fæderen-mǽg
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Swá hwylc mínra fædrenméga swá þæt sió, ꝥ hine tó þan gehagige, Cht. Th. 481, 24. Add
scír-þegen
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The thane of a shire Ðises is tó gewitnesse . . . Godwine eorl . . . Ælfwine abbod . . . and ealle scírþegenas on Hámtúnscíre, Cod. Dip. B. i. 544, 8
þrili
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ðrili trilex, Txts. 35, 29; drili triplex, 115, 158; þrielig hrægil triligium, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 53
Linked entry: þrilig
grislíc
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This word seems to belong to 'grísan' rather than to 'greósan,' so should be written with i rather than with y. The spelling in the Ormulum supports the short vowel
prician
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To produce a pricking sensation [used impersonally Hyt pricaþ innan þan sculdru and on þan hrigge swilce þǽr þornas on sý, Lch. iii. 120, 10.]
dæg-þern
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Dægþerne leng þonne .xii. mónaþ a day longer than twelve months, Lch. ii. 348, 19. Cf. nihterne. Add
meagolmód-ness
Earnestness ⬩ diligence
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Ðæs wé sceolan mid ealre heortan meagolmódnesse úrum Drihtne þanc secgan, Blickl. Homl. 123, 16. v. next word
wítegendlic
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Hé fela þing feorran oft wiste, ǽr þan þe hit gewurde, þurh wítigendlicne gást, Hml. S. 31, 1010. Add
mægen-wudu
A mighty spear-shaft
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A mighty spear-shaft þegn Hróðgáres cwehte mægenwudu mundum Hrothgar's thane shook his mighty shaft with his hands, Beo. Th. 477; B. 236
ge-fnésan
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Þis þá tylung tó þan manne þe wel gefnesan ne mæge, Lch. iii. 100, 9
Linked entry: fnésan
átor-coppe
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Þá weófodu beóð tó þan swíðe forlǽtene ꝥ ðá áttor-coppan (araneae) habbaðinnan áwefene, Verc. Först. 102, 6. Add
ofer-sǽlig
Exceedingly fortunate, more than happy
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Exceedingly fortunate, more than happy: — Se biþ gesǽlig and ofersǽlig ðe swylce cwyldas mæg forbúgon, Dóm. L. 16, 246
hem
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Feald þú mid þínre swíðran hande þane hem þínes wynstran earmstoces ofer þínne wynstran scytefinger, Tech. ii. 128, 2. Add
weorold-þegen
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A secular thane Mæssepreóstes áð and woruldþegenes is on Engla lage geteald efendýre, L. O. 12 ; Th. i. 182, 14: L. Wg. 5; Th. i. 186, 10
rǽs-bora
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Andreas þanc gesægde rícum rǽsboran ( the Deity who in disguise had guided Andrew's ship ), Andr. Kmbl. 769; An. 385. Réðe rǽsboran ( the chiefs of the Mermedonians ), 277; An. 139. Rǽfborena [rǽs- (?), rǽd- (?)] jurisperitorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 38
on-norþan
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Onnorþan neoþan þán treówe, 126, 5
ge-drohtnian
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Mid þan þe hé þuss lange gedrohtned hæfde . . ., Shrn. 13, 26.] [
Linked entry: drohtnian
gilp-hlæden
Vaunt-lade
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Vaunt-laden Cyninges þegn gums gilp-hlæden gidda gemyndig a king's thane, a man filled with lofty themes, with memory rich in songs, Beo. Th. 1740; B. 868
ge-þegnian
To minister ⬩ serve ⬩ ministrāre
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To minister, serve; ministrāre Ðú hæfst to þance geþénod ðínum hearran thou host served thy lord so as to please him, Cd. 25; Th. 32, 20; Gen. 506
Linked entry: ge-þénian
níd-hǽmestre
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Perhaps níd-hǽmestre glosses stuprorum amatrix rather than amatrix. See preceding word, where the passage glossed is given