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hwearf

(adj.)
Grammar
hwearf, adj.

shiftingveeringchangeable

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Thorpe, Kemble, Heyne read and hwearf = came against [us]; Grein takes and hwearf, and compares Icel. hverfr shifty. The word may describe a strong wind often shifting its direction and whirling round with violent gusts. Cf. ge-hweorf; hwerf-líc

fird-wíc

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Fyrdwíc árás the camp was pitched, Exod. 129. Ferdwíc castra, Ps. Srt. 28, 3. Tó midlunge fyrdwícana heora in media castrorum eorum, Ps. L. 77, 28. Hé funde herereáf on þám fyrdwícum, Hml. S. 25, 360.

Bráden

(n.)
Grammar
Bráden, Brǽden, es; m. [Flor. Bradene: so called from its
size
, from brád, brǽd
broad, open, spacious
; dene, es; m.
vallis, locus silvestris
, v. denu]

broad, open, spaciousvallis, locus silvestrisBREDON Forest, near Malmesbury, Wiltshiresilvæ nomen in agro Wiltoniensi

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BREDON Forest, near Malmesbury, Wiltshire ; silvæ nomen in agro Wiltoniensi Hie cómon to Creccageláde, and fóron ðǽr ofer Temese, and námon, ǽgðer ge on Brádene, ge ðǽr ymbútan, eall ðæt hie gehentan mehton they came to Cricklade, and there they went

Linked entry: Brǽden

neó-bedd

(n.)
Grammar
neó-bedd, es; n.

A bed for a corpse

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Milton 'that fiery couch'; and Icel. ná-strönd the place where the dead came, who had not fallen in battle ), Cd. Th. 22, 19; Gen. 343

Linked entry: nió-bedd

hál-wenda

(n.)
Grammar
hál-wenda, an; m.

A saviour

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The Saviour that he spoke about is Jesus Christ who came to heal our wounds, that is, our sins, Homl. Th. i. 142, 32: 136, 21

scrúd

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add: Fíf mancusas gold . . . tó fyrþrunge and tó scrúde, Cam. Phil. Soc. 1902, p. 15. add 'Ásend him twá scrúd (vestes mutatorias duplices) and sum pund'. . . 'Genim feówer scrúd (vestimenta) and twá pund,' Hml. Th. i. 400, 19-21.

ge-swæccan

(v.)
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Cam. 113, 6. to taste, v. swecc; I lc geswæcce sapio, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 221, 9

Linked entry: ge-sweccan

HUND

(n.)
Grammar
HUND, es; m.

A HOUNDa dog

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, came towards him, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 15.

Linked entries: hundred hund-teóntig

Denisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Denisc, def; se Denisca; adj.

DANISH Dānĭcus

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Ðá com ðǽm Deniscum scipum flód to then the tide came to the Danish ships, 897; Th. 176, 37, col. 1. Com ðá se Denisca flóta to Sandwíc then, A. D. 1006, the Danish fleet came to Sandwich, 1006; Th. 257, 4, col. 1

Linked entry: Deniscan

geond-felan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-felan, -feolan: p. -fæl, pl. -fǽlon; pp. -folen [cf. (?) Goth. filhan: Icel. fela to hide; hence to give into one's keeping; so geondfolen fýre = utterly given up to fire. Or may folen be taken from the literal meaning and so geondfolen compare with the preceding participle geinnod? The meaning of the verb in any case seems to be]

To fill throughoutmplere

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To fill throughout; mplere, Cd. 2; Th. 3, 29; Gen. 43

Linked entry: geond-folen

DYNE

(n.)
Grammar
DYNE, dyn,es ; m.

DIN, noisesonus, fragor, strepĭtus

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A DIN, noise; sonus, fragor, strepĭtus Se dyne becons hlúd of heofonum the din came loud from heaven, Cd. 223; Th. 294, 5; Sat. 466. Cyrm, dyne fragor, Mone B. 4413: Cd. 221; Th. 288, 13; Sat. 380: 222; Th. 289, 7, 27; Sat. 394, 404.

Linked entries: dynge dimma

ge-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cuman, -cyme; p. -com, pl. -cómon; pp. -cumen

To comegovenireire

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To come, go; venire, ire Seueriana gecom to ðæra hálgena byrgenum Severiana came to the graves of the saints, Homl. Th. ii. 312, 27. Gecum to mínum þeówan Saulum go to my servant Saul, Homl. Th. i. 386, 19.

weardere

(n.)
Grammar
weardere, es; m.

One who holds a country, an inhabitant

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One who holds a country, an inhabitant Columba com tó Pyhtum; ðæt synd wærteras be norðum mórum Columba came to the Picts; they are the people who hold the country to the north of the hills (cf.

Linked entry: wærtere

feld-seten

(n.)
Grammar
feld-seten, feld-setenn, e; f.
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Country occupied as pasture-land On felda ł on feldsætennum in campo Taneos, Ps. Lamb. 77, 12

candel-twist

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Candeltwist (printed camel-), Wrt. Voc. ii. 29, 31: 143, 49. Add

olfend-mere

(n.)
Grammar
olfend-mere, an; f.

A she-camel

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A she-camel prítig gefolra olfendmyrena mid heora coltum camelos foetas cum pullis suis triginta, Gen. 32, 15

Linked entry: mere

dǽge

(n.)
Grammar
dǽge, an; f. A maker of bread, baker
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D. iv. 271, 16) æt t Áne dǽgan, Cam. Phil. Soc. 1902, p. 15. [v. N. E. D. dey. Icel. deigja a dairy maid. Cf. Goth. deigan to knead.] Cf. dáh dough

lendenu

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Cam. : lendan ( = lendna), Ps. Srt.] accingere gladium luum circa femor, Ps. Vos. 44, 4

acsian

(v.)
Grammar
acsian, acsigan; p. ode; pp. od

To askask fordemandrogareexpostulateexigere

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Cómon corþrum miclum cuman acsian they came in great multitudes to demand the strangers, Cd. 112; Th. 148, 8; Gen. 2453: Lk. Bos. 20, 40. Híg hine acsodon ðæt bigspell they asked him the parable, Mk. Th. 4, 10.

heóf

(n.)
Grammar
heóf, es; m.

Lamentationgriefsorrow

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Lamentation, grief, sorrow Maximus mid micelum heófe gedréfed him tó com Maximus troubled with great grief came to him, Homl. Th. i. 414, 17. Sǽde ðæt hie hæfden bet gewyrht ðæt him mon mid heáfe [heófe MS.

Linked entry: heáf