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gæd

(n.)
Grammar
gæd, es; n.

A being together ⬩ fellowship ⬩ union ⬩ sŏciĕtas

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A being together, fellowship, union; sŏciĕtas Nolde gæd geador in Godes ríce, eádiges engles and ðæs ofermódan there would not [be] any fellowship in God's kingdom, of the blessed angel and the proud together, Salm. Kmbl. 899; Sal. 449

Linked entry: ge-gæde

dráf

(n.)
Grammar
dráf, <b>. I.</b> driving. Take here Hml. Th. i. 502, 10 in Dict., and Bl. H. 199, 7. &para; the phrase dráfe drífan, C.D. iii. 450, 33, seems to refer to the transport of the lord&#39;s goods by vehicle which the geneát had to &#39;drive&#39;. Cf. drífan;
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III. and see lád. a drove [v. N.E.D. drove; I 3.] a road Of ðám hlince andlang dráfæ, C.D. v. 217, 6

liþ

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a joint, especially a finger-joint: Swilce ðǽr lǽge on ðám disce ánes fingres lið, Hml. Th. ii. 272, 27. Nim. viii. and sete hine on þám forman lyðe þæs þúman, Angl. viii. 326, 32 : 29. Liþo artus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 81, 18.

máwan

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On hærfeste rípan, in Agusto and Septembri and Octobri máwan, Angl. ix. 261, 16. Add

ge-hú

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-hú, adv.

In any manner

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In any manner He is gecweden hláf ðurh getácnunge and lamb and leó and gehú elles he is called bread typically and lamb and lion and in any other way, Homl. Th. ii. 268, 17.

Linked entry: HÚ

hýrig-mann

(n.)
Grammar
hýrig-mann, es; m.
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A person hired to work Ðá gewearþ ðam hláforde and ðam hýrigmannum wið ánum peninge an agreement to work for a penny was made between the lord and the workmen he had hired, Th. An. 73, 30

wlite-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
wlite-leás, adj.

Withowt beauty ⬩ uncomely ⬩ hideous

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Withowt beauty, uncomely, hideous Deoful ætýwde wann and wliteleás, Andr. Kmbl. 2339; An. 1171

gár-æcer

(n.)
Grammar
gár-æcer, es; m.

A strip of land tapering at one end

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., s. v. gored acres On ǽnne gáran; ðonne of ðan gáran on ánne gáræcer; ðæt andlanges ðǽre fyrh tó ánum andheáfdum . . . ðanon west on ánne góran; andlanges ðǽre fyrh . . . on áne gáræcer . . . and se gáræcer in on ðæt land . . . tó twám gáræcer[urn]

hearm-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
hearm-leóþ, es; n.

A sorrowful song, lamentation

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A sorrowful song, lamentation Hearmleóþ galan to sing a song of grief, Andr. Kmbl. 2256; An. 1129: 2684; An. 1344. Hearmleóþ ágól earm and unlǽd wretched and miserable sang a mournful song, Exon. 74 b; Th. 279, 18; Jul. 615

býtlian

(v.)
Grammar
býtlian, l. bytlian,
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On sumor geneát sceal bytlian and burh hegegian, Ll. Th. i. 432, 15: Angl. ix. 261, 10. Cf. botl, ge-bytlu

declínung

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Þá naman and þá bínaman and heora declínunga, Angl. viii. 313, 5. Add

on-sundrum

Grammar
on-sundrum, <b>. I.</b>
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Oþ þæt cildra inngân þâ cyrcean ân on-sundron sê gehringed belle ( let a bell be rung without the accompaniment of any other? ; but the Latin is: Unum continuatim pulsetur tintinnabu-lum), Angl. xiii. 380, 211. Add

heáh-diácon

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-diácon, es; m.
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An archdeacon-Næs ná ðám ánum ðe Gode sylfum underþeódde syndon mid myclum hádum, biscopas and cyningas and mæssepreóstas and heáhdiáconas not to those alone who are subject to God himself in high positions, as bishops and kings and archdeacons; Blickl

síþ-from

(adj.)
Grammar
síþ-from, adj.
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Kmbl. 153 ; Ap. 77 : Andr. Kmbl. 1281 ; An. 641 : Exon. Th. 157, 17 ; Gú. 893

fóre-weard

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-weard, -ward, fór-word, -werd, e; f; fóre-warde, an; f. A

FOREWARD ⬩ precaution ⬩ contract ⬩ agreement ⬩ compact ⬩ treaty ⬩ provision ⬩ præcautio ⬩ pactum ⬩ fœdus

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FOREWARD, precaution, contract, agreement, compact, treaty, provision; præcautio, pactum, fœdus Wurdon ða fórewearda full worhte the contracts were completed. Chr. 1109; Erl. 242, 22. To ðán ylcan fóreweardum [MS. foreweardan] with the same provisions

Linked entries: fóre-ward fóre-ward fóre-warde fóre-werd fór-ward fór-werd

mód-hord

(n.)
Grammar
mód-hord, es; n. m.

The mind

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The mind Módhord onleác weoruda dryhten and ðus wordum cwæþ. Andr. Kmbl. 344; An. 172

ceáp-scip

(n.)
Grammar
ceáp-scip, es; n.

A merchant ship, trading ship ⬩ navis mercatoria

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A merchant ship, trading ship; navis mercatoria Hí wícingas wurdon, and æt ánum cyrre án c and eahtatig ceápscipa geféngon they became pirates, and took, at one time, one hundred and eighty trading ships, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 2

ofer-cwealm

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-cwealm, es; m.
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Excessive mortality Nú is heóf and wóp and ofercwealm mycel, Angl. iii. 113, 203

un-áscirigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áscirigendlíc, adj.

Inseparable

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Inseparable Ðære Hálgan Þrynnysse is án godcundnyss, and án gecynd, and án willa, and án weorc unáscyrigendlíce ( inseparable; or inseparably? ), Homl. Th. i. 326, 27

wuldor-þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor-þrymm, es; m.

Glorious majesty

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Glorious majesty Wealdend and wyrhta wuldorþrymmes, éce God, Andr. Kmbl. 650; An. 325 : 1404; An. 702. Godes wuldorþrymmas mannum cýþan, Blickl. Homl. 111, 17

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