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ed-leán

(n.)
Grammar
ed-leán, ead-leán, æd-leán, es; n. [ed or ead; leán a loan]

A reward, recompense, requital, retributionpræmium, retrĭbūtio

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A reward, recompense, requital, retribution; præmium, retrĭbūtio Edleánes dæg retribūtiōnis dies, Lk. Bos. 4, 19. Ðæt edleán, Bt. 3, 4; Fox 6, 19: Andr. Kmbl. 2457; An. 1230. For edleane propter retrĭbūtiōnem, Ps. Spl. 118, 112

Linked entries: æd-leán ead-leán

ed-niwian

(v.)
Grammar
ed-niwian, part. igende; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To make new, to renew renŏvāre

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Hý fǽringa eald æfþoncan edniwedon [MS. edniwedan] they suddenly renewed the old grudge, Exon. 72 b; Th. 271, 21; Jul. 485

ealdor-gesceaft

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-gesceaft, e; f. Condition of life; vitæ condĭtio, Exon. 110 a; Th. 421, 24; Rä. 40, 23.

be-weddian

(v.)
Grammar
be-weddian, -weddigan; p. -ede, ode; pp. ed, od

To espouse, wedspondere, despondere

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To espouse, wed; spondere, despondere Ic beháte oððe ic beweddige [MS. bewedige] spondeo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 6; Som. 29, 10. Gif he híg his suna beweddap si filio suo desponderit eam, Ex. 21, 9

Linked entries: be-wyddod bi-weddian

ge-þegnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þegnian, -þénian; p. ode; pp. od [þegnian to serve]

To ministerserveministrāre

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To minister, serve; ministrāre Ðú hæfst to þance geþénod ðínum hearran thou host served thy lord so as to please him, Cd. 25; Th. 32, 20; Gen. 506

Linked entry: ge-þénian

ge-þwerian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þwerian, -þweorian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To mixmingle

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To mix, mingle Geþwere mix, L. M. 2, 51; Lchdm. ii. 264, 25. Geþweorod sint þegnas togædere the ministers are mingled together [cf. v. 66], Bt. Met. Fox 20, 143; Met. 20, 72

coorta

(n.)
Grammar
coorta, an; m.

A band of soldierscohort cohors

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days, one thousand five hundred men Ors. 5, 12; Bos. 111, 14, 17

áðor

(pronoun.)
Grammar
áðor, pron.

Either the one or the otherbothalteralteruteruter-que

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On áðre hand on either hand, Ors. 1, 14; Bos. 37, 32

Linked entry: áðer

eormen-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
eormen-cyn, -cynn, es; n.

The human race hūmānum gĕnus

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The human race; hūmānum gĕnus God gesceapo ferede ǽghwylcum on eorþan eormencynnes God has borne his decrees to every one of the human race on earth, Exon. 88 b; Th. 333, 3; Vy. 96 : Beo. Th. 3918; B. 1957

ge-ríþre

(n.)
Grammar
ge-ríþre, es j n.
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Of ilám gáran in on dá ýfre; of ðǽre ýfre, in on ðá garéðru; of ðám geréiran, C. D. iii. 279, 24. Of ðǽm crundele on ðá lytla hwitan gerýðra beneaðan ýfre on dane þorn, 415, 32. ?

Linked entries: -ríþre ge-réþru

hús-bonda

(n.)
Grammar
hús-bonda, -bunda, an; m.
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Then Eustace got on his horse and his companions on theirs, and went to the man of the house and slew him, in his own home, Chr. 1048; Erl. 177, 35-40

Linked entry: bonda

mearc-beorh

(n.)
Grammar
mearc-beorh, gen. -beorges; m.

A hill which forms part of a boundany

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A hill which forms part of a boundany Predicta tellus his terminis circumcincta. Ǽrest on æscwoldes hláw: ðonne on gemótbiorh ... ðonne on mearcbiorh, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 195, 14. Æt ðæne mearcbeorh, iii. 175, 35. Cf. gemǽr-beorh, iii. 403, 27.

DWELIAN

(v.)
Grammar
DWELIAN, dweligan, dweoligan, dwalian, dwolian, dwoligan; part. dweliende, dweligende; ic dwelige, ðú dwelast, he dwelaþ, pl. dweliaþ, dweligaþ, dweligeaþ; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed.

To be led into error, errin errōrem dūci, errāreTo lead into error, mislead, deceive in errōrem dūcĕre, decĭpĕre

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To be led into error, err; in errōrem dūci, errāre Dwelian he dyde híg on wæglǽste oððe bútan wege, and ná on wege errāre fecit eos in invio, et non in via, Ps. Lamb. 106, 40.

ge-siht

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</b> the exercising of the faculty, a seeing :-- 'Hié God geseóð.' On þǽre gesihðe wesað ealle geleáffulle, Bl. H. 13, 27. sight (lit. or fig. ) of a person or object. where the person sees. with gen. of person On wera gesiehðe, An. 620.

smiþ-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
smiþ-cræft, es; m.

Smithcraft, the craft or art of the worker in metal or wood

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Smithcraft, the craft or art of the worker in metal or wood Wæs sum bróðor syndrilíce on smiþcræfte well gelǽred erat fabrili arte singularis Bd. 3, 14; S. 634, 14

hlóþ-gecrod

(n.)
Grammar
hlóþ-gecrod, es; n.

A press of troops or bands

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A press of troops or bands: — Biersteþ hlúde heáh hlóþgecrod with loud noise breaks the press of [cloud-] troops on high, Exon. 102 a; Th. 386, 17; Rä. 4, 63

Linked entry: gecrod

heáfod-weg

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-weg, es; m.
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Of þǽm heáfodlonde eft on þone weg ; of ðǽm wege on hlydan, ondlong hlydan on þon heáfodweg; of þǽm wege on þone hyll, Cht. E. 208, 29

fandian

(v.)
Grammar
fandian, fandigan; to fandienne; p. ede , ode ; pp. ed , od ; v. trans. gen. dat. acc.

To try, tempt, prove, examine, explore, seek, search outtentāre, prŏbāre, exāmĭnāre, expĕrīri, inquīrĕre, vestīgāre

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To try, tempt, prove, examine, explore, seek, search out; tentāre, prŏbāre, exāmĭnāre, expĕrīri, inquīrĕre, vestīgāre Gif ðé ǽfre geweorþeþ ðæt ðú wilt oððe móst weorolde þióstro eft fandian if it should happen that thou wilt or must again explore the

Linked entries: fandere ge-fandod

byd

Grammar
byd, byd-incel ?
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Andlang bróces on Bydincel, of Bydincele . . . of thám forda on thá ealdan byd, andlang byd . . . of thám hamme on Byd, andlang Byd, C. D. B. iii. 44, 24-38. On bydyncel . . . ðæt on byd, C. D. iii. 81, 5-7

Linked entry: bydincel

grund

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Ox. 1942. the furthest point reached by the root Gif ðú áwyrtwalast of ðínum móde ðá leásan gesǽlþa and þá of átíhst ðone grund, Bt. 23; F. 80, 1. Hé hét áceorfan on grund heom heora tungan of eorum linguas abscidi radicitus fecit, Gr.