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þífþ

(n.)
Grammar
þífþ, þiéfþ, þýfþ, þeófþ, þeóft, e; f.
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Wil. ii. 1; Th. i. 489, 6. Gif hé ða þiéfðe gedierne, L. In. 36; Th. i. 124, 17. Ðæt hý on heora mǽge náne þýfðe (þeófðe) nyston, L. Ath. i. 13; Th. i. 206, 2: iv. 4; Th. i. 224, 6. Man forgá þýfðe (-a), i. 20; Th. i. 210, 3.

lencten

(n.)
Grammar
lencten, lengten, lenten, es; m.

SpringLent

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M. 1, 72; Lchdm. ii. 148, 3: 2, 30; Lchdm. ii. 228, 8. Gif mon in lencten hálig ryht in folce bútan leáfe álecgge gebéte mid cxx. sciłł if any one in Lent suppress holy law among the people without leave, let him make amends with cxx shillings, L.

Linked entry: lengten

on-ginnan

(v.)
Grammar
on-ginnan, p. -gan, -gann; pl. -gunnon; pp. -gunnen.

to begin, set about, set to workto attempt, endeavour (with infin.)to act strenuouslyto make an attempt upon, to attack

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to begin, set about, set to work Ic onginne inchoo, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Som. 25, 39: incipio, 28, 6; Som. 32, 42: ineo, 37; Som. 39, 1. Wæs ongunnen ordiretur, Hpt. Gl. 494, 11. where the action begun is given by the verb in the infin. or in the gerund.

ge-swícan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swícan, ic -swíce, ðú -swícest, -swícst, he -swíceþ. -swícþ, pl. -swícaþ; p. -swác, pl. -swicon; pp. -swicen

To leave offdesiststopceaserest fromturn fromwithdrawrelinquishfaildeceivebetrayintermitteredesisterecessarequiescererequiesceredesererediscedererelinqueredeficerefallereproderewith the genitive with the dative

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Ic geswíce oððe ic forlǽte oððe ic me reste quiesco, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 1; Som. 30, 28. Geswác æt sæcce Beówulfes sweord Beowulf's sword failed in the conflict, Beo. Th. 5355; B. 2681. Gesuícas mentientes, Mt. Kmbl.

wunung

(n.)
Grammar
wunung, e; f.

dwellinglivinga dwellinghabitationplace to live inbeingexistenceliving

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dwelling, living Gif hé hine sylfne tó mynstres wununge gefæstnian wyle if he will settle to living in a monastery; the Latin is: Si voluerit stabilitatem suam firmare, R.

Linked entry: wunian

Crúland

(n.)
Grammar
Crúland, Crúwland, es; n. [Interprete Ingulpho crūda et cænosa terra,
  • Gib. Chr. explicatio, p. 22, col. 1
]

CROWLAND or CROYLANDLincolnshire loci nomen in agro Lincolniensi

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Hér wæs Walþeóf eorl beheáfdod on Wincestre, and his líc wearþ gelǽd to Crúlande, and he ðǽr is bebyrged in this year [A.

Linked entries: Gúþ-lác Crúwland

efn-éðe

(adj.)
Grammar
efn-éðe, adj.

Equally easyæque făcĭlis

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Equally easy; æque făcĭlis Is efnéðe up and of dúne to feallanne foldan ðisse it is equally easy for this earth to fall up and down, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 333; Met. 20, 167

Faul

Grammar
Faul, a word used as a charm against the bite of an adder
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Sume án word wið nædran bíte lǽraþ to cweðenne, ðæt is, Faul some teach us against bite of adder to speak one word, that is, Faul, L. M. 1, 45; Lchdm. ii. 114, 2

ful-scrid

(adj.)
Grammar
ful-scrid, adj.

Full quickvery swiftvelocissĭmus

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Full quick, very swift; velocissĭmus Is ðes bát fulscrid, fugole gelícost glídeþ on geofone this boat is very quick, it glideth on the ocean most like to a bird, Andr. Recd. 996; An. 496

mǽl-gesceaft

(n.)
Grammar
mǽl-gesceaft, e; f.

That which happens at its appointed time in accordance with the decrees of fate

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That which happens at its appointed time in accordance with the decrees of fate Ic bád mǽlgesceafta I waited for that which in due time fate would assign me, Beo. Th. 5467; B. 2737

medu-burh

(n.)
Grammar
medu-burh, f.

A city in which mead is drunkone in which mead-drinking warriors live

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A city in which mead is drunk, one in which mead-drinking warriors live On ðære medobyrig, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 2; Jud. 167. On meoduburgum, Exon. 123 a; Th. 473, 18; Bo. 16

gild-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
gild-scipe, gyld-scipe, es; m.

A guild-shipsocietysodalitas

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A guild-ship, society; sodalitas Án gildscipe is gegaderod on Wudeburg lande a guild-ship is gathered at Woodbury land, Th. Diplm. 608, 30: 605, 8: L. Edg. C. 9; Th. ii. 246, 12

Linked entry: ge-gyld-scipe

cild-hád

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Úres andgites merigen is úre cildhád, Hml. Th. ii.76, 14. Sé þurh his cildhádes nytennysse þis ríce tóstencte, Lch. iii. 434, 26. Seó forme wæcce is on cildháde, Hml. A. 52, 67. Add

leornung-scól

(n.)
Grammar
leornung-scól, e; f.
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A school for (book-)learning Hé wæs þæs mynstres láreów þe is genemned Flundis. In þæs leornungscóle drohtnigende and gelæred wæs (in discipulatu illius conversatus atque eruditus est) sum man, Gr. D. 14, 6

leóht-fæt

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Voc. ii. 112, 49. Leóhtfæt lampas, i. 284, 33: lampas vel lucerna vel lanterna, 81, 30. Leóhtfætes lanternę, ii. 52, 2. Man sceal habban . . . leóhtfæt, blácern, Angl. ix. 264, 21. Add

súgan

(v.)
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The verb seems to describe hiccough, and the passage at Lch. ii. 192, 13 might be translated 'when he has hiccough'. The form at Lch. ii. 160, 1 is sýgeþ

hrif-wund

(adj.)
Grammar
hrif-wund, adj.
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See, too, Graff. i. 897-8],L. Ethb. 61; Th. i. 18, 6

heals-fang

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It formed the first part of the compensation (wer) paid to the friends of a slain person, and it is in this connection that most detail is given, the amount, time of payment, and recipients of the healsfang being stated: Twelfhyndes mannes wer is twelf

lǽs

(n.)
Grammar
lǽs, we, e; f.

A pastureleasow

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Hit is gescræpe on lǽswe sceápa and neáta alendis apta pecoribus ac jumentis, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 14. Ic wylle hí healdan on genihtsumere lǽse I will keep them in an abundant pasture, Homl. Th. i. 242, 15. On gemǽnre lǽse, L.

Linked entries: beó-lǽs læssa

fird-weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
fird-weorþ, -wirþe; adj.
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fit to serve in the fird Ealle ðá men ðá beón mótwerði, ferðwurði (ferduurði, 210, 14), C. D. iv. 208, 32. fit to bear arms, mighty in war: Fyrdwyrðeman (Beowulf), B. 1316