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þrítig

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
þrítig, þrittig; num.

Thirtythirty (years old)

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Alf. pol. 56; Th. i. 94, 28. Hwæt gif ðǽr beóð þrítig? God cwæð: Ne dó ic him ná láð, gif ðǽr beóþ þrítig rihtwísra, Gen. 18, 30. Þrittig fæðma biþ se arc on heáhnisse, 6, 15: Jn. Skt. 6, 19. Ymb þrittig wintra, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 25.

ge-féran

(v.)
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Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 444, 7, 15. to fare Habbað wé ealle for þínum leásungum lyðre geféred, Sat. 62. of events, to go, to come, to pass, happen Eall swá hit æt þám ende eall geférde just as it in the end all happened, Chr. 1066 ; P. 200, 6. trans. to go,

gaderian

(v.)

to join, uniteto bring togetherto bring togethercollectaccumulate, amassto bringgarnerto gatherto gathercompile

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Th. i. 256, 7. to bring together persons Gaderiað eów tó þá þe Godes ǽ lufiað, and wrecað eówer folc on ðám fúlum hǽðenum take unto you all those that observe the law, and avenge ye the wrong of your people (1 Macc. 2, 67), Hml. S. 25, 268.

rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽdan, <b>II a.</b>
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A. 79, 161. with clause Þá ongann hé mid gleáwum móde þencean and rǽdan (rǽsian, smeágean, v. ll.) þætte nán óðer intinga wǽre coepit sagaci animo conicere, quod nulla esset alia causa, Bd. 3, 10; Sch. 233,3.

ofer

(prep.)
Grammar
ofer, ofor; prep. adv.

with dat. generally with the idea of rest;above, overdenoting contact with anything, upon, ondenoting extension over, throughout, in, ondenoting a higher degree, beyond, more thandenoting the cause of an emotion, overdenoting the object over which power is exercisedwith the idea of movement, where the accusative might be expectedmarking time, after, beyond denoting motion in a definite direction across, to the other side of an objectdenoting motion which is diffused over a surfacedenoting extension through a space, throughout, amongdenoting motion from below, over, abovedenoting motion from above, upon, on denoting the object upon which an action or feeling takes effectdenoting the object over which power is exercisedabove, more thansupra, superbeyond, besidesultradenoting the passing over moral bounds, in violation of, in opposition to, contrary to, againstwith words implying rest(cf. to talk over)denoting the cause of an emotion (cf. I. 5)withoutwith words expressing time,afterthrough, during

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Ða weorcstánas lágon ofer eall lay scattered in all directions, 23, 490. denoting extension through a space, throughout, among Se wæs mǽrost ofer werþeóde, Beo. Th. 1802; B. 899.

Linked entries: ofer-bord ofer-sceótan

slǽd

(n.)
Grammar
slǽd, sléd, es; n.
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Nares; see also Halliwell's Dict. , low, flat, marshy ground, with a broad bottom, a valley. The word occurs not unfrequently in the charters, e. g. On slédes heáfad. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 148, 3. Andlang slǽdes on pyt, iii. 48, 24: 407, 12.

rihtung

(n.)
Grammar
rihtung, e; f.

direction guidancecorrection setting right correction reproof a direction rule regularis

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Ðisne regul, ðæt is lífes rihtunge wé áwriton tó dý ðæt wé hine on mynstre healden, 132, 14. a translation of the technical term regularis [Regulares apud compotistas, seu computi ecclesiastici conditores, alii sunt solares, alii lunares.

Linked entry: rihting

hál

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Gedó mé hálne, álýs mé fram láðum, Ps. Th. 53, 1. Þá hé wearðgedofen hé cwæð, &#39;Drihten, gedó mé hálne,&#39; Mt. 14, 30. Óðero hálo dyde, hine seolfne ne mæge hálne dóa, Mt. L. 27, 42. Hé hyne hálne geféng, Lk. 15, 27.

Æðelbryht

(n.)
Grammar
Æðelbryht, -berht, -briht, es; m. [æðele, bryht bright, excellent. v. beorht] .

Ethelbert king of KentEthelbert the secondÆthelbryhtus

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D. 860, king Æthelbald died, and Ethelbert succeeded to all the kingdom [Wessex] of his brother, and Ethelbert reigned five years. Chr. 860; Erl. 71, 3-10

Linked entry: Berhte

for-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wyrcan, -wyrcean; p. -worhte, -wyrhte; pp. -worht, -wyrht [for-, wyrcan to work, do] .

to misworkdo wrongsinmăle ăgĕredelinquĕrepeccāreto do fordestroyruinconvictcondemnperdĕredestruĕrelabefactārecondemnāreto forfeitamittĕre

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Alf. pol. 42; Th. i. 90, 20: L. Eth. vii. 16; Th. i. 332, 16

láð

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
láð, es; n.

harmevilinjuryhurttroublegriefpainannoyanceenmity

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Wið eal ðæt láð ðe intó land fare against all the harm that comes into the land, Lchdm. i. 388, 14. Ðonne hié láð gedóþ hié sculon lufe wyrcean when they do evil, they must act so as to regain love, Cd. 29; Th. 39, 11; Gen. 624.

pening

(n.)
Grammar
pening, penning, pending, penig, pennig, es; m.
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Alf. pol. 3 ; Th. i. 62, 10. Gif mon men eáge of ásleá, geselle him mon .lx. sciłł. and .vi. sciłł. and .vi. pæningas and þriddan ðǽl pæningas (peniges, MS. H.) tó bóte, 47; Th. i. 94. 3-5.

Linked entry: pending

blis

(n.)
Grammar
blis, bliss, blys, blyss, e; f. [contracted from blíþs, q. v. ]

BLISS, joy, gladness, exultation, pleasurelætitia, gaudium, exultatio, beatitasfriendship, kindness, benevolence, gracecomitas, benignitas, benevolentia, gratia

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Þurh ðé eorþbúende ealle onfóþ blisse mínre and bletsunge through thee all dwellers upon earth shall receive my grace and blessing, Cd. 84; Th. 105, 30; Gen. 1761: 106; Th. 140, 21; Gen. 2331

Linked entry: blíþs

un-rǽd

(n.)
Grammar
un-rǽd, es; m.

evil counselill-advised coursebad planfollydisadvantageprejudicehurt

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Alf. 41; Th. i. 54, 6. Ðæs engles mód ðe ðone unrǽd ( rebellion against God ) ongan ǽrest fremman, Cd. Th. 3, 3; Gen. 30. Hyra freá ǽrest unrǽd ( the setting up of the image ) efnde, 227, 13; Dan. 186. Hí þégun æppel unrǽdum ( ill-advisedly ), Exon.

on-scunian

(v.)
Grammar
on-scunian, -scynian, -sceonian.

to regard with loathing, to abhor, detest, execrateto regard with disfavour, to refuse, reject, shunto regard with fearto irritate

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Alf. 44; Th. i. 54, 14. Godes willan onscunian Dei voluntate resistere, Gen. 50, 19. Heora ealde þeáwas onscunian and forlǽtan priscis abdicare moribus, Bd. 2, 2; S. 502, 35.

hláford

(n.)
Grammar
hláford, es; m.

A LORD;dominus. herus

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Alf. 49; Th. i. 58, 13. Áhte ic fela wintra folgaþ tilne holdne hláford I had for many years a good service, a gracious lord, Exon. 100 b; Th. 379, 26; Deór. 39.

Linked entries: hláf-weard hlǽfdige

HWÍT

(adj.)
Grammar
HWÍT, adj.

WHITEbrightclearfairsplendid

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His reáf wǽron swá hwíte swá snáw vestimenta ejus facta sunt alba sicut nix, Mt. Kmbl. 17, 2. Ða scíran dagas hwítan the clear bright days, L. M. 2, 41; Lchdm. ii. 252, 10. Hwíte metas lacticinia [cf.

ge-mǽne

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Of úrum gemǽnum feó, 234, 28. free to be used by all, general, public Gemǽne metern coenaculum. Wrt.

fæsten

firmamentcitadelforta fortificationentrenchmentsfastnessstrongholda prisona sepulchreHellclaustrum

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: Fæstenne obsidione (cf. in arta Betuliae obsidione, Ald. 76, 25), Wrt. Voc. ii. 63, 13. a place naturally strong against attack, fastness, stronghold Faestin Termofilas (cf. Ors. 2, 5; S. 80, 14), Txts. 104, 1042.

(adv.)
Grammar
HÚ, adv.

How

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Cd. 38; Th. 50, 7; Gen. 805. in exclamations [see also I] Hú la! ne gewearþ unc tó ánum peninge how now! was not our agreement for a penny? Th. An. 74, 20. Hú gód is éce God quam bonus Deus, Ps. Th. 72, 1.

Linked entries: hú-lic hú-meta hwu