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fóran

(prep.)
Grammar
fóran, prep.

Beforeante

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Fóran ongeán ða burh ex adverso contra urbem, Jos. 8, 5. Fóran-to before, Chr. 920; Erl. 104, 31.

blíð-nes

(n.)
Grammar
blíð-nes, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

Joyfulness, enjoyment, a leaping for joy, exultation, mirthgaudium, exultatio, hilaritas

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Joyfulness, enjoyment, a leaping for joy, exultation, mirth; gaudium, exultatio, hilaritas Gif ðú nú atelan wilt ealle ða blíðnessa wið ðám unrótnessum if thou wilt now reckon all the enjoyments against the sorrows, Bt. 8; Fox 24, 22.

ge-birgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-birgan, p. de (a strong form gebarg occurs Jn. L. 2, 9)
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., and add: Nǽnig weorona ðára gibergeð (gebirgað, L., gustabit) feorme mine, Lk. L. 14, 24. Ðá ðe of ðáre gebirgað qui ex eagustaverint, Rtl. 99, 22. Mið ðý gebirigde (inbergde, R.) cum gustasset, Mt.

tó-swápan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-swápan, p. -sweóp

To disperse by a sweeping movementto sweep apart or away

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To disperse by a sweeping movement, to sweep apart or away Se ðone líg tósceáf, tósweóp hine and tóswende þurh ða swíðan miht he thrust back the flame on every side, swept and dashed it away by his strong might, Cd. Th. 237, 23; Dan. 342.

Linked entry: tó-swengan

a-bannan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bannan, p. -beónn, pl. -beónnon ; pp. -bannen.

to commandordersummonmandarejubereto publishproclaimto order outcall forthcall togethercongregateassembleedicereavocarecitare

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Grm. 34. to publish, proclaim; with út to order out, call forth, call together, congregate, assemble; edicere, avocare, citare Aban ðú ða beornas út of ofne command thou the men out of the oven, Cd. 193; Th. 242, 32; Dan. 428.

here-téma

(n.)
Grammar
here-téma, -týma, an; m.

A leader of an army, of a peoplea rulergeneral

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Cd. 205; Th. 253, 30; Dan. 603. Ðá cwæþ hé hwæs sunu is hit ðá cwæþ se bisceop mínes heretéman then said he 'whose son is it ?' Then said the bishop 'my prince's' [?], Shrn. 130, 9. Hé wearþ tó heretéman he became general, Elen. Kmbl. 20; El. 10

Linked entry: -tíma

mynetere

(n.)
Grammar
mynetere, es; m.

a moneyera money-changermoney-dealera minterone who coins

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Ða setl ðara mynetera the seats of the money-changers, Blickl. Homl. 71, 19. Hyt gebyrede ðæt ðú befæstest mín feoh mynyterum, Mt. Kmbl. 25, 27: Homl. Th. ii. 554, 8.

Linked entry: mynet-smiððe

þeówling

(n.)
Grammar
þeówling, es; m.
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A slave Þeówlincgas ða þrý dagas ǽlces weorces beón frige, Wulfst. 173, 23. Cf. þeówetling

un-gefóge

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gefóge, adv.

Immenselyexorbitantly

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Immensely, exorbitantly Ðǽr beóð ða swiftan hors ungefóge dýre, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 21, 6

Linked entry: ge-fóge

fulwiht-bæþ

(n.)
Grammar
fulwiht-bæþ, es; n. [MS. ful-wihte; bæþ, es; n.]

A bath or font of baptismbaptismi fons

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Mon ðæt cild brohte to dam hálgan þweále fulwihtebæþes they brought the child to the holy washing of the baptismal font, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 10, 18

ge-sǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sǽlan, p. de

To be successful, succeed

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To be successful, succeed Ðam ðe eahtan wile sáwla gehwylcre ðǽr he gesǽlan mæg to him who will persecute every soul if he can manage it, Exon. 37 b; Th. 123, 6; Gú. 318

sceát

(n.)
Grammar
sceát, es; m.

a corner, an anglecorner, quartera projection, promontorya nook, corner, regiona lap, bosomthe bosoma baysinusa garmenta cloth, napkin cloak,fold

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Hé ne mæg ðone (hlísan) tóbrédan ofer ðás nearowan eorþan sceátas (cf. tóbrǽdan ofer ða nearwan eorþan áne.

Linked entry: sceáta

Greátan leag

(n.)
Grammar
Greátan leag, leá, e; f.
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Probably Greatley, near Andover, Hants; Greatanleagensis Ealle ðis wæs gesetted on ðam miclan synoð æt Greátanleage, on ðam wæs se ærcebisceop Wulfhelme, mid eallum ðǽm æðelum mannum, and wiotan [and Æðelstáne cyninge] all this was established in the

feówer

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Ðá feówer hringas on ðám feówer hyrnum, Past. 171, 3. Þá lára þára feówer godspellera, Bl. H. 35, 11. Æt þissum feówer endum, 95, 13. Þá feówer (feówðer, MS.) worðias, C. D. iv. 171, 7.

scræf

(n.)
Grammar
scræf, screaf, scref, es; n.
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Ðǽr ( hell ) biþ fýr and wyrm, open éce scræf, Cd. Th. 212, 10; Exod. 537. Cirice on scræfes onlícnesse, Blickl. Homl. 197, 18. Hé férde tó ðam munte and on ánum scræfe ( in spelunca ) wunode, Gen. 19, 30: 23, 11.

ge-langian

(v.)
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Hé hét gelangian ðá preóstas tó his andwerdnysse, Hml. Th. ii. 310, 11. following the dat. Gelangode hé him tó his ercediácon, Hml. S. 31, 1387. Hé hét him gelangian þá gelýfedan men tó, 3, 94.

rǽswan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽswan, rǽswian, rǽsian, résian; p. ede, ode
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Hé résade ( suspicabatur ) ðæt hé hæfde ðæs Cáseres ǽrendo sum tó Breotone cyningum ... Ðá hé ongeat ðæt hit swá ne wæs swá hé résade, Bd. 4, 1; S. 564, 48-,565. 3. Rǽswodan, spǽcan, wǽron gemunende comminiscuntur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 24, 1.

Linked entry: résian

gaful

(n.)
Grammar
gaful, es; n.

Taxtributerentvectīgaltrĭbūtum

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Alýfþ gaful to syllanne ðam Cásere lĭcet dări trĭbūtum Cæsări? Mk. Bos. 12, 14 : Exon. 68 a; Th. 251, 27; Jul. 151

win-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
win-cynn, es; n.
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A kind of wine Ne drinc ic heononforð of ðysum wíncynne ( de hoc genimine uitis, Mt. 26, 29) ǽr on ðám dæge þe ic eft drince mid eów níwe wín on mínes fæder ríce. Nap. 69

on-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
on-weard, adj.

Proceeding against, taking action against

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Proceeding against, taking action against Warnige se abbod ðæt hé þurh andan ne sý onweard ðam profaste let the abbot take heed that he be not acting against the provost from hatred, R. Ben. 126, 11