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wilde

(adj.)
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powerful Ac ꝥ is bedeóhlod ús hweþer þá wyldre wǽre in Stephane and þone sigor áhte sed quid in eo vicerit nos latet, Gr. D. 320, 24

sulung

(n.)
Grammar
sulung, e; f. A Kentish word for a certain quantity of land, derived, like carrucata, from a name of the plough; from its origin it might mean, so much land as could be cultivated by one plough. From the first two passages given below it would seem that the sulung was equivalent to two hides (manentes), and later a solanda, which is probably the same word, is said 'per se habere duas hidas.' v. Seebohm, Vill. Comm., p. 54. But perhaps it may be inferred that both hide and sulung were considered as on the same footing as regards the plough. Thus to the gebúr with his gyrd landes, i. e. one quarter of a hide, are to be given two oxen, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 23, while a gift of half a sulung is accompanied by the further gift of four oxen, Chart. Th. 470, 9-14. v. Seebohm, pp. 138-9, and generally. In the Domesday Survey of Kent the assessment was given by solins, and the word remained in use. v. Pegge's Kenticisms, s.v.
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sulling Aliquam terrae partiunculam, hoc est duarum manentium ... ritu Cantiae án sulung dictum, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 249, 19. Terrae particula duarum manentium, id est, án sulung, 250, 8. Yc gean intó Cristes cyrican on Cantwarabyrig ðæs landes æt Holungaburnan

Linked entry: swulung

ge-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyllan, to fill with (gen. dat. (inst.) or with preps.). v. ge-fellan, ge-fillan
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Þæt seó wítegung wǽre gefylled, Hml. Th. i. 80, 3: Cri. 213. Ðá wæs gefylled ꝥ ǽr gecweden wæs, Bl. H. 69, 24. Hé hæfde gefylled swá ǽr biforan sungon wítgena word, Cri. 468. Gefyld, Chr. 607; P. 22, 5.

ge-met

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-met, adj. [ge-met IV. a fit or proper measure]

Fit, meet, proper ⬩ aptus, congruus, conveniens

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Ðæt hit gemet wǽre that it were fit, Ps. Th. 143, 4: Bt. Met. Fox 29, 86; Met. 29, 42

Linked entry: or-met

blód-læswu

(n.)
Grammar
blód-læswu, blód-lǽs, e; -lǽswu, e; f.

Blood-letting

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Frægn hé hwonne hyre blódlǽs (-lǽswu, v. l.) ǽrest wǽre . . . þæt þǽre tíde blód-lǽs (-lǽsewu, -lǽswu, v. ll.) wǽre frecenlic, Bd. 5, 3; Sch. 563, 10-564, 11. On þǽre blódlǽs(e) (-lǽswe, v. l.), Sch. 563, 3. Hú mon scyle blódlǽse forgán.

west

(adv.)
Grammar
west, adv.
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Hé wið ðone here ðǽr wæst ábisgod wæs, Chr. 894; Erl. 92, 9. Súð, eást and west, Met. 9, 42: 14, 7. Ðæt hé west and norð trymede getimbro, Cd. Th. 18, 18; Gen. 275. Ðæt is ðrittiges míla lang east and west, Bd. 1, 3 ; S. 475, 19.

innoþ

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Ox. 2446. a gut, an entrail Se wǽta ðára innoða humor viscerum, Past. 73, 9. Hé þǽre módor innoþas áweahte ipse viscera matris exsuscitat, Bl. H. 167, 6

ge-mynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mynd, es; n: e; f.

Mind, memory, memorial, memento, remembrance, commemoration ⬩ remembrance

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Tubal Cain ðurh módes gemynd sulh-geweorces fruma wæs Tubal Cain was the originator of plough-work by thought of mind, Cd. 52; Th. 66, 16; Gen. 1085: Exon. 17 b; Th. 41, 33; Cri. 665: Bt. Met. Fox 22, 115; Met. 22, 58.

Linked entries: ge-myndleás ge-mend ge-mind

burg

(n.)
Grammar
burg, burh, burhg, buruh (-ug, -ig), byrg, byrig; gen. byrig, burge, burhge, burcge; dat. byrg, byrig, byrh, burh; n. acc. pl. byrg, byrig, burh, burga, burha; gen. pl. burga, burha; dat. pl. burgum, burhum, byrgum.
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On þyssere byrig Babilonia, þe hwílon wæs æþelost burh ealra burha ... on ðárn twám burhum Bethsaida and Corozain ... þá burha ðreáde Críst, Wlfst. 194, 9-14, Bæðleem hátte seó buruh. Lch. iii. 60, 11, Ic nyste ꝥ ǽnig óþer byrig ús wǽre gehende.

efen-wesende

(adj.)

co-existent ⬩ co-existens

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co-existent; co-existens Ðú mid Fæder ðínne gefyrn wǽre efenwesende thou wast co-existent with thy Father of old. Exon. 12 b; Th. 22, 11; Cri. 350

for-gedón

(v.)
Grammar
for-gedón, p. -gedyde, pl. -gedydon; pp. -gedón

To do for ⬩ destroy ⬩ perdĕre

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To do for, destroy; perdĕre Ǽr Rómaburh abrocen wǽre and forgedón ere the city Rome was broken into and done for, Bd. 1, 11; S. 480, 10, note

ful-sárlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-sárlíce, adv.

Full sorely ⬩ very harshly or violently ⬩ tristissĭme ⬩ acerbissĭme ⬩ gravissĭme

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Full sorely, very harshly or violently; tristissĭme, acerbissĭme, gravissĭme Ðæt mín sylfes fót fulsárlíce asliden wǽre that my own foot had very violently slipped, Ps. Th. 93, 17

sweord-leóma

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-leóma, an; m.
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-Swurdleóma stód swylce eal Finnsburuh fýrenu wǽre there was flashing of swords, as if all Finnsburg were on fire, Fins. Th. 71; Fin. 35

æt-habban

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Námon ðá tó rǽde, þæt him wærlícor wǽre, þæt hí sumne dǽl heora landes wurðes æthæfdon, Hml. Th. i. 316, 24. Æthabban retinere, Scint. 57, 7, 8. Add

ge-wisfullíce

(adv.)
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Substitute: Knowingly, with knowledge. v. gewis; 2 Hé him þá gewát swíþe gewisfullíce (-wiss-, v. l.) swílce hé unwís wǽre recessit igitur scienter nescius, Gr. D. 95, 31

un-gerisene

Grammar
un-gerisene, subst.
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Add Ongunnon lǽcas hire secgan . . . ꝥ hire wolden beardas weaxan on þǽm andwlitan . . . and ꝥ þonne wǽre wífmen sceamu and ungerysnu eallum hire freóndum. Gr. D. 279, 12

wénan

(adj.)
Grammar
wénan, <b>. I.</b>
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. :-- Him wǽre iéðre ðæ t hé hira ǽr gearra wénde ðonne hé hira ungearra wénde, Past. 433, 30. (ii) phrase :-- Hé ǽfre him gehende endedæges wéne uiíe sue diem nouissimum prope esse existimet, Ll.

in-tinga

(n.)
Grammar
in-tinga, an; m.

A cause ⬩ sake ⬩ plea ⬩ case ⬩ occasion ⬩ matter ⬩ affair ⬩ business

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His intinga wæs geondsóhte beforan Agaþone causa ejus ventilata est præsente Agathone, 5, 19; S. 639, 28.

Linked entry: tinga

hálsigend

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Hé beád him ꝥ hé wǽre gehádod tó exorcista, ꝥ wé hátað hálsigend þe ðe bebýt deóflum ꝥ hí of gedrehtum mannum faran, Hml. S. 31, 141. Add

wlaffian

(v.)
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to stammer, speak indistinctly Nán fefor nis mannon mára þonne se wínlica wǽta, of þám deáfiað þá eáran and wleaffad seó tunge (balbutit denigue lingua), Chrd. 74, H

Linked entry: wlæffetere

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