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rídan

(v.)
Grammar
rídan, p. rád, pl. ridon.

to ride on horseback ⬩ equitare ⬩ to ride ⬩ to ride ⬩ to swing ⬩ rock

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Ðes rídenda here hic equester exercitus, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 18; Som. 10, 2. Hé ásent rídendne here, Wulfst. 200, 21.

Linked entries: a-rídan rid rídusende

BǼL

(n.)
Grammar
BǼL, es; n.

fire ⬩ flame ⬩ ignis ⬩ flamma ⬩ the fire of a funeral pile, in which dead bodies were burned ⬩ a funeral pile ⬩ rogus ⬩ pyra

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Bǽles cwealm in helle the torment of the fire in hell, Andr. Kmbl. 2374; An. 1188. the fire of a funeral pile, in which dead bodies were burned, a funeral pile; rogus, pyra Ǽr he bǽl cure ere he chose the pile [the fire of the pile ], Beo.

Linked entries: beel bell

a-geolwian

(v.)
Grammar
a-geolwian, [a, geolo yellow]

To become yellow ⬩ to make to glitter as gold ⬩ flavescere

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To become yellow, to make to glitter as gold; flavescere, Herb. 42, ? Lye

Syria

(n.)

Syria

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Syria Godes engel ofslóh ðæs Syrian cyninges here, Homl. Th. i. 570, 2. (?)

for-irman

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Take here for-yrman, and add

Linked entry: for-yrman

gister-dæg

(n.; adv.)
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yesterday Giosterdoeg (gestordæge, R.) ðió seofunda heri hora septima, Jn. L. 4, 52

Linked entry: geostra

gríto

Grammar
gríto, grítu greatness.
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Take here <b>grýto</b> in Dict., and add:

Linked entry: grýto

hwǽstrung

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Take here hwástrung, and add Hwástrung (hurastrung, MS.) mussitatio, Hpt. Gl. 476, 19

íþe

Grammar
íþe, desert, waste.
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Take here <b>éþe</b> in Dict., and add:

on-sǽtness

(n.)
Grammar
on-sǽtness, e; f.
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Take here Rtl. 121, 40 under on-setness; in Dict

Linked entry: -sǽtness

paradís

(n.)
Grammar
paradís, es; m.
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Paradise Ðæt wé inn móton gaan tó ðám upplican paradíse, Hex. 28, 9

Syrisc

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Ásende God his engel tó þám Syriscan here, Hml. S. 18, 402. Add

ge-cýþlǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cýþlǽcan, p. lǽhte

To become known

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To become known Heó gecýþlǽchte innotescat, An. Ox. 2, 312. Gecýþlǽce, 8, 234

Linked entry: cýþ-lǽcan

on-warian

(v.)
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to take heed, beware Is ús tó behealdanne, þæt wé onwarigan þæt þǽra yfela and þǽra unríhta ne sý tó feala, Verc. Först. 105, 4. Is mycel þearf ǽghwylcum men tó onwariganne þæt hé þis symle hæbbe on gemyndum, 109, 10

Linked entry: warian

þeóf

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Man sette heora heáfda swilce óþra ðeófa búton ðám portweallon on ðám heáfodstoccum, Hml. S. 23, 76. Hé genam on his cwearterne twégen ðeófas, and sealde him ðone unlybban, Hml. Th. i. 72, 19. v. firen-, handfangen-, útfangene-þeóf. Add

snoflig

(adj.)
Grammar
snoflig, adj.

Full of snivel, having a cold in the head

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Full of snivel, having a cold in the head Hiemps ys winter, hé byþ ceald and wǽt. . . Swá byþ se ealda man ceald and snoflig flegmata ðæt byþ hraca oððe geposu, deriaþ ðam ealdan and ðam unhálan Anglia viii. 299, 36

ealdor-mann

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Hér Cúþréd cyning gefeaht uuiþ Æþelhún þone ofermédan aldormonn, 750; P. 46, 11.

eáþ-mód

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Wel gerás ꝥ heó wǽre eáðmód þá heó þone eáþmódan cyning bær, sé be him sylfum cwæþ, 'Ic eom mildheort and eáþmód,' Bl. H. 13, 16-19: 129, 12: Cri. 255. Wearð Óswold eádmód on þeáwum, Hml. S. 26, 84. Ne byð se eádmóda ( humilis ) ǽfre gecyrred, Ps.

hǽþen-scipe

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Heó nolde þurh his hǽþenscype habban ǽnige synne, 115, 428. a heathen practice Þonne heó nele ábúgan tó nánum hǽðenscipe, Hml. A. 28, 97. Ǽghwylcne hǽðenscype wordes and weorces forhogie man ǽfre, id est idolatria et ueneficia, . . .

máðum-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
máðum-gestreón, es; n.

Treasure

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Treasure Næs heó tó gneáð gifa Geáta leódum, máðmgestreóna, Beo. Th. 3866; B. 1931