landsittende wæs innan Englalande on lande oððe on orfe and hú mycel feós hit wǽre wurþ he [William I.] caused to be written how much every man that was in the occupation of land in England, had
leoþu-cræft
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Bodily skill, skill in the use of the limbs Se gedǽleþ missenlíce leoþucræftas londbúendum, Exon. 78 b; Th. 295, 6; Crä. 29. Segn eallgylden hondwundra mǽst gelocen leoþocræftum [skilfully; or leóþocræftum, (cf. leóþcræft and next word) with charms,
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mearc-beorh
A hill which forms part of a boundany
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A hill which forms part of a boundany Predicta tellus his terminis circumcincta. Ǽrest on æscwoldes hláw: ðonne on gemótbiorh ... ðonne on mearcbiorh, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 195, 14. Æt ðæne mearcbeorh, iii. 175, 35. Cf. gemǽr-beorh, iii. 403, 27. [Kemble
rǽd-bana
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One who contrives a person's death, but is not the actual perpetrator Gif man secge ðæt hé wǽre dǽdbana oððe rǽdbana if he be said to be the actual perpetrator of homicide, or the deviser of it, L. Eth. ix. 23; Th. i. 344, 26. Cf. Qui ad occidendum aliquem
ge-scamian
To be ashamed, to blush ⬩ erŭbescĕre ⬩ To shame, cause or bring shame to ⬩ pŭdēre
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v. intrans. To be ashamed, to blush; erŭbescĕre Sýn gecyrred underbæc and gescamian, ða ðe wyllaþ me yfelu avertantur retrorsum et erŭbescant, qui vŏlunt mihi măla, Ps. Spl. 69, 3. v. trans. impers. To shame, cause or bring shame to; pŭdēre Sceal gescamian
tuscel
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A canine tooth or a molar tooth, a tusk Gefóh fox, ásleah of cucum ðone tuxl, lǽt hleápan áweg catch a fox, knock out while alive the canine tooth, let the fox run away, Lchdm. ii. 104, 12. Hý heora bán gnagaþ brynigum tuxlum (cf. byrnendum tóðum, Wulfst
þrútian
To swell with pride or anger
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To swell with pride or anger Hé ásende his swurdboran, Riggo geháten, gescrýdne mid his cynelícum gyrelum, swilce hé hit sylf wǽre. Ðá gesæt Benedictus forn ongeán ðam Riggon, ðe mid ðam leáslícum getote inn eode ðearle ðrútigende ( he entered in a very
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un-ríce
Not rich or not powerful ⬩ poor ⬩ humble
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Not rich or not powerful, poor, humble Ða ðe unríce synd and hafenleáse þearfan pauperiores, R. Ben. 104, 7. Mín geréfa oþþe ǽnig óðer man ríccre oþþe unríccre, L. Edg. S. 13; Th. i. 276, 26. Ic wát ðæt ðú hefst ðone hláford ðe ðú treówast bet ðonne
geond-irnan
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Take here <b>geond-yrnan</b> in Dict., and add: of motion, to run through or over Ǽr þon þá yfelan wǽtan þá limo geondyrnen, Lch. ii. 228, 16. Ꝥ se seáw mæge ꝥ heáfod geondyrnan, 18, 15. of mental action, to run over a subject Geondyrnan
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ge-fædere
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Add: of the relation between sponsor and parent or between sponsors; commater Hé gean Ælf(þ)ríð, ðæs cyninges wífæ, his gefæðeran, Cht. Th. 527, 14. Ne gewífige hé on his gefæderan ( commatrem ), Ll. Th. i. 364, 25: Wlfst. 271, 12. of the relation between
heáh-cræftiga
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a master-builder, an architect Bæd se cyning hine ꝥ hé him onsende sumne heáhcræftigan stángeweorces. . . se abbud sende him cræftige wyrhtan architectos sibi mitti petiit. . . abba misit architectos, Bd. 5, 21 ; Sch. 678, 1-17. Heáhcræftegan (-igan,
offrung-sceát
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An offering-sheet [explained in the following passage: Their offerings of bread and wine, which they brought . . . having their hands muffled up in a very fine linen cloth or offering-sheet, v. N. E. D. offering; 3] Hió becwið hyre beteran ofringsceát
preóst-hád
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Preósthádes oððe lǽwedes hádes men priests or laymen, Ll. Th. ii. 412, 12. Cyrclicere preósthádes geþinþe (ab) ecclesiastico clericatus gradu (discedens), An. Ox. 3692. Preóstháde (in) clero (degentium), 5303. Sé wæs Haroldes eorles mæssepreóst; sé werede