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wæl-stów

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-stów, e; f.

The place of the slain,a battle-fieldany place where there is slaughter

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Th. 140, 24; By. 293: Chr. 937; Erl. 114, 9. any place where there is slaughter Him Loth gewát of byrig (Sodom, about to be destroyed) gangan, wælstówe fyrr, Cd. Th. 156, 23; Gen. 2593

Linked entry: hreá-wíc

Wil-tún

(n.)
Grammar
Wil-tún, es; m.

Wilton in Wiltshire

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Uenerabili collegio Christicolarum in illo celebri loco qui dicitur Wiltún ad aecclesiam Sanctae Mariae, 227, 6. Ad usum sanctimonialium in Wiltúne degentium, iii. 23, 15

Coludes burh

(n.)
Grammar
Coludes burh, burhg; gen. burge; dat. byrig; f.

Colud's cityColdinghamBerwickshireScotlandColudi vel Coludana urbs, Colania, in agro Barovici

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in agro Barovici Eóde Æðeldryþ on Æbban mynstre ðære Abbudissan, seó wæs Ecfriþes faðu ðæs cyninges, ðæt is geseted on ðære stówe ðe mon nemneþ Coludes burh Ædilthryda intravit monasterium Æbbæ abbatissæ, quæ; erat amita regis Ecgfridi, positum in loco

ge-rísan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rísan, to be fitting. [In line 11 2. gerise bet.]
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Ill a. where a clause follows the verb Suelcum ingeðonce gerist (congruens) ðæt hé . . . wið dá scire ne winne, Past. 61, lo.. Wel þé geríseð þæt þú sié heáfod, Cri. 3. .

wille

(n.)
Grammar
wille, wielle, welle, wylle, an ; f.

A well, spring, stream, fountain

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(fons) áweólle, seó wæter geóteþ, 5, lo ; S. 625, 23. Lífes wylle (waelle, Ps. Surt.) fons vitae Ps. Th. 35, 9: Basil admn. 4; Hex. 42, 16. Ealle ða námon Ændor wylle and Cisone clǽne hlimme, Ps. Th. 82, 8. Waelle léhtes fons luminis Ps.

þeód-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-scipe, es ; m.
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Wæs Godes lof hafen þrymme micle óþ ðisne dæg mid þeódscipe ( with proper observance? or among the people? v. þeódscipe a people ), Exon. Th. 284, 10; Jul. 695. Hé wolde habban ða ðénunga ðeáwas and ðeódscipe tó lǽranne, Past. 17; Swt. 121, 18.

DÆG

(n.)
Grammar
DÆG, gen. dæges; pl. nom. acc. dagas; m: daga, an; m.

DAY dies the time of a man's life tempus vitæ humanæ the Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE = the letter d, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is dæg a day; hence this Rune not only stands for the letter d, but for dæg a day, as,- RUNE byþ Drihtnes sond, deóre mannum day is the Lord's messenger, dear to men

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Thes. vol. i. p. 135; Runic pm. 24; Kmbl. 344, 9. the daily service of the early English church is recorded, referring to the example of the Psalmist, thus,-Dauid cwæþ seofon síðon on dæg ic sang ðé, Drihten, to lofe,-Ðæt is Ǽrst on ǽrne morgen; — Eft

GLÆD

(adj.)
Grammar
GLÆD, adj.

shiningbrightgladcheerfuljoyousbrightpleasantkindmildcourteous

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Mín Drihten hine gedó glædne wiþ eów may my Lord make him kind towards you, Gen. 43. 14. Ðæt we ðone Hǽlend hæbben us glædne that we may have the Saviour propitious to us, Th. Chart. 240, 26: Exon. 12 b; Th. 20, 10; Cri. 315

ár

Grammar
ár, honour.
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Lof secgean þára ára and þára weorþmenda þe Drihten mancynne forgeaf, 123, 4. Ðætte hió him funden suelce londáre swelce hé mid árum on beón maehte, C. D. i. 222, 30. mercy, favour, benefit Eów tó nánre áre of no benefit to you, Bl. H. 41, 23.

dreógan

(v.)
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Godes lof on cyricean dreógan to perform divine service, Cht. Th. 355, 3. <b>I a.</b> to do battle, wage war :-- Hí gewin úp hófon and þæt drugon oþ hí mid ealle ofslegene wǽron, Ors. 1, 4; S. 32, 18.

híwisc

Grammar
híwisc, l. híwisce, híwisc. For suffix cf. ídisc(e).

a familyhouse

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In the Latin charter the grant is described as 'aliquam terrae partem duobus in locis, id est v mansas ubi uulgariter dicitur aet Dydylingtúne, et unam mansam ubi uocitatur aet Uddinge', ii. 330, 1), iii. 445, 22.

ár-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
ár-fæst, ǽr-fæst; adj. [ár honour, fæst fast]

Honourablehonestuprightvirtuousgoodpiousdutifulgraciouskindmercifulhonestusprobusbonuspiuspropitiusclemensmisericors

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Ðæt Drihten him árfæst and milde wǽre that the Lord might be to him merciful and mild, Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 31

Linked entries: ǽr-fæst ár-fest

for-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
for-rǽdan, p. -rǽdde; pp. -rǽded; or p. -reord, -réd; pp. -ræden,

to give counsel againstto condemnplot againstdeprive by treachery, wrongcondemnāreinsĭdias părāre

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Ðæt man his hláford of lífe forrǽde that a man deprive his lord of life, Lupi Serm. i. 9; Hick. Thes. ii. 102, 7. [Cf. Icel. ráða af dögum to kill.]

plóg

(n.)
Grammar
plóg, es ; m.
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In the Tale of Gamelyn, the knight, bequeathing his estate says :-- ' Johan myn eldeste sone shall have plowes fyve, And my myddeleste sone fyf plowes of lond.' Plowlond carrucata, þat a plow may tylle on a day, Prompt. Parv. 405.

ge-sellan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sellan, -syllan; p. -sealde, -salde; pp. -seald

To give, give up, betray, selldare, tradere, vendere

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Iudas gesalde Drihten Hǽlend Judas sold [tradidit] the Lord Saviour, 226; Th. 301, 2; Sat. 575. Ælfnóþ and Wulfmǽr feorh gesealdon Ælfnoth and Wulfmær gave up their lives, Byrht. Th. 137, 11; By. 184

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hergian

(v.)

to harryplunderto harrass

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Sum his folc hé sende gind þæt lond tó bærnanne and tó hergenne, 4, 8; S. 188, Þá unrihtwísan déman beóð wyrsan þonne herigende here, Ll.

stǽlan

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Him on edwít oft ásettað swearte súslbonan, [Satan on] stǽleð fǽhðe, þǽr þe hié freódrihten oft forgeáton the enmity they showed their Lord in frequently forgetting him is made a reproach to them by the devils, and is laid to their charge by Satan, Sat

sál

(n.)
Grammar
sál, es; m. : e; f. (?)

a rope, cord, line, bonda reinthe loop which forms the handle of a vesselthe fastening of a doora necklace, collar

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Sálum ł gewealdleþerum habenis, 42,60 . the loop which forms the handle of a vessel (?) Sál ansa (cf. hringe ansa, 284, 7, and see nostle. The word occurs under the heading nomina vasorum), Wrt.

Linked entries: sweor-sál salpanra

wagian

(v.)
Grammar
wagian, p.ode

To move (intrans.).to wag, wave, shake, move backwards and forwardsto shake, totter

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Ðý wagigendan nutabunto, 83, 71. to shake, be loose, v. wagung His téð ne wagedon nec dentes illius moti sunt. Deut. 34, 9. Wið tóþa sáre and gyf hý wagegen ( wagigan, wagion, v. ll.).Lchdm. i. 126, 15. [Ðe se is eure wagiende, O. E.

Linked entry: wagung

folgian

(v.)
Grammar
folgian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed; v. trans, dot. and acc.

to FOLLOWgo behindrun afterpursuesĕquiinsĕquito follow as a servant, attendant or disciplecŏmĭtāriadhærēre alicuiservīresubdĭtus esse

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Ðæt ǽlc folgie swylcum hláforde swylcum he wille that each follow [ = serve] such lord as he will, L. Ath. iv. 1; Th. i. 222, 1.

Linked entry: FYLGEAN