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giddian

(v.)
Grammar
giddian, gieddian, gyddian, giddigan; p. ode; pp. od

To singrecitespeak

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Gyddedon hæleþ in healle hwæt seó hand write heroes in hall discussed what did the hand write, Cd. 210; Th. 261, 18; Dan. 728

á-bycgan

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[If byrgan (cf. borg) could be read for bycgan,,] Cf. á-ceápian

glæd-mód

(adj.)
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Cf. glædlíce; Hé flýhð yfla gehwylc . . . glædmód gyrneð ( is quick to desire ) þæt hé gódra mǽst dǽda gefremme, Ph. 462. of gentle mind, having kindly thoughts Eóde þá fromlíce fǽmnan tó sprǽce . . . þǽr hé glædmód geonge wiste wíc weardian (cf. the

CNÓSL

(n.)
Grammar
CNÓSL, es; n.

A raceprogenyoffspringkinfamily;prolesgenusgeneratio

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Gewát him mid cnósle he departed with his family Cd. 83; Th. 104, 4; Gen. 1730

weard

(n.)
Grammar
weard, es; m.

a guard, warder, watchman, sentinel a guardian, protector, lord

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Rodera weard, Cd. Th. 1, 2; Gen. 1. Lífes weard, 9, 20; Gen. 144. Sigores weard, Exon. Th. 15, 29; Cri. 243. Wuldres weard, 33, 17; Cri. 527. Heofonríces weard, Andr. Kmbl. 104; An. 52

þanc

(n.)
Grammar
þanc, es; m.
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Th. 67, 22; Cri. 1092 : 74, 29; Cri. 1213. Ðú Waldende ðínre álýsnesse þonc ne wisses, 90, 5; Cri. 1474 : 85, 5; Cri. 1386. Ðú ðæs ealles ǽnigne þonc ðínum nergende nysses on móde, 91, 29; Cri. 1498.

Linked entries: þancung þonc

ǽðan

(v.)

To overflowdelugelay waste

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Cd. 64; Th. 77, 24; Gen. 1280

Linked entry: áǽðan

ágend-freá

(n.)
Grammar
ágend-freá, an; m.

The owning lordpossessordominuspossessor

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The owning lord, possessor; dominus, possessor He heofona is and ðisse eorþan ágend-freá he is the owning Lord of heaven and of this earth, Cd. 98; Th. 129, 10; Gen. 2141: Beo. Th. 3770; B. 1883

Linked entry: ágend-frió

bealo-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
bealo-síþ, bealu-síþ, es ; m.

an evil fortunemisfortunecalamitycalamitasadversa fortunaa destructive or deadly pathdeathfatale itermors

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an evil fortune, misfortune, calamity; calamitas, adversa fortuna Bealosíþa hwón few [of] misfortunes, Exon. 81 b; Th. 307, 24; Seef. 28. a destructive or deadly path, death; fatale iter, mors, Cd. 143; Th. 178, 1 ; Exod. 5

Linked entry: bealu-síþ

car-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
car-leás, adj. [caru care, leás less]
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CARELESS, reckless, void of care, free; improvidus, securus Wulfas sungon, carleásan deór wolves howled, reckless beasts, Cd. 151; Th. 188, 10; Exod. 166. He on ðam dóme freoh and carleás biþ injudicio liber erit, R. Ben. 2

Linked entries: carleás-nes cear-leás

dreám-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
dreám-leás, adj.

Joyless, sad mæstus

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Th. 3445; B. 1720: Cd. 202; Th. 251, 4; Dan. 558. Ðis is dreámleás hús this is a joyless house, Exon. 31 b; Th. 99, 22; Cri. 1628

éðan

(v.)
Grammar
éðan, p. de ; pp. ed

To overflow, lay waste vastāre

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To overflow, lay waste; vastāre Ðá eácéðan gefrægn eald-feónda cyn win-burh wera then also I heard that the tribe of ancient foes laid waste the people's beloved city, Cd. 174; Th. 219, 19; Dan. 57

Linked entry: ǽðan

lísing

(n.)
Grammar
lísing, es; m.

A freedman

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Búton ðam ceorle ðe on gafollande sit, and heora [the Danes] liésingum [lýsingum]; ða syndan efendýre, ǽgðer tó cc. sciłł., L. A. G. 2; Th. i. 154, 3

seim

(n.)
Grammar
seim, [from earlier segem (?)]
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Dict. saim, seam, and cf. Fr. sain : Ital. saime. From late Lat. sagimen.] ]

sind

Grammar
sind, ( = síð ?)
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Yfla ðara ðe ic gefremede nalæs feám sindon (cf. gylta ðara ðe ic gefreméde nales feám síðum. Elen. Kmbl. 1633 ; El. 818 ; also Andr. Kmbl. 1210 ; An. 605 : Hy. 4, 65), Exon. Th. 263, 24 ; Jul. 354

tún-gebúr

(n.)
Grammar
tún-gebúr, es; m.
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A tenant in villenage, villein Túngebúr inquilinus (cf. genaeot inquilinis, Txts. 71, 1117; geneát, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 57; bigenga tilia, inbúend colonus, i. incola, cultor, inquilinus, 134, 24), Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 56: i. 18, 50

Linked entry: ge-búr

þeód-

(prefix)
Grammar
þeód-, As the first part of several compounds (see below) þeód has the force of general, great; a similar use is found in
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Cf. regn-

þiling

(n.)
Grammar
þiling, e; f.
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Hig fæstniaþ ðone stepe þurh ða þilinge ( deck; cf. Icel. þiljur; pl. the deck ), Shrn. 35, 15

glind

(n.)
Grammar
glind, a fence of boards(?),
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Andlang ríðe on wican glinde, C. D. B. i. 296, 29. Cf. Æt Glindleá, C. D. iii. 426, 22. Glynde is a place-name in Sussex. [O. L. Ger. gi-lindi railings. v. Gall. 439.]

han-créd

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Cf. han-grǽd