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eóred-cist

(n.)
Grammar
eóred-cist, eórod-cist, -cyst, -cest, -ciest, e; f. [eóred a band, troop ; cist a company]

A company, troopturma, lĕgio

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A company, troop; turma, lĕgio Wesseaxe eórod-cistum [eoredcystum, Th. 202, 28, col. 2 ; 203, 28] on lást legdun láðum þeódum the West-Saxons in troops followed the footsteps of the hostile nations, Chr. 937; Th. 202, 28, col. I.

geár-gemearc

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In the prose legend the corresponding passage is: Ðan aefteran geáre þe ic þis wésten eardode, þæt on ǽfen and on ǽrnemergen God sylfa þone engcel mínre frófre tó mé sende, Guth. 86, 3-5), ... engel ufancundne, sé mec éfna gehwám ... and on morgne gesóhte

on-hǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
on-hǽle, adj.

Secret, hidden

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Wíd is ðes wésten, wræcsetla fela, eardas onhǽle earmra gǽsta, 121, 7; Gú. 268: 123, 13; Gú. 322. Wið onhǽlum ealdorgewinnum against secret and deadly foes, 134. 9: Gú. 505

a-hrysian

(v.)
Grammar
a-hrysian, p. ode; pp. od

To shake violentlyexcutere

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To shake violently; excutere Drihten ahrysode da wéstan eorþan the lord shook violently the desert earth, Ps. Th. 28, 6. Ahrysod ic eom excussus sum, Ps. Spl. 108, 22. Ahryse ða moldan of shake the mould off, Herb. 1, 1; Lchdm, i. 70, 8

gára

a gorea goreflaplappet

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On ðone scearpan gáran weste-werdne, 279, 22. On ðone ealdan gáran; of ðám gáran á be heúfdan, 438, 29. Ymbútan ǽnne gáran, 456, 21. On snelles gáron, 97, 32. On ðone smalan gáre, 10, 28. a gore of material, flap, lappet. Cf.Prompt.

pyll

(n.)
Grammar
pyll, es ; m.
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See also Seebohm's English Village Community, pp. 149-150) Andlang dice west on pull; of pylle on ford ... eft on gerihte innan mycela pyll ; of mycela pylle on smala pyll ; andlang pylles . . . on ða díc innan holapyll; andlang holapylles, Cod.

Linked entry: pull

Finnas

(n.)
Grammar
Finnas, gen. a; pl. m.
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the Finns generally, including Scride-finnas and Ter-finnas, are the inhabitants of the north and west coast from Halgoland [v. map in Ors.

hecg

(n.)
Grammar
hecg, hegg, e ; f.

A hedgefence

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A hedge, fence In ðá hegce wið westan ðá cotu; ondlonges hegce, C. D. iii. 52, 25. Ǽt ðǽre lange hegge ænde, 385, 7. Bebbanburh wæs ǽrost mid hegge betýned, and þár æfter mid wealle, Chr. 547; P. 16, 20

mete-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
mete-leás, adj.

Without foodlacking food

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Without food, lacking food On sumere tíde wæs micel menigu mid ðam Hǽlende on ánum wéstene meteleás ( nec haberent, quod manducarent ), Homl. Th. ii. 396, 1: Elen. Kmbl. 1220; El. 612: 1392; El. 698.

þýle

(n.)
Grammar
þýle, Thíla

Thule

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Thule, some island in the north-west of Europe Be westannorðan Iberuia is ðæt ýtemeste land ðæt man hǽt Thíla ( insula Thule ), and hit is feáwum mannum cúð for ðære oferfyrre, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24, 20.

Linked entry: Týle

Lega-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Lega-ceaster, e ; f.
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Chester Hié gedydon on ánre wéstre ceastre on Wírhealum, seó is Legaceaster (Leg-, Liege-, Lige-, v. ll. ) geháten, Chr. 894; P. 88, 6.

Æðel-wulf

(n.)
Grammar
Æðel-wulf, es; m. [æðele noble, wulf a wolf]

ÆthelwulfÆthelwulfus

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D. 837, king Ecgbryht died, and Æthelwulf his son succeeded to the kingdom of the West Saxons, Chr. 836; Th. 117, 34, col. 1. A. D. 855, her, Æðelwulf cyning gefór here, A. D. 855, king Æthelwulf died. Chr. 855; Erl. 68, 24

weard

(prep.; adv.)
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weard, adv.

Ward in to-ward

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Thw. 23, 1; Jud. 99. v. eást-, for-, forþ-, hám-, hider-, hindan-, norþ-, súþ-, þider-, west-weard

eald-land

(n.)
Grammar
eald-land, es; n.
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Feówer æceras be-westan exan fornágeán Eádferðes ealdlande, C.D. iii. 411, 28

sundor-setl

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-setl, es; n.
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Hé leornode be ðám ancerum ðe on wéstene and on sundorsettlum heora líf leofodon, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 18, 20-24. Hé his fultum tó ðam sundorsetle sóhte, 3; Gdwin. 24, 2

néðing

(n.)
Grammar
néðing, e; f.

Daringaudacity

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Ða swá swíðe hiene ondrédan ðe on westeweardum ðisses middangeardes wǽron ðæt hié on swá micle néðinge ... hiene æfter friþe sóhton on eástweardum ðeosan middangearde those who were in the west of this earth feared him (Alexander) so much, that they had

gár-æcer

(n.)
Grammar
gár-æcer, es; m.

A strip of land tapering at one end

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., s. v. gored acres On ǽnne gáran; ðonne of ðan gáran on ánne gáræcer; ðæt andlanges ðǽre fyrh tó ánum andheáfdum . . . ðanon west on ánne góran; andlanges ðǽre fyrh . . . on áne gáræcer . . . and se gáræcer in on ðæt land . . . tó twám gáræcer[urn]

wíc-stede

(n.)
Grammar
wíc-stede, es; m.
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Hí his wícstede wéstan locum ejus desolaverunt, Ps. Th. 78, 7. Ic éþelstðl hæleþa hrére, hornsalu wagiaþ, wera wícstede, weallas beofiaþ. Exon. Th. 383, 11; Rä. 4, 9

Eást-Seaxe

(n.)
Grammar
Eást-Seaxe, gen. -Seaxa; dal. -Seaxum; pl. m: -Seaxan; gen. -Seaxena, -Seaxna; dat. -Seaxum; pl. m.

The East-Saxons, people of Essex orientāles Saxŏnes

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Of Seaxum cóman Eást-Seaxan and Súþ-Seaxan and West-Seaxan from the Saxons eame the East-Saxons and the South-Saxons and the West-Saxons, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 23.

rihte

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D. iii. 406, 26), sceaft-, súþ-, þǽr-, un-, úp-, west-rihte