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ge-týma

(n.)
Grammar
ge-týma, an; m.

An advocate ⬩ avoucher ⬩ a warranter ⬩ advŏcātus

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Ðæt ǽlc man wite his getýman of warranters. That every man know his warranter, L. A. G. 4; Th. i. 154, 12, 13

a-déman

(v.)
Grammar
a-déman, p. de; pp. ed

To judge ⬩ adjudge ⬩ doom ⬩ deem ⬩ try ⬩ abjudicate ⬩ deprive ⬩ examinare ⬩ abjudicare ⬩ judicio facto relegare

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deem, try, abjudicate, deprive; examinare, abjudicare, judicio facto relegare Lícode Gode hire ða hálgan sáule eác swylce mid longre hire líchoman untrymnesse adémde and asodene beón it pleased God that her holy soul should also be tried and seethed with

a-mearcian

(v.)
Grammar
a-mearcian, p. ode; pp. od [a, mearcian to mark]

To mark out ⬩ delineate ⬩ describe ⬩ determine ⬩ annotare ⬩ denotare ⬩ designare ⬩ describere ⬩ definire

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Ðone, ðe grúnd and sund, heofon and eorþan, amearcode mundum sínum him, who land and sea, heaven and earth, marked out with his own hands, 1499; An. 751: R. Concord. 2

CEAFL

(n.)
Grammar
CEAFL, es; m.

A bill, beak, snout, jaw, cheek; ⬩ rostrum, rictus, fauces, maxilla

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Blódigum ceaflum with bloody jaws, 318; An. 159: Exon. 26a; Th. 77, 5; Cri. 1252. Dauid gewylde ðone wildan beran, and his ceaflas totær David subdued the wild bear, and tore apart his jaws, Ælfc. T. 13, 26: 14, 2

Linked entry: ceaclum

CLÚD

(n.)
Grammar
CLÚD, es; m.

A stone, rock, hill ⬩ saxum, rupes, collis

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Mid clúdum ymbweaxen surrounded with rocks, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 67, 22. Sumra wyrta eard biþ on clúdum the soil of some herbs is on rocks, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 24. Beorh oððe clúd collis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Som. Ii, 46

Linked entry: CLÚT

cyne-hád

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-hád, es; m. [hád form, condition]

A royal personage or condition, dignity, kinghood ⬩ regia persona vel dignitas

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Ic Ælfréd, gifendum Criste, mid cynehádes mǽrnesse, geweorþaþ hæbbe cúþlíce ongiten I Alfred, adorned, by the grace of Christ, with the dignity of a king have well perceived, Greg. Dial. MS. Hat. fol. 1, 1

fóre-gísel

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-gísel, gen. -gísles; m. [gísel a hostage]

A foremost hostage ⬩ principal or eminent hostage ⬩ præstans vel electus obses

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A foremost hostage, principal or eminent hostage; præstans vel electus obses Salde se here him fóregíslas and micle áþas the army gave him eminent hostages with great oaths, Chr. 878; Erl. 80, 16: 877; Erl. 79, 24.

fore-þingung

(n.)
Grammar
fore-þingung, e; f.

A pleading for anyone ⬩ intercession ⬩ intercessio

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Mid gódum foreþingungum with good intercessions, Bd. 4, 3; S. 568, 21, note, MS. Ca.; Rtl. 49, 34

Linked entry: þingung

freoðu-webbe

(n.)
Grammar
freoðu-webbe, an; f.

A peace-weaver ⬩ woman ⬩ pācis textrix ⬩ conciliatrix ⬩ mŭlier

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Widsíþ mid Ealhhilde, fǽlre freoðuwebban, hám gesóhte Eormanríces Widsith with Ealhild, faithful peace-weaver, sought the home of Ermanric, Exon. 84 b; Th. 319, 2; Wíd. 6. v. Grm. And. u. El. 144

Linked entries: freoðo-webbe webbe

íren

(adj.)
Grammar
íren, adj.

iron

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Mid írenum gyrdum with iron rods, 115, 24 : Salm. Kmbl. 55; Sal. 28 : 942 ; Sal. 470. Scyttelas ýrenne hé forbræc vectes ferreos confregit, Ps. Spl. 106, 16

meahte-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
meahte-líce, <b>meaht-líce;</b> adv.

Mightily ⬩ powerfully ⬩ with power ⬩ in power

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Mightily, powerfully, with power, in power Mihtelíce potenter, Hy. Surt. 26, 4. Myhtylíce potentialiter, 29, 11. Mihtlýce potenter, 49, 19.

Linked entry: meahtig-líce

ge-fyrþran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyrþran, p. ede; pp. ed

To further ⬩ advance ⬩ promote ⬩ improve ⬩ promovere ⬩ prosperare

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Ánrǽd oretta elne gefyrþred the steadfast champion advanced with valour, Andr. Kmbl. 1966; An. 985. Ic ðé gefyrþrede I improved thee, Bt. 8; Fox 24, 29

ge-leánian

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

To reward ⬩ repay ⬩ recompense ⬩ reddĕre ⬩ trĭbuĕre ⬩ rependĕre

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To reward, repay, recompense; reddĕre, trĭbuĕre, rependĕre Ne mágon we geleánian him mid láþes wihte we may not reward him with aught of hostility, Cd. 21; Th. 25, 15; Gen. 394.

Linked entry: leánian

ge-rǽde

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rǽde, es; n: ge-rǽdu, e; f?

A housing, harness, trappings, equipage ⬩ phaleræ, apparatus

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Folc féreþ herega gerǽdum the nation marches with martial equipage, Cd. 209; Th. 259, 29; Dan. 699: Elen. Kmbl. 2105; El. 1054: 2213; El. 1108

un-fǽglíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fǽglíc, adj.

Not indicating impending death

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MS.) tácn (a symptom which does not indicate that a disease is mortal) him on geseóþ: mé þincþ nú ðæt ðín gecynd flíte swíþe swíþlíce wiþ ðæm dysige id, uti medici sperare solent, indicium est erectae jam resistentisque naturae, Bt. 36, 4; Fox 178, 27

cracian

(v.)
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Angl. vi. 133), but the former seems better to give the meaning of the sonaverunt in the Latin, and to agree with the preceding clause of the English :-- Ús ðúhte for þám geþune þæt seó eorþe eall cracode (?)

efnan

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Substitute: To even. to level, bring to a level with Ic ( mead) eom weorpere (q. v. in Dict.), efne tó eorðan (lay flat on the ground ) ealdne ceorl; sóna þæt onfindeð, sé þe mec féhð ongeán, þæt hé hrycge sceal hrúsan sécan, Rä. 28, 8. [v. N. E.

on-hreósan

(v.)
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to fall with violence upon, assail, attack Onhrióseð, anhriósit, anhrísit ingruerit, Txts. 69, 1077. Hú longe onhreósað (onáhreóse, Ps. L.) gé on men quousque inruitis in homines, Ps. Vos. 61, 4. Anhreósaþ inruunt (venti in domum, Mt. 7, 25), Wrt.

Linked entry: an-hreósan

sǽl-wang

(n.)
Grammar
sǽl-wang, es; m.

A fertile plain ⬩ plain

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A fertile plain, plain Hé be wealle geseah wundrum fæste under sǽlwange sweras unlytle by the wall he saw huge pillars with their bases wondrous fast underground. Andr. Kmbl. 2984; An. 1495.

Linked entry: sál-wang

hǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
hǽnan, p. de; pp. ed

To stone

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Hǽne hine man mid stánum let him be stoned with stones, Lev. 20, 2

Linked entry: ge-hǽnan