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ge-dál

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dál, es; n.

A division ⬩ separation ⬩ parting ⬩ distribution ⬩ dīvīsio ⬩ sepărātio ⬩ dīvortium ⬩ distrĭbūtio

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Se hæfde heortan unhneáweste hringa gedáles he had the most liberal heart in the distribution of rings, Scóp Th. 148; Wíd. 73. Æfter ðæs líchoman gedále and ðære sáwle after the separation of the body and soul, Bt. 18, 4; Fox 68, 12.

Linked entry: ge-dǽle

fore-weard

(n.)
Grammar
fore-weard, e; f.
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Ne mihte hé beón weorðe þǽra forewarde þe him ǽr behátene wǽron, Chr. 1093; P. 228, 2. [Þá þreó þúsend marc þe him seó cyng be foreweard ǽlce geáre gifan sceolde, 1103; P. 238, 24.

hæleþ

(n.)
Grammar
hæleþ, heleþ, es; m.

A man, warrior, hero

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A man, warrior, hero [a word occurring only in poetry, but there frequently] Gleáwferhþ hæleþ the man wise of mind, Cd. 57; Th. 70, 12; Gen. 1152 : 59; Th. 72, 6; Gen. 1182, 94; Th. 122, 13; Gen. 2026 : Beo. Th. 383; B. 190 : 668; B. 331.

Linked entries: eleþ hæle

for-swælan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swælan, p. de; pp, ed

To burn ⬩ burn up ⬩ consume ⬩ scorch ⬩ ūrĕre ⬩ exūrĕre ⬩ combūrĕre ⬩ concrĕmāre ⬩ exæstuāre

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Ða hit [sǽd] upeóde, seó sunne hit forswælde when it [the seed] grew up, the sun scorched [burnt up] it, Mk. Bos. 4, 6, quando exortus est sol, exæstuāvit [ἐκαυματίσθη], Vulg.

a-gén

(adv.)
Grammar
a-gén, adv.

AGAIN ⬩ anew ⬩ also ⬩ itenim ⬩ denuo ⬩ et

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Ðá wende he on scype agén then he went into the ship again, 8, 37, 40. Wæs forworht agén was punished anew, Cd. 214; Th. 269, 21; Sat. 76

a-getan

(v.)
Grammar
a-getan, p. de, te; pp. ed

To seize ⬩ take away ⬩ destroy ⬩ corripere ⬩ eripere ⬩ delere

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Ðǽr læg secg mænig gárum ageted there lay many a warrior destroyed by javelins, Chr. 937; Th. 202, 21, col. 1; Æðelst, 18

a-solcennys

(n.)
Grammar
a-solcennys, -nyss, e ; f.

Idleness ⬩ sloth ⬩ slothfulness ⬩ sluggishness ⬩ laziness ⬩ ignavia ⬩ desidia ⬩ pigritia

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Idleness, sloth, slothfulness, sluggishness, laziness; ignavia, desidia, pigritia Heora líðnys is asolcennys and nýtennys their mildness is sloth and ignorance, Homl. Th. ii. 46, 11 : 220, 21.

bed-ryda

(n.)
Grammar
bed-ryda, an; m.

A bedridden man ⬩ clinicus

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A bedridden man; clinicus Se bedryda wearþ gehǽled sóna; and eóde him ðá hám, hál on his fótum, se ðe ǽr wæs geboren on bǽre to cyrcan the bedridden man was soon healed; and he then went home, whole on his feet, who before was borne on a bier to church

BÆÞ

(n.)
Grammar
BÆÞ, es; pl. nom. acc. baðu; g. baða; d. baðum, baðan, baðon; n.

a BATH ⬩ balneum ⬩ balneatio ⬩ a font ⬩ fons lustralis

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a BATH; balneum, balneatio Bæþ háte weól the bath boiled [welled] with heat, Exon. 74a; Th. 277, 16; Jul. 581.

bæftan

(adv.)
Grammar
bæftan, bæfta; adv. [be-æftan, q. v.]

After ⬩ behind ⬩ hereafter ⬩ afterwards ⬩ postea

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He ána beláf ðǽr bæfta he alone was left there behind, Gen. 32, 24. Mycel ðæs heres ðe mid hyre bæftan wæs much of the army that was behind with her, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 33, 23

Cilt-ern

(n.)
Grammar
Cilt-ern, es; n. [ceald cold, ærn place]

The CHILTERN

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The CHILTERN, high hills in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire; montes quidam excelsi in agris Bucingamiensi et Oxoniensi Námon hí [Þurkilles here] ǽnne upgang út þuruh Ciltern, and swá to Oxena forda, and ða buruh forbærndon they [Thorkell's army] took

dómere

(n.)
Grammar
dómere, es; m.

A judge ⬩ jūdex

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H.] gereccen as the judges may prescribe to him, L. Ælf. 18; Th. i. 48, 18. Heretogan and dómeras hæfdon mǽstne weorþscipe consuls and judges had most honour, Bt. 27, 4; Fox 100, 13. Settaþ ða to dómerum, appoint them judges, Past. 18, 2; Hat.

feld-ciric

(n.)
Grammar
feld-ciric, e; f. -circe, an; f.

A field-church ⬩ country church ⬩ campestris ecclēsia

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A field-church, country church; campestris ecclēsia Feldcirice griþbryce is, ðǽr legerstów ne sig, mid þrittigum scillingum the 'grith-bryce' of a field-church, where there is no burial-place, is thirty shillings, L. C. E. 3; Th. i. 360, 21.

fercian

(v.)
Grammar
fercian, p. ode; pp. od

To bring ⬩ assist ⬩ help ⬩ support ⬩ ferre ⬩ adjŭvāre ⬩ subvĕnīre ⬩ sustentāre

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To bring, assist, help, support; ferre, adjŭvāre, subvĕnīre, sustentāre Hí fercodon ða scypo eft to Lundenne they brought the ships again to London, Chr. 1009; Th. 260, 31, col. 2.

firenian

(v.)
Grammar
firenian, firnian, fyrenian, fyrnian; p. ede; pp. ed.

to sin ⬩ peccāre ⬩ to revile ⬩ călumniāri

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to sin; peccāre Firenaþ ðus ðæt flǽschord thus will the body sin, Exon. 99b; Th. 373, 3; Seel. 103.

fyrdian

(v.)
Grammar
fyrdian, fierdian, feordian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [fyrd an army]

To go with an army ⬩ march ⬩ be at war ⬩ profĭcisci ⬩ bellum gĕrĕre

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Hí fyrdedon wið Ætlan Húna cyninge they were at war with Attila, king of the Huns, 443; Th. 18, 30, col. 1

Linked entries: feordian fierdian

eádan

(v.)
Grammar
eádan, p. eód, pl. eódon; pp.eáden

To give, concede, grant ⬩ dăre, concēdĕre

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To give, concede, grant; dăre, concēdĕre Swá him eáden wæs as was granted to them, Bt. Met. Fox 31, 18; Met. 31, 9. Is æfestum eáden it [the soul] is given to envy, Exon. 118 b; Th. 455, 7; Hy. 4, 46.

lim-lǽweo

(adj.)
Grammar
lim-lǽweo, adj.
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Maimed or injured in the limbs Gif limlǽweo (other MS.

Linked entry: lim-lǽw

ge-gaf-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-gaf-sprǽc, e; f.

Idle ⬩ wanton ⬩ scoffing speech

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Idle, wanton, scoffing speech Dá wæs seó tunge teartlícor gewítnod for his gegafspræce then was the tongue more sharply punished for his wanton speech, Homl. Th. i. 330, 34.

Linked entry: gaf-sprǽc

sundor-land

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-land, es; n.
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The word occurs in an enumeration of boundaries, and Kemble explains it there as 'land set apart for special purposes' Æfter ðære strǽte be ðære wællan on Sunderlond, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 118, 20