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ge-scot

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Swá hié on híran stede gestondað, swá him máre gescot and má flána hiera feónda tó cymð ( eo crebrioribus sagittis insidiatoris impetuntur). Past. 407, 23. a shot, shooting or hurling of a missile Mid ídelum gescotum iactibus uacuis, An. Ox. 49, 2.

heofon-ríce

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Þám stede þe wé cúðon on heofonríce, 358. Wit noldon on heofonríce hnígan mid heáfdum hálgum Drihtne, 741.

under-bæc

(adv.)
Grammar
under-bæc, adv.

backwardsbackbehindback

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Nú næfð Israél nánne stede wið his fýnd ac flíhð underbæc nec poterit Israel stare ante hostes suos, eosque fugiet, Jos. 7, 12. Underbæc cyrran to turn back, Exon. Th. 405, 2; Rä. 23, 17: Ps. Lamb. 34, 4. (Under bæce, Ps. Spl. 34, 5.)

Linked entry: BÆC

ge-þyncþ

Grammar
ge-þyncþ, ge-þyncþu.
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On ðæm dóme ðæs ryhtwísan Déman onwent sió geearnung ðone hád and ðá geðyncðo in examine recti judicis muta merita ordinum qualitas actionum, Past. 411, 25. (1 a) of a thing personified :-- Þes dǽl (the participle) næfð nǽnne stede of him selfum, ac byð

nægel

(n.)
Grammar
nægel, nægl, es; m.

the nail of a finger or toea nailpegan instrument for striking the strings of a harp

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Ne gelýfe ic búton ic geseó ðæra nægela ( clavorum ) fæstnunge on his handa, and ic dó mínne finger on ðære nægela stede, Jn. Skt. 20, 25. Ðæt fýr eode andlang ðara nægla ðe seó studu mid gefæstnad wæs tó ðam wáge, Bd. 3, 17; S. 544, 31, col. 1.

ge-wislíce

(adv.)
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S. 25, 803. of the action of things, with certainty, with unfailing regularity Nǽron nó swá gewislíce ne swá endebyrdlíce hiora stede and hiora ryne funden on hiora stówum and on hiora tídum non tam certus naturae ordo procederet, nec tam dispositos

ÁR

(n.)
Grammar
ÁR, e; f.

honourgloryrankdignitymagnificencerespectreverencehonordignitasgloriamagnificentiahonestasreverentiakindnessfavourmercypitybenefitusehelpgratiafavormisericordiabeneficiumauxiliumpropertypossessionsan estatelandecclesiastical livingbeneficebonapossessionesfundusbeneficium

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wolde gesceáwian he would not look with reverence on his own father, Cd. 76; Th. 95, 18; Gen. 1580. kindness, favour, mercy, pity, benefit, use, help; gratia, favor, misericordia, beneficium, auxilium He gemunde ðá ða áre ðe he him ǽr forgeaf, wíc-stede

Linked entry: árra

sceadu

(n.)
Grammar
sceadu, sceaduwe, sceadwe, sceade ; f.

Shadow, shadeshadow (cast by an object) darknessshadow, protectiona shady place, shade, arbouran obscure image

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Eft on Alexandria on dam sumerlícan sunn- stede on middæge ne byþ nán sceadu on nánre healfe, 258, 12-16. His sceadu gehǽlde ða untruman, Homl. Skt. i. 10, 19. Dagas míne swá swá scadu áhyldon, Ps. Spl. 101, 12: 143, 5.

Linked entry: sceadu-genga

FÁG

(adj.)
Grammar
FÁG, fáh; def. se fága, seó, ðæt fáge; adj.

Coloured, stained, dyed, tinged, shining, variegated tinctus, cŏlōrātus, vărius, versicŏlor, discŏlor

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Ic geann Ælmǽre ánes fágan stédan I give to Ælmær one pied steed, Th. Diplm. 560, 38. Ofer næddran and fágum wyrme ðú gǽst sŭper aspĭdem et basiliscum ambŭlābis, Ps. Spl. C. 90, 13.

HORS

(n.)
Grammar
HORS, es; n.
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A HORSE Geþracan hors mannus vel brunnicus : hors of stéden vel of asrenne burdo, Ælfc. Gl. 5; Som. 56, 18, 19; Wrt. Voc. 17, 23, 24. Hors hófum wlanc, Runic pm. Kmbl. 343, 5; Rún. 19. Ne beó gé ná swylce hors nolite fteri sicut equus, Ps.

ryne

(n.)
Grammar
ryne, es; m.

A course, run, running,an orbitcourse, uninterrupted progressa course, water-course, a flow, flux of blood course, cycle, lustrecourse of life

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B. i. 221, 21. of other things, of the heavenly bodies, an orbit Nǽron nó swá gewíslíce neswá endebyrdlíce hiora (the various members of the created world) stede and hiora ryne funden on hiora stówum and on hiora tídum gif án unáwendendlíc God nǽre non

Linked entry: rine

ge-medemian

(v.)
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Sý hé gemedemed on stede and on setle, swá swá his gecerrednes sý, 13, I.

hleápan

(v.)
Grammar
hleápan, p. hleóp, pl. hleópon and hlupon [cf.Icel.hlupu]; pp. hleápen

To LEAP, jump, dance, run

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Hé hleóp on ðæs cyninges stédan ascendens emissarium regis, Bd. 2, 13; S. 517, 9: 3, 9; S. 534, 3.

wist

(n.)
Grammar
wist, e; f. (and m.?
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v. big-, dæg-, hús-, neáh-wist.
)

subsistencesustenancefoodprovisionsdainty fooda feasteatingfeasting

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Similar entries v. æt-, ed-, gador-, gegador-, hús-, los-, mid-, neáh-, on-, sam-, stede-wist. subsistence Wist vel anleofa stips, Wrt. Voc. i. 17, 8.

hring

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Cf. hring-mere, -pytt, stede, -will Hri[ng] circulus (teres lunaris globi ), An. Ox. 8, 47. Se hring ( a chalice or paten), Rä. 49, 8: 60, 1. <b>V a.</b> a circular fold, coil.

á-wendan

(v.)

To turn.to give a certain direction toto returnto reducebring into subjectionto turn aside,to remove divertto avertto pervertto changeto turn into something elsetransformto translatereproduce something with other materialto exchangeTo turntake a certain direction

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Th. i, 482, 32. to reduce,bring into subjection :-- Darius áwende ealle Assiriæ eft tó Perséum Darius Assyrios bello recuperavit, Ors. 2, 5; S. 78, 6. to turn aside, to remove, divert Ðá sunnan áwendan of hiere stede, Bt. 19; F. 70, 4.

Linked entry: on-wendan

á-styrian

(v.)

to move a thing from its placeto cause a living creature to move itself:--to stir up,to cause motion in somethingto cause emotion in a personto cause strifepassionTo stirmove one's self

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Hí of ðam stedum þá hors ástyrian ne mihton, Gr.

Linked entry: á-styrung

weardian

(v.)
Grammar
weardian, p.ode.

to guard, keep, defendwith gen. (cf. O. Sax. wardón with gen. to have charge of something)to act as guardian to, to rule to keep, have charge ofto hold a country, to occupy a place, inhabit.in the phrases lást, swaðe weardian to keep a track,to followto remain behind

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Sume stede weardedon ymb Danúbie, Elen. Kmbl. 270; El. 135. Þenden wé on eorðan eard weardigen, Exon. Th. 48, 16; Cri. 772. Ðǽr hig ǽnne sculan eard weardian habitare in unum, Ps. Th. 132, 1: Exon. Th. 356. 13; Pa. 11.

Linked entries: ge-weardian weardere

tó-brecan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brecan, p. -bræc, pl. -brǽcon; pp. -brocen

To break,break in piecesto break in two,to break to pieces,break up,to separate into parts by striking or pullingto overthrow,break down,ruin,destroy,put into confusion,rout,to destroy,crushto take by assaultto break a promise, pledge, etc.,to infringe,violateto break,interrupt

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Gl. 482, 67. in reference to material objects, to break in two, to break to pieces, break up, to separate into parts by striking or pulling Hé (the patch of new cloth) tóbrycþ hys stede on ðam reáfe, and se slite byþ ðe wyrsa, Mt. Kmbl. 9, 16.

-ing

(suffix)
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The second portion is a mere definition of the locality, as -geat, -hyrst, -hám, -wíc, -tún, -stede, and the like.