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Alríca

(n.)
Grammar
Alríca, Eallríca, Ealleríca, an; m: Alarícus, i; m. Lot. [al=eall all, ríca a ruler; v. ríc]

AlaricAlarícus, king of the Visigoths

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Soon after that, on the third day, they went out of the city of their own accord; so there was not a single house burnt by their order. Ors. 6, 38; Bos. 133, 7.

Linked entries: Ealleríca Eallríca

DRÝ

(n.)
Grammar
DRÝ, drí; gen.drýs ; dat. acc. drý; pl. nom. acc. drýas; gen. dríra? dat. drýum, dríum; m.

A magician, sorcerer, wizardmagus, malĕfĭcus

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Ðýlæs-ðe se deófol us be dríum [MS. drian] máge lest the devil have power over us by sorcerers, Glostr. Frag. l0, 30

forhtian

(v.)
Grammar
forhtian, forhtigan, forhtigean, forhtegean; to forhtianne; part. forhtiende, forhtigende; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [forht affrighted, and the terminations -an, -anne, -gan] .

To be afraid or frightenedtremblepăvēretrĕmĕretrĕpĭdāreformīdāreTo fearbe frightened atdreadtĭmēre

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Th. 132, 25; By. 21. Ne sý eówer heorte gedréfed, ne ne forhtige gé non turbētur cor vestrum, neque formīdet, Jn. Bos. 14, 27. Ðæt óðre forhtian that others may fear, Homl. Th. ii. 300, 15. v. trans.

Linked entries: frohtian ge-frohtian

ÍSEN

(n.)
Grammar
ÍSEN, es ; n.

Ironsteel

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The two following passages refer to the ordeal [v. ísen-ordál] by hot iron :-- Gif hé hine ládian wille ðonne gá hé tó ðam hátum ísene and ládige ða hand mid ðe man týhþ if he be willing to clear himself, then let him go to the hot iron, and clear the

lúcan

(v.)
Grammar
lúcan, p. leác, pl. lucon; pp. locen

To closeconcludefastenlock

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Th. 133, 46; By. 66. Siððan ða ýslan eft onginnaþ lúcan tógædere geclungne tó cleowenne afterwards the ashes begin to close up again, pressed to a ball; in massam cineres coactos, Exon. 59 a; Th. 213, 16; Ph. 225.

Linked entry: lýcþ

nacod

(adj.)
Grammar
nacod, næcad ; adj.

nakedbarenuduswithout clothingunsaddledbare-backednakedunsheathedbaredestitutestripped of propertynot accompanied by deeds

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Ðú (Laban) mé (Jacob) woldest forlǽtan nacodne, Gen. 31, 42. of words, not accompanied by deeds : -- God nele ðæt ðú hine lufie mid nacodum wordum ac mid rihtwísum dǽdum, Basil admn. 4; Norm. 40, 18

ge-cyrran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cyrran, p. de; pp. ed.

to turnconvertvertereconvertereto turn [one's self]goreturnvertirevertiire

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Gif hé ðæt Cristene folc mid lufan ne mehton gecyrron if they could not by love convert Christian people, Blickl. Homl. 45, 22. Ðíne heortan to rǽde gecyr turn thy heart to counsel, Blickl. Homl. 113, 27 : Ps. Th. 114, 7; 84, 5.

ge-logian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-logian, p. ode; pp. od

To place, lodge, dispose, regulateponere, disponere, reponere, collocare

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Ðás lamb ðe ðú gelogast on sundron these lambs which thou hast set by themselves, 21, 9. Ðone wudu gelogode laid the wood in order, 22, 9. He wæs gelogod to his folcum he was gathered to his people, Deut. 32, 50

Linked entry: lógian

stalu

(n.)
Grammar
stalu, e; f.
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See Kemble's Saxons in England, ii. 329. anything done by stealth Ðæt scs Petrus on dæge folce be Criste sǽde, ðonne wrát scs Marcus ðæt on niht, and hé ðæt hæl sce Petre; for ðon his godspell is swá cweden, furtum laudabile, hergendlíco stalo, Shrn.

þorp

(n.)
Grammar
þorp, þrop, es; m. Perhaps the idea at first connected with the words is that of an assemblage, cf. the use in Icelandic: Maðr heitir einnhverr ... þorp ef þrír ero, Skáldskaparmál; þyrpast to crowd, throng: þyrping
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The word is now obsolete, but it remains in a great many local names, either alone or in composition; though, as such names are found mostly in those parts of England which were affected by the Danes, its occurrence in them may be due rather to Scandinavian

Linked entry: þrop

á-breóþan

(v.)
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Apostatan ábroðene, Wlfst. 164, 10 note. of actions, to fail, come to nought Ábreóðe his angin, By. 242. trans, and wk. To destroy Ábreóþeð perdet, Mt. R. 21, 40. Se cyning ábriódde (perdidit) myrðra, 22, 7.

Linked entries: a-broten á-broþenness

ge-hwæþer

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Wearþ micel wælsliht on gehwæþere bond Chr. 871; P. 72, 2 : By. 112. adverbial, in each case. Cf.

Linked entry: hwæþer

hár

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Add: grey-haired with age, old Wæs fród cyning, hár hilderinc, on hreón móde, B. 1307: By. 169: Chr. 937; P. 108, 20. Ic ( a plough) geonge swá mé wísað hár holtes feónd (the grey-haired ploughman ?

hol

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
hol, a hole.
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</b> a hole made to live in by an animal, burrow :-- Of oteres hole, C. D. iii. 418, 17. Foxas holas (holo, R.) habbað uulpes foueas habent Lk. L. 9, 58.

on-ǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
on-ǽlan, p. de.

to set fire to, to ignite, kindleto burn (cf. anneal), consume by burningto make hot with fireto make hot (in a metaphorical sense), to inflame, to excite intense feeling, to kindle passions

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Spl. 17, 10. to burn (cf. anneal), consume by burning Ðás fýr onǽlaþ manna sáwla . . . Ðis fýr onǽlþ ǽlcne be his gewyrhtum, Homl. Th. ii. 338, 6-17. Ðá námon Nadab and Abiud híra stórcillan and onǽldon ðǽron ungehálgod fýr, Lev. 10, 1.

HOLT

(n.)
Grammar
HOLT, es; m. n.

a HOLT, wood, grove, copsewood;lignum

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Th. 131, 14; By. 8: Rood Kmbl. 58; Kr. 29. Uton gán innan on ðisses holtes hleó let us go within the shelter of this grove, Cd. 39; Th. 52, 7; Gen. 840; Exon. 62 a; Th. 227, 26; Ph. 429. Wulf holtes gehléða, Elen. Kmbl. 225; El. 113.

Linked entries: gár-holt hilt

ge-beódan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-beódan, p. -beád, pl. -budon; pp. -boden [ge-, beódan to command] .

to commandordersummonjŭbēremandāreto announceproclaimannuntiāreto offerproposegivegrantofferrepræbēre

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to command, order, summon; jŭbēre, mandāre Hét gebeódan byre Wihstánes hæleða monegum boldágendra, ðæt hie bǽlwudu feorran feredon Wihstan's son bade command many house-owning men, that they should convey pile-wood from afar, Beo.

un-scrýdan

(v.)
Grammar
un-scrýdan, p. de

To undressstripdivest

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Byþ unscrýdd exuitur, Scint. 226, 9. Unscrídde exutos, nudatos, Hpt. Gl. 423, 52. Unscrýdde, Homl. Skt. i. 11, 146. Grammar un-scrýdan, with acc. of person Baðiendra manna hús, ðǽr hí hí unscrédaþ inne apodyterium, Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 6.

récan

Grammar
récan, reccan.
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Add Þú gecnáwest hweþer þú fram him gehýred byst, and hé þínre béne recceþ cognosces quod exauditus sis, Gr. D. 330, 10.

orf

(n.)
Grammar
orf, es; n.

Cattle, live stock

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Cattle, live stock Ǽlce geáre byþ orf ácenned, and mennisce menn tó mannum ácennede, ða ðe God gewyrcþ swá swá he geworhte ða ǽrran. Hexam. 12 ; Norm. 20, 20. Cuce orf, L. Edg. S. 8 ; Th. i. 274. 25.