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cyne-riht

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-riht, es; n.
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A royal right, right belonging to the crown Myrce gecuran Eádgár cynge, and him anweald gesealden ealra cyne*-*rihta, Cht. E. 202, 18

fæstan

to entrustcommit

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Add: to make fast. Similar entries v. ende-fæstend. to entrust, commit In hondum ðínum ic fæsto (commendo) gást mínne, Lk. L. 23, 46

mánful-lic

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Iacób hæfde twá geswustru him wífe. . . Ac ꝥ is nú mánfullic ǽnigum menn dónne on þám crístendóme. Hml. A. 16, 73. Add

of-manian

(v.)

to exact a fine or due

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to exact a fine or due Ofmanige se bisceop ða bóte ðæs cynges handa, L. Edg. ii. 3; Th. i. 266, 19, note

Linked entry: manian

slihtan

(v.)
Grammar
slihtan, p. te

To smite, slay caedens mactare

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To smite, slay Gif ðú fallas ł slæhtas cadens (translator seems to have read caedens in the second case) Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 4, 9

Linked entries: slæhtan wæl-slihta

be-fæstnian

(v.)
Grammar
be-fæstnian, ; p. ode.

to fixto pledgebetroth

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to fix Búton gé ðá heáfodleahtras him on befæstnian, ne sceal hé for ðám lǽssan losian, Hml. Th. ii. 336, 21. to pledge, betroth

stán-torr

(n.)
Grammar
stán-torr, es; m.
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Th. 102, 14; Gen. 1700. a rock, crag, tor (cf. stánrocc,-scylf) Ad locum qui stántor dicitur, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 104, 2

fæþman

Grammar
fæþman, fæþmian.
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, in ceastre gehwǽre told through all towns round which circles the sea, in every city, El. 972. Faeðmendi, faetmaendi, faedmendi sinuosa, Txts. 97, 1862. Add

ge-irnan

(v.)
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</b> of the movement of a vessel :-- Scipu frécedlíce geyrnað ships have perilous runs (naues perclitantur in pelago, 297, 20), Archiv cxx. 298, 6. to run to and reach. to run to a person Gesæh ðone Hǽlend fearre gearn ( cucurrit ) and worðade

Linked entries: ge-urnen ge-yrnan

HEARD

(adj.)
Grammar
HEARD, hard; adj.

HARD, harsh, austere, severe, rigorous, stern, stubborn, firm, hardy, bravedurus, rigidus, asper, acer

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Him nǽnig gewin hér on worlde lang ne heard þuhte no labour here in the world seemed to him too long or too hard, Blickl. Homl. 227, 3; Cd. 17; Th. 20, 30; Gen. 317. Hunger se hearda severe famine, 86; Th. 108, 32; Gen. 1815.

ge-lómlǽcan

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Substitute: to be or to become frequent, happen frequently Þonne middangeardes wíta gelómlǽcað, Hml. Th. i. 612, 7. Efne ðá fǽrlíce æteówdon gelómlǽcende lígas sweartes fýres ecce subito apparent crebri flammarum tetrarum globi (Bd.

ge-bærnan

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Add: to expose to the action of heat Gebær[n]d stán calcis vi[v]a, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 27. Gebærnd lím calcis viva, ii. 127, 49. of a lamp, to cause to give light Ne ǽnig ðæcele giberneð (-að, L. ) nemo lucernam accendit, Lk. R. 11, 33.

ge-wuldrian

(v.)
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Add: to glorify. to glorify God. to ascribe glory to Hé gewuldrade ( glorificauit ) God, Lk. L. R. 23, 47. Ðú bist gewuldrad, God Deus, qui glorificatur, Ps.

wígbed-bót

(n.)
Grammar
wígbed-bót, e; f.

A fine paid to the bishop for the injury done to the church by doing wrong to one in holy orders

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A fine paid to the bishop for the injury done to the church by doing wrong to one in holy orders Gif man preóst gewundige, gebéte man ða wyrdlan, and weófodbóte for his háde sylle .xii. ór.; æt diácone .vi. ór. weófodbóte, L. N. P.

ge-reord

(n.)
Grammar
ge-reord, -reorde, es; n.

Language, speech, tongue, voice

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Ðá wǽron ða apostolas cweðende to him hwonon him ða wundorlícan gereordo cóman then the apostles were saying to him whence came to him those wonderful speeches, Blickl. Homl. 153, 9.

Linked entries: reord reord

á-lútan

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Hí ealleálotene beóð þǽre eorðan weard, Hml. S. 1, 55. Forþ álotene cernui, Hy. S. 5, 29. where purpose is given Se þén his bletsunge mid ðám fæte áleát, Hml. Th. ii. 158, 19. to make an inclination with Seó leó áleát mid þám heáfde, Hml.

friþian

(v.)
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S. 2, 209. to give asylum to Gif hwá þeóf friðige, Cht. E. 229, 32. v. fyrþran for other examples

ge-drincan

(v.)
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Add: absolute. to take liquid as nourishment or to quench thirst Þá hé þone mete bróhte, hé bróhte him eác wín.

ge-ǽþan

(v.)

to make oath concerning, confirm by oathto administer an oath to, swear

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Th. ii. 296, 9), and to the validity of which he was not to swear (falsely)), Ll. Th. ii. 258, 4. to administer an oath to, swear a person

Linked entries: ǽþan áþ-swaru

bregdan

(v.)

to pluckpulldrawdragto bindknotto changeto changeto movebe pulledto flash

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Ne bréde gé nó ðá stengeas of ðǽm hringum, Past. 172, 10. to move quickly to and fro Brǽd ꝥ heáfod hider and geond ofer ꝥ fýr, Lch. ii. 38, 3. to bind, knot Þá brúdon hig rápas on hyre hancla and on hyre fét.